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Edgar, Scott N. – Action, Criticism, and Theory for Music Education, 2014
The purpose of this paper is to apply Noddings' ethic of care to a qualitative inquiry of select instrumental music educators. In the first section I describe and define an ethic of care, considering specifically who is involved in a caring relationship, how an ethic of care can be taught, and strategies for educational implementation and…
Descriptors: Music Education, Qualitative Research, Inquiry, Ethics
Allen, Belinda K. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This phenomenological case study explored the perceptions and experiences of mentors who work for a community-based mentoring program that was created to provide at-risk minority students with male role models. Most studies from the past 20 years have assessed mainly the academic, social, and emotional outcomes of mentoring among at-risk minority…
Descriptors: Mentors, Community Programs, Phenomenology, Case Studies
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Madhlangobe, Lewis; Gordon, Stephen P. – NASSP Bulletin, 2012
This study describes how a culturally responsive school leader promoted equity in a racially and linguistically diverse school. The authors shadowed Faith, an assistant principal, and did follow-up interviews with her after each day of shadowing. They observed teachers in their classrooms, conducted multiple interviews with teachers and parents,…
Descriptors: Caring, Leadership, Assistant Principals, Teacher Attitudes
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Di Tommaso, Kathrynn – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 2010
This paper presents a qualitative study that used classroom observations, faculty interviews, and student interviews to investigate the meaning and importance of seven non-cognitive variables to a cohort of developmental writing students at an urban community college. The variables studied included finances, study management, college surroundings,…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Role Models, Basic Writing, Helplessness