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A Feminist Inquiry Into The Nature Of Creativity: A Case Study Of Alice Bartlett Woolf, Susan Lucinda Woolf Schulte

Language, Literacy, and Sociocultural Studies ETDs

I did a case study of my mother because she was the most creative person I had ever known. However as I began my doctoral studies in creativity, I felt a lack, a gap, a large deficiency in the theories about, and descriptions of creative people. Wallace and Gruber, Howard Gardner, Feldman and Csikszentmihalyi studied creative people. Even though some of these people were very famous, I still thought I was not seeing a match for my mother's type of creativity. It was only when I began to read Feminist writers such as Judy Chicago, Carolyn Heilbrun and Catherine Bateson …

Revista Digital Amigos - Vol 13, Número 4, Aspectos Culturales, Semos Unlimited

Amigos Revista Digital

Cover 1 Contenido 2 La Religión 7 Los Cristianos en España 3 Los Moros en España 4 Los Judíos en España 5 Juan Diego 6 Una Carta Pastoral por Michael Sheehan 7,8 Quotes from the Archbishop's Forums on Drug Abuse 9 Public Policy: Religion in the Schools 10 Personalidades 3 Mari Luci Jaramillo 11 Madame Ambassador: A Shoemaker's Daughter 12 Quotes from Madame Ambassador: A Shoemaker's Daughter 13 El Abecedario de los Remedios por Roberto Mondragón 14,15 Night Sky G.B. Cornucopia 16 Chaco Canyon's Night Sky Program G.B. Cornucopia 17 Chocolate 3 Chocolate 18 Recetas con Chocolate 19 El Sheriff …

Paul Hei Matsuda: Literacy And Standards In An Increasingly Diverse Society (2002), Paul Hei Matsuda

Rhode Island College Audio Video collection

No abstract provided.

Revista Digital Amigos - Vol 13, Número 3, Aspectos Culturales, Semos Unlimited

Amigos Revista Digital

Cover 1 Contenido 2 La Historia 7 Public Policy: Historic Preservation New Mexico's Documentary Patrimony 3,4,5 El doctor Thomas E. Chávez 6 A Passage from Spain and the Independence of the United States 7 Citizen's Committee for Historic Preservation 8 Nacional Register of Historic Places 9 National Heritage Area 10,11 New Mexico Historical Review 12 Respuesta al Rompecabezas 12 Música 3 Ernestine Romero: La Jovencita 13 Guantanamera 14 El Corrido del Encerado de Trementina 15 El Abuso de Substancias 2 Información Médica 16 Red Ribbon Campaign 17 Literatura 2 Una Rana por Felipe Gonzales 18 La Escuelita en el Llano …

Review Of The Book Reflections On Multiliterate Lives, Elizabeth C. Scheyder

Elizabeth C Scheyder

Many authors write books and papers about deficits in second language teaching and competence, shining a spotlight on what teachers are doing “wrong” or what students are lacking. In this volume, Diane Belcher and Ulla Connor set out to provide a model that bypasses these negative perspectives and showcases success stories in second (or nth) language learning. The result is a compilation of auto-ethnographies from 18 adults with successful professional careers who were asked to provide their “L1/L2 literacy autobiograph(ies)” (p. 209).

Revista Digital Amigos - Vol 13, Número 2, Aspectos Culturales, Semos Unlimited

Amigos Revista Digital

Cover 1 Contenido 2 La Elección 5 Pete Domenici Republicano para Senador al nivel nacional 3 Gloria Tristani Demócrata para Senador al nivel nacional 4 Cámara de Representantes Distrito #1 - Heather Wilson y Richard Romero 5 Cámara de Representantes Distrito #2 - Stevan Pearce and John Arthur Smith 6 Cámara de Representantes Distrito #3 - Tom Udall 7 Respuestas al Rompecabezas del mes pasado 7 Más sobre la Elección 8 John Sánchez Repúblicano para Gobernador 8 Bill Richardson Demócrata para Gobernador 9 David Bacon para Gobernador 10 Candidatos para Teniente Gobernador 11 Secretaria de Estado 12 Contador Estatal, Tesorero …

Report From The Front Lines: Multilingual Training-Of-Trainers For Refugee Interpreters, Holly Mikkelson, Sharon Neumann Solow

Holly Mikkelson

No abstract provided.

Flarr Pages #29: Writing At The Intermediate And Advanced Levels, Andre Lebugle

FLARR Pages

Writing in a foreign language is a demanding task, and students should therefore be thoroughly prepared for it. They may be given vocabulary and expressions to study in advance, . but this is of limited usefulness. Reading a story on which their narrations will focus will reap more benefits. Since language learning is based on imitation, reading is a prerequisite to writing.

Power, Linguistic Diversity And Education, Eva Núñez-Méndez

World Languages and Literatures Faculty Publications and Presentations

Brief editorial outlining the author's views on issues around diversity, bilingualism and multiculturalism, arguing for the benefits of multilingualism.

Latino Students In Springfield: An Educational Profile, Lorna Rivera

Gastón Institute Publications

With financial support from the National Council of La Raza, the Gastón Institute is developing "Educational Profiles" for the sixteen Massachusetts public school districts with the highest Latino student enrollments: Boston, Springfield, Lawrence, Worcester, Holyoke, Lowell, Lynn, Chelsea, New Bedford, Brockton, Fitchburg, Salem, Chicopee, Framingham, Haverhill, and Somerville. The profiles present basic data provided by the Massachusetts Department of Education including information on student enrollment, MCAS results, dropout rates, and student aspirations. We hope this information will be used by Latino students, parents, educators, and policy-makers to make informed decisions and improve public education for Latino students in Massachusetts.

Revista Digital Amigos - Vol 13, Número 1, Aspectos Culturales, Semos Unlimited

Amigos Revista Digital

Cover 1 Contenido 2 El Verano 3 Jardines del Bosque by Michael Miller 3,4 Las Fiestas de Española 5 Elogio a León Jorge Guerín por Estevan Arellano 6,7 Póliza Pública 2 Water: Crucial Resource Merits State Department 8,9 Las Acequias son hechas para sobrevivir por Paula García 10 National Park Service 2 Trees by Tim Windes 11 Why are so Many Piñón Trees Dying? by Debra Allen - Reid 12 La doctora Erlinda Gonzales - Berry 2 La doctora Erlinda Gonzales - Berry 13 Niñas Listas y Una Actividad 14,15 Poesías / Canciones 2 Bolas de Hierba Seca por Juan …

Looking Back At Esl70: Five Years In An Intenstive Language Institute, Claire P. Boise

MA TESOL Collection

This paper is an examination of the creation of, and the initial five years of operation of, ESL70, a non-academic, for-profit Intensive English Language Institute at Kingsborough Community College in New York City. Kingsborough Community College is part of the City University of New York (CUNY). This paper will examine the educational philosophy and application of ESL70 within both the historical and present academic context of CUNY, ESL70's endeavor to immerse non-native English speaking students in the study of English language, the business centered nature of ESL70, and the conflicts and issues that have arisen in response to being a …

The Anticanonical Lesson Of Huckleberry Finn, Sharon E. Rush

UF Law Faculty Publications

Some books included in the canon of American literature no longer belong there, because they presently lack normative approval. Adapting concepts found in constitutional law, an anticanon of American literature functions the way the anticanon of constitutional law would operate and explicitly removes books from the canon. In law, the anticanon identifies outdated interpretations of the constitution. In education, it is time to consider removing from the canon and placing in an anticanon books that are inconsistent with multicultural education. One such book is Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn, which is part of the canon of American literature and viewed as …

An Examination Of The Effects Of The America Reads Tutoring Program And Tutor Training On The Attitude And Academic Achievement Of Urban At-Risk Minority Students, Tami C. Al-Hazza

Theses and Dissertations in Urban Services - Urban Education

The American educational system is struggling to identify methods of preventing early reading failure. Many schools are implementing tutoring intervention programs to supplement classroom instruction and to help meet the needs of struggling at-risk readers. Although there is substantial research on tutoring programs that employ professional teachers, there is a dearth of research on the effectiveness of non-professional volunteer tutoring programs.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of the America Reads tutoring program and tutor training on the reading achievement and reading attitude of urban, at-risk, K–3 minority students. The population sample was drawn from four …

Incidental Second Language Vocabulary Acquisition, Shorouk Nour El-Din Ahmed Hnafy

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Using Photographic Storytelling To Cultivate Intercultural Awareness And Understanding With Immigrant And Refugee-Background Students, Sarah Lizdas

MA TESOL Collection

Photographs are an important visual aid to share our stories and expressions of culture. The need is great for the voices and stories of immigrant and refugee-background students to be heard, if they choose to share their stories. As English teachers, we can invite our students to participate in the contribution of an asset-based discourse rather than a deficit one regarding immigrants and refugee-background people in the US. How can we do this through ethnographic inquiry using photographs and storytelling? This paper includes a literature review to explore how photography and storytelling have been used to facilitate inter-cultural awareness and …

The Bilingual Education Program In Hartford: Then And Now, Rose L. Lopez

Hartford Studies Collection: Papers by Students and Faculty

No abstract provided.

Revista Digital Amigos - Vol 12, Número 9, Aspectos Culturales, Semos Unlimited

Amigos Revista Digital

Cover 1
La Charrería 2
La Charrería (cont.) 3
La Charrería (cont.) 4
The Chililí Rodeo Club 5
Elfego Baca 6
Elfego Baca (cont.) 7
Elfego Baca Project 8
El Intérprete 9
El Intérprete (cont.) 10
Periódicos en Nuevo México 11
Felipe Gonzáles 12
Recess is not Forever 13
Somos Primos by Felipe Gonzlaes 14
Candidates for June Primary 15
Conduct a Primary 16
Entrevista con Myrna Argüello 17
Entrevista con Myrna Argüello (cont.) 18
Dos Deportistas de Roswell 19
El Cuando de Rosa Mandel 20
Un Honor para Alex Valdez 21
The State of Health in New Mexico - …

Revista Digital Amigos - Vol 12, Número 8, Aspectos Culturales, Semos Unlimited

Amigos Revista Digital

Cover 1
La Charrería 2
La Charrería (cont.) 3
La Charrería (cont.) 4
The Chililí Rodeo Club 5
Elfego Baca 6
Elfego Baca (cont.) 7
Elfego Baca Project 8
El Intérprete 9
El Intérprete (cont.) 10
Periódicos en Nuevo México 11
Felipe Gonzáles 12
Recess is not Forever 13
Somos Primos by Felipe Gonzlaes 14
Candidates for June Primary 15
Conduct a Primary 16
Entrevista con Myrna Argüello 17
Entrevista con Myrna Argüello (cont.) 18
Dos Deportistas de Roswell 19
El Cuando de Rosa Mandel 20
Un Honor para Alex Valdez 21
The State of Health in New Mexico - …

In-Betweenness: Religion And Conflicting Visions Of Literacy, Loukia K. Sarroub

Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Faculty Publications

In this article, I examine the multiple uses of religious and secular text at school, home, and in the community. Specifically, I focus on how Yemeni American high school girls employ religious, Arabic, and secular texts as a means for negotiating home and school worlds. The frame of reference—in-betweenness—is a powerful heuristic with which the contextual uses of texts and language among the Yemeni American students can be delineated. In-betweenness signifies the immediate adaptation of one’s performance or identity to one’s textual, social, cultural, and physical surroundings. During 1997–1999, I conducted ethnographic fieldwork in the Yemeni and Arab community in …

A Review Of The Literature On Bilingual Education, Lorna Rivera

Gastón Institute Publications

Changes in bilingual education will have an important impact on the future well-being of the growing Latino community in Massachusetts. This report summarizes some of the major research findings regarding the purposes and effectiveness of bilingual education. Questions that will be addressed include: What are the existing bilingual education models? Which bilingual education models work best? Should there be time limits for bilingual education? Do immigrants resist learning English? Does speaking another language interfere with learning? Should bilingual students be exempt from state-mandated testing? Are bilingual teachers qualified? Are bilingual education students more likely to dropout?

It is hoped that …

Revista Digital Amigos - Vol 12, Número 7, Aspectos Culturales, Semos Unlimited

Amigos Revista Digital

Cover 1
Programa del Español Como Lengua de Herencia 2
Programa del Español Como Lengua de Herencia (cont.) 3
La Doctora María Dolores Gonzales 4
María Cristina López 5
An Activity: Conduct a Survey 6
The Family Development Program 7
Baby Love Book and Toddler Love 8
Un Concurso 9
La Raza: Un Periódico Nuevo 10
Eres mi Padre, mi Amigo y mi Hermano 11
Eres mi Padre, mi Amigo y mi Hermano (cont.) 12
El Duke por Juan García 13
Chico Martínez 14
excerpts from A Community Quilt 15
Tobias Rene Maldonado 16
Valentín de la Sierra 17
The …

Making School To College Programs Work: Academics, Goals, And Aspirations, Linda Serra Hagedorn, Shereen F. Fogel

Linda Serra Hagedorn

Revista Digital Amigos - Vol 12, Número 6, Aspectos Culturales, Semos Unlimited

Amigos Revista Digital

Cover 1
Rebecca Vigil- Girón 2
El Buró de Elecciones 3
Administración de la Etica 4
Noticias Breves 5
Una Actividad 6
Geología de las Montañas Organos 7
A Story for All Drivers 8
A Story for All Drivers (cont.) 9
Otero County Native Plant Society 10
Pricky Pear Cookies 11
Making Recycled Paper with Pressed Flowers 12
Easter Customs in New Mexico 13
Pesach 14
Four Hundred Years of Faith 15
Seasonal Recipes: Charoses y Panocha 16
Entrevista Con Loreta Gutiérrez 17
Entrevista Con Loreta Gutiérrez (cont.) 18
St. Patrick's Day 19
Un Juego: El Patio de mi Casa …

Immigrant Students In The Context Of Us School System Case Study Of Russian-Speaking Immigrant Community In West Springfield, Massachusetts Based On “Bridge” Project Materials, Natalia Oleshko

Master's Capstone Projects

The purpose of this paper is to describe Russian-speaking immigrant school students’ experiences in the United States and to explore issues of self-identification and the adaptive strategies associated with schooling. The case may shed some light on complex problems of clashes in cultural values, how the might influence the choice of adaptive strategies and efforts to excel in academia. The study of the case will not be limited by school environment; rather it will explore the issues and problems of students’ acculturation in a broader context that will include community, family, socioeconomic, cultural and historical factors.

The case study deals …

Challenges In The Payment Of Primary School Teachers’ Salaries: The Case Of Lilongwe District (Malawi), Ken Kaziputa Ndala

Master's Capstone Projects

This study investigated the payment system of primary teachers in Malawi with an aim of finding the weaknesses for improvement. Lilongwe district was chosen as a case study. The study followed the qualitative methods of face-to-face interviews with ministry officials at central office, division office, district office and head teachers. Other partners in the payment system were also interviewed, thus, the police and banks.

Little is known on how teachers are paid in other developing countries. A lot of work however seems to be done in teacher management with an emphasis in recruitment and deployment. Payment of teachers being part …

Knowledge, Attitude And Practice Of Classroom Assessment: Implications On The Implementation Of School-Based Assessment In Malawi, Chokocha Mathias Selemani-Mbewe

Master's Capstone Projects

The study investigated a sample of Malawi Secondary School teachers’ knowledge, attitude and practice of classroom assessment. A knowledge of classroom test and an attitude toward classroom test survey were administered to 51 qualified teachers from six randomly selected secondary schools. Focus group discussions were also conducted to get an in depth understanding of the problem under investigation. Two schools were national secondary schools; two were district boarding schools, and other two were district day secondary schools. The results of the study indicate that although the teachers had positive attitudes toward classroom assessment, they had very limited knowledge in this …

Implications Of Cost Sharing Policy On Access And Persistence In Secondary Education System: A Case Of Chiradzulu District In Malawi, Dyce Kapumula Nkhoma

Master's Capstone Projects

This study investigated the impact of cost sharing policy on access and persistence of students in secondary school system in Chiradzulu district in Malawi. The policy was implemented in 2001. The impact of the policy on families' financial budgets was investigated. The study also explored the views of secondary school head teachers and parents regarding the new secondary school fees that resulted from the implementation of the policy.

Two questionnaires were used to collect data. Secondary school head teacher questionnaire was administered in 15 secondary schools, 14 questionnaires were collected, representing a return rate of 93.3%. Household survey questionnaire was …

The Growth Of Private Secondary Schools In Malawi: Its Implications On The Registration And Quality Monitoring Systems, Josephine Kondwani Mkandawire

Master's Capstone Projects

The purpose of the study was to understand and describe the current system of registration and quality monitoring in private secondary schools. It was also to explore and come up with the alternative strategies for improving the systems so that they have the desired impact in contributing to quality education. The population of the study was purposefully selected, composed of 14 participants holding roles such as Proprietors /Head teachers of private secondary schools, District Education Manager, Education Methods Advisors and executive committee member of Private Schools Association of Malawi (PRlSAM). In-depth interviews were conducted requiring participants to express the extent …

Malawi Teachers' Knowledge Of And Attitudes Towards Standardized Tests, Leah Kaira

Master's Capstone Projects

Standardized tests play a great role in education. In Malawi, results of these tests are used to make: critical decisions about individuals, hence the need for students to be well prepared. Students' performance can be influenced by their teachers' attitude toward and knowledge of standardized tests. This survey was designed to establish Malawian teachers· knowledge of standardized tests and their attitude towards these tests. While the teachers displayed positive attitudes, it was found that they would benefit from more knowledge about standardized tests.