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Creator:: Sampson-Gruener, Gregory Paul
Abstract:: This study examines educator perceptions related to what has been termed New-Union labor reforms. The study provides a review of literature related to teacher Unionization and details a mixed methods analysis of educator beliefs related to three specific labor reforms: (a) alternative salary structures, (b) collaborative, or interest based bargaining...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: & Erskine, 2000; Wagner, 1991). Teacher Unions have utilized strictly industrial labor models (Wagner

Creator:: Dantas-Whitney, Maria
Abstract:: No research to date has involved ESL students as researchers in investigations of community language practices. This study examined the research processes of 23 international college students in an advanced ESL course. The students worked on an original curriculum, the Language Research Project, through which they performed ethnographic and discourse...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Moule, Jean Golson
Abstract:: In the past decade, issues related to cultural diversity and pluralism have risen to the forefront in education. The increasing cultural diversity in American classrooms and communities requires preservice teachers to be ready to promote multiple perspectives within their curricula and among their students. The purpose of this study was...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: -Pinto in 1997 suggested NAFLAS Americans standing for N Ative American, A Frican American, L Atino/a

Creator:: Egby, Phyllis
Abstract:: The 2004 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and No Child Left Behind (NCLB) are two federal mandates which impact general education teachers working with special needs students and diverse learners (second language learners, students from severe poverty, students from different cultures, students who experience occasional emotional needs, and students...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Turner, Susan Diane
Abstract:: Women leaders in early childhood health, human services, and education face tremendous challenges in their efforts to cultivate resilience amidst a myriad of risk factors including incessant stress, low wages, and limited professional support. Women who foster mental health in young children and high-risk families are vulnerable to secondary traumatic...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: feminist ecological model as espoused by Ballou, Matsumoto, and Wagner (2002) provides a conceptual

Creator:: Fish, Susan A.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to understand the individual experiences of four adult literacy practitioners, Anne, Bill, Candy, and Emily, in the first cohort of the Oregon Field-Based Cohort Master's Program. This program, which Oregon established in 1993 as one venue of professional development for adult literacy and English...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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