NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Lasker, Grace A.; Mellor, Karolina E.; Mullins, Melissa L.; Nesmith, Suzanne M.; Simcox, Nancy J. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2017
Despite advances in active learning pedagogy and other methods designed to increase student engagement in the chemistry classroom, retention and engagement issues still persist, particularly with respect to women and minorities underrepresented in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) programs. Relevancy also remains elusive in…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Social Justice, Chemistry, Science Instruction
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Coleman, Mary Ruth; Shah-Coltrane, Sneha – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2015
In 1973, Jim Gallagher convened an interdisciplinary group of eminent scholars and practitioners to address the critical issue of underrepresentation of minority children within gifted education. Underrepresentation of culturally different children stems from a complex combination of societal, economic and political, and personal factors. J. J.…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Disproportionate Representation, Minority Group Students, Educational Environment
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Ochoa, Theresa A.; Kelly, Mary L.; Stuart, Shannon; Rogers-Adkinson, Diana – Journal of Special Education Technology, 2004
This document presents a description and explanation of the MUSE module, a multimedia, computer-supported, problem-based learning (CS-PBL) unit that provides users with a simulation of the special education referral process. The module, developed by Leafstedt et al. (2000) depicts an elementary Hispanic student who is limited in English…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Disproportionate Representation, Special Education, Elementary School Students