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Deborah Appleman – Teachers College Press, 2023
Grounded in solid theory with new field-tested classroom activities, the fourth edition of "Critical Encounters in Secondary English" continues to help teachers integrate the lenses of contemporary literary theory into practices that have always defined good pedagogy. The most significant change for this edition is the addition of a full…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Secondary Education, Critical Race Theory, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Sanguinetti, Rachael D. – Journal of General Music Education, 2024
Student motivation is frequently an issue in general music classrooms, and many long-standing theories designed to increase motivation have the opposite effect. This article introduces Self-Determination Theory, first developed by Edward Deci and Richard Ryan, as a theory of human motivation. A key element of Self-Determination Theory is the…
Descriptors: Music Education, Self Determination, Theories, Personal Autonomy
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Benjamin P. Correia-Harker – New Directions for Student Leadership, 2023
To develop transformative experiences, educators must meaningfully ground leadership development interventions in theories and models that reflect how leadership is conceptualized and operationalized within a community and/or institution. Since no single framework perfectly captures the socially constructed and multifaceted nature of leadership,…
Descriptors: Intervention, Leadership Training, Professional Development, Theories
Nuo Xu – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Dual language bilingual education (DLBE) programs, which teach content knowledge in English and a partner language, have shown promise in attaining academic achievement, bilingualism/biliteracy, and sociocultural competence. Recently, scholars have argued for adding critical consciousness as a foundational goal to challenge the hegemonic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingual Education Programs
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Brusco, Michael – Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 2022
The center-of-gravity, Weber, and rectilinear minisum problems are common exemplars in single-facility (single-source) continuous location theory and the first of these is covered in many operations management (OM) textbooks. Extensions to multiple-facility (or multisource) continuous location problems are seldom covered in OM textbooks. I have…
Descriptors: Spreadsheets, Operations Research, Business Administration Education, Textbooks
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Brunner, Steven R.; Ruiz, Jeanette B.; Curran, Melissa A. – Communication Teacher, 2022
People often seek advice and social support. One approach for seeking advice is by submitting one's problems/concerns to an advice columnist. More contemporary forms of advice seeking are seen on discussion boards (e.g. Reddit) where individuals ask questions (often anonymously) and gather responses from others. This activity makes use of…
Descriptors: Written Language, Theories, Social Support Groups, Help Seeking
Ashman, Greg – SAGE Publications Ltd (UK), 2021
Direct instruction and explicit teaching can offer you a shorter, straighter route to developing effective learning in your classroom. In this smart and accessible book, Greg Ashman explores how you can harness the potential of these often misunderstood and misapplied teaching methods to achieve positive learning outcomes for the students you…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Research, Theories, Cognitive Psychology
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Pramling, Niklas – SpringerBriefs in Education, 2023
This book concisely explores the distinguishing features of scientific knowledge and research in early childhood education and care (ECEC). It has a dual-level focus of containing and relating the concrete practices of conducting research with the more fundamental conceptual discussions around research -- the Bildung of the researcher. The book…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Educational Research, Research Methodology
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Holbrook, Robert L., Jr.; Chappell, David – Management Teaching Review, 2019
Motivation is a fundamental component in management and organizational behavior courses. At the same time, it can be a complicated topic for teaching and learning due to the number of popular models and theories. The activity described here is a simple and fast way to illustrate the components of two of the most important and practical motivation…
Descriptors: Motivation, Theories, Administrator Education, Class Activities
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Raymond, Chad – Journal of Political Science Education, 2021
U.S. undergraduates often hold ill-informed and stereotypical perceptions about the Middle East. While theories of comparative politics can help undergraduates gain a more nuanced view of the region, these theories often strike students as extremely abstract and unrelated to actual experience. The use of novels from the Middle East can help…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Novels, Middle Eastern Studies, Political Science
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Greenslade, Thomas B., Jr. – Physics Teacher, 2018
Some of you may remember the 1979 television series "Connections" that was written and narrated by James Burke, a British science writer. Burke's technique was to choose a number of seemingly unrelated ideas and show how they led to developments in science and technology. This is an enjoyable business, even if some of the connections…
Descriptors: Science History, Physics, Scientific Concepts, Energy
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Broumi, Said, Ed. – IGI Global, 2023
Fuzzy sets have experienced multiple expansions since their conception to enhance their capacity to convey complex information. Intuitionistic fuzzy sets, image fuzzy sets, q-rung orthopair fuzzy sets, and neutrosophic sets are a few of these extensions. Researchers and academics have acquired a lot of information about their theories and methods…
Descriptors: Theories, Mathematical Logic, Intuition, Decision Making
Watt, Sherry K., Ed.; Mahatmya, Duhita, Ed.; Mohebali, Milad, Ed.; Martin-Stanley, Charles R., II, Ed. – Stylus Publishing LLC, 2022
This book presents a state-of-the-art, robust, and adaptable process, the Theory of Being, that offers strategies for working across Difference, and for embarking on constructive dialogue around the issues that drive us apart, both individually and collectively. Whether around racial, gender, and/or social class inequity, core beliefs, uses of…
Descriptors: Social Differences, Cultural Differences, Interpersonal Communication, Conflict Resolution
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Pereira, Paulo; Marinho, Daniel A.; Santos, Fernando – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2021
Physical activity levels and participation in sport-related activities is, in many cases, decreasing. This decrease has been associated with the quality of physical education, which in turn may be determined by the motivational climate. This article aims to provide practical applications, derived from self-determination theory, that may help…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Athletics, Physical Activities, Physical Education
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Sánchez Sánchez, Virginia; Martinez, Emilly K.; Jackson, Diane L. – Communication Teacher, 2020
Metatheoretical perspectives, and their role in influencing the research process, can be difficult for undergraduate students to grasp. The communication field brings together myriad approaches to communication, lending to students' confusion (Muller, H. L., & Craig, R. T. [2007]. Introduction. In R. T. Craig & H. L. Muller [Eds.],…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Communication Research, Theories, Introductory Courses
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