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Relational Pedagogy in Higher Education
(2018)
The purpose of this study was to understand how caring teachers enact relational pedagogy in higher education. In this study, relational pedagogy was defined as the intentional practice of ...
Instructional Coaching in Education: The Metacognitive Process of Refining Past, Present, and Future Teaching Practices
(2014-08-15)
Abstract
Providing high quality on-site professional development opportunities for teachers to rethink teaching practices is growing through instructional coaching. However, little is known as to what components of ...
What sustains Chinese language learning motivation: a case study of southwestern American high school students
(2023-05-12)
This holistic single-case study aims to investigate the sustained Chinese language learning motivation of American high school students who learn Chinese as a foreign language. The study is guided by the following questions: ...
A critical exploration of developmental mathematics students' conceptions of the role of mathematics in society.
(2000)
Analysis of the data was based primarily upon Skovsmose' theory of critical mathematics education and Mezirow's theory of perspective transformation. Two major divisions in the findings were developed. These two divisions ...
Learning Physics Concepts as a Function of Colloquial Language Usage
(2008)
Data from two sections of college introductory, algebra-based physics courses (n1 = 139, n2 = 91) were collected using three separate instruments to investigate the relationships between reasoning ability, conceptual gain ...
Women's Literacy, Identity and Cultural Knowledge in Post Conflict Northern Uganda
(2022-05-13)
The main purpose of this study was to explore how adult literacy education for women in Northern Uganda affected their identity as learners and women as well as how culture facilitated learning. Specifically, these questions ...
Rethinking professional development concerning comprehension strategy instruction.
(2007)
The focus of this mixed methods study was to determine if one form of professional development was more effective than another in promoting teacher change in incorporating comprehension strategies to support students ...
PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS’ THEORY TO PRACTICE OF INCLUSION WITH CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
(2015-08)
Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are often included in the general education classroom requiring individualized inclusion strategies. This can result in challenges for both the general education teacher and ...
American Indian Persistence In STEM-Related Graduate Degree Programs
(2016-05-13)
Historically, American Indians (AI) continue to struggle to meet the same levels of educational success as their United States counterparts. Moreover, AIs are the least represented group earning a college degree in the ...
Instructional Decisions of English/ Language Arts Teachers and Their Reflections on Those Decisions
(2015)
In the current climate of national and state level educational reform, teachers navigate an endless barrage of new ideas, mandates, reforms, curriculum, standards, evaluations, and expectations. Regardless of reform efforts ...