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Diversity In Kansas Adult Education Programs, Dianne Glass
Diversity In Kansas Adult Education Programs, Dianne Glass
Educational Considerations
Kansas is not typically considered a state with a great deal of diversity. In the past few years, however, Kansas has become more ethnically diverse. Kansas adult education programs could serve as a bellwether for diversity across Kansas.
Study/Teach Abroad Programs For Higher Education Faculty, Osman Özturgut
Study/Teach Abroad Programs For Higher Education Faculty, Osman Özturgut
Essays in Education
With all the benefits of study abroad programs for students in higher education, as suggested in the literature, this study proposes promoting study/teach abroad programs for faculty members. Through such programs, institutions will benefit from diversity and promotion of study abroad programs for students will be much more efficient with faculty members giving the account of first hand experience of their studying/teaching abroad.
Crt Assessment Instrument, Janet L. Applin
Crt Assessment Instrument, Janet L. Applin
Kentucky Teacher Educator
The Culturally Responsive Teaching Assessment Instrument (CRT) is an observation instrument that was developed to assess teachers' use of culturally responsive teaching in applied classroom settings.
The Development Of The Culturally Responsive Teaching Assessment Instrument, Janet L. Applin
The Development Of The Culturally Responsive Teaching Assessment Instrument, Janet L. Applin
Kentucky Teacher Educator
This article is concerned with developing an instrument to assess Culturally Responsive Teaching. A study was conducted to explore the process of developing a valid and reliable CRT Assessment Instrument. Teaching behaviors widely accepted to indicate culturally responsive teaching were operationalized and an observation instrument was developed to assess teachers' use of culturally responsive teaching in applied classroom settings. Teachers were observed using the instrument and it was evaluated for its reliability and validity. Results of the study indicated that the instrument was found to have acceptable inter-rater reliability for approximately half of the indicators. The results supported the content …
Motivation Of Asian Americans To Study Medicine: A Pilot Study, Ralitsa Akins
Motivation Of Asian Americans To Study Medicine: A Pilot Study, Ralitsa Akins
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
In the Background section, major trends in medical school population diversity are explored in regard to Asian American cultural values for success, Asian educational values and traditions, and relatedness to immigration laws fostering professional workforce immigration. This background exploration, presenting the diverse forces forming the environment for Asian American immigrants and their cultural roots, will help the understanding of the results of the pilot study on motivation of Asian Americans to study medicine.
Diversification Of A University Faculty: Women Faculty In The Mit Schools Of Science And Engineering, Nancy Hopkins
Diversification Of A University Faculty: Women Faculty In The Mit Schools Of Science And Engineering, Nancy Hopkins
New England Journal of Public Policy
A broadly diverse faculty is critical to MIT’s educational mission, and significant efforts have been made to achieve a faculty whose diversity reflects that of the students we train. To assess the success of some of these efforts, I examined the percentage of women faculty in the Schools of Science and Engineering over time. In Science, the increased number (and percentage) of women faculty today is the consequence of: pressures associated with the civil rights movement in the early 1970s; unusual efforts between 1996 and 2000 by former Dean of Science Bob Birgeneau in response to the 1996 Report on …