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Showing 1 to 20 of 91 for “"Education, Sociology of"”.
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Social foundations of education in the elementary classroom: Four teachers explain their practices.
Social foundations of education in the elementary classroom: Four teachers explain their practices.
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The impact of college graduation on the next generation: A path analytic model.
The impact of college graduation on the next generation: A path analytic model.
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Social alienation in the junior high school: Five case studies.
Social alienation in the junior high school: Five case studies.
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Éducation populaire au Brésil : analyse critique d'un projet à Recife.
Abstract Not Available.
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You Don't Have to Get Hit to Get Hurt: Social Aggression on Television and Its Relationship to Children's Aggression in the Classroom
The purpose of the present dissertation was to examine the amount and nature of social aggression in programs popular with children and to assess whether exposure to socially aggressive content was related to similar behaviors in children. Two studies were conducted to comprehensively explore this …
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Popular Culture and the Boundaries of Pedagogy: Constructing Selves and Social Relations at a Local Community Center
… in relation to each other, I highlight the kinds of continuities and discontinuities which register in and across the social, cultural, and material worlds these young people inhabit. Such continuities and discontinuities must be understood in greater detail if theorists and researchers are to …
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Queering Composition and Identity: Moving Beyond Inclusion in Composition Classrooms and the Field
This dissertation explores the negotiations of identity that occur in subject formation within academic writing and beyond. Compositionists have attended to writers' subjectivities that hinge on race, gender, and class status; have studied ESL writers and returning adult learners; and have lauded …
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The Educational Experiences of Evangelical College Students: An Ethnography of Pedagogy, Literacy and Learning
"Undergraduates are often labeled by their teachers in the social sciences and humanities as ""conservative,"" especially if these students express orthodox religious beliefs. This study investigates a community of religiously orthodox undergraduates, members of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, …
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Integration or Marginality? The Socialization of Graduate Students
… expectations and motivations that are the result of earlier socialization experiences; (b) if students perceive that the dominant culture in their department is not congruent with their own beliefs and values, they might resist complete socialization into the culture and thus be less likely to …
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An Evaluation of English Language Teaching Aid: Albania Case Study
Since the collapse of communism, the implementation of aid for English language teaching (ELT) in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, funded by foreign aid agencies, has promoted the introduction of new methodologies and the renovation of ELT programs. Beside these new ELT developments, …
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The Post Crack Era: Teachers' Perceptions of Children Born Prenatally Exposed
… policy work in this area not be limited to the educational development of children. Rather, efforts to address this problem should include the specific health care and drug treatment needs of pregnant drug-using women. It is further recommended that school districts adopt an ecosystemic approach …
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The Construction of Personal Meaning in the Transformation of a School's Culture: Three Journeys Along the Pathway of School Improvement
… world view that supports the existence of multiple realities, multiple paths to understanding, and the possibility of influencing rather than directing change. It outlines a framework for constructing a better understanding of the change process, and it cautions administrators to respect …
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Communication Between an Early Childhood Program and the Families It Serves
"The exchange of information and other resources through communication activity is a key component of the relationships between families with young children and the staff of programs that serve them. The communication practices of staff members and family members are seldom the focus of research, …
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Classwork: Examining the Practices, Socialization, and Identities of Elementary School Teachers With Working Class Origins Through Their Oral Histories
… content, the interviewer's own working class educational autobiography was included. Participants recollected their antecedents' schooling and explored their own educational narratives. As transcript data was collected, it was coded and analyzed through the lenses of feminist theory, Critical …
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Choosing Their Own Path: Why Five Senior High School Males Chose to Forego College
… has shown that since 1970 the percentage of male students enrolled in postsecondary education has declined. By choosing not to further their education, many young men may be setting themselves up for limited economic and career opportunities. While the quantitative studies have done a good …
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The Social and Academic Integration of Community College Students Participating in a Freshman Learning Community
… stimulate social and academic integration that often occurs naturally at residential institutions; the dissemination of information on their value to students and faculty; their utilization as tools for retention and faculty rejuvenation; and their recognition as an innovative initiative that …
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Effects of Community-Based Education on Student Engagement at Santa Fe Indian School
… CBE program did contribute to heightened levels of student engagement in learning. Although the data from the SAS and homework submission rate was inconclusive, increased student engagement was observed in areas such as classroom participation.
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Dropout and Resilient Students: A Focus on a Chicago Urban High School
This study concerns interviews of high school persisters, transfer students, and dropouts. The intention of this research was to examine reasons why some students at a Chicago urban high school succumb to the negative influences of their environment and drop out or transfer while other students …
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A Perspective on Multicultural Education by Cooperating Teachers in Racially Homogeneous Schools
"The study recommends that teacher education programs listen to the voices of these ""teacher educators in the trenches"" by preparing all student teachers to implement the Human Relations approach to multicultural education. One suggestion for future research proposes that a university and the …
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