(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]
(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]
(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]
(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\;…
(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…
(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]
(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…
(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\…
(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…
(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]
(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…
(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]