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Integration Of Instructional Technology By University Lecturers In Secondary School Teacher Education Programs In Zimbabwe: An Exploratory Study, Rodwell Chitiyo
Integration Of Instructional Technology By University Lecturers In Secondary School Teacher Education Programs In Zimbabwe: An Exploratory Study, Rodwell Chitiyo
Middle-Secondary Education and Instructional Technology Dissertations
In the context of continuous innovations in information and communication technology (ICT) and its impact on higher education, this descriptive study explores the state of instructional technology (IT) integration by university lecturers in pre-service secondary school teacher education programs in Zimbabwe. Specifically, the study examines how the lecturers conceptualize IT integration, how they integrate IT into their instruction, the support given by their institutions, and the constraints they face. The qualitative methodology used is basic or generic in nature (Merriam, 1998). Twenty-one lecturers in the colleges of education at 3 universities participated. The 3 data collection methods used are questionnaires, …
Adult Reflections On A High School Choral Music Program: Perceptions Of Meaning And Lifelong Influence, Melissa Tyson Arasi
Adult Reflections On A High School Choral Music Program: Perceptions Of Meaning And Lifelong Influence, Melissa Tyson Arasi
Middle-Secondary Education and Instructional Technology Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to investigate the lifelong meaning and influence of participation in a high school choral music program. This study described and analyzed the reflections of adults who participated in one high school choral program selected by the researcher as meeting high standards of practice in choral music. The eight participants, who were involved in the choral program for at least three years and pursued careers in fields other than music, were selected via criterion sampling and interviewed regarding their experiences in chorus and how those experiences may have influenced their lives. Semi-structured interviews were the …
Swimming Upstream: A Study Of Black Males And The Academic Pipeline, Rhonda Dayle Wilkins
Swimming Upstream: A Study Of Black Males And The Academic Pipeline, Rhonda Dayle Wilkins
Educational Policy Studies Dissertations
ABSTRACT SWIMMING UPSTREAM: A STUDY OF BLACK MALES AND THE ACADEMIC PIPELINE Rhonda D. Wilkins Post secondary participation and graduation rates of Black males are declining rapidly. Black women, however, are realizing substantial growth in both of these areas and account for the majority of the increase in Black student college enrollment. This qualitative case study addresses the decline in Black male participation in higher education by focusing on six Black men who completed college programs and the academic pipeline that brought them to their degree. The purpose of the research inquiry was to determine various factors that either helped …
Benefits Or Harms Of No Child Left Behind, Judy Block
Benefits Or Harms Of No Child Left Behind, Judy Block
Educational Policy Studies Dissertations
ABSTRACT BENEFITS OR HARMS OF NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND by Judy Block The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 reauthorizes and extensively amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and establishes control over the majority of federal programs and spending that affect public education. Embedded in the Act are various requirements that states and schools must adhere to as a condition of receiving federal education funds as well as harsh sanctions for failing to meet the requirements. No Child Left Behind notably shifts federal education policy by expanding its role into the areas of standards and assessment, …
Multiple Perspectives On Georgia's Early Intervention Program: A Qualitative Inquiry, Christy Thorne Jaffe
Multiple Perspectives On Georgia's Early Intervention Program: A Qualitative Inquiry, Christy Thorne Jaffe
Counseling and Psychological Services Dissertations
This qualitative study used naturalistic methods to compare a local implementation of a state funded early intervention program (EIP) with its stated goals. A large suburban elementary school began serving academically at-risk students through small, self-contained classrooms after funding for more inclusive practices was cut from the state budget. This study took place within two fifth grade classes, situated within a non-Title I elementary school. Participants included EIP teachers, system administrators and mother/child dyads. Each participant was interviewed twice. Information from a pilot study, classroom observations, program guidelines and archival records were used to provide additional depth to interview data …
Extending The Conversation: New Technologies, New Literacies, And English Education, Janet A. Swenson, Carl A. Young, Ewa Mcgrail, Robert A. Rozema, Phyllis Whitin
Extending The Conversation: New Technologies, New Literacies, And English Education, Janet A. Swenson, Carl A. Young, Ewa Mcgrail, Robert A. Rozema, Phyllis Whitin
Middle and Secondary Education Faculty Publications
The authors contend that new technologies have developed new literacies and new ways of thinking that are reshaping our lives. In the rapidly changing world, they argue, these new literacies and their practices must become central to effective English education programs. To frame their argument, they introduce the notion of "technological" pedagogical content knowledge to bridge the perceived binary of technology and English education. Throughout, they analyze how reflection on new technologies and integration of them into coursework for specific purposes is an educational, political, and even a moral imperative.
Understanding English Language Learners’ Needs And The Language Acquisition Process: Two Teacher Educators’ Perspectives, Alicja Rieger, Ewa Mcgrail
Understanding English Language Learners’ Needs And The Language Acquisition Process: Two Teacher Educators’ Perspectives, Alicja Rieger, Ewa Mcgrail
Middle and Secondary Education Faculty Publications
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Mentoring In The Political And Cultural World Of Academia: An Exploration Of The Experiences Of Literacy Educators, Mark B. Cobb, Dana L. Fox, Joyce E. Many, Mona Matthews, Ewa Mcgrail, Donna Lester Taylor, Gertrude Tinker Sachs, Yan Wan, Faith H. Wallace
Mentoring In The Political And Cultural World Of Academia: An Exploration Of The Experiences Of Literacy Educators, Mark B. Cobb, Dana L. Fox, Joyce E. Many, Mona Matthews, Ewa Mcgrail, Donna Lester Taylor, Gertrude Tinker Sachs, Yan Wan, Faith H. Wallace
Middle and Secondary Education Faculty Publications
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“It’S A Double Edged Sword This Technology Business”: Secondary English Teachers’ Perspectives On A School-Wide Laptop Technology Initiative, Ewa Mcgrail
Middle and Secondary Education Faculty Publications
In response to national technology mandates, schools across the United States have committed themselves to laptop technology programs as a way to encourage student-centered learning and critical thinking in collaborative classrooms (Getting America’s Students Ready Report, 1996). This study reports on a great deal of teacher ambivalence about technology in English instruction, in the context of a school-wide laptop technology initiative. Four larger clusters of conflict contributed to this ambivalence: a) conflicts around institutional control in implementation of the laptop program and teacher agency, b) conflicts around political pressures for standardized testing and technology mandates, c) conflicts around technology uses …