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Koldewyn, Elizabeth Ann – 1998
A study examined the effects of prior knowledge on the reading comprehension of disadvantaged first-grade students from an inner-city school in northern Utah. A thematic approach using trade books, field experiences, Language Experience Activities, and student journals was used to increase background knowledge of the at-risk first graders who were…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Research, Disadvantaged Youth, Field Experience Programs
Duncan, P. Kay; Clayburn, Climetine – 1997
The "new science" of leadership encourages and supports participative management and focuses on relationships. As they train educational leaders in democratic, humane, and inclusive principles, educators must model those same principles in their classrooms. Teachers seeking to evoke the voices of adult learners through transformative teaching must…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment
Hester, Paul H. – 1994
This study sought to demonstrate how an interactive model can be used as a "semiotic" tool to reconcile contrasting views of the role of the college professor. The study used concepts of group dynamics to study classroom leadership, climate, and expectations and a social-psychological perspective was used to analyze group interaction patterns as…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research, College Faculty
Saggio, Joseph J. – 2001
This study examined American Indian and Alaska Native students' college choice and persistence beyond the freshman year at American Indian College. Focus groups and interviews were conducted with 29 students from 18 tribes attending American Indian College, a very small Bible college affiliated with the Assemblies of God and located in Phoenix,…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indian Students, Church Related Colleges
Roberts, Celia; Byram, Michael; Barro, Ana; Jordan, Shirley; Street, Brian – 2001
This book describes a new approach to teaching and learning cultural studies. Borrowing the idea of ethnography from anthropologists, it argues that language students can be taught methods for investigating the cultural and social patterns of interaction and the values and beliefs that account for them. Doing an ethnographic study while living…
Descriptors: College Students, Cultural Awareness, Ethnography, High School Students
Taylor, Edward W. – 2002
A qualitative longitudinal study, intended to encourage graduate programs to reflect on how their programs are making a difference in their students' adult teaching practice, explored how practicing adult educators' beliefs about teaching were impacted by participating in a graduate program in adult education. Sixteen practicing adult educators…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Attitude Change, Beliefs
White, Carolyne; Martin, Joe; Hays, Pat; Senese, Guy; Foley, Jean Ann; Nuvayouma, Diane; Riley-Taylor, Elaine – 2002
This conference "performance session" addresses the tensions encountered by indigenous educators in colleges and universities as they collaborate with tribal offices of education to create culturally responsive educational practices. Colonial schooling has left a legacy of institutionalized racism and sexism, sustained by postsecondary…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Biculturalism, Cultural Maintenance, Culturally Relevant Education
Kloosterman, Valentina I. – 1999
This qualitative study examined personal (socio-emotional, linguistic, and cognitive aspects) and cultural characteristics of 12 high ability, Hispanic, bilingual students in an urban elementary school, their educational experiences, and their home, school, and community environments. Case study research methods, including ethnographic interviews,…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Case Studies, Cultural Influences, Educational Environment
Hall, Clover – 1999
This study investigated factors affecting the success of African American students at a large, predominantly white, Catholic commuter institution, with approximately 10 percent African American enrollment. The study examined how students perceived campus climate; environmental factors impeding success and contributing to success; the effect of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Black Students, Catholic Schools
Glenn, Christopher M. – 1999
This study is the fifth assessment in an 18-year longitudinal study begun in 1986 to follow a group of Montessori students who attended the Franciscan Montessori Earth School in Portland, Oregon. Participating were 45 students with an average age of 18 years, about half of whom were in high school and half in college. Students completed an online…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Followup Studies, Lifelong Learning
Bishop, Kay – 1999
This study utilized qualitative research methods (observations, interviews, and analysis of written documents) to investigate the research processes of ten gifted ninth grade students who participated in independent research projects. Research stages dealing with exploring and forming a focus presented the most difficulty for the students. The…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Case Studies, Grade 9, Independent Study
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Carr, Paul; Klassen, Thomas – Journal of Educational Administration and Foundations, 1997
This case study of the Toronto Board of Education's secondary system thoroughly analyzes barriers to implementing antiracist education in a large, ethnically diverse education district. Findings highlight implementation difficulties, including poor leadership, lack of minorities in key positions, informal resistance, and decentralized decision…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Case Studies, Empowerment, Foreign Countries
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McDowell, Linda – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1997
Discusses the ways in which feminist approaches in geography have developed over the last two decades. Critically assesses the notion of a specifically feminist method and discusses the implication of the deconstruction of "woman" for feminist research and politics. Includes a tabular comparison of conventional and feminist research…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Consciousness Raising, Cultural Influences, Educational Change
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Keeler, Carolyn M. – Journal of Research on Computing in Education, 1996
Describes a qualitative evaluation of an elementary schoolwide computer implementation project. Highlights include the use of interviews, questionnaires, and surveys with teachers, students, and parents; changes in teacher attitudes and roles, classroom management, and classroom climate; and a model for creating a community of learners through the…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks
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Hill, Clara E.; And Others – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1996
Twelve experienced therapists completed a questionnaire, and 8 of the 12 were then interviewed about their experiences with a therapeutic impasse that ended in therapy termination. Data were analyzed using a qualitative methodology. Results indicated most of the clients were anxious and depressed with personality disorders and interpersonal…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Counseling, Counselor Attitudes, Counselor Client Relationship
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