Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Keyword
-
- Inclusive education (8)
- Professional development (8)
- Aesthetics (7)
- Disability studies (7)
- Teacher education (6)
-
- Early childhood (5)
- Social justice (5)
- Special education (5)
- Argumentation (4)
- Creativity (4)
- Disability (4)
- Gender (4)
- Teacher learning (4)
- Academic achievement (3)
- Agency (3)
- Assessment (3)
- Collaboration (3)
- Community of inquiry (3)
- Diversity (3)
- Education (3)
- Educational policy (3)
- Equity (3)
- Inquiry (3)
- Literacy (3)
- Self-regulation (3)
- Symmetry (3)
- Teacher beliefs (3)
- Teacher knowledge (3)
- Teacher practice (3)
- Technology (3)
- Publication Year
- Publication
- Publication Type
Articles 181 - 195 of 195
Full-Text Articles in Education
Technology And Equity In Schooling: Deconstructing The Digital Divide, Mark Warschauer, Michele Knobel, Lee Ann Stone
Technology And Equity In Schooling: Deconstructing The Digital Divide, Mark Warschauer, Michele Knobel, Lee Ann Stone
Department of Teaching and Learning Scholarship and Creative Works
This qualitative study compared the availability of, access to, and use of new technologies in a group of low- and high-socioeconomic status (SES) California high schools. Although student-computer ratios in the schools were similar, the social contexts of computer use differed, with low-SES schools affected by uneven human support networks, irregular home access to computers by students, and pressure to raise school test scores while addressing the needs of large numbers of English learners. These differences were expressed within three main patterns of technology access and use, labeled performativity, workability, and complexity, each of which shaped schools' efforts to deploy …
Two Decades Of Research On The Problem Solving Inventory A Call For Empirical Clarity, Muninder Kaur Ahluwalia, Lisa A. Suzuki
Two Decades Of Research On The Problem Solving Inventory A Call For Empirical Clarity, Muninder Kaur Ahluwalia, Lisa A. Suzuki
Department of Counseling Scholarship and Creative Works
Heppner, Witty, and Dixon's review of 2 decades of research on the Problem Solving Inventory (PSI) provides highlights of more than 120 studies relating problem-solving appraisal to psychological adjustment, physical health, coping, and educational and vocational issues. Although clearly an impressive body of literature, the level of data reported is uneven with attention to effect sizes (e.g., correlations) and sample descriptors (e.g., race/ethnicity, n size, gender). Acknowledging the importance of the PSI and this major review, we provide commentary on the need for a meta-analysis and the continual expansion of research on the PSI with respect to diversity issues (i.e., …
Accountability And Single-Sex Schooling: A Collision Of Reform Agendas, Kathryn Herr, Emily Arms
Accountability And Single-Sex Schooling: A Collision Of Reform Agendas, Kathryn Herr, Emily Arms
Department of Educational Foundations Scholarship and Creative Works
This ethnographic study documents how accountability measures skewed the implementation of gender equity reform at one California public middle school serving low-income students of color. In creating single-sex classes throughout the school, the Single Sex Academy (SSA) became the largest public experiment with single-sex schooling in the country, but pressure to raise its standardized test scores diverted the school away from the exploration and implementation of the gender reform. The chronicle of SSA is particularly relevant in light of (a) a recent call to relax Title IX standards and increase the numbers of public single-sex classes and schools, and (b) …
Violent Youth Or Violent Schools? A Critical Incident Analysis Of Symbolic Violence, Kathryn Herr, Gary L. Anderson
Violent Youth Or Violent Schools? A Critical Incident Analysis Of Symbolic Violence, Kathryn Herr, Gary L. Anderson
Department of Educational Foundations Scholarship and Creative Works
Utilizing critical incidents primarily from a year-long ethnographic study of a single gender middle school, the authors attempt to capture the mechanisms of symbolic violence as described by Bourdieu and Passeron in Reproduction in Education, Society and Culture and by Bourdieu in latter publications. Our analysis suggests that problems of persistent social inequality, crime, and incarceration are linked to symbolic forms of violence that occur in schools and that current policies attempting to address these issues are flawed, based on a limited theorization of violence.
Implementing Inclusive Early Childhood Education: A Call For Professional Empowerment, Leslie C. Soodak, Elizabeth Erwin, Pam Winton, Mary Jane Brotherson, Ann P. Turnbull, Marci J. Hanson, Linda M.J. Brault
Implementing Inclusive Early Childhood Education: A Call For Professional Empowerment, Leslie C. Soodak, Elizabeth Erwin, Pam Winton, Mary Jane Brotherson, Ann P. Turnbull, Marci J. Hanson, Linda M.J. Brault
Department of Teaching and Learning Scholarship and Creative Works
We present two scenarios involving a family's experience in accessing a quality inclusive education for their young child to illustrate what it might look like if all stakeholders assumed responsibility for implementing the available research-based information to facilitate inclusive early childhood education. The influence and role of each stakeholder group (i.e., families, administrators, practitioners, college and university faculty, researchers) are discussed. We suggest that to move from mediocrity to excellence in providing inclusive early childhood education, professional empowerment must occur at the individual and program levels.
Producing Possible Hannahs: Theory And The Subject Of Research, Eileen Honan, Michele Knobel, Carolyn Baker, Bronwyn Davies
Producing Possible Hannahs: Theory And The Subject Of Research, Eileen Honan, Michele Knobel, Carolyn Baker, Bronwyn Davies
Department of Teaching and Learning Scholarship and Creative Works
This article presents and compares three analyses of qualitative data drawn from an ethnographic case study using distinctive theoretical approaches. The article shows the power of theoretical approaches to constitute the “subject” of a study and to constitute the character of the social world in which such a subject is situated. The three readings of the data produce different possible subjects located in differently constituted possible worlds. By putting theory at the center of analysis, the article shows how theoretical approaches radically influence what can be found in the data and how it can be found there.
Valued Member Or Tolerated Participant: Parents' Experiences In Inclusive Early Childhood Settings, Leslie C. Soodak, Elizabeth Erwin
Valued Member Or Tolerated Participant: Parents' Experiences In Inclusive Early Childhood Settings, Leslie C. Soodak, Elizabeth Erwin
Department of Teaching and Learning Scholarship and Creative Works
The present qualitative investigation explored the perspectives of parents of young children with severe disabilities to understand the factors that shape their participation in their child's inclusive education. Ten parents of children in early childhood inclusive settings were interviewed. A conceptual framework of factors that influence parent participation was developed based on the themes that emerged from the data. Findings indicated that parent participation is influenced by a number of factors, including the school's beliefs about inclusion, receptivity to parents, and willingness to change. Parent-professional partnerships were facilitated by trust, shared philosophies about children and schooling, and open communication. Achieving …
Philosophy For Children And The Reconstruction Of Philosophy, David Kennedy
Philosophy For Children And The Reconstruction Of Philosophy, David Kennedy
Department of Educational Foundations Scholarship and Creative Works
In this paper I trace the dialogical and narrative dimensions of the philosophical tradition and explore how they are reconfigured in the notion of community of philosophical inquiry (CPI), the mainstay of the collection of novels and discussion plans known as Philosophy for Children. After considering the ontology and epistemology of dialogue, I argue that narrative has replaced exposition in our understanding of philosophical discourse and that CPI represents a narrative context in which truth comes to represent the best story, in a discursive location in which there are always multiple stories. Finally, I raise the issue of children's philosophical …
A Qualitative Study Of Social Dynamics In An Inclusive Preschool, Elizabeth Erwin, Elizabeth Alimaras, Nikki Price
A Qualitative Study Of Social Dynamics In An Inclusive Preschool, Elizabeth Erwin, Elizabeth Alimaras, Nikki Price
Department of Teaching and Learning Scholarship and Creative Works
This qualitative pilot study explored social dynamics within a typical preschool classroom that included Ryan, a 3-year-old with severe visual impairments. Observational and interview data were collected in an effort to provide a full and rich portrait of events, experiences, and perceptions. The following themes emerged, which provide new insight about the social dynamics of one early childhood inclusive setting: 1) social encounters, 2) initiations and terminations, 3) communication breakdown, 4) conflicts and negotiation, and 5) social acceptance. The findings indicated that Ryan was an active participant in shared social experiences with his peers, which contributed to his membership and …
Institutional Support For Diversity In Preservice Teacher Education, Jeremy Price, Linda Valli
Institutional Support For Diversity In Preservice Teacher Education, Jeremy Price, Linda Valli
Department of Teaching and Learning Scholarship and Creative Works
No abstract provided.
The Cultural Politics Of Identity: Student Narratives From Two Mexican Secondary Schools, Kathryn Herr, Gary L. Anderson
The Cultural Politics Of Identity: Student Narratives From Two Mexican Secondary Schools, Kathryn Herr, Gary L. Anderson
Department of Educational Foundations Scholarship and Creative Works
This narrative study provides an analysis of the identity construction of students in two Mexicansecondary schools within the structural, cultural, and informational resources that schools asinstitutions provide. A within-case analysis of the narratives of two students is explored in depth, emphasizing, in one case, issues of social class and, in the other, issues of gender. The analysisexplores the lack of congruence between the resources educational institutions provide studentsand their daily struggles to construct personal and occupational identities.Characteristics specific to the Mexican context are provided, and the ways that Mexican students’ dilemmas are at once different from and similar to the …
Action Research As Empowering Practice, Kathryn Herr
Action Research As Empowering Practice, Kathryn Herr
Department of Educational Foundations Scholarship and Creative Works
There is a large debate in the social work literature regarding the gap between research and practice, with current research methodologies critiqued as potentially “blaming the victim” or decontextualizing the practice situation. This paper presents an alternative approach, utilizing action research to inform practice. Originally conceived of as a qualitative interview study, the manuscript traces the evolution of the worker, a teacher and high school students. The research itself addresses the issue of “What is it like to be a student of color here?” in a predominately white school environment. Students and adults conceptualize ways to work together for change …
I Never Knew I Could Stand Up To The System: Families' Perspectives On Pursuing Inclusive Education, Elizabeth Erwin, Leslie C. Soodak
I Never Knew I Could Stand Up To The System: Families' Perspectives On Pursuing Inclusive Education, Elizabeth Erwin, Leslie C. Soodak
Department of Teaching and Learning Scholarship and Creative Works
The purpose of this study was to investigate the experiences encountered by parents committed to inclusive education for their children with disabilities. In-depth interviews of nine study participants were analyzed to identify common themes related to their experiences and perceptions. Results revealed that parents desired inclusive education, because they viewed it as a fundamental right for their children. Most importantly, findings indicated that parents employed numerous strategies to obtain inclusive education for their children, often seeking assistance from the courts and media. These findings suggest the need for meaningful family and school collaboration.
Parents, Professionals, And Inclusive Education: A Call For Collaboration, Leslie C. Soodak, Elizabeth Erwin
Parents, Professionals, And Inclusive Education: A Call For Collaboration, Leslie C. Soodak, Elizabeth Erwin
Department of Teaching and Learning Scholarship and Creative Works
No abstract provided.
Towards An Account Of Argumentation In Science, Mark Weinstein
Towards An Account Of Argumentation In Science, Mark Weinstein
Department of Educational Foundations Scholarship and Creative Works
In this article it is argued that a complex model that includes Toulmin's functional account of argument, the pragma-dialectical stage analysis of argumentation offered by the Amsterdam School, and criteria developed in critical thinking theory, can be used to account for the normativity and field-dependence of argumentation in science. A pragma-dialectical interpretation of the four main elements of Toulmin's model, and a revised account of the double role of warrants, illuminates the domain specificity of scientific argumentation and the restrictions to which the confrontation and opening stages of scientific critical discussions are subjected. In regard to the argumentation stage, examples …