Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Publication Type
- File Type
Articles 1 - 2 of 2
Full-Text Articles in Education
More Than Free: Equity In Open Educational Resources, Nicole Williams, Kathryn Anastasi
More Than Free: Equity In Open Educational Resources, Nicole Williams, Kathryn Anastasi
Open Educational Resources
Faculty creation and adoption of OER and ZTC materials can provide students with benefits that extend beyond no-cost or low-cost considerations. These materials can be the foundation of more culturally relevant classroom materialsthanstudents are used to seeing. They can increase the accessibility of instructional materials to students with disabilities. They can be employed to support student-centered learning ideas which upend traditionalnotionshow information flows between teachers and students. Using OER and ZTC materials has the potential to address many of the concerns about inequality that faculty and students alike have about the current educational model. Although OER and ZTC initiatives present …
Kindergarten Teacher Autonomy In High And Low Socioeconomic Environments, Allison Catherine Mcdonald
Kindergarten Teacher Autonomy In High And Low Socioeconomic Environments, Allison Catherine Mcdonald
MSU Graduate Theses
Kindergarten teachers are immersed in a high stakes educational environment and this environment has altered how kindergarten teachers must teach. Exploring the different distribution of autonomy in high and low-income groups contributes to the research about educational equity. This study examined the relationship between income level of teaching environment and kindergarten teachers’ levels of self-perceived autonomy. The research question that guided this study was: do kindergarten teachers in higher income schools experience greater levels of self-perceived autonomy than kindergarten teachers in low-income schools? The Teaching Autonomy Scale developed by Pearson & Hall (1993) was used to survey 91 kindergarten teacher …