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Editorial Introduction, Catherine F. Compton-Lilly
Editorial Introduction, Catherine F. Compton-Lilly
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
Networks has always been a place for sharing interesting and cutting edge work. This issue of Networks is no exception. Each of the articles presented in this issue presents a unique and intriguing look at the worlds of teaching, the questions educators are asking, and the ways teachers are making sense of their worlds. In this issue, both the voices of teachers and teacher educators tell powerful tales about their work and the lessons they have learned through teacher research.
Learning In A Reggio-Inspired Reuse Center, Lauren Lantz-Helm, Will Parnell
Learning In A Reggio-Inspired Reuse Center, Lauren Lantz-Helm, Will Parnell
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
What would children’s learning look like in the Child Development Center’s Re-Use Center if teachers, parents, and children could collaborate around the learning? This action research collaboration between a professor and a graduate student/teacher, examines the process the graduate student/teacher goes through as she documents the re-use center narratives of a small group of young children. A re-use center is likened to Reggio Emilia, Italy’s Remida Center as a repository for found, rescued and repurposed materials. This center finds new meanings for discarded items destined for landfills and incinerators. The findings reveal stories of language, literacy and social development as …
Two Teachers Learn From Their Students: Examining Teaching, Learning, And The Use Of Learning Centers, Barbara Dian O'Donnell, Rebecca Hitpas
Two Teachers Learn From Their Students: Examining Teaching, Learning, And The Use Of Learning Centers, Barbara Dian O'Donnell, Rebecca Hitpas
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
Two teachers, a kindergarten teacher and university professor, used action research to study the use of learning centers in their respective classrooms. Becky, a kindergarten teacher, collected and analyzed qualitative data in the form of interviews, work samples, anecdotal records, checklists, videotapes, and culminating performance task documents. She found that at-risk students made progress in achievement, accountability, and motivation. Inspired by Becky’s study, her university advisor/teacher redesigned a learning center assignment that proved to be more powerful in getting teacher candidates to understand, design, and use centers.
Book Review: Pink, D.H. (2009). Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, Kathleen Fite
Book Review: Pink, D.H. (2009). Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, Kathleen Fite
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
This three-part, six-chapter book has taught me, an educator, more about motivation than any other resource I have used in the past. Part One encourages us to think beyond our rewardand-punishment system to a new way of thinking about motivation. Part Two presents what he refers to as Type I, “intrinsic behavior where we have an innate need to direct our lives and how we learn; and, how this type of behavior enhances performance and satisfaction.” Part Three, referred to as the Type I Toolkit, provides a variety of resources designed to support Type I behavior. Pink makes connections to …
A Self-Study On Building Community In The Online Classroom, Derek Lee Anderson, N. Suzanne Standerford, Sandy Imdieke
A Self-Study On Building Community In The Online Classroom, Derek Lee Anderson, N. Suzanne Standerford, Sandy Imdieke
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
This paper portrays a year-long self-study of three teacher educators who examined their individual and collective practices in relation to teaching online. Because of its emphasis on reflection on practice, we chose a self-study method with the goal of improving our own practices (Hamilton, 1998). During the past year, we shared our course syllabi, assignments, and student work; we wrote and shared journal entries, met semi-monthly as critical friends, and revised and reanalyzed the ways we taught online. Our department’s lack of guidelines or expectations for online courses, challenges from resistant colleagues about the integrity of online courses, and pressure …
A Comprehensive Step: A Book Review Of Teachers Taking Action, Suzanne Porath
A Comprehensive Step: A Book Review Of Teachers Taking Action, Suzanne Porath
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
Action research, as a term, has been around for over half a century, but it has only become accepted as legitimate research within the last two decades. In education, action research both challenges and is informed by traditional scholarly research and promises to empower teachers to become active participants, and not just consumers of university-based research. Cynthia Lassonde, an assistant professor at the State University of New York College, and Susan Israel, a literacy consultant, have provided an overview of the action research process in their book Teachers Taking Action: A Comprehensive Guide to Teacher Research, a 2008 monograph of …
Table Of Contents And Editorial Information For Vol. 38, No. 1, Fall 2010, Randall S. Vesely
Table Of Contents And Editorial Information For Vol. 38, No. 1, Fall 2010, Randall S. Vesely
Educational Considerations
Table of contents and editorial information for Vol. 38, no. 1, Fall 2010, special issue "Educational Leadership Challenges in the 21st Century: Closing the Achievement Gap for At-Risk Students."
The Incidence Of At-Risk Students In Indiana: A Longitudinal Study, Randall S. Vesely
The Incidence Of At-Risk Students In Indiana: A Longitudinal Study, Randall S. Vesely
Educational Considerations
Elementary and secondary students can be impacted by a number of risk factors, all of which can have a negative influence on their academic success.
Beginning With The End In Mind: The District Office Leadership Role In Closing The Graduation Gap For At-Risk Students, Martha Abele Mac Iver
Beginning With The End In Mind: The District Office Leadership Role In Closing The Graduation Gap For At-Risk Students, Martha Abele Mac Iver
Educational Considerations
We need to begin with the end in mind as Stephen Covey (1989) reminds us. Graduating all students ready for college or career is the ultimate goal of the K-12 educational system.
The Economics And Financing Of Urban Schools: Toward A Productive, Solution-Oriented Discourse, Faith E. Crampton
The Economics And Financing Of Urban Schools: Toward A Productive, Solution-Oriented Discourse, Faith E. Crampton
Educational Considerations
Across the nation, a surprising number of both critics and advocates of urban schools demonstrate a naïveté about the limits and possibilities of funding in relationship to the academic success of urban students.
Educational Considerations, Vol. 38(1) Full Issue, Randall S. Vesely
Educational Considerations, Vol. 38(1) Full Issue, Randall S. Vesely
Educational Considerations
Educational Considerations, vol. 38(1)-Fall 2010-Full issue
Educational Leadership Challenges In The 21st Century: Closing The Achievement Gap For At-Risk Students, Randall S. Vesely
Educational Leadership Challenges In The 21st Century: Closing The Achievement Gap For At-Risk Students, Randall S. Vesely
Educational Considerations
The purpose of this special issue is twofold: To explore the challenges educational leaders face in addressing the achievement gap for at-risk students; and to seek solutions.
Native American Educational Leader Preparation: The Design And Delivery Of An Online Interdisciplinary Licensure Program, Linda R. Vogel, Harvey Rude
Native American Educational Leader Preparation: The Design And Delivery Of An Online Interdisciplinary Licensure Program, Linda R. Vogel, Harvey Rude
Educational Considerations
In a 1991 report, the Indian Nations at Risk Task Force documented a lack of Native educators as role models for Native American students and set a goal of doubling their number by the year 2000.
A Canonical Analysis Of Successful Vs. Unsuccessful High Schools: Accommodating Multiple Sources Of Achievement Data In School Leadership, Robert C. Knoeppel, James S. Rinehart
A Canonical Analysis Of Successful Vs. Unsuccessful High Schools: Accommodating Multiple Sources Of Achievement Data In School Leadership, Robert C. Knoeppel, James S. Rinehart
Educational Considerations
What distinguishes successful schools from unsuccessful schools? This question has relevance for the practice of educational leadership as well as the preparation of leaders.
Editorial Introduction, Catherine F. Compton-Lilly
Editorial Introduction, Catherine F. Compton-Lilly
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
Welcome to the newest edition of Networks. This edition is packed with the voices of practitioners with a wealth of information to share. Each of the authors share insights related to their teaching and the lessons they learned by reflecting on their work with children.
Inspiring A Revolution: A Review Of Julio Cammarota And Michelle Fine’S Revolutionizing Education: Youth Participatory Action Research In Motion, Alison E. Leonard
Inspiring A Revolution: A Review Of Julio Cammarota And Michelle Fine’S Revolutionizing Education: Youth Participatory Action Research In Motion, Alison E. Leonard
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
Multigenerational, diverse voices can be heard throughout Julio Cammarota and Michelle Fine’s Revolutionizing Education: Youth Participatory Action Research in Motion, an edited collection of chapters presenting provocative, transformative participatory action research (PAR)—focusing on youth participatory action research (YPAR). Challenging conventional notions of inquiry, these YPAR projects illustrate “research conducted “with” as opposed to “on” youth,” (p. vii) surrounding issues of injustice, inequality, and struggles in the lives and education of youth and their communities, giving voice to those often silenced due to age, race, ethnicity, sexuality, economic status, gender, language, and abled/disabled identities. Although of interest and targeting action researchers …
Leading With Passion And Knowledge: The Principal As Action Researcher, Thomas G. Ryan
Leading With Passion And Knowledge: The Principal As Action Researcher, Thomas G. Ryan
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
Leading with Passion and Knowledge: The principal as action researcher is a book that can be placed on the same shelf as many other action research resources that are written to support, guide, and improve the practice of educators. However, this text distinguishes itself from the many books on action research by aiming to support and guide school leaders. Principals are often left to their own devices to interpret and extend texts related to education and educational research. There are few resources that lead principals through the action research process that can be critical for faculty professional development. In electing …
Independent Reading And The ‘Social Turn’: How Adolescent Reading Habits And Motivation Relate To Cultivating Social Relationships, Matthew Knoester
Independent Reading And The ‘Social Turn’: How Adolescent Reading Habits And Motivation Relate To Cultivating Social Relationships, Matthew Knoester
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
Research suggests that independent reading outside of school is a strong indicator of school and reading success. However, studies also suggest that student recreational reading significantly decreases in the middle school years. This article explores some of the reasons adolescent students choose to read independently or are reluctant to do so. In this teacher research study the author interviewed his former students, their parents, and their current teachers about what motivates adolescents to read or not to read. Evidence from this study suggests that independent reading is intimately connected to various social practices, despite commonly held views that describe independent …
Walking In My Students’ Shoes: An Esl Teacher Brings Theory To Life In Order To Transform Her Classroom, Mary Amanda Stewart
Walking In My Students’ Shoes: An Esl Teacher Brings Theory To Life In Order To Transform Her Classroom, Mary Amanda Stewart
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
Throughout my career as an English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher, it has been obvious that in each setting there is a popular phrase that accurately describes the classroom: “one of these things is not like the other” – and it’s the teacher! Yes! It is I who stands alone as the native English speaker in almost every class I have ever taught. I was a teacher assistant in an elementary school, an ESL and math teacher at the middle school level, and an adult education teacher at a community college for a total of 9 years. In each …
The Tprs Puzzle: Effective Storytelling In A Lote Classroom, Lisa M. Roof, Cheryl A. Kreutter
The Tprs Puzzle: Effective Storytelling In A Lote Classroom, Lisa M. Roof, Cheryl A. Kreutter
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
The Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling (TPRS) method promised superior results in a second language classroom. However, experiences using the method in a middle school Spanish classroom were not always positive. Classroom structure dissolved during the interactive storytelling sessions when students’ disruptive responses overshadowed the benefits of the teaching method. This paper describes an action research project designed to analyze student engagement during two different TPRS lessons. In the first lesson, the classroom teacher followed the TPRS procedures with no modifications. In the second lesson, the teacher revised the lesson procedures by (a) explicitly stating clear expectations and giving …
Examining The Indian Farmer Suicides Through The Social And Environmental Justice Lens, Yogita Abichandani, Juanita Johnson-Bailey
Examining The Indian Farmer Suicides Through The Social And Environmental Justice Lens, Yogita Abichandani, Juanita Johnson-Bailey
Adult Education Research Conference
Approximately 200,000 farmers have committed suicide in India over the last decade. A majority of them are the ones who have been failed by the non- yield of genetically modified cotton per hectare and are dependent on these crops for their daily livelihood. The GM cottonseeds represent the hegemony and oppression of the farmers propelled by the globalization movement. This paper provides an understanding that the social movements against the GM seeds are in fact movements pointing towards the social and environmental injustices and seeks to understand the role adult education can play in addressing the social and environmental injustice.
G.E.D In 3 Voices: Reconsidering What We Perceive As “Deficits”, C. Amelia Davis
G.E.D In 3 Voices: Reconsidering What We Perceive As “Deficits”, C. Amelia Davis
Adult Education Research Conference
In this research, I experiment re-presenting particular stories through poetic texts that contextualize and capture rich detail while honoring difference in experience between GED students and instructors. Drawing upon the evocative and consequential nature of performative writing I attempt to weave images through meaning, inviting readers to fill in the gaps, noting places where they are pushed to spaces that are difficult to fully understand or interpret.
Dueling Clocks: How Academic Women Balance Childcare With The Road To Tenure, Erin Careless
Dueling Clocks: How Academic Women Balance Childcare With The Road To Tenure, Erin Careless
Adult Education Research Conference
This proposed study looks at the experience of academic women as they combine the demanding roles of motherhood and academic seeking tenure. Literature has identified several themes related to role-balancing: social and gender roles/expectations, time limitations of tenure and childrearing years, available support, ambiguous policies, and personal expectations (Armenti, 2004; Ward & Wolf-Wendel, 2004; Young & Wright, 2001). Data will be obtained using narrative inquiry, and examined through a critical feminist perspective. Individuals representing both academics and those employed in the policy sector will be interviewed, with the aim of assisting in the adaptation of university-based policy for academics. Introduction
Media Literacy As An Inquiry-Based Framework For Exploring Desocialization, Iris Metzgen-Ohlswager
Media Literacy As An Inquiry-Based Framework For Exploring Desocialization, Iris Metzgen-Ohlswager
Adult Education Research Conference
Our educational landscape is dramatically changing; youth and adults have access to more information than ever before in history. As a world we have embraced technology with open arms, but rarely have reflected on its implications or actively educated people on how to deconstruct the endless stream of messages. Media literacy or the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and create media, and can be used as an inquiry-based framework for exploring desocialization in the classroom, community, or workplace.
“It’S The Physical Versus The Emotional”: Using Poetics To Re-Present The Power Of Art In The Nursing Clinical Experience, Carrie Bailey, C. Amelia Davis
“It’S The Physical Versus The Emotional”: Using Poetics To Re-Present The Power Of Art In The Nursing Clinical Experience, Carrie Bailey, C. Amelia Davis
Adult Education Research Conference
The purpose of this exploratory qualitative study was to consider how the use of art in the post-clinical experience could broaden nursing students’ perceptions of holistic care, utilizing reflective practice and arts-based resources to increase their awareness of comprehensive patient care. Arts-based education research served as a useful curriculum tool for deep reflection in clinical nursing students’ experiences. Keeping with the tenor of arts-based research, we used poetic re-presentations as a means of maintaining students’ voices in this work. Reflections not only spanned the care provided but looked closely at patient relationships through analysis of their own clinical practice.
Fostering A Literate U.S. Workforce: Perspectives Of Adult Educators In Human Resource Development, Merlissa C. Alfred
Fostering A Literate U.S. Workforce: Perspectives Of Adult Educators In Human Resource Development, Merlissa C. Alfred
Adult Education Research Conference
Organizations are faced with increasing demands for a highly literate and skilled workforce. Investments in basic literacy and skills training are required to effectively address these organizational needs. The purpose of this study was to investigate Human Resource Development’s role in investing in and developing the segment of the US workforce that lacks the basic literacy and skills needed to participate in the employment arena.
Roundtable: Exposing Shadow Culture For Transformative Learning, Christian Avalon
Roundtable: Exposing Shadow Culture For Transformative Learning, Christian Avalon
Adult Education Research Conference
Discussion will be based from the proposed transformative learning framework lesson materials to determine 1) whether a critical event can be expected from material exposure; 2) how long disorientation is likely to ensue based on previous knowledge; and 3) best classroom techniques to manage individuals’ transformative learning needs within group instruction. Instruction materials include historical timelines, extent of exposure around the world, and sketches of prime examples for comparison and are structured as an observation inquiry project for learners to determine the prevalence of astrology as a socially constructed shadow culture influence.
Laughter Doeth Learning Good Like A Medicine, Celia Farr
Laughter Doeth Learning Good Like A Medicine, Celia Farr
Adult Education Research Conference
Laughter and its significant benefits lower the affective filter in any learning environment. The release of laughter reduces perceived learning difficulties and lowers learning anxieties which are commonly found in the adult-learner classroom. With the introduction of appropriately-sensitive humor to the classroom, students forge a solid and personal foundation– upon which they can better build the scaffolding for present and future learning experiences. The role of humor and laughter in the adult-learner’s classroom not only enhances the overall learning experience, it also aids in retention of knowledge.
Adult Learning Models For Translational Health Research: Bench, Bedside, And Communities, Linda Ziegahn
Adult Learning Models For Translational Health Research: Bench, Bedside, And Communities, Linda Ziegahn
Adult Education Research Conference
The intent of translational health research is to bridge the longstanding gaps between laboratory research and the people who are the intended beneficiaries of the resulting discoveries. Models from the field of adult education, particularly experiential and transformative learning approaches, can be useful in developing theory for the learning processes that occur when scientists, health practitioners, and community members collaborate around the identification, implementation, and evaluation of research projects aimed at improving health for everyone.
The Power Of Cliques, Friendships, And Social Networks In Strengthening Adult Basic Education Student Persistence And Retention, Jeff Zacharakis
The Power Of Cliques, Friendships, And Social Networks In Strengthening Adult Basic Education Student Persistence And Retention, Jeff Zacharakis
Adult Education Research Conference
This issue of student persistence and retention continues to plague most adult learning centers. This paper develops a theoretical perspective that uses social capital and network theory to explain why some students succeed in an ABE/GED program and go on to pursue post-secondary education and why some do not.