Category Archives: Education
On SAGE Insight: Children’s perceptions of the importance and value of reading
From Australian Journal of Education We may perhaps take for granted that the importance of reading is well understood by children, given the position of reading as a fundamental literacy skill, the regular practice of which is strongly associated with … Continue reading
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Tagged Attitudes, independent reading, Leisure time reading, mixed method approach, motivation, Reading
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On SAGE Insight: “It Was . . . the Word ‘Scrotum’ on the First Page”: Educators’ Perspectives of Controversial Literature
From Journal of Teacher Education Marking Banned Books Week 2018 In this study, authors explore the perceptions preservice teachers (PSTs) and school librarians have toward using challenged and banned books with K-12 readers. We seek to understand how preservice educators think … Continue reading
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Tagged discourse analysis, preservice teacher education, teacher beliefs
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On SAGE Insight: (Un)Hidden Figures: A Synthesis of Research Examining the Intersectional Experiences of Black Women and Girls in STEM Education
Special issue: The Challenges and Possibilities of Intersectionality in Education Research From Review of Research in Education This literature review demonstrated the importance and utility of intersectionality as a theoretical and methodological approach to understanding the educational experiences of Black … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Women and Girls, Intersectional Experiences, STEM education
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On SAGE Insight: Preventing Predictable Problem Behaviors in School Settings
From Beyond Behavior Precorrection is a simple, cost-effective, and quick intervention to manage predictable behaviors across many contexts/settings, and student ages and ability levels. When implemented with fidelity, precorrection can be an effective way to decrease inappropriate behaviors and increase … Continue reading
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Tagged challenging behaviors, classroom intervention, precorrection, self-management
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On SAGE Insight: Dangerous Education: The Occupational Hazards of Teaching Transgender
From Sociology On 16 March 2016 news broke in the UK of a transgender equalities initiative that was planned to take place in a primary school in East Sussex under the headship of Emma Maltby. The initiative gave rise to … Continue reading
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Tagged education, equalities, gender, teachers, Transgender
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On SAGE Insight: Does instructional video footage improve tackle technique for rugby players?
Article title: Does instructional video footage improve tackle technique? From International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching Participation in men’s and women’s rugby is increasing in the United States with a 350% rise in participation since 2004. As a collision … Continue reading
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Tagged concussion, head acceleration, injury prevention, kinematics, kinetics, rugby union, skill acquisition, youth sport
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On SAGE Insight: The Five Cs of Positive Youth Development in a school context
Article title: The Five Cs of Positive Youth Development in a school context; gender and mediator effects From School Psychology International The positive youth development (PYD) perspective has gained increased attention in research, addressing strength and resource perspectives on developing … Continue reading
On SAGE Insight: The State of Unequal Educational Opportunity: Special Issue on the Coleman Report 50 Years Later
Guest Editor : Margot I. Jackson and Susan L. Moffitt The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science In the 50 years since the Equality of Educational Opportunity survey (EEOS) first appeared in print, tens of thousands … Continue reading
Posted in Education, SAGE Insight, social science, Social Work & Social Policy, Sociology
Tagged Coleman Report, inequality, social policy
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On SAGE Insight: Mobiles in class?
From Active Learning in Higher Education At a time when many homes are filled with electronic gadgets, educationalists are attempting to gauge how much technology to bring into classes. A key issue for both students and staff at universities and … Continue reading
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Tagged devices, mobiles, perceptions, social media, technologies
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On SAGE Insight: Food and Campus Politics in India
Article title: Food Politics and Counter-Hegemonic Assertion in Indian University Campuses From South Asia Research Recently, heated debates concerning food politics have erupted at some of the most prestigious institutes of higher education in India. Students demand inclusion of beef … Continue reading
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Tagged activism, Ambedkar, beef, caste, food politics, Gramsci, hegemony, student politics, university campus culture
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On SAGE Insight: Understanding the motivation and transformation of White culturally responsive professors
From Journal of Adult and Continuing Education According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the rising enrollments of native and international students of color are changing the population demographics of predominantly White institutions of higher education in the United … Continue reading
On SAGE Insight: Adaptation of Gaming Features for Motivating Learners
From Simulation & Gaming Many learning environments are quickly deserted by learners, even if they are efficient. Gamification of learning environments is a recent approach used to enhance learners’ motivation and participation. In this article, authors are interested in gamification in order to address … Continue reading
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Tagged Adaptation, gamification, gaming features, motivation, player model, web-based learning
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On SAGE Insight: STEM Pathways: Do Men and Women Differ in Why They Enter and Exit?
From AERA Open The United States is among one of the countries that strive to be the world leader in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. There are drastic differences that exist in the number of males and females … Continue reading
On SAGE Insight: The Great Asian International School Gold Rush
Article title: The Great Asian International School Gold Rush: an economic analysis From Journal of Research in International Education The number of international schools is growing, especially in Asia. This presents competitive challenges; most obviously for student recruitment and retention. … Continue reading
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Tagged competition, economics, industry, International school, market
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