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Journell, Wayne; Ayers, Cheryl A.; Beeson, Melissa Walker – Educational Forum, 2013
This article describes possibilities afforded by using social media, specifically Twitter, as a way to encourage students to join political conversations across the United States and around the world. In this study, we describe a project in which students used Twitter to share commentary about the state of the 2012 presidential election. The…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Computer Mediated Communication, Electronic Publishing, Web Sites
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Graham, Anthony; Erwin, Kimberly D. – Journal of Negro Education, 2011
This phenomenological investigation examines the perceptions of the teaching profession as a viable career option by high-achieving high school-aged African American boys. Researchers used random sampling to identify high schools in one large urban school district and criterion sampling to examine the perceptions of 63 African American 11th-grade…
Descriptors: African American Students, Urban Schools, Teaching (Occupation), Focus Groups
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Oliver, Kevin; Kellogg, Shaun; Patel, Ruchi – CALICO Journal, 2012
High school students participating in online courses offered by the North Carolina Virtual Public School (NCVPS) completed end-of-course surveys in spring 2009. When the responses of 559 foreign language students were compared to students in five other subject area groups, the findings suggested foreign language students had significantly lower…
Descriptors: Second Languages, Online Courses, Second Language Learning, Cooperation
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Brown, Kathleen M.; Wynn, Susan – Journal of School Leadership, 2004
According to recent data, the pool of principal candidates is shrinking. How is the role perceived and what can school districts do to make it more attractive in recruiting and retaining highly qualified administrators? This open-ended, qualitative study sought to uncover the underlying reasons leadership-skilled women teachers choose to remain in…
Descriptors: Females, Principals, Instructional Leadership, Women Administrators