A5055584533- Online and Blended Learning
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Engineering Education and Curriculum Development
- Career Development and Diversity
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Educational Robotics and Engineering
- Educational Technology and Assessment
- Education and Technology Integration
- Diverse Education Studies and Reforms
- Emotional Intelligence and Performance
- Mechatronics Education and Applications
- Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
- Engineering Education and Pedagogy
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- School Choice and Performance
- Technology Assessment and Management
- Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
- Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth
- Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
- Education Methods and Practices
- Science Education and Perceptions
- Design Education and Practice
- Science Education and Pedagogy
- Mobile Learning in Education
University of Alabama in Huntsville
2005-2022
University of Missouri
2020
Education researchers have suggested that the academic challenges faced by many ethnic minority students are linked to perceived cultural discontinuity between students’ home- and school-based experiences. However, there has been very little empirical inquiry into existence effects of for these students. The purpose this article is offer a definition methodology be used in quantitative investigation discontinuity. A description values corresponding behaviors African American, Asian Latino,...
The purpose of this study was to further determine the classroom learning preferences elementary school students. A measure cooperative, competitive and individualistic (The Social Interdependence Scales, Johnson, & Norem-Hebeisen, 1979), administered 138 5th 6th graders (66 African American 72 White) attending a in low-income community. Results indicated that overall, participants preferred cooperative learning. However, students reported significantly higher for than did their White...
This article examines the role of culture in socialization patterns found households low-income African Americans. Using Triple Quandary theoretical framework, authors hypothesized that cultural themes consistent with an Afro-cultural ethos would be reported significantly more than those associated a mainstream ethos. Scenarios depicting activities reflecting four distinct were constructed. Seventy-one American parents how often they perform question. Findings revealed communal practices...
This preliminary study explored the cultural socialization processes of 227 African American and European parents elementary schoolchildren. The Cultural Value Socialization Scales (K. M. Tyler, A. W. Boykin, C. Boelter, & L. Dillihunt, 2005) were used to garner parents' reports their value activities at home. scales contained written vignettes depicting persons involved in activity that reflected a specific value. Ethnocultural values examined communalism, verve, movement, affect,...
There is a demand for more STEM professionals. Early elementary students’ conceptions about engineering can influence whether or not they explore career paths and ultimately select an career. This study examined the students have regarding work that engineers perform. The research questions were following: (1) what images do early associate with engineers, (2) these associations vary from grade to grade, (3) are there gendered differences in associations, (4) how this sample compare broader...
where she received her degree in educational psychology and a sub-specialty
The Color of Teaching: Educational Chage and Development, by June A. Gordon. London New York: RoutledgeFalmer, 2000. 109 pp. $85.00, cloth. $27.99, paper. Teaching Gordon deals with the recruitment retention teachers color. She looks at from four different ethnic backgrounds, African American, Latino, Asian Native American three urban school districts. demonstrates author's desire to address this issue head on. breakdown very informative, yet easy read book is clear-cut. provides facts...
Abstract Impact of Innovative Student Project for the Increased Recruitment Engineering and Science Students (InSPIRESS) The Students(InSPIRESS) is focused on helping high school students better understand engineering byengaging them in an exciting project which illustrates application their math sciencecourses while teaching basics design. InSPIRESS providesthe participants with a realistic design that simulates NASA payloaddevelopment process. These payloads are to be integrated into...
Abstract Impact of Integrated Product Team course on skill development and workplace preparation for graduating engineering seniors The (IPT) is a two-semester design sequence that culminatesthe coursework three undergraduate degree programs (i.e., MechanicalEngineering Aerospace Engineering, Industrial Systems Engineering). projecthas number unique features: (a) it modeled after NASA’s pre-Phase A conceptual designand proposal activity; (b) requires the students to participate in...