A Librarian-Centered Study of Perceptions of Subject Terms and Controlled Vocabulary     

William N. Schultz Jr.  Lindsay Braddy 《Cataloging & classification quarterly》2017,55(7-8):456-466

Controlled vocabulary and subject headings in OPAC records have proven to be useful in improving search results. The authors used a survey to gather information about librarian opinions and professional use of controlled vocabulary. Data from a range of backgrounds and expertise were examined, including academic and public libraries, and technical services as well as public services professionals. Responses overall demonstrated positive opinions of the value of controlled vocabulary, including in reference interactions as well as during bibliographic instruction sessions. Results are also examined based upon factors such as age and type of librarian.  相似文献   

Going the Distance: The Road to the 1984 Olympic Women's Marathon     

Jaime Schultz 《国际体育史杂志》2015,32(1):72-88

The 1984 Los Angeles Games hosted, for the first time in Olympic history, a women's marathon race. It took the efforts of several important factions to accomplish the event. First, women runners demonstrated that they were capable of running great distances in increasingly faster times. Second, the popular media publicised those performances, often mitigating athletic commentary with observations about the runners' femininity, attractiveness and relationships with men. Finally, commercial sponsors joined the ranks in this marathon battle to finance important events, running circuits and advocacy groups while simultaneously promoting their own brands of commodity feminism. In the end, it took the coming together of the physical activists, media advocates and corporate champions to accomplish this milestone in sport history.  相似文献   

Two Sides of the Same Coin     

John R. Schultz 《Performance Improvement》2014,53(7):24-29

There are distinctions between leadership and management. Each position has its own characteristics and functional activities, but these activities are related and complementary arrangements for coordinating, controlling, and advancing organizational operations. Leaders typically envision and managers implement. However, this does not mean that managers are not capable leaders. In many cases, managers have to be leaders as well as coordinators and controllers of complex transactions.  相似文献   

The Irony of Authenticity     

John R. Schultz 《Performance Improvement》2015,54(7):6-9

Authenticity appears to be the value of the moment. It is now the new standard for leadership. The theme is so pervasive that institutions of every sort have tried to lay claim to its virtues. Businesses are spending lavishly for advice on how to make executives and managers more authentic. However, an entrusting acceptance of what this means can have adverse consequences for a young manager's growth and hinder an accomplished executive's impact.  相似文献   

The organic puppet theatre     

Terry Louis Schultz  Linda M. Sorenson 《Early Childhood Education Journal》1985,12(4):22-30

For most youngsters, the insides of their bodies are squishy, bloody, mysterious, and hard to understand. Definitely not looked upon as something to love, or even sneak a peek at! Sad commentary on awareness of our own health and well-being.Illustrated by Duane G. Barnhart This article is excerpted from The Organic Puppet Theatreavailable from Night Owl Press, 1537 West Iowa Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108 © 1983.  相似文献   

Teachers’ Perspectives on a Professional Development Intervention to Improve Science Instruction Among English Language Learners     

Okhee Lee  Karen Adamson  Jaime Maerten-Rivera  Scott Lewis  Constance Thornton  Kathryn LeRoy 《Journal of Science Teacher Education》2008,19(1):41-67

Our 5-year professional development intervention is designed to promote elementary teachers’ knowledge, beliefs, and practices in teaching science, along with English language and mathematics for English Language Learning (ELL) students in urban schools. In this study, we used an end-of-year questionnaire as a primary data source to seek teachers’ perspectives on our intervention during the first year of implementation. Teachers believed that the intervention, including curriculum materials and teacher workshops, effectively promoted students’ science learning, along with English language development and mathematics learning. Teachers highlighted strengths and areas needing improvement in the intervention. Teachers’ perspectives have been incorporated into our on-going intervention efforts and offer insights into features of effective professional development initiatives in improving science achievement for all students.

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Gender Microaggressions and Learning Environments: The Role of Physical Space in Teaching Pedagogy and Communication     

Jaime Lester  Aoi Yamanaka  Brice Struthers 《Community College Journal of Research & Practice》2016,40(11):909-926

Career and technical education (CTE) programs account for a large proportion of student enrollments in community colleges each year. While women tend to dominate CTE enrollments overall, they remain concentrated in historically feminized fields contrary to nontraditional occupations in which less than 25% of workers are females. Drawing on the emerging research on microaggressions and classroom learning environments, this classroom observation research project of more than 80 hours of observations with supplemental student interviews sought to further an understanding of why women are underrepresented in specific CTE fields. The findings of this study indicated two distinct aspects of the classroom environment that helped stew a culture of gender microaggressions: the instructor pedagogy and communication style, and the impact of physical space. Physical structure, instructor pedagogy, and communication create an environment that often emphasizes and perpetuates social norms connecting men and masculinity to CTE and science, technology, engineering, and math education (STEM), which historically have been male-dominated environments. Results from this study extend the research on microaggressions and learning environments and fill a significant gap on gender and CTE.  相似文献   

Effects of duration of feedback on signaled avoidance     

Antonio Cändido  Antonio Maldonado  Jaime Vila 《Learning & behavior》1991,19(1):81-87

Two experiments were carried out to study vertical jumping avoidance learning in rats. In particular, we examined the effects of the duration of a feedback stimulus and of the interval between the end of the feedback stimulus and the start of the next trial on acquisition and extinction of avoidance. In Experiment 1, the duration of feedback was manipulated while intertriai interval (feedback plus no-feedback) was held constant. Animals with feedback lasting more than 1 sec needed fewer trials to reach the acquisition criteria than did animals with no feedback or with 1-sec feedback. No differences were observed in extinction. In Experiment 2, the durations of both feedback and no-feedback were manipulated. Animals without feedback needed more trials to reach the acquisition criterion than did animals with feedback, but the performance of the feedback animals did not differ as a function of feedback duration, no-feedback duration, or total intertrial interval. Again, no differences were observed in extinction. These results indicate that the presentation of feedback improves the acquisition of vertical jumping avoidance, but that this effect is independent of the temporal characteristics of feedback.  相似文献   

Reflective Teaching in the Early Years: A Case for Mentoring Diverse Educators     

Mariana Souto-Manning  Jaime L. Dice 《Early Childhood Education Journal》2007,34(6):425-430

Student diversity in classrooms is on the rise and with it, a need for teachers who recognize the needs of diverse student populations. Teacher retention is a national crisis, with teachers of color at especially high risk for leaving the teaching profession early. This case study describes a collaborative mentoring approach used by a primary grades Latina teacher and two university professors. This approach focused on reflective discussion of classroom events and addressed the challenges of teaching for understanding in an age of accountability and changing demographics. Findings indicate that the beginning teacher’s enthusiasm combined with the expertise of teacher educators benefited the teacher, the students, other teachers in the school, and the participating university professors. Implications of this case study point towards the need to mentor diverse educators in the early years.  相似文献   

Preparing preservice teachers to make instructional decisions: An examination of data from the teacher work sample   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Frank Kohler  John E. Henning  Jaime Usma-Wilches 《Teaching and Teacher Education》2008,24(8):2108-2117

The purpose of this American study was to examine student teachers’ ability to make instructional decisions as they engaged in teaching. We examined the narrative accounts provided by 150 student teachers within their teacher work samples (TWSs). Results indicated that most student teachers were able to implement some aspects of instructional decision making, such as noting a specific difficulty with student learning and making an on-the-spot adjustment in their instruction. However, other elements of instructional decision making were less likely to be implemented. For example, student teachers relied on a limited range of formative assessment strategies and instructional modifications, and very few provided a sound rationale for their choice of modification. These results suggest that novice teachers may benefit from more opportunities to reflect and critique upon authentic learning experiences as they complete their teacher preparation programs. Finally, the TWS appears to represent a viable method for examining the instructional decisions of student teachers.  相似文献