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'The Politics And Discourses Surrounding Australia’S Current Literacy Initiatives For Indigenous Learners, J. Connelly
'The Politics And Discourses Surrounding Australia’S Current Literacy Initiatives For Indigenous Learners, J. Connelly
Dr. CONNELLY, Jennifer
No abstract provided.
First, You Write!, Susan Adams
First, You Write!, Susan Adams
Susan Adams
Workshop presented at the Indiana Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (INTESOL) Annual Conference, November 2008.
Presenting Results Of Esl Teachers Writing Workshop, Susan Adams, Mary Nicolini
Presenting Results Of Esl Teachers Writing Workshop, Susan Adams, Mary Nicolini
Susan Adams
Presentation at the National Writing Project Conference, San Antonio, TX, November 2008.
Tears, Fears, And The Dreaded Five-Paragraph Essay: Encouraging Your Students To Write In English, Susan Adams
Tears, Fears, And The Dreaded Five-Paragraph Essay: Encouraging Your Students To Write In English, Susan Adams
Susan Adams
Presentation at the TESOL Regional Conference, May 2008.
Narratives Of White Women Teachers And Their Subjectivities In Indigenous Schools, J. Connelly
Narratives Of White Women Teachers And Their Subjectivities In Indigenous Schools, J. Connelly
Dr. CONNELLY, Jennifer
No abstract provided.
Government Intervention In Remote Indigenous Communities. Implications For Literacy: Policy And Practice, J. Connelly
Government Intervention In Remote Indigenous Communities. Implications For Literacy: Policy And Practice, J. Connelly
Dr. CONNELLY, Jennifer
No abstract provided.
Educational Linguistics: Symbolic Constructions In Global Public Visuals, J. Connelly
Educational Linguistics: Symbolic Constructions In Global Public Visuals, J. Connelly
Dr. CONNELLY, Jennifer
No abstract provided.
Teaching The Teachers – Getting Started With Iwb Technology, J. Connelly, S. Gregory
Teaching The Teachers – Getting Started With Iwb Technology, J. Connelly, S. Gregory
Dr. CONNELLY, Jennifer
No abstract provided.
Averaging Effect Sizes Within And Across Studies Of Interventions Aimed At Improving Child Outcomes, Rebecca Maynard, Nianbo Dong, Irma Perez-Johnson
Averaging Effect Sizes Within And Across Studies Of Interventions Aimed At Improving Child Outcomes, Rebecca Maynard, Nianbo Dong, Irma Perez-Johnson
REBECCA A MAYNARD
ABSTRACT—Scientific and political forces are moving the social services field toward greater reliance on evidence-based interventions or strategies, including in the area of child development. This article draws on the work of meta-analysts to illustrate how study findings can sometimes be made more accessible to policy makers and practitioners by converting them to effect sizes and averaging them within or across studies. The article first introduces the concept of an effect size. Using empirical examples, it then illustrates the mechanics of computing average effect sizes and discusses their benefits and limitations as summary measures of the estimated effects of interventions. …
Making Sense Of Academic Failure. Dissertation, Leena Her
Making Sense Of Academic Failure. Dissertation, Leena Her
Leena N. Her
This dissertation is an ethnography of first, how school participants in America make sense of academic failure and second, the consequences of their work. I study the methods they use and the explanations they invoke while engaged in this activity. I focus primarily on two groups of school participants in the American cultural landscape: educational researchers who are designated as the diagnosticians of the maladies of a "broken" educational system; and, students and school staff, who often have to explain the failure that they are confronted with. The analysis of how educational researchers traditionally make sense of academic failure utilizes …