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A Socially Dynamic Approach To Teaching Grammar, Gregory Shafer

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

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How Should I Change The Way I Teach/Model Grammar Instruction In My Methods Course? One Teacher Educator's Critical View Of His Own Pedagogy, Kenan L. Metzger

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

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Grammar: Navigating Teaching Without Crashing And Burning, Karen Vocke, Erin Jewell, Christy Doherty-Mcdowell, Drew Wolford, Suzanne Ehst, Amanda Margaret Hovey, Nicole Smith-Ball, Hillary Erickson, Katelin Gonzalez

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

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Grammar Instruction Needs Fixed: Teaching Standardized Grammatical Conventions And Honoring Linguistic Idenity, Shelia Benson

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

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Re-Visioning "Right" Writing In The Language Arts Classroom, Lucia Elden, Marilyn Wilson

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

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Mitech Let's Talk About Text: Toward A Descriptive Grammar Of The Lowly Sma, Robert Rozema

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

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Book Reviews

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

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Table Of Contents

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

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Transmediation And The Transparent Eye-Ball: Approaching Literature Through Different Ways Of Knowing, Allison E. Carey

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

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Building Meaning Through Metaphor: Using The Arts To Deepen Understanding In Oedipus The King, Brigitte Knudson

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

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Of Standardized Knowability, Matthew S. Brennan

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

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Editor's Message, Nancy Patterson

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

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Music, Metaphors, And Politics In The Language Arts Class, Gregory Shafer

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

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Connecting With Culturally And Linguistically Diverse Learners Through Music, Ileana Cortés Santiago

Language Arts Journal of Michigan

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How Inclusion And Equity Are Transforming A Foundation And A Community, Rebecca Arno, Lauren Casteel, Maria Guajardo, Adrienne Mansanares

The Foundation Review

· Racial inequities in health care, education, incarceration rates and economic stability have persisted, in spite of federal policies to promote equity.

· The Denver Foundation launched what is now known as the Inclusiveness Project in 2002 to help nonprofits, including funders, become more inclusive of people of color.

· The Project defines diversity as one component of inclusiveness; inclusive organizations are defined as learning-centered organizations that value the perspectives and contributions of all people.

· The Project operates on three levels: individual, organizational and sector.

· An extensive evaluation has shown that there are impacts at all levels, including …

Preserving Euskera In A Globalized World: Determining The Long-Term Efficacy Of Multilingual Schools In The Basque Country, Spain, Olivia Destrades Mendoza

Masters Theses

The Basque Country, Spain is a linguistically unique region where the minority indigenous language, Euskera, competes alongside the dominant state language, Castilian, and a lingua franca, English, for prestige and status. Following a history of cultural and linguistic repression and marginalization, the Basque community has, in the past 30 years, begun to reintroduce Euskera into new, multilingual school systems in order to teach, preserve and maintain their heritage language, while simultaneously acquiring English as an important language for global communication. This multimethod, qualitative study takes data from 36 survey respondents and five interview participants from the Basque Country, and triangulates …

Preserving Euskera In A Globalized World: Determining The Long-Term Efficacy Of Multilingual Schools In The Basque Country, Spain (Thesis), Olivia Destrades Mendoza

Honorable Mentions

The Basque Country, Spain is a linguistically unique region where the minority indigenous language, Euskera, competes alongside the dominant state language, Castilian, and a lingua franca, English, for prestige and status. Following a history of cultural and linguistic repression and marginalization, the Basque community has, in the past 30 years, begun to reintroduce Euskera into new, multilingual school systems in order to teach, preserve and maintain their heritage language, while simultaneously acquiring English as an important language for global communication. This multimethod, qualitative study takes data from 36 survey respondents and five interview participants from the Basque Country, and triangulates …

Dimensionalizing Cultures: The Hofstede Model In Context, Geert Hofstede

Online Readings in Psychology and Culture

This article describes briefly the Hofstede model of six dimensions of national cultures: Power Distance, Uncertainty Avoidance, Individualism/Collectivism, Masculinity/Femininity, Long/Short Term Orientation, and Indulgence/Restraint. It shows the conceptual and research efforts that preceded it and led up to it, and once it had become a paradigm for comparing cultures, research efforts that followed and built on it. The article stresses that dimensions depend on the level of aggregation; it describes the six entirely different dimensions found in the Hofstede et al. (2010) research into organizational cultures. It warns against confusion with value differences at the individual level. It concludes …

Cultural Psychology Of African Americans, James M. Jones, Santiba Campbell

Online Readings in Psychology and Culture

The cultural psychology of African Americans involves the evolution of African patterns of thought, feeling and behavior and their utilization as adaptive mechanisms in a context of racism and oppression. Assumptions about cultural psychology as the intersection of psyche and culture, and African American psychology as the multidimensional response to dehumanization and psychic conflict are discussed. Time, Rhythm, Improvisation, Orality, and Spirituality (TRIOS) are proposed as psycho-cultural mechanisms of adaptation, innovation, and psychological control for African Americans. Sources of variability among African Americans (both psychological and societal) are a basis for black subcultures within Black Culture. TRIOS is offered as …

Communication And Cultural Competence: The Acquisition Of Cultural Knowledge And Behavior, Jianglong Wang

Online Readings in Psychology and Culture

This essay expounds on individuals’ acquisition and development of cultural competence via the process of communication. It highlights both the importance of culture and communication in our lives and the close associations between culture, communication, cultural literacy, and cultural competence. The author explicates the commonly experienced difficulty in “knowing the true face” of one’s culture, and illuminates the communication process by which individuals acquire their cultural knowledge and behavior.

Horizontal Accidents, Michael Salisbury

Fishladder: A Student Journal of Art and Writing

No abstract provided.

Lanthorn, Vol. 46, No. 14, October 10, 2011, Grand Valley State University

Volume 46, July 14, 2011 - June 18, 2012

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present.

Final Report, Kent County Early Childhood Indicators – Baseline Data, Community Research Institute-Johnson Center

Research, Reports, and Publications

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Ethical Issues Related To Psychological Testing In Africa: What I Have Learned (So Far), Cheryl D. Foxcroft

Online Readings in Psychology and Culture

This article attempts to introduce readers to what I have learned regarding ethical issues in psychological testing in Africa. The core ethical consideration of how to best cater for cultural and linguistic diversity so as to be sensitive to test-takers' cultural backgrounds and values during the testing process is highlighted. Thereafter, specific issues to consider and address before using tests in an assessment or research context are presented. This is followed by a discussion on the ethical issues that an assessment practitioner needs to deal with during and after testing. Throughout, examples relevant to the multicultural African context are provided …

Lanthorn, Vol. 45, No. 62, June 9, 2011, Grand Valley State University

Volume 45, July 8, 2010 - June 9, 2011

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present. This issue is misnumbered as Vol. 45, No. 43.

Creativity In The Brazilian Culture, Denise S. Fleith

Online Readings in Psychology and Culture

Research has pointed out creativity as a sociocultural and contextually embedded phenomenon. As a consequence, the effect of cultural factors on the manifestation of creativity has been discussed worldwide. The purpose of this chapter is, therefore, to analyze the development of creativity in the Brazilian culture. A brief description of the Brazilian culture is provided. Models of creativity developed by Brazilian researchers, as well as a review of creativity studies conducted in the educational environment, are presented. Guidelines for future cross-cultural studies on creativity are also suggested.

Cultural Psychology And Cross-Cultural Psychology: The Case Of Chinese Psychology, Carl Ratner

Online Readings in Psychology and Culture

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Autobiographical Memory And Culture, Qi Wang

Online Readings in Psychology and Culture

Autobiographical memory encompasses memory for significant personal experiences and knowledge of the self and, consequently, is critical for personal identity and psychological wellbeing (Conway & Pleydell-Pearce, 2000; Pillemer, 1998). Although autobiographical memory, like many other cognitive faculties, has been traditionally viewed as an individual matter and a product of the mind or brain, research in the past two decades has revealed the central role of culture in human cognition and remembering. Recent theories of autobiographical memory have increasingly emphasized the constructive nature of memory in the cultural context, and empirical findings have further accentuated the influence of culture on autobiographical …

Socio-Cultural Issues In Educational Technology Integration, Deepak Subramony Ph.D.

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Social Foundations, Christopher Hanks Ph.D.

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