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Boakes, Norma J. – International Online Journal of Education and Teaching, 2019
This paper presents the results of a partnership between a New Jersey school district and four-year university seeking to enhance STEM programming for the district's diverse student population. The project utilized a STEM-focused experiential unit integrated into existing ninth grade school non-science classes (social studies and career readiness…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Minority Group Students, Experiential Learning, STEM Education
Ming, Norma; Kennedy, Alec – Teachers College Record, 2020
Background/Context: Amidst the complex and fast-paced demands in schools and classrooms, identifying what most deserves educators' attention can pose a challenge. Indicators help focus attention by highlighting key features that signal important outcomes or opportunities to take action or learn. Purpose: Informed by multiple literatures, we offer…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Educational Improvement, Test Construction, Academic Achievement
Romm, Norma R. A. – Participatory Educational Research, 2020
In this article I provide an account of my use (in a particular context) of a 'post qualitative inquiry' approach, with my recognition that ways of approaching issues to be explored with participants, and the method of exploration, carry social and ecological consequences. The research was initiated in a school in South Africa with a sample of ten…
Descriptors: Participatory Research, Climate, Early Adolescents, Vignettes
Martini, Mara; De Piccoli, Norma – Health Education & Behavior, 2021
Interventions addressing the endemic of sexual violence at European universities are scarce, particularly those that take a bystander focus to sexual violence prevention and involve university staff. Evidence-based data on their effectiveness are also lacking. This article reports the description of a pilot evaluation study of the USVreact Italian…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Violence, Prevention, College Environment
Nel, Norma Margaret; Krog, Soezin – Participatory Educational Research, 2021
Mandarin has been added to the list of second additional languages (SAL) that South African learners can choose from. The researchers proactively conducted research pertaining to SAL (Mandarin) since it is a dynamic phenomenon in South Africa. The research question was formulated as follows: "Do factors such as 1) phonemic differences between…
Descriptors: Mandarin Chinese, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Phonetics
Torres-Hernández, Norma; Gallego-Arrufat, María-Jesús – Contemporary Educational Technology, 2023
The protection of personal data and privacy are important issues closely related to use of social media, information and communication technologies, and the Internet in the area of education. The treatment of academic information and use of tools and programs for instruction, communication, and learning have revealed the handling of a significant…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Information Security, Elementary Education, Teacher Attitudes
Wang, Jing; Lopez-Reyna, Norma; Kim, Sunyoung – Learning Disabilities: A Contemporary Journal, 2023
Mathematical word problems present various challenges for students, including English learners. Research on word problem-solving interventions for elementary English learners with or at risk for mathematics disabilities/difficulties was reviewed. A systematic search of studies conducted between 2012 and 2022 yielded a total of 14 research studies…
Descriptors: Word Problems (Mathematics), Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Intervention
Rudolph, Norma – Journal of Pedagogy, 2017
Policy for young children in South Africa is now receiving high-level government support through the ANC's renewed commitment to redress poverty and inequity and creating "a better life for all" as promised before the 1994 election. In this article, I explore the power relations, knowledge hierarchies and discourses of childhood, family…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Poverty, Indigenous Knowledge, African Culture
Nerstrom, Norma – International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology, 2017
Events or experiences that have a transformative effect on people's lives can have an even greater impact if they are documented and disseminated through books, articles, or other forms of media. Whether one learns of such episodes through personal interaction or published sources, these personal stories enrich and inform one's own life, providing…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Theory Practice Relationship, Adult Education, Adult Learning
Marrun, Norma A. – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2018
For more than 50 years, college and high school students, families, and community activists have fought for the preservation of ethnic studies. Qualitative research studies consistently have shown positive outcomes, including increased academic engagement and affirmation, for students who take ethnic studies in K-16. In this article, I argue that…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Self Concept, Qualitative Research, Ethnic Studies
Murray, Jaclyn; Rudolph, Norma – Journal of Pedagogy, 2019
Following calls for diverse and contextual perspectives of the rich lives of young children, their families and communities from/in the Global South, this paper presents critical reflections emerging from a three-year (2016-2019) community-based Integrated Approach to Early Childhood Development (ECD) project implemented in the rural Eastern Cape…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Young Children
Oliveira, Silas M.; Greenidge, Norma – Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning, 2020
Studies from many parts of the world report the success and concerns librarians face when connecting online with the universities' off-campus students. This 20-year review attempts to determine the extent to which academic libraries around the world serve the information needs of graduate students enrolled in distance-learning programs and to…
Descriptors: Information Seeking, Distance Education, Graduate Students, Academic Libraries
Morán, Norma; Torres, Franklin C. – Odyssey: New Directions in Deaf Education, 2020
Despite different childhood experiences--primarily differences centered around language access--the authors share stories of growing up in large Spanish-speaking families with a strong sense of cultural identity and values. Now as they raise three children together, this is what they want for them as well--a sense of cultural identity and pride,…
Descriptors: Deafness, Family Environment, Spanish Speaking, Sign Language
Alejandro Arias; Mario Linares-Vásquez; Norma Rocío Héndez-Puerto – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2024
Higher education dropout rates in Colombia are the second highest in Latin-America. Almost 50% of students who start an undergraduate program in Colombia drop out. In this paper, we present a systematic literature review that surveys publications related to university dropout in Colombia between 2000 and 2021. This review followed the Kitchenham…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Undergraduate Students, Dropouts, Foreign Countries
Ming, Norma C.; Goldenberg, Lauren B. – Review of Research in Education, 2021
This chapter calls for researchers to reconceptualize research quality from the perspective of its expected use, attending to power dynamics that influence how knowledge is defined, constructed, and validated through the research enterprise. Addressing these concerns when designing and conducting education research can yield more useful research…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Educational Policy, Policy Formation, Research Utilization