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Pardini, Priscilla – Phi Delta Kappan, 2013
Milwaukee's gay-friendly Alliance High School was conceived to be a welcoming and confirming school for kids who have been teased and bullied and had their interests marginalized in traditional schools. The result is a group of teens who feel they have found a safe place as they explore who they will be and how they will live the rest of their…
Descriptors: High Schools, Urban Schools, Adolescents, Homosexuality
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Woodard, Randall – Canadian Journal of Educational Administration and Policy, 2009
The discussion about the meaning and intended results of education is a conversation that must be undertaken frequently by all stakeholders in the educational process. One of these conversation partners is the Catholic school system. As in the public school sector, the question of school mission is taking place among leaders in the parochial…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Outcomes of Education, Role of Education, Administrators
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Chan, David W. – Roeper Review, 2011
Six hundred and seventeen teacher-nominated Chinese gifted students rated the importance of 25 characteristics and 14 competencies for teachers of gifted learners, and all 39 characteristics and competencies were endorsed as important. The 25 teacher characteristics could be conceptualized in four dimensions, as an individuality orientation, a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academically Gifted, Student Attitudes, Teacher Characteristics
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Pivato, Emma – Developmental Disabilities Bulletin, 2009
Although much has been written about the normalization and social inclusion of persons with developmental disabilities over the past 50 years, a small subset of this population has remained largely overlooked--individuals who are quadriplegic, non-verbal and who also have additional disabilities, including cognitive impairment. The present project…
Descriptors: Human Dignity, Hygiene, Severe Disabilities, Multiple Disabilities
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Fitch, E. Frank – Philosophical Studies in Education, 2009
Disability and dependence are integral to the human experience and yet have been largely marginalized or denigrated within Western philosophy. Joining a growing counter narrative from the disability studies movement, several mainstream moral philosophers are helping to redress this error. In this essay, the author discusses ideas from four such…
Descriptors: Inclusive Schools, Disabilities, Human Dignity, Mainstreaming
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Bae, Jaehan – Art Education, 2012
Murals have become a powerful art form for portraying antiwar, human rights, social justice, and human dignity issues. Educators and artists have conducted mural workshops with adolescents in international settings to educate them about peace, human rights, and cultural tolerance. Learning with murals has been shown to be pedagogically meaningful…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Cooperative Learning, Peace, Workshops
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Jackson-Barrett, Elizabeth – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2011
In 2011, three years on from the Apology given by Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd to the Stolen Generations and coupled with the Federal Governments agenda to "close the gap" in education for Aboriginal students, perhaps it is time to retrospectively look at the issues and challenges that have moulded the terrain of Aboriginal education in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Access to Education, Academic Persistence
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Wilson, Elvinet S. – Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research, 2009
With a goal to better understand what it means to become a United States citizen, the present qualitative study uncovered the narratives of 11 Afro-Caribbean immigrants living in Phoenix, Arizona, and included the investigator as a research participant. Grounded theory analysis of the combined auto-ethnographic and interview data yielded…
Descriptors: Blacks, Qualitative Research, Grounded Theory, Citizenship
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Steed, Chris – Curriculum Journal, 2009
In this article I argue that the concept of personalisation is simply rhetorical unless it facilitates theory and practice which takes seriously and engages with the value of the human person. The idea of human value is a fundamental theme in social and cultural life and the motor behind many psychological and social processes. Traditionally,…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Active Learning, Theory Practice Relationship, Educational Strategies
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Gorsevski, Ellen W.; Schuck, Raymond I.; Lin, Canchu – Western Journal of Communication, 2012
Using rhetorical analysis in the form of an autoethnographically informed biocritique, this study applies and expands the concept of rhetorical plasticity to examine the popular museum exhibit "Bodies: The Exhibition," which is arguably the most controversial of a series of contemporary museum exhibits that feature deceased human bodies…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Human Body, Non Western Civilization, Death
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Ko, Po-Yuk; Adamson, Bob – History of Education, 2011
Teachers in China are regarded as vulnerable to sociopolitical changes. This paper, however, focuses on the resilience and innovativeness of state-selected expert teachers--the recipients of the Special Rank Teacher (SRT) award. This award was the product of a transitional period in the aftermath of the Cultural Revolution, and was an act of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching (Occupation), Experienced Teachers, Expertise
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Aluede, Oyaziwo; Adeleke, Fajoju; Omoike, Don; Afen-Akpaida, Justina – Journal of Instructional Psychology, 2008
Bullying behaviour no doubt is becoming a common feature, and a nightmare in schools all over the world. It is a worrisome practice in schools because it infringes on the child's right to human dignity, privacy, freedom and security. The physical, emotional and educational consequences of bullying behaviour can never be underestimated. Therefore,…
Descriptors: Bullying, Childrens Rights, Mental Health, Human Dignity
Gabriele, Edward – Journal of Research Administration, 2010
Leadership is a multifaceted construct. It requires mentoring as a lifelong experience. Leadership is not an isolated phenomenon, but an activity completely interrelated with those one leads. It can never be separated from its essential community or organizational context. This makes the experience of mentoring all the more critical. Adding yet to…
Descriptors: Leadership, Mentors, Health Services, Organizational Culture
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Sari, Mediha; Doganay, Ahmet – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2009
The main purpose of this study is to investigate the functions of hidden curriculum on respect for human dignity which is one of the basic democratic values in detail in two elementary schools with low and high quality school life in Adana-Turkey. In this case study, the data were gathered through observations and interviews from teachers and…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Hidden Curriculum, Human Dignity, Foreign Countries
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Hoffman, Adria R. – Music Educators Journal, 2011
A great deal of discussion of religious music in schools has been generated in our field. As we become increasingly sensitive to the diverse interests of the multiple stakeholders in public schools, issues of political correctness and pedagogical goals are raised. The author poses questions about religion and music education. To generate a…
Descriptors: Music Education, Music, Religion, Political Attitudes
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