This study was an investigation of the overlapping principles of relevance, rigor, and relationships inherent in both middle school philosophy and culturally responsive e[...]

Self-regulated learning includes the use of a set of strategies for planning, monitoring, and self-evaluating students' efforts toward reaching specific learning goals. T[...]

Literacy provides people with intellectual tools to question, challenge, understand, disagree, and arrive at informed perspectives and is a reflection of cultural values [...]

Michel Foucault argues that power is everywhere, all of the time. He describes it as concrete, "capillary," acting in, on and through the actual body. All "knowledge" a[...]

ABSTRACTPATRICIA LORRAINE CURTIS LINTON. A case study of an effective middle school Algebra I teacher. (Under the direction of DR. DAVID K. PUGALEE)Using a qualitative ca[...]

The National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) emphasizes the teaching of social studies to provide students with information, critical thinking skills, and experienc[...]

This case study examined the effects of a one-day differentiated instruction professional development on teacher implementation and student engagement. All schools provid[...]

Overall, research on the effectiveness of single-gender education is inconclusive. However, research does indicate that some benefits beyond academic achievement may be p[...]

The purpose of this quantitative study was to compare and evaluate two types of vocabulary interventions using grade 9 physics vocabulary terms using two lists of 10 word[...]

Gifted underachievement represents a frustrating loss of potential for society. Although attempts have been made to develop interventions to reverse gifted underachieveme[...]