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Noticias De Naccs, Vol. 37, No. 3, August 2008, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies Aug 2008

Noticias De Naccs, Vol. 37, No. 3, August 2008, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies

Noticias de NACCS Newsletter

No abstract provided.


College Males: Keeping Them Engaged On Your Campus, Jason A. Laker Jul 2008

College Males: Keeping Them Engaged On Your Campus, Jason A. Laker

Faculty Publications

There has been much discussion in the popular media over the last few years to the effect that there is a “crisis” with regard to men in higher education. There have been several angles in these reports, including arguments suggesting that men are declining in student ranks, or that women are outpacing their male counterparts. In any case, these reports have asked questions about where the men are if not in college; and what will be the consequences of this problem in terms of the workforce, families, or the potential nature and future of higher education. One could easily be …


Noticias De Naccs, Vol. 37, No. 2, Spring 2008, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies Apr 2008

Noticias De Naccs, Vol. 37, No. 2, Spring 2008, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies

Noticias de NACCS Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Naccs 35th Annual Conference, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies Mar 2008

Naccs 35th Annual Conference, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies

NACCS Conference Programs

Poesía, Baile y Canción: The Politics, Implications, and Future of Chicana/os' Cultural Production
March 19-22, 2008
Hyatt Regency Hotel


Breaking The Cycle Of Racism In The Classroom: Critical Race Reflections From Future Teachers Of Color, Rita Kohli Jan 2008

Breaking The Cycle Of Racism In The Classroom: Critical Race Reflections From Future Teachers Of Color, Rita Kohli

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Science Books For Professional Pleasure Reading: Round Out Your Content Knowledge And Foster Interest In Science With This List, Grinell Smith Jan 2008

Science Books For Professional Pleasure Reading: Round Out Your Content Knowledge And Foster Interest In Science With This List, Grinell Smith

Grinell Smith

The article lists several science books, including "The Origin of Species," by Charles Darwin, "The Whole Shebang: A State-of-the-Universes Report," by Timothy Ferris and "Silent Spring," by Rachel Carson.


Does Gender Influence Online Survey Participation?: A Record-Linkage Analysis Of University Faculty Online Survey Response Behavior, Grinell Smith Jan 2008

Does Gender Influence Online Survey Participation?: A Record-Linkage Analysis Of University Faculty Online Survey Response Behavior, Grinell Smith

Grinell Smith

No abstract provided.


Does Gender Influence Online Survey Participation?: A Record-Linkage Analysis Of University Faculty Online Survey Response Behavior, Grinell Smith Jan 2008

Does Gender Influence Online Survey Participation?: A Record-Linkage Analysis Of University Faculty Online Survey Response Behavior, Grinell Smith

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Science Books For Professional Pleasure Reading: Round Out Your Content Knowledge And Foster Interest In Science With This List, Grinell Smith Jan 2008

Science Books For Professional Pleasure Reading: Round Out Your Content Knowledge And Foster Interest In Science With This List, Grinell Smith

Faculty Publications

The article lists several science books, including "The Origin of Species," by Charles Darwin, "The Whole Shebang: A State-of-the-Universes Report," by Timothy Ferris and "Silent Spring," by Rachel Carson.


Noticias De Naccs, Vol. 37, No. 4, Winter 2008, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies Jan 2008

Noticias De Naccs, Vol. 37, No. 4, Winter 2008, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies

Noticias de NACCS Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Noticias De Naccs, Vol. 37, No. 1, Pre-Conference 2008, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies Jan 2008

Noticias De Naccs, Vol. 37, No. 1, Pre-Conference 2008, National Association For Chicana And Chicano Studies

Noticias de NACCS Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Constructing An Ethic Of Care In Teacher Education: Narrative As Pedagogy Toward Care, Colette Rabin Jan 2008

Constructing An Ethic Of Care In Teacher Education: Narrative As Pedagogy Toward Care, Colette Rabin

Faculty Publications

Teacher educators have a civic responsibility to prepare novice teachers to foster relationships across cultural, racial, and socioeconomic divides. Care ethics acknowledges this imperative. This study explores how to cultivate the knowledge, skills and dispositions associated with constructing a caring stance toward the work of teaching. Data come from two preservice teacher education courses. A cluster of course activities sought to foster novice teachers’ core skills for a caring stance. In particular, one assignment, an ethical dilemma case, gave the novice teachers the opportunity to write a narrative about practice and consider any potential moral implications. Since narrative methodology accounts …


Student Teachers Negotiating Identity, Role, And Agency, Dena Sexton Jan 2008

Student Teachers Negotiating Identity, Role, And Agency, Dena Sexton

Faculty Publications

This article reports on a qualitative study of one cohort of elementary student teachers in a public university in California over the course of one year. Applying an ecological approach to studying the process of learning to teach, this research focuses on intersections among identity, role, and agency across the systems of teacher education.


College Males: Keeping Them Engaged On Your Campus, Jason A. Laker Jan 2008

College Males: Keeping Them Engaged On Your Campus, Jason A. Laker

Jason Laker

No abstract available.