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Culturally Responsive Professional Development For Latinas In Family Child Care: A Dissertation, Jody Figuerido Jan 2012

Culturally Responsive Professional Development For Latinas In Family Child Care: A Dissertation, Jody Figuerido

Educational Studies Dissertations

Latina Family Child Care (FCC) Educators provide early education and care (EEC) for children in their homes. High quality EEC programs, including the FCC setting, help children form a firm foundation for future learning, resulting in positive outcomes. In order to provide this level of programming, educators must participate in specialized training related to early childhood education. Unfortunately, the literature provides limited guidance regarding professional development that meets the needs of the diverse adult learner in the field of early childhood education. The focus of this qualitative study is to articulate the elements of culturally responsive professional development for the …

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12 Museum Theorists At Play, Marian Howard, Lauren Appel, Nicole Ferrin, David Vining, Katherine Hillman, Marissa Corwin, Berry Stein, Nicole Keller, William Elliston, David Bowles, Tiffany Reedy, Kathryn Eliza Harris, Liat Olenick Jan 2012

12 Museum Theorists At Play, Marian Howard, Lauren Appel, Nicole Ferrin, David Vining, Katherine Hillman, Marissa Corwin, Berry Stein, Nicole Keller, William Elliston, David Bowles, Tiffany Reedy, Kathryn Eliza Harris, Liat Olenick

All Faculty and Staff Papers and Presentations


Introduction by Lauren Appel
1. Learning by Do-weyan, by Marian Howard, with Nicole Ferrin
2: Dewey Defines Himself and Education, by David Vining
3. Benjamin Ives Gilman: Arts in People’s Lives, by Katherine Hillman
4. John Cotton Dana: The Social Construction of Museums, by Marissa Corwin
5. Piaget in the Art Museum: Constructing Knowledge Through Active Engagement, by Berry Stein
6. Lev Vygotsky: The Social Aspects of Learning, by Nicole Keller
7. Paulo Freire: Literacy, Democracy, and Context, by Nicole Keller
8. Maxine Greene: Aesthetic Education, by Lauren Appel
9. Howard Gardner and Multiple Intelligence Theory: A Practical Application of …

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Character Education Seeking The Best Of Both Worlds: A Study Of Cultural Identity And Leadership In Egypt., Rania M Rafik Khalil, Nevien Mattar Apr 2011

Character Education Seeking The Best Of Both Worlds: A Study Of Cultural Identity And Leadership In Egypt., Rania M Rafik Khalil, Nevien Mattar

English Language and Literature

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Making Music Together : A Music Handbook For An Early Childhood Classroom, Shana Hope Frankel Jan 2011

Making Music Together : A Music Handbook For An Early Childhood Classroom, Shana Hope Frankel

Graduate Student Independent Studies

This paper discusses the importance of music in Early Childhood classrooms. It is meant to be a resource for the classroom intended to be used by teachers, however; it can also be used by families and caregivers who want to add more music in to their homes. The songs are organized to follow a typical daily schedule in a classroom. The readers do not need background knowledge of music and can make up their own tunes to most of the songs provided. I have suggested the music to go along with most of the songs however other melodies could work …

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“Better Multiculturalism” Through Technology: Dora The Explorer And The Training Of The Preschool Viewer(S), Drew Chappell Oct 2010

“Better Multiculturalism” Through Technology: Dora The Explorer And The Training Of The Preschool Viewer(S), Drew Chappell

Theatre Faculty Articles and Research

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Are We All On The M Squad? Murdering Schoolchildren In China, Ibpp Editor May 2010

Are We All On The M Squad? Murdering Schoolchildren In China, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the phenomena of violent attacks against schoolchildren in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and its relevance to political psychologists.

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Pendidikan Awal Kanak-Kanak Menurut Al-Qur'an : Pelaksanaan Di Pusat Pendidikan Pra Sekolah Di Bandar Triang, Pahang., Hanifah Sazali Jan 2010

Pendidikan Awal Kanak-Kanak Menurut Al-Qur'an : Pelaksanaan Di Pusat Pendidikan Pra Sekolah Di Bandar Triang, Pahang., Hanifah Sazali

Student Works (2010-2019)

Early Childhood Education According to al-Quran: It’s implementation at Pre School Education Centre in Triang, Pahang. Dissertation submitted to the Department of al-Quran and al-Hadith, Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya session 2009/2010. The recent moral and conduct decadence particularly among the Malays needed a change and solution. The change and solution must be based to the holy Quran and Hadith started from the early education of the children. Henceforth, in the early stage of this research, the early childhood education was examined from the education aspects and methodology using the library research methodology. Then, the research continued by …

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Asas-Asas Akidah Dalam Pendidikan Awal Kanak-Kanak Menurut Perspektif Islam., Seri Hayati Husain Jan 2010

Asas-Asas Akidah Dalam Pendidikan Awal Kanak-Kanak Menurut Perspektif Islam., Seri Hayati Husain

Student Works (2010-2019)

Presently, many parents are neglecting their children’s early Islamic education due to limited knowledge in the importance of teaching aqidah to their children from birth. Parents lack in the knowledge of content of what to impart to their children and the most suitable approaches to teach in order to make them understand better. Thus, this research will discuss the basic of aqidah and the approaches of teaching for children between ages of 0 - 7 years. This research will focus on the concept of aqidah in general, followed by explanation about children’s development according to Islamic view and the choice …

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Using Sign Language With Hearing Preschool Children, Jamie E. Johnson Jan 2009

Using Sign Language With Hearing Preschool Children, Jamie E. Johnson

Graduate Research Papers

The purposed of this review is to examine the effects of using American Sign Language (ASL) with hearing preschool children without disabilities. The research examined the effects on cognitive skills, fine motor skills, IQ, student behavior, and memory when American Sign Language is implemented into a preschool classroom. A variety of sources were examined and synthesized to provide the reader with informational data and recommendations.

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Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star: The Effects Of Using Music With Young Children, Eileen Heck Jan 2009

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star: The Effects Of Using Music With Young Children, Eileen Heck

Graduate Research Papers

One way for children to experience music and develop early literacy skills is through nursery rhymes such as Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. This project addresses the benefits of using music with young children and the importance of professional development with early childhood educators. More and more research is being done to explore and study the effects of music with young children. It is becoming evident that music has many benefits that can enhance young children's lives. Some of these benefits include expanding children's communication skills, building oral language skills, developing phonological awareness skills, and extending concepts of print. Some …

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Torn Loyalties : The Civil War In New York City And Beyond, Alicia Fessenden Apr 2008

Torn Loyalties : The Civil War In New York City And Beyond, Alicia Fessenden

Graduate Student Independent Studies

Presents an interdisciplinary curriculum on the Civil War in New York City and beyond for a fifth grade classroom. The goals of this study are to counter ideas that the Civil War is an historical event that took place far away, and to raise awareness of the myriad resources that are available in New York on this topic. Contains a series of experiential lesson plans.

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Supporting Early Literacy Through Attachment-Based Parenting: An Intervention Project, Maureen Louise Stine Jan 2008

Supporting Early Literacy Through Attachment-Based Parenting: An Intervention Project, Maureen Louise Stine

Theses Digitization Project

A Four-month intervention project consisting of regular parent training meetings and weekly take-home parent-child interactive literacy activities was implemented to examine the association between quality of mother-child interaction and preschoolers' early literacy development for five families enrolled in a state subsidized preschool program. The Palm Vista Family Home Literacy Program located in the high desert region of San Bernardino County was offered free of charge to all parents and their preschool aged children who were enrolled.

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Reconfiguring Childhood Boys And Girls Growing Up Global, Cindi Katz Jan 2004

Reconfiguring Childhood Boys And Girls Growing Up Global, Cindi Katz

Publications and Research

Children are a spur, a commitment, a way of imaging the future—but all too often these sorts of phrases just rattle around a vacuum, their utterance the beginning and end of the commitment. We emphasize “the best interests of the child,”but this gloss provides a moral imperative to all manner of uncompleted projects and unfulfilled policies. Likewise, the use of children’s images or presence in public forums of all types gives a patina of honorableness to practices and plans that never actually make good on the promissory note of childhood. The 1992 Rio Earth Summit is a notable example. Such …

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Early Childhood Thematic Unit: A 32-Week Curricular Resource: Fairy Tales - Insects - Dinosaurs, Institute For The Development Of Gifted Education, Ricks Center For Gifted Children, University Of Denver Jan 2003

Early Childhood Thematic Unit: A 32-Week Curricular Resource: Fairy Tales - Insects - Dinosaurs, Institute For The Development Of Gifted Education, Ricks Center For Gifted Children, University Of Denver

Ricks Curriculum Units Series

An integrated curriculum is an instructional approach that connects the disciplines to an underlying theme or topic. Immersing students in an integrated-thematic unit provides the backdrop for experiences to occur across the disciplines. Shaping coursework around integrated themes is especially appropriate for gifted students, however using an integrated-thematic curriculum is appropriate for all learners as it develops students' abilities to make connections, to solve problems by looking at multiple perspectives, and to integrate information from different fields of experience. An integrated-thematic curriculum permits students to be active participants in their own learning as they design their own explorations and take …

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03. Getting Our Thoughts Together: Instructional Manual To Accompany 'Elfie', Second Edition, Matthew Lipman Jan 2003

03. Getting Our Thoughts Together: Instructional Manual To Accompany 'Elfie', Second Edition, Matthew Lipman

Early Elementary School Curriculum

The cognitive skills emphasized in Elfie – distinction-making and connection-making – are those on which all-subsequent reasoning rests. They are accompanied by the criteria that are appropriate to them: sameness and difference. Other operations like the making of comparisons, the discovery of uniformities, the identification of classes, the formation of concepts, and the formulation of definition, all depend upon the logical infrastructure of these two sets of skills and criteria. Elfie should therefore be seen as the base of the Philosophy for Children program.

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20. Piksi (Slovenian Translation Of Pixie Novel), Matthew Lipman Jan 2003

20. Piksi (Slovenian Translation Of Pixie Novel), Matthew Lipman

Early Elementary School Curriculum

Piksi je osnovnošolka, ki je zmedena in navdušena nad številnimi vidiki svoje izkušnje. Ta roman poudarja odnose (logične, družbene, družinske, estetske, vzročne, del-celota, matematične itd.) kot tudi kompetenco pri obravnavanju takih odnosov. Etični koncepti vključujejo rivalstvo med sorojenci, osebnost, spoštovanje drugih, prijateljstvo, skrivnosti, držanje obljub, odnose med staršem in otrokom, poslušnost, draženje in avtonomijo.

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Three Stories You Can Read To Your Cat (1997) By Sara Swan Miller, Gareth B. Matthews Jan 2003

Three Stories You Can Read To Your Cat (1997) By Sara Swan Miller, Gareth B. Matthews

Picture Books

When a cat's human friend leaves the house and tells it to be good, the cat does many things it considers good, like shredding the curtains, eating a house plant, and digging into the garbage. In this review, originally published in Thinking: The Journal of Philosophy for Children 16(4), 2003, Gareth B. Matthews demonstrates that young children can understand and enjoy the irony of sarcasm. They also enjoy grappling with the story's philosophical irony: the problem of clarifying the difficult question of what makes an action good or bad.

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More Than Just Imaginative: A Qualitative Study Of Values In Literature For Young Children From The 20th Century, Anna L. Cates May 2002

More Than Just Imaginative: A Qualitative Study Of Values In Literature For Young Children From The 20th Century, Anna L. Cates

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation endeavors to address the issue of proper methodology for character education. Although character education enjoys wide support among teachers, parents, and society at large, the proper manner with which to accomplish this educational objective continues to be debated. Literature-based approaches to character education are among the most popular means of presenting values to students. This popularity has prompted scholars to closely scrutinize the value patterns in literature for young people. In part, the resulting studies have aimed to ascertain the worthiness of literature itself as a medium for introducing discussion about values and related issues. The method used …

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Journey To Understanding: An Introduction To North Dakota Tribes, Cheryl Ann Kary, Native American Training Institute Jan 2002

Journey To Understanding: An Introduction To North Dakota Tribes, Cheryl Ann Kary, Native American Training Institute

North Dakota Tribal History and Culture Series

Journey to Understanding: An Introduction to North Dakota Tribes is an introductory booklet intended to give a quick overview of Indigenous culture in North Dakota. It is a starting point for the rest of the North Dakota Tribal History & Culture series. The booklet explains the names and backgrounds of the nations that share geography with North Dakota. It also teaches basic cultural competency to facilitate interaction for people from a different background. The content is presented in the form of self-quizzes with provided answers. Journey to Understanding was originally used within the North Dakota Department of Human Services (NDDHS) …

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12. Ліля (Lilya: Ukrainian Translation Of Elfie Novel), Matthew Lipman Jan 2002

12. Ліля (Lilya: Ukrainian Translation Of Elfie Novel), Matthew Lipman

Early Elementary School Curriculum

Ліля йде в перший клас і така сором'язлива, що не може говорити на уроці і навіть не може сформулювати запитання. Але мало що вислизає від неї, і її розум ламає голову над усім, що відбувається в класі та вдома. Коли директор пропонує конкурс, спрямований на вдосконалення міркувань, увесь її клас займається з’ясуванням того, як працюють речення та як створюються відмінності та зв’язки. У той же час Елфі та її однокласники виявляють багато відмінностей, фундаментальних для дослідження: видимість і реальність, одне і багато, частини і ціле, подібність і відмінність, постійність і зміна.

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13. Поміркуймо Разом: Посібник Для Викладачів. Додаток До “Ліля” Частина І [Let’S Think Together: A Guide For Teachers. Supplement To “Lila” Part I], Matthew Lipman, Ann Gazzard Jan 2002

13. Поміркуймо Разом: Посібник Для Викладачів. Додаток До “Ліля” Частина І [Let’S Think Together: A Guide For Teachers. Supplement To “Lila” Part I], Matthew Lipman, Ann Gazzard

Early Elementary School Curriculum

Когнітивні навички, які наголошуються в Ліля – розрізнення та встановлення зв’язків – це ті навички, на яких ґрунтується подальше міркування. Вони супроводжуються відповідними їм критеріями: однаковість і відмінність. Інші операції, такі як проведення порівнянь, виявлення одноманітності, ідентифікація класів, формування понять і формулювання визначення, все залежить від логічної інфраструктури цих двох наборів навичок і критеріїв. Тому Ліля слід розглядати як основу програми «Філософія для дітей».

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14. Поміркуймо Разом: Посібник Для Викладачів. Додаток До “Ліля” Частина Іi [Let’S Think Together: A Guide For Teachers. Supplement To “Lila” Part Ii], Matthew Lipman, Ann Gazzard Jan 2002

14. Поміркуймо Разом: Посібник Для Викладачів. Додаток До “Ліля” Частина Іi [Let’S Think Together: A Guide For Teachers. Supplement To “Lila” Part Ii], Matthew Lipman, Ann Gazzard

Early Elementary School Curriculum

Когнітивні навички, які наголошуються в Ліля – розрізнення та встановлення зв’язків – це ті навички, на яких ґрунтується подальше міркування. Вони супроводжуються відповідними їм критеріями: однаковість і відмінність. Інші операції, такі як проведення порівнянь, виявлення одноманітності, ідентифікація класів, формування понять і формулювання визначення, все залежить від логічної інфраструктури цих двох наборів навичок і критеріїв. Тому Ліля слід розглядати як основу програми «Філософія для дітей».

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3. The Doll Hospital (Novel), Ann Margaret Sharp Jan 2000

3. The Doll Hospital (Novel), Ann Margaret Sharp

Preschool Curriculum

When Jess's doll Roller needs to make a trip to the doll hospital, Jess is worried that Roller won't look the same when she comes home. What Jess doesn't realize is that Roller's trip to the doll hospital will trigger a special change in their relationship. Together with the companion teacher's manual Making Sense of My World, The Doll Hospital is a wonderful introduction for children to philosophical thought.

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4. Making Sense Of My World: Teacher Manual For 'The Doll Hospital', Ann Margaret Sharp, Laurance J. Splitter Jan 2000

4. Making Sense Of My World: Teacher Manual For 'The Doll Hospital', Ann Margaret Sharp, Laurance J. Splitter

Preschool Curriculum

Through a range of exercises and discussion plans, Making Sense of My World helps teachers encourage children to think more deeply about the world around them, and to explore the philosophical concepts attached to their daily experience. What makes something real? What makes a 'best' friend? Together with the companion novel The Doll Hospital, Making Sene of My World is an ideal starting point for primary school children and philosophy.

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Oral History In A Kindergarten Classroom, Marilyn J. Shanks Jan 2000

Oral History In A Kindergarten Classroom, Marilyn J. Shanks

Graduate Research Papers

Oral history offers elementary teachers an exciting way to get students actively involved. It allows them to deal directly with people and places in the real world. It involves students in the decision-making process and allows them to feel ownership in a part of history. Oral history combines process and product into a real-life experience. It is an excellent teaching tool that fosters excitement about heritage, tradition, and family and helps promote respect and appreciation for the older generation.

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(2000.1) The Doll Hospital (Novel), Ann Margaret Sharp Jan 2000

(2000.1) The Doll Hospital (Novel), Ann Margaret Sharp

Collected Papers of Ann Margaret Sharp

When Jess's doll Roller needs to make a trip to the doll hospital, Jess is worried that Roller won't look the same when she comes home. What Jess doesn't realize is that Roller's trip to the doll hospital will trigger a special change in their relationship. Together with the companion teacher's manual Making Sense of My World, The Doll Hospital is a wonderful introduction for children to philosophical thought.

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(2000.2) Making Sense Of My World: Instructional Manual To Accompany 'Pixie' (Teacher Manual), Ann Margaret Sharp, Laurance J. Splitter Jan 2000

(2000.2) Making Sense Of My World: Instructional Manual To Accompany 'Pixie' (Teacher Manual), Ann Margaret Sharp, Laurance J. Splitter

Collected Papers of Ann Margaret Sharp

Through a range of exercises and discussion plans, Making Sense of My World helps teachers encourage children to think more deeply about the world around them, and to explore the philosophical concepts attached to their daily experience. What makes something real? What makes a 'best' friend? Together with the companion novel The Doll Hospital, Making Sene of My World is an ideal starting point for primary school children and philosophy.

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Wild Boy (1998) By Mordicai Gerstein, Gareth B. Matthews Jan 1999

Wild Boy (1998) By Mordicai Gerstein, Gareth B. Matthews

Picture Books

Once there was a boy who lived alone, without a mother or father or any friends, in a forest in Southern France. He was naked. He didn’t even know what clothes were. He didn’t know he was a boy. He didn’t know what people were. He was wild. When a group of hunters discovered the boy, they delivered him to scientists in Paris, who eventually gave up trying to communicate with him. The boy was taken in by Dr. Itard and his housekeeper, Madame Guerin, who taught him to dress himself, to read and write simple words, and help around …

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Great Blueness And Other Predicaments (1968) By Arnold Lobel, Gareth B. Matthews Jan 1999

Great Blueness And Other Predicaments (1968) By Arnold Lobel, Gareth B. Matthews

Picture Books

Long ago, there was no color in the world. It was the time of The Great Greyness. Down in the cellar of his house a Wizard mixed up something in a pot and used it to paint the thatched roof of his house. “I call it blue,” he told his neighbors, who begged him to share it. Soon the whole world was blue. It became the time of The Great Blueness. Unfortunately, having blueness everywhere made people sad. So, the Wizard went back down into his cellar and came out with something new .... Philosophy is colorful! Plenty of …

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Writing And Illustrating Books For Young Readers, Denise May Williamson Jan 1998

Writing And Illustrating Books For Young Readers, Denise May Williamson

All Graduate Projects

This creative project consists of one complete manuscript for a children's book, intended for young readers (ages 5-8), and twelve possible illustrations created in coordination with the text. The manuscript explores the difference between old age and youth, as it is discovered by a child desiring to spend the day with his grandfather. Page numbers and other notes are included to define how the text would come together to fit publishers' guidelines. Various illustration techniques were studied throughout the coursework of this program, to include: black and white ink, color reproduction, watercolor painting, and enhanced computer art. A storyboard was …

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