In this study, the author explores metaphors related to students' experiences conducting collaborative arts-based ethnographic research in a U.S. nonprofit organization. A metaphor analysis of 25 students' essays revealed they were most likely to frame their experiences with arts-based service learning as a journey or a sports contest. The author…

Although the benefits of experiential learning for students are well documented, such courses are sometimes seen as a professional burden for faculty because they are very labor- and time-intensive endeavors. This paper suggests, however, that the time investment in experiential learning courses can be made more efficient if faculty members treat…

The push for accountability in public schooling has extended to the measurement of teacher performance, accelerated by federal efforts through Race to the Top. Currently, a large number of states and districts across the country are computing measures of teacher performance based on the standardized test scores of their students and using them in…

In this article, we tell the story of inquiring about, designing, implementing and studying our enactment of non-traditional assessment practices in our elementary education university methods course. We organized this article using a theater playbill metaphor, starting with a prologue, followed by three acts and an intermission, and concluding…

Engineering has gained considerable traction in many K-12 schools. However, there are several obstacles or challenges to an effective approach that leads to student learning. Questions such as where engineering best fits in the curriculum; how to include it authentically and appropriately; toward what educational end; and how best to prepare…

In 2007, the physical education program at Sunnyside Middle School in Lafayette, Indiana, was in constant flux. Teacher turnover occurred annually, facilities were subpar, the curriculum was outdated, opportunities for professional development were rare, and most importantly, students lacked maximum movement opportunities in physical education. In…

The Education Trust research report "Stuck Schools" suggests a framework for identifying chronically low-performing schools in need of turnaround. The study uses Maryland and Indiana to show that some low-performing schools make progress while others remain stagnant. The report has four serious problems of reliability and validity,…

DISCUSSION TOPICS AND CONFEREE OPINIONS OF A LEXICOGRAPHY CONFERENCE HELD AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION IN 1960 ARE BRIEFLY SUMMARIZED IN THIS DOCUMENT. THE REPORT IS ONE OF A SERIES OF 13 PAPERS RESULTING FROM THE CONFERENCE. (JH)

Fifty manpower research projects reported during May and June of 1969 are listed alphabetically by researcher. Accompanying information includes the researcher's address, title of the project and an indication of whether the project was in progress or completed at the time of this reporting. (CH)

A VOLUNTEER, EXTRA-CURRICULAR PROGRAM FOR GIFTED STUDENTS IS DESCRIBED. TWO MAIN PURPOSES ARE--TO INTEREST AND STIMULATE GIFTED STUDENTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND BROADENING OF THEIR PERSPECTIVES IN THE SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS FIELDS AND TO ENCOURAGE THESE STUDENTS TO UNDERTAKE A PROJECT IN THE FIELDS OF SCIENCE OR MATHEMATICS, IN THE NATURE OF…

Occupational research and development goals concern: (1) stimulating occupational research and development activities, (2) developing coordination for a state system of occupational research and development, (3) maintaining information of research findings and needs, (4) increasing producer and consumer competence of state personnel, and (5)…

Since the inauguration of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) in the United States, with a billion-dollar budget to induce educational reform, American schools have been under the microscope for meeting accountability standards for students. The performance pressures have intensified as the consequences for not achieving academic…

This report, one segment of the first phase of the Indiana Higher Education Facilities Comprehensive Planning Study, covers major items of financial income and expenditures in colleges and universities in Indiana encompassing data from 1957-58 through 1966-67. Chapters concern capital financing, endowment funds, total educational and general…

A STUDY GROUP ON READING WAS HELD AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY, BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, FROM JANUARY 21 THROUGH JANUARY 26, 1963. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING OF LEADING SCHOLARS, DRAWN CHIEFLY FROM THE FIELDS OF PSYCHOLOGY AND LINGUISTICS, WAS (1) TO EXPLORE THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF EXISTING THEORIES AND RESEARCH ON READING, (2) TO DISCUSS ITS…

This report, the third segment of the first phase of the Indiana Education Facilities Comprehensive Planning Study, investigates programs and staff (professional and nonprofessional) in Indiana colleges and universities. Using the fall of 1967 as a base point, data were collected regarding the distribution of staff, programs offered, degree…