By doing so, they could see, at a glance, how many of the stakeholders mentioned particular parts of the project in a positive way and how many of them mentioned particular parts of the project in a negative way. The evaluation focuses on "assessing board members' perceptions, experiences, and views in the following areas: (1) URC Board activities, processes, and progress; (2) principal accomplishments; (3) adherence to the principles of the project for community-based participatory research; (4)facilitating factors; (5) barriers and challenges; and (6) hopes and recommendations for future work" (Lantz et al
Representatives from two different cultures and time periods reporting similar results is a strong indication for the theory's truth and usefulness, a truth and usefulness that will prove beneficial in today's world of multiculturalism and literacy deficiencies. As previously discussed, scholars and teachers have long suggested that a multicultural approach may be necessary for the literary success of poorly performing minority students in schools today (Au)
., not by experts, but by ordinary people in ordinary activities" (Baynham 285)
" This notion that "education and slavery were incompatible with each other" most definitely had an impact on Douglass's literacy pursuit, both physically and psychologically. In the physical sense, from the moment Douglass' mistress abandoned and began to heartily oppose her attempt to teach him to read as "it is almost an unpardonable offense to teach slaves to read in this Christian Country," Douglass recounts being watched and immediately called if his owners thought he might be perusing a book (Douglass)
In Penny Oldfather's 1994 study of motivation in literacy learning, the University of Georgia researcher found that a student's lack of motivation severely impacted his or her ability to engage in the task of literacy learning. Though students practiced several methods of self-motivation when feeling unmotivated, such as having a positive attitude or forcing themselves to complete the task, a responsive classroom environment was helpful in increasing the students motivation (Oldfather)
The situation is worsened when minority students do not speak standard American English in the home (298). For this reason, social constructivist solutions, such as teaching standard English using African-American Vernacular English, have been implemented into classrooms as of late, and are, in some cases, being proven successful (Perez 34)
Athletic Trainer Gender Inequality in Academia Gender Inequality There appears to be evidence for gender inequality in the profession of academic athletic trainers (ATs). For example, membership in the National Athletic Trainer's Association is 48% female, but at the collegiate level only 1/3 of ATs are women (Kahanov, Loebsack, Masucci, and Roberts, 2010, p
Summary The use of a survey to determine if family obligations contribute to a gender bias in academic athletics can't provide an objective answer, but it did reveal that this was the prevailing perception among female ATs. The struggle to balance both career and family obligations in academia is not unique to female ATs (O'Laughlin and Bischoff, 2005), although it could be argued that ATs are more likely to be required to work irregular and odd hours
Until middle school most students are only familiar with narrative forms of learning and instruction. (Coiro 2001) The fact that reading expository text is unfamiliar to these students makes it difficult for them to comprehend the text, which makes it impossible for students to perform at an optimal level
Narrative text is the most researched and understood text of the two. (Dickson, Kameenui, Simmons, 1993, ¶ 43 & 44) Non-fiction, also referred to as expository text, is defined as text design to deliver information
The children involved in the study ranged in ages from 6 to 8 years old; the average being 6 years 9 months. (Dufva, Niemi, and Voeten 2001; 96) Researchers used three different span tests to conduct the experiment
Previous studies also found that the number of words that students could read correctly per minute impacted their ability to comprehend. (Freeland, Jackson, McDaniel, Skinner and Smith, 2000; 416) The participants in this study were three males from rural areas in the mid south ages 16,12, and 13
Harvey encourages her students to ask questions and helps them to understand that asking questions leads to better reading comprehension and better grades. (Harvey 2001) This strategy involves the instructor thinking and reading out loud and questioning the text
A narratologist desires to understand how the patterns and themes determine the makeup of a story. (Pradl 1984, ¶ 3) Narratology also explores the comprehension value of text
As they get older, children improve in their ability to use it."(Williams 2000) ERIC Digest reports that one of the most effective ways of increasing reading comprehension among children with learning disabilities is through the use of narrative text
In general, gender segregation is an important component of discussions about gender inequality. Gender segregation in the workplace is often seen as the root of the relatively higher wages of men in the workplace, limitations on careers, and as the basis for a number of inequalities between the genders (Blackburn and Jarman)
Among tenured faculty appointments, only 6% of the women are represented, while 25% of the men are employed in this category. Overall, more men than women are found in "top administrative, tenure-trace, non-tenure track, craft, and service jobs" (Kulis, 159)
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