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Nishi, Naomi W. – Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2023
Drawing on Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Critical Whiteness Studies, I use portraiture to analyze and vividly describe the subtlest of racial microaggressions proffered by white college students against Students of Color in College Algebra group work. In illustrating this racist abuse, this paper also builds on racial microaggression theory and…
Descriptors: Critical Race Theory, Racism, White Students, College Students
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Akbulut, Melisa; Açikalin, Mehmet – Journal of International Social Studies, 2020
While the use of primary sources in education has long been an object of interest, their adoption is still lacking in social studies courses in Turkey. This work presents the results of a qualitative study conducted with the participation of 37 students and a social studies teacher with the aim to reveal seventh-grade students' and teachers'…
Descriptors: Primary Sources, Social Studies, Early Adolescents, Grade 7
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Hands, Catherine M. – School Community Journal, 2014
This study builds on existing research on school-community partnerships in middle and secondary schools by examining the roles of the students and the impact of social influences on their school-community liaising practices. Documents, observations, and 20 interviews with students, school leaders, teachers, and support staff from one urban,…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, School Community Relationship, Student Role, Social Influences
Owens, Emiel W.; Song, Holim – Online Yearbook of Urban Learning, Teaching, and Research, 2009
Alternative certification programs are changing the face of the teaching profession. Not only have these programs attracted individuals from different disciplines and educational backgrounds, they have also changed the ethnic and gender makeup of the classroom teaching population. This suggests an increase in point-of-view diversity in the…
Descriptors: Teacher Shortage, Alternative Teacher Certification, Urban Teaching, Urban Schools
Conwell, Catherine R.; And Others – 1988
This study investigates the effect of cooperative learning on students' self-perceptions. Areas explored include students' perceptions concerning their: (1) achievement, regardless of present achievement level; (2) personal worth; (3) friendship formation with different ethnic groups and sexes; and (4) enjoyment of school. Interviews were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Cooperative Learning, Friendship
Evertson, Carolyn M., Ed.; Weinstein, Carol S., Ed. – Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (Bks), 2006
Classroom management is a topic of enduring concern for teachers, administrators, and the public. It consistently ranks as the first or second most serious educational problem in the eyes of the general public, and beginning teachers consistently rank it as their most pressing concern during their early teaching years. Management problems continue…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Research, Classroom Communication, Critical Theory