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Gretchen S. Goode; Laurie MacGillivray; Margaret S. Curwen; Amy Lassiter Ardell; Leslee K. Bailey-Tarbett – Literacy Research: Theory, Method, and Practice, 2024
In this study, we explore systems thinking maps as a local literacy practice in a systems thinking professional development institute for PreK-8 teachers. Existing literature underscores the necessity of equipping teachers with a robust understanding of systems thinking; this study addresses a call in the research to find ways to do so. Rooted in…
Descriptors: Systems Approach, Thinking Skills, Concept Mapping, Literacy
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Ross, Donna L.; Grant, Maria – Science Teacher, 2022
Science is a human endeavor; the way it is taught, applied, and in some cases exclude populations from having access to it, may affect people for generations (NGSS Lead States 2013). Science education continues to be a complex civil rights issue (Tate 2001), but there is hope. Movements to promote just, equitable, and inclusive opportunities to…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Urban Schools
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Kim, Johnny S.; Johnson, Toni K. – School Social Work Journal, 2012
Economic strains play an important factor in students not only dropping out of school but also for not being able to attend college. As the cost of college tuition increases, many youths may perceive that the possibility of attending college may be out of their reach for financial reasons. Using data drawn from the savings for education,…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Anxiety, Paying for College, Tuition