(2022). Cultivating Cultural Capitals in Introductory Algebra-Based Physics through Reflective Journaling. Physical Review Physics Education Research, v18 n2 Article 020139 Jul-Dec. At a large, diverse, hispanic-serving, master's-granting university, the Alma Project was created to support the rich connections of life experiences of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) students that come from racially diverse backgrounds through reflective journaling. Utilizing frameworks in ethnic studies and social psychology, the Alma Project aims to make learning STEM inclusive by affirming the intersectional identities and cultural wealth that students bring into STEM classrooms. Approximately once per month students who participate in the Alma Project spend 5-10 min at the beginning of class responding to questions designed to affirm their values and purpose for studying STEM in college. Students then spend time in class sharing their responses with their peers, to the extent that they feel comfortable, including common struggles and successes in navigating through college and STEM spaces. For this study, we analyze 180 reflective journaling essays of… [Direct]
(2007). Still Not Equal: Expanding Educational Opportunity in Society. Peter Lang New York \Still Not Equal: Expanding Educational Opportunity in Society\ addresses the successes and failures of \Brown v. Board of Education\ and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as well as the continuing challenge of expanding educational opportunity in the United States and across the Black diaspora. The educational, political, and social influence resulting from \Brown,\ the Civil Rights Act, and their progeny have shaped the dynamics of the collective educational and social experiences of people of color. Notwithstanding, the obstacles, barriers, and enablers of educational, occupational, and economic status outcomes impact the formation and interpretation of public policy, specifically, and public perception, generally, about racialized notions of schooling and learning. The pursuit of educational access, attendance, and attainment is intertwined with the implications of academic research and public policy to improve local practices in school settings. Inasmuch as a diverse research… [Direct]
(2009). Handbook of Education Policy Research. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group Educational policy continues to be of major concern. Policy debates about economic growth and national competitiveness, for example, commonly focus on the importance of human capital and a highly educated workforce. Defining the theoretical boundaries and methodological approaches of education policy research are the two primary themes of this comprehensive, AERA-sponsored "Handbook". Organized into seven sections, the "Handbook" focuses on (1) disciplinary foundations of educational policy, (2) methodological perspectives, (3) the policy process, (4) resources, management, and organization, (5) teaching and learning policy, (6) actors and institutions, and (7) education access and differentiation. Drawing from multiple disciplines, the "Handbook's" over one hundred authors address three central questions: What policy issues and questions have oriented current policy research? What research strategies and methods have proven most fruitful? And what… [Direct] [Direct]
(2002). Administrative Careerism and PC. Academic Questions, v15 n2 p58-68 Mar. That the contemporary university is exceedingly \user friendly\ is beyond any reasonable doubt. While chancellors reaffirm their commitment to inclusiveness sans intellectual boundaries, lowly teaching assistants award gentleperson's C's to functional illiterates. Such odious requirements as foreign language proficiency or familiarity with mathematics have largely vanished, lest these impede \education.\ University administrations now overflow with specialists assigned to rescue the academically lame and halt. Entire parallel curricula, everything from well-entrenched women's and black studies to \cutting edge\ forays into whiteness, critical race, queer theory, and French flavored disorders too numerous to mention by name, now guarantee diplomas to those once lucky to survive high school. It is tempting to dismiss such perpetrator cravenness in terms of character or personality deficiencies. While this moralistic fervor makes superb therapy, it exaggerates the personal depravity… [Direct]