| Title | Date | Views | Brief Description |
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| An intergenerational oral history of African American students in Edgecombe County, North Carolina from 1930--1980 |
2011 |
2724 |
The literature about the history of African American education must continue to move beyond deficit-centered research and further explore the varied perceptions and experiences of African Americans from their perspectives. Traditional research often ... |
| Start: Supporting, training, and retaining teachers |
2010 |
174 |
The literature on teacher retention is abundant, yet the focus on new teachers themselves is limited. This research study provides a detailed description of what beginning teachers reported made them want to stay at one middle school with a 100% teac... |
| AN UNFULFILLED DREAM OF AN URBAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS: A FAILED EXPERIMENT IN EDUCATIONAL REFORM |
2013 |
689 |
This research presents the qualitative case study of an urban community school initiative that began as an educational reform effort and that ultimately failed. The process of emergence for this school and factors leading to its collapse are describe... |
| CHARACTER EDUCATION IN PRINT: CONTENT ANALYSIS OF CHARACTER EDUCATION IN INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION TEXTBOOKS |
2013 |
8292 |
Albert Einstein is credited with saying that the most important component of education is the development of students’ character. While debate exists as to the delivery of character education in the public schools, it must be recognized that not all ... |
| Through students' eyes: Using photography to explore at-risk middle schoolers' perceptions of self and school |
2011 |
1128 |
Everyone goes to school but everyone does not have the same experience of schooling. Assumptions about the schooling experience affect policy decisions as well as the way schools are structured and operate. Freire (1970) reminds us that all students ... |
| AN INVESTIGATION OF THE IMPACT OF SINGLE-SEX CLASSROOMS ON SELF-ESTEEM IN MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS |
2014 |
360 |
Overall, research on the effectiveness of single-gender education is inconclusive. However, research does indicate that some benefits beyond academic achievement may be possible. This is particularly true for middle-school girls, who often struggle w... |