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The Role Of Student Involvement And Perceptions Of Integration In A Causal Model Of Student Persistence, Joseph B. Berger, Jeffrey F. Milem Jan 1999

The Role Of Student Involvement And Perceptions Of Integration In A Causal Model Of Student Persistence, Joseph B. Berger, Jeffrey F. Milem

Joseph B. Berger

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An Enduring Voice In American Indian Education: The Arizona State University Center For Indian Education, 1959-1999, Jeffrey P. Shepherd Jan 1999

An Enduring Voice In American Indian Education: The Arizona State University Center For Indian Education, 1959-1999, Jeffrey P. Shepherd

Jeffrey P Shepherd

This article provides a narrative analysis of the history of the Center for Indian Education at Arizona State University. As the premier center for native educational issues, the CIE played a crucial role in raising awareness about educational disparities on Indian reservations. The Center trained thousands of future teachers that have built lasting educational systems for native children across the country. In addition, the CIE shaped state and national educational policy by playing a historic role in the civil rights activities of the 1960s and 1970s. Today, the Center continues to contribute to educational training and policy across the state …

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About The Leading For Diversity Research Project, Rosemary C. Henze Jan 1999

About The Leading For Diversity Research Project, Rosemary C. Henze

Rosemary C. Henze

In this introduction, the author provides the historical context and theoretical framework for the five articles contained in this special issue. All of the articles share a common origin and similar perspective, focusing on how school leaders in various roles can work to improve racial/ethnic relations in our schools, particularly when those schools serve diverse populations and have histories of tension or conflict related to race/ethnicity.

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The Qcs Test Companion : Discover Your Test-Taking Type And Take Control Of Your Learning, Gabrielle Matters Dec 1998

The Qcs Test Companion : Discover Your Test-Taking Type And Take Control Of Your Learning, Gabrielle Matters

Dr Gabrielle Matters

No abstract provided.

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Use Of The Internet In Education, Jonathan Monroe Dec 1998

Use Of The Internet In Education, Jonathan Monroe

Jonathan D. Monroe

No abstract provided.

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The Psychometrics Of Longitudinal Measurements, Siek Khoo Dec 1998

The Psychometrics Of Longitudinal Measurements, Siek Khoo

Dr Siek Toon Khoo

No abstract provided.

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Now We Go To Their School: Desegregation And Its Contemporary Legacy, Abe Feuerstein, Sue Ellen Henry Dec 1998

Now We Go To Their School: Desegregation And Its Contemporary Legacy, Abe Feuerstein, Sue Ellen Henry

Abe Feuerstein

This article explores one southern community's response to the 1954 Brown decision and its subsequent history of dealing with school desegregation. This local perspective is developed using historical data focusing on events immediately following the Brown decision, which provide a contextfor events leading up to a decision in the inid-1980s to consolidate the community's middle school students to reduce perceptions of inequality based on race. This consolidated school is the focus of the second half of the article, which analyzes the current status of desegregation in the school. Although the school has been desegregated, it is far from integrated. Many …

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The Convergent Validity Of Reading Assessments At The Secondary Level (Thesis), Kelly Cross Dec 1998

The Convergent Validity Of Reading Assessments At The Secondary Level (Thesis), Kelly Cross

Kelly L. Cross

This study compares the results of four secondary level reading assessments in order to determine their convergent validity. Convergent validity is the process or result of finding that two or more indicators thought to assess the same variable correlate with each other (Harris & Hodges, 1995). During my examination of reading assessments, I found that four types: standardized reading tests, informal reading inventories, cloze technique reading assessments, and oral reading accuracy analysis from authentic materials. This study compares the results of these different types of reading assessments, rather than evaluating which "brand" of the same type of reading assessment is …

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Street Children In Film, Irving Epstein Dec 1998

Street Children In Film, Irving Epstein

Irving Epstein

In examining the depiction of street children in three classic films: Kids, Pixote, and Salaam Bombay, I argue that the respective directors play upon our protean concepts of “the street” and “the child” in order to offer social criticism of three types of states: the consumerist state, the authoritarian state, and the neocolonialist state. In each film, street life is used as a metaphor for the way in which the state expresses its authority. In spite of their differences, the directors’ share gendered views of children and childhood innocence, and see the street as offering its inhabitants the opportunities for …

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Student Participation In Mathematics Courses In Australian Secondary Schools, John Ainley, Peter Daly Dec 1998

Student Participation In Mathematics Courses In Australian Secondary Schools, John Ainley, Peter Daly

Dr John Ainley

Participation in advanced levels of mathematics in secondary school is ofinterest to those involved in educational policy and practice as well as those involved in research. This paper uses multilevel analyses (including a trichotomous outcome variable) of longitudinal data from a nationally representative sample of Australian schools to investigate the influence of a number of factors on participation in mathematics (advanced, general, or none) in the final year of secondary school. The results suggest that the major influences on mathematics participation are gender and prior mathematics achievement. Both influences are substantial and independent of each other. Building a strong foundation …

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Assessment And Reporting Of Student Achievement For Students With Specific Educational Needs Against Literacy And Numeracy Benchmarks, S Zammit, Marion Meiers, T Frigo Dec 1998

Assessment And Reporting Of Student Achievement For Students With Specific Educational Needs Against Literacy And Numeracy Benchmarks, S Zammit, Marion Meiers, T Frigo

Marion Meiers

This report provides key information on assessment and reporting of literacy and numeracy achievement. The study indicates the critical issues for stakeholders in relation to the assessment and reporting of performance outcomes of students with specific educational needs against literacy and numeracy benchmarks. It underlines the importance of accurately assessing and reporting the performance of students with special needs so that their specific needs are not overlooked.

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Can We Tell The Difference And Does It Matter? Differences In Achievement Between Girls And Boys In Australian Senior Secondary Education, Gabrielle Matters, Reg Allen, Ken Gray Dec 1998

Can We Tell The Difference And Does It Matter? Differences In Achievement Between Girls And Boys In Australian Senior Secondary Education, Gabrielle Matters, Reg Allen, Ken Gray

Dr Gabrielle Matters

The nature and interpretation of differences between the achievements of females and males in senior secondary school studies in Australia, and the implications for policy and practice of these perceived differences, are showing signs of change. The way-s in which these issues are discussed publicly across Australia are reviewed and then matched against indications that have emerged from data in one state (Queensland) and from other, published studies. This analysis suggests that there are important notions of gendered achievement that may not be receiving due consideration by those who formulate policy or analyse practice.

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Country Note: Japan: Report To The Japanese Government And The Oecd Arising From The Transition Review Visit, October 1998, Phil Mckenzie, David Raffe, Arvo Jappinen, Chon Sun Ihm Dec 1998

Country Note: Japan: Report To The Japanese Government And The Oecd Arising From The Transition Review Visit, October 1998, Phil Mckenzie, David Raffe, Arvo Jappinen, Chon Sun Ihm

Dr Phillip McKenzie

No abstract provided.

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After The Rain, Genan Anderson Dec 1998

After The Rain, Genan Anderson

Genan Anderson

Descriptive examples of building preschool curriculum on the children's environment by exploring children's questions and guiding their discovery of ways to find answers to them.

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Numeracy Gets A Guernsey Alongside Literacy, Dave Tout Dec 1998

Numeracy Gets A Guernsey Alongside Literacy, Dave Tout

David (Dave) Tout

This article discusses a proposed followup to the International Adult Literacy Survey called the International Life Skills Survey. This will assess performance in four skills domains - prose literacy, document literacy, numeracy and problem solving - and make behavioural reports in teamwork, practical cognition, and information and communication technology. This article looks at the numeracy aspects.

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Perspectives Of The Social And Emotional Development Of Youth With Emotional And Behavioral Disorders, John Rausch, Rhonda Van Meter Dec 1998

Perspectives Of The Social And Emotional Development Of Youth With Emotional And Behavioral Disorders, John Rausch, Rhonda Van Meter

John L. Rausch

Examines the decisionmaking of children with emotional and behavioral disorders. These youths' socially dysfunctional boundaries and thwarted border crossings are revealed semiotically.

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Socioeconomic Inequalities In Health-Related Behaviours: The Case Of Adult Australians' Leisure Time Physical Activity Levels, Julie Mcmillan Dec 1998

Socioeconomic Inequalities In Health-Related Behaviours: The Case Of Adult Australians' Leisure Time Physical Activity Levels, Julie Mcmillan

Julie McMillan

No abstract provided.

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English Teaching In Australia, Marion Meiers Dec 1998

English Teaching In Australia, Marion Meiers

Marion Meiers

In Australia, the Commonwealth and State governments play different roles in education, each of the Education Departments and Ministries of the various States and Territories having its own government school system. This chapter discusses state and national initiatives.

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Gender Differences In Economics Education - Fact Or Artefact, Petra Lietz, Dieter Kotte Dec 1998

Gender Differences In Economics Education - Fact Or Artefact, Petra Lietz, Dieter Kotte

Dr Petra Lietz

No abstract provided.

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Digital Professional Portfolios For Change, Elizabeth Hartnell-Young, M Morriss Dec 1998

Digital Professional Portfolios For Change, Elizabeth Hartnell-Young, M Morriss

Dr Elizabeth Hartnell-Young

Whether you are an administrator or a teacher, this book provides you with the conceptual framework and tools needed to effectively utilise the potential of digital portfolios. As CD-ROM and internet technology become more accessible, teachers are in a unique position to use multimedia to describe their experiences and reflect on their growth and professional development. This book shows how to construct a portfolio in the traditional sense and demonstrates the feasibility and effectiveness of digital interactivity

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Final Report: Comparisons: Australia's Revised Draft Year 3 And Year 5 Numeracy Benchmarks And International Standards, Gayl O'Connor, Brian Doig, John Lindsey, Catherine Pern, Jan Lokan Dec 1998

Final Report: Comparisons: Australia's Revised Draft Year 3 And Year 5 Numeracy Benchmarks And International Standards, Gayl O'Connor, Brian Doig, John Lindsey, Catherine Pern, Jan Lokan

Gayl O'Connor

No abstract provided.

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Moon Haiku, James Armstrong Dec 1998

Moon Haiku, James Armstrong

James Armstrong

No abstract provided.

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Persistence Among Adult Basic Education Students In Pre-Ged Classes, John Comings, Andrea Parella, Lisa Soricone Dec 1998

Persistence Among Adult Basic Education Students In Pre-Ged Classes, John Comings, Andrea Parella, Lisa Soricone

John P. Comings

The first phase of a persistence study used research as a tool to develop advice for practitioners on how to help adults persist in their studies. The study team defined persistence as adults who stay in programs for as long as they can, engage in self-directed study when they must drop out of their programs, and return to programs as soon as the demands of their lives allow. The team read previous studies and related literature, talked with practitioners about how they have tried to help adult students persist longer in their studies, and interviewed 150 pre-General Educational Development program …

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The Annual Review Of Adult Learning And Literacy, John Comings Dec 1998

The Annual Review Of Adult Learning And Literacy, John Comings

John P. Comings

No abstract provided.

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Empowering Classroom Teachers For The 21st Century: Meeting The Challenge Of Advancing Children's Mathematical Development, Catherine Pearn Dec 1998

Empowering Classroom Teachers For The 21st Century: Meeting The Challenge Of Advancing Children's Mathematical Development, Catherine Pearn

Catherine Pearn

In this paper, the specific concerns for literacy and numeracy as we enter a new era are addressed through a discussion of an innovative mathematics early intervention program, which the author and classroom teachers have developed and applied. 'Mathematics Intervention' is an innovative program developed by three classroom teachers to identify, then assist, children in year 1 'at risk' of not coping with the current mathematics curriculum. The program incorporates assessment tools and learning activities based on recent research about children's early numerical learning. It develops the basic concepts of number upon which children build their understanding of mathematics. All …

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Translation: Ubersetzung, Emily Purser, Linda Paul Dec 1998

Translation: Ubersetzung, Emily Purser, Linda Paul

Emily R Purser

This volume was conceived for intermediate and advanced level students of English Studies in German universities, where translation exercises are a compulsory element of the language education programme. It is a practical language coursebook, and can be used both in class and for individual study at home. Exercises are based on a functional grammar, and each chapter deals with one particular type of text.

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Use Of Computer Simulation To Develop Mental Simulations For Learning Relative Motion Concepts, John Clement, J.M. Monaghan Dec 1998

Use Of Computer Simulation To Develop Mental Simulations For Learning Relative Motion Concepts, John Clement, J.M. Monaghan

John J. Clement

No abstract provided.

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The Importance Of Efficient Strategies In Developing Numeracy In The Early Years, Catherine Pearn Dec 1998

The Importance Of Efficient Strategies In Developing Numeracy In The Early Years, Catherine Pearn

Catherine Pearn

A mathematics intervention program has been established at Elm Primary School for children at risk of not succeeding with Grade 1 mathematics. The program is based on current research that shows that children become numerate by progressing through five counting stages. The development and results of clinical interviews used for testing are discussed along with strategies that have been used to assist children overcome common difficulties identified by the testing. The importance for classroom teachers to be able to identify each child's strategies and thus their counting stage is stressed as a starting point for numeracy teaching in early years. …

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Presenting A Point Of View : Approaches To A Written Argument, Marion Meiers Dec 1998

Presenting A Point Of View : Approaches To A Written Argument, Marion Meiers

Marion Meiers

No abstract provided.

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Assessing Principals' Interpersonal Behaviour With Their Teachers, John Cresswell, D Fisher Dec 1998

Assessing Principals' Interpersonal Behaviour With Their Teachers, John Cresswell, D Fisher

Dr John Cresswell

In the past 25 years much attention has been given to the development and use of instruments to assess the qualities of the classroom and school environment from the perspectives of students and teachers. This paper describes the development, validation and application of an instrument, the Principal Interaction Questionnaire, to measure principals' interpersonal behaviour in a school. The new instrument was based on the Questionnaire on Teacher Interaction, first devised in The Netherlands. It contains eight scales to measure various aspects of a principal's interpersonal behaviour such as Directive behaviour, Strict/Inflexible behaviour and Understanding behaviour. The questionnaire was sent to …

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