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Madigan, Jennifer C. – Multiple Voices for Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 2005
In this qualitative study the author used case study methods to examine perceptions of gender, race, and disability through the viewpoints and experiences of Latina students. The participants were secondary school girls with mild to moderate disabilities attending single-gender and coeducational special education classes on an urban school site in…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Single Sex Classes, Sexual Identity, School Location
Seyfried, Nancy Hergenrother; Diamantes, Thomas – Journal of Women in Educational Leadership, 2005
The purpose for conducting this study was to explore, with credentialed and qualified women educators, career paths in educational administration. The research was qualitative. Data were collected through focus groups and mailed surveys. Six persons attended two focus groups that lasted approximately 90 minutes each. The interaction of the members…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Women Administrators, Disproportionate Representation, Focus Groups
Hohman, Melinda; King, Wendy D. – Journal of Teaching in the Addictions, 2004
Alcohol and other drug (AOD) counselors often must work collaboratively with other social service agencies, one of which is Child Protective Services (CPS). This study describes a pilot program developed to address AOD/CPS collaborative work, along with the challenges in providing collaborative work. Five AOD Studies interns were placed at a…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Pilot Projects, Focus Groups, Child Welfare
O'Neill, Peggy Schafer; Wellman, Nancy S.; Himburg, Susan P.; Johnson, Paulette; Elfenbein, Pamela – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2005
Using content analysis, this study evaluated the aging content and context in 11 nutrition sub-specialty textbooks: community nutrition (n = 3), diet therapy (n = 4), and nutrition and aging (n = 4). Pages with paragraphs on aging were identified in community nutrition and diet therapy textbooks, and 10% random samples of pages were evaluated in…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Prevention, Gerontology, Nutrition
Nguyen, Tuyen D. – Qualitative Report, 2004
This grounded theory qualitative study investigated the major influencing factors in the United States that empowered six Vietnamese women who had been in abusive relationships to take actions, to make changes in their intimate relationships, unlike many of their abused counterparts in their homeland. Interviews of two focus group sessions,…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Qualitative Research, Influences, Empowerment
Cobb, Jeanne – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2005
This articles describes a qualitative research project investigating the effects of participation by preservice teachers in a literacy tutorial early intervention program that was based on a constructivist model utilizing self-reflection and inquiry. Seven recurring themes emerged from the data analysis providing little evidence of growth in…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Preservice Teachers, Qualitative Research, Teacher Effectiveness
Shin, Hyunjung; Crookes, Graham – Critical Inquiry in Language Studies, 2005
The paper reports an investigation carried out in two Korean EFL classrooms, being small-scale interventions within existing classrooms or institutional structures. A teacher-researcher introduced critically-oriented material using an optional class in a junior high school and an existing class in a senior high school. The focus was on…
Descriptors: Asians, Critical Theory, Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries
Ryba, Tatiana V.; Williams, J. Patrick – Review of Education, Pedagogy & Cultural Studies, 2004
This paper examines issues of social difference and justice in a university international student center through a "cultural studies as praxis" model, which had been developed in the field of cultural studies and/in education by Handel Wright at the University of Tennessee (Wright 2001, 2001/2002). The model blends and hybridizes three…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Articulation (Education), Programming, Outreach Programs
Falconer, Karin Binner; Lignugaris/Kraft, Benjamin – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2002
The purpose of this inquiry was to describe the benefits and limitations of using two-way audio/video conferencing technology in a preservice teacher training program located in a remote area. Two-way conferencing technology was introduced on a trial basis to assist in the supervision of practicum students and student teachers in remote university…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Rural Areas, Feedback (Response), Teleconferencing
Sellers, Kathleen; Russo, Theresa J.; Baker, Ida; Dennison, Barbara A. – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2005
Childhood overweight has received increased national attention as a social and health problem. Childcare providers play an increasingly prominent role in the lives of young children and are therefore important in initiating change. This qualitative study determined the role of childcare professionals in the prevention of childhood overweight.…
Descriptors: Obesity, Physical Activities, Early Childhood Education, Prevention
Fuller, Heidi A.; Damico, Amy M.; Rodgers, Shannon – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2004
Recent research indicates that young girls are preoccupied with their body size and that the media may be a contributing factor. This study aimed to discover the impact of an interdisciplinary media literacy intervention curriculum on 4th-grade girls in an urban elementary school. The authors developed and implemented a series of lessons that…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Intervention, Females, Focus Groups
Unal, Hasan; Jakubowski, Elizabeth – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2007
International comparative studies revealed that US students' mathematics performance is not at the level of expectation of mathematics education community. The latest of such study is, Third international Mathematics Science Study-Repeat (TIMSS-R, 1999) continued show poor performance of US students in international arena. Total of 38 countries…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Lesson Plans, Protocol Materials, International Assessment
Friedman, Adam M.; Heafner, Tina L. – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2007
In a study investigating the effects of student engagement in inquiry learning through the development of Web sites, nearly every student reported having enjoyed the project, and the majority scored an A or B for their project grade. However, neither enjoyment nor high achievement on this performance task necessarily translated into high scores on…
Descriptors: High School Students, Grade 11, United States History, History Instruction
Meyers, Eric M. – Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 2007
Introduction: changes in educational policy and practice demand that we examine school library programmes from a new perspective. As a model that takes a developmental view of minds in context, Cultural Historical Activity Theory is particularly well suited to the study of school libraries and the learning that occurs therein. This paper focuses…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Library Services, Best Practices, Intervention
Oanh, Duong Thi Hoang; Hien, Nguyen Thu – TESL-EJ, 2006
Experience and observation as learners and teachers of English as a foreign language (EFL) convince us that memorization seems to be one of the learning methods that helps EFL students learn and use the English language, provided that memorization is used appropriately to help learners to internalise what they have learned to apply in actual…
Descriptors: Memorization, Learning Strategies, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning