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Table Of Contents And Editorial Information For Vol. 28, No. 1, Fall 2000, Faith E. Crampton
Table Of Contents And Editorial Information For Vol. 28, No. 1, Fall 2000, Faith E. Crampton
Educational Considerations
Table of contents and editorial information for Vol. 28, no. 1, Fall 2000
Foreword, Faith E. Crampton
Foreword, Faith E. Crampton
Educational Considerations
This edition of Educational Considerations is devoted to education finance issues of national importance in the twenty-first century.
The Collection And Use Of Student Level Data: Implications For School Finance Research, Lawrence O. Picus, Ed Robillard
The Collection And Use Of Student Level Data: Implications For School Finance Research, Lawrence O. Picus, Ed Robillard
Educational Considerations
The principal focus of school finance in the past has been on elimination of fiscal disparities among school districts.
Finance Provisions Under The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act 1997 Amendments, Deborah Verstegen
Finance Provisions Under The Individuals With Disabilities Education Act 1997 Amendments, Deborah Verstegen
Educational Considerations
The 1997 Amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (P. L. 105-17), signed into law by the President Clinton on June 4, 1997, make comprehensive changes to the IDEA.
We Can Do Better: An Essay On Education Finance And Generational Continuity In A Globalizing Economy, Maureen W. Mcclure
We Can Do Better: An Essay On Education Finance And Generational Continuity In A Globalizing Economy, Maureen W. Mcclure
Educational Considerations
For the last two decades, education finance research has been framed almost solely within a traditional policy framework of neoclassical economics.
The Financial Impact Of Charter Schools On School Districts, Edward Muir, F. Howard Nelson, Rachel Drown
The Financial Impact Of Charter Schools On School Districts, Edward Muir, F. Howard Nelson, Rachel Drown
Educational Considerations
Charter schools are new or converted schools “chartered” by agents of the state, which offer families options in addition to those choices available through their school district.
Educational Considerations, Vol. 28 (1) Full Issue, Faith E. Crampton
Educational Considerations, Vol. 28 (1) Full Issue, Faith E. Crampton
Educational Considerations
Educational Considerations, vol. 28 (1) Fall 2000 - Full issue
The Impact Of School Finance Litigation, David C. Thompson, Faith E. Crampton
The Impact Of School Finance Litigation, David C. Thompson, Faith E. Crampton
Educational Considerations
School finance litigation has been a hot topic for more than three decades. Starting in the 1960s, school districts began bringing suit in federal and state courts in an effort to force greater fairness in funding for schoolchildren.
Spending On Instructional Staff Support Among Big City School Districts: Why Are Urban Districts Spending At Such High Levels?, Kieran M. Killeen, David H. Monk, Margaret L. Plecki
Spending On Instructional Staff Support Among Big City School Districts: Why Are Urban Districts Spending At Such High Levels?, Kieran M. Killeen, David H. Monk, Margaret L. Plecki
Educational Considerations
In a recent study conducted under the auspices of the Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy (CTP), we found that U.S. school districts, on average, direct 2.8% of their annual budgets toward what the Census Bureau defines as instructional staff support.
Educational Entrepreneurship: A New Challenge To Fiscal Equity?, Faith E. Crampton, Paul Bauman
Educational Entrepreneurship: A New Challenge To Fiscal Equity?, Faith E. Crampton, Paul Bauman
Educational Considerations
The search for equity in public elementary and secondary education funding in the United States continues into the twenty-first century.
Compensation Reform As Teaching Improvement Policy, Neil D. Theobald
Compensation Reform As Teaching Improvement Policy, Neil D. Theobald
Educational Considerations
Educating children is a labor-intensive enterprise. As such, teacher compensation is central to addressing educational improvement.
Charter School Spending: Autonomous And Accountable?, David Arsen
Charter School Spending: Autonomous And Accountable?, David Arsen
Educational Considerations
A lot of momentum is presently building behind the idea that educational outcomes can be improved by delegating more power and authority from districts directly to schools.
Collaborating On Web-Based Instruction In Higher Education: Benefits And Risks, Barbara Y. Lacost, Jody Isernhagen, Larry Dlugosh
Collaborating On Web-Based Instruction In Higher Education: Benefits And Risks, Barbara Y. Lacost, Jody Isernhagen, Larry Dlugosh
Educational Considerations
The United States spends $600 billion on education of all types each year, making it the second largest industry after health care.
Guest Editor's Introduction: Teacher Research On Classroom Discourse In Northern Canadian Communities, Judith C. Lapadat
Guest Editor's Introduction: Teacher Research On Classroom Discourse In Northern Canadian Communities, Judith C. Lapadat
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
This special issue brings together a series of articles written by practitioners in a number of northern communities in British Columbia, all of whom are affiliated with UNBC's graduate program in Curriculum and Instruction. The region they are writing about is large, rugged, and sparsely populated. Prince George, centrally located and the site of the main UNBC campus, has a population of 75,000. There are seven other small cities in the 10,000-20,000 range, and the remainder of the population resides in small towns and villages.
Focusing On Reflection With Early Childhood Practitioners, Anne Lindsay, Ruth Mason
Focusing On Reflection With Early Childhood Practitioners, Anne Lindsay, Ruth Mason
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
The purpose of this paper is to describe an action research project in our university childcare centre that focused on the nature of the reflective process. The project originated with the childcare centre director's concern for providing more professional development for her staff. In discussion with the vice-chair of the centre, who was at the time a researcher in early childhood at the university (and also the first author of this paper), ideas emerged that were then discussed with the staff. A graduate student at the university, also an educational practitioner (and the second author of this paper), expressed interest …
Using Math Journals In A Grade 3/4 Classroom, Karen Scales
Using Math Journals In A Grade 3/4 Classroom, Karen Scales
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
The purpose of this study was to examine how the use of math journals could facilitate modifications in instructional practice. The specific research questions were: Are math journals an effective diagnostic tool? Do they provide information not already provided through traditional assignments? How can they be used in assessment?
Revoicing Reflections, Ward Pycock
Revoicing Reflections, Ward Pycock
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
Serendipitously, I stumbled onto revoicing in an article written by O'Connor and Michaels (1996). I often use a speech sequence called the initiate-respond-evaluate (IRE) pattern without being aware of doing it. Many teachers will recognize it -- you pose a question, nominate a student to respond and when they give you the answer you say "What an excellent answer." I've come to realize, through reflection, the restrictions of this speech sequence. In spite of the fact I might even have had a hot topic in class enthusiastically generated by students, I knew that classroom discourse failed to flourish at times. …
A Teacher Librarian's Initiation Of Literature Circles In An Elementary School: A Refleection On The Process, Anne V. Lyle
A Teacher Librarian's Initiation Of Literature Circles In An Elementary School: A Refleection On The Process, Anne V. Lyle
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
Literature Circles, often called Literature Response Groups, Book Clubs and occasionally Transactional Literature Discussions, are an approach to reading instruction in which students read, write and talk about poetry, short stories and whole books. (Lyle, 1999). Through discourse students actively construct meaning by responding to a text and then by reflecting on their responses. This approach, according to Pitman (1997), "allows children to apply their natural socializing tendencies in a productive manner, making learning meaningful and hopefully internalized for additional future learning" (p. 4).
Student-Generated Discussion In The Senior Secondary English Classroom, A.W. Lehmann
Student-Generated Discussion In The Senior Secondary English Classroom, A.W. Lehmann
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
The purpose of this research study was to devise and test a method of encouraging, and subsequently managing, student-generated discussion of English literature within a senior secondary classroom. The students would provide not only the discussion itself, but also a "client's-eye" evaluation of the process. Accordingly, students were engaged in part of the initial clarification of the study's purposes and procedures, produced the bulk of the discussion which constituted the content for the method being examined, and provided a post-discussion evaluation which could be compared to earlier comments. A simple qualitative analysis of written comments provided by the students and …
Differential Discourse Patterns In Mainstream Versus First Nations Students In An Adult Basic Education Classroom, Nancy L. Ross
Differential Discourse Patterns In Mainstream Versus First Nations Students In An Adult Basic Education Classroom, Nancy L. Ross
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
The purpose of this study was to record and transcribe a lesson conducted in the Initiation-Response-Evaluation (IRE) style, in order to examine the patterns of interaction between teacher and students, focusing on ways in which the teacher differentiates between First Nations and non-First Nations students, and on ways in which their discourse differs. I chose to use one of my own classes, and to examine my own interactions, in order to discover my role in these student-teacher interactions. What differences can be seen in the quantity and quality of student utterances between First Nations and mainstream students? How do I, …
Table Of Contents And Editorial Information For Vol. 27, No. 2, Spring 2000, Chad Litz
Table Of Contents And Editorial Information For Vol. 27, No. 2, Spring 2000, Chad Litz
Educational Considerations
Table of contents and editorial information for Vol. 27, no. 2, Spring 2000
Beyond Legislative Schizophrenia: Sustaining Long-Term Educational Reform And Short-Term Viability, Susan B. Trimble, Carolyn Herrington
Beyond Legislative Schizophrenia: Sustaining Long-Term Educational Reform And Short-Term Viability, Susan B. Trimble, Carolyn Herrington
Educational Considerations
A major challenge facing contemporary educational reform is the extended timeframe necessary to achieve substantive and demonstrable results.
Coming Around Again: Equity Litigation And Wisconsin Rural Finance, Deborah A. Verstegen
Coming Around Again: Equity Litigation And Wisconsin Rural Finance, Deborah A. Verstegen
Educational Considerations
The Wisconsin Constitution, adopted in 1848, provides that “The legislature shall provide by law for the establishment of district schools, which shall be as nearly as uniform as practicable…”
Educational Considerations, Vol. 27 (2) Full Issue, Chad Litz
Educational Considerations, Vol. 27 (2) Full Issue, Chad Litz
Educational Considerations
Educational Considerations, vol. 27 (2) Spring 2000 - Full issue
The Pro Program: One District’S Experience With Decentralizing Staff Development, Jane B. Huffman, Dottie Caldwell, Katherine L. Taber
The Pro Program: One District’S Experience With Decentralizing Staff Development, Jane B. Huffman, Dottie Caldwell, Katherine L. Taber
Educational Considerations
Even today after years of restructuring and reform, when staff development is mentioned, many teachers still shudder and imagine a day of lecture that has little if anything to do with providing usable and relevant skills and information.
Savage Inequalities In Robeson County Schools, Nc, Enid B. Jones, Mary Chavis
Savage Inequalities In Robeson County Schools, Nc, Enid B. Jones, Mary Chavis
Educational Considerations
This paper is being used to report on an exploratory study on intradistrict distributions of resources in elementary schools in a low wealth county/district in North Carolina.
Reflective Teaching Diaries For First-Year Faculty, Carolyn Gascoigne Lally
Reflective Teaching Diaries For First-Year Faculty, Carolyn Gascoigne Lally
Educational Considerations
Many practitioners believe that classroom experience alone does not provide instructors with sufficient opportunities for professional growth.
The Curtain Rises: Teachers Unveil Their Processes Of Transformation In Doing Classroom Inquiry, Denise Fischer, Maria Mercado, Vicki Morgan, Lori Robb, Jacquelyn Sheehan-Carr
The Curtain Rises: Teachers Unveil Their Processes Of Transformation In Doing Classroom Inquiry, Denise Fischer, Maria Mercado, Vicki Morgan, Lori Robb, Jacquelyn Sheehan-Carr
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
This paper is the joint reflection of a group of teachers on their transformative process of engaging in a systematic inquiry in their own classrooms. While sharing and reconstructing their experiences, they found that most of them went from detachment and resistance, when they were introduced to the idea of teacher-research, to engagement in a community of inquirers, and to uncovering the unforeseen benefits of doing teacher-inquiry.
"Anything Worthwhile Takes Time": Eight Schools Discuss Impacts And Impressions Of Doing Action Research, Janet Benton, Jean Wasco
"Anything Worthwhile Takes Time": Eight Schools Discuss Impacts And Impressions Of Doing Action Research, Janet Benton, Jean Wasco
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
During the 1997-1998 school year, eight elementary, middle, and high schools connected with each other and a local university to conduct classroom-based action research, and our goal in these reflections is to examine what the teachers involved in the studies thought about the research process and the possible effects of action research on their students' classroom performances.
Exploring Reading Identity: Urban Parents Defining Themselves As Readers, Catherine Compton-Lilly
Exploring Reading Identity: Urban Parents Defining Themselves As Readers, Catherine Compton-Lilly
Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research
As part of a teacher-research study I interviewed ten of my urban first grade students and their parents about reading. One parent, Ms. Webster, referred to people who read a lot as "bookworms" and "bookish people" who "don't have no fun." She explained, "All they do is sit in the house and read books all day long or sit outside and read books. . .