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Interview With Dr. Gary Yia Lee, Paul Hillmer

Hmong Oral History Project

Dr. Gary Yia Lee, distinguished anthropologist and scholar, traveled from his home in Sydney, Australia to California for a funeral, then made a stop to visit family in the Twin Cities. Tou Thao, his nephew, is an alumnus of Concordia University and a founder of the Hmong Oral History Project. He prevailed on his kind uncle, despite jet lag, the exhausting effects of a three-day funeral, and many, many demands on his time (including a presentation at Concordia University on 29 December), to sit down with me. I owe many thanks-and apologies-to Dr. Lee, his wife Maylee Lee, and the …

Education Policy Analysis Archives 13/51 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

State-level high school completion rates : concepts, measures, and trends / John Robert Warren.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 13/50 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Charter school type matters when examining funding and facilities : evidence from California / Cathy Krop [and] Ron Zimmer.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 13/49 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Cultura profesional de los docentes en enseñanza secundaria : un estudio biográfico) / José Ignacio Rivas Flores, Maria Del Pilar Sepúlveda Ruíz [and] Pilar Rodrigo Muñoz.

21st Century Literacies: Transforming Education For Next Generation Learners, Patricia A. Iannuzzi

Library Faculty Presentations

- 21st Century Literacies

- Millennials as Learners

- Engaging the Digital Native

- A Vegas Perspective

Education Policy Analysis Archives 13/48 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Corrective action in low performing schools : lessons for NCLB implementation from first-generation accountability systems / Heinrich Mintrop [and] Tina Trujillo.

Grading In Games Of Status: Marking Exams And Setting Wages, Pradeep Dubey, John Geanakoplos

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

We introduce grading into games of status. Each player chooses effort, producing a stochastic output or score. Utilities depend on the ranking of all the scores. By clustering scores into grades, the ranking is coarsened, and the incentives to work are changed. We first apply games of status to grading exams. Our main conclusion is that if students care primarily about their status (relative rank) in class, they are often best motivated to work not by revealing their exact numerical exam scores (100,99,…,1), but instead by clumping them into coarse categories ( A,B,C ). When student abilities are disparate, the …

Grading In Games Of Status: Marking Exams And Setting Wages, Pradeep Dubey, John Geanakoplos

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

We introduce grading into games of status. Each player chooses effort, producing a stochastic output or score. Utilities depend on the ranking of all the scores. By clustering scores into grades, the ranking is coarsened, and the incentives to work are changed. We first apply games of status to grading exams. Our main conclusion is that if students care primarily about their status (relative rank) in class, they are often best motivated to work not by revealing their exact numerical exam scores (100,99,…,1), but instead by clumping them into coarse categories ( A,B,C ). When student abilities are disparate, the …

Teachers’ Experiences Of Learning Science: A Case Of Autobiographical Reflection, Nelofer Halai

Institute for Educational Development, Karachi

This paper analyzes the experience of learning science in school of 34 teachers enrolled in a science methods course in the M.Ed. programme offered by the Aga Khan University, Pakistan. The participants were expected to write their reflections after recalling their experience of learning science in school. The findings reveal that the majority of teachers recalled negative experiences of learning science and that the teaching style of their teachers influenced the way they feel about science even to this day. It follows that if teachers are helped to recall their own experience of learning science in the classroom, it opens …

0545 Interim Committee On School Finance, Colorado Legislative Council

All Publications (Colorado Legislative Council)

No abstract provided.

Looking Beyond The Curriculum In Jamaica, Jon T. Jacobsen, Michael E. Orrison Jr.

All HMC Faculty Publications and Research

In August 2004, we had the opportunity to travel to Jamaica to lead a pilot workshop for Jamaican high school math teachers. The workshop focused on the importance of mathematical context in the teaching of mathematics. It was sponsored by the Gibraltar Institute, a Jamaica-based nongovernmental organization led by Trevor Campbell (Pomona College) and Reginald Nugent (Cal State Pomona), Jamaica’s College of Agriculture, Science and Education, and Harvey Mudd College.

Citizenship Education In Pakistani Schools: Problems And Possibilities, Bernadette L. Dean

Institute for Educational Development, Karachi

A critical aspect of education that is often overlooked or inadequately addressed is the preparation of school students for citizenship. This paper assesses the current state of citizenship education in Pakistani schools. It draws on the findings of two research studies: an analysis of the social studies curriculum and textbooks and a review of teaching and learning practices in schools. The findings indicate that the curriculum and textbooks do not distinguish between Islamic education and citizenship education and promotes exclusionary and passive citizenship. They also shows that while Pakistani students acquire knowledge and learn some important values in schools, they …

Educational Development Projects At Ied: Towards School Improvement, Khalid Mahmood, Nilofar Vazir

Institute for Educational Development, Karachi

The M.Ed. program at The Aga Khan University-Institute for Educational Development helps to develop Course Participants (CPs) as teacher educators / educational leaders. The institute always welcomes innovations in its various programmes. The Educational Development Project (EDP) was conceived as an alternative to research to develop CPS’ knowledge and skills required for developmental work. The EDP is concerned with capacity building at classroom and school level depending on the needs of the relevant stakeholders. A contextually relevant model was adapted for EDP at the institute. The research reported in this paper discussed the question: To what extent does the course …

Creating Independent Learners: Using Inquiry In Pakistani Classrooms, Bernadette L. Dean, Farah Huma

Institute for Educational Development, Karachi

No abstract provided.

Autonomy And School Success: A Case Study From Pakistan, Muhammad Babur, Qamar Safdar

Institute for Educational Development, Karachi

This paper reports on a case investigated as a part of several case studies conducted under ANTRIEP (Asian Network of Research and Training Institute for Educational Planning) in seven different countries. (India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Nepal and Bangladesh) to look into the management of successful schools. Three cases studies were conducted in three different school systems in Pakistan: public school, private school and AKES (Aga Khan Education Services) managed schools. In this paper the case study of public and cross case analysis based on the findings of the three schools is reported. The findings reveal that school autonomy, …

Studying The Performance Of A Firewall In Network Courses, José M. Garrido

Faculty and Research Publications

This paper presents a simple simulation model of a firewall to derive several performance metrics and briefly argues on the importance and value of modeling and simulation in courses that study various aspects of perimeter defense in network security.

The simulation model mentioned previously is part of an effort by faculty of our department to develop a multi-disciplinary repository of computational models that includes object-oriented discrete-event simulation models. One of the goals of this repository is to build resources that help educate students of computer science, software engineering, and information technology, in modeling and information security.

This and other network …

More Than Fun And Games: Reconsidering The Virtues Of Strategic Management Simulations, Ken E. Zantow, Dave S. Knowlton, David C. Sharp

Faculty Publications

We look at the relationship between business simulations and the educational theory of generative learning using the framework developed by Wittrock (1974, 1990, 1992). Our findings reveal opportunities for generative learning that occur at all phases of the simulation process. Awareness of these opportunities prepares faculty to get the most from the strategic decision-making simulations. and may assist them in defining the contribution associated with their use. We suggest areas for additional research.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 13/47 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Exploring state policy regarding teachers removing license endorsements: short term and long term policy implications / Penelope Earley [and] S. David Brazer.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 13/45 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Políticas educativas de reforma e identidades profesionales : el caso de la educación secundaria en España / Antonio Bolívar, María Jesús Gallego, María José León [and] Purificación Pérez.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 13/46 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Achievement gaps and correlates of early mathematics achievement : evidence from the ECLS K, Äìfirst grade sample / Madhabi Chatterji.

Learning Technologies: Passport To The Land Of Significant Learning, Pandeli Glavanis Dr.

Faculty Journal Articles

The preceding newsletter suggested that electronic portfolios constitute a key element in modern liberal education since they enable us to move beyond the “sanctity of the content” in favor of a more learner-centric approach. Furthermore, it was argued that electronic portfolios enable students to develop reflective skills with respect to learning goals and objectives. Following on, this newsletter, will argue that a variety of other learning technologies can also contribute to enhanced pedagogy and enable faculty to deliver student-centered lectures: i.e. lectures which deliver “the sacred content”, but also engage students and thus contribute towards active and critical learning.

International Education Week 2005

Diversity Programs

Lectures during International Education Week, November 2005.

Beyond The “Sanctity Of The Content”: E-Portfolios, Pandeli Glavanis Dr.

Faculty Journal Articles

Conventionally teaching takes place by reference to “faculty-centered instruction in the oral tradition” which involves the delivery of content via lectures. This is invariably also accompanied by an emphasis on an instructional discourse which features an almost sacred approach to “content” and thus a preponderance of “listening is learning” as the preferred methodology for teaching. (Oblinger and Rush 1997) In this respect and during the last few decades such conventional teaching methodologies which presume “telling is teaching and listening is learning” have had to face the problem of how to cope with the explosion of “new knowledge” emerging daily from …

Religious Rights For Children In 21st Century Education, Clarence Holland

Faculty Publications and Presentations

No abstract provided.

Africa Organizing Manual: Peace With Justice Educational Tour, Prexy Nesbitt

Rozell 'Prexy' Nesbitt Writings and Speeches

Prexy Nesbitt, a Chicago-based anti-apartheid activist and educator, authored this book prepared for the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) Peacebuilding Unit African Program based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was edited by Imani Countess. 42 pages.

The War That Wasn't: Religious Conflict And Compromise In The Common Schools Of New York, 1865-1900 (Book Review), R. Bryan Bademan

History Faculty Publications

Book review by R. Bryan Bademan.

Justice, Benjamin. The War That Wasn't: Religious Conflict and Compromise in the Common Schools of New York, 1865-1900. Albany: State University of New York Press, 2005. ISBN 9780791462119; 9780791484463

Clt’S New Initiative: Mid-Semester Feedback For Instructors, Aziza Ellozy

Faculty Journal Articles

For many reasons, end-of-course evaluation data are not enough. They come in too late to benefit the students doing the evaluation and they do not give us the details we need. They are a one way communication, and students do not believe they make a difference. Feedback activities during the semester are much more effective, and faculty who use these techniques learn more about how to improve their course than they would from end-of-semester evaluations.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 13/44 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Sujetos flexibles : racionalidades neoliberales y políticas educativas / Lucía Gómez Sánchez, Almudena Navas Saurin [and] Joan Carles Bernad García.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 13/43 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Limiting the unintended consequences of high-stakes testing / Stuart S. Yeh.

“ Making The Case For Visual Rhetoric” Moving Towards A Language Of Teacher Inquiry For Advanced Visual Literacy, Doris Jones Dr.

Faculty Journal Articles

During the 1st Session of the 109th Congress, the United States Senate passed S.Res. 39, “apologizing to the victims of lynching and the descendants of those victims for the failure of the Senate to enact anti-lynching legislation” (U.S. Senate). This historic apology was initiated by Senators Mary L. Landrieu (D-LA) and George Allen (R-VA), who after reading the book Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photographs in America, were motivated to introduce legislation.