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"Keep Walls Down Instead of Up": Interrogating Writing/Making as a Vehicle for Black Girls' Literacies
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Brownell, Cassie J. – Education Sciences, 2020
Drawing on data generated following the 2016 United States presidential election, in this article the author considers how a classroom makerspace made Black girls' literacies visible in new ways. During a six-week integrated humanities unit in a third-grade public school classroom in the Midwestern U.S., four Black girls used making to create a…
Descriptors: African American Students, Females, Literacy, Grade 3
Equity, Equality, and Reform in Contemporary Public Education. Advances in Educational Marketing, Administration, and Leadership (AEMAL) Book Series
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Grant, Marquis C., Ed. – IGI Global, 2018
Equality and equity are often mischaracterized as interchangeable terms in public education. This may explain why efforts towards reform and restructure are often not met with any real measure of success. "Equity, Equality, and Reform in Contemporary Public Education" provides emerging research on the reformation of education curriculum…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Change, Public Education
Improving K-12 STEM Education Outcomes through Technological Integration
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Urban, Michael J., Ed.; Falvo, David A., Ed. – IGI Global, 2016
The application of technology in classroom settings has equipped educators with innovative tools and techniques for effective teaching practice. Integrating digital technologies at the elementary and secondary levels helps to enrich the students' learning experience and maximize competency in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, STEM Education, Outcomes of Education, Technology Integration
Globalization, Women's Migration, and the Long-Term-Care Workforce
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Browne, Colette V.; Braun, Kathryn L. – Gerontologist, 2008
With the aging of the world's population comes the rising need for qualified direct long-term-care (DLTC) workers (i.e., those who provide personal care to frail and disabled older adults). Developed nations are increasingly turning to immigrant women to fill these needs. In this article, we examine the impact of three global trends--population…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Supply and Demand, Aging (Individuals), Global Approach
Research & Action Report. Volume 31, Number 1, Fall/Winter 2009
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Mongeon, Rebecca, Ed.; Tambascio, Donna, Ed. – Wellesley Centers for Women, 2009
The "Research & Action Report," published twice a year, is a window on the activities and initiatives at the Wellesley Centers for Women. The report typically features news about the Centers, interviews with researchers, commentary on recent events or social trends affecting women and girls, announcements of new publications, and…
Descriptors: Sociocultural Patterns, Females, Violence, Sex Fairness
Are the Walls Really Down? Behavioral and Organizational Barriers to Faculty and Staff Diversity. ASHE Higher Education Report, Volume 33, Number 1
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Evans, Alvin, Ed.; Chun, Edna Breinig, Ed. – ASHE Higher Education Report, 2007
This monograph focuses on the subtle behavioral and organizational barriers that hinder the recruitment, retention, and advancement of women and minority faculty and administrators in higher education today. Specifically the monograph explores the obstacles that face women and minorities who serve as full-time, tenure-track faculty and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Research Universities, Females, Personnel Selection