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Education Policy Analysis Archives 10/09 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Confusing the messenger with the message : a response to Bolon / Victor L. Willson [and] Thomas Kellow.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 10/07 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

¬øExito en California? :a validity critique of language program evaluations and analysis of English learner test scores / Marilyn S. Thompson, Kristen E. DiCerbo, Kate Mahoney, [and] Jeff MacSwan.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 10/06 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Teaching and ethical issues in indicator systems : doing things right and doing wrong things / Carol Taylor Fitz-Gibbon [and] Peter Tymms.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 10/05 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Power-discourse relationship in a Croatian higher education setting / Renata Fox [and] John Fox.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 10/04 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Technology is changing what's "fair use" in teaching - again / Linda Howe-Steiger [and] Brian C. Donohue.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 10/03 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Socratic pedagogy, race, and power : from people to propositions / Peter Boghossian.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 10/02 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

State-mandated testing and teachers' beliefs and practice / Sandra Cimbricz.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 10/01 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Testing and diversity in postsecondary education : the case of California / Daniel Koretz, Michael Russell, Chingwei David Shin, Cathy Horn, [and] Kelly Shasby.

0502-3 2002 Ballot Information Booklet, Colorado Legislative Council

All Publications (Colorado Legislative Council)

No abstract provided.

Matching Effective Methods Of Teaching To Modes Of Learning: A Presentation For Educators Of American Indian Students, Lynn Marie Gellerson

All Graduate Projects

Reading is a skill necessary for social, academic, and economic achievement in our society. Research shows that minority children, such as American Indians, often struggle to become successful readers. It is necessary to understand causes that may contribute to the difficulties that American Indians have with effective acquisition of literacy skills. This presentation for educators of American Indian students will present information that will increase educators' knowledge of American Indian culture, and the culture of the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation. In addition, the effect culture has on an individual, the classroom, and reading instruction will be …

Pre-Service Teachers' Attitudes Toward Inclusion In A Non-Traditional Classroom, Julie K. Ivey Ph.D., Kathryn Reinke Ph.D.

Electronic Journal for Inclusive Education

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of 52 pre-service teachers’ participation in an outdoor education program, for sixth grade students, on their attitudes toward inclusion of students with special needs. A survey was administered before and after the three-day event. After the experience the subjects felt more familiar with the concept of inclusion and realized possible conflicts between expectations of regular classroom teachers and special education teachers. This suggests that experiences in outdoor settings, a learning environment not usually explored, can influence pre-service teachers’ attitudes toward inclusion of students with special needs as well as make …

Enterprise Ireland: Student Creativity Day Design Competition, Peter Dee

Other resources

Peter Dee - Strategic Design & Marketing Consultant, was responsible for the design and development of the brand identity for the Enterprise Ireland Student Creativity Day which was used on business cards, letterhead, appliction forms, information literature, large format posters, t-shirts and website. Competing in multi-disciplinary teams, students provided an innovative & creative solution to an exacting design brief. The design brief reflected the following themes: interface, learning, science, media, communications and fashion. The design jury included representatives of Irish business and IDI members.

Preservice Teachers' Perceptions Of Cultural Competency, N. Diana Ross

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine preservice teachers' perceptions of cultural competence during the student teaching experience as the result of participating in a diversity and poverty simulation. The results of this study were consistent with present research on developing cultural competencies and the use of simulations in teacher preparation programs. This qualitative research utilized data gathered through interviews with preservice teachers from a private university, citations from expert sources, and insights from the researcher's twenty-five years of teaching experience. The voices of the preservice teachers in this study evidenced increased cultural awareness as a result of their …

Priming The Pump: Research As A Catalyst For Economic Growth, Jeffery T. Collins, Craig T. Schulman

Publications and Presentations

This analysis is designed to answer several important questions regarding the impact of research dollars invested in the state of Arkansas. We begin by discussing the state of the state in terms of income measures and measures of educational attainment levels. Throughout this analysis, the state of Arkansas is compared to the U.S., to a group of peer states , and, initially, to the state of Mississippi.

Next, we examine the linkage between income and education. We also examine higher education in the state in terms of spending, access and research dollars. From this general description we examine the present …

Sunsmart Community Partnerships: Summary And Lessons Learned Report, Florida Solar Energy Center, Jennifer Szaro

FSEC Energy Research Center®

Through a working partnership with the Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA), the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), the Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA), the Legal Environmental Assistance Foundation (LEAF), and FMEA member utilities, the SunSmart program offers a unified, low-cost solution to providing municipal electric customers with a solar energy option. It also provides its member utilities with a high level of technical and administrative support to alleviate concerns about working with an unfamiliar electric generation technology. It relies on a core team to develop a standardized marketing and public outreach plan which can be utilized by all participants, and …

The Effect Of Supportive Interventions On First -Year Teacher Efficacy, Li-Yen Koo Johnson

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Purpose of the study . The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of supportive interventions on first-year teacher efficacy. Two Rand Studies (1976 & 1977) and a study by Kilgore and Kozisek (1989) provided the theoretical framework for this investigation. Procedures . One hundred and forty-four first-year teachers in the Indianapolis Public Schools received a questionnaire to participate in this study. Ninety-five teachers responded to the questionnaire. The response rate for the teacher questionnaires was 66%. The questionnaire was divided into five parts. The first part measured teacher efficacy. This was determined by answers given to questions …

Pharmaceutical Employers' Perceptions Of Employees Or Applicants With E -Degrees Or Online Coursework, Elizabeth Griffin Chaney

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Interest in the use and development of web-based instruction in higherEducation has seen an explosion of activity in the last decade. With this rapid growth, the majority of research has been focused on student and faculty perceptions of distance learning. Although online learning may appear to be quite advantageous to students and universities, employers are not always willing to hire applicants with online degrees after graduation. Nevertheless, about 70% of the nation's two- and four-year colleges are now offering cyber-courses. This number should lead one to ask prior to enrolling in an e-degree program what an employer's perceptions of that …

Using The Internet To Support K-12 Teaching And Learning: A Review Of Literature, Rachel A. Karchmer, Leanne Eberly

MERC Publications

The purpose of this literature review is to examine what research and theory has informed us about using information and communication technologies (ICT), specifically the Internet, to support K-12 instruction. In the fall of 2000, 77% of K-12 classrooms in the United States has at least one computer with Internet access (Cattagni & Farris, 2001). This number has surely risen especially as programs such a E-rate, funded by the federal government, provided billions of dollars to schools for the purpose of establishing Internet connections (see www.fcc.gov/learnet).

When reviewing the existing literature, it becomes clear that while great emphasis has been …

What Are Teachers Doing To Accommodate For Special Needs Students In The Classroom?, Brenda Stevens, Caroline Everington, Stacy Kozar-Kocsis

Electronic Journal for Inclusive Education

Elementary teachers (N=42) from a district implementing inclusive practice were surveyed to determine: a) if the frequency of curricular modifications made differ by type of student disability, b) if there is a difference in the frequency of curricular modifications made for special and typical students, and c) if a relationship exists between modifications made for special needs students and for typical students. Results indicate the frequency of teachers' curricular modifications does not differ by type of disability; that they make significantly more frequent modifications for special needs students; and that there is a significant relationship between the frequency of modifications …

Singing The Same Tune: Principals' And School Board Members' Perceptions Of The Superintendent's Role As Instructional Leader, George J. Petersen

Graduate Studies in Education

Understanding the multifaceted roles and responsibilities of the district superintendent as an instructional leader has proved to be a long-standing and sometimes elusive endeavor. In spite of the consistency of research findings, instructional leadership remains one of the more controversial characteristics associated with the examination of the district superintendent. The findings reported here are part of a larger study on the role and responsibilities of the superintendent as an instructional leader. Specifically, this investigation examined the covariance between school principals' and school board members' views of the instructional leadership of the district superintendent. Results from this correlational and regression analysis …

Forums 2002-2003, Nova Southeastern University

Forums Series

No abstract provided.

Wangrin Et Nous : Étude Critique Du Personnage Principal De L'Étrange Destin De Wangrin D' Amadou Hampaté Bâ, Joseph Dong'aroga

Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature

L'étrange Destin de Wangrin is the narration of Wangrin's life from birth to death. The latter being the character round which everything moves, his study enable to acquire a good knowledge of the book. His personality presents aptitudes intellectual as well as moral. Intelligence, kindness and generosity are his qualities, cheating, cupidity and thirst of money his failings. He doesn't hesitate to enrich himself to the prejudice of those who are wealthy and takes advantage of the misfortunes of other people to make his own fortune. He proves to really master his fate although non absolutely being partially dependant on …

Practitioners' News - Winter 2002, Volume 29, Number 2, Nova Southeastern University

Practitioners' News

No abstract provided.

A Three Dimensional Model For The Inclusion Of Children With Disabilities, Kimberly G. Griffith Ph.D., Mark J. Cooper Ph.D., Ravic P. Ringlaben

Electronic Journal for Inclusive Education

The main thrust of preparation for inclusion has been to prepare the general education teacher as well as the student with exceptionalities for this educational initiative. Students without disabilities are often not the prevailing focus in these efforts. This model is an archetype that enables peers to understand, accept, and care for their classmates with exceptionalities. Students acquire knowledge about disabilities, skills are developed that help them interact appropriately, and activities are provided that influence more positive thoughts and behaviors among all students. A circle is used as a metaphor to explain the relationship of individuals in the class. The …

Capital Hill Group Photo, Utah State University

Research

This is a photo from the Posters on the Hill undergraduate research conference, Students pose with their peers on the steps of the building.

2002-4 Intergenerational Persistence Of Earnings: The Role Of Early And College Education, Diego Restuccia, Carlos Urrutia

Economic Policy Research Institute. EPRI Working Papers

No abstract provided.

Mentorship: What It Can Do For You, Terri Moore-Brown, Cheryl Waites

Social Work Faculty Working Papers

No abstract provided.

Self -Perception Of Competence And Its Relationship To The Academic Achievement Of Students Attending Middle School, Louis Jr. Cavallo

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In 1982, the National Middle School Association published This We Believe, which outlines the general characteristics of developmentally responsive middle schools. The characteristics include interdisciplinary teaching teams, advisory programs, exploratory courses, and expanded extracurricular programs (NMSA, 1982). These middle school components that address affective characteristics were developed, in part, to ensure that adolescents attending middle school are provided with the opportunity to have positive interpersonal relations with an adult advisor, a smaller learning community within the larger school, and opportunities to develop positive peer relations. While developmentally responsive middle schools have an emphasis on the affective characteristics of adolescent development, …

A Case Study Of The Effects Of Residential And School Mobility On Academic Achievement Among At -Risk High School Students, Karen Marie Andrews

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The purpose of the study was to investigate whether student residential and school mobility were related to alternative high school student academic achievement as measured by Graduation Qualifying Exam (GQE) scores and final cumulative grade point average (GPA). Residential and school mobility were defined using Swanson and Schneider's categories: movers, students who move from one residence to another but do not change schools; changers, students who change schools but do not move from one residence to another; and leavers, students who both move from one residence to another and change schools. The investigation was conducted as a case study of …

Welcome, Patricia R. Renick Ph.D.

Electronic Journal for Inclusive Education

Welcome to the 6th edition of the Electronic Journal of Inclusive Education.

Providing insight into changing the attitudes of regular educators concerning inclusive practice and knowledge concerning accommodating students with special learning needs is the focus of this edition. We also have an article addressing concerns about the use of behavior modification in public school classrooms. As the conversation continues concerning including students with special needs in regular education classrooms, the need for greater awareness and acceptance of the diversity inherent in the human condition becomes clearer in light of the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center. One …