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1998

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His-Panics And Mine, Angela María Pérez-Mejía Jan 1998

His-Panics And Mine, Angela María Pérez-Mejía

Journal of Pedagogy, Pluralism, and Practice

No abstract provided.


The Role And Impact Of Leaders' Mental Models In Effecting Planned Transformational Change, Stephen C. Rathmill Jan 1998

The Role And Impact Of Leaders' Mental Models In Effecting Planned Transformational Change, Stephen C. Rathmill

Educational Studies Dissertations

Presidents and CEOs play a critical role in leading their organizations through planned transformational change (PTC) and generally, do not do it very well. This may, in part, be a result of leaders not closely examining and challenging their thinking about PTC and their role in leading it. Leaders' mental models determine what and how they think about their organizations, employees, transformational change and what their leadership means and how their mental models determine their actions and behaviors in planning and implementing PTC. By examining and challenging their mental models, leaders may gain insights into alternative ways of leading and …


The Characteristics Of Learners Enrolled In Advanced Level Courses In Hebrew, Chinese, And Japanese At Brandeis University, Vardit Ringvald Jan 1998

The Characteristics Of Learners Enrolled In Advanced Level Courses In Hebrew, Chinese, And Japanese At Brandeis University, Vardit Ringvald

Educational Studies Dissertations

Researchers, practitioners, and policy makers in the field of foreign language study in higher education in the United States are familiar with the phenomenon of declining numbers among learners in advanced foreign language courses. The studies that have examined this phenomenon such as Graman (1987) and Dupuy (1994) investigated the learners of so-called "easy" and commonly taught languages, such as French, German and Spanish and suggest that the learners' positive learning backgrounds outside the formal language program are the main factors that influence the learners' decision to continue their language study in the advanced level courses. This study offers new …


About The Contributors, Journal Staff Jan 1998

About The Contributors, Journal Staff

Journal of Pedagogy, Pluralism, and Practice

No abstract provided.


Journal Of Pedagogy, Pluralism And Practice, Volume I (3), Fall 1998 (Full Issue), Journal Staff Jan 1998

Journal Of Pedagogy, Pluralism And Practice, Volume I (3), Fall 1998 (Full Issue), Journal Staff

Journal of Pedagogy, Pluralism, and Practice

No abstract provided.


Fostering Gumption: Helping Community Service Learning Interns Integrate Their Personal, Professional And Political Selves, Luke Baldwin, Linda Brion-Meisels Jan 1998

Fostering Gumption: Helping Community Service Learning Interns Integrate Their Personal, Professional And Political Selves, Luke Baldwin, Linda Brion-Meisels

Journal of Pedagogy, Pluralism, and Practice

No abstract provided.


English As A Second Language: In Memory Of A Lesley College Student, Donna Cole Jan 1998

English As A Second Language: In Memory Of A Lesley College Student, Donna Cole

Journal of Pedagogy, Pluralism, and Practice

No abstract provided.


Table Of Contents, Journal Staff Jan 1998

Table Of Contents, Journal Staff

Journal of Pedagogy, Pluralism, and Practice

No abstract provided.


Editorial: Luke Baldwin In Memoriam, Editorial Board Jan 1998

Editorial: Luke Baldwin In Memoriam, Editorial Board

Journal of Pedagogy, Pluralism, and Practice

No abstract provided.


Introduction: The Journal Of Pedagogy, Pluralism, & Practice, Pablo Navarro Jan 1998

Introduction: The Journal Of Pedagogy, Pluralism, & Practice, Pablo Navarro

Journal of Pedagogy, Pluralism, and Practice

No abstract provided.


Rossell And Baker: Their Case For The Effectiveness Of Bilingual Education, Jim Cummins Jan 1998

Rossell And Baker: Their Case For The Effectiveness Of Bilingual Education, Jim Cummins

Journal of Pedagogy, Pluralism, and Practice

No abstract provided.


The Grand Bazaar: Trust, Multicultural Education, And The Education Of Teachers, Wade A. Carpenter Jan 1998

The Grand Bazaar: Trust, Multicultural Education, And The Education Of Teachers, Wade A. Carpenter

Journal of Pedagogy, Pluralism, and Practice

Trust is necessary for education. But distrust is a major problem in urban, multiethnic schools. The existing literature on multicultural education, while strong on political, sociological, and economic concerns, devotes little if any attention to the character of the teacher. Teachers whose preparation has not connected ethics and ethnicity may consider resistance theory as simply shrill, and disregard it entirely. The article goes on to suggest that teachers get a highly personalized, balanced liberal and technical preparation from professors intimately familiar with urban k-12 instruction.


The Ebonics Debate: Perspectives And Possibilities: Personal Reflections, Mary Ann Johnson Jan 1998

The Ebonics Debate: Perspectives And Possibilities: Personal Reflections, Mary Ann Johnson

Journal of Pedagogy, Pluralism, and Practice

No abstract provided.


Cultural Identity And Bilingualism The Puerto Rican Reality, Sarah Nieves-Squires Jan 1998

Cultural Identity And Bilingualism The Puerto Rican Reality, Sarah Nieves-Squires

Journal of Pedagogy, Pluralism, and Practice

No abstract provided.


Stories From The Other Side Of The Screen: Identifying Social Construction Within Educational Software, Brenda Matthis Jan 1998

Stories From The Other Side Of The Screen: Identifying Social Construction Within Educational Software, Brenda Matthis

Journal of Pedagogy, Pluralism, and Practice

Designers of software programs provide their narratives, perspectives, and points of view through the software programs they develop, consciously and explicitly or not. As the providers of these narratives, the software designers are considered the authors of this medium. These authors' narratives contribute to the social construction of the users of the software as they gain cognitive instruction and entertainment. This is especially important to consider when it comes to educational software used by children in the classroom and in the home. The traditional process for the examination of narrative and content in a medium is a review. Narratives in …


Mathematics, Modeling, And Modular Curriculum In Engineering Retraining Programs, Massoud Moussavi Jan 1998

Mathematics, Modeling, And Modular Curriculum In Engineering Retraining Programs, Massoud Moussavi

Educational Studies Dissertations

The present study is an attempt to probe, explore, and provide an appropriate educational method for engineering retraining programs. The central concerns and implications of this study revolve around: who engineers are, how they learn, why they need to learn, and what they have to learn. The existing retraining programs also will be evaluated in order to develop a suitable retraining program for engineers.


Case Study Of Assessment In A High School Classroom: The Impact Of Changes In Assessment On Curriculum, Instruction, Teachers, And Students, Deborah A. A Brady Jan 1998

Case Study Of Assessment In A High School Classroom: The Impact Of Changes In Assessment On Curriculum, Instruction, Teachers, And Students, Deborah A. A Brady

Educational Studies Dissertations

This study examined the impact of changes in assessment on curriculum, instruction, teachers, and students. The study describes the complex, developmental process by which a particular course, teachers, and a class evolved, articulated goals and standards, and assessed their learning. My co-teacher and I used a variety of assessments: conferences, peer review, reflections, portfolios, group projects, and presentations in addition to traditional tests and quizzes. The methodology was a qualitative study by a teacher/researcher in a high school Humanities class.


The Politics Of Art Education In The Public Schools, Wendy Campbell Jan 1998

The Politics Of Art Education In The Public Schools, Wendy Campbell

Educational Studies Dissertations

In this study, I examine why the subject of art has been marginalized in the public schools and why art continues to be vulnerable to budget cuts and reductions in staff despite the fact that national art education standards are now in place. I also suggest a way to remedy the situation. My analysis concerning why art has been marginalized comes from an integration of insights from three discourses: feminism, postmodernism, and the perspective implied by the literature and practices of the twelve step recovery community. Writers in all three discourses suggest that the world view of the dominant culture …


Dialogue: A Qualitative Study Of A Faculty Development Intervention To Assist Faculty In Exploring The Practitioner Assumptions That Impact Their Role In Higher Education And Medical Education, Donna M. Qualters Jan 1998

Dialogue: A Qualitative Study Of A Faculty Development Intervention To Assist Faculty In Exploring The Practitioner Assumptions That Impact Their Role In Higher Education And Medical Education, Donna M. Qualters

Educational Studies Dissertations

The Dialogue study is concerned with understanding how Dialogue could be applied to faculty development. Dialogue is a structured form of group interaction developed as an organizational behavior tool (Isaacs, 1993) which creates space for practitioner assumptions to be probed and insight into practice be achieved. It provides an intervention for faculty at the pre-contemplative stage of change (Prochaska, 1986), who are not motivated to modify their practice. The study focused on self-selected multi-discipline faculty from a four year institution and a public medical school. Participants ranged in experience from one to thirty five years of practice. This study was …