The Community Learning and Service Partnership (CLASP) being named the recipient of the Malcolm Knowles Award prompts retrospection and raises the question of what to present at the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) conference. What is the overarching narrative of CLASP? Given the international and intergenerational…

Increasing participation and continued persistence of women in computing is a perennial problem. This paper explores how participation in computing has been defined and the consequences definitions have on understanding women's persistence in computing. The data for this paper come from 64 in-depth, qualitative interviews with young women who in…

In her acceptance address, Wendy Sims provides a unique perspective based on thoughts and reflections resulting from her 8 years of service as the ninth Editor of the "Journal of Research in Music Education" ("JRME"). Specifically, she addresses how college-level music education researchers can promote positive attitudes toward…

This speech, given at the 2014 Council for the Study of Community Colleges annual Awards Luncheon, describes three of the major changes in the sixth edition of "The American Community College". The speech also describes what those changes can tell us about the directions in which our colleges are moving and the ways in which community…

This article presents the author's speech during the 2012 Senior Researcher award. The author is honored and delighted to accept the award from the Society for Research in Music Education (SRME) and NAfME, an organization of which she has been a member for about forty years. In this address, the author focuses on these four topics: (1) the…

A deficit ideology of English language learner (ELL) students has permeated schooling practices and has led to devaluing students' native language and knowledge alike. This paper illustrates results of a qualitative case study exploring the untapped linguistic resources of ELLs. In this study, student and staff perceptions about the impact of a…

This article presents the transcript of Peter Webster's 2014 Senior Researcher Award Acceptance Address. Webster comments on several big ideas in music education: (1) The consideration of teaching as a blend of constructivist approaches and direct instruction that values student-centered work primarily as evidence of learning; (2) The…

Children's book awards give us a mirror of the culture of a country and the books that children enjoy. While the majority of school librarians are very familiar with the books that win awards in their country, very few are cognizant of books that win awards in other countries. This paper examines major awards for children's books in as many…

According to the Alabama Commission on Higher Education (2010), the overall state average retention rate for fall 2009 was 65% for all institutions and 54% for two-year colleges in, particular. Trenholm State has a retention rate of 51% percent. Since 2002, the College's retention rate has increased from 37 to 51% percent as a result of its…

This study describes the teacher pay for performance plans designed and implemented by the public schools participating in the Governor's Educator Excellence Grant (GEEG) program in Texas. GEEG is a federally funded, incentive pay program that awarded non-competitive grants, ranging from $60,000 to $220,000 each year for three years, to 99 Texas…

Speaker thanks the American Library Association and the Association for Library Service to Children for bestowing upon her the 1986 Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal. (DF)

On March 1, 2009 from 2 pm to 5 pm at the Madison Hotel in Washington, DC, the National Science Foundation hosted a listening session, requesting input on Section 7033 of the America COMPETES (Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science) Act regarding Hispanic-serving institutions and science,…

Author Virginia Hamilton discusses the background of her award winning novel "Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush." (FL)

Author Daniel S. Davis discusses the background of his award winning book, "Behind Barbed Wire." (FL)

Author-illustrator Vera B. Williams discusses the background of her award winning book, "A Chair for My Mother." (FL)