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Race, Education and Reintegrating Formerly Incarcerated Citizens
Get PDFNew Book - Lexington Books  Arriving this summer – Race, Education, and Reintegrating Formerly Incarcerated Citizens – co-edited with John R. Chaney - https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781498540902/Race-Education-and-Reintegrating-Formerly-Incarcerated-Citizens-Counterstories-and-Counterspaces Â
Book Review: Teaching Communication Activism: Communication Education for Social Justice.
No full textTeaching Communication Activism: Communication Education for Social Justice. Lawrence R. Frey (Editor), David L. Palmer (Editor) New York, New York: Hampton Press, Inc., 2014. ISBN: 978-1-61289-134-7. Hardbound. ISBN: 978-1-61289-134-4. Paperback, 539 pages. http://www.hamptonpress.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=978-1-61289-134-
Critical Points of Resistance: Preparing Adult Educators to Educate Inside the U.S. Prison System
Get PDFThis is a proposal answering the call for the Special Theme Issue on Adult Learning and Mass Incarceration. The purpose of this proposed research article is to present a case study that demonstrates the application of innovative critical pedagogical teaching methods used in a University classroom setting with adult educators who were preparing to teach inside the U.S. prison and jail system. While there is a body of literature that discusses the nature of adult education in the prison classroom, there has been a lack of data-based research that specifically highlights the critically overlooked issue of how do we develop adult educators for the task of teaching on the “inside� This article will be an example of engaging alternatives and reformulating the conceptualization of how to approach preparing adult educators to teach behind bars by discovering and creating new possibilities for the role of adult education in prison
Collaboration Opportunities through Dialogue with Diverse Voices
Get PDFThis research to practice paper summarizes a qualitative study on an EHS program that utilized a narrative observation process, referred to as Journey of Discoveries, to examine collaboration between parents and teachers. Journey of Discoveries creates a pathway of collaboration for EHS teachers and parents by capturing children’s learning and development through the sharing of narrative observations. Journey of Discoveries was an effective collaboration approach resulting in: (a) connection, (b) partnership, (c) building of relationship, and (d) the value of teacher and parent shared understanding
Understanding cultural factors contributing to obesity in Head Start Hispanic preschoolers: Perceptions from one county Head Start
Get PDFObesity rates among low-income Hispanic preschoolers are higher than those of whites, highlighting the need for understanding the cultural factors that may contribute to obesity. A survey was distributed to Hispanic Head Start families; preschooler body mass index (BMI) was calculated. Two focus groups examined caregiver perceptions about obesity and meal practices. The rate of overweight/obesity in the preschoolers was 44%, whereas, 79.4% of caregivers reported child weight as “normal.†Caregivers perceived “thinness†as a disadvantage, favored home-cooked meals, and expressed a desire for children to assimilate to mainstream foods. Obesity prevention within Head Start must account for caregiver perceptions of healthy weight and incongruities between cultural values/ practices and guidelines. Head Start practitioners must understand the influence that school foods/meal styles have on cultural meal practices at home and the influence of social networks on home health behaviors. An opportunity exists to educate families within their cultural social networks
An Evaluation of a Strategic Staffing Initiative in a Large Urban School District
Get PDFAs educational leaders focus on strategies for improving student learning, new initiatives are being implemented that reorganize the structure of schools. This study evaluated a school district-wide Strategic Staffing Initiative (SSI) that paid school personnel to transfer to low-performing schools. Three different stakeholder groups, including principals who transferred to low-performing schools (N = 9), staff who received bonuses for working in the low-performing schools (N = 32), and other staff members in the school who did not receive additional pay (N = 91) responded to a survey about the effectiveness of the SSI. The findings suggest that the SSI had inconsistent outcomes. SSI had a positive impact on student achievement and increased the number of effective teachers in the schools, but principals reported that more high quality staff was needed to make a long-term impact on student achievement. Implications and reform policies for educational leaders are discussed
In Response to The Deans for Impact Report: How Do Students Solve Problems? Practical Applications for Educators
Get PDFThe Deans Key Question for Impact report (DFI) presented cognitive and practical applications that support six questions posed by the authors. This article will focus on the key question, “How do students solve problems?†in regards to practical applications. Although the DFI provided strategies and suggestions for application, there were a few areas lacking. The purpose of this paper is to expand on the DFI findings with strategies that can be generalized and utilized across settings. Self-regulation, problem-based learning, and effective feedback are three areas not addressed in the DFI paper. This article focuses on the three areas not addressed by providing practical applications for educators. A variety of strategies that address how students solve problems is presented with samples and examples for educators to reference. Although this paper provides specific strategies that focus on problem solving, the list is not exhaustive and should be used as a foundational tool for educators
What Motivates Students to Learn? Applications for All Classroom Levels
Get PDFThe Deans for Impact (DFI) (2015) report posed the question "What motivates students to learn?". This article examines strategies and interventions for each of the four cognitive principles presented in the report. Within this paper, applications of the cognitive principles will be discussed at the elementary, secondary and postsecondary levels. The techniques recommended in reference to belief about intelligence include collective goal writing, focus on ability to overcome setbacks, and reinforcing a growth mindset. Techniques for self-determined motivation reviewed include Project Based Learning, creating academic competition, and the use of letter grades in college courses. As teachers encourage students’ ability to monitor their own learning, this article reviews Socratic Seminar techniques, Question Answer Relationships, and reflective writing methods as possible strategies. Finally, this article includes interventions to reinforce belonging and acceptance through Writer’s Workshops, the wise feedback technique, and creating social-norming related to struggles with fitting in
Review of BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Get PDFAuthor Ta-Nehisi Coates has written a poetical polemic in the form of a letter to his young son. It is an autobiographical account of Coates\u27 coming of age in Baltimore, his life at Howard University, and in New York City. Â At once moving and confrontational, Coates describes "those people who think they are white" and the African American legacy of the struggle for freedom
