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Reported Benefits Of Yoga In Middle Schools: A Review Of The Literature, Paul Caldarella, Malka S. Moya
Reported Benefits Of Yoga In Middle Schools: A Review Of The Literature, Paul Caldarella, Malka S. Moya
Middle Grades Review
Middle school is a time of adjustments in youth: physical, intellectual, and social changes often result in stress. Middle school students are vulnerable to academic, behavioral, and mental health problems. Yoga is an Indian discipline practiced for health and relaxation. School-based yoga programs are becoming increasingly common given their potential benefits for students. We conducted a literature review of studies of middle school-based yoga programs, focusing on the reported benefits for students. We identified and retrieved 12 studies from electronic databases including Education Resources Information Center, PsycINFO, and Google Scholar that met inclusion criteria; (a) examined the benefits of yoga …
Building A Strong Foundation: Using Advisory To Support Students In An Uncertain Time, Brie Healy
Building A Strong Foundation: Using Advisory To Support Students In An Uncertain Time, Brie Healy
Middle Grades Review
The purpose of this essay is to provide a practitioner perspective based on an action research project that investigated the question “How can building a strong advisory community support students to feel connected and promote engagement in a remote or hybrid learning environment?”. The goal was to encourage students’ sense of belonging and social connectedness to promote engagement and social-emotional well-being in response to the detrimental effects of the coronavirus pandemic. My middle grades colleagues and I focused our efforts on building strong advisory communities as we navigate an uncertain learning environment, because as one of them stated simply, “when …
Southern Disclosure: One Southern-And-Queer Middle School Teacher’S Narrative, Jonathan M. Coker, Leia K. Cain
Southern Disclosure: One Southern-And-Queer Middle School Teacher’S Narrative, Jonathan M. Coker, Leia K. Cain
Middle Grades Review
This narrative inquiry is an autoethnographical account of one queer-identified middle school teacher's career trajectory in the southern United States, and his struggle to navigate disclosure of his identity to students. Using a qualitative lens, the authors provide reasoning for the importance of middle school educators to have the ability to disclose their identities to students in order to cultivate an environment that is receptive to LGBTQ+ adolescents.
Qualitative Research On Youths’ Social Media Use: A Review Of The Literature, Mardi Schmeichel, Hilary E. Hughes, Mel Kutner
Qualitative Research On Youths’ Social Media Use: A Review Of The Literature, Mardi Schmeichel, Hilary E. Hughes, Mel Kutner
Middle Grades Review
In this article we explore how educational researchers report empirical qualitative research about young people’s social media use. We frame the overall study with an understanding that social media sites contribute to the production of neoliberal subjects, and we draw on Foucauldian discourse theories and the understanding that how researchers explain topics and concepts produces particular ways of thinking about the world while excluding others. Findings include that 1) there is an absence of attention to the structure and function of social media platforms; 2) adolescents are positioned in problematic, developmental ways, and 3) the over-representation of girls and young …
Technology For Learning In The Middle Grades: Editorial Remarks, Penny A. Bishop, James F. Nagle
Technology For Learning In The Middle Grades: Editorial Remarks, Penny A. Bishop, James F. Nagle
Middle Grades Review
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Leveraging Collaboration And Challenging Dominant Discourses: Editorial Remarks, Penny A. Bishop, James F. Nagle
Leveraging Collaboration And Challenging Dominant Discourses: Editorial Remarks, Penny A. Bishop, James F. Nagle
Middle Grades Review
No abstract provided.