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Full-Text Articles in Education
In Our Own Backyard: Critical Theory And The Development Of The San Jacinto Center For Environmental Education, Susanna Hamilton, Darleen Stoner, Randall Wright
In Our Own Backyard: Critical Theory And The Development Of The San Jacinto Center For Environmental Education, Susanna Hamilton, Darleen Stoner, Randall Wright
Journal of Critical Issues in Educational Practice
This research addresses the topic of nature centers from a critical theory perspective. This research assumed in part, the question: what are the characteristics of a functional and successful nature center that includes environmental education goals and programs? Nature center administrators from across the United States were surveyed and asked to share their opinions on this topic. Six overall characteristics pertaining to management and vision were identified through an exploratory mixed‑method design. Other components of these characteristics were discovered during the analysis of the data, and include factors such as approaches to education. Recommendations for improving nature centers and their …
From Critical Theory To Action Research Or Why This Feels Empowering, Randall Wright, Carolyn Marquez
From Critical Theory To Action Research Or Why This Feels Empowering, Randall Wright, Carolyn Marquez
Journal of Critical Issues in Educational Practice
This essay reflects the attempts of the first author of this paper to teach the sociological foundations of education from a critical theory perspective and discusses a surprising outcome—some students feel disempowered by the approach. It suggests that action research offers teachers the opportunity to consider their roles as social agents. One teacher’s story is shared to illustrate how her local efforts play a significant role in transforming the classroom into a more inviting, less alienating locale—addressing the “homelessness” that characterizes the modern school. Her story illustrates how action research, grounded as it is in specific, local concerns and personalities, …
Inclusion Of Students With Mild Disabilities: Accessing The General Curriculum, Cecily Ornelles Ph.D.
Inclusion Of Students With Mild Disabilities: Accessing The General Curriculum, Cecily Ornelles Ph.D.
Electronic Journal for Inclusive Education
Inclusion in general education classrooms is generally believed to have many benefits for students with disabilities. However, relatively little is known about the process of successful inclusion. The broad purpose of this study was to explore the process of inclusion. It sought to discover the variables that may have contributed to the learning experiences and outcomes of two students with mild disabilities in a general education classroom. The intent was to document the students’ experiences as they related to instruction, their peers without disabilities, and teacher supports in an effort to aid teachers and others in implementing inclusion in classroom …
Self-Assessment And Democratization, Betty Mcdonald Ph.D.
Self-Assessment And Democratization, Betty Mcdonald Ph.D.
Electronic Journal for Inclusive Education
This paper takes the stance that self-assessment is an integral part of democratization in classrooms. Defined as ‘the involvement of students in identifying standards and/or criteria to apply to their work and making judgments about the extent to which they met these criteria and standards’ (Boud 1986, p. 5), self-assessment uses principles that promote democracy. Freedom of expression and participation in decision making propel the student to a level outside of the norm that results in excellence in all areas of endeavor, within and without the classroom. Implications for education and society are discussed.
Spotlight On Inclusion: What Research And Practice Is Telling The Field, Emily C. Bouck Ph.D.
Spotlight On Inclusion: What Research And Practice Is Telling The Field, Emily C. Bouck Ph.D.
Electronic Journal for Inclusive Education
Inclusive education needs continued exploration, as current research is ambiguous. This paper presents data across three related studies regarding inclusive education for secondary students with high incidence disabilities. One study represents a survey of curriculum and instructional environments for secondary students with mild mental impairment and learning disabilities, another presents data that explored interactions across inclusive and pull-out educational settings between students with mild mental impairment and their peers and adults, and the final study explored education in pull-out educational settings for students with cross-categorical disabilities. Overall the studies revealed that inclusive education is not a clear solution and must …
Welcome, Patricia R. Renick Ph.D.
Welcome, Patricia R. Renick Ph.D.
Electronic Journal for Inclusive Education
This tenth edition continues the conversation concerning inclusive education by deal with the issues of diversity as well as inclusive education.
Ms. Ashima Das of Mumbai, India graces this issue with one of her poems.
Dr. Betty McDonald discusses the issues of self-assessment and democratization.
Dr. Cecily Ornelles continues this conversation with issues concerning the accessing of the general curriculum by student with mild disabilities.
Ms. Cam Cobb of the Toronto District School Board describes a rich and fascinating history for Korean migration to Toronto and the communities established there by the Korean native.
Dr. Emily C. Bouck challenges the …
Poem By Ashima Das, Ashima Das Ph.D. Scholar
Poem By Ashima Das, Ashima Das Ph.D. Scholar
Electronic Journal for Inclusive Education
A poem written by Ashima Das.
Toronto's Korean Canadian Community: 1948-2005, Cam Cobb
Toronto's Korean Canadian Community: 1948-2005, Cam Cobb
Electronic Journal for Inclusive Education
Ethnicity, the influence of stereotyping – whether it is overt or not - and personal identity intersect on a daily basis. But what is ethnicity? One could argue that it is a flexible idea, or as Weber (1968) notes, a matter of “subjective belief” (p. 389). According to Troper and Weinfeld (1987) “the definition of an ethnic group involves a sense of shared history, real or imagined (p. 106).” I include these two definitions of ethnicity because they both acknowledge the subjective nature of ethnic identity. Reflecting on subjectivity, however, raises questions concerning the interplay between ethnicity and stereotyping. To …
Universal Design For Learning In Inclusive Classrooms, Stephanie A. Kurtts Ph.D.
Universal Design For Learning In Inclusive Classrooms, Stephanie A. Kurtts Ph.D.
Electronic Journal for Inclusive Education
The authors of this paper describe how teams of preservice and inservice special and general education teachers implemented universal design for learning (UDL) in inclusive classrooms. An examination of the teachers’ perceptions concerning UDL contributed to understanding how the general education curriculum can be adapted for successful learning for all students. The study was guided by the following two research questions: (1) how do preservice and inservice teachers understand the concept of universal design for learning and (2) how do preservice and inservice teachers perceive the use of an educational software program in implementing instructional accommodations for students with mild/moderate …
Memories From The 'Other': Lessons In Connecting With Students, Thomas Knestrict Ed. D.
Memories From The 'Other': Lessons In Connecting With Students, Thomas Knestrict Ed. D.
Electronic Journal for Inclusive Education
This article is a result of several years of presenting workshops on meeting the needs of children with learning differences throughout Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. I share many stories during these workshops and this is an attempt to share some of them in print while making some larger philosophical points at the same time. It is also a result of experiencing special education as a student, and teacher in the public schools, as well as teaching and researching in the field as a professor of education.
This is an autobiographical case study. It offers illustrative stories of a system that …
Front Matter
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
Editors' Message
Leaping into Uncertainty: Teaching and Learning beyond Logic and Reason
In 1846, Soren Kierkegaard set forth the limits of logical systems and objective truth, neither of which can shed light on the important questions of life. “In logical systems,” the nineteenth century Danish philosophy argues, “nothing may be incorporated that has a relationship to existence, that is not indifferent to existence” (141) because a logical system is purely speculative. Existence is an actuality, a doing. Logical systems cannot account for the necessary leap in life between almost doing something—thinking about doing something (and Kierkegaard’s example is taking the …
Jaepl, Vol. 12, Winter 2006-2007, Kristie S. Fleckenstein, Linda T. Calendrillo
Jaepl, Vol. 12, Winter 2006-2007, Kristie S. Fleckenstein, Linda T. Calendrillo
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
Essays
Lynn Z. Bloom and Carla Hill. High Stakes Gambling in the Master Class
High Stakes Gambling in the Master Class explores some of the unarticulated intangibles in a relationship between Master Teacher and Honors Student (who collaborated in writing this essay), calculated to produce a distinguished honors thesis, sometimes out of thin air, gambling, playing the hunches that will allow a gleam in the eye to metamorphose into gold on the page.
Judith Beth Cohen. The Missing Body—Yoga and Higher Education.
Using her own yoga practice as a basis, this author argues for more bodily involvement in learning …
High Stakes Gambling In The Master Class, Lynn Z. Bloom, Carla Hill
High Stakes Gambling In The Master Class, Lynn Z. Bloom, Carla Hill
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
High Stakes Gambling in the Master Class explores some of the unarticulated intangibles in a relationship between Master Teacher and Honors Student (who collaborated in writing this essay), calculated to produce a distinguished honors thesis, sometimes out of thin air, gambling, playing the hunches that will allow a gleam in the eye to metamorphose into gold on the page.
Bodies In The Classroom: Integrating Physical Literacy, Carolina Mancuso
Bodies In The Classroom: Integrating Physical Literacy, Carolina Mancuso
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
This essay, based on research in Masters level classrooms for education students enrolled in a Graduate Literacy Program, addresses issues of mind-body-spirit teaching and learning..
“Lashing Out At ‘Intellectuals’”: Facing Fear On Both Sides Of The Desk, Stephanie Paterson
“Lashing Out At ‘Intellectuals’”: Facing Fear On Both Sides Of The Desk, Stephanie Paterson
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
The author identifies stages in working through a personal attack in a student's composition. Turning toward conflict in a teacher researcher stance is a creative, self-renewing way to conduct the ongoing (often unexplored) intellectual-emotional work of writing teachers.
Uniting Creativity And Research: A Holistic Approach To Learning, Susan A. Schiller
Uniting Creativity And Research: A Holistic Approach To Learning, Susan A. Schiller
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
The academy needs to move closer to a holistic form of education, one that values creativity and research equally.
Connecting, Helen Walker, Darina Garcia, Ryan Skinnell, Lee Roecher, Louise Morgan
Connecting, Helen Walker, Darina Garcia, Ryan Skinnell, Lee Roecher, Louise Morgan
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
Helen Walker. Connecting.
Danina Garcia —Message from a Student Writer.
Libby Falk Jones—Anger in the Teaching Life
Ryan Skinnell —Connections of a First-Year Teacher
Lee Roecher —Guiding the Passion.
Louise Morgan —Emails to Blow Off Steam
Reviews, Mary Pettice, Kerrie R. H. Farkas, Edward Sullivan, Brad Lucas
Reviews, Mary Pettice, Kerrie R. H. Farkas, Edward Sullivan, Brad Lucas
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
Reviews
Mary Pettice. Writing New Media: Theory and Applications for Expanding the Teaching of Composition. (Ed. Anne Frances Wysocki, Johndan Johnson-Eilola, Cynthia L. Selfe, and Geoffrey Sirc, 2004).
Kerrie R. H. Farkas. Writing at the End of the World . (Richard Miller, 2005).
Edward Sullivan. Field Notes on the Compassionate Life: A Search for the Soul of Kindness. (Marc Ian Barasch, 2005).
Brad Lucas. (Re)Writing Craft: Composition, Creative Writing, and the Future of English Studies. (Tim Mayers, 2005).
Back Matter
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
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The Missing Body–Yoga And Higher Education, Judith Beth Cohen
The Missing Body–Yoga And Higher Education, Judith Beth Cohen
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
Using her own yoga practice as a basis, this author argues for more bodily involvement in learning and offers several exercises she has used to accomplish this.
Writing Aphrodite: Imagining A Rhetoric Of Desire For A Feminist Writing Course, Hildy Miller
Writing Aphrodite: Imagining A Rhetoric Of Desire For A Feminist Writing Course, Hildy Miller
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
Reaching back to the post-Jungian goddess feminism of decades past, this essay shows how the mythical figure Aphrodite can serve as an image for an alternative rhetoric of desire in a contemporary feminist writing class.
Mcluhan’S Warning, Frye’S Strategy, Emerson’S Dream, Rich Murphy
Mcluhan’S Warning, Frye’S Strategy, Emerson’S Dream, Rich Murphy
The Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning
McLuhan's Warning, Frye's Strategy, Emerson's Dream argues the vital function of literary writing in the academy. The essay maps a road from the warnings of catastrophe by Marshall McLuhan to Emerson's dream of all American citizens being poets through the writing strategies of Northrop Frye. It is argued that what one learns through literary writing is especially important during the crises that are ongoing in the West.