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Gade, Sharada; Forsgren, Tomas L. – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2019
Cultural historical activity theory perspectives are drawn in this paper to realize collective transformative agency and the externalization of individual student identity, with students seeking personalized assistance from their teacher while learning mathematics at a grade eight classroom in Sweden. Even as teacher-researcher collaboration and…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Transformative Learning, Teacher Student Relationship, Help Seeking
López, Dixelia; Ochoa, Denisse; Romero, Monica; Parr, Kayla – Communique, 2020
According to the Pew Research Foundation (2019), as many as 60 million Latinxs/Hispanics are living in the United States, constituting approximately 18% of the population. This figure is expected to grow to 119 million by 2060 and constitute 28.6% of the population (Mental Health America, 2020). Between the years 2000 and 2017, Latinx/Hispanic…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Hispanic American Culture, Mental Health, School Psychology
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Carter, Kate – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 2019
Teaching middle school mathematics, I have found that classroom dynamics have a profound impact on the quality of mathematical discussion. Wanting to improve classroom discussion in order to better facilitate both small-group and student-driven learning, I started the school year by randomly grouping students every week for their small groups. I…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Mathematics Instruction, Classroom Communication, Educational Quality
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Falco, Lia D. – Middle School Journal, 2019
Findings from recent studies suggest that students' pathways into mathematics-related careers begin as early as middle school when students are forming lasting self-perceptions of their academic abilities. Middle school is also a time when students begin making choices about future coursework in math, science, and technology that will have…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Self Concept, Self Efficacy, Middle School Students
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Kanukollu, Shanta N.; Mahalingam, Ramaswami – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2011
In this paper, we propose an interdisciplinary framework to study perceptions of child sexual abuse and help-seeking among South Asians living in the United States. We integrate research on social marginality, intersectionality, and cultural psychology to understand how marginalized social experience accentuates South Asian immigrants' desire to…
Descriptors: Health Services, Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Mental Health Programs
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American Psychologist, 2009
Joseph H. Hammer, recipient of the Psi Chi/APA Edwin B. Newman Graduate Research Award, is cited for an outstanding research paper whose findings provide important evidence regarding the promise of a male-sensitive approach to mental health marketing and empirically support the inclusion of theory-driven enhancements in group-targeted mental…
Descriptors: Recognition (Achievement), Depression (Psychology), Awards, Biographies
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Caldwell, Leon D.; Siwatu, Kamau O. – High School Journal, 2003
A model intervention for academic persistence and motivation of African American and Latino high school students is provided in this article. The authors provide a theoretical and practical description of The Educational Navigation Skills Seminar (TENSS) as a demonstration of an educational persistence intervention. By reviewing the higher…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Intervention, Seminars, Academic Persistence