Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Holding students back a year may have its benefits, according to a recent study published by the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Literacy is really important. Opponents of the practice have argued that grade retention is punitive and can harm students socially and emotionally, Hwang said.

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Retention Literacy Students Mathematics 299

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Beth Schueler University of Virginia Policy debate is a competitive activity in which students engage in structured argumentation about public policy issues, often requiring in-depth learning about policy areas. The impact was almost entirely concentrated among reading subskills that involve more analysis and argumentation.”

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Literacy Students Humanities Educational research 290

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2024

Winn has been elected to a leadership post at the American Educational Research Association (AERA). She has served on the Social Justice Action, Review of Research Award, and Minority Fellowship Selection Committees, and is a member of AERA Divisions K and G.

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Literacy Leadership Humanities Teaching 306

Catherine Cronin

APRIL 14, 2023

Higher Education for Good: Criticality, resistance and hope What a joy and a privilege to travel to Inverness, Scotland to participate in the Open Education Conference #OER23 last week. In my #OER23 presentation ( slides here ) about the book, I described its genesis in pandemic times.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Forty-one years had passed since Howard graduated from the school, but his formative years as a student there radically transformed his life and set him on the path to becoming the world class scholar that he is today. Those shifting demographics are broadly reflected in today’s student population.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

We use the term and notion of resegregation in special education to describe the overrepresentation of Students of Color in special education, an issue that continues to persist today. After all, special education was created, in part, for this intended purpose. Thus, our use of the term resegregation is intentional.

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SRI Education

JULY 28, 2023

Our research: Which children typically experience bullying? As researchers, we were curious about which students were most likely to be bullied and/or to become bullies. Bounce Back helps K–5 students who are experiencing traumatic stress symptoms. Do Black students misbehave more? 2022 ; 2023 ). Child Trends.

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Mental health Literacy Instruction Curriculum 52