Abstracts (by department)
- Childhood Education, Reading and Disability Services
- Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
- Educational Psychology and Learning Systems
- Middle and Secondary Education
- Sport Management, Recreation Management, and Physical Education
Childhood Education, Reading and Disability Services
Al Otaiba, Research on the Effectiveness of the Response to Intervention Model for English Langauge Learners
Key words: english language learners, readingFiske, A. Social Functioning and Depression of Young Adolescents Who Have Been Retained
Key words: young adolescents, grade retention, academic failure, social functioning, depressionHanline, M. The Relationship Between Preschool Construction Play and Academic Abilities in Elementary School
Key words: construction play, block play, preschool playLin, M. Becoming cultural critical conscious in an urban early childhood setting
Key words: teachers' beliefs, diversity education, anti-bias curriculumKaya, S. How does Teacher Quality Impact Math and Science Performance?: Evidence from TIMSS 2003
Key words: teacher quality, large scale assessment, math and science achievementLundeen, C. A Comparison of Teacher's Families'Child-Rearing Practices and Their Later Preference for (Orientation Toward) a Classroom Discipline Model
Key words: classroom teachers, discipline models, teacher preparationOlgan, R. Teachers’ Professional Development and Children’s Achievement
Key words: early childhood, professional development, achievementMcKenzie, A. Knowledge, Skills, and Roles of Paraprofessionals Working with Students with Visual Impairments
Key words: visual impairment, paraprofessional training
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Brooks, J. Distributed Leadership for Social Justice: An Exploratory Study
Key words: distributed leadership, social justice, equityCohen-Vogel, L. Alternatively certified teachers: Where they come from, what they teach, and where they go
Key words: teacher quality, educational policy, alternative teacher certificationEaston, P. Education BY All: The Role of Adult Education in Supporting -- and Redeeming -- EFA
Key words: adult education, EFA literacy, international educationHughes, R. The Hold-Outs: Adoption and Non-adoption amid Southeastern States
Key words: political analysis, innovation, diffusion, internal determinants, broad based merit aidLow, J. To Ph.D. or not to Ph.D.? When should I start my doctorate?
Key words: doctorate, student affairs, full-time, experience, professionalPark, Y. Does U.S. education bring more sociocultural capital to Korean students than Korean education? An examination of the perceptions of students in the U.S.
Key words: immigration, migration, South Korea, adolescentsSchwartz, R. Perception of Career Advancement Factors held by Black Student Affairs Administrators: A Gender Comparison
Key words: black women administrators, student affairs, career advancementSchwartz, R. Goodnight and “Good Luck” – Brief Excerpts from the Story of Dean Scott Goodnight, Dean of Men, University of Wisconsin, 1916- 1945
Key words: deans of men, history, student life
Educational Psychology and Learning Systems
Dennen, V. Blogademe: How a group of academics formed and normed an online community of practice
Key words: blogging, community of practice, cognitive aprenticeshipGuan, Q. Predictive Inferences in Reading: From Activation to Long-Term Memory
Key words: reading, cognitive process, retentionGuan, Q. Evaluating Model of Learning in ESL Reading Domain: The Effect of Knowledge, Language Proficiency, and Strategic Processing on Cognitive Performance in Reading
Key words: ESL, learning, proficiency, strategy, readingGuo, Y. How vocabulary knowledge and syntactic awarness contribute to reading comprehension
Key words: comprehension, vocabulary, adult education/developmentJeong, A. The Effects of Intellectual Openness on Group Interaction Patterns and Critical Discussions in Computer-Supported Collaborative Argumentation
Key words: computer-mediated communication, critical thinking, collaborative argumentation, interaction analysisKim, C. Effects of motivational and volitional email messages (MVEM) on preservice teachers’ motivation, volition, performance, and attitudes toward technology integration
Key words: attitude change, higher education, learner motivation, motivational strategies, volitional strategiesMurray, M. The Relationship Between Prayer and Team Cohesion in Collegiate Softball Teams
Key words: prayer, spirituality, sport, team, team cohesionOlina, Z. Case-Based Instruction: Factors That Influence Reasoning and Problem Solving
Key words: case-based instruction, instructional strategies, problem solvingPop, M. "To be or not to be"… a teacher? An analysis of Preservice Teachers' motivation for career choice
Key words: pre-service teachers, motivation, career choicePashnyak, T. What and Why Do Classroom Teachers Blog?
Key words: K-12 educators, blogging, community of practice
Middle and Secondary Education
Brown, S. Beginning Teachers' Development of Historical Cognition
Key words: history education, historical thinking, historical consciousnessChen, H. The Relationship between EFL learners’ Self-Efficacy Beliefs and English Performance
Key words: self-efficacy, English as a foreign languageFernandez, M. Microteaching Lesson Study as a Situative Learning Experience in Prospective Teacher Education
Key words: microteaching lesson study, situated learning, teacher preparation, prospective mathematics teachers, pedagogical approach, learning to teachHasson, D. Preservice Teacher Preparation for Working with English Learners: Findings for Early Childhood Educators in Florida
Key words: ESOL infusion, english learners, preservice teacher educationJernigan, J. Implicit and Explicit Corrective Feedback: A Survey of Adult ESL Learners' Preferences
Key words: english as a Second Language, correction, adult learners, intensive english programs, second language learningMartin, L. Cognitive strategy use: Promoting equity for all learners
Key words: middle school students, social studies, cognitive strategy useSampson, V. Analytic Frameworks for Assessing Dialogic Argumentation in Online Learning Environments
Key words: online learning environments, dialogic argumentation, analytic frameworksSampson, V. Assessing Dialogic Argumentation in Online Environments to Relate Structure, Grounds, and Conceptual Quality
Key words: science education, argumentation, analytical frameworkSonmez, S. When Objectives Collide: An Activity Oriented Approach to Classroom Interaction
Key words: classroom interaction, english learners, adult educationSoutherland, S. Examining Teachers’ Conceptual Hurdles to “Science For All”
Key words: science education, diversity, teacher beliefs, nonmainstream learnersSoutherland, S. Working to measure the impact of professional development activities: Offering an instrument to quantify science teachers’ pedagogical discontentment
Key words: pedagogical discontentment, teaching self-efficacy, professional development, conceptual changeSteadman, S. Inhabiting the world of Adult Basic Education: Who are these students, and why are they here?
Key words: adult basic education, motivation, program examination and revision
Sport Management, Recreation Management, and Physical Education
Kent, A. Rudd, A. Walker, M. Strategic Corporate Philathropy in the Sport Industry
Key words: corporate philanthropy, sport, strategyKim, J. Gau, L. How does sport attitude and team identification vary across cultures?
Key words: culture, sport attitude, team identification, individualism, masculinityLee, J. Investigation of park satisfaction – Links to demographics, past experiences, norms, and quality in Florida State Parks
Key words: satisfaction, past experience, norms, quality, state parkMondello, M. Fundamental Determinants of Franchise Values in North American Professional Sports Leagues
Key words: valuation, franchise valuation, sports organizations

