Stephanie Reitzig (2017). "By the Code of Humanity": Ralph Carr Takes a Stand for Japanese-American Rights in World War II. History Teacher, v51 n1 p105-122. Ralph Carr had neither expected, nor wanted, to be governor. Carr was at the midpoint of his second term as governor when the Japanese struck Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Public sentiment and the popular press overwhelmingly supported the incarceration of Japanese Americans. On February 18, 1942, for example, one Colorado newspaper editor endorsed Pulitzer Prize winner Westbrook Pegler's view that "the Japanese in California should be under armed guard to the last man and woman right now and to hell with habeas corpus until the danger is over." Government leaders evidently felt the same way: one day later, President Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066. The order outraged Carr, who vehemently believed that all American citizens, regardless of race or ethnicity, should be guaranteed their constitutional rights. Given this escalating tension, Carr felt it more imperative than ever that he firmly express the state's official stance on Japanese internment. Terrified of… [PDF]

Makahamadze, Tompson; Wasonga, Teresa A. (2020). Boarding Schools as Colonizing and Oppressive Spaces: Towards Understanding Student Protest and Violence in Kenyan Secondary Schools. European Journal of Educational Management, v3 n2 p25-35. Goffman's theory of total institutions and Fanon's theory of violence were used to explain student protests and violence in Kenyan secondary schools. Youth violence around the world is not a new phenomenon. However, the persistence, frequency, and intensity of violence, and their consequences beg for logical explanations and remedies. This study was part of a three-year project facilitated through the Networked Improvement Community partnership for self-study and intervention. Although a holistic approach to research was applied, data for this study were gathered through narrative inquiry. Participants (teachers, principals, and members of the school community) were identified purposively using the snowball process. Data were analyzed through deductive and inductive reasoning. Findings indicate a preponderance of student protest and violence among students in boarding schools. Student violence was a response to the devaluing and oppressive environment in boarding schools which… [PDF]

Guo, Lingfeng; Liu, Chao; Liu, Wenli; Su, Rui; Tang, Honghong; Xiao, Yao; Ye, Peixia; Zhang, Shen (2020). Comprehensive Sexuality Education Weakens the Effect of In-Group Bias on Trust and Fairness. Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, v20 n1 p33-45. Many studies have confirmed the positive effects of comprehensive sexuality education on the development of children's sexuality, such as the acquisition of sexual health knowledge. However, little is known about the impact of comprehensive sexuality education on children's social development, although several core aspects of the approach stress social concepts such as fairness, respect and equality. This study examined whether comprehensive sexuality education could weaken the effect of in-group bias on social decision-making towards friends and strangers. Compared to the students in a control group, who never received comprehensive sexuality education, we found that students who received six years (72 lessons) of comprehensive sexuality education had a less in-group bias towards strangers regarding trust and fairness as reflected in a trust game, an ultimatum game and a dictator game. These results suggest that comprehensive sexuality education weakened the effect of in-group bias… [Direct]

Borcherdt, Bill (1996). Making Families Work and What To Do When They Don't: Thirty Guides for Imperfect Parents of Imperfect Children. Taking a sometimes unconventional view of parent-child and family matters, this book contends that the facts of family living do matter–but not to the all-or-nothing degree advocated by some experts. The book disputes many well established beliefs about the importance of family life and maintains that as the sacredness of family relationships is decreased, pressures are relieved. The chapters highlight domestic matters in the form of misunderstandings that interfere with family relationships and what can be done to better cope with such difficult happenings. The chapters are: (1) \Forty-One Irrational Beliefs of Family Living, with Rational Counters and Commentary\; (2) \Examining Your Child's AQ (Appreciation Quotient); (3) \The Role Model Fallacy\; (4) \\Communicating Better and Getting along Worse\; (5) \The Mistake of Linking Favorable Regard for Your Child to Human Worth\; (6) \Never Deprive a Child of the Right To Go Without\; (7) \When Children Double Bind Their Parents\;…

Watkins, LaSandra (2005). Enhancing Parental Involvement in an Urban High School through the Collaborative Development of a Parent/Family Center. ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, Rowan University. Education is arguably the oldest known profession in the history of mankind. It predates any other form of interactive processes that humans have participated in with each other. From the beginning of time man has been either the recipient or the deliverer of knowledge. It was not until sometimes later, after man's arrival on earth did formal education actually begin. Man was taught while living in the Garden of Eden what was right and what was wrong. He was given an infinite prescription to knowledge by his Creator, his Father. This was the first example of parental involvement. As time has passed the educational profession has evolved and changed from a rigid male dominated activity to a mosaic of many different integral players, which we call stakeholders. Not only have the players/stakeholders changed but also the strategies and techniques that educators use to disseminate the information from teachers to students have changed. Many students lack the necessary motivation and… [Direct]

(1993). The Continuing Child Protection Emergency: A Challenge to the Nation. Third Report. Three years after the release of its original report (1990), the U.S. Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect reports that the child protection emergency has clearly deepened in all parts of the nation. Reports of child abuse and neglect have continued to climb; an inordinate number of children continue to die at the hands of caretakers; and adequate and affordable treatment for child abuse victims and their families remains exceedingly difficult to find. The collapse of the nation's child protection system has also continued. This updated report explores the continuing child welfare crisis and calls upon national leaders to respond in a meaningful way to the critical recommendations set forth during the previous 3 years. Those recommendations include enacting an explicit national child protection policy that is comprehensive, child-centered, family-focused, neighborhood-based, and which emphasizes treatment and prevention of abuse and neglect. This report consists of three… [PDF]

(1997). CNN Newsroom Classroom Guides. June, 1997. These classroom guides, designed to accompany the daily CNN (Cable News Network) Newsroom broadcasts for the month of June, provide program rundowns, suggestions for class activities and discussion, student handouts, and a list of related news terms. Topics include: France gets a new government and Prime Minister as the Socialist Party defeats the Conservative Party, widow of Malcolm X in critical condition after sustaining injuries in fire, Oklahoma City bombing case jury finds Timothy McVeigh guilty on all 11 counts, evacuations in Sierra Leone, Ireland peace talks resume, worldwide demonstrations mark the eighth anniversary of China's crackdown in Tiananmen Square, and international observers monitor parliamentary elections in Algeria (June 2-6); election results for the Republic of Ireland, Algerian election marred by controversy, Mideast peace talks revived, U.S. President Clinton proposes 5-year ban on human cloning, violence in the Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire), South…

Abramovitz, Mimi; Hill, Katharine; Lewis, Beth; Mizrahi, Terry; Sherraden, Margaret; Smith, Tanya Rhodes (2019). "Voting Is Social Work": Voices from the National Social Work Voter Mobilization Campaign. Journal of Social Work Education, v55 n4 p626-644. The National Social Work Voter Mobilization Campaign, also known as Voting is Social Work, involved social work faculty, field educators, practitioners, and students in a nonpartisan voter engagement drive. Following the 2018 elections, researchers surveyed Campaign participants in social work schools and agencies to document their voter engagement activities. The study reported extent and amount of their involvement. The survey distinguished between the voter engagement participation of school- versus agency-based social workers, which has not been studied elsewhere. Participants also reported the benefits of political participation to individuals, communities, and the profession and perceived barriers such as organizational constraints, fears of appearing partisan, and distrust of politics. Presented in historical context, the findings highlight the need to mainstream voter engagement throughout social work education…. [Direct]

Folk, Karen F., Ed. (1995). Consumer Interests Annual. Volume 41. American Council on Consumer Interests Annual Conference (41st, Washington, D.C., March 15-18, 1995). This proceedings contains the texts of 5 invited papers and 28 refereed papers. The following are among the papers included: "Consumer Interest in the 1990's and Beyond" (Turner); "Esther Peterson and the Consumer Movement" (Galbraith); "The Public's Right to Government Information" (English); "Partnerships in Fighting Consumer Fraud" (Armstrong et al.); "Building Linkages in the Consumer Interest" (Schuchardt, Garman, Hogarth); "Retirement Decisions" (Hong, Yu); "Retirement Timing Decisions of American Men" (Kolodinsky, Avery, Pelch); "Confidence in a Financially Secure Retirement" (DeVaney); "Financial Preparation for Retirement" (Malroutu, Xiao); "Factors Affecting Human Capital Expenditures of Female-Headed Households" (Jang); "Do Marital Status and Presence of Children Affect Women's Wage Rate?" (Wang); "Impact of the Expanded Earned Income Tax Credit on Work…

Carter, Marcia Jean; LeConey, Stephen P. (2004). Therapeutic Recreation in the Community: An Inclusive Approach. Second Edition. Sagamore Publishing LLC The second edition of Therapeutic Recreation in the Community: An Inclusive Approach reflects the changing and evolving nature of recreation and health care services. A number of social, economic, and political directives and technological advancements have fostered recreation in the community for all individuals. Due in part to a rising awareness of disability rights, concern for controlling escalating health care costs, and legislation that promotes accessible options, professionals are designing supports and services that embrace opportunities for individuals to be fully included in recreation experiences. Thus the intention is to provide and overview of the process and procedures professionals use to design programs to fully incorporate individuals with disabilities in community recreation. The revised edition is designed for professionals in recreation, therapeutic recreation, and related health and human service professions who provide recreation programs and services to all…

(1986). Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Association of Private Enterprise Education (11th, San Antonio, Texas, April 6-8,. 1986). Journal of Private Enterprise, v2 n1 Fall. Papers in these proceedings are grouped under the following headings: addresses, entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship education, free market economics, public policy, and economic education. Papers include \Economic Freedom and Private Enterprise\ (Murray L. Weidenbaum); \Marxism and the Free, Capitalist Society\ (Tibor R. Machan); \Knowledge, Ethics and the Case for a Free Market in Education\ (John Gray); \Between Sterility and Dogmatism: The Morality of the Market and the Task of the Economics Teacher\ (Paul Heyne); \Influences on Entrepreneurship\ (Arnold C. Cooper); \Entrepreneurship: Some Recent Contributions in the Economics Literature\ (Roland H. Koller, II); \Ideologies of Economics: Scientific Revolution and the Entrepreneur\ (Felix R. Livingston); \Entrepreneurial Failures: Results from a Study of Business Bankruptcies in Minnesota\ (Karl A. Egge); \Creating America: The Entrepreneurship of Beginning\ (Gerald Gunderson); \Entrepreneurial Irruption in the World System\…

Seymour, Mike, Ed. (2004). Educating for Humanity: Rethinking the Purposes of Education. Paradigm Publishers The promise and necessity of working toward "a world for all" is a viable aspiration for education at a time when the worldwide crises in social justice, peace, democracy and ecological integrity have become the defining issues of our times. Ample evidence from many schools today, and dating back throughout the last century, prove that the purpose of educating young people of character, compassion, purpose and commitment is integral with the mastery of intellectual skills and life competencies. Self and School subjects develop interdependently. But, as the saying goes, "if you don't know where you're going, you'll probably get someplace else." Educational policy directions over the last twenty years have veered far away from the important work of educating for humanity. This book makes a powerful appeal to revisit educational purpose in light of what is most fundamental and important to human beings everywhere. The authors address timely issues such as high stakes…

Connell, Michael L., Ed.; Harnisch, Delwyn L., Ed.; Lowery, Norene Vail, Ed. (2001). Mathematics. [SITE 2001 Section]. This document contains the following papers on mathematics from the SITE (Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education) 2001 conference: "Secondary Mathematics Methods Course with Technology Units: Encouraging Pre-Service Teachers To Use Technology" (Rajee Amarasinghe); "Competency Exams in College Mathematics" (Kathy R. Autrey and Leigh Ann Myers); "Computer Aided Personality Assessment of Mathematics Teachers" (Pamela T. Barber-Freeman and others); "AnimalWatch: An Intelligent Computer Tutor for Elementary Mathematics" (Carole R. Beal and others); "Prospective K-6 Educators Attitudes about Technology" (Brian Beaudrie); "Using Databases in Teaching Advanced Mathematics Courses" (Mikhail Bouniaev); "Using Excel To Explore a Thematic Mathematics Unit: Ideas" (Dolores Brzycki and Judi Hechtman); "Mathematics Teachers on Track with Technology" (Laurie Cavey and Tiffany Barnes); "Student… [PDF]

Byman, Abigail, Ed.; Geller, Randolph, Ed. (2001). Intellectual Property in Higher Education: A Legal Compendium. Second Edition. This compendium focuses on intellectual property law, which includes copyrights, patents, and trademarks as well as applications of intellectual property in distance learning software, the Internet, and research data. It includes formal journal articles, policies, and outlines from the National Association of College and University Attorneys. Ten sections offer: (1) "Overview," which features "Intellectual Property Law Primer: What You Need To Know" (William H. Needle); (2) "Development of Intellectual Property Policies," including "Intellectual Property Policies" (Karen Hersey) and relevant Web sites; (3) "Copyright," including "Fair Use and How It Got That Way: The 1998 Donald C. Brace Memorial Lecture" (Lloyd L. Weinreb); "The Impact of Fair Use in the Higher Education Community: A Necessary Exception?" (Stephana I. Colbert and Oren R. Griffin); "Coursepacks and Copyright: Fair Use in Princeton University…

Kumpulainen, K.; Lipponen, L.; Paananen, M. (2015). Quality Drift within a Narrative of Investment in Early Childhood Education. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, v23 n5 p690-705. This study contributes to the discussion of the policy discourses related to the investment narrative in early childhood education. The article begins by contextualizing the concept of "quality" in a narrative of investing in early childhood education. Employing techniques drawn from the tradition of discourse analysis, the paper highlights the fact that the era of the OECD's inclusive liberalism is fading. Additionally, the study illuminates the fact that the transparent conceptualization of "quality" resonates poorly with these new directions. Finally, the consequences of the inconsistent use of the concept of "quality" will be discussed. In all, this study addresses the need for a profound empirical analysis of the investment narrative that current international early childhood educational policies have adopted and provides a more nuanced understanding of the construction of the concept of "quality" within it…. [Direct]

Daw, Colleen; Fisher, Douglas; Hall, Rogers; Hostetler, Andrew; Lubbock, Helen; Owens, David; Shapiro, Ben Rydal (2020). Here-and-Then: Learning by Making Places with Digital Spatial Story Lines. Cognition and Instruction, v38 n3 p348-373. In this article, we introduce and analyze learning experiences made possible by a teaching framework that we have developed and call "digital spatial story lines" (DSSLs). DSSLs offer a novel approach to learning on the move by engaging learners with related conceptual practices of archival curation, digital mapping, and the production of public history. Learners collaborate to make and follow map-based story lines that bridge archival media they curate in public libraries and museums onto city neighborhoods these media describe. Story lines can be followed as tours to explore under- or untold stories about a city's public history at walking scale. To illustrate and study learning within the DSSL framework, we describe and analyze one design iteration from a larger, multi-year research project with local museum, library, and high school partners. Our analysis shows how making and following story lines provided opportunities for pre-service social studies teachers to engage… [Direct]

Form√°nkov√°, Sylvie; Kucerov√°, Renata; Pr√≠sa≈æn√°, Monika (2016). Social Responsibility in High Education Institutions: Evidence from Economic Faculties in Czech Republic. Journal on Efficiency and Responsibility in Education and Science, v9 n4 p88-96. The presented paper shows results of a qualitative survey of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the tertiary education sector. Economically oriented faculties of public universities in the Czech Republic were selected. For the assessment of High Education Institutions' engagement in CSR activities seven key areas covered by ISO 26,000 standard were used. Analyzed High Education Institutions in the Czech Republic are engaged in many CSR activities but these activities are often untargeted and representing by-products of other activities. The main drawbacks of all assessed faculties in the key area five — "Environment" were discovered. The results for the first key area — "Organisational governance" show that integration of the CSR concept in High Education Institutions strategy substantially defines the level of their overall engagement in corporate socially responsible activities…. [PDF]

Fahey, Stephanie, Ed.; Gale, Fay, Ed. (2005). Youth in Transition: The Challenges of Generational Change in Asia. Proceedings of the Biennial General Conference of the Association of Asian Social Science Research Councils (15th, Canberra, Australia, 2005). Online Submission, Proceedings of the Biennial General Conference of the Association of Asian Social Science Research Councils (15th, Canberra, Australia, 2005). This book originates from a conference of the Association of Asian Social Science Research Councils and contains writings and research reports on Youth in Transition in the Asia and Pacific region. The definition of "youth" varies from country to country and ranges between the ages of 10 to 35. The publication summarizes issues in the region, generally regarded as a critical stage before adulthood. Due to local requirements and the development stage of countries in the region, the focus of adolescent studies deals with a wide range of topics such as indigenous people, rural-urban migration, lifestyle, population policy, and technology. Statistics also show that the current generation of youth is immensely different from its predecessors as a result of improved healthcare, rise of technology, and globalization. The differences cover not just livelihood factors such as marriage, sexuality, habits, or employment but also the bigger picture including demographics and culture…. [PDF]

(1999). The Future of Libraries in Human Communication: Abstracts and Fulltext Documents of Papers and Demos Given at the [International Association of Technological University Libraries] IATUL Conference (Chania, Greece, May 17-21, 1999). Volume 19. This proceedings of the IATUL 1999 conference of the contains the following papers: \From Industry to Higher Education and Libraries: Building the Fast Response Library\ (A. S. Apostolou & C. H. Skiadas); \Managing the Learning Agenda in a Converged Service Environment\ (Richard Biddiscombe); \Management of Electronic Information\ (Michael Breaks); \Challenging Technolust: The Educational Responsibility of Librarians\ (Alan Bundy); \Sharing Metadata: Enabling Online Information Provision\ (Jenny Darzentas); \Breaking through with Thin-Client Technologies: A Cost Effective Approach for Academic Libraries\ (Sohair W. Elbaz & Christofer Stewart); \The Future of the Academic Library and the Academic Librarian–A Delphi Study\ (Blazej Feret & Marzena Marcinek); \Information Literacy Courses in Engineering and Science–The Design and Implementation of the DEDICATE Courses\ (Nancy Fjallbrant & Philippa Levy); \New Reference: Diversifying Service Delivery\ (Imogen Garner); \A Key to the New… [PDF]

Strait, John (2014). Experiencing Cultural Geography in the Birthplace of the Blues. Geography Teacher, v11 n1 p7-16. Over time, fewer and fewer geography scholars have the opportunity to actually engage in fieldwork. This article summarizes a field experience shared by a group of geography faculty and students who traveled through the Mississippi Delta endeavoring to study the dynamic nature of the region's blues music and culture. This endeavor entailed the utilization of a place-based approach to focus attention on the many geographical, historical, and cultural processes that have unfolded within this region over time. This approach also sheds light on the ways in which this unique region has impacted the rest of the country and the world. Socially transformative processes and issues related to the evolution of the civil rights movement and cultural diffusion are given specific attention…. [Direct]

(2004). Chronicle of Higher Education. Volume 51, Number 4, September 17, 2004. Chronicle of Higher Education, v51 n4 Sep. "Chronicle of Higher Education" presents an abundant source of news and information for college and university faculty members and administrators. This September 17, 2004 issue of "Chronicle of Higher Education" includes the following articles: (1) "Just Deserts: A New Assistant Professor Wonders About the Price of Ascending the Academic Ranks" (Coleman, Jon T.); (2) "Breaking the Spell: How a Ph.D. in History Finally Resisted the Lure of the Academic Job Market" (Hoyt, David L.); (3) "Prepare for Departure: A Historian Begins a Chronicle of his Fulbright Year in Poland" (Phelps, Christopher); (4) "Colleges Should Mobilize to Protect Voters' Rights" (Loeb, Paul Rogat); (5) "University Pressures Require Better Management Skills" (Bernuth, Patrick); (6) "Permutations of New-World Experiences Rejuvenate Jewish-American Literature" (Weber, Donald); (7) "Smart, Pretty, Popular, and in Need of Professors'… [Direct]

Weisner, Thomas S., Ed. (2005). Discovering Successful Pathways in Children's Development: Mixed Methods in the Study of Childhood and Family Life. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health and Development. University of Chicago Press \Discovering Successful Pathways in Children's Development\ provides a new perspective on the study of childhood and family life. Successful development is enhanced when communities provide meaningful life pathways that children can seek out and engage. Successful pathways include both a culturally valued direction for development and competence in skills that matter for a child's subsequent success as a person as well as a student, parent, worker, or citizen. To understand successful pathways requires a mix of qualitative, quantitative, and ethnographic methods–the state of the art for research practice among developmentalists, educators, and policymakers alike. This volume includes new studies of minority and immigrant families, school achievement, culture, race and gender, poverty, identity, and experiments and interventions meant to improve family and child contexts. \Discovering Successful Pathways in Children's Development\ will be of enormous value to everyone interested in… [Direct]

(2019). Every Child Learns: UNICEF Education Strategy 2019-2030. UNICEF The gap between the levels of learning that education systems are providing and what children, communities and economies need, is growing. The breadth and depth of this learning crisis constitute the greatest global challenge to preparing children and adolescents for life, work and active citizenship. The lesson of the learning crisis is clear: the conventional assembly of education inputs is not improving learning outcomes. This presents a fundamental challenge to the way that governments, development partners and communities are managing and supporting education systems. A new, more radical approach that focusses on enhancing learning outcomes is long overdue and forms the basis for this strategy. The report also outlines the shift towards a greater focus on improving learning outcomes, including supporting the breadth of skills that allow young people to become agile, adaptive learners and citizens, equipped to navigate personal, social, academic, economic and environmental… [PDF]

McMaster, Christopher, Ed.; Whitburn, Benjamin, Ed. (2019). Disability and the University: A Disabled Students' Manifesto. Peter Lang Publishing Group "Disability and the University: A Disabled Students' Manifesto" is a guide to what students with disabilities need to know about attending university, as well as to the essentials universities should provide for these students. Each chapter presents a benchmark for students to follow as they travel through the institution, and lays clear what they should expect. Written by former students with disabilities who have traversed the terrain and experienced higher education, this book is not about disabled students, but instead is a manifesto, a call for change, a call to action. It is a guide book, blueprint, and tool for both students and universities. "Disability and the University" is divided into four parts, each examining crucial aspects of higher education, including the culture of the academy, movement beyond the limits of compliance, access to and in the institution, and disability rights. Each chapter is a statement of what every institution of higher… [Direct]

Hilton, Lewis B., Ed. (1966). Missouri Journal of Research in Music Education, 1962-1966. Missouri Journal of Research in Music Education, v1 n1-5 Aut 1962-Aut. The research projects reported in this bulletin represent the scope of thinking being done by those in the music teaching field, by college students, and by students in Missouri's secondary schools. Articles in Volume 1, Number 1 are: "Toward the Development of a Music Curriculum Based on the Maturation of the Child" (A. Kitto); "Musical Values and the String Class" (J. Lang); "The Slow Learner in the High School General Music Class" (A. Olsen); "Music for the Academically Talented High School Student" (M. H. Wurtz); "Instrumental Music and the Cerebral Palsied Child" (W. H. Knirr); "Research and Progress in the Allied Arts" (D. G. Bowling; L. Karel); "Survey of Musical Style for Band" (D. K. Anderson); "Principal Instrumental Forms of the Baroque Era" (W. Morie); "Trends in Piano Class Instruction 1815 to 1962" (W. H. Richards); "Musical Taste as Indicated by Records Owned by College… [PDF]

(2015). Resolution on the Dignity and Education of Immigrant, Undocumented, and Unaccompanied Youth. Position Statement. National Council of Teachers of English From 2013 to 2014, more than 66,000 children and adolescents, unaccompanied by their parents, made journeys from urban and rural areas of M√©xico and Central America and arrived in the United States in search of safety and educational opportunities. To date, various local, state, and federal agencies, as well as community and faith-based organizations, are collaborating on humanitarian efforts to ensure the safety, well-being, and education of young people who are newcomers to the U.S. Following the recent surge in border crossings, some municipalities have begun government proceedings to unwelcome children and minors if they are labeled as immigrant. In 1994, the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) issued the Resolution on Proposition 187 in response to California's Proposition 187, which denied educational and social services to undocumented immigrants, specifically those of Latino origin. This proposed resolution builds on similar resolutions affirmed over the past two… [Direct]

Anderson, Donnah L.; Graham, Anne P. (2016). Improving Student Wellbeing: Having a Say at School. School Effectiveness and School Improvement, v27 n3 p348-366. The wellbeing of children and young people remains a concern internationally and an increasing focus of policy, programmes, and teacher professional development in schools. Supporting wellbeing is now central to the realisation of children's rights, evidenced by an expanding literature linking children's participation and their wellbeing. As promising as such scholarship might be in advocating for the democratisation of schools, little empirical research has investigated these links. Drawing on relevant findings from a large mixed-methods study in Australia that sought the views of students, principals, teachers, and other staff about wellbeing at school, this paper explores a number of links between student voice and wellbeing. The findings revealed that students understood wellbeing in multifaceted ways, including having a say, being listened to, having rights, and being respected. Further, both students and staff identified positive associations between having a say at school,… [Direct]

Lind, Judith (2012). Roots, Origins and Backgrounds: An Analysis of Their Meanings in the Creation of Adoptive Families in Sweden. Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research, v19 n1 p115-128 Feb. In international conventions as well as in the national discourses of many countries, children who do not grow up with their biogenetic parents have the right to receive information about their origin. The meaning of origin in intercountry adoption, however, is not necessarily the same as in artificial donor insemination (AID). Through an analysis of the material published by the Swedish Intercountry Adoption Authority from 1972 to 2004 and by discussing the often-drawn analogy between adoption and AID, the present article aims to investigate the varying meanings that have been ascribed to origin and the arguments that have been used in support of its importance. (Contains 5 notes.)… [Direct]

Hall, Sara; Jones, Rachel; Wise, Bob; Wolf, Mary Ann (2014). Capacity Enablers and Barriers for Learning Analytics: Implications for Policy and Practice. Alliance for Excellent Education The field of learning analytics is being discussed in many circles as an emerging concept in education. In many districts and states, the core philosophy behind learning analytics is not entirely new; for more than a decade, discussions of data-driven decision making and the use of data to drive instruction have been common. Still, the U.S. education system has not yet come close to reaching the potential of learning analytics. The learning analytics initiatives described in this paper are helping states and districts move from being data collectors to being data analyzers, able to use the vast amount of information being collected in a secure, practical, customized, and predictive system. Ultimately, many of the examples provide a glimpse into how districts are preparing to take advantage of learning analytics to meet the needs of each student. This transition is not just about implementing new or better data or assessment systems, or even improving the analysis of data. Education… [Direct]

(2000). Distance Learning 2000: Proceedings of the Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning (16th, Madison, Wisconsin, August 2-4, 2000). These proceedings contain 75 papers from information sessions that address important human factors in distance education from several perspectives, including implementation planning, management and policy, instructional design, teaching methods, faculty development, learning environments, learner supports, and evaluation. Among the papers are: "Best Practices in Strategic Planning and Implementation" (Abbiatti, Decuir); "Who's on the Line?" (Adria, Woudstra); "Creating a Virtual Learning Community" (Ahearn, Blunt); "Don't Just Have Talking Heads" (Allers, Hays); "Learning Strategies Used by Distance Education Students" (Ally); "State Educational Institutions Granted Immunity for Patent and Trademark Infringement" (Armatas); "Shifting from Resident to Synchronous Web-Based Training" (Arnold, Palmore); "Accrediting General Education in Distance Learning Bachelor's Degree Programs" (Baker, Lucas); "How…