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Jaclyn Christine Burr – English Journal, 2017
This article explores using spoken word poetry and song analysis in the classroom to inspire students to analyze their identities and strive for social justice in their research efforts. Poetry is empowering. It can show students how people express themselves, push them to consider their own identities, and inspire them to seek social change.…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Teaching Methods, Music, Singing
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Zakai, Sivan – Journal of Jewish Education, 2011
The Naphtali Herz Imber Jewish Day School proudly proclaimed its commitment to Israel, yet many of its students experienced profound ambivalence toward the Jewish State. Why? The school was committed to a series of contradictory values which surfaced in its approach to Israel education. This article outlines three distinct yet interrelated…
Descriptors: Expertise, Jews, Day Schools, Foreign Countries
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Booth, Margaret Zoller; Gerard, Jean M. – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2011
Utilizing mixed methodology, this paper investigates the relationship between self-esteem and academic achievement for young adolescents within two Western cultural contexts: the United States and England. Quantitative and qualitative data from 86 North American and 86 British adolescents were utilized to examine the links between self-esteem and…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Foreign Countries
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Tsai, Kim M.; Fuligni, Andrew J. – Developmental Psychology, 2012
This article examined changes in ethnic identity as a function of college type and residential status and whether differences due to college type could be explained by involvement in extracurricular activities and college ethnic composition. Although no changes in ethnic labeling or belonging were found, there was a normative decrease in ethnic…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Extracurricular Activities, Self Concept, Institutional Characteristics