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Keengwe, Jared, Ed.; Onchwari, Grace, Ed.; Hucks, Darrell, Ed. – IGI Global, 2014
With the emergence of innovative technologies, the digital nature of learning environments has changed the face of education. The integration of these technologies into classroom instruction is essential for promoting student learning. "Literacy Enrichment and Technology Integration in Pre-Service Teacher Education" examines the various…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Technology Integration, Technological Literacy
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Deschenes, Sarah; McLaughlin, Milbrey; Newman, Anne – New Directions for Youth Development, 2008
Youth occupy a unique place in democratic society. They must primarily rely on others to speak on their behalf as decisions are made about the allocation of resources within and across various youth-serving institutions. Advocacy organizations comprise crucial representational assets for all youth, but America's poorest children and youth…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Community Organizations, Urban Youth, Public Policy
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Woodland, Malcolm H.; Martin, Justin F.; Hill, R. LeRoi; Worrell, Frank C. – Journal of Negro Education, 2009
The social and educational life risks associated with being a Black male in the United States are not novel concerns. However, researchers, policymakers, educators, and other stakeholders have yet to consistently identify programs and interventions that can mediate the inequities that confront young Black men. Some researchers have indicated that…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Urban Youth, Males, Youth Programs
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Emdin, Christopher – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2009
In this article I explore research in urban science education inspired by the work of Kris Gutierrez in a paper based on her 2005 Scribner Award. It addresses key points in Gutierrez's work by exploring theoretical frameworks for research and approaches to teaching and research that expand the discourse on the agency of urban youth in corporate…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Urban Schools, Urban Education, Science Education
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Basch, Charles E. – Journal of School Health, 2011
Objectives: To outline the prevalence and disparities of asthma among school-aged urban minority youth, causal pathways through which poorly controlled asthma adversely affects academic achievement, and proven or promising approaches for schools to address these problems. Methods: Literature review. Results: Asthma is the most common chronic…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Health Services, Physical Education, Incidence
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Madsen, Lian Malai – Linguistics and Education: An International Research Journal, 2011
In this paper I focus on sequences of interaction among youth where the participants engage in classroom related activities (such as spelling, discussion of essays, etc.). My paper is based on interactional and ethnographic data collected among youth in two different leisure contexts. I discuss how the participants by employment of various…
Descriptors: Social Class, Class Activities, Ethnography, School Orientation
Cade, Vilicia – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Discussions about the ways of improving high schools have frequently considered school size and many "new" schools reduce the size to personalize the school experience and produce more positive student outcomes. Interest in designing new small schools has increased. Embedded in many of the small school design initiatives is the belief that new…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Small Schools, Educational Facilities Design, School Size
Whitney, Stephanie Rae – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Access to quality mathematics content and instruction has been equated as a civil right (Moses & Cobb, 2001). However, access to empowering mathematics is not a reality for many urban youth. Data show an achievement gap between Black, Hispanic and American Indian students and their peers which, in turn, result in unequal access to education and…
Descriptors: High School Students, Urban Youth, Urban Schools, Charter Schools
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Barton, Angela Calabrese; Tan, Edna – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2010
This article investigates the development of agency in science among low-income urban youth aged 10 to 14 as they participated in a voluntary year-round program on green energy technologies conducted at a local community club in a midwestern city. Focusing on how youth engaged a summer unit on understanding and modeling the relationship between…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Urban Environment, Urban Youth, Low Income Groups
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Lloyd, Jennifer E. V.; Hertzman, Clyde – Journal of Community Psychology, 2010
The authors took a population-based approach to testing how commonly studied neighborhood socioeconomic conditions are associated with the language and cognitive outcomes of residentially stable rural and urban children tracked from kindergarten (ages 5-6) to Grade 4 (ages 9-10). Child-level kindergarten Early Development Instrument (EDI) data…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Rural Urban Differences, Foreign Countries, Urban Youth
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Nygreen, Kysa – Ethnography and Education, 2010
This article examines the work of three urban youths as they designed and taught a social justice class at an urban continuation high school in California, USA. Drawing from a two-year ethnographic study of the project, it shows that youth participants constructed a set of imagined binaries to frame teachers, schoolwork and coercion "in…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Figurative Language, Ethnography, Social Change
Yoder, Maureen Brown – Learning & Leading with Technology, 2009
For educators looking for new ways to engage their students, multiuser virtual environments (MUVEs) offer a great opportunity for creative teaching and learning. MUVEs teach students social, technical, and practical life skills in a setting that is engaging and playful. One might be surprised how much these virtual environments teach students…
Descriptors: Community Leaders, Virtual Classrooms, Urban Youth, Creative Teaching
Jentleson, Barbara C. – Teachers College Press, 2011
This is the dramatic story behind the transformation of Duke University from an isolated, exclusive institution to the dynamic, civically engaged campus that exists today. "Better Together" examines the first decade of the Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership (DDNP) and its involvement with Project HOPE, six quality community-based…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Community Leaders, Social Problems, Low Income Groups
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Basch, Charles E. – Journal of School Health, 2011
Objectives: To outline the prevalence and disparities of vision problems among school-aged urban minority youth, causal pathways through which vision problems adversely affects academic achievement, and proven or promising approaches for schools to address these problems. Methods: Literature review. Results: More than 20% of school-aged youth have…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, African American Children, Low Income, School Nurses
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Basch, Charles E. – Journal of School Health, 2011
Objectives: To outline the prevalence and disparities of physical activity among school-aged urban minority youth, causal pathways through which low levels of physical activity and fitness adversely affects academic achievement, and proven or promising approaches for schools to increase physical activity and physical fitness among youth. Methods:…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Physical Education, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level
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