The relationship of intelligence,self‐concept and locus of control to school achievement for Aboriginal and non‐Aboriginal Children     

Marilyn M. Wright  J.L. Parker 《International Journal of Disability, Development & Education》1978,25(3):167-179

This research examines variables related to the school achievement of Aboriginal and non‐Aboriginal students. Thirty‐five indigenous students and fifty‐eight non‐Aboriginals in Grade eight completed a Coopersmith Self‐Esteem Inventory and the Intellectual Responsibility Questionnaire. These scores, together with information on intellectual ability, school achievement on teacher‐made English and mathematics tests, sex, school and ethnic origin, were entered in a multiple regression equation. No difference between the two groups emerged on scores of self‐esteem and locus of control. However, the predictors of achievement for each group differed significantly. Intellectual ability was the best predictor of achievement for non‐Aboriginals, while locus of control was the most important predictor for the indigenous group. Results are discussed in relation to recent research and classroom implications.  相似文献   

The cultural construction of child development: creating institutional and cultural intersubjectivity     

Marilyn Fleer 《International Journal of Early Years Education》2006,14(2):127-140

Since its inception in the early nineteenth century, early childhood education has moved beyond European communities and become institutionalized in countries such as Australian, India, Malaysia, New Zealand and Singapore. At the same time, many European countries have experienced migration, and now have broadly based culturally and linguistically diverse communities. Although early education has continued to evolve over time, some fundamental principles about the nature of learning have remained static. In drawing upon cultural‐historical theory, this paper seeks to make visible early childhood institutional practices that may no longer be relevant, particularly when western theory and middle‐class practices are not representative of the culturally and linguistically diverse communities they serve. In this paper, an alternative model of child development is offered that takes into account and values the diversity of children’s cultural experiences.  相似文献   

Voices of children and parents from elsewhere: a glance at integration in Italian primary schools     

Paola Dusi  Marilyn Steinbach 《International Journal of Inclusive Education》2016,20(8):816-827

This study involves 35 research participants: 20 immigrant parents (primarily mothers from South America, North Africa, Eastern Europe and the Middle East) and 15 primary school children, aged 10–11. These children were born outside Italy and primary school was their first encounter with the Italian educational system. We observed their processes of integration through their stories and those of their parents. Our investigation aims to identify factors that support or inhibit their school integration. We adopt an ecological research paradigm, proposing a vision of knowledge as rooted in natural life contexts, focusing on subjectivity. Analysis of the data led to identification of core categories concerning these families’ experiences and their children's encounters with Italian schools. This paper focuses on the children's perspectives of their experiences with school.  相似文献   

Transformative pedagogy: Dinka playgroups as spaces for cultural knowledge productions of Western science     

Fleer  Marilyn  Adams  Megan  Gunstone  Richard 《Cultural Studies of Science Education》2019,14(4):1045-1069

Cultural Studies of Science Education - As increasing numbers of families migrate from a range of countries into communities where Western science is viewed as valued curriculum content, a need for...  相似文献   

The Cyclic Nature of Problem Solving: An Emergent Multidimensional Problem-Solving Framework     

Marilyn?P.?CarlsonEmail author  Irene?Bloom 《Educational Studies in Mathematics》2005,58(1):45-75

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Rethinking Natural Environment Practice: Implications from Examining Various Interpretations and Approaches     

Angie Y. Chai  Chun Zhang  Marilyn Bisberg 《Early Childhood Education Journal》2006,34(3):203-208

Early intervention professionals have implemented natural environment practices for over a decade, despite the continued debate on how to interpret and implement this practice. This article reviews several theoretical frameworks for understanding natural environment practice, and also summarizes different approaches for implementation. The authors present a model for rethinking and redefining natural environment practice in the context of recent approaches.  相似文献   

International student media festival lights,camera, learning! the power of student produced media in the classroom     

Connelly  John  Connelly  Marilyn 《TechTrends》2004,48(2):10-10

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In practice: Expanding the first-year experience: A report from Hamline University     

Marilyn J. Deppe  F. Garvin Davenport 《About Campus》1996,1(4):27-30

As part of an overall effort to bring together academic and campus learning, Hamline is working on expanding its First-Year Seminar to include the broad range of student learning experiences—from residential life and work-study to academic development and career advising. The two cochairs of the First-Year Experience Task Force explain how this project is unfolding and illuminate both the challenges and the successes.  相似文献   

Changing organizations by changing individuals: A model of leadership training     

Paula Jorde Bloom  Marilyn Sheerer 《The Urban Review》1992,24(4):263-286

Through a grant from the Department of Health and Human Services, National-Louis University delivered a leadership training program to Head Start personnel in the Chicago Metropolitan Area. The model, which was grounded in adult learning theory, encouraged a facilitative role for the teaching faculty, active decision-making on the part of the participants, collegial support, and linkages between theory and practice. A social systems approach was used to promote the idea of leaders as change agents.The effectiveness of the training model was assessed through the use of both quantitative and qualitative methods. Results indicated that the training had a positive effect on participants' level of perceived competence, the quality of teaching practices in their classrooms, and the organizational climate of their centers. Additionally, case study data documented feelings of increased self-confidence and self-efficacy on the part of participants. Outcomes suggest that this training model improved the expertise of Head Start directors and teachers and promoted substantive change and improvement in their centers.Some of these data were presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, April 1992.  相似文献   

Effects on children's achievement and curiosity of variations in learner control over an interactive video lesson     

Marilyn P. Arnone  Barbara L. Grabowski 《Educational technology research and development : ETR & D》1992,40(1):15-27

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of variations in learner control on children's level of curiosity and learning from computer-based interactive video (CBIV). The content was presented as a videodisc visit to an art museum and contained both facts and concepts. A posttest-only control group design was employed with 101 first-and second-grade subjects randomly assigned to one of three experimental conditions—Program Control, Learner Control, Learner Control with Advisement—or a control group. The dependent variables were achievement and three measures of curiosity. Children in the Learner Control with Advisement group scored significantly higher on the achievement posttest than the Learner Control subjects or control group. No differences were found between the Program Control and either of the Learner Control groups. For the curiosity measures, the Learner Control with Advisement subjects scored significantly higher than the control group on Content Exploration, and the subjects in the control group scored significantly higher than those in the Program Control group on Persistence.  相似文献