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Digitalcommons@Lesley Quarterly Report & Impact Infographic - December 2017, Philip M. Siblo-Landsman

Library Reports

Lesley University's institutional repository (IR) continues to grow since it's launch in May 2017. This report discusses the addition of new collections including the migration of an academic journal, and the addition of two conferences. It also discusses the outreach efforts of the digital team and comments on the download metrics and how they indicate the demographics of users accessing Lesley scholarly and creative works. An infographic is included to provide a visual report of these metrics and to highlight the impact of Lesley scholarship.

Stakeholders’ Understanding Of Family Engagement In An Urban School: A Qualitative Study, Lorette Mcwilliams

Educational Studies Dissertations

Family involvement and engagement in children's education has been a part of the educational landscape in the US for several decades. Research indicates family engagement, broadly defined as activities carried out by an adult in support of a child's educational development, has many benefits such as individual student achievement, as well as less traditional outcomes such as behavioral and mental health benefits, better school attendance, high school graduation rates, and secondary school enrollment. Family engagement has been included in federal education policy since the 1960s and continues in today's policies. However, teachers and parents often maintain different perspectives and …

The Effectiveness Of General And Special Education Collaboration In Middle Schools, Kerri L. Olore

Educational Studies Dissertations

With the recent mandates involving students with disabilities, there has been ongoing debate regarding the effectiveness of inclusive programs in today’s public schools. Recent research has demonstrated that teacher collaboration is an essential component to the success of inclusive education programs (Hernandez, 2013). There is an abundance of research done on the topic of teacher collaboration, but little has examined the effectiveness of general and special education teachers working together. The purpose of this qualitative, phenomenological study was to examine the degree to which general and special educators value collaboration with one another, the ways in which they collaborate, and …

An Examination Of The Instruction Of Religion Clause Issues In Massachusetts Teacher Education Programs, Matthew E. Henry

Educational Studies Dissertations

The prevailing research, as well as reported complaints of academic, civic, personal, and social harm, indicates that public school teachers do not exhibit the professional knowledge, skills, and attitudes grounded in the religion clauses of the U.S. Constitution. This study investigated how TEPs in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts document their instruction of preservice teachers on religion clause issues as they apply to grade 6-12 content area pedagogy, curriculum, and professional ethos. The institutional documents presented to preservice teachers were collected from four teacher education programs in the Commonwealth. An evaluation tool— synthesized from the leading scholarship and research on the …

A Tradesperson’S Transition To Vocational Technical (Vt) Teaching, Susan J. Sylvia

Educational Studies Dissertations

This qualitative study examined survey and interview data collected from tradespeople who transitioned to vocational technical (VT) teaching in regional vocational technical schools in Massachusetts. This study included two research questions that inquired about how tradespeople’s prior experiences, beliefs, and thoughts influenced or inspired them to pursue a transition to vocational technical (VT) teaching and about how their anticipated transitional experiences aligned with their actual transitional experiences. The survey phase included 170 respondents. Survey responses provided an overview of participants, which was integral in identifying four interview participants who were digitally recorded during one-to-one interview sessions. A multiple Case Study …

Art Teachers’ Perceptions Of The Relationship Between Personal Artistic Creative Work And The Practice Of Teaching, Dianne Lynn

Educational Studies Dissertations

Abstract

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore visual art teachers’ perceptions of the relationship between their artistic creative processes and their teaching. National Visual Arts Standards, developed by National Coalition for Core Arts Standards, and New York State Learning Standards for the Arts assert that teaching creativity is essential. Based on this foundational idea and guided by a phenomenological research method with additional strategies drawn from arts-based research, this study sought to understand what art teachers learn from continuing a creative practice, the impact a creative practice has on learning environments, and to understand the relationship between …

Lesley University Library Newsletter, Vol. 2(1), Office Of The Dean Of The Library, Hedi Benaicha, Rachel Fernandez, Micki Harrington, Philip M. Siblo-Landsman, Abby Mancini, Mikayla Collins, Sam Quiñon

Library Newsletter

The second volume of the Lesley University Library Newsletter debuts a new layout. Topics covered include an overview of the 2016-2017 academic year, new library resources, an article on the librarian as a generalist, new faculty workshops, the development of information literacy tools for online learning, and an overview of scholarly publishing tools.

11.001 Lesley College Schools For Children, 1909-2002, Alyssa Pacy

Finding Aids

The Lesley College Schools for Children collection contains catalogs produced annually and other records from the schools (the Carroll-Hall School, the Lesley-Dearborn School, and the Lesley-Ellis School) that the former Lesley College acquired. Each catalog contains a history of the school, information about faculty, admission, buildings, course descriptions, academic calendars, school policy, and tuition and expenses. The collection also contains a book of published poems from students in Lesley-Ellis Schools' creative writing class from 1958 - 1964.

09.01 Ph.D. Programs, Advanced Graduate Council, 1982-2005, Jennifer Zanolli

Finding Aids

This collection consists of internal notes, correspondences, and documents that describe and summarize the events and happenings of the Ph.D. Programs. The Advanced Graduate Council records are produced annually and are sorted by academic year.

12.001 Lesley University Alumni Donations, 1896-1987, Tessa Updike

Finding Aids

This collection consists of alumni donations to the Lesley University Archives. Donations may include, but are not limited to; personal correspondence, school records, scrapbooks, artifacts, photographs and published works relating to Lesley University and student experiences at Lesley. Published works have been removed to specific collections within the archives, with a photocopy of the front page of the work remaining within the Alumni Donation collection.

10.02 Lesley University Photographs, 1909-2013, Marie Wasnock

Finding Aids

The Lesley University Photographs collection contains images and photographic materials documenting Lesley University’s history and community from 1909 to present.

A collection of Lesley images may also be browsed online at: http://digitalcommons.lesley.edu/digital_archives/

The Digital Archives (Image) collection reflects only a portion of our photographic holdings. Additions and updates will be made periodically.

10.01.001-.004 Lesley College Newsletters, 1972-1998, Marie Wasnock

Finding Aids

Lesley College Newsletters comprises news and newsletters written and published by the college’s Office of Public Relations (now Office of Communications) and provided to the Lesley community. The following publications are contained in the collection: Lesley Weekly, Lesley College Newsletter, the Lesley College News, and Lesley News.

08.01 New England Kindergarten Conference, 1962-2003, Marie Wasnock

Finding Aids

This collection contains New England Kindergarten Conference proceedings from 1962-1978. It also includes programs and pamphlets about the conference from 1980-2003.

10.01.008 Lesley Publications, Misc., 1968-2008, Marie Wasnock

Finding Aids

The Lesley University Publications (Misc.) collection comprises magazines, newsletters, newspapers, and other promotional brochures and periodicals published with the Lesley College/University community between 1968-2008.

The Lesley University Archives has sporadic runs or selected issues of these publications. (See finding aid for list of publications.)

09.02 Ph.D. Programs, Handbooks, 1989-2007, Jennifer Zanolli

Finding Aids

This collection consists of handbooks published annually by the Ph.D. Programs at Lesley University for the incoming students and faculty. These handbooks contain information about the faculty, administrative officers, language requirements, library guidelines, course descriptions, dissertation guidelines, and an explanation of the different Ph.D. stages at Lesley University.

09.03 Ph.D. Programs, Student Profiles, 1994-2008, Jennifer Zanolli

Finding Aids

This collection consists of packets published annually by the Ph.D. Programs at Lesley University for the incoming students and faculty. The Student Profiles include the newly admitted student’s name, address, Ph.D. focus, Curriculum Vitae, and professional background.

13.001 Lesley University Archives Oral History Collection, 2008-2010, Marie Wasnock

Finding Aids

The Lesley University Archives' Oral History Collection comprises recorded interviews conducted with Lesley alumni, professor emeriti, former staff and laboratory school teachers. The interviews are in digital .wav audio format. Transcripts of selected interviews, pre-interview preparation materials and administrative paperwork are also available.

10.01.005 Lesley Magazine, 1987-2009, Marie Wasnock

Finding Aids

The Lesley Magazine Collection comprises issues from December 1987 to Winter 2008, and also includes the special Centennial issue, 2009-2010.

Lesley Magazine was published biannually by the office of public relations at Lesley University and was distributed without charge to alumni and friends of the University.

10.01.006 Lesley College Current, 1970-1987, Marie Wasnock

Finding Aids

The Lesley College Current was published by the Lesley College Office of Public Relations and Communications and distributed to alumnae, parents, students, faculty, staff, governing boards, and friends of Lesley.

Its purpose was to represent various aspects of the College - its achievements, aspirations, diversity, and controversies. In September 1970, the Current replaced the Alumnae Review, the Parents Newsletter, and the Community Newsletter.

14.01 Lesley University Special Collections, Objects And Memorabilia, 1929-2002, Alyssa Pacy

Finding Aids

This collection consists of a variety of materials that are organized into the following categories: artwork, objects, scrapbooks, and textiles. Some highlights include former president of the Lesley College Board of Trustees Livingston Stebbins’ family coat of arms, the trowel that former Lesley College President Trentwell Mason White used during the dedication ceremony of Trentwell Mason White Hall, a gym suit from the 1930s-1940s, and a green Lesley blazer. Also included are several scrapbooks, one of which chronicles the life of a Lesley School student in 1929.

07.01.001 Lesley Graduate School, Course Catalogs, 1954-2010, Marie Wasnock

Finding Aids

This collection contains course catalogs published annually for Lesley University's Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences (GSASS) and Graduate School of Education.

Discovering The Leader Within: An Autoethnophenomenographic Study Of Mindfulness In Educational Leadership, Alyssa Fraser

Educational Studies Dissertations

This qualitative study combined autoethnographic and phenomenological methods to examine a researcher-leader’s attempt to cultivate cognitive, relational, and emotional capacities through regular mindfulness practice, and how the cultivation of such capacities aligns with the enactment of leadership. The interrogation of lived experience and self-analysis was entered with the intention to better understand the promise of mindfulness as a resource for the development of educational leaders. This study explored the perceived connections between mindfulness practice and the enactment of educational leadership by examining internal and external perspectives of an individual leader’s practice. Methods of self-observation, including both interval and occurrence recording …

Full Circle: A Portraiture Study Of Three Successful Indigenous Educators And Community Leaders Who Experience Personal Renewal In Their Practice Of Cultural Restoration, Kathrin W. Mccarthy

Educational Studies Dissertations

This qualitative inquiry uses the narrative methodology of portraiture to explore how the experiences of three successful Native educators and community leaders can contribute to the adult learning and development literature. In portraiture study the researcher uses diverse methods of gathering data, including interviews, observations of participants, and participant artifacts to co-construct a story of each participant’s life. Participants’ portraits were analyzed using well-established adult learning theories including Erickson’s developmental lifespan concept of generativity, Lave and Wenger’s concept of situated learning and communities of practice; Wlodkowski’s concepts of motivation and culture; Belenky and her colleagues’ conceptions of voice as development; …

05.01 Aib/Lucad, Administrative Records, 1942-2008, Marie Wasnock

Finding Aids

This collection documents the history of the School of Practical Arts (SPA), the Art Institute of Boston (AIB), and the Lesley University College of Art and Design (LUCAD) since its founding. As of Jan 2012, this collection contains papers from 1942-2008. Information about the institution's administration, mission, articles of incorporation, and bylaws are included, as well as records pertaining to budgets, enrollment, curriculum, and programs.

05.02 Aib/Lucad, Publications, 1918-2013, Marie Wasnock

Finding Aids

This collection comprises publications produced by the Art Institute of Boston (formerly the School of Practical Art.) Publications include:

• Course catalogs from the School of Practical Art (SPA), 1918-1967
• Course catalogs from the Art Institute of Boston (AIB), 1968-2013
• Marketing materials (brochures, viewbooks) promoting SPA and AIB student admissions and academic programs
• Articles about AIB from newspapers and magazines
• Promotional materials (posters, catalogs, postcards) advertising student, faculty, alumni, and visiting artists, as well as special events and exhibits at AIB.
• Student newspapers, newsletters, literary journals, and zines
• Student yearbooks
• Other miscellaneous print media created and distributed by the School of …

05.04 Aib/Lucad, Alumni 1993-2008, Marie Wasnock

Finding Aids

This collection comprises materials about alumni of the School of Practical Art (SPA) and the Art Institute of Boston (AIB). These materials include alumni directories, news articles, and papers from alumni.

02.002 Marguerite Franklin Papers, 1943-1944, Marie Wasnock

Finding Aids

This collection contains correspondence by and research materials about Marguerite Franklin, who was the first President of Lesley College in 1943.

02.005 Margaret A. Mckenna Papers, 1985-2007, Marie Wasnock

Finding Aids

This collection comprises personal papers, university records, publications, and other ephemera created and kept by Margaret A. McKenna, president of Lesley College from 1985-2007. In addition to papers created during her presidency at Lesley, the collection includes feature articles about McKenna when she became the Director of the Bunting Institute at Radcliffe College and select papers from her positions with Radcliffe, the White House, and the Clinton/Gore Presidential Task Force on Education.

01.001 Board Of Trustees Records, Marie Wasnock

Finding Aids

This collection consists of organizational records kept by past and current Lesley Board of Trustees members.

06.01.001 Lesley College Publications, Course Catalogs, Alyssa Pacy

Finding Aids

The collection contains course catalogs produced annually by Lesley College (the undergraduate school), which had the following name changes: the Lesley Normal School, 1909-1920; the Lesley School, 1920-1944; Lesley College, 1944 - present. The course catalogs contains names of administrative officers and the Board of Trustees, faculty, a brief history of Lesley College, description of library facilities, instructions for admission and registration, requirements for degrees, description of types of financial assistance, tuition, and fees. The collection contains the following years: 1909-1910, 1913-1914, 1917-1918, 1919-1920, 1922-1923 to 1923-1924, 1926-1927 to 1940-1941, 1943-1944 to 1944-1945, 1947-1948 to 2004-2005, 2006-2007 to 2009-2010.