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Direct linkRokita-Jaskow, Joanna, Ed.; Ellis, Melanie, Ed. – Multilingual Matters, 2019
This book provides a holistic overview of what leads to success in foreign language learning at an early age and deepens our understanding of early foreign language learning. The studies use an array of methodological approaches to research learners aged between three and ten, as well as their parents and teachers, in instructional, minimal-input…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Young Children, Educational Policy, Teaching Methods
Nelson, David – 1983
Eight case studies representing valid and extensive reading research were reviewed to determine the impact of school principals on student reading achievement. In all eight studies, principal leadership behavior was positively associated with reading achievement and school outcomes. Evidence indicated that reading effectiveness was enhanced by…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Case Studies, Educational Environment, Elementary Education
Rice, Mary Frances, Ed.; Dallacqua, Ashley K., Ed. – Advances in Research on Teaching, 2021
"Luminous Literacies" shares examples of teachers and educators using local knowledge to illustrate literacy engagement and curriculum-making through scholarly accounts of experiences in teacher preparation courses, classrooms, and other community spaces in New Mexico. This edited collection includes chapters focusing on the teaching of…
Descriptors: American Indian Literature, Indigenous Populations, American Indian Students, Culturally Relevant Education
Fitzpatrick, Katie; May, Stephen – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022
In this book, Fitzpatrick and May make the case for a reimagined approach to critical ethnography in education. Working with an expansive understanding of "critical," they argue that many researchers already do the kind of critical ethnography suggested in this book, whether they call their studies critical or not. Drawing on a wide…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Ethics, Teaching Methods, Educational Research
Download full textGlynn, Thomas J., Ed.; Nelson, Jack E., Ed. – 1982
This volume, 30th of a series dealing with social and behavioral implications of human drug involvements, contains abstracts of literature concerning public health issues relevant to the drug field. Intended to provide drug researchers with a sampling of drug-relevant literature (published in English since 1970) across a number of public health…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Drug Education, Drug Legislation, Drug Rehabilitation
Child and Family Policy Center, 2011
This most recent Iowa Kids Count data book, "Iowa Kids Count 2010: Trends in the Well-Being of Iowa Children," provides data on 20 different indicators of child and family well-being at the United States, Iowa, substate and county level. The annually produced data book presents health, education, welfare and economic data including…
Descriptors: Well Being, Child Health, Counties, Child Abuse
Blair, Andrew G., Comp. – 1986
This study is a compendium of information regarding the policy and practice of religious education in publicly-funded schools in each of the provinces and territories of Canada, in England, the United States, Australia, and with less detail, in several countries of Western Europe. Most information was acquired from published sources, but letters…
Descriptors: Church Programs, Educational Environment, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education
Child and Family Policy Center, 2012
This most recent Iowa Kids Count data book, "Iowa Kids Count 2011: Trends in the Well-Being of Iowa Children," provides data on 20 different indicators of child and family well-being at the United States, Iowa, substate and county level. The annually produced data book presents health, education, welfare and economic data including…
Descriptors: Well Being, Child Health, Counties, Child Abuse
Nikolajeva, Maria – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2010
This semiotically informed article problematizes the concept of literacy as an aesthetic activity rather than reading skills and offers strategies for assessing young readers' understanding of fictional texts. Although not based on empirical research, the essay refers to and theorizes from extensive field studies of children's responses to…
Descriptors: Field Studies, Educational Research, Reading Skills, Literacy
Kidd, Terry, Ed.; Morris, Lonnie R., Jr., Ed. – IGI Global, 2017
Incorporating new methods and approaches in learning environments is imperative to the development of education systems. By enhancing learning processes, education becomes more attainable at all levels. "The Handbook of Research on Instructional Systems and Educational Technology" is an essential reference source for the latest scholarly…
Descriptors: Guides, Educational Technology, Instructional Systems, Research
Dijkers, Marcel P. J. M. – SEDL, 2011
This issue of "FOCUS" discusses external validity and what rehabilitation researchers can do to help practitioners answer the question "How far can we generalize this finding-- is it applicable to other clients/patients, with different characteristics, in dissimilar settings treated by other clinicians?," which clinicians and…
Descriptors: Rehabilitation, Generalization, Information Dissemination, Validity
Coiro, Julie, Ed.; Knobel, Michele, Ed.; Lankshear, Colin, Ed.; Leu, Donald J., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2008
Situated at the intersection of two of the most important areas in educational research today -- literacy and technology -- this handbook draws on the potential of each while carving out important new territory. It provides leadership for this newly emerging field, directing scholars to the major issues, theoretical perspectives, and…
Descriptors: Guides, Multiple Literacies, Interdisciplinary Approach, Popular Culture
Peer reviewedWalker, L.; Munro, J.; Rickards, F. W. – Volta Review, 1998
This study compared the literal and inferential comprehension abilities for textual, functional, and recreational text genres of 195 students who were deaf or hard of hearing. Literal comprehension exceeded inferential comprehension for males but not females. Educational setting (special class, resource room, or fully mainstreamed) influenced…
Descriptors: Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education, Hearing Impairments, Inclusive Schools
Peer reviewedCalderon, Rosemary – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2000
This study examined the impact of parental involvement on four outcomes for 28 young children with hearing loss. Although parental involvement was a significant positive predictor of early reading skills, maternal communication skill and the child's degree of hearing loss were more significant predictors for positive language and academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Communication Skills, Deafness, Early Childhood Education
Slavin, Robert E.; Cheung, Alan – Success for All Foundation, 2004
This paper reviews experimental studies of reading programs for English language learners, focusing on comparisons of various bilingual and English-only programs. The review method is best-evidence synthesis, which uses a systematic literature search, quantification of outcomes as effect sizes, and extensive discussion of individual studies that…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Reading Instruction, Reading Skills, Student Evaluation
