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The Power Of Parental Contact: A Strategy For Teaching In High Mobility Classrooms, Donna R. Sanderson
The Power Of Parental Contact: A Strategy For Teaching In High Mobility Classrooms, Donna R. Sanderson
Essays in Education
The United States of America has one of the highest mobility rates of all developed countries. Every school year millions of school-aged children are uprooted and placed in new classrooms in new schools. Research documents that transient students who change schools frequently often have trouble assimilating into their new school environment and can suffer from low student achievement. This article investigates the practices of elementary classroom teachers in a highly transient area outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and documents how they are using the power of parental contact as a strategy to help connect their newcomers to the classroom and promote …
Historical Observation Of Contradiction As Constitutional Law: Wisconsin’S First School Finance Equity Case And Reform Efforts To 1975, Michael W. Simpson
Historical Observation Of Contradiction As Constitutional Law: Wisconsin’S First School Finance Equity Case And Reform Efforts To 1975, Michael W. Simpson
Essays in Education
This paper examines school finance in Wisconsin. The focus is on school finance efforts following World War II with particular emphasis on the 1960’s and early 1970’s. Several themes run throughout: activist lawyers and judges may be conservative or liberal, efforts at financial equalization are often joined by accountability and standards or possibly can be seen as part of the same forces, that tinkering reforms which are often advanced by education insiders are more likely to be implemented than drastic changes often advanced by education outsiders, and that even tinkering must preserve the relative advantage of the wealthy.
An Examination Of The Financial Aid Appeals Process From The Perspectives Of Quality Management And Financial Aid Issues, Susan M.L. Zee, Lillian Y. Fok, Sandra J. Hartman
An Examination Of The Financial Aid Appeals Process From The Perspectives Of Quality Management And Financial Aid Issues, Susan M.L. Zee, Lillian Y. Fok, Sandra J. Hartman
Essays in Education
In this study, we report findings from a sample of students at a traditionally African American public institution in the South on a key retention issue – appealing denial of financial aid. We present background which suggests that the financial aid area is in a period of uncertainty where “good” information may be difficult for students to find. Our findings suggest that the students in our sample were relatively successful in their appeals but that they did not appear to fully realize the influence of college services in helping them to attain the results. We discuss implications and suggest future …
Collaboration Between Departments Of Education And The Disciplines: Making It Work, Shirley Vaughn Greves
Collaboration Between Departments Of Education And The Disciplines: Making It Work, Shirley Vaughn Greves
Essays in Education
In an educational and political climate where subject matter is valued even more highly than teacher education in the preparation of “highly qualified teachers,” it is imperative that teacher educators and faculty in the content area disciplines work collaboratively in this preparation. Within the culture of higher education, such a positive relationship at many institutions is not always the case. This article explores the factors that have contributed to the forging of an effective partnership between the Secondary Education Program and the disciplines at one university, with the intent of helping others to foster a similar partnership at their institutions.
African-American Students’ Performance And Secondary School Size In The State Of Texas, John R. Slate, Craig H. Jones
African-American Students’ Performance And Secondary School Size In The State Of Texas, John R. Slate, Craig H. Jones
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The relationship between school size and academic achievement of African-American secondary school students was examined. Data were drawn from the Texas Academic Excellence Indicator System for 1998, 1999, and 2000. Results showed greater academic achievement for AfricanAmerican students from large schools than for African-American students at medium and small schools. These findings were most consistent on nationally standardized tests. Results were least consistent for state wide tests and for end of course grades, but all differences found favored large schools. Higher attendance rates were found for students in small schools, but no differences were found for dropout or graduation rates. …
Making Social Studies Meaningful For Ell Students: Content And Pedagogy In Mainstream Secondary School Classrooms, Michelle Yvonne Szpara, Iftikhar Ahmad
Making Social Studies Meaningful For Ell Students: Content And Pedagogy In Mainstream Secondary School Classrooms, Michelle Yvonne Szpara, Iftikhar Ahmad
Essays in Education
Content-area instruction for English language learners (ELL) represents a growing area of instructional need in high schools across the United States. This article focuses on the challenges and successes in developing an effective instructional environment for teaching secondary-level social studies curriculum to a sheltered population of ELLs. In the present study, grant funding was provided for a schooluniversity partnership to support content-area teachers’ efforts to increase ELL students’ comprehension skills. The authors of this paper propose a multi-tiered approach to meeting the needs of English language learners in the mainstream social studies classroom – providing social and cultural supports during …
Teacher Behaviors And Adolescent Girls Who Are At-Risk, Sheri L. Anderson, Suad Sakalli Gumus, Ben Edmonds
Teacher Behaviors And Adolescent Girls Who Are At-Risk, Sheri L. Anderson, Suad Sakalli Gumus, Ben Edmonds
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This study inquired into the effects of teacher behaviors on the academic and social performance of incarcerated juvenile adolescent girls prior to their incarceration. Data were collected from 12 adolescent girls who participated in at least two (no more than three) individual interviews. Qualitative data analysis identified five overarching themes which revealed that some teachers are negatively influencing the academic and social adolescent girls who are at risk for school failure and juvenile delinquency. Implications and contributions of the study’s findings are discussed.
Brain Drain Or Brain Gain? The Revitalization Of A Slow Death, Chi Hong Nguyen
Brain Drain Or Brain Gain? The Revitalization Of A Slow Death, Chi Hong Nguyen
Essays in Education
For decades, “brain drain” which has been thought to be a disaster worldwide has influenced the socio-economic aspects in many countries under globalization forces. Presented in a narrative approach, the first parts of this paper introduce an overall view of globalization effects on international higher education and the diaporas of intellectual migrants causing brain drain. The next section of the article critically recommends appropriate measures used by many governments to minimize its negative consequences and to inverse them into beneficial brain. Brain drain, as the paper argues, may not always turn to be the dead end for any countries, but …
Title Ix And Booster Club Management: Experts’ Suggestions For Managing Challenging Scenarios, Peter S. Finley
Title Ix And Booster Club Management: Experts’ Suggestions For Managing Challenging Scenarios, Peter S. Finley
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Title IX law prohibits discrimination at academic institutions that receive federal funding. Athletic programs fall under the purview of the law. As booster clubs, and the money they raise, become more important to successful sport programs, athletic directors must work diligently to ensure that their contributions do not cause inequity between the boys’ and girls’ programs. A number of challenges are presented by boosters who earmark giving to a single sport, booster clubs that represent only one sport and outperform those representing other sports, and in the process of transferring money from booster activities to the sports programs. This essay …
Professional Learning Communities: A Case Study, Katrina Jordan
Professional Learning Communities: A Case Study, Katrina Jordan
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In this era of testing and school reform, many schools are looking for ways to make their teaching practices more effective and collaborative. One way this can happen is through the use of Professional Learning Communities (PLCs). Gone are the days of the lone wolf teacher. The shift in education today is toward collaboration and communication. PLCs offer an effective way to ensure that these two vital elements are being pursued. This article looks at the implementation of a PLC in a rural school in Louisiana.
Challenging The Status Quo: Campus Community School, Allen Zipke, Marcy Zipke
Challenging The Status Quo: Campus Community School, Allen Zipke, Marcy Zipke
Essays in Education
Campus Community School is a 300-student charter school in Dover, DE, which serves children in grades 1 through 8. As a new charter school the founders have had the opportunity to build our ideal school, from designing a constructivist project-based curriculum, to implementing site based management, and focusing heavily on parent participation. This essay illustrates how well the charter school model can work. As the administrator and one of the founding members of CCS, I describe our challenges and hurdles as well as successes.
Impact Of An Exit Examination On English Teachers’ Instructional Practices, Kenneth E. Vogler
Impact Of An Exit Examination On English Teachers’ Instructional Practices, Kenneth E. Vogler
Essays in Education
The purpose of this study was to determine if a high school exit examination influences instructional practices. Data were obtained from a survey instrument given to a stratified random sample of Tennessee English teachers who teach the same content tested on their state’s exit examination. An analysis showed teachers using a balance of student-centered and teacher-centered practices including writing assignments, textbook-based assignments, supplementary materials, and open-response questions. Also, although no relationship was found between the type of instructional practice used and time spent on test preparation, over 90% of teachers spending the most amount of time preparing students for the …