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  • Provoking Change : The Role of a Course in Funds of Knowledge in Disrupting Preservice Teachers' Thinking About Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners

    Creator:
    Thiemens, Cassie Rae
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    This qualitative study examines the role of a graduate level multicultural teacher education course in disrupting preservice teachers' beliefs and assumptions about teaching culturally and linguistically diverse learners. This study is motivated by the following research question: What are the actions that take place in a funds of knowledge course...
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    Dissertation
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     teacher  education course in disrupting preservice teachers’ beliefs and assumptions about  teaching

  • An evaluation of using the spiral model to teach media at Oregon State University

    Creator:
    Piepmeier, Karen Swanson
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    A decade after the School of Education at Oregon State University adopted a spiral model of curriculum for teacher education, a study was conducted to determine if Instructional Media, one thread of that model, was spiralled in the curriculum. A survey was conducted of graduating seniors, using a questionnaire to...
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    Masters Thesis
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    of Education at Oregon State Uni- versity adopted a spiral model of curriculum for teacher education

  • A qualitative study of the professional growth of mid-career community college faculty

    Creator:
    Crawford, Charles J. M.
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    The purpose of this study is to explore experiences of professional growth for mid-career community college faculty. The research question that guided the study is: How do community college faculty members experience professional growth at mid- career? The research design included an interpretive social science methodology and phenomenological method. Nine...
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    Dissertation
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    DISSERTATION OF Charles J. M. Crawford for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education presented on

  • Pre-service and new teacher attitudes and understanding about their preparation to work with special needs and diverse learners

    Creator:
    Egby, Phyllis
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    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...
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    (2001) focused on general education teacher training to work with special needs and diverse learners

  • Oregon industrial and engineering teacher's perceived professional development needs

    Creator:
    Moon, Dale E.
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    Professional development is a critical part of education, especially in career and technical education (CTE). CTE programs have rapidly changing technological foundations, and while the CTE teachers' primary focus is to prepare students for entry-level positions in their occupational areas, CTE teachers are also required to embed academics into their...
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    Dissertation
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    .................................................................................................................... 59 An Aging Workforce with Gaps in the CTE Teacher Education Pipeline

  • The effect of teacher training on movement implementation in elementary classrooms

    Creator:
    Abramovitz, Jan Samuel
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    The purpose of this dissertation was to explore the effect of teacher training on the nature and context of movement instruction in Oregon elementary schools. While there are numerous instructional guides and many anecdotal descriptions of classroom movement highlighting the work of movement arts specialists, to the best of our...
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    Philosophy in Education presented on November 21, 2008. Title: The Effect of Teacher Training on

  • Exploring the need for diversity related professional development

    Creator:
    McAloney, Kimberly A.
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    College campuses are becoming more diverse now than ever before. Campuses, however, are not as prepared as they should be for the new students that are arriving. Changes need to be made to status quo processes and procedures, event planning, and classroom education in order to best serve current students....
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    Masters Thesis
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    ,   2000).    Professional  development  “training  programs”  that  offer  education

  • Inclusion of youth with disabilities in afterschool programs

    Creator:
    Taylor, Jennifer Julie
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    Afterschool staff have been identified as a critical piece in the positive outcomes youth receive through participation in afterschool programs (Apsler, 2009; Daud & Carruthers, 2008; Riggs & Greenberg, 2004). These programs may benefit youth with disabilities but little is known about what influences staff to include youth with disabilities...
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    detailed demographic information on the age, gender, education, and disability- related job training of