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Factors influencing the personal pedagogical theory building of a first-year early childhood teacher.
(2003)
This case study addressed the ways in which Lisa, an early childhood first-year teacher, thought about teaching and learning. This investigation involved Lisa's theory-building process, rooted in her educational biography ...
Synergistic argumentation in a problem-centered learning environment.
(2002)
This research looks at argumentation in the whole-class sharing portion of a second grade problem-centered classroom learning environment in which making sense of mathematical ideas was the accepted norm. This research ...
Emerging voices of undergraduate writers: A study of the phenomenon of writing changes during the college years.
(2007)
College faculty can support the growth of undergraduate writers by establishing a learning community focused on learning as motivation. Conferences that provide specific, concrete suggestions, as well as leading questions, ...
HOW COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION AFFECTS ELL STUDENTS' WRITING PROCESSES AND WRITING PERFORMANCE
(2009)
The overarching purpose of this study was to examine the impact of CMC technology on ELL students' writing processes and writing performance through interacting, communicating, constructing knowledge, and collaborating ...
The clearings of authentic learning in mathematics.
(2004)
This study is a hermeneutical phenomenological qualitative investigation of authenticity in mathematics learning. In the applicable literature the uses of the words "authentic" and "authenticity" are found to be problematic. ...
A qualitative study of General (Retired) Gordon R. Sullivan, former Army Chief of Staff.
(2006)
It may sound melodramatic, but leadership without commitment from others is like a tree falling in the forest without anyone hearing the sound. Leadership requires people and actions more than words. Leadership and team ...
Parents' perceptions of a change in parental involvement in an urban school.
(2001)
This qualitative study examined one urban school's successful attempt to increase parental involvement. The phenomenon was examined from the parents' perspective in order to expand the current literature base, to inform ...
Educational technology usage and needs of science education in Turkey.
(2005)
Integrating technology into teaching and learning in Turkish education is a slow, time-consuming process that requires substantial levels of support and encouragement and requires patience and understanding. In light of ...
Hope in education: A dialogue with educators.
(2007)
Contemporary educators (and students) continue to struggle within challenging social, political and educational contexts of power and conformity that often result in despair. Historically, humans have responded to despair ...
E-mentoring: A case study of the viability and benefits of electronic mentoring with beginning teachers in rural schools.
(2002)
E-mentoring was designed to help early career teachers make the transition from student to teacher, particularly those in a rural setting. By using on-line mentoring with a group of former classmates and acquaintances the ...