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Disproportionality In Special Education : A Persistent Reality For African American Students, Denise Reid
Disproportionality In Special Education : A Persistent Reality For African American Students, Denise Reid
Justice, Spirituality & Education Journal
The disproportionate representation of African Americans in special education continues to be a prevalent, disturbing, and heavily debated problem, and possibly the most long-standing issue in the special education field. African American students are overrepresented in three disability categories (emotionally behavioral disorder, intellectual disability, and specific learning disability), all of which are prone to subjective judgment. The current literature indicates the following reasons as possible explanations for this persistent problem: failed general education system, inequities in special education referral and identification process, test bias, as well as a lack of access to effective instruction. This paper provides definitions of disproportionate …
Book Review: I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up For Education And Was Shot By The Taliban (Yousafzai & Lam), Kay Henry
Justice, Spirituality & Education Journal
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California Academy Early College High School: Creating Community Through Rigor, Relevance & Relationships, Erin Craig, Dennis Eastman, Natalie Battersbee
California Academy Early College High School: Creating Community Through Rigor, Relevance & Relationships, Erin Craig, Dennis Eastman, Natalie Battersbee
Justice, Spirituality & Education Journal
California Academy Early College High School (California Academy)1 1 Pseudonym. , an independent charter high school serving at-risk students in Santa Ana has created, developed, and sustained a community of family through rigor, relevance, and relationships. Over the past 10 years three different educational leaders, each with unique professional training, experiences, and leadership styles, served as California Academy’s principal from its founding and development, to a sustained thriving early college high school (ECHS), effectively educating traditionally underserved students in Santa Ana. This longitudinal narrative case study depicts how aligned successive leaders created an academically successful community of formerly at-risk students …
Open The Door Of Christian Education To All Students : A Call For Christian School Reform, Tammy Bachrach
Open The Door Of Christian Education To All Students : A Call For Christian School Reform, Tammy Bachrach
Justice, Spirituality & Education Journal
Does biblical justice include people with disabilities? Like the orphan and widow of Christ’s day, people with disability have historically been marginalized, frequently experiencing poverty and isolation. A biblical worldview of disability and a Christian community, which seeks to have the mind of Christ, ought to challenge the exclusion and injustices people with disability experience in our communities. This article will interweave the author’s personal experience as a Christian member of the disability community, disability studies scholarship, and a biblical worldview of disability to examine the current practice of excluding people with disabilities from Christian school education. The goal is …
The Book Of Acts As A Case Study : Examining The Ministry Of Reconciliation, Glen Kinoshita
The Book Of Acts As A Case Study : Examining The Ministry Of Reconciliation, Glen Kinoshita
Justice, Spirituality & Education Journal
This literature review identifies ethnic diversity and reconciliation as a consistent theme throughout the book of Acts and explores some of the sociological, educational, and theological factors that help identify reconciliation as a ministry of the early church. This meta-analysis explores foundational concepts that develop an understanding of biblical reconciliation, examines the concept of “ethnicity” as it arises out of the biblical text, and describes the historical context and backdrop of the time of Jesus and the early church. After having established these concepts, the author will walk through the book of Acts, processing the various narratives with these concepts, …
Book Review: Multiculturalism: A Shalom Motif For The Christian Community (Domnwachukwu & Lee), Nicholas Block
Book Review: Multiculturalism: A Shalom Motif For The Christian Community (Domnwachukwu & Lee), Nicholas Block
Justice, Spirituality & Education Journal
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The Impact Of Gentrification On Faith-Based Organizations, Orvic Pada
The Impact Of Gentrification On Faith-Based Organizations, Orvic Pada
Justice, Spirituality & Education Journal
Urban renewal and gentrification are current catchphrases in many urban initiatives, mostly centering on housing development, new urbanism, and community building. By focusing on re-envisioning community building, development, and social services in urban contexts, religious institutions and organizations adapt to urban changes and adjust accordingly with various initiatives to address social needs, put their spirituality and faith into practice, and attract adherents. This paper is the theoretical piece of a larger work in progress that provides the context for understanding the changes brought about by gentrification in “inner cities” and how religious organizations operate within the changing sociological landscape brought …
Faith And Learning In Action: Tangible Connections Between Biblical Integration And Living The Christian Life, Calvin Roso
Faith And Learning In Action: Tangible Connections Between Biblical Integration And Living The Christian Life, Calvin Roso
Justice, Spirituality & Education Journal
I am at my best being and serving in the trenches – having my boots on the ground – mentoring students to meet the needs of others. As a Christian educator, I feel compelled to help others make a sustainable impact on the lives of those who cannot help themselves. The desire to help others is an important part of professional and personal journey in understanding faith and learning integration (FLI). In the past I have felt that faith and learning integration was a great technique to train students to help others. I also believe that the integration of faith …