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Submissions from 2009
Reconstructing Multicultural Education: Transcending the Essentialist/Relativist Dichotomy Through Personal Story, Robert L. Lake
African American healing traditions: Gullah Geechee people and their African culture, Fayth M. Parks
African Americans and the Bible in American Culture, Fayth M. Parks
Students in Belize Study Abroad, Regina Rahimi
Success for ESOL students in the Middle Grades Classroom, Regina Rahimi
AASU and Belize: A Partnership between AASU and Elementary schools in Belize, Regina Rahimi, E. Alley, S. Askew, S. Campbell, C. Foster, and M. Williams-Adams
Cultural Responsiveness: The Impact of Study Abroad Experiences in Teacher Preparation Programs, Regina Rahimi, S. Askew, S. Campbell, and M. Williams-Adams
Race, Class, and Emerging Female Sexuality: Teacher Perceptions and Sexual Harassment in Schools, Regina Rahimi and Delores D. Liston
The Stories We Tell Ourselves, William M. Reynolds
Workshop: Mammalian Classification With a Focus on Georgia Mammals, Heather C. Scott
Educating the Posthuman, John A. Weaver
Collective Action and Sense of Community Among African American Homeschool Families, Meca Williams-Johnson
Overview of Quantitative Designs, Meca Williams-Johnson
Qualitative Data Analysis in Research: A Guide to Design and Implementation, Meca Williams-Johnson
Qualitative Methods, Meca Williams-Johnson
The Distressing Discourse: Teachers Talk of Race and Emotional Experiences in the Classroom, Meca Williams-Johnson
The Distressing Discourse: Teachers Talk on Race And Emotions, Meca Williams-Johnson
Submissions from 2008
Closing Panel Discussion, Scott A. Beck
Innovative Teaching and Learning Strategies, Scott A. Beck
Innovative Teaching and Learning Strategies, Scott A. Beck
Mexican American Identities in Children’s Picture Storybooks: Thinking Critically and Diversely, Scott A. Beck
Mexican-American Immigration and Migration: A Cross-Border Dialogue, Scott A. Beck
Progressive Methods for Incorporating Communication, Culture, and Literature in the Language Classroom: Theoretical Overview, Scott A. Beck
Progressive Methods for Incorporating Communication, Culture, and Literature into the ESOL Classroom, Scott A. Beck
Literacy skills across the curriculum, J. Bergin, S. White, N. Hepting, B. Battiste, and Regina Rahimi
Georgia’s New High School Mathematics Curriculum: What Is It?, Gregory Chamblee and S. Taylor
Failing Mathematics: Documenting a Middle School’s Approach to Meeting the Challenge, Gregory Chamblee and P. Ward
Failing Science: Documenting a Middle School’s Approach to Meeting the Challenge, Gregory Chamblee and P. Ward
Cyberbullying: Guidelines for school psychologists, Terry D. Diamanduros, Elizabeth Downs, and Stephen J. Jenkins
Characteristics of generations Y and Z: Implications for RTI, Elizabeth Downs, Terry D. Diamanduros, and Stephen J. Jenkins
Teacher Perceptions of Interactive Whiteboards: A Comparison of Users and Future-Users in High School and Middle School Mathematics, Jeffrey Hall, Gregory Chamblee, and Tricia Hughes
Technology use among preservice teachers: Implications for instruction, Stephen Jenkins, Terry D. Diamanduros Ph.D., and Elizabeth Downs
Technology use among preservice teachers: Implications for instruction, Stephen J. Jenkins and Terry D. Diamanduros
Activist Practitioner Curriculum Inquiry: Researching the Life of Schools, Neighborhoods and Communities in the U.S. South, Robert L. Lake
Liberating Dissertation Writing: Life in Schools, Neighborhoods, and Communities in the U.S. South, Robert L. Lake
More Than Words: Moving Currere Into the Universe of Discourse in Preservice Teacher Education, Robert L. Lake
Reconstructing Multiculturalism: Beyond the Essentialist/Relativist Dichotomy and Into Personal Story, Robert L. Lake
Motivating Low-Achieving Students during Pre-Service Teaching, Lin Lin and Jackie HeeYoung Kim
Understanding Curriculum 2, Marla B. Morris
Eco Wisdom: Learning from the Wild, Marla B. Morris and Mary Aswell Doll
Gullah Tales: Cultural Identity and Narrative Analysis, Fayth M. Parks
Psychotherapeutic Implications of Tibetan Folk Healing, Fayth M. Parks
Self Care in the Midst of It All: Anchors of Integrity, Fayth M. Parks
Effective Language Arts Instruction for ESL: What Middle and High School Students Say, Regina Rahimi
Helping Adolescents Who Struggle with Reading, Regina Rahimi
Help! My Eighth Graders Can't Read: Literacy and the Adolescent, Regina Rahimi
Successfully Teaching English Language Learners, Regina Rahimi
"If She Dresses Like That, She Must Be Sexually Active": Teachers' Presumptions of Adolescent Sexuality and Labeling "Slutty Girls", Regina Rahimi and Delores D. Liston
"What Does She Expect When She Dresses Like That!" Teacher Roles in Labeling "Sluts", Regina Rahimi and Delores D. Liston
“What Does She Expect When She Dresses Like That?”: Teachers’ Perceptions of Emerging Adolescent Female Sexuality, Regina Rahimi and Delores D. Liston
You're Not Like Me! Dealing With Our Differ, Regina Rahimi, P. Zaldivar, D. Rayans, J. Peny, and C. Crosby
Online Learning, Web 2.0 and Higher Education: a Formula for Reform, Judi Repman and Elizabeth Downs
On the Horizon: Will Web 2.0 Change the Face of Online Learning?, Judi Repman, Cordelia D. Zinskie, and Elizabeth Downs
Peer evaluation of online courses, R. Way, Stephen J. Jenkins, Terry D. Diamanduros, and Elizabeth Downs
African Americans and Homeschooling, Meca Williams-Johnson
Novice Researchers Approach to Exploring Emotions in the Classroom, Meca Williams-Johnson
Under the guidance of a master teacher: Teachings and research of Dr. Asa Hilliard, Meca Williams-Johnson
Under the Guidance of a Master Teacher: Teachings and Research of Dr. Asa Hilliard, Meca Williams-Johnson
African American Home Education Parents Describe Their Teacher Efficacy Beliefs, Meca Williams-Johnson and Cheryl Fields-Smith
Submissions from 2007
Controversias en la Educación Mexicana-Americana / Controversies in Mexican American Education, Scott A. Beck
Educación Post-Secundaria en Los Estados Unidos, Scott A. Beck
Mexican American Identities and Markets, Scott A. Beck
Theory and Practice in Second Language/L2 Instruction, Scott A. Beck
Meeting Middle Grade Preservice Math Teachers Needs: Consensus or Not?, Gregory Chamblee
Georgia’s New Grades 6 – 8 Mathematics Curriculum: What Is It?, Gregory Chamblee and S. Taylor
A Curriculum of Imagination in an Era of Standardization, Robert L. Lake
East Meets West in Curriculum Studies, Robert L. Lake
The Heart of What Matters: Differentiation and Reflexive Pedagogy, Robert L. Lake
Exploring Identity in Schools: Tensions of Gatekeepers and Agents of Change, Delores D. Liston and Lorraine S. Gilpin
Affirming and Sustaining Joy in the Life Work of National Teachers of the Year, Delores D. Liston and Camille Lowe Shirah
Nuclear Cowboys and Native Visions: Place and Competing Representations of the American West, Marla B. Morris
Mind the Dog. Howl of the Wolf, Marla B. Morris and Mary Aswell Doll
The Dystopic University, Marla B. Morris, William M. Reynolds, and John A. Weaver
Folklore, psychology, and healing: Responding to the work of Afro-Cuban artist Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Fayth M. Parks
How culture and tradition can help mothers and daughters talk about avoiding early pregnancy and STD, Fayth M. Parks
In a sacred place: Tibetan Buddhist nuns’ ancient practices of mind, Fayth M. Parks
Multicultural therapies, PSYC 4436 Theories of Psychotherapy, Fayth M. Parks
Multicultural therapies, PSYC 4436 Theories of Psychotherapy,, Fayth M. Parks
Professionals Specializing in Mental Health Invited to Participate in Bilateral Exchanges with Professional Counterparts in China and Tibet, Fayth M. Parks, F. M. Jacobsen, and L. Comas-Díaz
Making Sense of Standards: The Relationship of Theory and Practice in the Life of a First Year Professor, Regina Rahimi
Games! Games! Games! (And other strategies for getting to know others), Regina Rahimi, E. Davis, and P. Hannigan
Environmental Justice: Inconvenient Perspectives, William M. Reynolds
The Curriculum and Politics of the Civic Gospel in the Rustbelt and in the South, William M. Reynolds
Thinking Globally and Acting Locally, William M. Reynolds
Looking Beyond Short-Term Implementation and Low Level Concerns: Assessing the Full Impact of the Concerns-Based Adoption Model (CBAM), Scott W. Slough and Gregory Chamblee
Out of the Ivory Tower and into the Trenches: Case Study of Taking a Year's Leave to Again Teach in the Middle Grades Classroom, E. Strauser, Regina Rahimi, and M. Mahan
Corporatizing the Dystopic University or How I Earned Tenure at an Amusement Park, John A. Weaver
Graduate Students’ Perceptions of Qualitative Research, Meca Williams-Johnson
The Racial Identity Development of Young African American Home-educated Children, Meca Williams-Johnson
American Parental Involvement and Home Schooling, Meca Williams-Johnson and Cheryl Fields-Smith
Submissions from 2006
Diversity Issues, Scott A. Beck
Hispanic Influence in the US, Scott A. Beck, Vince Kohler, and Jorge W. Suazo Dr.
Problem-Solving and Grades 2 – 5 Students: A Discussion of Their Solutions, Gregory Chamblee
The Impact of Race and Racism on Students Emotions: A Critical Race Analysis, Jessica T. DeCuir-Gunby and Meca Williams-Johnson
Social Justice and Holistic Education: What Elementary Teachers Can Do, Lee Woodham DiGiovanni and Delores D. Liston
Changing Fields?: Interpreting Classroom Teaching Experiences, Nicole R. Harper and Delores D. Liston
An Inquiry Into Curriculum of Imagination, Robert L. Lake
On Not Being Able to Play, On Not Being Able to Do Anything: Pink Floyd, Regression and Currere, Marla B. Morris
Myth, Madness and Medicine, Marla B. Morris, Mary Aswell Doll, and Delese Wear
