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Magnificent Things and Terrible Men: Teaching Sherman Alexie in the Age of #MeToo
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Jeff Spanke – English Education, 2018
The #MeToo and Time's Up movements have each cast light on the prevalence of sexual harassment in a variety of media industries. In this piece, I reflect on a college YAL seminar in which my students read Sherman Alexie's "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian." The class discussion quickly became focused on Alexie himself and…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, College Students, Sexual Harassment, Reading Materials
Using the Learning Sciences and Knowledge about How People Learn to Support Reluctant and Disengaged Secondary School Learners
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Turner, Steven L. – American Secondary Education, 2008
As secondary educators seek strategies to support reluctant and disengaged learners, a greater understanding of the learning sciences (how people learn) becomes more important. This article examines the emerging knowledge base on the learning sciences and investigates how what has been discoveries about how and why people learn have practical…
Descriptors: Sciences, Teaching Methods, Science Instruction, Secondary School Teachers
Student Perceptions of Social Task Development in Online Group Project Work
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Morgan, Kari; Cameron, Bruce A.; Williams, Karen C. – Quarterly Review of Distance Education, 2009
This article explores student perceptions of social task development in an online group project and poses recommendations for implementation of group projects. Qualitative methods were used to analyze student perceptions of social task development in online group project. Respect, "being nice," follow the rules/follow the leader, communication,…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Learning Processes, Group Dynamics, Group Behavior
Perspectives on Group Work in Distance Learning
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Hausstatter, Rune Sarromaa; Nordkvelle, Yngve Troye – Online Submission, 2007
Current distance education benefits greatly from educational software that makes group work possible for students who are separated in time and space. However, some students prefer distance education because they can work on their own. This paper explores how students react to expectations on behalf of the course provider to do their assignments…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Group Behavior
Online Groups and Social Loafing: Understanding Student-Group Interactions
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Piezon, Sherry L.; Donaldson, Robin L. – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2005
This paper presents an overview of the psycho-social aspects of social loafing and free riding in a traditional and distance learning environment. A brief literature review and summaries of frequently cited antecedents and their mitigating factors are reviewed for application by instructors, designers, and administrators in distance education.…
Descriptors: Group Behavior, Individual Activities, Distance Education, Literature Reviews
Race Consciousness among African-American Students, 1980s.
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Tripp, Luke – Western Journal of Black Studies, 1991
Reports results of a longitudinal study of racial beliefs and consciousness for African-American students who attended Southern Illinois University-Carbondale in the 1980s. Data were collected through questionnaires administered to students in Black Studies courses. Results indicate a shift toward collectivism and a rise in the level of…
Descriptors: Activism, Afrocentrism, Black Attitudes, Black Community