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Lauren Funk – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Polarization in the United States and controversy over the teaching of content some deem "divisive" has resulted in the enactment of restrictive legislation in many states. Such constraints contribute to a fraught environment in schools today and significantly impact the work of teaching. Utilizing frameworks of "ambitious…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, History Instruction, Political Issues, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
Jo Flory – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This qualitative, multi-site case study examines two cases focusing on the dialogic relations of secondary English students and their teachers, as they interact with print and non-print pop culture texts related to sports and/or music as part of a curriculum unit on a politically sensitive topic. The purpose of this inquiry is to examine…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes
Khulod S. Wahboubadr – ProQuest LLC, 2021
In this study, academic freedom was defined by 17 foreign-born professors: 12 Arab-born and five non-Arab professors from nine different higher education institutions, as the ability to express different ideas, research any topic, and publish the results without fear of intimidation. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to examine how…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Arabs, Middle Eastern Studies, Diversity (Faculty)
Foster, Kathy J.; Link, Ryan R.; Scott, Michael L. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This report describes a problem based learning project focusing on educational change and gender in the superintendency. Superintendent tenure is influenced by the ability to facilitate and navigate the change process. Superintendent leadership and organizational change have been shown to be related to student achievement; therefore, successful…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Student Projects, Educational Change
Scott, Michael L.; Link, Ryan R.; Foster, Kathy J. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This report describes a problem based learning project focusing on educational change and gender in the superintendency. Superintendent tenure is influenced by the ability to facilitate and navigate the change process. Superintendent leadership and organizational change have been shown to be related to student achievement; therefore, successful…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Student Projects, Educational Change
Link, Ryan R.; Scott, Michael L.; Foster, Kathy J. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This report describes a problem based learning project focusing on educational change and gender in the superintendency. Superintendent tenure is influenced by the ability to facilitate and navigate the change process. Superintendent leadership and organizational change have been shown to be related to student achievement; therefore, successful…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Student Projects, Educational Change
Scozzaro, David – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This exploratory case study focused on youth and resistance that was aided by the use of technology. The combination of resistance and technology expanded a multidimensional framework and leads to new insight into transformative resistance. This study examined the framework of transformative resistance based on Solorzano and Delgado Bernal's…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Social Justice, Teaching Methods, Case Studies