An innovative academic seminar model     

Dr. Debora C. Sherman  Jill A. Alexander  Ann I. McDonough 《Innovative Higher Education》1985,10(1):32-42

This paper describes a collaboration between an urban antipoverty agency, Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD), and a private higher education institution, Lesley College. This collaboration is providing a bachelor's degree program for adults associated with human service agencies. The introductory course, which is the focus of this paper, served to validate the students' experiential learning, helped them gain needed skills, and empowered them to make positive changes in both their perceptions and behaviors. Within a remarkable short period, the individuals in this group made significant changes in their lives. The program described can serve as a model in creating nontraditional partnerships to address the needs of underserved adult populations.  相似文献   

Assessing emergent literacy in preschool classrooms     

C. Melanie Schuele  Joanne Erwick Roberts  Jill Fitzgerald  Patti Lucas Moore 《Early Childhood Education Journal》1993,21(2):13-21

Recent research on the literacy development of children during the preschool years has emphasized the notion of “emergent literacy,” according to authors Kontos (1986) and Teale and Sulzby (1986). According to this view, preschool children learn about reading and writing as they participate in a literate culture. Early social interactions involving print are crucial to children's reading and writing development, according to the Early Childhood and Literacy Development Committee (1986).  相似文献   

Learning English as a second language at the university level in Jordan: motivation,self-regulation and learning environment perceptions     

Eman Alzubaidi  Jill M. Aldridge  Myint Swe Khine 《Learning Environments Research》2016,19(1):133-152

The overarching aim of this study was to investigate students’ perceptions of the learning environment and whether these influenced their motivation and self-regulation in learning English as a second language at the university level in Jordan. Our sample involved 994 students, drawn from 13 schools, within three faculties (humanities, health sciences and engineering) of one university. The collection of data involved the administration of two surveys: one to assess students’ perceptions of the learning environment and another to assess students’ motivation and self-regulation in learning English as a second language. The results of analyses strongly supported the reliability and validity of the surveys when used at the university level in Jordan, thereby providing confidence in the results of the present study. Simple correlation and multiple regression analysis were used to examine the influence of students’ perceptions of the learning environment of English language classes on self-reports of motivation and self-regulation. Statistically significant (p < 0.05) simple correlations were found between students’ perceptions of their learning environment and their motivation and self-regulation. The regression weights (β) indicated that scales of the learning environment were positively, statistically significantly (p < 0.05) and independently related to the motivation and self-regulation outcomes.  相似文献   

Fighting an epidemic: The role of schools in reducing childhood obesity     

Sara A. Pyle  Jill Sharkey  Georgette Yetter  Erika Felix  Michael J. Furlong  W.S. Carlos Poston 《Psychology in the schools》2006,43(3):361-376

Obesity among children and adolescents is a major public health concern affecting the physical and emotional health of youth while increasing their risk of reduced quality and duration of life. Schools and communities have begun to galvanize to address this epidemic and need quality empirical information to guide their policy, programming, and intervention efforts. This article reviews the definition of childhood obesity and the physical, psychosocial, and academic consequences of obesity among youth. The roles of schools and school psychologists in intervening against this overwhelming trend are discussed as well as current empirically based programs. Schools are recommended to take a comprehensive, multifaceted approach to school policies and programs to increase nutrition and physical activity. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Psychol Schs 43: 361–376, 2006.  相似文献   

The Effects of Two Mindset Interventions on Low-Income Students’ Academic and Psychological Outcomes     

Jill Gandhi  Tyler W. Watts  Michael D. Masucci  C. Cybele Raver 《Journal of research on educational effectiveness》2020,13(2):351-379

Abstract

This study examined two widely available light-touch, writing-based mindset interventions: one that targeted students’ purpose for learning and one that aimed to increase students’ growth mindset. In order to examine the potential mechanisms underlying previously reported effects of mindset interventions, we analyzed these interventions’ effects on low-income, ethnic minority adolescents’ academic outcomes, task persistence, task-relevant anxiety, critical motivation, and sense of belonging. Results indicated that the purpose for learning intervention had a small negative impact on students’ self-reported grades the following year, and null results for the other outcomes. The growth mindset intervention was administered one year following the purpose for learning intervention and we found no evidence of treatment impacts on any outcomes. Analyses of treatment impact moderation suggested that certain student characteristics, such as student gender and race could play a role, but most of these tests also presented null results. The primarily null results of both interventions suggest that further study is needed to determine the effectiveness of one-time, self-administered mindset interventions across a variety of contexts and student populations.  相似文献   

Making ‘Hope Practical’ Rather than ‘Despair Convincing’: feminist post‐structuralism,gender reform and educational change     

Jane Kenway  Sue Willis  Jill Blackmore  Leonie Rennie 《British Journal of Sociology of Education》1994,15(2):187-210

This paper explores the work and effects of gender reform in schools through the use of feminist post‐structuralist theory. Focusing on the discourses designed to enhance girls’ post‐school options, it examines the ways in which teachers and students, particularly girls, write, read and rewrite these discourses and on the basis of this suggests some new directions for researching, theorising and practicing gender reform in schools. In particular, it raises questions about the ways in which feminist pedagogies in schools deal with the female body, difference, pleasure and pain.  相似文献   

Home Literacy Exposure and Early Language and Literacy Skills in Children Who Struggle With Behavior and Attention Problems     

Jill Haak PhD  Jason Downer  Ronald Reeve 《Early education and development》2013,24(5):728-747

Research Findings: This study investigated the relationships between behavior and attention problems and early language and literacy outcomes for 4-year-olds who experienced varied early home literacy environments. Participants were 1,364 children enrolled in the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development. Attention problems and early home literacy exposure both significantly predicted language and literacy outcomes when relevant covariates were controlled. There was also a significant interaction between behavior and attention problems and early home literacy exposure in predicting expressive language abilities. Specifically, early home literacy exposure was related to more advanced expressive language achievement for children with behavior problems. In contrast, children with attention problems performed below their peers on expressive language measures even when they received comparable early home literacy exposure. Practice or Policy: These findings suggest the need for further research on the differential role of early home literacy exposure on the development of early language and literacy skills in children with behavior and attention problems.  相似文献   

The use of multiple intelligences in criminal justice education     

Kathrine Johnson  Jill T. White 《Journal of Criminal Justice Education》2013,24(2):369-386

This research explores Gardner's (1983) theory of multiple intelligences (MI) as it relates to career choice among criminal justice majors. The identification of the predominate intelligences of criminal justice majors may help students identify what types of careers suit them best, based on their MI strengths and weaknesses. The data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire of the population of enrolled criminal justice majors during spring 2001. The results of chi-square analyses indicate that criminal justice majors are predominately intrapersonal. Additional findings suggest there are significant differences between career choice and predominate intelligences.  相似文献   

浅谈电子类专业＂C程序设计＂课程教学     

谢本亮  秦进  马光喜 《教育文化论坛》2013,(4):112-113,131

“C程序设计”是电子类专业本科生的一门重要的必修课程,本文针对“C程序设计”课程教学中存在的问题,笔者根据多年的教学实践,结合该课程及电子类专业特点,从激发学习兴趣、采用现代教学模式、重视实践教学以及调整教学内容等方面,进行了若干有益探索。  相似文献   

Access to higher education: an exploration of realities and possibilities     

Jill Hayes 《International Journal of Inclusive Education》2013,17(3):257-265

In this article the author describes and evaluates the development of a learning support service for dyslexic students at the Chichester Institute of Higher Education. She refers to both student and staff experience of the service in order to appraise its success and in so doing she raises significant issues relating to the creation of an inclusive educational experience for all students in higher education.  相似文献