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, reading

• Fiske, A. Social Functioning and Depression of Young Adolescents Who Have Been Retained
  Key words: young adolescents, grade retention, academic failure, social functioning, depression

• Hanline, M. The Relationship Between Preschool Construction Play and Academic Abilities in Elementary School
  Key words: construction play, block play, preschool play

• Lin, M. Becoming cultural critical conscious in an urban early childhood setting
  Key words: teachers' beliefs, diversity education, anti-bias curriculum

• Kaya, S. How does Teacher Quality Impact Math and Science Performance?: Evidence from TIMSS 2003
  Key words: teacher quality, large scale assessment, math and science achievement

• Lundeen, 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 preparation

• Olgan, R. Teachers’ Professional Development and Children’s Achievement
  Key words: early childhood, professional development, achievement

• McKenzie, 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, equity

• Cohen-Vogel, L. Alternatively certified teachers: Where they come from, what they teach, and where they go
  Key words: teacher quality, educational policy, alternative teacher certification

• Easton, P. Education BY All: The Role of Adult Education in Supporting -- and Redeeming -- EFA
  Key words: adult education, EFA literacy, international education

• Hughes, R. The Hold-Outs: Adoption and Non-adoption amid Southeastern States
  Key words: political analysis, innovation, diffusion, internal determinants, broad based merit aid

• Low, J. To Ph.D. or not to Ph.D.? When should I start my doctorate?
  Key words: doctorate, student affairs, full-time, experience, professional

• Park, 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, adolescents

• Schwartz, R. Perception of Career Advancement Factors held by Black Student Affairs Administrators: A Gender Comparison
  Key words: black women administrators, student affairs, career advancement

• Schwartz, 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 aprenticeship

• Guan, Q. Predictive Inferences in Reading: From Activation to Long-Term Memory
  Key words: reading, cognitive process, retention

• Guan, 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, reading

• Guo, Y. How vocabulary knowledge and syntactic awarness contribute to reading comprehension
  Key words: comprehension, vocabulary, adult education/development

• Jeong, 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 analysis

• Kim, 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 strategies

• Murray, M. The Relationship Between Prayer and Team Cohesion in Collegiate Softball Teams
  Key words: prayer, spirituality, sport, team, team cohesion

• Olina, Z. Case-Based Instruction: Factors That Influence Reasoning and Problem Solving
  Key words: case-based instruction, instructional strategies, problem solving

• Pop, 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 choice

• Pashnyak, 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 consciousness

• Chen, H. The Relationship between EFL learners’ Self-Efficacy Beliefs and English Performance
  Key words: self-efficacy, English as a foreign language

• Fernandez, 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 teach

• Hasson, D. Preservice Teacher Preparation for Working with English Learners: Findings for Early Childhood Educators in Florida
  Key words: ESOL infusion, english learners, preservice teacher education

• Jernigan, 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 learning

• Martin, L. Cognitive strategy use: Promoting equity for all learners
  Key words: middle school students, social studies, cognitive strategy use

• Sampson, V. Analytic Frameworks for Assessing Dialogic Argumentation in Online Learning Environments
  Key words: online learning environments, dialogic argumentation, analytic frameworks

• Sampson, V. Assessing Dialogic Argumentation in Online Environments to Relate Structure, Grounds, and Conceptual Quality
  Key words: science education, argumentation, analytical framework

• Sonmez, S. When Objectives Collide: An Activity Oriented Approach to Classroom Interaction
  Key words: classroom interaction, english learners, adult education

• Southerland, S. Examining Teachers’ Conceptual Hurdles to “Science For All”
  Key words: science education, diversity, teacher beliefs, nonmainstream learners

• Southerland, 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 change

• Steadman, 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, strategy

• Kim, J. Gau, L. How does sport attitude and team identification vary across cultures?
  Key words: culture, sport attitude, team identification, individualism, masculinity

• Lee, 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 park

• Mondello, M. Fundamental Determinants of Franchise Values in North American Professional Sports Leagues
  Key words: valuation, franchise valuation, sports organizations