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Rogers, Jennifer – NAMTA Journal, 2015
Jennifer Rogers writes with apt and lyrical snippets from her perspective as a Montessori parent and from her long history as a primary guide. This short piece examines the word "grace" from multiple facets and serves as a meditation that uplifts and reminds us "that the life of a child is a gift."
Descriptors: Montessori Method, Montessori Schools, Spiritual Development, Religion
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Schneider, Barbara – Sociology of Education, 2016
Barbara Schneider is the John A. Hannah Chair and University Distinguished Professor in the College of Education and Department of Sociology at Michigan State University. Her research focuses on how the social contexts of schools and families influence the academic and social well being of adolescents as they move into adulthood. In this article…
Descriptors: Equal Education, School Role, Environmental Influences, Educational Environment
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Correa, Elaine; Wilkinson, Colleen – Journal for Multicultural Education, 2017
Purpose: Even as sites for higher education work to transform curricula and strive for greater diversity among students and faculties, little is done to create safe, inviting environments for people to openly discuss the contradictions and challenges in teaching about differences. The authors' purpose is to examine multiple and intersecting…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Individual Differences, Racial Differences, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
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Blatt, Erica N. – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2014
In their article, "Space, relations, and the learning of science," Wolff-Michael Roth and Pei-Ling Hsu draw our attention to the importance of field in the teaching and learning of science. While the Roth and Hsu study is focused on the scientific research laboratory as an internship setting for the teaching of science, this response to…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Science Laboratories, Internship Programs, Educational Facilities
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Singh, Jasjit – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2012
Although young Sikhs are regularly accused of not attending "gurdwara" and not being interested in Sikhism, many young Sikhs are now learning about Sikhism outside traditional religious institutions. Using data gathered as part of a research project studying the transmission of Sikhism among 18- to 30-year-old British Sikhs, this essay…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Foreign Countries, Religious Cultural Groups, Family Environment
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McGruder, Kate – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 2019
Though there is extensive research on the health outcomes of individuals who have experienced adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), society at large has not embraced this ground-breaking research and many still believe that the use of harsh punishment for students provides the same intended result as a discipline approach that teaches coping…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Coping, Punishment, Discipline
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Böckler, Nils; Roth, Viktoria; Stetten, Lina; Zick, Andreas – International Journal of Developmental Science, 2014
The authors begin their commentary by saying that looking at the phenotypical characteristics of a school shooting, which focus on the perpetrators' experiences in school contexts seems to be overdue. In spite of methodological problems, the studies involved in the review seem to paint a clear picture with regard to social ostracism and harassment…
Descriptors: Risk, Violence, Bullying, Rejection (Psychology)
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Zeng, Zhengping – English Language Teaching, 2018
Anderson's central concern in his "ELT Journal" article (Vol. 69, No. 3, 2015) is to introduce several helpful changes teachers can make to a regular lesson plan pro forma due to a particular language learning environment and unpredictable events. In introducing these changes, Anderson discusses affordance, learning objectives, and…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Lesson Plans
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Holland, Barbara A. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2016
In this commentary, author Barbara Holland reflects on her 1999 "Journal of Public Service & Outreach" article, "Factors and Strategies That Influence Faculty Involvement in Public Service" (EJ589785) reprinted in this 20th anniversary issue of "Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement." In the late…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Faculty, Higher Education, National Surveys
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Meyer, John W. – Sociology of Education, 2016
In the half century since the 1966 Coleman Report, scholars have yet to develop a consensus regarding the relationship between schools and inequality. The Coleman Report suggested that schools play little role in generating achievement gaps, but social scientists have identified many ways in which schools provide better learning environments to…
Descriptors: Equal Education, School Role, Socioeconomic Status, Achievement Gap
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Bulfin, Michael – Philosophical Studies in Education, 2017
A university commitment to the liberal arts can take many forms, but more often than not it attempts to ensure that all students, regardless of direction or professed major, become educated in some form about the defining events of Western Civilization. There are many specialized History and Global Studies courses that educate students about…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Liberal Arts, Western Civilization, History Instruction
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McCartney, Elspeth – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2017
Fricke et al. and Hagen et al. (2017) each report on large-scale pragmatic randomised controlled trials delivered in schools or nurseries, investigating language interventions for vulnerable children and showing moderate positive effect sizes. Such research is part of a recent development of 'what works' research in England, and the number of…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Intervention, Decision Making, Foreign Countries
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Mason, Lance E. – Philosophical Studies in Education, 2013
The author argues that Dewey's conception of the lost individual and his proposed solutions for reconstruction can help both schooling and society address problems of depoliticization and individualization. He first examines Dewey's notion of formation of the self, forged through transactions with one's physical and social…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Physical Environment, Social Environment, Educational Philosophy
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Dai, David Yun – High Ability Studies, 2012
Ziegler and Phillipson provide a timely, thought-provoking critique of traditional approaches to gifted education. For a long time, the field has searched in vain for the Holy Grail of giftedness. Alas, the essentialist assumption fails because giftedness does not have a single essence that holds its identity, unity, and continuity. Reification of…
Descriptors: Gifted, Criticism, Teaching Methods, Educational Environment
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Yam, Sharon – Composition Forum, 2018
This article posits that inviting students to interrogate and share their worldviews through personal narratives could promote mutual inquiry across difference. Detailing a series of assignments and activities developed from the model of invitational rhetoric, this article analyzes students' writing and reflections to demonstrate how mutual…
Descriptors: World Views, Personal Narratives, Student Attitudes, Assignments
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