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Vincent, Stacy K.; Kirby, Andrea T. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2015
The purpose of this mixed-methods case study was to examine the dynamic of Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (Gay, 2010) among nine secondary agriculture teachers in ethnically diverse schools. By reviewing the diversity of student enrollment in the agriculture programs, the participants were separated by two groups: diverse and non-diverse. A hybrid…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Culturally Relevant Education, Teacher Education, Secondary School Teachers
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Pinson, Halleli; Agbaria, Ayman K. – Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 2015
Similar to other national contexts, in Israel since the 1980s we have witnessed the emergence of neo-liberal policies in education. However, very little attention has been given to the ways in which they affect the school level and even less attention has been given to the impact of these policy changes on Arab schools in Israel. This article…
Descriptors: Neoliberalism, Foreign Countries, Arabs, Educational Policy
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Call-Cummings, Meagan; Hook, Margaret Remstad – Journal of Peace Education, 2015
Is empowering peace education primarily about providing individuals with skills to respond to violence they experience and capabilities to enhance their own lives? Or is inspiring social transformation to alter forms of injustice that contribute to violence an equally valid and important dimension of an empowering peace education program? This…
Descriptors: Peace, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Empowerment
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García, Alexandra A.; Brown, Sharon A.; Horner, Sharon D.; Zuñiga, Julie; Arheart, Kristopher L. – Health Education Research, 2015
This pilot study evaluated an innovative diabetes symptom awareness and self-management educational program for Mexican Americans, a fast growing minority population experiencing a diabetes epidemic. Patients with diabetes need assistance interpreting and managing symptoms, which are often annoying and potentially life-threatening. A repeated…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Diabetes, Mexican Americans, Experimental Groups
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Beauchamp, Gary; Burden, Kevin; Abbinett, Emily – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2015
In learning to use a new technology like the iPad, primary teachers adopt a diverse range of experiential, informal and playful strategies contrasting sharply with traditional models underpinning professional development which emphasise formal courses and events led by "experts" conducted in formal settings such as the school. Since…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Faculty Development
Cornetto, Karen M. – Online Submission, 2015
This report summarizes district-level results of the 2015 Teaching, Empowering, Leading, and Learning (TELL) AISD Survey. A separate one-page research brief also was published. [For the brief, see ED626501.]
Descriptors: School Districts, Teacher Surveys, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Conditions
Andrew Wiegand; Michelle Manno; Sengsouvanh Leshnick; Louisa Treskon; Christian Geckeler; Heather Lewis-Charp; Castle Sinicrope; Mika Clark; Brandon Nicholson – MDRC, 2015
YouthBuild is intended to help high school dropouts, ages 16 to 24, who face an array of impediments to their educational and employment success as they progress into adulthood. Stemming from one program launched in the late 1970s, today over 270 YouthBuild programs operate nationwide. YouthBuild is a principles-based model that values a…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Adolescents, Young Adults, Youth Programs
Alexander, B.; Adams Becker, S.; Cummins, M.; Hall Giesinger, C. – New Media Consortium, 2017
"Digital Literacy in Higher Education, Part II: An NMC Horizon Project Strategic Brief" is a follow-up to the 2016 strategic brief, supported by Adobe, which explored an increasingly pressing challenge for United States higher education institutions: advancing digital literacy among students and faculty. This second edition aims to…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Technological Literacy, Instructional Leadership, Best Practices
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Shahriar, Ambreen, Ed.; Syed, Ghazal Kazim, Ed. – IGI Global, 2017
The pursuit of higher education has become increasingly popular among students of many different backgrounds and cultures. As these students embark on higher learning, it is imperative for educators and universities to be culturally sensitive to their differing individualities. "Student Culture and Identity in Higher Education" is an…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, Identification (Psychology), Cultural Awareness
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Sapiro, Michael – Journal of International Students, 2011
This paper investigates the processes and challenges of creating a socially integrated, empowered immigrant identity by exploring the concepts acculturation model. The author examines the psychology of acculturation and the processes for creating a socially integrated bicultural self for immigrants who retain cultural traditions while adapting to…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Immigrants, Migrant Education, Social Integration
Data for Action, 2011
Nearly every high-priority item in national, federal, state, and local discussions about education--and policy proposals across the political spectrum--requires high-quality longitudinal data to inform its design, implementation, and evaluation. This factsheet shares Data Quality Campaign's (DQC's) analysis of what "Data for Action 2011: DQC's…
Descriptors: Empowerment, Research Utilization, State Government, Parents
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Naraian, Srikala – Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 2011
Within inclusive education research, the call to foster participation stems from a generalized vision for promoting democratic practices within classrooms, prompting the concern for eliciting student "voices." In this ethnographic study, I explore the utility of "voice" as a workable construct in securing participation within inclusive classrooms.…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Participation, Ethnography, Grade 1
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Raffo, Carlo – British Journal of Educational Studies, 2011
An enduring concern for educational policy in many affluent countries is the endemic nature of educational inequalities that are predominately located in poor urban contexts. Given the inabilities of school reform "per se" to deal with these inequalities, the paper focuses on issues of scarcity and spatial processes that are implicated…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Urban Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Urban Youth
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Brooks, Catherine F.; Young, Stacy L. – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2011
Self-determination theory (SDT) underpins research on learner empowerment, but it is rarely discussed in empowerment-related literature. In addition, a motivational measure stemming from SDT has received little visibility in communication research. To address these concerns, this study focuses on motivational theory and measurement in an attempt…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Self Determination, Student Empowerment, Theories
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Suissa, Amnon Jacob – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2011
Defined by researchers as "a silent epidemic" the gambling phenomenon is a social problem that has a negative impact on individuals, families and communities. Among these effects, there is exasperating evidence of comprised community networks, a deterioration of family and social ties, psychiatric co-morbidity, suicides and more recently,…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Substance Abuse, Homeless People, Pathology
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