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Collaboration In Schools: Creating Solutions To Complex Problems, Wendy Steelmon

Perspectives In Learning

Although the concept of cooperative teams is not a new one, Transformational Leadership is bringing collaboration back to the spotlight in the world of education. In this approach, the principal becomes a facilitator, teachers become professional colleagues, students are motivated by the mere joy of learning, and parents and the local community increase their involvement as stewards, resulting in the involvement of all stakeholders in the complex problem solving issues of the school. Collaboration requires trust and support among these team members and, though it takes time, yields much more effective schools and productive students.

Some Entrepreneurship Pitfalls, Philip Wolitzer

New England Journal of Entrepreneurship

All of us have at some point thought how great it would be to be the boss of our own destiny and build a new business. For some it’s a dream that won’t stop until we try. In the old days, all it would have taken was two months’ rent after we built our leasehold improvements. Oh, how times have changed.

Bringing The Ivory Tower And Real World Together: Lessons Learned In The Collaborative Process Of Preparing Effective Teachers, Tina D. Butcher, Jan G. Burcham, Deirdre C. Greer, Mary Beth Hendricks

Perspectives In Learning

When the “ivory tower” world of educator preparation faculty collides with the “real world” of in-service teachers, the result can be a partnership that is committed to preparing teachers equipped to meet the needs of diverse learners in 21st century classrooms. The lessons learned in the development of such a partnership include a focus on: a) authentic engagement of all stakeholders; b) honest, diplomatic, and timely communication; c) support and scaffolding for pre-service teachers; d) a variety of authentic assessment measures; and e) assistance for new teachers during the induction period. Strengthening the bonds between university faculty and classroom teachers …

Teaching Basic Counseling Skills To Aspiring School Leaders: Active Listening Skills As Critical Components Of Team Building And Collaboration, Paul T. Hackett, L. Christopher Ross, Irene Asuncion

Perspectives In Learning

The preparation of school leaders in educational leadership programs provides multiple challenges in terms of a set course of study with discrete skills for the leader. Programs in educational leadership have been criticized for curricular disarray (Levine, 2005). Deficiencies cited by an American Enterprise Institute study of 31 educational leadership programs found that a small percentage of instruction in those programs focused on issues such as data analysis, public relations, marketing, and parent and school board relations (Hess & Kelly, 2005). A Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) study of educational leadership programs found that the majority of universities “fall short …

Mr. Bell, You Are Destroying Our Children!, David Rock

Perspectives In Learning

Is technology the wave of the future? Society says "YES" when it is convenient and educators respond with a multitude of answers. The use of technology in today's classroom has become a controversial curricular topic for those inside and outside the classroom. Why? I am sure that many of the same arguments used today against the use of technology in P-12 education are similar to those used during the past 100 years. Imagine the thousands of educators a hundred years ago that said, "The use of this new invention will destroy the writing ability of our children. There will be …

Multicultural Education: More Than The Acknowledgement Of Black History Month, Owen Latimore

Perspectives In Learning

I remember clearly as a child, in the early nineteen sixties, the only African American mentioned in my school was Crispus Attucks. For a long time I thought there was only one black man that fought in the entire revolutionary war. From the big old musty textbooks we were given to study it was obvious very few black people had accomplished anything worth writing about. I hated history. I thought its only concern were old dead white men. Understandably, I did not do well in history. Since 2005, enrollment in public schools has increased, but “Black males continue spiraling down …

Einstein's Celebrated Formula, E = Mc2 Is Finally Corroborated, Atbin Doroodchi

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

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Cloning Frozen Animals, Pratik Talati

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

pp. 5-6

Repairs On Large Hadron Collider Will Take Longer Than Expected, Courtney Sparkman

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

p. 7

Medicinal Benefits Of Green Tea?, Adam Threet, Natalie Mitchell

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

pp. 12-13

Utilizing A Unique Study In The Peruvian Amazon To Assess The Malaria Vaccine Candidate Antigen Plasmodium Falciparum Merozoite Surface Protein 6, Aaron Neal, Stephen Jordan, Ana Oliveira, Oralee Branch, Julian Rayner

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

pp. 16-19

Polymer Waveguides For Explosives Detection, Rena L. Hammer, William F. Sherwood, Medhat S. Farahat, David E. Nikles

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

pp. 20-22

Dr. David Graves: Exploring The Chemistry Of Nucleic Acids, Drew Buie

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

pp. 48-49

Inquiro 2 (End Matter), Inquiro Staff

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

No abstract provided.

Key Mechanism Behind Cancer Metastasis Is Explained, Atbin Doroodchi

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

p. 5

Minerals On Mars Point To More Recent Presence Of Water, Atbin Doroodchi

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

p. 5

Correlation Between Hypertension And The Progression Of Alzheimer’S Disease, Sukhkamal Bhullar, Thomas Van Groen, Inga Kadish

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

pp. 31-36

The Fight Against Hiv: An Interview With Dr. Michael Saag, Matt Morton

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

pp. 46-47

Dr. Perry Gerakines: Astrophysicist At Uab Investigates The Origins Of Life, Danuel Laan

Inquiro, the UAB undergraduate science research journal

pp. 68-69

What Would Freud Say To Voltaire? The Use Of Dialogues In Survey Courses, Linda Simmons

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

In this essay, the author argues that assigning dialogues in survey courses is a viable alternative to traditional research-based essays.

Po? Pow? What! A Class Project To Study Linguistic Variation In English, Bruce Sofinski

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

This article explains how a final class project in an American Sign Language course teaches teamwork, critical thinking, and research methodology.

Back Matter

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

Katherine Blair Yancey (right) created "Prime," the colored-pencil drawing on the front cover, while enrolled in "Drawing I" with Professor Beryl Solla (left) at Piedmont Community College.

Title Page

Basic Communication Course Annual

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Editor's Page, Paul Turman

Basic Communication Course Annual

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Traditional Pedagogical Tools: Examining Peer Feedback In The Basic Communication Course, Julie Semlak

Basic Communication Course Annual

Peer feedback is used in many basic communication courses, yet little is known about the pedagogical value of the written peer feedback provided for speakers, or the process of providing peer feedback. Using social learning theory as a theoretical foundation, this study explores the use of peer feedback in the basic communication course.

Findings indicate the content of peer feedback is less useful than instructor feedback for preparing future speeches. However, this study also reveals the process of providing peer feedback provides a model for vicarious learning, allowing basic course students to critically analyze a speech presented by a peer. …

Grade Distributions In The Basic Public Speaking Course: Exploring The Differences And Pedagogical Implications Of Faculty Rank, Holly J. Payne, Sally O. Hastings

Basic Communication Course Annual

This study examines differences in grade distributions in the introductory public speaking course at two American universities based on instructor rank. A sample of 442 sections with 11,381 students over a 2-year period was collected and analyzed using analysis of variance and chi-square analysis. We found significant differences in grade distributions, with instructors assigning lower grades overall than graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) and adjunct faculty. Instructors assigned significantly more D’s and F’s than tenure/track faculty, adjuncts, and GTAs. Chi-square analysis also revealed instructors and tenure/track faculty assign fewer A’s, but tenure/track faculty assign more B’s than the other faculty groups. …

Author Biographies

Basic Communication Course Annual

No abstract provided.

Index Of Titles And Authors, Volumes 1-19

Basic Communication Course Annual

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Back Cover

Basic Communication Course Annual

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Increasing The Success Of Online Students, Ivan Harrell Ii Phd

Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges

In this article, the author presents ways that colleges can use student readiness, orientation, and support to increase the likelihood for success of their online students.