cieatasu: A Pathfinder

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Each Distant Reader study carrel is composed of many individual items. Each item is bibliographically described with author, title, date, summary, and keyword values. Below is a list of the items' most signficant keywords as well as lists of the items themselves. Purpusing the content of this pathfinder provides the student, researcher, or scholar with one way to get their heads around the scope of the carrel. The keywords include:

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Depending on how this pathfinder was created, many of the bibliographic sections will include elaborations on the meaning(s) of the given keywords. These elaborations were generated by feeding the items' summaries to a large langauge model and asking the model to address the question, "What is X?", where "X" is the keyword. The result will be a few sentences of elaboration. Be forewarned. The elaborations are often plausible, but they should not be take as truth. Instead, they should be taken as points for consideration.

• Development of the Oldenburg Epistemic Beliefs Questionnaire (OLEQ), a German Questionnaire Based on the Epistemic Belief Inventory (EBI) by Paechter, Manuela Romana; Rebmann, Karin; Schloemer, Tobias; Mokwinski, Bjoern; Hanekamp, Yvonne; Arendasy, Martin (2013) - Keywords: epistemic beliefs; psychometric properties of the Oldenburg Epistemic Beliefs Questionnaire (OLEQ); learning strategies. Epistemic beliefs are personal beliefs about knowledge and the acquisition of knowledge. Keywords: beliefs; dimensions; ebi; factor; german; items; knowledge; learning; oldenburg; oleq; questionnaire; strategies; structure; students; studies; study
• Reciprocal Teaching of Comprehension Strategies Improves EFL Learners' Writing Ability by Ghorbani, Mohammad Reza; Gangeraj, Atefeh Ardeshir; Alavi, Sahar Zahed (2013) - According to Rosenshine and Meister (1994), the following four important instructional practices are embedded in reciprocal teaching: • Direct teaching of strategies • Practicing reading strategies with real reading instead of worksheets or contrived exercises • Scaffolding of instruction • Using Peer support for learning Reciprocal teaching is an interactive teaching strategy and a cooperative learning instructional method based on Vygotsky's (1978) theory of the fundamental role of social interaction and Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) (cited in Galloway, 2001) which is used to develop text comprehension. Keywords: reciprocal teaching strategies, reading comprehension, writing ability, EFL learners Reading is one of the most important activities in any language teaching and learning classroom. Keywords: ability; comprehension; efl; language; learners; reading; strategies; students; study; teaching; test; text; university; writing
• Criterion-Referenced Exit Examinations: An Institution’s Internal Process for Psychometric Analysis by Lieneck, Cristian; Morrison, Eileen; Price, Larry (2013) - In the context of the program evaluation presented here, exam items were developed in consideration of establishing evidence of intrinsic rational validity (Ebel & Frisbie, 1991) based on healthcare content domains identified by faculty and course objectives designed to measure the content for each course. This step allows for immediate identification of exam items that require additional review. Keywords: administration; analysis; competency; course; development; exam; examination; exit; forms; healthcare; item; level; process; program; results; students; test
• Developing a Professional Learning Community among Preservice Teachers by Bond, Nathan (2013) - Since the number of studies in the area of preservice teacher PLCs was limited, the initial analysis was kept as broad as possible. The survey results indicated four implementation levels: isolated analyzers (worked in isolation and focused on student learning), collaborative learners (collaborated and focused on student learning), isolated planner (worked in isolation and focused on teacher learning), and collegial managers (collaborated and focused on teacher learning). Keywords: data; education; group; hord; learning; model; new; participants; plcs; preservice; preservice teachers; professional; researcher; students; study; teachers; tobia
• Elementary Mathematics Teachers' Knowledge of Equity Pedagogy by Jackson, Christa (2013) - Microsoft Word - 1056_final.doc 1 Volume 16, Number 1 February 3, 2013 ISSN 1099-839X Elementary Mathematics Teachers’ Knowledge of Equity Pedagogy Christa Jackson University of Kentucky Currently, mathematics instruction in U.S. classrooms is far from achieving equity for African American students. Keywords: equity pedagogy, African American students, elementary education W. E. B. Du Bois, one of the founders of The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), envisioned that the education of African Americans would equip leaders to protect the political and social rights of the Black community. Keywords: african; american; classroom; education; equity; interview; knowledge; mathematics; mrs; pedagogy; school; students; teachers; teaching
• Negotiated Issues in an Early College Partnership: Description and Understanding through Interorganizational Theory by Leonard, Jack (2013) - Keywords: college readiness; community colleges; early college high schools; interorganizational collaboration; secondary education; resources dependency theory; stakeholder theory; learning theory In recent years, college readiness has emerged as a national priority, taking center stage in the President’s blueprint for reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (U.S. Department of Education, 2010) and in the research literature (Conley, 2005; Hoffman, 2009; Kazis, Vargas, & Hoffman, 2004). Early college high schools employ the second strategy through one campus where high school and college faculty work together to introduce college coursework to students as early as ninth grade with ample time and support to ensure success. Keywords: college; college program; community; courses; early; education; faculty; high; learning; partnerships; planning; program; school; students; team; theory; time; year
• Multicultural Teaching Models to Educate Pre-Service Teachers: Reflections, Service-Learning, and Mentoring by Krummel, Anni (2013) - Approaches to multicultural education in pre-service teacher education: Philosophical frameworks and models for teaching. Microsoft Word - 1059.doc 1 Volume 16, Number 1 April 22, 2013 ISSN 1099-839X Multicultural Teaching Models to Educate Pre-Service Teachers: Reflections, Service-Learning, and Mentoring Anni Krummel Illinois State University The population of pre-service teachers entering university education programs is becoming more diverse. Keywords: diversity; education; learning; pre; preservice; research; service; students; teachers; teaching
• Misuse of High-Stakes Test Scores for Evaluative Purposes: Neglecting the Reality of Schools and Students by Martin, Peter Clyde (2012) - And the truth is that if it were possible to measure the actual contributions of each to student test scores, we would find varying proportions for each community, family, student, teacher, and school. On the basis of analyses of school scores in terms of subpopulations and neighborhood income, it is found that there are, district-wide, significant correlations between test results and students’ economic status, special education status, and English language proficiency. Keywords: ayp; education; english; factors; nclb; population; results; schools; scores; stakes; students; test
• College-Readiness Is Not One-Size-Fits-All by Barnes, Wally B.; Slate, John R. (2013) - Test scores reported by the ACT (2011) in the annual college-readiness report indicated that only 25% of high school students nationally who took the ACT in 2011 were considered college-ready on all four college- readiness benchmarks. High school students and their lack of preparedness for college: A statewide study. Keywords: academic; achievement; act; agenda; berliner; college; college readiness; education; high; readiness; school; size; slate; students; zhao
• State Assessments: Does a Charter School Truly Demonstrate Higher Proficiency than its Public Counterpart? by Kindzierski, Corinne M.; Ait Si Mhammed, Ali; Wallace, Nancy; Lesh, Christine (2013) - Charter schools are public schools that are free from many of the regulations applied to traditional public school yet are held accountable for student performances. Keywords: charter schools, mandated assessments, proficiency scores This joint research project was an outcome of a professional development school (PDS) relationship between an urban K-8 charter school and a private Jesuit college. Keywords: charter; data; district; education; grade; instruction; proficiency; results; school; scores; state; students; target
• Everyone Has a Story: A Collaborative Inquiry Project by Five Teacher Candidates of Color and One White Professor by Bower-Phipps, Laura; Tate, Rachel Watanabe; Mehta, Sejal; Sature, Amanda L. (2013) - Despite the importance of teachers of color in providing academic role modeling and culturally relevant instruction for the many students of color in U.S. public Current Issues in Education Vol. 16 No. 1 2 schools, teacher education continues to focus on preparing White, middle-class, female teachers and remains largely unresponsive to the needs of teacher candidates of color (Sheets & Chew, 2002; Sleeter & Thao, 2007). To prepare teachers of color for any school, but particularly schools in which the majority of students are individuals of color, teacher education must be examined from the perspective of teacher candidates of color. Keywords: candidates; color; crg; diversity; education; inquiry; members; people; research; students; support; teacher; teacher candidates; teacher education; teaching
• Investigating the Student Experiences of Mexican-American PK-12 Educators to Cultivate Authentic Latino Recruitment Strategies by Morton, Jason M.; Martin, Barbara N. (2013) - Due to the growing need to bolster the ranks of Latino educators, this paper intends to discover ways for PK-16 educational leaders to bolster the recruitment of Latino students (specifically, educators of Mexican- American descent) into the PK-12 education ranks by exploring any possible connections that may exist between consideration of education as a profession and perceptions of the profession based on personal experiences one had as a PK-12 student. CRT was employed by the researchers to identify institutional structures, policies, and practices (Solorzano, Villalpando, & Oseguera, 2005) in PK-12 schools that encourage or discourage Latino students from recruitment into the education ranks, thus illustrating how entrenched majoritarian notions of color blindness and meritocracy inherently disadvantage minorities through racial inequality (Bell, 1992; Crenshaw, Gotanda, Peller, & Thomas, 1996; Delgado & Stefancic, 2001; Huber, Lopez, Malagon, Velez, & Solorzano, 2008; Solorzano et al., 2005). Keywords: american; education; educators; experiences; latino; mexican; participants; pk-12; race; research; researchers; school; students; support; teacher; theory; youth
• Educational Poverties in Alaska: Teachers' Perspectives by Jones, Anne; Salinas, Charles (2013) - Qualitative Data Narratives demonstrate Alaska Native teachers share concerns about curriculum and school structures. There is awareness on the part of Alaska Native teachers that their teaching practice, rather by choice or by requirement, does not always meet the needs of their students. Keywords: alaska; beliefs; curriculum; diversity; education; justice; learning; native; scale; school; social; students; teachers; teaching
• Does Social Background Influence Political Science Grades? by Tiruneh, Gizachew (2013) - Some determinants of student performance in the first college-level financial accounting course. Test scrambling and student performance. Keywords: academic; background; college; data; education; families; grades; income; model; performance; science; students; test; variables
• Opting Out: Examining Teacher’s Beliefs When Faced With Core Reading Programs by Meidl, Tynisha D. (2013) - Teacher beliefs are critical to promoting meaningful educational experiences because their beliefs about teaching and learning guide their practice (Soto, 2002). A review of research on teacher beliefs and practices. Keywords: beliefs; core; curriculum; district; learning; needs; reading; school; students; study; teachers; teaching; test
• On the Effect of Learning Style on Scholastic Achievement by Bhatti, Rahmat Ulllah; Bart, William M (2013) - Considering the importance of learning styles, educational organizations have assessed the learning styles of students and tailored instruction to fit student learning styles. Keywords: academic achievement, social sciences, learning styles. Keywords: achievement; gpa; inventory; kolb; learning; participants; students; style
• Universal Design for Learning: University Faculty Stages of Concerns and Levels of Use by LaRocco, Diana J.; Wilken, Danielle S. (2013) - Keywords: students with disabilities, universal design, faculty concerns, level of use Background Federal laws, such as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA; 2004) and the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act (1990), have affirmed the rights of persons with disabilities to equal protection and access to the U.S. educational system. An initial focus of the learning community was faculty concerns about instructing students with disabilities. Keywords: concern; design; education; faculty; hall; innovation; learning; options; principle; stages; students; udl; use
• Implementing an Additive, College Access and Readiness Program for Latina/o High School Students in the U.S. by Amaro-Jimenez, Carla; Hungerford-Kresser, Holly (2013) - The program exists at our university as part of the State of Texas’ Closing the Gaps Initiative (2010), whose purpose is to increase the number of students seeking a PSE through providing mentoring and assistance to high school students and their families in university-manned offices called GO Centers. These GO Centers are dedicated spaces at high schools where college-level students act as mentors to high school students throughout the year. Keywords: access; center; challenges; college; college students; education; high; latina; mentors; program; readiness; school; school students; students; year
• How do I get in? Criteria shaping the high school course recommendation process by Bernhardt, Philip Evan (2014) - Matchmaking: The dynamics of high school tracking decisions. When teachers recommend students for academic classes, they are making a decision that has the potential to influence students’ high school academic trajectories (Kelly, 2008), college readiness and enrollment (Adelman, 1999; Choy et al., 2000; King, 1996), and future employment and income (Rose & Betts, 2004: Spring, 2009). Keywords: ability; academic; classes; course; criteria; education; grouping; high; oakes; placement; process; research; school; students; teachers; tracking
• Math and Reading Differences Between 6-8 and K-8 Grade Span Configurations: A Multiyear, Statewide Analysis by Clark, David M; Slate, John R; Combs, Julie P; Moore, George W (2013) - Schools configured as K-8 schools were matched to middle schools using a rigorous distance-based formula. Regardless of student grade level or school year examined, students who were enrolled in K-8 schools had higher average passing rates on the TAKS Reading and Math assessments than did students enrolled in middle schools. Keywords: achievement; configurations; education; effect; grade; grade span; k-8; k-8 schools; middle; reading; research; results; school; students; study; years
• Observing Classroom Instruction in Schools Implementing the International Baccalaureate Programme by Alford, Beverly L.; Rollins, Kayla Braziel; Stillisano, Jacqueline R.; Waxman, Hersh C. (2013) - The DP was designed for high school students, with a goal of providing an international education that promotes an “understanding and appreciation of other cultures, languages, and points of view” (IBO, 2011b). It was adapted from the Student Behavior Observation Schedule (Waxman, Wang, Lindvall, & Anderson, 1988) and was used to document observed student behaviors in the context of ongoing classroom instructional-learning processes. Keywords: activities; baccalaureate; classroom; education; ib schools; instruction; international; observation; programme; research; schools; students; teachers
• The Effect of Survey Mode on High School Risk Behavior Data: a Comparison between Web and Paper-based Surveys by Raghupathy, Shobana; Hahn-Smith, Stephen (2013) - Online surveys were administered in the school computer lab, while paper surveys were administered in classrooms. The effect of survey mode on high school risk behavior data: A comparison between web and paper-based surveys. Keywords: alcohol; behavior; data; drinking; online; paper; risk; school; students; study; survey; use; web
• Communities as Critical Partners in Teacher Education: The Impact of Community Immersion on Teacher Candidates’ Understanding of Self and Teaching in Urban Schools by Waddell, Jennifer H. (2013) - Crossing borders without leaving town: the Impact of cultural immersion on the perceptions of teacher education candidates. Microsoft Word - 1198_final.doc 1 Volume 16, Number 2 September 7, 2013 ISSN 1099-839X Communities as Critical Partners in Teacher Education: The Impact of Community Immersion on Teacher Candidates’ Understanding of Self and Teaching in Urban Schools Jennifer Waddell University of Missouri-Kansas City Communities play a critical role in helping teacher candidates understand the social and historical aspects of community and their impact on schools, students and families, particularly in urban communities. Keywords: candidates; communities; community; course; education; experiences; learning; program; schools; self; students; teacher; teacher candidates; teacher education; teaching; understanding
• Best Practices in Recruiting and Retaining International Students in the U.S. by Ozturgut, Osman (2013) - -Making trips around the world at least twice a year -Meeting with college officials, non-academic organizations, and consultants in different countries -Participating in virtual fairs in different regions around the world Providing academic support and utilizing campus resources -Professional staff specifically for international student recruitment -Provide scholarships Utilizing international alumni -Engaging international student alumni, parents of international students and alumni -Alumni served as part-time recruiters in several countries Marketing (Online, brochures and booklets, etc.) -Placing advertisements in local media (international locations) Participating in virtual fairs in different regions Utilizing staff and faculty -Full time director of international student recruiting Partnering with other organizations -No -Very professional International Student/Scholars service staff that ensure that the, International students are fully briefed about SEVIS regulations/restrictions -Professional and centralized international center -Prompt address of immigration concerns/support needed -Highly trained and professional international student advisors -The dissemination of international programs related information through multiple media platforms to international students about the University, including federal and local agency information and requirements Financial Aid, Health Services, Religious Support, and Immigration Support. Keywords: agents; campuses; education; efforts; institutions; international; journal; practices; recruiting; recruitment; research; responses; retention; services; staff; students; study; support; u.s
• Demography as Destiny: The Role of Parental Involvement and Mathematics Course Taking Patterns among 9th Grade Students by Degner, Kate M (2013) - � ��������Visited�a�zoo,�planetarium,�natural�history�museum,�transportation�museum,�or�a�similar�museum� ��������Worked�or�played�on�a�computer�together� ��������Built�or�fixed�something�such�as�a�vehicle�or�appliance� ��������Attended�a�school�science�fair� ��������Helped�[your�9th�grader]�with�a�school�science�fair�project� ��������Discussed�a�program�or�article�about�math,�science,�or�technology� ��������Visited�a�library� ��������Gone�to�a�play,�concert,�or�other�live�show������� ��������None�of�these��� ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~� � � � Human-Computer Interaction Factors in Designing Educational Video Games 17 Article Citation Degner, K. M. (2013). Inversely, parents of school children also must depend on schools to provide their students with a quality education and give them the tools to be successful after formal K–12 schooling is complete (Lareau, 2004). Keywords: activities; child; children; course; education; enrollment; high; involvement; level; mathematics; mathematics course; parents; school; ses; students; study; taking; � �
• “More Than Just Farmers”: Rural Agrarian University Students’ Sense of Community by Chesbro, Morgan (2013) - Microsoft Word - 1232_final.doc 1 Volume 16, Number 3 December 15, 2013 ISSN 1099-839X “More Than Just Farmers”: Rural Agrarian University Students’ Sense of Community Morgan Chesbro Kansas State University This study utilizes narrative inquiry to interrogate the differences between the home and academic literacies of rural agrarian students. Keywords: rural, agrarian, literacy community, rural student, agrarian student, Theory of Place, narrative inquiry, university community I grew up on a hog farm and then went off to a small private college close to home. Keywords: agrarian; bryce; college; education; farm; literacies; literacy; place; research; rural; students; university
• The Benefits of Standards-Based Grading: A Critical Evaluation of Modern Grading Practices by Iamarino, Danielle L. (2014) - Regardless of an assessment’s focus, healthy communication between student and teacher remains essential, and can be encouraged in a variety of ways; in particular, the National Council for Teachers of English suggests conducting surveys, interviews, or conferences with students as means of gathering, processing and discussing all manner of necessary information (Formative Assessment, 2013). The process is most concisely described as a grading system in which students are evaluated based on their proficiency in meeting a clearly-articulated set of course objectives (Tomlinson & McTighe, 2006). Keywords: assessment; education; evaluation; grades; grading; learning; points; standards; students; system; teacher
• Blended Instruction: The Roaring Twenties Meets Coursesites by Waldron, Diane L. (2014) - Integrating technology into a traditional classroom setting and creating an effective blended instructional environment requires careful consideration in order to positively impact student learning. Hyo-Jeong and Bonk (2010) acknowledge the positive learning potential of blended instruction methods but simultaneously advocate the critical necessity for careful design of blended instruction along with appropriate use of computers with access to internet resources to enhance student learning. Keywords: access; classroom; computer; discussion; instruction; internet; learning; online; research; school; students; study; technology; time; unit; use
• Why are In-grade Retention Rates so High in Macao? by Wong, Yi-Lee (2013) - But, academically speaking, do Macao students really perform much better than their counterparts in other regions/countries? Compared with other OECD countries, greater proportions of Macao students choose the options of ‘never or hardly ever’ and ‘some lessons’ to such questions as ‘There is noise and disorder,’ ‘The teacher has to wait a long time for students to quieten down,’ and ‘Students do not start working for a long time after the lesson begins.’ Keywords: education; grade; grade retention; macao; practice; rates; retention; schools; standards; students; system; table; teachers
• Trend Analysis Techniques to Assist School Leaders in Making Critical Curriculum and Instruction Decisions by Bigham, Gary D.; Riney, Mark R. (2014) - The findings from elementary to middle school were significant, whereas the findings from middle school to high school were not. Both analyses yielded similar patterns when plotted linearly, where scores rose from the elementary to middle school, followed by a drop in high school. Keywords: analysis; assessment; campus; data; ela; grade; instruction; middle; passing; reading; school; students; year
• Secondary Pre-service Teachers' Perceptions of an Ideal Classroom Environment by Bartelheim, Frederick J; Conn, Daniel R (2014) - Keywords: classroom environment, secondary pre-service teachers, classroom perceptions, field experiences The classroom environment is often considered a predictor of students’ academic achievement and school satisfaction (Pickett & Fraser, 2010; Fraser, 2007). Efforts of reform in teacher preparation programs have focused on the need to address classroom environments as part of pre-service teachers’ training. Keywords: classroom; classroom environment; education; environment; experience; field; field experience; perceptions; school; students; teacher
• Feasibility of Adopting English-Medium Instruction at Iranian Universities by Ghorbani, Mohammad Reza; Zahed Alavi, Sahar (2014) - The number of university students who use English as a Second Language (ESL) or English as a Foreign Language (EFL) to study their subject courses is increasing (Evans & Green, 2007; Coleman, 2006; Fortanet & Bellés, 2005; Crawford Camiciottoli, 2004). No. 1 2 adoption of English as the medium of instruction at the university level is a way to internationalize the educational system and a strategy used to attract international students. Keywords: data; education; emi; english; instruction; international; iranian; language; lecturers; medium; qualitative; questionnaire; research; students; study; survey; universities; university
• ICTs in Language and Literacy Education in Bangladesh: A Critical Review by Anwaruddin, Sardar M. (2015) - Furthermore, initiatives have been taken for professional development of language teachers who are using portable digital media players such as iPods and cell phones to acquire new knowledge and skills (Shohel & Power, 2010). Language teaching as sociocultural activity: Rethinking language teacher practice. Keywords: bangladesh; development; education; icts; language; learning; literacy; literacy education; new; pedagogy; students; teachers; teaching; technology; use
• An Analysis of Teacher Efficacy and Perspectives about Elementary Literacy Instruction by Abernathy-Dyer, Joy; Ortlieb, Evan; Cheek, Earl H (2013) - It is proposed that skill-development approaches be augmented by attending to teacher beliefs (particularly about the mutability of intelligence) and to conditions of teacher work. The final section describes teacher development strategies that have been or could be used to strengthen teacher beliefs as competent literacy instructors, and provides an argument that these strategies must be augmented with attention to teacher beliefs and conditions of teacher work. Keywords: beliefs; classroom; district; education; efficacy; elementary; instruction; literacy; new; ortlieb; program; reading; research; school; students; study; teachers; teaching
• Education as a Human Right: A Comparison of Two Early College Approaches to University Access for Racial/Ethnic Minority Students in Costa Rica and the United States by McAlister-Shields, Leah; Bustamante, Rebecca M. (2015) - Early college high schools impart a more rigorous curriculum, heightened demands, and an opportunity for students to learn in community with college students (Langley, 2009). In Costa Rica and the United States, early college high schools represent one approach to facilitating college going and retention rates of racial minority students by enhancing college readiness skills and dispositions. Keywords: access; afro; approaches; college; costa; costa rica; echs; education; minority; programs; research; rica; school; states; students; u.s; united; united states; university; year
• Factors Associated with Access to the General Curriculum for Students with Intellectual Disability by Karvonen, Meagan; Flowers, Claudia; Wakeman, Shawnee Y. (2013) - What factors are associated with the extent of academic instruction students receive? Although disability labels are not useful for interpreting student access, they may be helpful descriptors for readers wanting to compare the data with other study samples. Keywords: access; content; curriculum; disabilities; disability; education; ela; grade; group; instruction; level; math; students; teachers; variables
• Students' Commitment, Engagement and Locus of Control as Predictor of Academic Achievement at Higher Education Level by Sarwar, Muhammad; Ashrafi, Ghulam Muhammad (2014) - Development of the Australasian survey of student engagement (AUSSE). Assessing what really matters to student learning inside the national survey of student engagement. Keywords: achievement; commitment; control; education; engagement; level; locus; pakistan; scale; students; study; university
• Urban Community Schools: Educator Perceptions of the Effects of Children's Health and Wellness on Learning by LaRocco, Diana J.; Taylor, Beth A.; D'Annolfo, Suzanne Cordier (2014) - Similarly, participants were concerned about middle school students’ and even the younger children’s understanding of how “their body . . . operates”. Our belief was, and remains, the interaction of child health and academic achievement is best understood from the vantage point of those most closely engaged with addressing the issue (Merriam, 2009). Keywords: children; community; community schools; connecticut; education; families; family; hartford; health; issues; learning; participants; principal; public; research; school; students
• Conflicting Discourses: A First Grade Teacher's Perceptions of Teaching with a Scripted ELA Curriculum by Sturm, Susan A (2014) - This two-part perspective on pedagogy—addressing student achievement while helping students develop their own identities—is what many scripted curriculum programs Conflicting Discourses: A First Grade Teacher’s Perceptions of Teaching with a Scripted ELA Curriculum 17 lack. Research has shown that scripted ELA curricula tend to lead to a narrowing of skills or a “bracketing” of “students’ learning because [teachers] are not available to them to help address their cognitive, social, and spiritual needs” (Meyer, 2005, p. 105). Keywords: classroom; curriculum; discourse; district; education; ela; grade; hughes; language; learning; mrs; new; professional; program; reading; research; school; state; students; teacher; teaching
• The Other in Self: Acknowledging Complicity in Multicultural Education by Shim, Jenna Min (2014) - Moreover, without my effort to engage in self-reflexivity and assuming that my beliefs about Standard English is a universal truth can only hinder critical multicultural education that aims to dismantle the dominant ways of knowing. What then follows are discussion and analyses of my own struggles and dilemmas in doing self- reflexivity in teaching multicultural teacher education courses. Keywords: bourdieu; color; consciousness; dominant; education; educator; english; reflexivity; self; social; students; white; work
• Preservice Elementary School English Teachers' Involvement in Remedial English Education as Their Field Experience: Challenges and Implications by Chien, Chin-Wen (2015) - Findings The analysis focused on pre-service English teachers’ and cooperating teacher’s attitude toward collaboration program, lessons pre-service teachers learned from their involvement in the remedial education, problems of the designs and delivery of the remedial education, and the shortfalls of this collaboration program. Keywords: collaboration, field experience, language teacher education, pre-service teachers, remedial education APA-Style Citation: Chien, C.-W. (2015). Keywords: collaboration; education; education program; elementary; english; language; program; school; service; students; teacher education; teachers; teaching; university
• Reframing the Self in an International Learning Context: The Experience of International Students with Disability by Supple, Briony; Agbenyega, Joseph Seyram (2015) - CIE Template Volume 18, Number 1 April 22, 2015 ISSN 1099-839X Reframing the Self in an International Learning Context: Experiences of International Students with a Disability Briony Supple Victoria University, Melbourne Joseph S. Agbenyega Monash University, Melbourne In teaching and dialoguing with international students with a disability we often had to struggle with questions such as: What is the nature of student experience? 'Managing' disability: Early experiences of university students with disabilities. Keywords: anna; australia; bourdieu; capital; disability; education; experiences; field; habitus; mary; research; students; study; university
• Arts-based Teaching: A Pedagogy of Imagination and a Conduit to a Socially Just Education by Humphries Mardirosian, Gail; irvine belson, sarah; Pelletier Lewis, Yvonne (2009) - Teachers in the field workshop included students and teachers from grades two through five. Teachers and educational leaders-- if committed to the types of schools envisioned by Freire, Dewey, or Giroux-- should embrace and endorse the arts as a means by which teachers help children to develop the tools of dialog These tools may be gained through the body, the voice, the mind, or the imagination. Keywords: arts; development; education; justice; learning; pedagogy; social; students; study; teachers; teaching
• An Examination into the Validity of Secondary School Entrance Scores in Predicting the Academic Success of Secondary Aged Students by Hall, Martin Timothy (2015) - Teachers and the gender gaps in student achievement. Relationships between high-stakes testing policies and student achievement after controlling for demographic factors in aggregated data. Keywords: achievement; barbados; bssee; csec; education; entrance; examination; females; males; performance; school; students
• Contradictory Reforms: When NCLB Undermines Charter School Innovation by Martin, Peter Clyde (2015) - Charter schools and urban education improvement: A comparison of Newark’s district and charter schools. Issues Related to the Promise of School Reform The current movement for school reform has, in many ways, responded to policy imperatives from outside the area of education per se and has followed the logic of reforms from other sectors (Finn, 2002). Keywords: abc; ayp; bilingual; charter; education; focus; language; math; nclb; public; reform; school; scores; skills; students; test; year
• Assessment under Resource Constraints by Lovett, Steve; Curtis, Mary (2015) - Keywords: Program assessment, measuring learning, cross-sectional design, Hispanic-serving institution, critical thinking skills Institutions of higher education in the United States are becoming more and more aware of the need to measure and manage student learning. Zumeta referred to an “outcomes revolution” (2011, p. 137) in American higher education, which began sometime in the 1980s and in which educational programs are evaluated more on the basis of results, such as measures of student learning, job placement rates, or graduates’ career success, and less on the basis of inputs, such as faculty credentials, advanced scientific laboratories, or library facilities. Keywords: assessment; college; education; freshmen; institutions; learning; measures; program; seniors; students; study; test; thinking
• Using Student Test Scores to Award Merit Pay: A Look at the 2012 Pay-for-Performance Program for Idaho Schools by Storie, Gary Lee; Denner, Peter R. (2015) - Academic achievement of rural school students: A multi-year comparison with their peers in suburban and urban schools. With this in mind, we conducted this study to consider the amount of the bonus pay Idaho schools received in 2012 in relation to some of these questionable variables, specifically socio-economic status and school location. Keywords: bonus; bonus pay; education; idaho; meals; money; pay; percentage; receiving; school; students; teacher
• Nurturing Cooperative Learning Pedagogies in Higher Education Classrooms: Evidence of Instructional Reform and Potential Challenges by Tadesse, Tefera; Gillies, Robyn Margaret (2015) - CL not only promotes student learning but it also, helps teachers to improve their teaching. It was very interesting to sit and work together with other students instead of always sitting in front of the teacher and having contact only with the teacher. Keywords: activities; doi; education; effectiveness; gains; group; johnson; learning; pedagogies; quality; research; satisfaction; students; study; teachers; teaching; variables
• Disposition and Early Childhood Education Preservice Teachers: Where to Start? by Thomas, Ursula Charmayne (2010) - Implications from this study suggest further development of practices that surface disposition and strategic use of data to improve teacher dispositions within teacher education programs. The implications from the previous studies provide the groundwork for exploring teacher dispositions. Keywords: category; childhood; disposition; education; instructor; issues; participants; performance; preservice; professional; students; teacher; teaching; vol
• Examining Technology and Teaching Efficacy of Preservice Teacher Candidates: A Deliberate Course Design Model by Willis, Jana M. (2015) - Technology course design conceptual model (Smith & Willis, 2011). Introducing candidates, who possess low levels of self-efficacy, to technology skills that are familiar or personally gratifying will help alleviate feelings of inadequacy and potential failure. Keywords: candidates; classroom; course; education; efficacy; learning; model; self; skill; students; teacher; teaching; technology; use
• An Examination of In-Service Teacher Attitudes Toward Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Implications for Professional Practice by Chung, Walter; Chung, Stephanie; Edgar-Smith, Susan; Palmer, Ruth B.; Delambo, David; Huang, Weihe (2015) - Keywords: Teacher attitudes, autism, special education, inclusion Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is the fastest growing developmental disability in the U. S. with an approximate 290% increase in its prevalence rate between 1997 and 2008 (Boyle et al., 2011). The following literature review defines teacher attitudes and discusses existing studies on teacher attitudes related to students with ASD. Keywords: asd; attitudes; autism; children; classroom; doi; education; school; spectrum; students; study; teacher attitudes; teachers
• Students' Perceptions of Academic Efficacy and School Supports: A Mismatch with School Demographics by Hurwitz, Jason T; Bosworth, Kris; Deil-Amen, Regina; Rios-Aguilar, Cecilia; Hendricks, J. Robert; Rubenstein-Avila, Eliane B. (2015) - With regard to student perceptions, Schneider and Stevenson (1999) detail the ambitions and future plans of high school students across the United States, but their study includes neither an assessment of particular school contexts nor a focus on racial/ethnic subgroups. Educational planning and academic achievement of middle school students: A racial and cultural comparison. Keywords: analysis; average; cluster; college; data; dimensions; doi; education; efficacy; issues; items; perceptions; research; school; school demographics; school supports; students; supports; survey
• Curriculum Disruption: A Vision for New Practices in Teaching and Learning by Conrad, Bradley; Moroye, Christy M.; Uhrmacher, P. Bruce (2015) - As such, we were interested in exploring teacher experience given that we have previously collected data on and written about the lesson plan product. In this paper, we report on our most recent findings about the implications of this aesthetic approach in teacher lesson planning. Keywords: crispa; curriculum; curriculum disruption; disruption; education; experience; learning; lesson; moroye; new; planning; students; teachers; teaching; uhrmacher; vision
• Investigating the Effects of an Experimental Approach to Comprehension Instruction within a Literacy Clinic by Ortlieb, Evan; McDowell, F D (2016) - Although it was not surprising that third graders struggled with aspects of reading comprehension, it was commonly perceived that these areas were being addressed via whole class instruction as well as in the clinic’s tutoring sessions. Effective practices for developing reading comprehension. Keywords: approach; clinic; comprehension; education; group; instruction; literacy; ortlieb; reading; research; scores; strategies; students
• Enhancing an International Experience for Students through Reflective Writing Exercises and Self-Directed Learning by Fierke, Kerry K.; Bastianelli, Karen; Vogelsang, Lisa; Tornabene, Ladona; Lepp, Gardner A. (2016) - The bulk of research on study abroad has historically been in the context of foreign language learning (Engle & Engle, 2004; Segalowitz et al., 2004), intercultural learning experiences (Engle & Engle, 2004; Jackson, 2005) or in the area of student learning and development (Hadis, 2005; Ingraham & Peterson, 2004). This is especially true when one considers the potential benefits to student learning that occur as a result of even short-term international travel (Ingraham & Peterson, 2004; Lenz & Wister, 2008; Mapp, 2012; McKeown, 2009; McLaughlin & Johnson, 2006; Tarrant & Lyons, 2011). Keywords: education; experience; future; intention; learning; practice; reflection; students; study; term; travel
• School Location and Teacher Supply: Understanding the Distribution of Teacher Effects by Gagnon, Douglas J (2015) - Keywords: teacher effectiveness, equity, value-added modeling, teacher supply, education policy APA-Style Citation: Gagnon, D. (2015). Because there is meaningful variation in how well teachers perform, understanding the distribution of teacher effectiveness is a matter of great importance in the push for equality of opportunity. Keywords: achievement; counties; county; distribution; education; effectiveness; effects; frpl; new; school; students; supply; teacher
• Applying the Think-Aloud Strategy to Improve Reading Comprehension of Science Content by Jackson, Virginie (2016) - Notably, previous research showed that 10th graders were not using the necessary think-aloud metacognitive skills necessary for text science text comprehension (Schellings & Broekkamp, 2011). Reading comprehension strategies are usually taught during the reading block; however, this study demonstrated that it should also be taught during the science content area. Keywords: aloud; comprehension; content; group; reading; reading comprehension; research; science; science comprehension; science text; strategies; strategy; students; study; test; text; think; thinking
• Reforming Undergraduate Biology Education with Graduate Teaching Assistants by Hill, Kathleen; Orchinik, Miles (2016) - The design and implementation of effective GTA programs are critical components to successfully reforming undergraduate science teaching in both the near and long term as many GTAs will become faculty at institutions of higher education. Review of Relevant GTA Literature In response to the recent calls for reforming undergraduate science teaching, studies indicate that widespread change has been slow with any major shifts resulting from the efforts of a select few faculty members (Hederson et al., 2011). Keywords: assistants; barriers; biology; change; concept; course; education; gtas; knowledge; research; science; students; teacher; teaching; tpkb; undergraduate
• Impact of Delivery Modality, Student GPA, and Time-Lapse Since High School on Successful Completion of College-Level Math after Taking Developmental Math by Acosta, Diane; North, Teresa Lynn; Avella, John (2016) - According to Barbatis (2010), a growing number of college students enrolling in colleges and universities need developmental education, non-credit courses that address the needs of students who are underprepared for college-level courses (National Association for Developmental Education, 2013). Outcome trajectories of developmental students in community colleges. Keywords: college; completion; education; gpa; lapse; level math; math; online; school; students; time
• Professional Development for Mathematics Teachers: Using Task Design and Analysis by Lee, Hea-Jin; Ozgun-Koca, Asli S (2016) - The analytical framework for the analysis of student work included: (1) grading student work, (2) analysis of student strategies, (3) selecting student work, and (4) providing rationale for their selections.  Phase 3: Becoming aware of student strategies: Teachers analyze students’ solution strategies and develop an understanding of students’ cognitive activity. Keywords: analysis; design; development; education; mathematics; problem; professional; strategies; students; task; teachers; work
• Educating Linguistically Diverse Students: A Mixed Methods Study of Elementary Teachers’ Coursework, Attitudes, and Practice by Greenfield, Renée A. (2016) - I used multiple regression techniques to investigate the role of the independent variables (language attitudes, degree, teacher education language coursework, and teacher education special education coursework) in predicting both teachers’ desirable practices and practices for social justice. If I notice them having language difficulties often I’ll take notes and just write it down so that I can tell our speech and language teacher and ask her what she thinks of it.” Keywords: attitudes; coursework; data; education; elementary; english; instruction; issues; language; language attitudes; language coursework; lds; methods; participants; practice; research; students; study; teacher education; teachers
• An Exploration of the Existence, Value and Importance of Creativity Education by Cho, Hyunjung; Pemberton, Cynthia Lee; Ray, Beverly (2017) - Cho Idaho State University & Dickinson State University Cynthia Lee Pemberton Colorado Mesa University Beverly Ray Idaho State University Abstract: This study employed purposive sampling across 20 SE Idaho schools to explore PK-3 educators’ perceptions regarding the value and importance of creativity education in the early childhood education setting (PK-3). Barriers to increasing creativity education were identified as a lack of educators’ understanding of creativity, children’s freedom of expression, curricular restrictions, and the high-stake testing environment. Keywords: childhood; children; creativity; creativity education; education; educators; factor; importance; lack; learning; school; students; teachers; understanding; value
• Research Anxiety among Turkish Graduate ELT Students by Merç, Ali (2016) - Furthermore, while gender and having a publication experience do not affect the level of research anxiety, MA students were found to be having more research-related anxiety than PhD students. The overall findings suggest that graduate students need support to increase their self- efficacy about research in order to have lower levels of research anxiety. Keywords: anxiety; education; efficacy; elt; graduate; graduate students; level; research; research anxiety; self; students; study
• The Inequality of Self-Efficacy for Junior College and Traditional University Students by Morris, R.C. (2016) - Results found that when junior college students were compared to a group of traditional university peers, junior college students experienced lower academic self-efficacy beliefs, despite having higher overall grade point averages. Additionally, junior college students reported that their student role-identity was less important to them compared to students at the large public university. Keywords: beliefs; college; education; efficacy; efficacy beliefs; gpa; inequality; junior; role; self; ses; students; traditional; university; university students
• Principals’ Perceptions of their Knowledge in Special Education by Roberts, Maria Banda; Guerra, Federico R (2017) - The researchers hope the findings can be utilized by principal preparation programs to prepare all school leaders to serve the needs of special education students, especially Hispanic special education students, especially Hispanic special education students, thereby increasing the academic success of all students with disabilities. Specific knowledge and skills are indispensable to properly administer RtI; for example, knowledge of research-based instructional strategies and knowledge of data collection and assessment skills to support proper monitoring of special education students. Keywords: disabilities; education; hispanic; knowledge; leadership; preparation; principals; programs; school; section; special; students; survey; texas
• Perceptions of Program Quality and Fidelity of an Arts-Based After School Program: A Process Evaluation by Gay, Jennifer L.; Corwin, Sara (2015) - Volume 10, Number 1 December, 2008 ISSN 1099-839X Perceptions of Program Quality and Fidelity of an Arts-Based After School Program: A Process Evaluation Jennifer L. Gay The University of Texas Houston Health Science Center Sara Corwin University of South Carolina Participation in after school programs is associated with increases in academic achievement and improved behavior in students at risk. Participation in after school programs is associated with increases in academic achievement (Scott-Little, Hamann, & Jurs, 2002), attendance (Goerge, Cusick, Wasserman, & Gladden, 2007) positive socio-emotional functioning (Scott-Little et al., 2002), and a decrease in negative behavior (Gottfredson, Gerstenblith, Soulé, Womer, & Lu, 2004). Keywords: activities; community; evaluation; focus; groups; implementation; process; program; quality; school; school program; staff; students
• Use of the Transcendental Meditation Technique to Reduce Symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) by Reducing Stress and Anxiety: An Exploratory Study by Grosswald, Sarina J.; Stixrud, William R.; Travis, Fred; Bateh, Mark A. (2015) - An anxiety disorder is present in as high as 40% of ADHD children (Costello, Mustillo, Erkanli, Keller, & Angold, 2003; Pliszka, 2000). Vance, et al., demonstrated dysfunction of the right prefrontal regions of the brain in ADHD children (2007). Keywords: adhd; anxiety; attention; children; disorder; executive; function; meditation; meditation technique; stress; students; study; symptoms; technique; transcendental
• An Investigation of School Violence and Pre-Service Teachers by McCaleb, Karen Nykorchuk; Andersen, Amy; Hueston, Harry (2015) - After reviewing the results of the pilot test and this survey, the project team developed a three-part curriculum to address school violence issues. As evident in Table 6, all student responses indicated agreement that school violence training is important at the pre-service level. Keywords: curriculum; issues; pre; school; school violence; service; students; study; teachers; violence
• Dialogues across Disciplines: Preparing English-as-a-Second-Language Teachers for Interdisciplinary Collaboration by DelliCarpini, Margo (2015) - This paper reports on the results of an interdisciplinary collaboration between mainstream and ESL teachers enrolled in a graduate level teacher certification program. On the other side of this issue is the level of preparation that ESL teachers receive in teaching content material. Keywords: candidates; classroom; collaboration; content; education; ells; english; esl; esl teachers; group; knowledge; language; learning; mainstream; skills; students; teachers; teaching; tesol
• Teacher Candidates as Innovative Change Agents by Yu, Lucia L.; Ortlieb, Evan Thomas (2015) - Based on the assumption that teaching and learning are inquiry, not the transmission of knowledge (Short, Harste, & Burke, 1996; Wray, 1999), investigators conceptualized inference (Cunningham, 1992; 1998) and change agentry (Dormant, 1997) within teacher education to give teacher candidates opportunities to become change agents of critical thinking. Tillema, H. H., & Knol, W. E. (1997): Promoting student teacher learning through conceptual change or direct instruction. Keywords: agents; candidates; change; classroom; education; inference; students; teacher; teaching
• Collaboration between Elementary Schools and Community Agencies to Reduce Violence: Can It Work? by Williams, Kimberly (2015) - Impact of Collaborative Relationships with Schools and Community Agencies Some studies have examined the impact of collaborative relationships between schools and community agencies in reducing school violence. Using the Assessment of Risk Factors survey, during the year prior to implementation 2001 to gather pre- test data, and again during the summative year 2004, comparisons were made to determine if these programs had been successful in reducing violence in the schools from the perspective of school personnel. Keywords: agencies; children; collaboration; community; elementary; health; programs; research; school; students; violence
• Education: Misunderstood Purpose and Failed Solutions by Wagner, Paul A.; Benavente-McEnery, Lilian (2015) - The conceptual contours of MGC unite Ravitch, Hirsh and Kohn with the likes of Aristotle and Dewey and nearly all other serious students of educational purpose from the dawn of written speculation about education. As Dewey (1938) concludes in Experience and Education, “I am not… in favor of any end or methods simply because of name… The basic question concerns the nature of education.” Keywords: aristotle; conversation; dewey; education; kohn; matter; mgc; new; press; purpose; students; subject; university; world; york
• Tolerated Failure or Missed Opportunities and Potentials for Teacher Leadership in Urban Schools? by Sledge, Jumanne R.; Morehead, Pamela (2015) - In an era of teacher accountability and teacher quality schools can no longer continue to tolerate the fact that 40 percent of students in urban and rural schools never make it to high school graduation. Jumanne R. Sledge and Pamela Morehead Oakland University This monograph examines the existing role of teacher leaders while addressing many of the missed opportunities for teacher leaders to impact student achievement. Keywords: achievement; development; education; expectations; knowledge; leaders; leadership; learning; school; students; teacher; teacher leaders; teaching; urban
• E-Journaling: A Strategy to Support Student Reflection and Understanding by King, Frederick B.; LaRocco, Diana (2015) - Second, when instructors review and comment on student journals they set the stage for their own reflections by creating a window’s view of their teaching from the student perspective. Taken as a whole, the results of these two exploratory case studies show promise for e- journaling as a tool that instructors can use to enhance student reflection and learning. Keywords: change; class; course; education; entries; instructor; journaling; learning; reflection; students; technology; time; understanding; writing
• Progressive Educational Practices and Environments in Sweden: Preparing Students to Live and Work in the Global Age by Nordgren, R. D. (2015) - Data were collected through individual and focus group interviews of high school students, and teachers at all levels. Middle school teacher: A lot because the curriculum status for the students [what we think they should be able to know and do] by the end of the year Keywords: community; curriculum; democracy; education; environments; learning; national; power; principal; school; students; study; sweden; swedish; teachers; u.s; work
• Mentoring Experiences of Women in Graduate Education: Factors that Matter by Rayle, Andrea Dixon; Bordes, Veronica; Zapata, Angela; Arrendondo, Patricia; Rutter, Marie-Christine; Howard, Christina (2015) - In addition, the faculty members stated that when mentoring relationships evolve, the dynamics of the relationship with women mentors often led to long-term friendships more easily than with male mentors. Twenty-eight female graduate students in a counseling/counseling psychology program at a major southwestern university participated in focus groups designed to study mentoring relationships. Keywords: counseling; education; experiences; faculty; female; focus; graduate; mentoring; mentors; participants; relationships; research; students; study; women
• The Pedagogy of African American Parents: Learning from Educational Excellence in the African American Community by Watkins, Audrey P. (2015) - In a social climate in which only 23 percent of American children are growing up in two parent families and 85 percent of African American children are in single parent families (Hale, 2001, p. 6), Constance and her children were surrounded by others in similar circumstances. One of the teachers interviewed in Cynthia Jackson's reference handbook on African American Education believes if African American students are taught test taking skills, they could probably do equally as well as other children (2001, p. 81). Keywords: achievement; african; american; billye; billye jo; children; community; constance; education; excellence; families; family; home; jill; learning; life; parents; pedagogy; school; schooling; students; study; sybil; teaching; time
• Literacy Teachers' Interactions with Instructional Leaders: Students Reap the Benefits by Alger, Gary (2015) - Katzenmeyer and Moller (2001) suggest that teacher leaders may assume one of three roles. Teacher leaders who facilitate the growth of their colleagues and students assume roles such as mentors, coaches, trainers, and curriculum specialists. Keywords: achievement; assessment; data; interactions; leaders; leadership; learning; literacy; reading; school; students; teachers
• Teacher Action Research in Foreign Language Classrooms: Four Teachers Tell Their Stories by Hall Haley, Marjorie; Midgely, Allyson; Ortiz, Judy; Romano, Teresa; Ashworth, Lisa; Seewald, Amanda (2015) - A few educators have discussed the possibilities of teacher research for foreign and second language education (Johnson, 1992; Nunan, 1992; Nunan & Lamb, 1996) but very little has been published in journals on teacher action research, i.e., teacher as researcher. Teacher research treats teachers as autonomous, responsible agents who participate actively in directing their own work and their own professional development (Zeichner & Klehr, 1999). Keywords: action; action research; class; classroom; data; homework; language; learning; research; school; sheet; spanish; students; survey; teacher; teaching
• Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities: Constructivism or Behaviorism? by Steele, Marcee M. (2015) - Volume 8, Number 10 April, 2005 ISSN 1099-839X Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities: Constructivism or Behaviorism? However, with some additional guidance and preparation, it is possible and in fact beneficial to emphasize these skills with such students (Ellis, 1997; Grobecker, 1999). Keywords: constructivist; disabilities; education; ideas; learning; students; teaching
• Narratives on Culturally Relevant Pedagogy: Personal Responses to the Standardized Curriculum by Baker, Paula Booker; Digiovanni, Lee Woodham (2015) - Ladson-Billings (1994) argues on the same lines of Dewey that a reflective approach provides students with an authentic belief that culturally diverse students are capable learners. “Good intentions and awareness are not enough to bring about the changes needed in educational programs and procedures to prevent academic inequities among diverse students” (Gay, 2000, p. 13). Keywords: classroom; culture; curriculum; education; experiences; narratives; new; pedagogy; people; practice; students; teachers; teaching
• Elementary and Pre-Service Teachers' Strategies for Working with Students with Hyperactivity by Nietfeld, John L.; Hunt, Angela A. (2015) -  Do elementary school teachers choose different actions when working with children who meet the diagnostic qualifications for ADHD versus children who do not?  Do elementary school teachers who score high on Dweck's (1999) entity scale tend to select clinical interventions for hyperactive students? Keywords: adhd; behavioral; child; education; interventions; options; phase; scenario; students; study; teachers
• Ethos and Pedagogical Communication: Suggestions for Enhancing Credibility in the Classroom by Haskins, William A. (2015) - Perceived teacher affinity-seeking in relation to perceive teacher credibility. A more recent factor receiving notice by scholars is that of teacher immediacy, which refers to the use of communication behaviors [e.g., movement, enthusiasm, use of gestures, humor, vocal variety] that reduce both the psychological and physical distance between two individuals ( Myers, Zhong, & Guan, 1998). Keywords: classroom; communication; credibility; ethos; students; suggestions; teachers
• Reflective Practitioner Preparation: In the Wake of 21st Century Terrorism by Moss, Glenda; Nichols, Joe D. (2015) - Upper elementary and middle school children may be quite vocal in asking questions about safety issues at their schools and in their communities. Second, we present issues of child abuse, school violence, and marginalization as forms of domestic trauma that require school-based interventions. Keywords: abuse; adults; children; education; events; issues; school; september; students; support; teachers; trauma; violence
• Does it Matter with What I Write? Comparing Performance on Paper, Computer and Portable Writing Devices by Russell, Michael; Plati, Tom (2015) - Similar to previous studies, this article finds that open-ended Language Arts items that require students to generate responses using paper and pencil, severely underestimate the achievement of fourth grade students accustomed to writing using a computer. Fourth grade students, however, may need better keyboarding skills before the effect occurs. Keywords: administration; composition; computer; effect; emate; grade; group; mode; paper; performance; students; table; writing
• The Effects of High Stakes Testing in an Inner-City Elementary School: The Curriculum, the Teachers, and the English Language Learners by Wright, Wayne E. (2015) - Test test test test test! The result is a sacrifice of the learning of lower students in order to ensure that higher students get everything they need to raise the school's average math scores. Keywords: alamitos; california; curriculum; district; education; ell; english; grade; language; math; program; sat-9; school; scores; stakes; state; students; teachers; teaching; test; testing; time; year
• Taking (A)Part: Poetic Counternarratives for Troubled Times by Gaylie, Veronica (2015) - As student, teacher, poet and reader struggle with vernacular language to examine important moments, they forge a link between language, place and experience. In times of social upheaval, there is a need to act with courage, to bring forward teacher and student experience in creative, imperfect ways. Keywords: event; experience; language; media; people; poetry; students; vernacular; words
• The Effects of Instructional Rubrics on Learning to Write by Andrade, Heidi Goodrich (2015) - In this way, it was possible to determine, at least in broad stroke, whether or not rubrics can have a measurable effect on student writing. Alternatives to grading student writing. Keywords: control; criteria; essay; group; learning; paper; rubrics; school; scores; sentences; students; treatment; words; writing
• Engaging Reluctant Readers in a French Immersion Classroom by Capina, Amanda Borton; Bryan, Gregory (2017) - Because this study involved exploration of classroom practices designed to increase the motivation of unmotivated readers, the twin foci were motivation and motivational classroom practices. Classroom practices that engage students socially can be a natural transition from active enjoyable playground experiences to active enjoyable reading experiences. Keywords: classroom; classroom practices; french; immersion; motivation; participants; practices; readers; reading; research; students; study; time
• Elaborating a Change Process Model for Elementary Mathematics Teachers’ Beliefs and Practices by Smith, Stephanie Z.; Smith, Marvin E.; Williams, Steven R. (2015) - In the context of an innovative elementary mathematics professional development program using two modules from Developing Mathematical Ideas (DMI) (Schifter, Bastable, & Russell, 1999a and 1999b), this study (1) provides a framework for organizing, describing, and analyzing teachers’ beliefs about knowing, learning, and teaching mathematics; (2) explores a sequence model for the processes of teacher change; and (3) reports effects of a specific teacher development program on participating teachers’ beliefs and practices. This is consistent with Guskey’s (1986) model of the process of teacher change (see Figure 1 Keywords: beliefs; change; course; dmi; education; learning; mathematics; model; practices; problems; process; students; teachers; teaching; thinking; understanding
• Children's Comprehension and Local-to-Global Recall of Narrative and Expository Texts by Romero, Fernando; Paris, Scott G.; Brem, Sarah (2015) - Researchers have argued that the narrative-expository differential may be accounted for in part by the fact that narratives are generally more similar in structure to one another than are expository texts; this could allow emerging readers to more readily identify and use the structure of narrative text (e.g., Mandler & Johnson, 1977; Rumelhart, 1977; Stein & Trabasso, 1982). Thus, while students performed similarly on both genres when the task required local coherence, their performance with narrative text was stronger when the task required a global representation. Keywords: children; comprehension; exposition; expository; narrative; participants; processing; reading; story; structure; students; text
• What's Race Got To Do With It?: Preservice Teachers and White Racial Identity by Peters, Terri; Margolin, Marcia; Fragnoli, Kristi; Bloom, Diane (2016) - As research has shown, White student teachers who had a semester of student teaching in racially diverse settings exhibited lower teacher efficacy than student teachers placed in predominantly White classrooms (Bloom & Peters, 2012); the diversity of the placement negatively affected teacher efficacy. Entering diverse settings, many student teachers noticed the differences between the school setting and their own prior life experiences, comparable to prior findings (Groff & Peters, 2012), which also suggested that student teachers frequently felt uncomfortable in a setting that was incongruent with their past experiences. Keywords: color; diversity; education; identity; issues; peters; preservice; preservice teachers; race; research; schools; student teachers; students; teachers; teaching; white
• Children's Stereotype Threat in African-American High School Students: An Initial Investigation by Kellow, J. Thomas; Jones, Brett D. (2015) - In an era of high-stakes tests, stereotype threat is important to consider because it has been shown to have negative effects on student test scores (Steele & Aronson, 1995). With the advent of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 (U.S. Department of Education, no date), the focus on high-stakes standardized testing has become even more intense as states have been coerced into developing testing programs to measure and report student achievement. Keywords: ability; achievement; african; american; anxiety; condition; effect; mathematics; school; stereotype; students; study; test; threat
• Texas Voices Speak out about High-Stakes Testing: Preservice Teachers, Teachers, and Students by Flores, Belinda Bustos; Clark, Ellen Riojas (2015) - Most of the responses by high school students who have been successful in school feel that the test does not reflect what is needed to be successful in life. Her research interests within the field of bilingual education include teacher self-concept and ethnic identity, teacher efficacy, teacher beliefs, teacher preparation, teacher testing and effective teaching practices. Keywords: accountability; decisions; education; grade; learning; policy; preservice; preservice teachers; results; school; stakes; stakes testing; state; students; taas; teachers; teaching; testing; tests; texas
• Understanding Hypertext in the Context of Reading on the Web: Language Learners' Experience by Altun, Arif (2015) - The results showed that students' understanding varied depending on the presentation of hypertext readings. Experienced computer users showed a pattern of being able to control their reading process based on their prior knowledge, existing schemata, and their beliefs about hypertext reading. Keywords: computer; fiction; hypertext; information; journal; linear; new; readers; reading; research; students; study; writing
• Level of Preparation of General Education Teachers to Include Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders by Teffs, Emily E.; Whitbread, Kathleen M. (2009) - As the number of children labeled with ASD rises, general education teachers must be prepared to not only include these students in their classrooms, but teach them according to grade level standards. I 16.7% 14.0% Survey Development The survey was designed to gather information about the confidence and competence of general education teachers to include students with ASD in their classrooms. Keywords: asd; autism; children; disabilities; education; level; preparation; school; students; teachers; training
• Teacher Candidates' Perceptions of Grade Level Organization and Its Influence on Their Professional Development by Parker, Audra; Rakes, Lori (2020) - Teacher Candidates' Perceptions of Grade Level Organization and Its Influence on Their Professional Development Current Issues in Education, 21(1) 1 Volume 21, Issue 1 April 29, 2020 ISSN 1099-839X Teacher Candidates' Perceptions of Grade Level Organization and Its Influence on Their Professional Development Audra K. Parker, Ph.D. George Mason University Lori Rakes, Ph.D. Florida Southern College Abstract: Teacher candidates consistently indicate field experiences are the most impactful aspect of their preparation for teaching. Findings suggest teacher candidates vary in terms of their attitudes towards grade level organizational structures and how their preparation in these contexts impacted their professional development. Keywords: candidates; classroom; education; elementary; experiences; field; grade; level; self; structures; students; teacher; teacher candidates; teaching; time
• Responding To Heteronormativity: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual And Asexual Preservice Teachers’ Dreams And Fears by Bower-Phipps, Laura (2020) - Their understanding of how heteronormativity impacts teachers was based on their experiences as students and their conjecture rather than on lived experience as student teachers or teachers within schools. Easing the transition for queer student teachers from program to field: Implications for teacher education. Keywords: bisexual; education; fears; gay; heteronormativity; issues; lesbian; orientation; participants; people; preservice; preservice teachers; queer; school; students; teachers
• Becoming a Successful International Faculty Member in a Striving University by Véliz, Daniela; Guzman-Valenzuela, Carolina; Pickenpack, Astrid (2020) - However, most universities are not yet prepared to support the unique needs of international faculty members. The purpose of this qualitative study was to better understand the ways in which international faculty members navigate academic life at a striving university – defined as an institution that aspires to become a world-class university. Keywords: academic; education; experiences; faculty; faculty members; guzmán; institution; issues; participants; pickenpack; process; research; students; study; teaching; universities; university; valenzuela
• Identity Development & Belief Change: Experiences of Beginning Urban Teachers by French, Kate Rollert (2020) - Teachers Beliefs Former educational research has suggested that the beliefs of teachers are difficult to change (Roehler et al., 1988)—which subsequently led to a trend in research suggesting that teacher preparation programs have limited impact on teacher beliefs (Gallagher, 1994). My background as a former teacher in urban schools and past experience observing teachers in urban schools all led to my initial interest in this phenomenon of teacher beliefs and ultimately grew greater during my literature review. Keywords: beginning; beliefs; change; classroom; data; development; education; experiences; identity; issues; phase; school; students; study; teachers; teaching; year
• Pre-Service Teacher’s Efficacy, Anxiety, and Concerns about Data and the New Idea of Anchored Judgment by Dunn, Karee; Airola, Denise T.; Hayakawa, Takuya (2020) - Notably, in a review of DDDM research performed prior to their focus group study on teachers and DDDM, Hoogland and her colleagues (2016) found teachers are often still lacking in data literacy and skills, critical components of teacher data use in the classroom. We also sought to explore the influence of pre-service teacher concerns and anxiety regarding DDDM on their sense of efficacy for DDDM. Keywords: anxiety; concerns; data; dddm; dddm anxiety; dddm efficacy; decision; dunn; education; efficacy; et al; factor; judgment; making; new; pre; service; students; teachers; use
• It's Not My Fault: Using Neutralization Theory to Understand Cheating by Middle School Students by Zito, Nicole Alisa; McQuillan, Patrick J (2010) - Academic dishonesty among high school students. Drawing on neutralization theory, this case study explores how middle school students endorsed comparable strategies to justify cheating. Keywords: behavior; cheating; data; education; help; homework; issues; neutralization; school; students; teacher; theory; work
• Inclusive Campus Environments: An Untapped Resource for Fostering Learner Success by Whitmer, Susan (2021) - Learners on the journey are racially and ethnically diverse, and identify as: LBGTQ+; first-generation learners; veterans; older adults; international learners; learners with physical disabilities, neuro-diversities2 and mental health challenges; and learners with housing and food insecurities. Opportunities to mitigate their stress include: 1) engage with all learners, 2) open opportunities to guide learners who need help with the team or group dynamics, 3) find ways to introduce content into coursework or physical/digital environments that connect diverse learners’ lived experiences and cultures to the content, 4) organize the environment to promote predictable routines and transitions, and 5) give learners a choice for how and where they like to work in the learning environment. Keywords: campus; design; education; environments; issues; learners; learning; physical; spaces; students; udl; whitmer
• Inclusive Access for All by Dority Baker, Marcia; Lindburg, Jaci (2021) - Students also retain the right to participate in inclusive access course material or not (via opt-out options). Our campus is already impressed by the benefits of inclusive access provided by both options, including: 1) saving students money; 2) no decreases in student success*; 3) easy adoption processes for faculty; 4) delivering material from top publishers in Canvas; and 5) no need for student access codes. Keywords: access; campus; course; faculty; nebraska; oer; students; university
• Humanizing Online Teaching to Equitize Higher Education by Pacansky-Brock, Michelle; Smedshammer, Michael; Vincent-Layton, Kim (2020) - However, research from Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) shows that online students are more likely to watch videos that are no longer than 6-minutes, and videos with a “personal feel” may be more engaging than slick recordings made in a studio (Guo, Kim, Rubin, 2014). Data from student surveys of online community college students conducted by Pacansky-Brock (2016) showed that regular use of asynchronous voice/video tools increased students’ sense of belonging to a community and resulted in improved verbal skills. Keywords: college; community; course; education; faculty; humanizing; instructor; issues; journal; learning; online; presence; stem; students; support; syllabus; teaching; use; video
• The STAC Model: Rethinking the Basic Functionality of Informal Learning Spaces by Haymes, Tom (2020) - If you understand why you are designing a space the way that you are, it is possible to create new kinds of online spaces and identify areas of opportunity that augment the human capacity for learning using the tools made available by the disconnection from space and time that online networks offer us. Level 1 – The Student-Driven NOW Students have often been viewed with a level of suspicion in online spaces. Keywords: community; environments; learning; level; model; online; spaces; stac; students
• Helping STEM Students Thrive: Adult Learning Pathways by Torcivia Prusko, Patrice (2021) - Helping STEM students thrive: Adult learning pathways. In addition to sharing knowledge, one of the goals for this series was to provide a space where students and guest speakers could interact with one another, as well as share challenges and successes that would ultimately build a community where, together, everyone could contribute to and perpetuate stories of STEM students thriving. Keywords: education; learning; phd; stem; students; university; women
• Spatial Computing: Creating the Future of Learning by Craig, Emory; Georgieva, Maya (2020) - Spatial computing goes far beyond the simple use of a VR headset for virtual experiences. This article explores how the shift from 2D screens to virtual worlds will impact learning and raise new ethical and digital literacy challenges. Keywords: computing; digital; education; future; learning; students; world
• Endorsement of Couples Counseling in a Domestic Violence Case as a Function of Training by Bapat, Mona; Tracey, Terence (2009) - Table 4 Couples Counseling in Domestic Violence 17 Possible Topics for Domestic Violence Training Programs Category Topics Basic information The basic dynamics of domestic violence Theoretical perspectives on domestic violence Victim-related issues Indicators that may identify domestic violence victims Documenting domestic violence in the victim’s record Talking with victims of domestic violence The critical complications involved in domestic violence, such as posttraumatic stress disorder and depression Designing a safety plan for victims and children Obtaining a protection order for victims The availability of community (local) resources for victims The special needs of victims of elder abuse Working with community-based services to get needed services to victims (e.g. shelters) Training of Mental Health Practitioners We expected that the presence of training in the area of domestic violence would be related to mental health workers reactions to domestic violence situations. Keywords: counseling; couples; couples counseling; health; participants; ses; students; study; training; violence
• Students’ perceptions of team learning across teaching frameworks and settings by Guffey, Sarah K.; Parrish, Christopher; Williams, David (2021) - Students in online TBL courses stated that they enjoyed writing lesson plans, as well as completing the classroom management plan, as a team. We found that students in TBL courses, regardless of delivery method, reported positive perceptions of TBL, and commonly identified the course structure and teams as the most effective aspects of the course. Keywords: aspects; course; education; face; face tbl; learning; online; perceptions; settings; students; tbl; tbl courses; teaching; team; team learning
• Factors Associated with Online Doctoral Student Persistence: A Critical Integrative Review of the Literature by Lehan, Tara; Hussey, Heather; Hotz, Tom (2021) - Researchers also varied the way they measured online doctoral student persistence, with some conceptualizing it as choosing to remain continuously enrolled (e.g., Brown, 2017; Rockinson-Szapkiw et al., 2016), and others as the successful completion of the program (e.g., Gomez, 2013, Spaulding & Rockinson-Szapkiw, Current Issues in Education Vol. 22 Spaulding and Rockinson-Szapkiw (2012) mentioned economic integration as an important contributing factor to online doctoral student persistence. Keywords: doctoral; education; et al; factors; online; persistence; program; rockinson; spaulding; students; szapkiw; terrell
• Curriculum, Aesthetics, and Social Justice: From the Common to the Exceptional by Saxe, Alicia; Wilson, Jodie (2021) - Site of Study and Participants Participants included Mr. Marlin, a thirty-one-year-old White male high school English teacher, and his seventeen 12th-grade students from his Advanced Placement1 (AP) English Literature course at an urban, independent high school in the western United States. Mr. Marlin was selected to participate in this study due to his prior training and experience using the aesthetic themes. Keywords: aesthetics; crispa; curriculum; education; experience; issues; justice; marlin; social; students; teacher; teaching; themes; uhrmacher
• More than a babysitter: Looking back on an effective summer enrichment program by Morton, Benterah; Byrd, Kelly; Allison, Elizabeth; Green, Andre (2021) - In order to thoroughly determine whether learning that occurred in the SEP was retained after the start of the school year, further evaluation of student academic knowledge must continue in the subsequent school year. In future studies and iterations of the SEP it would be helpful to intentionally record the culturally responsive teaching strategies and dispositions of the preservice teachers to ascertain their impacts on student academic growth. Keywords: content; education; enrichment; grade; program; school; sep; students; summer
• Becoming humanizing educators during inhumane times: Valuing compassion and care above productivity and performance by Blum, Grace Inae; Dale, Leah (2021) - It was clear from the beginning that she understood the totality of our experiences as university students in the middle of a pandemic, and through all the actions taken she succeeded in centering our health and wholeness. Witnessing repeated acts of racially and politically motivated violence both from afar and personally served to further trigger a group of university students already experiencing multiple crises linked to COVID-19 and the subsequent economic collapse. Keywords: candidates; education; educators; humanizing; learning; pedagogies; pedagogy; professors; quarter; students; teacher; teaching; times; university
• School Curriculum in the News: Black Lives Matter and the Continuing Struggle for Culturally Responsive Education by Feuerstein, Abe (2022) - According to Huggins and LeBlanc-Ernest (2009), these schools also sought to help Black students gain the skills and knowledge they would need to challenge racism and social inequality. According to Gay (1983), Black students and other students of color began to work together during this period, forming a broad-based movement in support of multicultural education and ethnic studies. Keywords: american; articles; curriculum; database; education; efforts; feuerstein; framing; history; issues; lives; matter; news; nyc; para; project; public; race; racism; school; school curriculum; students; studies; times; trump; u.s
• School District Policies Regarding Appropriate Teacher-Student Relationships: What’s Missing and What Matters? by Russell, Kristan N.; Burnham, Melissa M.; Trescher, Sarah A.; Knoche, Victoria A. (2022) - Many of the school districts included identical, general sexual harassment and student sexual harassment policy language. Laws and school district policies are important as they clarify the law, set the stage for what types of behavior will be accepted within that school district, provide specific examples of violations, and indicate what the repercussions will be for misbehavior. Keywords: district; district policies; education; employees; harassment; issues; media; misconduct; nevada; nrs; policies; policy; relationships; school; school district; state; students; teacher
• Comprehensive Literacy Instruction within Classroom Contexts: Teachers’ Perceptions of Best Practices for Literacy by Manak, Jennifer; Bahlmann Bollinger , Chelsey ; Shimek, Courtney ; Barrett-Tatum, Jennifer; Wellman, Debra (2022) - Rollins College Abstract: This study illuminates the voices of literacy teachers. Methods Data collection for this study included a qualitative questionnaire designed by the research team, which was administered to elementary literacy teachers (Prek-6th). Keywords: classroom; contexts; education; grade; instruction; issues; learning; literacy; literacy instruction; literacy practices; practices; reading; research; students; teachers; teaching; writing
• Understanding SEL to Create a Sense of Belonging: The Role Teachers Play in Addressing Students’ Social and Emotional Well-Being by N. Ibarra, Blanca (2022) - For this reason, their research Ibarra: Understanding SEL to Create a Sense of Belonging Current Issues in Education, 23(2) 3 anchors the focus on teachers’ role in developing students’ social and emotional well-being in the classroom. Lastly, forming relationships with students allows teachers to provide feedback on academic progress, contributing to developing students’ self-awareness and social-emotional competence (Denham & Brown, 2010). Keywords: belonging; classroom; education; environment; et al; learning; school; sel; self; sense; skills; students; teachers
• Teacher-Preparation Programs and Trauma-Informed Teaching Practices: Getting Students to CHILL by Bailey, Stacy (2022) - Helping teachers to recognize the causal relationship between trauma, the brain, and student behavior achieves two important ends. The need for our curricular change was apparent in light of the National Education Association’s assertion that the rising levels of trauma students experience are tantamount to an epidemic (National Education Association, https://doi.org/10.14507/cie.vol23.iss3.2057 Bailey: Teacher-Preparation Programs and Trauma-Informed Teaching Practices Current Issues in Education, 23(3) 2 2019). Keywords: brain; chill; education; need; practices; process; programs; self; strategy; stress; students; teachers; teaching; trauma
• Is Consistency Possible? Course Design and Delivery to Meet Faculty and Student Needs by McMullan, Taralyn; Williams, David ; Lagos Ortiz , Yolany ; Lollar, Jackie (2022) - With the significant increase in faculty designing courses, success lies with faculty education in instructional design. The purposes of this study were: (1) to measure attitudes toward online course design, (2) to compare online course delivery with instructor involvement, and (3) to determine changes to online courses. Keywords: consistency; content; course; design; education; faculty; items; learning; nursing; online; students; use; video
• Complementary Medicine in the Classroom: Is it Science? by Trocco, Frank (2023) - CAM students have no alternative but to practice navigating the territory between facts and fiction (Paul, 2005; Murawski, 2014; Vickers, 1997): “Controversies, it will be seen, are settled in science as they are settled in other walks of life—by negotiation, not revelation” (Collins & Pinch, 1982, p. 6). As Citizen Scientists, CAM students become peer reviewers and community-based investigators, adding to their expertise and the scientific discourse (Collins & Pinch, 2008; Irwin & Wynne, 2003). Keywords: alternative; cam; classroom; education; evidence; experiments; health; inquirer; issues; knowledge; medical; medicine; modalities; placebos; science; skeptics; students; trocco; use
• Text Sets: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Literature by Freeman, Greta G.; Hardin, Brooke L. (2024) - Guidelines for Development of Text Sets In the review of the literature, many of the readings share instructions or ideas to support teachers and students in the development of text sets (Hartman & Hartman, 1993; Lent, 2012; Tschida & Buchanan, 2015). Current Issues in Education, 25(2) Volume 25, Issue 2 November 22, 2024 ISSN 1099-839X Text Sets: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Literature Greta G. Freeman University of South Carolina, Upstate Brooke L. Hardin University of South Carolina, Upstate Abstract: Text sets (also referred to as linked text sets, multimodal texts, thematic texts, multi texts, focus units, reading across texts, and paired readings or sets) are utilized in classrooms to promote reading, learning, and understanding of multiple perspectives. Keywords: education; information; issues; learning; literacy; literature; multimodal; reading; review; social; students; support; text sets; texts; topic
• Transforming Courses Across Teaching Modalities in Higher Education by Bernauer, James A.; Fuller, Richard G.; Cassels, Alicia M. (2024) - It may be the case that students in a traditional setting get to know each other better than online students which suggests to me that perhaps more synchronous sessions may be beneficial for online students so they have the opportunity to get to know each other better. This awareness assist faculty to make proper modality choices and decide which pedagogy is best for student learning. Keywords: adult; class; course; current; discussion; education; face; faculty; instructor; issues; learners; learning; modalities; new; online; students; teaching; time; traditional
• Teaching About White Nationalism: Ethics, Vulnerability & Racial Pain in Learning Environments by Ribet, Beth; Bunnage, Leslie (2024) - The majority of those enrolled were students of color, although white students also were present. These social-psychological processes may be both meaningful and deeply uncomfortable for some students of color, as well as for white students who are Jews, Muslims, or otherwise belong to a targeted community (e.g., LGBTQ students). Keywords: bunnage; color; course; discussion; education; empathy; issues; learning; movement; nationalism; party; pedagogy; race; racism; ribet; students; teaching; white
• Student-Led Undergraduate Journals: A Catalyst for Comprehensive Research Experience and Professional Growth by Bansal, Mayank; Dignard, Caitlyn (2023) - It also addresses quality concerns about undergraduate journals, asserting that with appropriate mentorship and guidance, undergraduate students are capable of contributing to the academic community. Keywords: undergraduate journals, academic institutions, undergraduate students, open-access journals Citation: Bansal, M. & Dignard, C. (2023). Keywords: journals; peer; process; research; students; undergraduate
• Two Undergraduate Students’ Journal Reviewing Experiences by Chan, Susan; Mohammed, Nuha (2023) - In Susan’s experience, work in some disciplines, such as excavation in archaeology or solving mathematical equations, have little opportunity to use writing skills from an undergraduate journal. Academic writing is a niche field. Keywords: community; journal; reviewing; students; undergraduate; writing
• Teacher SEL Space: Addressing Beginning Teachers’ Social Emotional Learning in a Support Group Structure by Martin, Peter Clyde (2024) - Coping Strategies and Psychological Well-Being Among Teacher Education Students. This article discusses a pilot project by a Master’s-level teacher education program in the United States preparing candidates for state-level certification to address some of these gaps in SEL support with current student teachers and recent graduates who were in their first and second year of teaching—in other words, early-career teachers who are at risk of leaving the profession prematurely due to struggles with stress and work-related burnout (Amitai & Van Houtte, 2022). Keywords: education; issues; meetings; participants; process; school; sel; struggles; students; successes; support; teachers; time; work
• Not “Just” an Undergrad: Undergraduate Journals as a Portal to Participating in Academic Discourse Communities by France, Paige; Eaton, Christopher (2023) - Caprio (2014) framed student journals as a pedagogical initiative that enables students to begin transitioning from students to community-engaged scholars. Future research would benefit from an expanded sample size that could look at more factors that affect student journals. Keywords: authors; education; journal; opportunities; paper; participants; publication; research; students; undergraduate; work; writing
• Urban-Rural STEM Education’s Influence on Creativity in Public and Private Middle Schools of Pakistan by Kamlish; Khushal Das (2025) - The findings highlight a gap in the current curriculum’s ability to develop essential skills while also underscoring the positive impact of STEM education on nurturing creativity, critical thinking, and analytical capabilities. Future research may employ longitudinal and qualitative approaches to better understand students’ experiences and the sustained impact of STEM education. Keywords: creativity; das; data; engagement; innovation; issues; learning; pakistan; public; research; rural; schools; skills; stem education; students; thinking
• Academic Achievement and Postgraduate Career Commitment among Pre-Service Teachers: The Mediating Role of Science Identity by ilter, ilhan; Rathert, Stefan (2025) - Science teacher identity research: A scoping literature review. In addition, it is considered an objective measure of the successful performance of student science identity (Stets et al., 2017). Keywords: achievement; career; career commitment; commitment; development; education; et al; i̇lter; journal; model; postgraduate; postgraduate career; research; role; science identity; service; students; study; teachers
• Comparing Special Education and General Education Teachers’ Stress, Job Demands, and Resources during COVID-19 by Leo, Aaron; Antonio Mola Ávila, José; C. Wilcox, Kristen; I. Khan, Maria; Schiller, Kathryn; Zhang, Yunxiao (2025) - However, it is less clear whether special education teachers (SETs) incurred more severe effects. While this scholarship has demonstrated the negative impacts of the pandemic on general education teachers, it is less clear whether special education teachers (SETs) – who have historically reported relatively high levels of stress, experienced pandemic-related challenges differently (Boe et al., 1997; Keywords: covid-19; demands; education; education teachers; educators; et al; job; leo; levels; pandemic; research; resources; school; sets; stress; students; work
• Balancing Acts: Navigating the Complexities of Female Online Doctoral Journeys by Gilpin, Staci; Rabenn, McKenzie (2024) - Recognizing the importance of a supportive network, we embarked on a study aimed at exploring our experiences as online doctoral students, with a specific focus on the intersectionality of gender-related challenges within the academic landscape. The observed disparity in mentorship models between on campus and online modalities undermines the effectiveness of guidance provided to online doctoral students, directly affecting their dissertation success rates and capacity to publish academic works. Keywords: acts; analysis; challenges; education; experiences; faculty; gender; gilpin; issues; learning; narratives; online; rabenn; research; staci; students; women; work
• Reflective Teaching, Self and Coping with Negative In-school Factors by Minott, Mark Anthony (2010) - Scott (1999), in a questionnaire survey of teachers in 114 schools in eight Local Education Authorities (LEAs) found that school teaching staff felt increasingly inadequate in the face of rising expectations, greater responsibilities being placed upon them and by government demands that impact their autonomy. Cole (1997) and Calderhead (1992) point out that reflective teachers develop and use self-directed critical thinking and ongoing critical inquiry in their practice, initiated by them and not administratively decreed. Keywords: colleagues; coping; education; factors; issues; lesson; maxwell; practice; research; school; students; study; teachers; teaching; william
• Strategies for Efficacy and Belongingness towards Foundational STEM Skills for At-Promise Graduate Students: The QMER Learning Community by Pendola, Andrew; Appiah, John; Murrah, William; Beavers, Clarissa (2025) - I have been done with my coursework for some time now and there is very little within the program that created a similar sense of graduate student community once coursework is completed…it is a relief that there are student peers and faculty who are willing and available to answer your questions or help you problem solve…-White, female, Adult Education student A student from Human Development and Family Studies noted: Often it's too easy in the later years of graduate school to become siloed, and QMER offers some connections.” This paper reports on the findings of implementing a STEM-focused learning community in a flagship Southeastern university to improve graduate student research efficacy and social belongingness. Keywords: belongingness; community; education; efficacy; et al; graduate; learning; promise; qmer; research; self; sense; skills; stem; students
• Empowering Female Students through Esports Programs: Insights from a Vocational High School by Zhu, Mila (2025) - Volume 26, Issue 1 May 02, 2025 ISSN 1099-839X Empowering Female Students through Esports Programs: Insights from a Vocational High School Mila Zhu Southeastern Oklahoma State University Abstract: This paper explores gender dynamics within a vocational Esports high school, focusing on the experiences of female students. Utilizing Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) and Digital Feminism as theoretical frameworks, the research examines how educational practices, digital cultures, and socio-cultural contexts influence participation and identity formation among female students. Keywords: community; digital; dynamics; education; esports; gaming; gender; high; identity; issues; male; norms; participation; research; school; settings; students; study
• Aligning Education with Student Needs: Lessons from Gifted and Talented Education by Hook, Talbot S.; Boldt, Gregory T. (2025) - Advanced academics: A model for gifted education without gifted students. A meta-analysis of the effects of enrichment programs on gifted students. Keywords: development; education; gate; issues; learning; lessons; needs; school; students; system
• Returning to Reach Higher: Exploring the Perceptions and Lived Experiences of Adult Learners Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees by Rollins, Tijuana (2025) - Factors influencing transfer student experiences is also exemplified in the work undertaken by Lukszo & Hayes (2019) who investigated how community college students acquired and used Transfer Student Capital (TSC) to navigate the transfer process. Early effects of North Carolina’s comprehensive articulation agreement on credit accumulation among community college transfer students. Keywords: adult; bachelor; college; community; community college; degree; education; experiences; issues; learners; participants; research; returning; school; state; state college; strawberry; students; support; time; transfer; university
• A Comparative Study of Health, School Performance and Wellbeing in Perúvian School Children and Adolescents Who Meditate by Fergusson, Lee; Ortiz Cabrejos, Javier; Bonshek, Anna (2025) - The regularity with which Perúvian school students practice Transcendental Meditation was correlated to physical health, cognitive health, emotional health, school performance, and personal well-being, thereby answering RQ3 in the affirmative. At the time of this study, no normative data were available on the personal well-being of other Perúvian school students who practice meditation and, therefore, no comparison is presented in Table 2. Keywords: data; education; et al; fergusson; health; meditation; normative; perúvian; practice; research; school; school performance; students; study; transcendental
• Leave, Move, or Stay? An Examination of Retention Factors Among Novice Dual-Certified Teachers of Color by Kea, Cathy; Young, Fanica; Wilder, Tahnee; Sirgany, Laura; Trent, Stanley (2025) - Special education teacher retention and attrition: A critical analysis of the research literature. Moreover, the teaching profession continues to face high turnover, with annual attrition rates of about 7%, with novice and special education teachers leaving at two-to-three times the rate of their peers (Carver- Thomas & Darling-Hammond, 2019; Diliberti & Schwartz, 2025; Mockovciak et al., 2023). Keywords: attrition; education; education teachers; et al; examination; experiences; factors; issues; kea; novice; participants; preparation; profession; research; retention; retention factors; school; students; support; teachers; teaching; toc
• A Systematic Review of Reviews on Problem-Based Learning and Its Effectiveness by Amoa-Danquah, Portia; Carbonneau, Kira J. (2025) - Their studies found that PBL students consistently achieved better knowledge and skill scores. The analysis reported an increase of 1.16 points in theoretical knowledge (P < .00001), a 1.56-point improvement in skills, and a 1.54-point enhancement in case analysis for PBL groups versus LBL groups. Keywords: education; effectiveness; et al; group; issues; knowledge; learning; pbl; problem; process; review; skills; solving; students; studies; thinking
• Editorial Introduction: In the Face of Urgency, Making Space for the Emerging by Desimoni, Victoria; Stone, Courtney; Kim, Minji; Chaomuangkhong, Tipsuda (2024) - He employs a critical theoretical analysis through the lenses of skateboarding culture to challenge the systemic inequalities and power dynamics embedded in higher education spaces. Similarly, Ribet and Bunnage, in their article “Teaching About White Nationalism: Ethics, Vulnerability & Racial Pain in Learning Environments,” explore another urgent topic: the challenges and strategies for teaching about white nationalism in higher education. Keywords: arizona; education; issues; nationalism; possibilities; students; teaching; university
• Latino and White Students' Perceptions of Teacher Behaviors That Convey Caring: Do Gender and Ethnicity Matter? by Garza, Rubén; Ovando, Martha N.; Seymour, Claire E. (2010) - Methodological Considerations While previous studies (Byrne, Hattie, & Fraser, 1986; Slaughter-Defoe & Carlson, 1996; Weinstein, 1998; Wentzel, 1997) have examined student conceptions of caring, our study further advances research by illuminating high school students’ voices that seem to be limited in the literature. These results, coupled with the PTC scores’ high internal consistency and strong factor loadings, supported using the PTC with a large sample of high school students. Keywords: behaviors; caring; classroom; education; ethnicity; gender; latino; perceptions; research; school; school students; students; study; teacher
• Education websites and their benefits to potential international students: a case study on tertiary institutions in Malaysia by Ho, Henry; Ooi, Teik Chooi; Amri, Siti (2010) - As claimed by Allison (2002), access to and use of the Internet is increasing rapidly: • 39% of adults claimed use of the internet in August 2001, up from 28% the previous year • 83% of potential higher education students had access the internet from home in 2001 • 81% of applicants used the internet for higher education information in 2001 compared with 50% in 2000 • 77% of applicants in 2001 had visited individual institution sites (Allison, 2002) Education websites and their benefits to potential international students: a case study of higher education service providers in Malaysia. Keywords: college; courses; education; information; international; inti; kdu; malaysia; number; olympia; page; penang; programmes; students; study; websites; yes
• Web-Based CALL to Listening Comprehension by Chen, Li-Mei; Zhang, Ruiming (2010) - Aacken (1999) as well as Lasagabaster and Sierra (2003), in their studies, report a positive relationship between student attitudes to CALL and effective language learning. While t- tests were used to analyze the results of students’ academic performance, descriptive statistics interpreted students’ attitudes toward this learning. Keywords: comprehension; computer; education; english; group; language; learning; listening; students; study; web
• Research into Factors Contributing to Discipline Use and Disproportionality in Major Urban Schools by Mcloughlin, Caven S.; Noltemeyer, Amity L. (2010) - The foundations of student suspension (Research/Technical). Student suspension: A critical reappraisal. Keywords: african; american; discipline; disproportionality; education; school; students; suspension; variables
• Perceptions of Teachers and Students Regarding the Middle School Honors Program by Testa, Selma (2010) - It is not confirmed whether these middle school students continue with the high performance on the standardized tests after their enrollment in the program, which was found in Kulik’s (1982) study in high school honors students. In one of the earliest studies of perceptions of honors students, as rated by their non-honors peers, Waggoner (1963) found that honors students were characterized as more intellectual, studious, thorough, precise, accurate, persistent, industrious, logical, responsible, orderly, and capable: All of which are traits of successful students. Keywords: ability; average; classes; college; education; high; honors; honors program; honors students; middle; non; perceptions; program; school; school honors; students; teachers
• Does it Work? A Guide to Investigating the Efficacy of Interventions in Educational Research by Gill, Michele Gregoire (2010) - No. 4 8 In the next section, we review research designs for answering causal questions that are concerned with the efficacy of instructional interventions, paying particular attention to some of the newer designs that may overcome some of the limitations encountered when RCTs cannot be conducted. There are a number of research designs that allow researchers to study causal relationships, and the most commonly known is an experiment. Keywords: action; analysis; causal; designs; education; experiments; intervention; new; propensity; quasi; questions; research; score; shadish; students; studies; teacher; treatment; work
• Playing With Science: An Investigation of Young Children's Science Conceptions and Misconceptions by Smolleck, Lori (2011) - Keywords: young children, science education, misconceptions, conceptions, conceptual change, conceptual learning PLAYING WITH SCIENCE – AN INVESTIGATION 3 About the Author(s) This notion is problematic because by holding this idea, teachers often fail to “…capitalize on young children’s seemingly innate interest and enthusiasm for science” (Watters, Diezmann, Greishaber & Davis, 2001, p. 2). Keywords: ages; air; change; children; education; magnets; misconceptions; objects; participants; researchers; science; students
• Confronting the Other: Understanding Empathy by Garrett, Jim; Greenwalt, Kyle (2010) - However, in the mature work of Dilthey (1900/1972), empathy as Herder’s ―feeling one’s way‖ (sich einfühling) into other life contexts gives way to empathy as ―re-feeling‖ (Nachfühling) and ―re-experiencing‖ (Nacherleben) the lifeworlds iii which gave rise to the texts that come to us from the past. 212-213) Confronting the Other 13 Society calls us to account in our interactions with other subjects—once discourse breeches alterity, the obligation to respond is placed upon us in the full light of ―public order.‖ Yet Levinas remains uncomfortable with the notion of free-floating signification, of a symbolic chain that engulfs self and other in a series of shifting displacements. Keywords: education; empathy; experience; history; issues; lacan; love; relationship; self; students; subject; teachers; understanding; work
• Pre-service teachers’ changing visions of themselves as reform-oriented teachers by Hodge, Angie (2010) - At the graduate level, I have built upon this foundation in a variety of ways: (a) obtained my master’s degree in mathematics, (b) completed coursework in the field of education, (c) taught general mathematics courses, (d) taught mathematics content courses to undergraduate pre-service elementary school teachers, and (e) supervised pre-service teachers who were student teaching at both middle and high school levels. Hence, we as educators have a responsibility to help pre-service teachers create visions of their future teaching that align with our visions of how we want them to teach in the classroom. Keywords: classroom; education; lisa; mathematics; pre; reform; seminar; service; students; teachers; teaching; visions
• The Development of 'Project 1': Formative Assessment Strategies in UK Schools by Clark, Ian (2010) - Teacher Understandings of Assessment Hallam's report on Project 1 stresses the need for a careful clarification of the meaning of formative assessment, followed by the embedding of formative assessment strategies in practice. In terms of the overall effect of the project upon teachers, the Hallam et al report reveals that the project had a significant impact and led to: • the understandings that formative assessment takes time and requires long-term commitment; • improved feedback to students; • a deeper understanding of assessment; • teachers applying formative assessment strategies beyond the prescribed boundaries of the project; • teachers becoming increasingly aware of how students learn and their learning needs. Keywords: 2004; assessment; black; classroom; curriculum; development; education; hallam; learning; process; project; schools; strategies; students; teachers
• Ideological Dissonance in a Literature Teaching Process - Moral Conflicts in a Democratic and Nationally Diverse Society: A Case Study of Israeli Teachers by Baratz, Lea; Reingold, Roni (2010) - First, 200 questionnaires were handed out to literature teachers. We set out to examine whether, in such realty, teachers are willing to teach texts, not formally included in the curriculum, that are replete with values and politics. Keywords: dilemma; education; israel; issues; jerusalem; literature; poem; process; students; teachers; teaching; text; voice
• Teachers' Perceptions of the Influence of No Child Left Behind On Classroom Practices by Mertler, Craig Alan (2010) - In order to understand this potential problem more completely, it is recommended that researchers look more closely at how teachers engage in student test preparation, focusing perhaps on particular test preparation strategies used by teachers. A smaller, but meaningful, number (n = 1,109, 73%) of teachers believed Teachers’ Perceptions of NCLB 19 that NCLB, in general, has changed the nature of academic motivation for and has placed more stress on students; however, more teachers (n = 1,297, 85%) felt that their students were feeling additional stress, as compared to students in general. Keywords: classroom; education; instruction; nclb; practices; school; state; students; study; teachers; teaching; test; testing
• Valuing Children's Voices by Barksdale, Mary Alice; Triplett, Cheri F (2010) - She also works with student teachers as they tutor struggling readers in three local partnership schools. Oldfather (1995b) found that when high school students were actively involved as educational co-researchers, they developed clear understandings of their own abilities, they developed solid understandings of themselves as learners and their own motivations for learning, and they gained perspective on their own capacities to help themselves and others. Keywords: children; don‘t; drawings; education; elementary; grade; issues; learning; school; students; study; teachers; testing; voices; writing
• A Comparison of the Academic Performance of College Bound High School Students in Regional vs. Community High Schools in Connecticut by Cullen, Joseph Patrick (2010) - In addition, studies supportive of consolidation report that, relative to community high schools, consolidated high schools exhibit: 1) financial advantages, 2) higher and more consistent standards of teacher preparation, 3) more variation in course offerings, and 4) higher faculty salaries (Cummins, Chance, & Steinhoff, 1997; Nelson, 1985; Schwartzbeck, 2003). It will do so by comparing the scores on college entrance examinations of students in consolidated (also known as regional) high schools with those of students in community high schools. Keywords: communities; community; comparison; connecticut; consolidation; districts; education; groups; howley; performance; regional; research; rural; sat; schools; size; students
• Johnny Still Can't Write, Even if He Goes to College: A Study of Writing Proficiency in Higher Education Graduate Students by Singleton-Jackson, Jill; Lumsden, D. Barry; Newsom, Ron (2009) - Likewise, aside from the GRE-Written (GRE-W), launched in 1999, instruments for assessing graduate student writing specifically are not national norm-based instruments, but are instead idiosyncratic to institutions and departments. This paradox is further complicated by the fact that faculty often complain about the amount of time they spend editing and discussing graduate student writing. Keywords: degree; education; faculty; graduate; graduate students; participants; proficiency; sample; sat; school; score; statement; students; study; test; writing
• Rethinking Undergraduate Mathematics Education: The importance of classroom climate and self-efficacy on mathematics achievement by Peters, Michelle Lynn; Kortecamp, Karen (2010) - Given the importance of classroom climate on the academic success of mathematics students, one might consider either modifying a pre-existing instrument or developing an instrument that is designed to specially measure the climate of mathematics classrooms. Given the limited amount of Rethinking Undergraduate Mathematics 11 research on the above relationships carried out in mathematics classrooms, these studies were taken primarily, but not entirely, from studies conducted in mathematics. Keywords: achievement; classroom; classroom climate; climate; college; education; efficacy; learner; mathematics; mathematics achievement; mathematics performance; mathematics self; performance; research; students; study; undergraduate
• Views of School Managers and Teachers Regarding the School Councils Project by Yuksel, Sedat; Karadag, Engin (2010) - According to studies, students, teachers, and guardians look favourably on active student participation in management, and believe that school councils are effective and helpful in developing democratic behaviours (Parker & Leithwood, 2000; Veugelers & Kat, 2003). However, it is understood that students are willing to take responsibility and have positive views on school councils (Alderson, 2000; Cotmore, 2003). Keywords: analysis; councils; democracy; education; factor; high; item; management; managers; participants; project; results; scale; school; school councils; students; subscales; table; teachers; values; views
• What Makes it Easy or Hard for You to Do Your Homework? An Account of Newcomer Immigrant Youths’ Afterschool Academic Lives by Bang, Hee Jin (2011) - Mentors / non-related adults / role models who provide encouragement and motivation Parental support (Direct assistance with homework assignments or indirect / emotional assistance Rewards for homework completion (from parents, teachers)  How regularly / often do you have these things available to you when you do homework? The focus groups elicited a rich set of first-hand, contextualized accounts on participants’ homework experiences and identified specific facilitators and impediments that newcomer immigrant students encounter in completing homework assignments in the U.S. school system. Keywords: data; english; facilitators; factors; focus; group; help; homework; homework completion; homework facilitators; homework help; immigrant; impediments; language; materials; newcomer; research; school; students; study; teachers; youth
• Connecting to the Khans: Shaping National Identity through Education in Kazakhstan and the Beliefs of the Next Generation by Stein, Matthew (2011) - Overall, Kazakh students responded with answers that indicate the education system has been effective in shaping their identity. School #12 – Kazakh school. Keywords: education; government; history; identity; kazakh; kazakhstan; language; literature; national; russian; school; soviet; students; subjects; uyghur
• Building new identities in teacher preparation for inclusive education in Ghana by Agbenyega, Joseph Seyram (2011) - Perhaps the major challenges facing teacher education in both the training colleges and the universities are the approach to pedagogy and entry level scores for admission into the teacher training colleges. Similarly, teacher education and pedagogy in Ghana need to shift a focus from sheer transmission of knowledge to a more inclusive approach that INCLUSIVE EDUCATION IN GHANA 19 actively involves learners in producing knowledge. Keywords: colonial; education; ghana; issues; knowledge; learning; new; pedagogy; post; practice; school; students; teacher; teacher education; teaching; training; university
• Educational Faculty Perceptions of the Learning Climate in a Juvenile Justice Residential Facility by Cox, Carolyn; Visker, Joseph; Hartman, Ashley (2011) - For school students and school personnel, learning climate reflects the quality of the overall school experience (National School Climate Center, 2010). Antisocial behavior, academic failure, and school climate. Keywords: 0/0.0; agree; climate; faculty; juvenile; learning; learning climate; perceptions; respondents; school; scores; staff; students; work
• Five Secondary Teachers: Creating and Presenting a Teaching Persona by Davis, Janine Schank (2011) - Her research interests include teacher persona and identity, preservice teachers, and qualitative research. Because there has been little research in the area of teacher persona, the purpose of this study was to investigate the ways that teachers create a persona in their classrooms. Keywords: ann; classroom; data; education; node; participants; persona; research; school; students; study; teachers; teaching; tina
• The Effects of Background Music on Learning Disabled Elementary School Students’ Performance in Writing by Legutko, Robert S.; Trissler, Theodore T. (2011) - The hypothesis was that background music would increase student performance in writing fluency (writing speed) and quality of writing in focus, content, organization, style, and conventions. Students with learning disabilities welcome verbal persuasion to boost their confidence levels (Klassen & Lynch, 2007) and depend on external sources of evaluation such as teacher feedback, grades, and marks (Lincoln & Chazan, 1979), although teacher behaviors are not significantly linked to motivational variables for students with learning disabilities (Lapointe, Legault, & Batiste, 2005). Keywords: background; baseline; disabilities; learning; music; phase; reading; return; students; treatment; writing
• Visible or Invisible? Korean High School Students’ Current Schooling Experiences in the United States by Yoon, Bogum; Haag, Claudia (2010) - Keywords: Qualitative study, schooling experiences, Korean students, and shifting identities. The studies illustrated above explain some of ways Korean students differ from other Asian students. Keywords: american; asian; education; english; generation; group; identities; identity; korean; newcomer; peers; school; students; study; teachers
• Curriculum Integration and Adaptation: Individualizing Pedagogy for Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Students by Meidl, Tynisha; Meidl, Christopher (2011) - A standardized approach to school curriculum has resulted in teachers being given exact content and expected to adhere to the form of delivery prescribed by the curriculum designer (Darder & Torres, 2004). Often times, classroom teachers may not be included or have limited input in the process of adopting curriculum. Keywords: adaptation; beliefs; curriculum; education; instruction; integration; lcd; learning; needs; participants; skills; standards; students; teachers; teaching
• School Improvement Grants: Ransoming Title I Schools in Distress by Waddell, Craig (2011) - Some of the schools at the back of the pack will be closed, others will be reincarnated as charter schools, and the remaining will be whipped into shape through teacher churn and metamorphosis. Conceptually, there is nothing wrong with charter schools; there is simply no compelling evidence that this approach is superior to a public school implementation. Keywords: achieving; charter; department; education; faculty; grants; improvement; model; school; students; teachers; title; u.s
• Selecting one story and hiding others: How AYP chooses the portrayal of a school by martin, peter clyde (2011) - And the truth is that if it were possible to measure the actual contributions of each to student test scores, we would find varying proportions for each community, family, student, teacher, and school. HOW AYP CHOOSES THE PORTRAYAL OF A SCHOOL 21 Table 4 Percent Proficient—Returning Students after 2 and 3 years % Proficient Total Students 1st year students 2nd year students 3rd year students Number tested 98 42 38 18 Number proficient 23 6 10 7 Reading Percent proficient 23.71% 14.29% 26.32% 38.89% Math Number tested 101 45 38 18 Number proficient 16 4 8 4 Percent proficient 16.0% 8.89% 17.78% 22.22% The large percentage of students with disabilities should also be underlined as a significant aspect of the school and its results. Keywords: ayp; disabilities; education; english; language; number; proficient; report; school; scores; story; students; test
• Student Attitudes Toward Accelerated Reader: "Thanks for asking!" by Smith, Amy; Westberg, Karen (2011) - We conducted five focus group sessions, three with middle school students (Grades 6-8) and two with elementary school students (Grades 3-5) at their respective school sites. Other students commented that they would choose different books or read several books at a time if they didn’t have to worry about meeting point totals. Keywords: books; focus; group; program; quizzes; reader; reading; school; students
• Increasing visibility for LGBTQ students: What schools can do to create inclusive classroom communities by Stufft, Derry L. (2011) - Kosciw (2004) indicates that approximately 5% of high school students in this country consider themselves to be lesbian or gay, which translates into, on average, every secondary classroom having one LGB student. Increasing visibility for LGBTQ students: What schools can do to create inclusive classroom communities, Current Issues in Education, 14(1). Keywords: classroom; community; diversity; education; gay; issues; lesbian; lgbtq; lgbtq students; need; school; students; teachers; visibility
• Comedy Hour: Using Audio Files of Joke Recitations to Improve Elementary Students' Fluency by Mitchell, Emily; Rearden, Kristin; Stacy, Dawn (2011) - Read naturally: A strategy to increase oral reading fluency. Automaticity and prosody in initial audio recordings of joke recitations were compared to the final readings of the same jokes. Keywords: automaticity; fluency; instruction; intervention; joke; prosody; reading; researcher; students
• Building Democratically Active Citizens through the Prefectship System in Botswana Schools by Jotia, Agreement Lathi; Morapedi, Zibisani Edwin (2011) - Waldron further contends that in democratic schools, a good citizen is the one who shoulders his share of the burdens of departmental administration, who is willing to advise and supervise students as well as being available to help during a time of a crisis (p.41). Jotia (2008) indicates that the scenario in Botswana schools is that the prefects are not representatives of the student body. Keywords: administration; botswana; citizens; citizenship; democracy; education; issues; national; prefects; prefectship; process; school; students; study; system; teachers
• Academic Achievement for Fifth-Grade Students in Elementary and Intermediate School Settings: Grade Span Configurations by Combs, Julie P.; Clark, David; Moore, George W.; Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J.; Edmonson, Stacey L.; Slate, John R. (2011) - Several variables that have been shown to impact school achievement were controlled through a rigorous matching technique (i.e., school size School grade span and kindergarten learning. Keywords: academic; achievement; configurations; data; education; elementary; fifth; grade; grade span; grade students; intermediate; middle; research; school; size; span; students; year
• College-Readiness and Academic Preparedness: The Same Concepts? by Barnes, Wally; Slate, John R; Rojas-LeBouef, Ana (2010) - Conley (2007a, 2007b) concurred that high school students were more academically prepared, and that college- readiness was more inclusive of students’ self-efficacy (Bandura, 1997), self-regulation (Young & Ley, 2002, 2003), and knowledge of academic strategies for reading, writing, and critical thinking rather than specific content knowledge as measured by standardized tests. High school students and their lack of preparedness for college: A statewide study. Keywords: academic; accountability; act; child; college; commission; education; et al; excellence; high; national; readiness; school; self; skills; slate; students; teachers; u.s
• Exploring Mathematics College Readiness in the United States by McCormick, Nancy J.; Lucas, Marva S. (2011) - ACT (2006) reports that high school students need a comparable level of Current Issues in Education Vol. 14 Also, teachers at the secondary level often assume they need to cover a broad range of topics in advanced mathematics courses while teachers at the post-secondary level are more concerned that high school students receive a rigorous and in-depth coverage of the fundamental mathematics topics (Chait & Venezia, 2009). Keywords: achieve; act; college; college readiness; courses; education; high; level; mathematics; mathematics college; national; readiness; school; state; students; year
• Changing Course: Reflections of Second-Career Teachers by Lee, Darrell (2011) - By contrast, second- career teachers are more likely to be influenced by value systems and other intrinsic motivators as well as by prior work experiences (Powell, 1994). These four theories are interrelated and will serve to form a theoretical framework for this study of the perceptions of second career teachers. Keywords: career; career teachers; changers; classroom; education; experiences; need; new; order; participants; process; profession; programs; research; school; students; study; teachers; teaching; time; work; years
• Accountability Ratings of Elementary Schools: Student Demographics Matter by Martinez-Garcia, Cynthia; LaPrairie, Kimberly; Slate, John R (2011) - Factors other than mental capacity must be associated with racial performance disparities and the gap in minority student achievement (Gould, 1981). These statistics are important to note because minority students are disproportionately represented in special education (Frankson & White-Lindsey, 2007; Petterway, Kritsonis, & Herrington, 2006) and nationally, minority students have the highest drop-out rates. Keywords: accountability; achievement; characteristics; education; elementary; minority; percent; ratings; schools; students; study; teacher; texas
• Redefining Curriculum Integration and Professional Development: In-service Teachers as Agents of Change by Price Schleigh, Sharon; Bosse, Michael; Lee, Tammy (2011) - Keywords: teacher professional development, curriculum integration, teacher education, math education, science education, teacher standards Educational discussions, particularly in mathematics and science education, are continually abuzz regarding student learning, classroom pedagogy, and the need for integrated curricula to support both (Frykholm & Glasson, 2005; Furner & Kumar, 2007; Koirala & Bowman, 2003). Although other organizations address standards for teacher education (e.g., Mathematical Sciences Education Board [MSEB] and Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium [INTASC]), analysis was delimited to these four documents and organizations as they specifically offered standards for teacher professional development, are highly respected among math and science education fields, and are a fair representation of the guidelines used to structure and design professional development in math and science. Keywords: curriculum; development; education; experiences; integration; learning; mathematics; professional; research; school; science; service; standards; students; subject; teachers; teaching
• Do Schools Make a Difference? A Study of High School Effects and First Year College Success by Smith, Wade; Droddy, Jason; Guarino, A. J. (2011) - If a school’s success is the order of the day for documenting school accountability, it is reasonable to infer that a school’s accountability ranking is a valid indicator of success in delivering appropriate instruction. No.2 6 It seems to us however that a broader issue emerges regarding school accountability. Keywords: accountability; college; education; effects; high; louisiana; school; students; study; success; year
• Introducing STEM Majors to the Teaching Profession Through Authentic Experiences as Tutors by Smith, Grinell (2010) - Seminars focused on aspects of teaching methodology and educational psychology of particular utility to novice STEM tutors. Why the shortage of STEM qualified teachers? Keywords: career; current; education; experiences; issues; majors; profession; school; science; seminar; stem; students; study; teacher; teaching; themes; tutees; tutoring; tutors; vol; work
• The Effect of Computer Supported Problem Based Learning on Students' Approaches to Learning by AK, Serife (2011) - The incorporation of PBL strategy into a computer supported learning environment provides the engaging, collaborative, and learner centered activities that are required to encourage a student to fully participate in the learning process (Gooding, 2002). In PBL, environment students are encouraged to take responsibility for their own learning (Strømsø, Grøttum & Lycke, 2004). Keywords: approaches; computer; education; effects; environment; learning; pbl; problem; research; students; test
• Entitled or Excluded? Attitudes toward Access to Postsecondary Education for Undocumented Students by Palmer, Courtney; Davidson, Theresa (2011) - Attitudes toward bilingual education, concerns about economic growth, and family income are significant predictors of public opinion regarding access to higher education for undocumented immigrants. Keywords: Undocumented immigrants, higher education, public opinion, attitudes In 2004 the Census Bureau reported that the foreign-born population had exceeded 32 million residents with approximately one third of those entering the country since 1990 (Larsen, 2004). Keywords: access; american; attitudes; competition; education; group; immigrants; immigration; labor; market; policy; public; research; students; support; threat; u.s
• Is there a Relationship between Body Mass Index, Fitness, and Academic Performance? Mixed Results from Students in a Southeastern United States Elementary School by Wingfield, Robert Joshua; Graziano, Paulo A.; McNamara, Joseph P.H.; Janicke, David M. (2011) - Data Collection Physical fitness data were gathered from a series of fitness tests conducted by the PE teacher during regularly scheduled PE periods in March and April of 2009 as students completed physical fitness tests in five domains (curl-ups, shuttle run, one mile run/walk, pull-ups, flexed- arm hang, and V-sit reach) adapted from The President’s Challenge. Results suggested that, in general, children who were overweight or obese had academic test scores that were about the same as children with average weight. Keywords: bmi; children; fitness; girls; grade; overweight; performance; physical; relationship; research; school; scores; students; study; test
• Quality Assurance in Private Higher Education in China by Ozturgut, Osman (2011) - Keywords: Chinese education, quality assurance, private higher education. A correct understanding and awareness of private higher education should be set up among proprietors, 2. Keywords: assurance; capital; china; development; education; institutions; investment; law; policy; quality; schools; students
• Understanding Multicultural Education by Ozturgut, Osman (2011) - Microsoft Word - 732-2947-3-LE.docx 1 Volume 14, Number 2 August 7, 2011 ISSN 1099-839X Understanding Multicultural Education Osman Özturgut University of the Incarnate Word With the shifting cultural texture and demographics of the United States (Banks, 2006b; Irvine, 2003), redefining multicultural education has become imperative. The question is not whether a multicultural education should be adopted but it is rather what we understand from multicultural education and how we are going to initiate such a reform within an educational system when we cannot even define ‘multicultural.’ Keywords: american; banks; cultural; education; new; race; research; students; teachers; teaching; understanding; york
• An Analysis of High School Transformation Effort from an Outcome Perspective by Lee, Hea-Jin; Özgün-Koca, S. Asli; Cristol, Dean (2011) - The case for small high schools. Small high schools on a larger scale: The impact of school conversions. Keywords: attendance; data; dropout; education; graduation; graduation rates; high; ohio; performance; rates; schools; scores; students; table
• The Social Dimension of Distance Learning by Interactive Television: A Qualitative Study by Zhao, Liang (2011) - Students at the local site could interact with the instructor informally before and after class, and during the break, and in class they could exchange facial expressions and informal audible responses with the instructor, which were not possible for students at the remote site. Students also reported that it was like watching somebody else’s show on TV when instructors seemed to be teaching to students at the local site only. Keywords: distance; education; face; instructors; itv; learning; relationship; remote; site; students; study; teaching
• Improving Student Engagement by Parsons, Jim; Taylor, Leah (2011) - Because the focus was high school completion, research on student engagement targeted students in middle school and high school, where disengagement typically becomes a concern (Willms, Friesen, & Milton, 2009), and student engagement was seen as a way to re-engage or reclaim a minority of predominantly socio-economically disadvantaged students at risk of dropping out of high school. Keywords: student engagement, student learning, pedagogy, assessment for learning IMPROVING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT 3 About the Author(s) Keywords: classroom; education; engagement; issues; learners; learning; milton; research; school; student engagement; students; teachers; technology
• The Impacts of Budget Reductions on Indiana’s Public Schools: The impact of Budget Changes on Student Achievement, Personnel, and Class Size for Public School Corporations in the State of Indiana by Jarman, Del W.; Boyland, Lori G. (2011) - In a comprehensive review of literature, Murphy (1975) reported that faulty research design was a serious limiting factor in class size research studies conducted before 1975. The main purpose of this statewide study is to examine the possible impacts of these budget reductions on class size and student achievement. Keywords: achievement; budget; class; class size; classes; corporations; education; indiana; public; research; school; size; state; students; study
• Unifying K-12 Learning Processes: Integrating Curricula through Learning by Bosse, Michael J.; Fogarty, Elizabeth A. (2011) - The existence of a broad cross-curricular set of learning process standards, as is suggested in this article, would allow for all national K-12 standards to be mapped onto the same set of learning processes. While these content standards do not constitute process standards, the vast number of these standards in each subject area often tacitly connotes a body of process standards. Keywords: content; documents; education; k-12; learning; learning processes; matter; national; processes; standards; students; subject; verbs
• Effects of Daily Read-Alouds on Students' Sustained Silent Reading by Pegg, Lauren A.; Bartelheim, Frederick J. (2011) - This action research project investigated the effects of daily teacher read-alouds on first graders’ ability to sustain silent reading for an extended length of time, and their enjoyment of silent reading time. The data on ability to sustain silent reading was collected from timed silent reading experiences, and a pre and post survey completed by students on their enjoyment and performance during silent reading time. Keywords: alouds; reading; students; study; survey; teacher; time
• Filling in the implementation gap? Problems in the Greek educational system--An evidence-based explanatory framework and critical reflections by Kyridis, Argyris; Papadakis, Nikos; Zagkos, Christos; Fotopoulos, Nikos; Chronopoulou, Ageliki (2011) - Additionally we can observe the sense about the lack of social trust in Greek educational system as well as the vitiation of a claim that free public education system can not be effective according to the modern conditions. This is illustrated on student‟s statements, especially when they try to express what do consider important concerning the situation and perspective of Greek educational system. Keywords: analysis; aspects; education system; educational; framework; greece; greek; issues; lack; policy; problems; research; sample; school; statements; students; system; table; university
• The Serious Games of Racial Accounting in Schools by Martinez, Martha Irene (2011) - No. 3 8 Hispanic Racial/Ethnic Ambiguities A significant area of interest in my interviews with school staff was how racial categories were explained to recent immigrants who may be unfamiliar with U.S. customary and legal practices, including the collection of racial data, and who may not speak or read English. Yet, in these schools, as in all U.S. public schools, racial data are collected and interpreted by school staff and educational researchers to (a) make meaning of the educational experiences of students, and, in the wake of NCLB, (b) hold schools accountable for meeting specific assessment outcomes for all racial/ethnic subgroups. Keywords: categories; collection; data; district; education; families; hispanic; multi; new; oregon; race; race data; schools; staff; students; white
• A Brief Overview on Using Technology to Engage Students in Mathematics by Raines, Joan M; Clark, Linda M. (2011) - Kulik and Kulik’s (1991) meta-analysis of findings from 254 controlled evaluation studies that compared student learning in classes taught with and without computer-based instruction showed that computer-based instruction had positive effects on student exam scores and attitudes. Their results indicate web-based practice and instruction can improve student learning, aid in self-motivation in learning math and in problem solving, and allow students to have independent practice. Keywords: calculators; classroom; education; graphing; instruction; learning; mathematics; research; students; technology; use
• Urine Trouble: Drug Testing of Students & Teachers in Public Schools by Butler, Frank (2012) - Also, among all students surveyed, “school drug testing was not associated with either the prevalence or the frequency of student marijuana use, or of other illicit drug use” (Yamaguchi et al., p. 164). Theodore v. Delaware Valley School District: School drug testing and its limitations under the Pennsylvania Constitution. Keywords: abuse; amendment; athletes; court; drug; drug testing; drug use; education; law; privacy; programs; school; students; teachers; testing; u.s; use
• Twenty Years and Counting: A Look at Waldorf in the Public Sector Using Online Sources by Larrison, Abigail L; Daly, Alan J; VanVooren, Carol (2012) - Waldorf school scores compared to comparison schools matched for SES. There were several significant differences between Waldorf school scores and district scores in both reading and math. Keywords: analysis; basic; california; comments; comparison; data; education; grade; math; parent; performance; public; public waldorf; reading; research; schools; scores; set; steiner; students; test; waldorf; waldorf education; waldorf schools
• Relative Contributions of Selected Teachers' Variables and Students' Attitudes toward Academic Achievement in Biology among Senior Secondary Schools Students in Ondo State, Nigeria by Gbore, L. O.; Daramola, C. A. (2013) - Therefore, the problem of this is will academic achievement in biology, at the SSCE level, be better explained by the combined influence of teachers’ qualification, teachers’ workload, teachers’ experience, teachers attitude and students’ attitude? Statistically, students achievement and teachers attitudes are both tending towards the same direction, this may not signify high academic achievement because negative attitude on the part of teachers would also breed negative attitudes on the parts of the students that can lead to lackadaisical behaviour and frustration in learning the subjects. Keywords: achievement; attitude; biology; education; learning; nigeria; school; science; state; students; teachers; teaching; variables
• Higher Education Tuition and Fees in China: Implications and Impacts on Affordability and Educational Equity by Dong, Haiying; Wan, Xuehong (2012) - Without more loans and more grant programs, however, lower income students will continue to have less access to higher quality higher education and, as a result, will tend toward lower paying jobs. Fourth, the current situation of having higher education tuition and fees beyond many students’ and/or families’ ability to pay, which is likely to have negatively impacted educational equity. Keywords: ability; capita; china; education; families; fees; growth; income; students; tuition
• Teaching a 'Humanistic' Science: Reflections on Interdisciplinary Course Design at the Post-Secondary Level by Epstein, Marcia Jenneth (2011) - Thus, a group of science students with occasional access to an oscilloscope were able to take precise measurements of sound frequencies in their project, while most groups concentrated on a combination of verbal descriptions, maps modeled on the Schafer literature, and sample audio clips. Teaching a humanistic science: Reflections on interdisciplinary course design at the post- secondary level. Keywords: course; design; disciplines; ecology; education; exercises; field; interdisciplinarity; journal; music; noise; science; sound; students; teaching; university; vol
• Monitoring the Middle School Movement: Are Teachers In Step? by Huss, John A. (2011) - By recognizing the need for developmentally appropriate teaching strategies and strategies which enhance teacher efficacy, the notion that middle school is an “idea” and middle school students are “unique” may finally be on the cusp of realization. Indeed, trends beginning in the early 1990’s indicated an increasing number of middle level schools were implementing programs recommended to align more closely with the developmental needs of early adolescents (Epstein and MacIver, 1990; Valentine et al., 1993). Keywords: education; elementary; grades; k-8; level; middle; middle school; philosophy; research; school; school philosophy; students; study; teachers
• What do Students Expect to Learn? The Role of Learner Expectancies, Beliefs, and Attributions for Success and Failure in Student Motivation by Jernigan, Christine Galbreath (2011) - Just as students of math tend to see themselves as either mathematically inclined or disinclined (Watson-Acosta, 2003), language students tend to decide early in their studies whether or not they have the special gift of language learning ability (Horwitz, 1989). (For goals student said were met) Keywords: beliefs; class; classroom; culture; education; expectations; goals; items; language; learning; motivation; portuguese; reasons; research; spanish; speaking; students; study; survey; teachers; university
• Developing Technology Competencies in a College of Education by Algozzine, Bob; Bateman, Lonnie R,; Flowers, Claudia P.; Gretes, John A.; Hughes, C. Dane; Lambert, Richard (2011) - The goals for participating faculty members are to integrate information technology competencies into not only the content of the courses that they teach, but also into their instructional methods of teaching. In this article, we describe an effort to enhance the professional education programs in a college of education through learning experiences designed to assist university faculty members and students, as well as practicing public and private school teachers, counselors, and administrators, to master and use information technology competencies in relevant ways in schools. Keywords: activities; college; competencies; computer; education; faculty; information; information technology; professional; programs; students; technology; technology competencies; use
• Web Places: Project-Based Activities for At-Risk Youth by Wheeler, Jenifer L.; Miller, Todd M.; Halff, Harry M.; Fernandez, Ruben; Halff, Lawrence A.; Gibson, Elizabeth G.; Meyer, Thomas N. (2011) - The implementation provided the core elements, the project manual, facilitators' guide, project web site, and materials repository in a single configuration. This implementation provided the project manual, facilitators' guide, project web site, and materials repository in a single configuration. Keywords: education; issues; materials; places; project; research; risk; school; site; skills; students; technology; web; web places
• Effective Thinking: An Active-Learning Course in Critical Thinking by Leshowitz, Barry; DiCerbo, Kristen Eignor; Symington, Scott (2011) - Students learn to evaluate statistical and scientific evidence, clarify personal and societal values, and anticipate the consequences of their actions in dealing with personally significant issues. The videos show the progress of students over time lend credibility to our analysis of the teaching and learning process. Keywords: class; clip; course; decision; education; evidence; information; instruction; learning; leshowitz; level; making; reasoning; science; students; thinking; values
• Understanding the Educational Lives of Community College Students: A Photovoice Project, a Bourdieusian Interpretation, and Habitus Dissonance Spark Theory by Latz, Amanda O. (2012) - The purpose of this paper is to explicate one finding and concomitant grounded theory derived from a photovoice project aimed at understanding the educational lives of community college students. Keywords: community college students, photovoice, cultural capital, habitus Community colleges serve almost half of all undergraduate students in the United States (American Association of Community Colleges, 2011). Keywords: capital; college; college students; community; community college; dissonance; education; figure; freedom; habitus; individual; lives; participants; photovoice; research; role; students; theory; time
• An Examination of School Resource Officers' Attitudes Regarding Behavioral Issues among Students Receiving Special Education Services by May, David C.; Rice, Corrie; Minor, Kevin I. (2012) - No Missing 52 74 5 39.7 56.5 3.8 Mean Age 43.38 Mean Years as Law Enforcement Officer 16.24 Mean Years as School Resource Officer 3.53 Mean Percent of Law-related incidents involving Students Receiving Special Education Services 36.75 Mean Percentage of Time Spent as Law Enforcer 55.57 Mean Percentage of Time Spent as Counselor 26.51 Mean Percentage of Time Spent as Educator 16.06 An Examination of School Resource Officers' Attitudes Regarding Behavioral Issues among Students Receiving Special Education Services 7 Table 2 School Resource Officer’s Perceptions of Students Receiving Special Education Services Variable Strongly Agree Agree Somewhat Agree Somewhat Disagree Disagree Strongly Disagree Special education students are responsible for a disproportionate amount of problem behaviors at my school. According to the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy (Rausch & Skiba, 2006), a study conducted in the Indiana school system found that students receiving special education services were suspended more often than general education students. Keywords: behaviors; education; education services; issues; justice; law; officers; perceptions; research; resource; school; services; sros; students; training
• Teachers' Perceptions of High-Stakes Accountability in Florida's Title I Elementary Schools by Vernaza, Natasha A. (2012) - Less than a handful of respondents shunned teacher accountability altogether: “Third grade teachers should not be held accountable no [sic] shape or form.” Open-ended survey responses received from 61 respondents acknowledged the need for teacher accountability in terms of contingencies, students’ academic growth, and teachers’ instruction, but raised significant concerns regarding the fairness of high-stakes accountability policy and shared accountability for student achievement. Keywords: accountability; education; florida; grade; reading; research; school; stakes; state; students; study; survey; teachers; test; title
• Faculty's Perceptions of Students' Characteristics: A for Effort Please by Stevens, Sharon; Miretzky, Deb (2012) - Keywords: higher education, student characteristics, faculty perceptions, student initiatives, student abilities “Today the students expect an A for effort, not achievement” ~professor, survey respondent A 2009 New York Times article touched off a flurry of discussion about students’ sense of entitlement— specifically, the belief on the part of college students that showing up for class, and perhaps doing the readings for said class, ought to be sufficient for a high grade (Roosevelt, 2009). College students' ratings of student effort, student ability and teacher input as correlates of student performance on multiple- choice exams. Keywords: abilities; characteristics; class; college; comments; data; education; effort; expectations; faculty; grade; perceptions; professors; respondents; school; skills; students; survey; work
• Building the Case for Culturally Responsive Teaching in Physical Education: Using High School Students’ Perceptions Toward Multiethnic Groups by Patterson, Debra (2012) - I believe that students with certain ethnic backgrounds are more successful in certain sports than other students. Agreement on question 25, I believe that students with certain ethnic backgrounds are more successful in certain sports than other students is both interesting and disturbing, as this indicates students are stereotyping players in certain sports. Keywords: crt; education; groups; learning; perceptions; question; school; students; teachers; teaching
• Preventing the Development of Struggling Readers: Comprehension Instruction in the Science Classroom by Ortlieb, Evan; Norris, Megan Renee (2012) - Though listening comprehension is often the predecessor towards reading comprehension; some children maintain difficulties in listening comprehension throughout schooling and into adulthood. Students also need to have direct instruction of strategies, which can help develop reading comprehension (Loveless, 2012). Keywords: aloud; comprehension; group; instruction; reading; research; science; strategies; strategy; students; study; teacher; text; think
• The Effects of Dual Enrollment Credit on Gender and Race by Ganzert, Bart (2012) - Existing research on these programs is qualitative or local in nature, leaving the opportunity for more quantitative inquiry on the subject and for studies that can be generalized to the national population of dual enrollment students. Two quantitative studies (Eimers & Mullen, 2003; Spurling & Gabriner, 2006) using inferential statistics and data from small samples indicate positive effects in retention by dual enrollment students. Keywords: bill; college; community; courses; enrollment; huskins; non; programs; students; success
• Using Question Answer Relationships in Science Instruction to Increase the Reading Achievement of Struggling Readers and Students with Reading Disabilities by Kinniburgh, Leah H; Baxter, Abigail (2012) - No. 2 6 The interview with the classroom teacher provided insights regarding the importance of teacher training and support in the effective integration of the QAR literacy strategy into science instruction for struggling students. None of the passages used were on the topic of Force and Motion which was the unit of study students would be learning during the four week implementation period. Keywords: education; instruction; qar; questions; reading; science; strategies; strategy; students; teacher
• Developing and Presenting a Teaching Persona: The Tensions of Secondary Preservice Teachers by Davis, Janine Schank (2012) - Preservice teachers carry images and memories of teachers with them throughout their lives, and when they become student teachers, many of them work to determine what those images mean and how they fit into their own teaching practice (Brown, 2006; Kagan, 1992; Lortie, 1975). Ideas about the goals of the course, as defined by the school, Cooperating Teachers, and student teachers, were important to personae as well. Keywords: clark; class; content; education; identity; maria; participants; persona; preservice; research; students; teachers; teaching; tina
• Professional Faces: Pre-service Secondary Teachers’ Awareness of Issues of Self-disclosure on Social-networking Sites by Mikulec, Erin A. (2012) - As Russo, Squelch, and Varnham (2010) suggest, “student teachers should be informed that in light of their professional duties such as preparing lessons, teaching classes, grading papers and attending faculty meetings, they will be treated as employees rather than students” (15). Teacher educators must help pre-service teachers recognize that what may be acceptable in their lives now may not be when they are looking for their first job or once they are in the classroom. Keywords: education; facebook; issues; myspace; networking; networking sites; participants; post; pre; professional; school; service; sites; students; teachers; use
• Transfer of Active Learning Strategies from the Teacher Education Classroom to PreK-12th Grade Classrooms by Pepper, Susan Kaye; Blackwell, Sarah; Monroe, Ann; Coskey, Shawn (2012) - As before, during the presentation to the class, teacher candidate groups justified their decisions. There is no significant difference in the scores of teacher education candidates in the sections of the introductory foundations course which incorporated active learning strategies on the Praxis II - Principles of Teaching and Learning test and the teacher education candidates in sections that used traditional lecture methods. Keywords: candidates; child; classroom; course; education; grade; group; learning; learning strategies; responses; students; teacher; teacher candidates; teacher education; theories
• Investigating Characteristics of Award-Winning Grades 7-12 Mathematics Teachers from the Shandong Province in China by Liang, Su; Glaz, Sarah; DeFranco, Thomas (2012) - In the U.S, mathematics teacher preparation relies on university or college classes and several months of student teaching in classrooms. However, little has been done to examine the teaching practices and characteristics of mathematics teachers in China. Keywords: china; class; education; learning; lesson; level; mathematics; province; research; school; students; study; teachers; teaching; teaching research; training
• Negotiating First Graders' Reading Stance: The Relationship Between Their Efferent and Aesthetic Connections and Their Reading Comprehension by Pilonieta, Paola; Hancock, Stephen D. (2012) - It was also of interest to determine how their reading stance, as measured by the type of connections students made, affected their comprehension of the story read. It was also of interest to determine how their reading stance, as measured by the types of connections students made, affected their comprehension of the story read. Keywords: children; comprehension; connections; efferent; literature; reading; stance; students; study; text
• Peeking Inside Pandora's Box: One University's Journey into the Redesign of Teacher Educator Preparation by Dykes, Frank O'Neil; Gilliam, Brenda K.; Neel, Joanna; Everling, Kathleen (2012) - Critics of teacher education programs have argued that teacher education programs are not intellectually challenging and act as deterrents to young people entering the classroom (Fin & Kastoroom, 2000). In 2009, the 81st Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 174 which mandated the State Board of Educator Certification (SBEC) make available via a website, the extent to which teacher education programs prepare teachers including general and Special Education teachers to effectively teach students with disabilities and students with limited English proficiency. Keywords: courses; education; esl; faculty; phase; preparation; program; students; teacher; texas; university
• Multicultural School Climate Inventory by Marx, Sherry; Byrnes, Deborah (2012) - Although school climate is a quality of the entire school, they write that “School climate has a profound impact on individual experience (citing Comer, 1980)” Through examination of school climate and multicultural literature, a definition of multicultural school climate was generated. Keywords: children; climate; education; english; language; marx; msci; new; school; school climate; students; survey; teachers; teaching; white
• General Education Students' Changing Perceptions of Students with Special Needs by Novak, Ashley D; Bartelheim, Frederick J (2012) - Teachers can play an important role in how general education students feel about and act towards special needs students because, Current Issues in Education Vol. 15 In this study, the effect of weekly interventions designed to change general education students’ perceptions of special needs students, as well as educating general educations students about individuals with disabilities was investigated. Keywords: disabilities; education; needs; participants; perceptions; students; study
• Preparing School Psychologists for Working with Diverse Students: Does Program Accreditation Matter? by Styck, Kara M. (2012) - Both APA accredited and/or NASP approved programs and those that are not accredited and/or approved have distributions that are positively skewed for the percent of RELD FTE faculty, percent of RELD graduate students, percent of time spent in practicum and internship working with RELD clientele, number of RELD students who graduated the program in the last five years, and the total number of publications and presentations produced that focus on RELD topics. These outcomes, which are associated with academic achievement, may affect the ability of RELD students to contribute to society and further their economic status through the attainment of a stable career. Keywords: accreditation; apa; clientele; faculty; graduate; nasp; programs; psychologists; psychology; reld; rogers; school; students; training
• Personality Profile of a Typical Indian Female Primary Teacher: Taking a Psychoanalytic Object Relations Approach by Shukla, Jyotsana (2013) - Levin’s (2006) study made reference to assessing teacher personality and the effects on academic achievement, but the focus of that study was on the leadership component and its effects on student learning. Exploring the personality of primary teachers has been an endeavour for around forty or fifty years now (Feshbach, 1969; Getzels & Jackson, 1963; Victor, 1976). Keywords: approach; content; education; form; human; lerner; level; object; personality; primary; process; profile; relations; responses; rorschach; school; self; students; study; table; teacher; terms; test
• The Influence of Local Politics on Educational Decisions by Bigham, Gary; Ray, Jan (2012) - Summary, Conclusions, and Implications Summary In summary, the causal-comparative research design was used to study the phenomenon of a U.S. public school district in its struggle to maintain an exemplary level of student reading performance while simultaneously attempting to maintain local political harmony. While the reduction in student performance was the observable and most immediately pressing issue, the underlying problem appears that an educationally unsound decision was made by the school to reduce the amount of reading required of students in the reading curriculum in response to political pressures imposed by local adversaries. Keywords: assessment; data; passing; reading; school; state; students; study; test; year

• Declarations of Independence: Home School Families' Perspectives on Education, the Common Good, and Diversity by Anthony, Kenneth V. (2013) - The cases Waggoner details and the varied regulations in the states affirm that though home schooling is legal in all states (Lines, 2001), there are limitations placed on the ability of parents to educate exactly as they please, because states can and do regulate home schools and home school families can and have been denied part time or on demand access to public school programs. This study was part of a larger study that focused on motivations to home school, day to day operations of home schools, and challenges home school families faced. Keywords: children; diversity; education; families; family; good; home; home schooling; parents; school; schooling; society
• Primary School Attendance and Completion Among Lower Secondary School Age Children in Uganda by Moyi, Peter (2013) - If we expand our definition of “out-of-school children” to include children of lower secondary school age1 (13 – 16 years), the number of out of school children is significantly higher. The General Model also shows that the greater the number of children under age 5 in a household, the greater the odds that lower secondary school age children would drop out. Keywords: age; boys; children; difficulty; disability; education; girls; grade; head; household; school; uganda; unesco
• First Year Teachers: Certification Program and Assigned Subject on Their Self-Efficacy by Fox, April G.; Peters, Michelle L. (2013) - Teacher efficacy has been associated with significant teacher characteristics such as student motivation, classroom management strategies, and innovative teaching (Hoy, 2000; Redmon, 2007) and directly linked to teacher performance (Flores et al., 2004; Ludlow, 2010; Tschannen-Moran & Woolfolk Hoy, 2001). Teacher efficacy: A comparative study of university certified and alternatively certified teachers. Keywords: certification; classroom; education; efficacy; program; school; self; stakes; student; subject; taks; teachers; teaching; training; year
• Leading Inquiry in Schools: Examining Mental Models of Data-Informed Practice by Jimerson, Jo Beth; McGhee, Marla W. (2013) - To learn more about the ways in which educators think about “data use,” and thereby to ascertain whether non-“DDDM” models may provide educational data use with the “facelift” suggested by the middle school teacher in our epigraph, we conducted a study to examine the ways in which teachers and school leaders conceptualize “data” and “data use.” Teachers whose survey responses suggested broader, more improvement-oriented mental models of data use reported slightly higher levels of commitment to data-informed practice. Keywords: accountability; commitment; data; data use; district; education; educators; improvement; inquiry; items; leaders; learning; level; models; pence; practice; research; scale; school; teachers; texas
• Transformational School Principal Leadership Behavior and Its Impact on School Climate by Myers, Edward Leroy (2014) - Keywords: School leadership, organizational climate, ethic of care, emotional intelligence, transformational leadership Within the educational domain, various researchers have discussed the well- established notion that a relationship exists between leadership, school climate, employee commitment, and effective schools (Bryk & Schneider, 2002; Durrah, 2009; Kelley, Thornton, & Daugherty, 2005; McCroskey, 2007). School leadership – Balancing power with caring. Keywords: behavior; care; climate; education; kids; leadership; organization; principal; process; relationships; school; school climate; school leadership; school principal; study; work
• Change Is the Only Constant: Beginning Teacher Perceptions of Implementing the Common Core State Standards by Saylor, Elizabeth E.; Kerkhoff, Shea N. (2014) - All of our participants noted that they never anticipated the amount of change that they experienced as beginning elementary school teachers. A struggle to leave no child behind: The dichotomies of reform, urban school teachers, and their moral leadership. Keywords: analysis; beginning; ccss; change; curriculum; education; efficacy; elementary; new; participants; policy; professional; reform; research; school; social; standards; state; studies; study; teacher; teaching; time
• Experiences of Learning to Teach Physical Education: Navigating Tensions by Kell, Shannon D. (2015) - A research puzzle was named: how learning to teach is experienced by pre-service teachers and how they dwell in spaces of tension while learning to teach Physical Education. Further questions and wonderings surrounding the research puzzle emerged throughout the study such as how pre-service teachers experienced relational shifts as the semester moved forward, and how pre-service teachers might dwell in spaces of tension while learning to teach. Keywords: ali; cooperating; education; experiences; lauren; learning; narrative; pre; school; service; socialization; stories; teachers; teaching
• Connecticut's New Teacher Evaluation Process: The Concerns and Experiences of Educators in Two Pilot Districts by LaRocco, Diana J.; Wheeler, Deborah S.; Loveland Sennett, Beth Ann (2015) - The Common Core of Teaching was and remains linked by state law and regulations to teacher preparation, induction, and teacher evaluation. Nevertheless, as with other aspects of Connecticut’s 164 public school systems, each district’s plan for teacher evaluation was unique to the district. Keywords: change; concerns; connecticut; districts; education; educator; evaluation; evaluation process; focus; hall; innovation; new; participants; pilot; process; school; state; survey; teacher; teacher evaluation
• Students' First Amendment Rights and Demographics: Gauging School Board Responsiveness to Student Speech Policy by Torres, Mario Sergio; Collier, Virginia; Tolson, Homer; Huang, Tse-Yang (2010) - Discussion A review of school board policy indicates Texas school districts vary little with respect to student speech policies, which may suggest minimal attention to speech. X= geographical location Y= whether any of the speech policies were locally modified Limitations and Assumptions to the Study Because TASB school district policy was not retrievable for every school district in the original sample, the reduced size may have resulted in sampling bias. Keywords: amendment; association; board; district; education; enrollment; issues; minority; policies; policy; rights; school; school districts; speech; student; texas; u.s
• The Impact of High School Teacher Behaviors on Student Aggression by Spaulding, Angela (2015) - Following these initial questions were seven open- ended questions covering teacher behavior and student behavior. This reported research sought to discover if and how teacher behaviors impact student aggression in the classroom. Keywords: aggression; answer; behaviors; classroom; education; precursor; school; student; teachers; violence
• Functional Behavioral Assessment: The Link between Problem Behavior and Effective Intervention in Schools by Miller, Jeffrey A.; Tansy, Michael; Hughes, Tammy L. (2015) - Associated with functional behavioral assessment is the process of developing interventions, called behavior intervention plans (BIPs) in P.L. 105-17. School- based behavior intervention plans are the direct result of functional behavioral assessments (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997). Functional behavioral assessment is considered an important and frequently missing link between topographical descriptions of behavior and treatment planning. Keywords: analysis; assessment; behavior; causes; child; data; education; fba; intervention; problem; school; team; treatment
• The Continuing Trouble with Collaboration: Teachers Talk by Leonard, Lawrence; Leonard, Pauline (2015) - School teacher: A sociological study. Teacher work continues to be characterized by competition and individualism and lacks the type of trusting, caring environment that is more conducive to collaborative practice. Keywords: collaboration; education; learning; leonard; level; new; practice; professional; school; teachers; time; work
• Characteristics and working conditions of moonlighting teachers: Evidence from the 2011-2012 Schools and Staffing Survey by Fitchett, Paul G; Heafner, Tina L; Harden, Susan (2016) - What are the demographics of moonlighting teachers? What are the workplace conditions of moonlighting teachers? Keywords: characteristics; classroom; conditions; education; job; moonlighters; moonlighting; non; professional; research; school; staffing; survey; teachers; teaching; working
• School Reform through a School/University Partnership by Waddle, Jerry L.; Conway, Kathleen D. (2015) - Teacher development. Discussions were conducted with representatives of the District Action Team during the fall of 1999 and additional staff development activities including family involvement, teacher collaboration, examination of the curriculum, use of hands-on materials and math journals, and writing performance tasks were planned and conducted. Keywords: development; education; level; math; project; school; staff; student; teachers; team; university
• How School Troubles Come Home: The Impact of Homework on Families of Struggling Learners by Dudley-Marling, Curt (2015) - How School Troubles Come Home: The Impact of Homework on Families of Struggling Learners Curt Dudley-Marling Boston College Homework is the focus of many versions of educational reform; yet research on the efficacy of homework as a means of raising student achievement is mixed at best. Homework may pose a special challenge for students who struggle academically, for example (Bursuck, 1994); therefore, homework may be particularly disruptive for their families (Lareau, 1989). Keywords: children; education; families; family; homework; hours; parents; research; school; son; study; time
• Academic Instrumental Knowledge: Deconstructing Cultural Capital Theory for Strategic Intervention Approaches by Rueda, Robert; Monzó, Lilia D.; Arzubiaga, Angela (2015) - One mechanism is critical dialogue that reveals the cultural basis of school practices and how these serve to sort children into particular sectors of the economy, creating inequities of social, economic, and political power that are often defined by race, class, and gender. AIK Rejected: Problem of Fit In Table 1, the type of knowledge parents most often rejected was initially sought in the context of a broader problem for which numerous solutions may have applied. Keywords: aik; capital; children; education; families; information; knowledge; lilia; mother; parents; practices; school; system
• Undergraduates’ Learning on Elementary School English Education through Problem Based Learning in Scenario Analysis by Chien, Chin-Wen (2020) - The integration of scenario analysis and simulations fits well with the current trend in teacher education for pre-service teachers to master their own learning through problem-based learning including starting point of learning as a problem (scenarios), the problem as the one that pre-service teachers will encounter in the future work, and pedagogical content knowledge as organized around the problems. PBL has been implemented in teacher education since the 1980s, and it aims to better prepare teacher graduates with more relevant skills for teaching professions (Borhan, 2014). Keywords: analysis; education; elementary; english; learning; participants; pbl; problem; scenario; scenario analysis; school; teacher; teacher education; undergraduates
• An Investigation into the Relationships among Middle School Teachers’ Beliefs about Collaboration, Their Perceptions of Formative Assessment, and Selected Teacher Characteristics by Bergeron, Liz (2020) - Teacher classroom assessment and grading practices https://doi.org/10.1177/014662169401800302 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0742-051X(99)00051-7 http://pareonline.net/getvn.asp?v=14andn=20 https://doi.org/10.1080/02602930120063466 https://doi.org/10.3758/BRM.41.2.295 Bergeron: Middle school teachers' beliefs about collaboration Current Issues in Education, 21(3) 17 decision making. The initial quantitative data collection phase consisted of administering a researcher created informational survey to middle school teachers, Beliefs and Practices of Collaboration and Common Formative Assessment (BPCCFA). Keywords: assessment; beliefs; collaboration; component; education; group; instruction; learning; plc; school; sharing; teachers; teaching
• More Than Strength from Within: Cultivating Teacher Resilience During COVID-19 by Fox, Harriet B.; Walter, Heather L. (2022) - In this study, we address several factors associated with teacher well-being, including teacher stress, teacher efficacy, perceptions of school connectedness, and teacher resilience. We review the literature related to teacher stress, efficacy, and connectedness and how these constructs are associated with various levels of teacher resilience and well-being. Keywords: connectedness; education; efficacy; et al; high; levels; participants; resilience; school; stress; support; teachers; teaching
• Mindfulness in the professional lives of K-12 educators by McRobbie, Emily (2021) - Interview questions related to sources of work stress, approaches to and regularity of mindfulness practice, views about the training, content and mindfulness practices, descriptions of mindfulness, examples, challenges and benefits, and observations of change. The study highlights that although mindfulness practice as an individualistic tool to strengthen well-being was valued by participants, it is also important to address contextual differences and how educators are empowered to meet professional challenges. Keywords: data; education; educators; et al; k-12; lives; mindfulness; participants; practice; research; school; site; stress; study; teacher; work
• TeleNGAGE: Enhancing Collaboration Between Families and Schools by Curry, Katherine; Harris, Ed; Olsen, Jentre; Kim, Younglong; Egure, Dominic (2023) - During interviews, both educator and family participants explained that the opportunity to engage in discussions and didactic presentations through TeleNGAGE encouraged them to perceive collaboration more as “shared responsibility” for learning. Family participants vary in ethnicity, socio-economic status, educational level, location, and experience with schools. Keywords: collaboration; community; congruence; cop; curry; education; educators; engagement; families; family; issues; learning; parent; participants; perspectives; school; student; telengage
• Hip Hop, Social Reproduction, and the Possible Selves of Young Black Men by Robinson, Shantá (2024) - According to Petchauer (2009), Hip Hop music and culture has become relevant to the field of education and educational research in three distinct ways. Educators and scholars have researched and experimented with the use of Hip Hop music and culture to improve the empowerment of students, skills of literary analysis, critical literacy and cultural responsiveness moving toward a Hip Hop Pedagogy (Petchauer, 2009). Keywords: black; college; culture; education; empower; hhbe; hip; hip hop; homeboys; hop; issues; john; music; pedagogy; people; research; school; selves; staff
• Identifying and Navigating the Barriers of Parental Involvement in Early Childhood Education by Wildmon, Mark; Anthony, Kenneth; Kamau, Zion (2024) - Positive relationships between parent school involvement and public school inner-city preschoolers' development and academic performance. Third, schools must support parent PI. Keywords: activities; childhood; children; education; encourage; factors; families; home; involvement; issues; learning; parents; school; support
• Finding Their Place: Exploring the Sense of Belonging Among Alternatively Certified Early-Career Educators by Wilcoxen, Chris; Langfeldt, Jennifer; O'Shea, Amber (2025) - He stated, “[School building] should have a lot of Mexican-American teachers by now,” underlining his commitment to ensuring that the teaching staff reflects the community they serve. public school teacher attrition and mobility in the first five years: Results from the first through fifth waves of the 2007-08 Beginning Teacher Longitudinal Study (NCES 2015-337). Keywords: belonging; building; education; educators; et al; influence; issues; josue; place; research; school; school building; sense; teacher; teaching; terrence; value; wilcoxen; workplace
• Parenting Style, Self-Esteem and Student Performance in the United Arab Emirates by Alsheikh, Negmeldin Omer; Parameswaran, Gowri; Ethoweris, Hala (2010) - There have been several variations of this 3–dimensional model proposed by other North American researchers, which have been used to examine parenting and parent child relationships in other parts of the world. Perhaps, the most damaging to the current framework of parenting styles and its impact on children are the findings of parent child relationships and their impact on children in non-western societies. Keywords: adolescent; children; esteem; family; gpa; parenting; parents; performance; school; scores; self; study; style
• Novice Teachers and Their Acquisition of Work-Related Information by Kim, Kyoung-Ae; Roth, Gene Leon (2011) - Novice teachers can struggle with interpreting who may be trusted within power circles of the school setting; therefore, novice teachers may struggle with interpreting some of the work- related information and making judgments about the information’s utility for their work tasks and daily routines. This age culture limits novice teachers from developing in their jobs because they limit their span of influence in regard to other teachers, principals, or parents. Keywords: education; experienced; information; new; novice; novice teachers; participants; school; study; tasks; teachers; teaching; work; years
• Exploring Parental Aggression toward Teachers in a Public School Setting by May, David C.; Johnson, Jerry D.; Chen, Yanfen; Wallace, Lisa; Ricketts, Melissa (2010) - Elementary teachers, on average, experienced 1.1 fewer incidents than middle school teachers, and .9 fewer incidents than high school teachers. Exploring Parental Aggression 7 Although society has recognized the existence of “pushy parents” and educators have sought to develop strategies to address conflict in parent teacher relationships, limited empirical research examines parental aggression towards teachers. Keywords: aggression; education; frequency; incidents; interactions; issues; parents; percent; research; respondents; results; school; statistics; table; teachers
• Making the transition from traditional to home schooling: Home school family motivations by Anthony, Kenneth Vance; Burroughs, Susie (2010) - Princotta and Bielick (2006) identified similar reasons families home educate, but the priorities of home school families they reported were different than in the NCES or Collum studies. The purposes of the Princotta and Bielick study were to estimate how many people in the United States home school and to collect descriptive data on home school families. Keywords: children; education; families; family; home; home education; home school; home schooling; mother; motivations; parents; reasons; school; schooling; study
• Perceptions of Teacher Planning Time: An Epistemological Challenge by Prytula, Michelle P; Hellsten, Laurie-ann M; McIntyre, Laureen (2010) - These studies, although helpful in determining the teachers’ tendencies toward constructivism in their future or current teaching practice in the classroom, provide little PERCEPTIONS OF TEACHER PLANNING TIME 19 information regarding their perspectives or orientations toward teacher professional learning. This bears heavy implications for teacher learning and learning improvement in today’s schools. Keywords: beliefs; collaboration; education; knowledge; learning; planning; practice; professional; school; teachers; teaching; time
• The 65% Instructional Expenditure Ratio and Student Achievement: Does Money Matter? by Jones, Timothy B; Slate, John R (2010) - Finally, Jones et al. (2007) reported, in a study of more than 1000 school districts in Texas, that no relationship was present between school district instructional expenditure ratios and student academic performance on the state-mandated achievement measure. Similar to their results on the state-mandated achievement measure, Jones et al. identified the lack of a relationship between school instructional expenditure ratios and the SAT. Keywords: expenditures; math; passing; performance; rates; ratio; school; student
• Teacher Collaboration: Implications for New Mathematics Teachers by Gellert, Laura M.; Gonzalez, Lidia (2011) - New teachers are often paired with mentors as one of a number of supports meant to aid new teachers as they begin their career. NTC Policy Brief: New teacher support pays off: A return on investment for educators. Keywords: city; curriculum; education; ellen; kate; learning; mathematics; new; school; supports; teachers; teaching; work; year; york
• Empowering Parents' Choice of Schools: The Rhetoric and Reality of How Hong Kong Kindergarten Parents Choose Schools Under the Voucher Scheme by Fung, Kit-ho; Lam, Chi-chung (2011) - Keywords: school choice, parental school choice, voucher scheme, kindergarten education, Hong Kong EMPOWERING PARENTS’ CHOICE OF SCHOOLS 3 About the Author(s) On the academic side, studies of parental school choice have not been restricted to the philosophical rationale that supports parent rights in education; empirical research has also generated evidence that school choice increases parent satisfaction and student performance. Keywords: academic; children; choice; education; group; hong; issues; kindergarten; kong; learning; new; parents; quality; school; school choice; teaching
• Executive Leadership in School Improvement Networks: A Conceptual Framework and Agenda for Research by Peurach, Donald J.; Gumus, Emine (2011) - Microsoft Word - 761-2970-5-LE.docx 1 Volume 14, Number 3 August 25, 2011 ISSN 1099-839X Executive Leadership in School Improvement Networks: A Conceptual Framework and Agenda for Research Donald J. Peurach University of Michigan Emine Gumus Ataturk University The purpose of this analysis is to improve understanding of executive leadership in school improvement networks such as those supported by comprehensive school reform providers, charter management organizations, and education management organizations. While they have potential to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for large numbers of students, researchers have yet to explore systematically the work of executives in establishing, managing, and sustaining school improvement networks. Keywords: education; example; executive; improvement networks; knowledge; leadership; learning; management; networks; new; organizations; practice; public; reform; research; school; school improvement; school reform; university
• Teacher Professional Learning as the Growth of Social Capital by Johnson, Wesley; Lustick, David; Kim, MinJeong (2011) - Teacher professional learning as the growth of social capital. Professional learning in the learning profession: A status report on teacher development in the United States and abroad. Keywords: capital; collaboration; development; education; knowledge; learning; meetings; model; new; professional; program; school; student; teachers; training
• Making Success In Education: What Black parents believe about participation in their children's education. by Cousins, Linwood; Mickelson, Roslyn A. (2011) - Generally, there is little disagreement about the importance of parent involvement in a child’s education, but there is disagreement over the level and quality of African American parent involvement compared to the involvement of non-African American parents—largely White parents (Brandon, 2007; Huang & Mason, 2008; Jeynes, 2005; McKay et al., 2003; O’Bryan, Braddock, & Dawkins, 2006). This article examines the role of parent involvement—its meaning and effects—among a determined group of African American parents. Keywords: african; american; barriers; beliefs; children; class; community; education; findings; involvement; msep; parents; participation; responses; school; science; success; workshops
• Job Stress and Coping Strategies of Elementary Principals: A Statewide Study by Boyland, Lori G. (2011) - Increasingly long hours, growing lists of responsibilities, funding difficulties, and rising accountability standards are creating what some are characterizing as a culture of stress for school principals (Bottoms & O’Neill, 2001; Combs, Edmonson, & Jackson, 2009; Queen & Queen, 2005). Gathering this qualitative information was accomplished through a series of open-ended questions, which were written by the researcher and then reviewed by a panel of educators including college professors and practicing school principals. Keywords: elementary; job; job stress; levels; principals; principalship; queen; school; stress; study; time; years
• Cultural Collision in Urban Schools by Beachum, Floyd; McCray, Carlos (2011) - Of the numerous influences and factors that shape youth identity, two, sometimes conflicting factors, Black youth popular culture (hip-hop culture and television) and school culture are of particular importance. Thus, school culture is the shared value system of a given school. Keywords: culture; hip; hop; identity; media; school; television; youth
• Does Education Cause Spiritual Belief Change? by Markle, Donald Thomas (2012) - While education was not reported to be the catalyst for spiritual belief change, it seems to have a secondary role in supporting the justification and rationale for modifying spiritual beliefs. Despite this fact, decisions on educational policy, parental home schooling, and even whether to bring legal actions against school districts, often rest on the assumption that education can induce spiritual belief change. Keywords: beliefs; catholic; change; christian; church; education; faith; information; life; participants; people; ph.d; religion; school; spirituality; world
• The Role of Teacher Education in Introducing Action Research into the Education System: A Case Study of an Education College by Sela, Orly; Harel, Miri (2012) - In Action research: Theory and practice, a methodological and philosophical affinity between action research and the qualitative research paradigm, Ed. D. Levi, 197-213. Tel- Aviv: MOFET Institute. In addition to the contribution of teacher research to teaching and teachers’ professional development, the literature also describes the ensuing difficulties. Keywords: action; action research; college; education; knowledge; practice; process; research; researchers; school; study; system; teacher education; teachers; teaching; work
• Invitation Accepted: Integrating Invitational Rhetoric in Educational Contexts by Gedde, Sonja (2012) - Certainly no one technique will be fool proof in mediating all types of aggressive communication, and at times, some communicative exchanges need to follow certain parameters that may not align with the spirit of invitational communication. The condition of freedom does not insinuate that anything is universally acceptable, nor is invitational communication the appropriate form of communication for every communicative encounter. Keywords: caregivers; communication; contexts; educational; educators; exchanges; foss; freedom; griffin; new; parents; rhetoric; school; teacher; value
• The Value of Experiencing the First Days of School for Preservice Teachers by Blackwell, Sarah C; Pepper, Kaye (2009) - Teacher education candidates also understand the importance of field experiences. It is important for teacher education candidates to recognize that reflection and evaluation are as important as having adequate content knowledge and skills for teaching. Keywords: candidates; day; education; experience; field; school; teacher
• Exploring "The Ripple in the Pond"- A Correlational Study of the Relationships between Demographic Variables and the Teacher Change Agent Scale by Lukacs, Karrin (2012) - Teacher change. Therefore, using the definition of “teacher change agent” as a classroom teacher who chooses to initiate actions in support of an improvement in teaching and/or student learning beyond his/her own classroom, the purpose of Current Issues in Education Vol. 15 Keywords: agent; change; education; level; school; study; tcas; teacher; teacher change
• Fostering the Success of New Teachers: Developing Lead Teachers in a Statewide Teacher Mentoring Program by Kent, Andrea M.; Green, Andre M.; Feldman, Phillip (2012) - Thus, history suggests that mentor teacher programs have not yet proved to be a consistent method for increasing teacher success rates. Mentor teachers must be identified as leaders, therefore, understand and be able to relate important long term professional goals to novice teachers, including helping new teachers uncover the ways in which students think and aiding in the development of students’ sound reasoning skills. Keywords: alabama; beginning; development; education; mentees; mentor teachers; mentoring; mentors; new; professional; program; school; student; success; teachers; teaching; year

• Are we Turning our Backs on Teacher Preparation? Lessons from France's System of Teacher Training by Berchini, Christina (2013) - Keywords: teacher preparation; learning to teach; education reform; comparative education; globalization and teacher education The debate over teacher education, its purpose, and how it should be institutionalized and enacted—if at all—is not a new or unfamiliar one. Keywords: education; france; learning; preparation; reform; schools; system; teacher; teacher education; teacher preparation; teaching; training; u.s; university
• Online Student Satisfaction: An Examination of Preference, Asynchronous Course Elements and Collaboration Among Online Students by Marmon, Michael; Vanscoder, Jared; Gordesky, Josh (2014) - The importance of active participation has been highlighted as a solution for removing feelings of isolation in online students and results in higher levels of satisfaction. Ultimately, the purpose of asynchronous instruction is to promote collaboration and rapport among online students. Keywords: course; education; learning; online; participants; questions; satisfaction; student; student satisfaction; study; survey; technologies; technology
• Scaling up Teacher Professional Learning: How to Grow Teacher Knowledge while Growing School Networks by Klein, Emily J.; Walter, Reva Jaffe; Riordan, Meg (2015) - The author of several articles on teacher professional learning, teacher leadership, and urban teacher residencies, Dr. Klein’s first book Going to scale with new school designs: Reinventing high school, was published by Teachers College Press. Scaling up teacher professional learning: How to grow teacher knowledge while growing school networks. Keywords: challenge; communities; design; development; intermediaries; knowledge; learning; network; new; organizations; practice; professional; research; scale; scaling; schools; study; teacher; teacher learning; work
• Early Childhood Teacher Assessment: Observation, Feedback, and Self-Assessment by Krummel Reinking, Anni (2015) - In the past, early childhood teachers have had some form of evaluation system. Instruments and strategies to evaluate early childhood teachers are being developed and expanded upon to address increased teacher accountability because the role of early childhood teachers is becoming increasingly multifaceted (Agbenyega, 2012). Keywords: accountability; childhood; children; development; education; evaluation; feedback; learning; models; observation; quality; researchers; self; teacher
• Fostering Preservice Teachers’ Development: Engagement in Practice and Learning by McMahan, Sarah K; Garza, Ruben (2017) - Our study contributes to the body of research on teacher knowledge by identifying those aspects of “learning, social and cultural contexts, and teaching” that need further understanding to help preservice teachers improve their practice (Darling-Hammond, 2006). While preservice teachers valued the collaborative experience, they expressed a superficial level of pedagogical learning and their thinking reflected a narrow scope from a prescriptive lens. Keywords: classroom; development; education; experience; field; knowledge; learning; mentor; participants; practice; preservice; preservice teachers; teachers; teaching
• Multimedia Observations: Examining the Roles and Learning Outcomes of Traditional, CD-ROM Based, and Videoconference Observations in Pre-service Teacher Education by Greene, H. Carol (2015) - This research was conducted in an elementary methods course which is designed for pre-service teachers just beginning their teacher education program in elementary education. Traditionally, pre-service teachers are sent into a classroom to observe the instruction. Keywords: classroom; education; face; face observations; learning; observations; pre; service; teacher
• Teacher Isolation: How Mentoring Programs Can Help by Heider, Kelly L. (2015) - Studies have shown that many talented, new teachers are leaving the profession early in their careers due to feelings of isolation. Despite investing four, sometimes five, years of their time and money in a college education, spending hundreds of hours observing teachers in the classroom, completing a semester as a student teacher, and obtaining a job in a very competitive field, forty-six percent of new teachers nationwide leave the profession within the first five years of service (Ingersoll, 2002). Keywords: education; isolation; learning; mentoring; mentors; new; programs; teachers; teaching; telementoring
• Designing Learning Experiences for the Future of Learning in the Digital Age: A Proposed Framework by Thurber, Derek (2021) - Learning experience design has a broader focus beyond instructional design. Yet, from grade school to grad school and community foundations to major corporations, this knowledge often never makes it into the actual design and delivery of learning experiences. Keywords: content; design; designing; development; education; experience; experience design; framework; goals; knowledge; learners; learning; learning experience; understanding
• Self-Mapped Learning Pathways: Theoretical Underpinnings and Practical Course Design for Individualized Learning by Crosslin, Matt (2021) - Either way, course pathways are generally tied to a design where the learner does what the instructor thinks they need to be doing at any given moment in the course (Onyesolu et al., 2013). While it would be possible to make many learning pathways courses into full games, not all course topics would be suited to become actual educational games. Keywords: constructivism; course; crosslin; design; education; instructor; issues; knowledge; learners; learning; modality; pathways; power; process; self; theory
• Catalyzing a Culture of Care and Innovation Through Prescriptive and Impact Analytics To Create Full-Cycle Learning by Kil, David; Baldasare, Angela; Milliron, Mark (2021) - Each institution has a portfolio of student success programs and interventions designed to improve various influenceable factors associated with student success. Catalyzing a Culture of Care and Innovation Through Prescriptive Analytics and Impact Prediction to Create Full-Cycle Learning Current Issues in Education, 22(1) 1 Volume 22, Issue 1 January 7, 2021 ISSN 1099-839X Shaping the Futures of Learning in the Digital Age Catalyzing a Culture of Care and Innovation Through Prescriptive Analytics and Impact Prediction to Create Full-Cycle Learning David Kil, Chief Data Scientist, Civitas Learning Angela Baldasare, Senior Principal Strategic Consultant, Civitas Learning Mark Milliron, SVP & Executive Dean of the Teachers College, Western Governors University Abstract: Student success, both during and after college, is central to the mission of higher education. Keywords: analytics; care; culture; data; education; impact; innovation; intervention; kil; learning; results; student; student success; success
• Innovatively Preparing the Teacher Workforce: Virtual Learning Environments by Reinking, Anni (2021) - However, researchers and educators, who understand the impact of high stress environments in the teaching field, created effective training, professional development, and techniques for teachers and teacher candidates to use as a way to reduce the negative reactions and side-effects of high stress working environments through the use of training teachers in low-stress virtual learning environments. These statements support the theme of feedback as a way to brainstorm, collaborate, and overall reduce teacher stress. Keywords: environment; learning; participants; stress; study; teacher; teaching; workforce
• Using Certificates to Engage Faculty in Professional Development by McCullough, Heather; Buch, Kim (2020) - Micro-credentialing: Digital badges in faculty professional development. We also report findings supporting micro- credentialing as a popular, flexible, and cost-effective approach to faculty development and teaching excellence. Keywords: development; faculty; learning; professional; program; teaching; time; university
• Introduction: Shaping the Futures of Learning in the Digital Age by Adams Becker, Samantha ; Leahy, Sean ; Flintoff, Kim; Scragg, Ben (2020) - Introduction: Shaping the futures of learning in the digital age Current Issues in Education, 21(2) 1 Volume 21, Issue 2 June 18, 2020 ISSN 1099-839X Shaping the Futures of Learning in the Digital Age Introduction: Shaping the Futures of Learning in the Digital Age Samantha Adams Becker Arizona State University Sean M. Leahy Arizona State University Kim Flintoff Curtin University Ben Scragg Arizona State University Abstract: The ShapingEDU community was established in 2018, with a call to action for a global gathering of Dreamers, Doers and Drivers. https://shapingedu.asu.edu/sites/default/files/2019-shaping-edu-communique_0.pdf Author/Guest Editor Notes Samantha Adams Becker Arizona State University, Executive Director, Creative & Communications; Community Director, ShapingEDU sam.becker@asu.edu Sean M. Leahy, Ph.D. Arizona State University, Director of Technology Initiatives sean.m.leahy@asu.edu Kim Flintoff, M.Ed MACEL Curtin University, Learning Futures Advisor K.Flintoff@curtin.edu.au Ben Scragg, MA, MBA Arizona State University, Director of Design Initiatives bscragg@asu.edu https://shapingedu.asu.edu/10-actions https://shapingedu.asu.edu/sites/default/files/2019-shaping-edu-communique_0.pdf mailto:sam.becker@asu.edu mailto:sean.m.leahy@asu.edu mailto:K.Flintoff@curtin.edu.au mailto:bscragg@asu.edu Introduction: Shaping the Futures of Learning in the Digital Age Current Issues in Education, 21(2) 6 Volume 21, Issue 2 June 18, 2020 ISSN 1099-839X Readers are free to copy, display, and distribute this article, as long as the work is attributed to the author(s) and Current Issues in Education (CIE), it is distributed for non-commercial purposes only, and no alteration or transformation is made in the work. Keywords: age; community; education; futures; issue; learning; shapingedu
• Bilingual Cognition and Growth Mindset: A Review of Cognitive Flexibility and Its Implications for Dual Language Education by Grote, Kandice; Russell, Emily ; Bates, Olivia; Gonzalez, Rosemary (2021) - Since GM studies have been conducted at the elementary school level, we recommend researchers examine the effectiveness of early GM interventions within educational settings particularly during the initial transitions into formal schooling. In this review, we posit that bilingual students, including DL and/or EL, may be uniquely receptive to GM interventions because they possess enhanced cognitive flexibility. Keywords: children; development; dweck; education; et al; growth; language; learning; mindset; research
• Foreword: The Final Installment by Becker, Samantha Adams; Leahy, Sean M. (2021) - Our first installment centered us as it delved into how we can humanize learning experiences during a time in life where we are all realizing just how human we are, as discussed in the special issue introduction (Becker et al., 2020). Requests to reprint CIE articles in other journals should be addressed to the author. Keywords: education; future; installment; issues; learning; shapingedu; track
• Supporting teacher learning during the professional development experience: The case of national board certification by Handler, Laura; Petty, Teresa; Good, Amy (2021) - Current Issues in Education, 22(3) 1 Volume 22, Issue 3 December 8, 2021 ISSN 1099-839X Supporting Teacher Learning during the Professional Development Experience: The Case of National Board Certification Laura K. Handler, Teresa M. Petty, Amy J. Good University of North Carolina at Charlotte Abstract: Amidst increasing globalized pressures to raise student achievement, nations are heavily investing in various forms of teacher professional development. In this way, teacher professional development and evaluation might be more aligned, with policies and supports, such as mentorship and professional learning communities, all working towards common professional goals. Keywords: board; carolina; certification; current; development; education; et al; experience; learning; national; nbc; north; process; professional; state; study; support; teacher; teaching
• Exploring Long-Term Impacts of Self-Regulated Learning Interventions in K-12 Contexts: A Systematic Review by Cousins, Erin; Bol, Linda; Luo, Tian (2022) - However, only a small portion of SRL intervention studies have included follow-up or maintenance data after the implementation period. What trends are present in SRL intervention studies that include follow-up measures? Keywords: achievement; control; education; et al; group; interventions; learning; measures; reading; schunemann; self; srl; strategy; studies; term; treatment; treatment group
• Teacher Collaboration and Instruction for Social-Emotional Learning: A Correlational Study by Leonard, Ann; Woodland, Rebecca (2022) - Scales et al. (2020) used Li and Julian’s model to study SEL-supportive instructional practices at the middle school level and found that the quality of student-teacher relationships, as reflected in the kinds of instructional practices teachers employ and how they establish classroom norms and climate, predicted student academic motivation and sense of belonging directly, and through motivation indirectly predicted GPA. Hence, correlations Leonard & Woodland: Teacher Collaboration & Instruction for Social-Emotional Learning Current Issues in Education, 23(3) 9 between these items can yield valid insights into this study’s primary research question: what is the relationship between teacher collaborative action-taking and teacher instructional practices that support SEL? Keywords: action; collaboration; items; learning; level; practices; relationships; sel; student; study; taking; talis; teacher; teacher collaboration; variables
• Adapting Educational Practices and Technologies in the Post-COVID-19 Era: A Scoping Review by Gonçalves, Sara; Longa, Bárbara; Barroso, Isabel; Rainho, Conceição; Rodrigues, Vítor (2025) - Understanding these dimensions has profound implications for developing educational technologies and practices. Conversely, educational technologies should be developed with a deep understanding of pedagogical principles and educational needs. Keywords: covid-19; digital; education; engagement; era; et al; impact; learning; online; post; practices; research; review; student; studies; study; technologies; tools
• Value Creation in Social Learning Spaces: Scale Development by Harris, Ed; Curry, Katherine; Olsen, Jentre; Fiegener, Ashlyn; Khojasteh, Jam (2025) - Most recently, communities of practice and social learning have advanced to online, virtual learning environments as rapid technological advancements have revolutionized opportunities for social interaction in virtual spaces. Learning Management Systems, virtual classrooms, massive open online courses (MOOCs), and platforms such as Zoom or Teams technology have expanded opportunities for social learning in unprecedented ways (Raspopovic et al., 2017). Keywords: communities; cycles; development; echo; education; factor; issues; items; learning; new; participants; practice; spaces; trayner; validity; value; value creation; wenger
• Using Narrative Case Studies in an Online World Religions Course to Stimulate Deep Learning about Islam by Elliott, Sherman Lee (2010) - Using Narrative Case Studies 17 M 2.98 4.08 1.10 <.001 0.71 SD 95% CI 0.70 2.48 - 3.58 0.71 3.48 - 4.58 Note: Maximum score = 5 Qualitative Analysis The qualitative data consisting of the written analyses of narrative case studies, open-ended questions on the surveys, written original narrative case studies, and telephone interviews were analyzed with a content analysis approach (Fraenkel & Wallen, 2006). Prior to the unit of study, learners ascribed pejorative views to Islam, but after the unit of study learners reflected an appreciation of the Pillars of Islam to the extent that they saw the pillars containing some elements that were similar to their own faith experience. Keywords: beliefs; case studies; case study; education; islam; learners; learning; life; narrative; narrative case; new; participants; pillars; religions; studies; study; understandings; world
• The Teacher Performance Assessment: Reflections on the Pedagogical Thought Processes of Three Student Teachers by Sharp, Kimberlee Anne (2010) - Specifically, these implications concern the articulation of desirable TPA outcomes and desirable supervision of student teachers during their completion of TPAs. Emerging themes and implications for teacher education include variance in: 1) the pre-service teachers’ ability to analyze and articulate learner outcome results; 2) how they thought they impacted student learning; and 3) their locus of control. Keywords: anne; assessment; education; june; learning; marie; performance; pre; professor; student; student teachers; teacher; test; thought; tpa
• Learning from Myself: Avatars and Educational Video Games by Lewis Hobart, Melissa (2012) - In the case of video game avatars, the avatar becomes a co-learner of sorts. Even if game players using their ideal- self avatar do not experience more learning or higher levels of self-efficacy, the fact that they enjoy the experience more and are more involved suggests that they will return to the material (Ritterfeld, Weber, Fernandes, & Vorderer, 2004; Vorderer & Ritterfeld, 2003). Keywords: avatar; behavior; character; educational; efficacy; enjoyment; game; ideal; journal; learning; model; players; research; self; video
• Exploring Student Teachers’ Beliefs about Language Learning and Teaching: A Longitudinal Study by Özmen, Kemal Sinan (2012) - Retrieved from http://cie.asu.edu/ojs/index.php/cieatasu/article/view/819 Author Notes Dr. Kemal Sinan Özmen Gazi University, Gazi Egitim Fakultesi, C-Blok, C122, 06500 Besevler-Ankara, Turkey sozmen@gazi.edu.tr Dr. Özmen works at Gazi University, English language teaching program in Turkey, and teaches TESOL methodology, second language acquisition and creative drama. As for teacher education programs, the leading question underlying most of the research into STs’ beliefs is whether these programs result in drastic cognitive developments, and if so, whether these developments influence the classroom behavior of novices and their approach to education in general. Keywords: beliefs; courses; education; elt; english; impact; language; learning; program; research; sts; study; teacher; teaching; year
• Human-Computer Interaction Factors in Designing Educational Video Games by Tawfik, Andrew A; Moore, Joi L.; He, Zhenyu; Vo, Ngoc (2012) - Despite the potential benefits, educational video games may result in cognitive overload and thus preclude the informal learning benefits for those who lack experience. Keywords: educational video games, cognitive load, grounded theory methodology, gender differences The vast expansion of multimedia technologies provides the field of education with innovative opportunities that instruct the learner through engagement. Keywords: computer; design; educational; experience; game; human; interaction; learning; load; research; technology; video; video games

• Analysis of an Instructional Coach's Role as Elementary School Language Teachers' Professional Developer by Chien, Chin-Wen (2013) - Two suggestions for coaches to be effective professional developers for language teachers are provided. In order for coaches to be effective professional developers for language teachers, suggestions are provided based on the above findings and literature as in Figure 2. Keywords: barbara; classroom; coaches; coaching; development; ells; language; study; support; teachers; teaching; workshop
• Viewing Teacher Motivation in the Ghana Education Service through a Postcolonial Lens by Salifu, Inusah; Agbenyega, Joseph Seyram (2013) - Microsoft Word - 1218_final.doc 1 Volume 16, Number 3 October 31, 2013 ISSN 1099-839X Viewing Teacher Motivation in the Ghana Education Service through a Postcolonial Lens Inusah Salifu and Joseph Seyram Agbenyega Monash University In recent times, quality teaching has become the focus of many education systems including that of Ghana, and yet little attention has been given to teacher motivation that could ensure quality teaching and improved learning outcomes. Drawing on contemporary literature on issues associated with teacher motivation, this conceptual paper critically examines and analyses the context of teacher motivation and professional practice in the Ghana Education Service. Keywords: conditions; development; education; education service; ghana; ghana education; issues; level; motivation; national; paper; postcolonial; practice; quality; schools; service; teacher motivation; teachers; teaching; working
• The influence of an intensive and integrated place-based professional development program on teachers' views of the nature of science by Milner, Andrea Rae; Sondergeld, Toni A; Rop, Charles (2014) - As Abd-El-Khalick and Lederman (2000b, p. 1059) state: To be able to effectively teach NOS to k-12 students, science teachers need to have more than a rudimentary or superficial knowledge and understanding of various NOS aspects. Improving science teachers’ conceptions of nature of science: A critical review of the literature. Keywords: development; education; field; instruction; nature; nos; participants; post; professional; program; research; science; teachers; teaching; test; views
• Teacher Training, Sexuality Education, and Intellectual Disabilities: An Online Workshop by Gonzalez-Acquaro, Katia (2015) - This study contained a disproportionate number of special education teachers compared to general education teachers within the information/reflection group. No. 9 “teacher” was utilized to classify both general education teachers (those not trained as a special education teacher) and special education teachers. Keywords: disabilities; education; group; information; online; reflection; sexuality; sexuality education; teachers; training
• Taking on the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards: Alignment, Recognition and Representation by Serafini, Frank (2015) - Another challenge levied against the NBPTS is the trend that minority teachers, especially African American teachers, are achieving NBPTS certification in disproportionate numbers (Bond, 1998). Although the NBPTS teaching standards may reflect a vision of accomplished teaching that more teachers may be able to demonstrate in the years ahead, one should remain cautious about the standards-based reform movement in general, the hierarchy of teachers that may result from NBPTS certification, the assessment system's ability to distinguish and certify accomplished teaching and the means of representing quality teaching given the vehicles provided by the NBPTS certification system (Serafini, 2002). Keywords: board; candidates; certification process; classroom; jennifer; national; nbpts; nbpts certification; nbpts process; nbpts standards; nbpts vision; practice; teachers; teaching; teaching standards
• Effects of State Testing Programs on Elementary Schools with High Concentrations of Student Poverty - Good News or Bad News? by Moon, Tonya R.; Callahan, Carolyn M.; Tomlinson, Carol A. (2015) - My school is more interested in increasing student test scores than in improving overall student learning g. Teachers in my school feel there is discrepancy between what they think should be taught and what the state tests emphasize h. State tests give me important feedback about how well I am teaching the curricular area(s) i. Students are treated as test-takers rather than learners j. Students are under too much pressure to increase test scores k. Students see learning as a chore because of pressure from state testing programs Teachers presume high-stakes decisions are associated with test results, and consequently align their instructional practices with state tests. Keywords: level; news; poverty; schools; scores; state; student; teachers; test; test(s; testing
• Not motivated but frustrated: Preservice Teachers’ Career Choice Motivations and Professional Identity in an African Context by Obiagu, Adaobiagu (2023) - These teacher education pedagogic practices necessary to promote teacher professional identity and agency among social education preservice teachers include program emphasis on developing a sense of purpose that tilts towards social justice, altruism, and social engineering, and a strong professional self-image or self-esteem. Not neglecting the importance of structural factors, the study points to the need to explore and emphasize social educators’ knowledge, ethics, and socioemotional skills training needs that are important for empowering social education preservice teachers with altruistic motivations and positive professional identity about teaching. Keywords: career; choice; choosing; education; education preservice; factors; identity; issues; motivations; nigeria; preservice teachers; profession; program; social; studies; study; teacher education; teachers; teaching; teaching profession
• Recognizing Teacher Well-being as Essential for Professional Development: Lessons Learned from Collaborating with Teachers at a Private Tutoring Center in China by Robinette, Robby Lee (2024) - Language teacher wellbeing in the workplace: Balancing needs. The wellbeing of language teachers in the private sector: An ecological perspective. Keywords: ash; configurations; development; education; elliot; innovation; map; participants; professional; project; teachers; work
• Motivations for Entering the Teaching Profession: Illuminating the Voices of Female Pre-Service Teachers on the U.S.-Mexico Border by Ibarra, Blanca (2025) - Thus, the perspectives of Mexican- American women living along the U.S.-Mexico border are now represented in the larger scope of pre-service teacher motivation. Findings revealed that pre-service teachers selected teaching as a profession for altruistic and intrinsic reasons. Keywords: altruistic; children; education; educator; motivation; pre; profession; reasons; service; teachers; teaching; teaching profession
• The Micropolitics of Literacy Curricula Adoption: An Exploratory Actor Network Theory Analysis of Curricula Adoption by Barrett-Tatum, Jennifer; Scales, Roya; Vaughn, Margaret; Stevens, Elizabeth; Kline, Sonia; Van Wig, Ann; Yoder, Karen; Wellman, Debra (2025) - Figure 2 Visual Representation Illustrated by Principal Alex from South Carolina Hierarchical Trajectories Findings revealed the complexity of relationships, control, and interactions involved throughout literacy curriculum adoption processes, illustrating the interconnectedness among all involved. Eight states included language about citizens or the public participating in curriculum adoption processes. Keywords: actors; adoption; curriculum; curriculum adoption; district; education; et al; literacy; literacy curriculum; process; processes; teachers; visual
• Pre-Service Teachers' Perception and Beliefs of Readiness to Teach Mathematics by Rosas, Clarissa Enid (2011) - Participants consisted of pre-service teachers who agreed to participate in a state-wide survey. For the purpose of this study, data was disaggregated into two groups: pre-service teachers who attended a private teacher education program and pre-service teachers who attended a public teacher education program. Keywords: education; knowledge; mathematics; ohio; pre; readiness; research; service; study; teachers
• Factors Influencing Stress, Burnout, and Retention of Secondary Teachers by Fisher, Molly H (2011) - Her research interests include mathematics education, distance learning, and teacher stress, burnout, and retention. This paper delves into this problem and attempts to find adequate predictors of teacher stress and burnout within secondary level teachers. Keywords: burnout; education; experience; job; participants; profession; resources; retention; satisfaction; score; self; stress; study; survey; teacher stress; teachers; teaching; years
• Job Design for Special Education Teachers by Major, Amanda Elizabeth (2012) - This participatory effort requires a commitment from school administrators, professional development initiatives, and special education teachers. Others counter that internal psychological work by special education teachers, such as that of acceptance and values, can slow the attrition rate (Emery & Vanderberg, 2010). Keywords: attrition; design; education; educators; job; motivation; satisfaction; special; stress; teachers; work

• Oh God, She is Looking at Every Little Thing I am Doing! Student Teachers' Constructions of the Observation Experience by Fantozzi, Victoria B (2013) - My experiences with these students also let me see that cooperating teachers, university supervisors and student teachers do not necessarily interpret of the events of student teaching in the same way. Teacher education programs expect student teachers to take initiative, and demonstrate their knowledge of best teaching practices; while cooperating teachers recognize these students as novices with much to learn (Fimian & Blanton, 1987; Koerner, Rust, & Baumgartner, 2002). Keywords: consciousness; cooperating; education; feedback; kegan; observation; order; student; student teachers; supervisor; teacher; teaching; university
• Adjunct Faculty: Who are these Unsung Heroes of Academe? by Caruth, Gail D.; Caruth, Donald L. (2013) - This lack of interaction results in a deficiency in faculty professional development. Adjunct faculty development: Reported needs and innovative solutions. Keywords: adjuncts; colleges; development; education; faculty; institutions; opportunities; professional; study; teaching; time; time faculty; universities
• The Desired Cooperator: Preservice Preferences and Role Confusion During the Teaching Practicum by Hamman, Doug; Romano, Jacqueline E. (2015) - Cooperating teachers might also help student teachers clarify goals and then provide support on an as- needed basis. Few consider the contributions of student teachers. Keywords: confusion; cooperating; education; interaction; practicum; preservice; role; student; teacher; teaching
• Institutional responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: Faculty and administrator experiences by Sparkman-Key, Narketta; Dice, Tammi F.; Gantt, Alexandra C. (2021) - With awareness of the multiple stressors facing university faculty and the pressing need for faculty support, we conducted a qualitative content analysis and engaged chaos theory to better understand faculty experiences and needs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Getting the most out of university strategic planning: Essential guidance for success and obstacles to avoid. Keywords: accommodations; covid-19; covid-19 pandemic; education; faculty; institutional; online; pandemic; participants; planning; responses; teaching; university; work
• Pipeline Disruption: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Next Generation of Teachers by Scheopner Torres, Aubrey; D'Souza, Lisa (2024) - Current Issues in Education, 25(1) 1 Volume 25, Issue 1 04/09/2024 ISSN 1099-839X Pipeline Disruption: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Next Generation of Teachers Aubrey Scheopner Torres Saint Anselm College Lisa Andries D’Souza Assumption University Abstract: This qualitative study aims to provide insight into why teacher candidates, interested in pursuing K-12 teaching, made the decision to leave their traditional teacher preparation programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study finds the educational disruption caused by the pandemic added a layer of complexity to candidates’ experiences, including missed opportunities, limited clinical experience, and a general sense of uncertainty, which altered teacher candidates’ outlook on the teaching profession, impacted their education journeys, and ultimately shifted their immediate career trajectories. Keywords: candidates; education; experiences; pandemic; preparation; preparation programs; programs; research; student; study; teacher; teacher candidates; teacher preparation; teaching; year
• Leveraging on Stakeholder Involvement to Create a Student Success Culture Through Institutional Capacity Assessment at a University in South Africa by Ndebele, Clever; Mbodila, Muneinge (2025) - Keywords: Student success, Student support, Stakeholder engagement, ICAT. Such a culture requires a common understanding among all university stakeholders on what constitutes student success and how this can be achieved, and the Institutional Capacity Assessment Tool (ICAT) is one tool that can be used to establish this. Keywords: building; capacity; culture; development; education; institution; issues; mbodila; practices; student; student success; success culture; support; teaching; university
• Speaking Ourselves: The Intersections of Women Educators' Personal and Professional Lives by OBrien, Leigh M. (2010) - Carry on caring: The work of women teachers. Keywords: women educators, pedagogy, qualitative research Current Issues in Education Vol. 13 Keywords: american; children; education; educators; experiences; issues; life; lives; new; personal; research; state; teacher; teaching; women; work

• Large-Scale Implementation of the edTPA: Reflections upon Institutional Change in Action by Lys, Diana B.; L'Esperance, Mark; Dobson, Ellen; Bullock, Ann Adams (2014) - First, with teacher education programs in five colleges across the university, the edTPA implementation had to navigate five different political landscapes. CIE Template 1 Volume 17, Number 3 December 22, 2014 ISSN 1099-839X Large-Scale Implementation of the edTPA: Reflections upon Institutional Change in Action Diana B. Lys, Mark L’Esperance, Ellen Dobson, and Ann Bullock East Carolina University As national attention on teacher education intensifies, teacher preparation programs (TPPs) are faced with the paradox of evolving their practice at institutions that are habitually slow to change. Keywords: assessment; candidates; change; data; edtpa; education; faculty; implementation; issues; leadership; performance; program; student; teacher; tpps; university
• Veterans as Teachers? A Literature Review of Inhibitors and Enablers for Veterans to Complete College and Veterans as Teachers. by Moore, Brandon (2015) - The Review Process The review process began with a search for peer- reviewed articles related to the following keywords: veterans and college, veterans and college attendance, veterans and higher education, veterans in college, GI Bill, Post-9/11 GI Bill, veteran transition to college, and student veterans. Within the results, articles that included any type of research on serving student veterans during their transition and through completion of a higher education program were kept for analysis. Keywords: benefits; bill; college; education; enablers; gi bill; inhibitors; issues; literature; military; review; student; student veterans; veterans
• Editors' Notes by Johnson, Jeffrey; Hisrich, Katy; Teng, Yun (2015) - This article was first published at the original Current Issues in Education website, located at http://cie.asu.edu/articles/index.html. Available: http://cie.ed.asu.edu/volume10/number4/ Author Notes Jeffrey Johnson Jeffrey Johnson is a doctoral student in the Interdisciplinary PhD. program of Curriculum and Instruction with a focus on Mathematics Education in the College of Education at Arizona State University. Keywords: article; education; issues; research; university
• Editorial – The Evolution of Current Issues in Education: Building Upon a Solid Foundation by Laczko-Kerr, Ildiko I.; Gair, Marina (2015) - This article was first published at the original Current Issues in Education website, located at http://cie.asu.edu/articles/index.html. Volume 5, Number 1 May 1, 2002 ISSN 1099-839X Editorial – The Evolution of Current Issues in Education: Building Upon a Solid Foundation Ildiko I. Laczko-Kerr and Marina Gair Arizona State University Since its inception in 1998, almost five years ago, Current Issues in Education has endeavored to develop into an innovator in creating democratic access to research in education. Keywords: cie; education; issues
• Thinking Backward: A Knowledge Network for the Next Century by Haymes, Tom (2021) - A thinker in 1520 might have perceived the future with the kind of information tools we have today. Information paradigms are even more resistant to change because we cannot experimentally confirm the disruption of the old paradigm in the way that Arthur Eddington observationally confirmed relativity in 1919. Keywords: bush; century; education; engelbart; information; issues; knowledge; nelson; network; systems; technology; thinking; tools; world
• The Value of Imperfect Videos by Costa, Karen (2020) - Accepted: 5/21/2020 http://cie.asu.edu/ojs/index.php/cieatasu/article/view/1917 The Value of Imperfect Videos Current Issues in Education, 21(2) 2 Author Notes Karen Costa Author, Adjunct, Faculty Development Professional karenraycosta@gmail.com Guest Editor Notes Sean M. Leahy, Ph.D. Arizona State University, Director of Technology Initiatives sean.m.leahy@asu.edu Samantha Adams Becker Arizona State University, Executive Director, Creative & Communications; Community Director, ShapingEDU sam.becker@asu.edu Ben Scragg, MA, MBA Arizona State University, Director of Design Initiatives bscragg@asu.edu Kim Flintoff, M.Ed MACEL Curtin University, Learning Futures Advisor K.Flintoff@curtin.edu.au mailto:karenraycosta@gmail.com mailto:sean.m.leahy@asu.edu mailto:sam.becker@asu.edu mailto:bscragg@asu.edu mailto:K.Flintoff@curtin.edu.au The Value of Imperfect Videos Current Issues in Education, 21(2) 3 Volume 21, Issue 2 June 18, 2020 ISSN 1099-839X Readers are free to copy, display, and distribute this article, as long as the work is attributed to the author(s) and Current Issues in Education (CIE), it is distributed for non-commercial purposes only, and no alteration or transformation is made in the work. CIE is published by the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University. Keywords: issues; videos
• Trends and Issues in Student-Run Peer-Reviewed Journals of Education by Andress, Tim T.; Armonda, Alex J. (2023) - How do medical student journals fare? The dynamics of medical student journals: Effects of journal indexing on content visibility. Keywords: analysis; authors; education; issues; journals; keywords; number; peer; publication; research; review; run; run journals; student; university
• Insider Knowledge, Outsider Practice: The Disruptive Liberatory Potential of Skateboarding in US Higher Education by Davidson, Eric M. (2024) - Whatever greenness does exist on university campuses contributes to campus interest groups’ notions of their institutions as sites of social and ecological wellness and leisure, despite the fact that the built environments of college campuses contribute to anthropogenesis at vastly accelerated rates when compared to other human-built spaces, rendering them gray spaces in green cloaks. On university campuses, skaters’ membership in this adjacent public manifests in both practical and expressive capacities. Keywords: campus; college; community; culture; davidson; education; environments; et al; insider; institutions; issues; knowledge; outsider; practice; public; skateboarding; skaters; spaces; sport; u.s; universities; university
• Editorial Introduction: Reflecting on Our Shared Educational Futures: A Global Need to Belong for Transformative Learning by Reed, Erica; German, Celina; Geraghty, Patricia; Brown, Kelly; Carmichael, Jami (2025) - Current Issues in Education, 26(2) 1 Volume 26, Issue 2 November 20th, 2025 ISSN 1099-839X Editorial Introduction Reflecting on Our Shared Educational Futures: A Global Need to Belong for Transformative Learning Erica Reed Arizona State University Celina German Arizona State University Patricia Geraghty Arizona State University Kelly Brown Arizona State University Jami Carmichael Arizona State University Abstract: In this editorial introduction to the Fall 2025 issue of Current Issues in Education, we explore belonging as the relational and systemic foundation of educational transformation. https://doi.org/10.14507/cie.vol26iss2.2475 Accepted: 11/18/2025 Editorial Introduction Reflecting on Our Shared Educational Futures: A Global Need to Belong for Transformative Learning Keywords: belonging; current; education; futures; issues; transformation; university
• An Analysis of the Fidelity Implementation Policies of the What Works Clearinghouse by Stockard, Jean (2010) - Yet, correspondence with the organization indicates that it disregards information regarding implementation fidelity in its summary ratings, relying on “replicated findings” and suggesting that any fidelity issues that “may have arisen are averaged.” Keywords: implementation fidelity, What Works Clearinghouse, evidence screening, systematic reviews, program evaluation Current Issues in Education Vol. 13 No. 4 2 About the Author(s) Keywords: analysis; education; fidelity; group; implementation; issues; mean; programs; standard; studies; wwc
• Evidence and Ideology on Consumer Choices in Education Markets by Lubienski, Christopher; Garn, Gregg (2010) - Keywords: Education reform, school choice, vouchers, charter schools, parent information Current Issues in Education Vol. 14 Achievement data indicating that academic effectiveness is superior in choice schools, as opposed to that in schools to which students are assigned (see Bast & Walberg, 2004). Keywords: achievement; bast; children; choice; consumer; education; evidence; information; issues; parents; public; quality; research; schools; walberg
• Enacting Culture in Gaming: A Video Gamer's Literacy Experiences and Practices by Toscano, Aaron Antonio (2011) - Video games reinscribe the violence enacted in society at large, violence that existed long before video games were invented. Therefore, video games do cultural work, and gamers acquire cultural literacy by absorbing video game narratives. Keywords: brent; computer; culture; education; games; gaming; issues; literacy; narrative; practices; skills; university; video; video games; violence; vol; work; worlds
• Commentary: A New Day In How Scholars Communicate by Glass, Gene V. (2011) - Recently, the majority of the faculty at Cal Tech signed a petition vowing that they would no longer cede copyright of their work to commercial journal publishers. On a good day, CIE will be visited by about 100 persons, but a look at a more established ejournal, Education Policy Analysis Archives, will show the breadth of access to scholarly writings that beggars by comparison the distribution of paper journals. Keywords: day; education; issues; journal; scholars

• The Perception of Educational Software Development Self-Efficacy among Undergraduate CEIT Teacher Candidates by Uzun, Adem; Özkılıç, Rüçhan; Şentürk, Aysan (2013) - They determined sub dimensions of educational software development process in accordance with these opinions and wrote expressions related to these dimensions, indicating self efficacy perception. [A study on the relationship between initial teacher training students’ perceived computer self-efficacy and their teacher self- efficacy as candidate computer teachers]. Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 21, 173-186. Keywords: candidates; computer; correlation; design; development; education; efficacy; perception; scale; self; software; software development; study; teacher
• The De-Emphasis on Social Studies in Elementary Schools: Teacher Candidate Perspective by Good, Amy J; Heafner, Tina; Rock, Tracy; O'Connor, Katherine A.; Passe, Jeff; Waring, Scott; Byrd, Sandra (2010) - A profile of social studies teachers. Abstract The de-valuing of social studies is becoming prevalent as schools shift emphasis to other subjects addressing national and state accountability. Keywords: candidates; carolina; clinical; education; instruction; studies; teacher; time; university
• Frustrated or "Surprised?" An Examination of the Perspectives of Spanish Teacher Candidates Regarding the Praxis II Subject-Matter Tests by Moser, Kelly (2012) - This new test was developed to replace previous foreign language Praxis II tests, the Content Knowledge Test (French #0173, German #0181, Spanish #0191) and the Productive Language Skills Test (French #0171, German #0182, Spanish #0192), which did not reflect the best practices as identified by the standards (Abbott, M., personal communication, October 2011). Finally, Pearson et al. (2006) emphasized the role of courses that are tailored to meet the specific needs of foreign language teachers. Keywords: candidates; education; february; frustrated; interview; language; language test; praxis; standards; teacher; test; world

• Updated Perspectives on Educational Diagnosticians' Understanding of Reading Assessments by Rueter, Jessica A; McWhorter, Rochell R.; Lamb, John H.; Dykes, Frank O. (2016) - Current Issues in Education, 19(1) 1 http://cie.asu.edu/ojs/index.php/cieatasu/article/view/1450 Rueter, McWhorter, Lamb, & Dykes: Updated Perspectives on Educational Diagnosticians’ Understanding of Reading Assessments Reading Development Phonemic awareness and phonics instruction are aspects of the overarching construct of phonological awareness, “an oral language skill [that] refers to the knowledge that spoken words are made up of phonemes…the ability to manipulate words into its component sounds (i.e. phonemes, syllables, rime, and onset)” All of the participants Current Issues in Education, 19(1) 4 Rueter, McWhorter, Lamb, & Dykes: Updated Perspectives on Educational Diagnosticians’ Understanding of Reading Assessments were over the age of 25, with over half of the participants 46 years of age or older. Keywords: assessment; awareness; chappell; children; diagnosticians; education; fluency; instruments; knowledge; participants; reading; study; understanding
• A Collective Case-Study on Navigating Faculty Bilingualism, with Reflections on the Research Experience by Geringer, Laura (2021) - Much of the existing research focuses on language use for publication, faculty use of English in non-English speaking regions or institutions, and language in Europe and the European Union. Currently, English is the primary common language under discussion, though these tensions may be seen with other languages in other contexts; for example, Russian could be considered a common language among some post-Soviet countries (Altbach, 2016; Cunska, 2010; Galbreath, 2006; Ives, 2010; Silova, 2015). Keywords: case; education; english; experience; faculty; françoise; french; language; martine; participants; reflections; research; study

• The Netgeneration: The Internet as Classroom and Community by Hendricks, Jennifer (2011) - No. 1 2 Although he has not addressed worldwide networking and Internet in the specific in his writing, his comments on telematics, along with his more general critiques of modernity, provide an interesting means for exploring the metaphoricity of Internet. By the mid 1990s, cyberculture was well underway, focusing primarily on virtual communities and online identities. Keywords: classroom; communities; community; culture; education; internet

• Peer Functioning in Children with AD/HD: A Review of Current Understanding and Intervention Options by Ozdemir, Selda (2009) - In fact, research has shown that despite the success of training programs for parents of children with AD/HD, improvements in child behavior within the family do not significantly transfer to school or to other environments (Anastapoluos, Barkley, & Shelton, 1996). Thus, interventions that link different variables in the family-school-child triangle will Peer Functioning 25 benefit from a focus on the interactive nature of child problems. Keywords: barkley; behavior; children; deficit; disorder; functioning; interventions; journal; peer; problems; psychology
• Advocacy for the Efficacy and Reinstatement of Funding Federal Even Start Family Literacy Grant Programs by Smith, Judith J. (2011) - Family literacy programs according to Purcell-Gates (1995) recognized the importance of the home and the community as places of learning. In addition, Fuligni and Brooks-Gunn (2004) posit research that children from low income backgrounds receiving early intervention in family literacy programs make gains including reduction of delinquency and behavior problems. Keywords: adult; carolina; characteristics; children; department; education; families; family; family literacy; federal; funding; grant; literacy; literacy programs; national; program; start

• Cross-Cultural Reading Comprehension Assessment in Malay and English as it Relates to the Dagostino-Carifio Model of Reading Comprehension by Dagostino, Lorraine; Carifio, James; Bauer, Jennifer D. C.; Zhao, Qing (2013) - Prior knowledge and reading comprehension test bias. The next section of this paper describes this translation process as well as the raters’ process for classifying test items by answer, level and skill. Keywords: carifio; classification; comprehension; evaluation; malay; message; model; raters; reader; reading; reading comprehension; skills; test; text
• Assessment of a Reading Comprehension Instrument as It Relates to Cognitive Abilities as Defined by Bloom's Revised Taxonomy by Dagostino, Lorraine; Carifio, James; Bauer, Jennifer D. C.; Zhao, Qing; Hashim, Nor Hashimah (2014) - Also, being able to characterize a given set of reading comprehension test items according to multiple views and theoretical frameworks would also allow far more efficient and powerful research designs and study, and thus our interest in this topic and problem. Findings and Discussion These findings demonstrate that levels of Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy of the Cognitive Dimension may reliably classify reading comprehension test items even when the items were written and validated according other views and frameworks of reading comprehension. Keywords: abilities; assessment; bloom; cognitive; comprehension; items; malay; reading; reading comprehension; skills; taxonomy; test
• Using Bloom's Revised Taxonomy to Analyze a Reading Comprehension Instrument by Dagostino, Lorraine; Carifio, James; Bauer, Jennifer D. C.; Zhao, Qing; Hashim, Nor Hashimah (2015) - Previous Work Prior to this study, we completed two studies using the same series of reading comprehension tests Current Issues in Education Vol. 18 This revised taxonomy gave us a good conceptual framework for determining the cognitive levels and ability reflected in test items on the reading comprehension test that we expect to use as an assessment instrument in subsequent studies. Keywords: bloom; comprehension; evaluate; malay; reading; remember; taxonomy; test; understand
• A Comparative Study of Symbolic Reading: Salt Peddler and Shinbone by Yoon, Jun-Chae; Park, Miri; Commeyras, Michelle (2015) - How would Korean readers versus American readers symbolically construct meaning for a folktale that was for Koreans culturally congruent and for Americans culturally unfamiliar? Prior quantitative research on cultural schemata in reading comprehension gives the impression that reading comprehension is singular across groups of cultural readers. Keywords: comprehension; knowledge; korean; language; peddler; readers; reading; salt; shinbone; story; text
• Adopting Science of Reading Standards: One Department’s Story by Davidson, Kimberly; Washell, Cristina; Whelan-Kim, Kellie; Williams, Amy (2025) - Curricular Content Along with the gaps in our literacy courses related to structured literacy, the larger review of curriculum in ESE required faculty teaching courses that do not specifically emphasize reading to re-evaluate their syllabi to potentially encompass components of the new standards. The latest efforts to increase student literacy outcomes involves reform of literacy standards to encompass a particular view of research and practice which includes a structured approach to literacy education. Keywords: assessment; courses; curriculum; department; education; faculty; level; literacy; preparation; program; reading; science; standards

• A Typology of Errors and Myths Perpetuated in Educational Research Textbooks by Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J.; Leech, Nancy L. (2015) - Yet, such guidelines have been provided in qualitative research textbooks (e.g., Creswell, 1998). This gives the impression that hypotheses are never tested in qualitative research studies. Keywords: data; designs; educational; errors; leech; literature; onwuegbuzie; qualitative; research; research textbooks; sampling; studies; textbooks
• Typology of Analytical and Interpretational Errors in Quantitative and Qualitative Educational Research by Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J.; Daniel, Larry G. (2015) - Indeed, whereby specific terms have been given to very specific quantitative (i.e., statistical) analyses (e.g., t-test, analysis of variance, multiple regression), the interactive nature of qualitative data analysis renders it much more difficult to provide labels for each type of analysis. Fortunately, reliability as a concept in qualitative data analysis is increasingly gaining acceptance. Keywords: analysis; association; bias; coefficients; correlation; daniel; data; educational; educational research; effect; errors; factor; onwuegbuzie; press; qualitative; regression; reliability; research; researchers; sample; size; thompson; use; variables; variance

• An Analysis of Research Methods and Statistical Techniques Used By Doctoral Dissertation at the Education Sciences in Turkey by Karadağ, Engin (2010) - Thus, as the purpose research methods/designs, and data statistical techniques analysis appeared in research studies unpublished by doctoral dissertation from 2003 to 2007 the purpose of the study was to assess the research methods and statistical techniques analysis used by doctoral dissertation at the education sciences in Turkey. Surveys on research methods, which were treated separately from statistical techniques analysis in this study, are reviewed first. Keywords: analysis; anova; articles; correlation; doctoral; educational; journal; methods; research; statistics; studies; study; techniques; test

• Predictors of Intent to Pursue a College Health Science Education among High Achieving Minority 10th Graders by Zebrak, Katarzyna A.; Le, Daisy; Boekeloo, Bradley O.; Wang, Min Qi (2013) - Informed by recent studies using social cognitive career theory, this study examined whether three conceptual constructs: self-efficacy, perceived adult support, and perceived barriers, along with several discrete and immutable variables, were associated with intent to pursue college health science education in a sample (N = 134) of minority youth (67.2% African American). Examining the changes in explained variance in the intent to pursue college health science education between subsequent blocks of the sequential regression model, there was a significant change in explained variance when perceived adult support and perceived barriers were added to the model in Block 2 (between Block 1: self-efficacy and Block 2: self-efficacy, perceived adult support, and perceived barriers) (R2 change = 0.21, p < 0.05). Keywords: barriers; college; college health; education; efficacy; health; health science; intent; lent; science; self; support; variables

• Centering Love as the Foundation of a Racially Just and Decolonizing Student Affairs by Squire, Dian; Blansett, Rachael; Wright-Mair, Raquel (2022) - Here we attempt to help expand upon the framework’s call for building love as an actionable philosophy in Student Affairs and for Student Affairs educators. Learning and mastering the Art of Love is a requisite skill in the toolkit for Student Affairs educators in their work and praxis. Keywords: affairs; black; care; colonialism; education; educators; field; hooks; justice; land; love; settler; squire; student; student affairs; trans; work

• The Institutional Cost of Being a Faculty of Color: A Critical Personal Reflection by Orelus, Pierre Wilbert (2013) - The reality is that there are not many black professors at my current institution, let alone in my department, which has provided me the space to do critical work, and for which I am grateful. Black professors and other marginalized professors of color are the invisible minorities on college and university campuses, with the exception of historically black colleges or universities. Keywords: brown; class; color; education; faculty; institutions; new; people; professors; race; racism; theory; university; white
• Resistance to Technological Change in Academia by Moerschell, Linda (2015) - Four problems can be identified as barriers to successful I2 technology change at NNYU2. Recommendations for overcoming change resistance will be presented. Keywords: academia; change; communication; education; faculty; internet; new; project; resistance; technologies; technology; time; utilization
• Examining the Support of Modern Athletic Reform Proposals Developed by the Coalition on Intercollegiate Athletics in Response to Higher Education Athletic Reform: A Case Study by Zimmerman, Wade W.; Wickersham, Leah E. (2013) - Current Issues & Challenges in Intercollegiate Sports Maintaining academic integrity, the proper alignment of academic mission statements, and the increasing concern regarding the commercialization of high profile intercollegiate athletics has been a challenge for many intercollegiate athletic programs. Examining the support of modern athletic reform proposals developed by the Coalition on Intercollegiate Athletics in response to higher education athletic reform: A case study. Keywords: athletic; coia; concern; education; faculty; faculty senate; members; personnel; programs; reform; senate; sports; stage; study; university

• Examining the construct validity of the Thai version of the 2 x 2 Achievement goal orientation scale in undergraduate students by Poondej, Chanut (2016) - This study was proposed to contribute to the body of knowledge on the validity of achievement goal orientation based on the 2 × 2 framework by testing constructs’ reliability, and further evaluating the construct validity for the cross-cultural validity in the non-western context. Hence, our findings indicate the good evidence for employing the 2 × 2 achievement goal framework to the future studies on achievement goal orientations. Keywords: achievement; achievement goal; avoidance; goal; goal orientation; mastery; orientation; validity

• Editorial Introduction: (Re)Designing Education for Better Futures: Student-Centered and Collaborative Approaches to Equity and Transformation by Carmichael, Jami; Ayirah, Fredrick Kofi; Brown, Kelly; Spengler, Lindsie (2025) - This kind of scholarship—rooted in student experiences, grounded in well-being and belonging, and attentive to the complexities of educational issues—is not just timely; it is necessary. The manuscripts in this issue address this question by exploring how educational experiences can be transformed when we center student identity, reimagine support systems, and build bridges across institutional and disciplinary divides. Keywords: belonging; education; equity; experiences; identity; issue; student; support; systems; transformation

• Rising College Costs and an Illinois Effort to Control Them: A Preliminary Review by North, Teresa Lynn (2013) - While this initially resulted in a higher than previous tuition/fee increase to provide amatorized 4-year tuition projections (IBHE, 1995-2003), each newly matriculating Table 1 Annual Rate Change for Undergraduate Tuition/Fees 1995-95 through 2002-03 University Academic Year 95-96 96-97 97-98 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 Chicago State University 3.79 2.72 17.60 3.90 6.56 3.30 6.73 8.78 Eastern Illinois University 3.46 4.61 5.96 5.00 12.96 4.57 12.65 8.07 Governors State University 3.25 4.77 2.73 2.66 2.59 3.20 2.93 20.90 Illinois State University 3.75 5.00 6.69 2.95 3.03 3.09 3.18 12.48 Northeastern Illinois University 4.39 4.40 4.48 1.34 2.47 3.08 -1.63 14.77 Northern Illinois University 5.34 5.42 4.41 2.13 4.13 4.54 5.06 7.48 Western Illinois University 3.64 4.00 8.08 4.87 4.77 19.06 7.78 1.61 Southern Illinois University Carbondale 4.90 5.51 4.88 3.44 3.01 4.52 -11.67 33.87 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 3.89 4.93 4.78 3.02 2.96 9.58 9.44 12.70 University of Illinois Chicago 9.52 5.38 4.05 3.07 3.47 3.14 17.08 17.30 University of Illinois Springfield 3.42 4.12 3.01 3.45 4.76 2.88 6.36 11.02 University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign 7.50 4.99 5.28 3.36 5.45 4.00 15.22 16.51 Average 4.74 4.65 6.00 3.27 4.68 5.41 6.10 13.79 Note. Data book on Illinois higher education. Keywords: board; costs; education; fall; illinois; tuition; university; year

• Teaching Cooking Skills to Young Women with Mild Intellectual Disability: The Effectiveness of Internet Websites by Alqahtani, Hanadi Hussein; Schoenfeld, Naomi A. (2014) - Teaching Cooking Skills to Young Women with Mild Intellectual Disability: The Effectiveness of Internet Websites 5 At the start of the study, Participant D had good money skills, and was able to search YouTube for cooking videos. This preliminary study builds on current understanding of the effectiveness of video modeling in teaching cooking skills by addressing the following question: Does training in finding and using online cooking videos (e.g., YouTube content) as video models for meal preparation increase participant independence in subsequent meal preparation? Keywords: cooking; disabilities; education; help; intervention; meal; participant; skills; use; video; yes
• Teaching Paraeducators to Support the Communication of Individuals Who Use Augmentative and Alternative Communication: A Literature Review by Douglas, Sarah Nathel (2012) - The following five questions were addressed in the review: (a) What are the characteristics (e.g., demographics for paraeducators and individuals using AAC, setting, study design) of studies where communication partner training is provided to paraeducators?; (b) What is the paraeducator communication training content and format?; (c) What instructional procedures typically are included in paraeducator training?; (d) What is the effect of communication training on paraeducator behavior (e.g., responding to communicative attempts)?; and (e) What is the effect of paraeducator communication training on the communication performance of individuals with CCN? Findings from seven studies suggest that communication partner training to paraeducators can have positive outcomes for the communication behaviors of both paraeducators and individuals using AAC. Keywords: aac; communication; et al; individuals; paraeducators; review; seys; strategy; studies; study; training; use

• Impact of Cohort Bonds on Student Satisfaction and Engagement by Martin, Kimberly; Goldwasser, Molly; Galentino, Richard (2017) - However, we found no research measuring engagement of cohort students. A final area for additional research is the impact of close bonds within a cohort on the strength of bonds students develop for the program or institution. Keywords: bonds; cohort; cohort bonds; education; engagement; impact; programs; satisfaction; scale; student; student engagement; student satisfaction; survey

• Quality Assurance of Higher Education in Alberta and Norway: Lessons for Kenya by Oloo, James Alan (2010) - Section three explores higher education quality assurance and accreditation in Europe in general and Norway in particular. No. 4 10 systems of higher education quality assurance be based on: 1) autonomy of the quality assurance agencies; 2) relating evaluation procedures to the way institutions see themselves; 3) internal and external evaluation; 4) involvement of stakeholders; and 5) publication of evaluation reports (European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education, 2005). Keywords: alberta; assurance; canada; caqc; degree; education; institutions; kenya; norway; programs; quality; quality assurance; review; universities; university

• Whose Opinions Count in Educational Policymaking? by Malin, Joel; Lubienski, Christopher (2013) - Keywords: agenda setting, decision making, educational policy, expertise, information dissemination, political influences, politics In recent years, American public education has been experiencing a period of notable pressure to adopt far-reaching reforms; buttressed by a familiar narrative of public school failure, specific and significant reforms have been advanced as necessary to improve student learning (Ravitch, 2010; Brill, 2011). Although Kingdon does not focus on educational policy, his conclusions can be extrapolated into that context. Keywords: education; expertise; hess; impact; individuals; list; measure; media; media impact; policy; public; relationship; research

• Improving Student Journal Visibility via the Directory of Open Access Journals by Barnsby, Judith; Maistrovskaya, Mariya (2023) - We highlight the general and student journal-specific application requirements for inclusion in DOAJ, known challenges with the application process, and recommendations for student journals that want to apply. In this interview with DOAJ’s Judith Barnsby, we explore why and how student journals may apply, what challenges they may encounter, and what a successful application would look like. Keywords: access; doaj; journals; student

• The Digitization of White Women’s Tears by Messmore, Niki (2021) - The Digitization of White Women’s Tears Current Issues in Education, 22(1) 1 Volume 22, Issue 1 January 7, 2021 ISSN 1099-839X Shaping the Futures of Learning in the Digital Age The Digitization of White Women’s Tears Niki Messmore Indiana University Abstract: Social media is a digital mirror of society. Utilizing Mamta Motwani Accapadi’s (2007) article “When White Women Cry: How White Women's Tears Oppress Women of Color” as a foundation, I reflect through poetry on how white women in positions of power within higher education engage in harmful behavior in digital spaces. Keywords: digitization; education; tears; women

• Book Review - American Higher Education: A History by Melear, K. B. (2011) - His research interests include the history of American higher education, with particular regard to the history of higher education in the South, the influences of politics and policy on institutions of higher learning, and leadership studies. In that regard, Lucas has presented, as the final portion of the work, a section on contemporary American higher education in an effort to bridge the gap between the other works and the current status of higher education. Keywords: american; book; education; history; lucas

• Editorial & Ejournals Today: Forerunners of the Unrealized Potential of the Digital Medium by Ganesh, Tirupalavanam G.; Jennings, Tara A. (2011) - Libraries and founders of libraries. Now, at the seam of the millennia, we are envisioning the use of the Internet via electronic journals and digital libraries as respectable, reliable places for scholarly exchange and archives. Keywords: education; libraries; library; medium; today

• Canada’s Student Journal Forum: From Humble Beginnings to National Conference by Maistrovskaya, Mariya; Eke, Victoria; Forbes, Sarah M. (2023) - It featured a keynote by a “star” faculty member, publishing skills presentations by librarians, a panel of student journal editors, and a Show and Tell networking session. With the intention of providing student journal editors and their teams with expanded knowledge of the publishing process from experts in the field, topics covered included project management, copyright, online discoverability, peer review, and inclusive publication practices. Keywords: canada; editors; event; forum; journal; presentations; publishing; student

• Editors' Notes by Johnson, Jeffrey; Hisrich, Katy; Teng, Yun (2015) - Available: http://cie.ed.asu.edu/volume11/number1/ Author Notes Jeffrey Johnson Jeffrey Johnson is a doctoral student in the Interdisciplinary PhD. program of Curriculum and Instruction with a focus on Mathematics Education in the College of Education at Arizona State University. This article was first published at the original Current Issues in Education website, located at http://cie.asu.edu/articles/index.html. Keywords: education; hisrich; university

• The Castle and The Paths: A Story with Two Endings by Berman, A. Michael (2021) - The Castle sat upon a tall, craggy peak with a few narrow paths leading to the front door, and a short straight path from the rear. At the base of the peak was a small Village that got along from day-to-day in the shadow of the Castle and the craggy peak. Keywords: castle; king; men; path; peak

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