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Bgsu Graduate College 2006-2007 Catalog, Bowling Green State University

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Bowling Green State University graduate catalog for 2006-2007.

The Place Of Dissent In Inquiry, Learning, And Reflection, Michael Schwartz

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

In this keynote address presented at the October, 2005 Annual Conference, Dr. Schwartz considers the role of dissent in the academy from the perspective of the turbulent late sixties and early seventies.

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Mid-Western Educational Research Association 2006 Annual Meeting Call For Proposals, Craig A. Mertler

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

Call for Proposals

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Enrichment And Exposure In Secondary Literacy: Evaluating A Programmatic Response To Institutional Diversity Initiatives, Thandeka K. Chapman, Nikola Hobbel

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

The following paper presents the findings from an evaluative research project that investigated the merits and challenges of an academic bridge program between Milwaukee Public School high school students and the University of Wisconsin Madison. Using a mixed-method design, the researchers focused on evaluating the three-week writing workshops held during the first two summers of the program. Data were collected from students who had already taken the workshops and currently are enrolled at the university. The analysis reflects needed alterations in the program as well as political and educational struggles indicative of large urban districts that are beyond the scope …

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Community, Collaboration, And Creativity: The Potential Of Art Education To Create Change, Sandra Spickard Prettyman, Elisa B. Gargarella

Mid-Western Educational Researcher

The authors used qualitative methods to examine a high school summer arts program in the Midwest, and researched how the program promotes the creative and aesthetic development of students and teachers, as well as an appreciation for cultural and environmental diversity and conservation. We argue the program provides a space, both physical and emotional, where students could come together, recognize the power of community and collaboration in their lives, and engage in powerful creative work. This experience helped them recognize their own responsibility in creating cultural, environmental, and social awareness and change, and moved them toward becoming change agents in …

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