Nisivoccia, Joseph D. (1995). A District-Wide Multi-cultural High School Curriculum. This document contains a proposal for a district-wide multicultural high school curriculum for the Belleville Public Schools, Edison (New Jersey). The curriculum is designed to promote student bonding for peace and harmony by focusing on the total school environment and raising student, parent and staff consciousness about the many different cultures of the community and their contributions to society. It will help students develop positive self-esteem as students of different cultural backgrounds learn to understand and accept each other. The planned \culturally coherent multicultural curriculum\ is a diverse curriculum that is connected in visible and explicit ways to show a sense of compelling purpose in education. Enlisting public support is an integral feature of the curriculum development plan. Planned outcomes include student outcomes in learning, behavior, and skill areas. Learning activities will include a variety of approaches, including arts, role plays, multicultural… [PDF]

Jima, Abdisa Olkeba (2022). Significance and Restraint of Indigenous Knowledge Inclusion in Ethiopian Higher Education Curriculum: In Focus Gadaa System. Cogent Education, v9 n1 Article 2046241. The issues of indigenous knowledge (IK) inclusion in formal education have gotten academic debates recently. Some scholars argue that western education is responsible for IKs attrition. Others refute that IK enriches modern education. Ethiopia endows with varieties of IKs. Gadaa system is one of the Ethiopians IKs. The country counted more than a century since it adopted modern education. However, it has not included IK in the higher education curriculum. It needs the attention of scholars to explore the importance of IK inclusion in the education curriculum and encountered challenges. This study addresses the knowledge gaps regarding the significance and restraint of IK inclusion in the Ethiopian education curriculum focusing on the Gadaa system. The finding shows that the Gadaa IK system inclusion in curriculum integrates IK to formal education, explores Gadaa democratic governance and peaceful power transition, enriches youths' minds with IKs, and promotes peaceful co-existence…. [Direct]

S√§fstr√∂m, Carl Anders (2022). Teaching Militant Humility against the Aggressions of a Neoliberal World. Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, v43 n5 p686-701. This article develops a militant teaching humility regarding the foundational aggression and violence of a neoliberal worldview within late capitalism. Mainly the article shows how such aggressions and violence take shape as schooling the self-interested consumer within a school market. This article also shows how such self-interest understands education in terms of individualism, comparison, and competition, ultimately leading to the destruction of the social fabric of the common good of democracies. The teaching strategy identified highlights the humility and discipline needed to transform the aggression and violence of late capitalism into a non-violent but consistent strategy for democratization. The strategy developed in the article takes inspiration from Judith Butler, Jacques Ranci√®re and Thich Nhat Hanh, and exemplifies what democratization in education implies today. This article concludes with teaching understood as an ethical and political concern in being for the other,… [Direct]

Bedard, Rene, Ed. (1989). Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education = Les actes du congres annuel de l'association canadienne pour l'etude de l'education des adultes (8th, Cornwall, Ontario, June 1-30, 1989). This proceedings contains 23 papers in French and the following 45 papers in English: "Arthur Lismer" (Barer-Stein); "Bootstrapping and Shoestringing to Academic Respectability" (Baskett); "Teaching by Teleconference" (Boak, Kirby); "Doing What Is Possible" (Butterwick); "Connections between Individual and World Peace" (Fallis et al.); "Federal Legislation and Adult Education" (Chaytor, Berard); "Adult Student Attrition at Post-Secondary Institutions" (Cleveland); "On Adult Education in Academia" (Collard, Collins); "Native Indian Adults in a University Academic and Support Program" (Conchelos); "Computer-Mediated Communication in Distance Education" (Conrad, Archer); "Gender Discrimination in Community Development" (Cruikshank); "Telecommunications and the Adult Learner" (Dillon); "Reaching the Adult Learner through Television" (Dillon, Ryan);…

(1999). Keeping the Peace in an Age of Conflict: Debating the U.S. Role. Public Policy Debate in the Classroom. Choices for the 21st Century Education Project. Revised Edition. [Student Guidebook and] Teacher's Resource Book. Since the end of the Cold War, the international community has been called upon with increasing frequency to intervene in the world's hot spots. The United States has taken up its share of responsibilities. U.S. military forces have bombed targets in Serbia, waded ashore in Haiti, patrolled cease-fire lines in Bosnia, skirmished over the skies of northern Iraq, and protected humanitarian agencies in Somalia. Meanwhile, U.S. diplomats are busier too. Few crises arise in the international arena without drawing in the United States. A new set of foreign policy questions has emerged that citizens have only just begun to consider. This unit thrusts students into this new foreign policy frontier. On the first day the unit opens with a discussion of the concepts featured in part one of the background reading. The second day focuses attention on the forces that shaped the international community's role in conflict resolution during the Cold War. The third and fourth days of the lesson plan…

Anselmus Dami, Zummy; Butarbutar, Marlon; Kusradi, Sri Wahyuni (2023). Two Different Models of Pedagogy: Rethinking Teachers' Pedagogy Competency in Christian Religious Education. International Journal of Christianity & Education, v27 n2 p142-167 Jul. This research aimed to analyze the differences between two models of pedagogy. The research method used is content analysis. Results showed a significant difference between neoliberal pedagogy and the pedagogy of shalom. The aspects of difference were the purpose of Christian religious education (CRE), the content of CRE, the target of CRE, the method of CRE, the role of CRE teachers, and students' dispositions and competencies…. [Direct]

Fisnik Nick Demaj (2023). The Journeys of Non-Native English-Speaking Peace Officers in the United States: English Training and Job Readiness. ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, Alliant International University. This dissertation examines the linguistic and cultural difficulties faced by Non-Native English-speaking (NNES) peace officers in the United States, emphasizing English training and job preparedness. The research adopts an explanatory sequential mixed-method design, including quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis. This study examined the challenges faced by the NNES officers, and emphasizing the importance of language competency and cultural competence for NNES officers. This study conducted an in-depth analysis of current research with specific attention to language difficulties, cultural difficulties, and the training of law enforcement officers. Based on a review of past studies, a theoretical framework was developed for understanding the linguistic and cultural obstacles NNES officers face. Self-administered questionnaires and an organized personal narrative outline was utilized for data collection. The study provides insights into NNES officers' language… [Direct]

Galura, Joseph, Ed.; Howard, Jeffrey, Ed.; Ross, Randy, Ed.; Waterhouse, Dave, Ed. (1995). Praxis III. Voices in Dialogue. The 27 chapters of this book provide presentations, conference transcripts, manuals, and reflections by organizers, coordinators, participants, students and staff of service-learning sociology and education courses at the University of Michigan. The chapters are: "What National and Community Service Mean for Higher Education" (Goodwin Liu); "Revolution in a Neighborhood" (Darin Day); "Students as Agents of Social Change" (Jennifer Bastress); "Promoting Peace in Detroit" (Clementine Barfield); "The Importance of Community Service" (Philip Power); "Building a Community of Change" (Helen Fox); "AIDS: The Challenge to Society" (Barbara F. Sloat); "Reflections on Community Service Learning in Landscape Architecture" (Robert E. Grese); "Community Organization for Health Education: Action, Reflection, and Learning" (Barbara A. Israel); "Community Service Learning in the Dental Hygiene…

Trachtenberg, Stephen Joel (1994). Speaking His Mind. Five Years of Commentaries on Higher Education. This collection of speeches by Stephen Trachtenberg, President and Professor of Public Administration at the George Washington University in Washington, D.C., covers a wide variety of subjects important to higher education. Speeches include: "Reason and Heart Together" (remarks on the occasion of his inauguration as President of the George Washington University, April 16, 1989); "Libraries Are the Foundation on Which Universities Stand" (remarks at a meeting of the Virginia State Library Association, November 18, 1989); "A Cause Called Justice," (remarks at Martin Luther King's convocation, January 15, 1990); "The Search for Perspective in a De-Controlled World" (keynote speech at a meeting of the D.C. Alpha Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, April 21, 1990); "The Search for a New Order for Peace, Security and Cooperation in Northeast Asia: Looking toward the 21st Century" (remarks at Moscow State University, May 1991); "The Role of…

Huber, James H., Ed.; And Others (1994). The Five E's: Ethnicity, Education, Economy, Equity, and Environment. Proceedings [of the] Annual Conference of the Global Awareness Society International (Chicago, Illinois, June 1994). The 23 conference papers in this proceedings include: (1) \Global Awareness Society International: Retrospectives and Prospectives\ (Chang Shub Roh); (2) \Technology Transfer in Developing Countries: The Case of Turkey (1989-1994)\ (Huseyin Ates; Asim Sen); (3) \Indigenous People, Environmental Protection and Globalization\ (Edward D. Barker); (4) \Children['s] Literature: A Tool to Implement Multicultural Education\ (Wei Wei Cai); (5) \Technology Transfer in Human Services: The Case of Basic Ecclesial Communities\ (John G. Cosgrove); (6) \Adaptation of Traditional HR Rocesses for Total Quality Environments\ (Robert D. Costigan); (7) \Some Language Concepts We Could (Should) Do Without\ (Maverick M. Harris); (8) \Global Competition & TQM\ (Selim S. Ilter); (9) \The Thorny Road of Confucian Religion Mission to the West\ (Thomas Hosuck Kang); (10) \Developing Strategies for Accelerated Economic Growth and Global Awareness for Caribbean Countries\ (Stanley J. Lawson; Jay Nathan); (11)… [PDF]

Benjamin, Judy; And Others (1995). Above and Beyond: Secondary Activities for Peace Corps Volunteers. This manual focuses on what prompts Peace Corps volunteers to get involved, activities that volunteers have tried while on assignment, and a series of guidelines volunteers can apply to secondary activity, which is organized during school recesses or at times when the Volunteer is otherwise unoccupied. The book is divided into three sections. Part 1, "Seven Success Stories," includes: (1) "Fishing in Sierre Leone"; (2) "Rooftop Gardening in the Dominican Republic"; (3) "Egg Production in Papua New Guinea"; (4) "Enterprise Zones in Malawi"; (5) "Repairing Braille writers in Nepal"; (6) "Organizing a Women's Conference in Hungary"; and (7) "Learning from Legends in Yap." Part 2, "A Sampling of Activities," contains: (1) "Appropriate Technology & Energy"; (2) "Arts & Entertainment"; (3) "Business"; (4) "Construction"; (5) "Environmental… [PDF]

Leue, Mary, Ed. (1997). SKOLE: The Journal of Alternative Education, 1997. SKOLE: The Journal of Alternative Education, v14 n1-4. The four issues of the journal SKOLE published in 1997 contain articles, personal narratives, and interviews about small alternative schools, home schooling, educational history, the deficiencies of public education, and educational philosophy and innovations. Major articles include: \The Creatures They Are: Children Becoming Their Nature\ (about imagination) (Richard Lewis); \Eyeless in Gaza\ (about literacy) (John Taylor Gatto); \Notes on My Trip to Waabno Gamaak: Helping To Change a School from an Authoritarian to Democratic Process\ (Jerry Mintz); \I Went to Seven Different Elementary Schools\ (Arthur Gladstone); \Hanging On at the Edge of the World: Teaching Writing to Urban Special Needs Youth\ (Barbara Geis); \Breaking the Silence of Violence: Teaching Our Children New Strategies\ (Michael Massurin); \Sharing One Skin\ (about the Okanagan Indian community) (Jeannette Armstrong); \So Are You a Teacher, or What?\ (Bill Kaul); \Like China in the Bull Shop: Classroom Accidents… [PDF]

Jenkins, Charles R. (2003). Selected Legal Aspects of Academic Administrative Leadership: An Orientation for New Academic Administrators. New Directions for Higher Education, n124 p65-77 Win. An academic leader needs to have a basic understanding of the relevant constitutional and statutory provisions, evolving laws, and legal issues affecting higher education and the relationship between legal considerations and academic administration. At the same time, an academic leader must focus on accomplishing the goals, objectives, and highest ideals of the academy in teaching, scholarship, and service while incorporating the applicable legal considerations into policies, processes, procedures, practices, and decisions. Indeed, a close relationship exists between effective administration and developing and following policies, processes, procedures, and practices that are legally sound. One of the most effective means that an academic administrator may use to prevent or reduce legal problems is to continuously apply basic ethical principles of the profession, such as treating others as you would like to be treated; acting in good faith; being fair-minded, consistent, and… [Direct]

Dichter, Harriet; Sterman, Sara Vernon (1997). Use of Subsidized Child Care by Philadelphia Families: Findings and Discussion. The study examined the consequences of delay in enrollment in subsidized child care and the impact of funding on the choices and perceived opportunities of families once they begin receiving child care subsidies. Subjects were 106 working families in Philadelphia who are either using subsidized child care or who are waiting to enroll in the subsidized child care program. During the telephone interviews, 97.2 percent of respondents described themselves as sole providers, 51.9 percent reported having some college education, 81.1 percent were African-American, and 55 percent reported requesting or having care for only one child. Interviewed families reported that productivity at work was promoted through the child care subsidy program; parental peace of mind was greatly enhanced; and more funds were available to meet basic needs for food, shelter, and health care. Concerning the types and cost of care, respondents reported that center care is the most popular selection for both waiting… [PDF]

Milton, Sansom (2021). Higher Education and Sustainable Development Goal 16 in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Contexts. Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, v81 n1 p89-108 Jan. Sustainable Development Goal 16 commits to 'promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels'. While the concerns of SDG16 with violence reduction, rule of law, and governance are relevant to all societies, this paper focuses on fragile and conflict-affected countries, many of which have the hardest task in achieving SDG16. It analyses how higher education can contribute towards–or detract from–SDG16 through teaching, research, governance, and external leadership. It then analyses four dynamics influencing the agency of universities in fragile and conflict-affected contexts in engaging with SDG16: resource mobilisation and the public good; securitisation; academic freedom, insecurity, and politicisation; and tensions between demands for localisation and the universalising logics of liberal peacebuilding models and the SDGs…. [Direct]

Adonis Durado; Oussema Dhieb (2024). Creating VR Content for Training Purposes. International Journal of Technology in Education and Science, v8 n2 p250-268. This work provides an overview of the use of Virtual Reality (VR) technology in the context of training through the documentation of a project produced by Ohio University's Game Research and Immersive Design (GRID) Lab involving the development of a cine-VR series for police officer training in areas such as suicide prevention, mental health, crisis intervention, domestic violence resolution, and school violence prevention. The article starts by introducing the concept of VR training with its subdivisions and its benefits, including the promotion of learning and empathy through immersion. Followingly, it describes the process of planning for a VR training. Subsequently, it breaks down the several stages of creating VR training content from scenario exploration, scriptwriting, recording, to postproduction. In conclusion, this paper recognizes the challenges of creating compelling VR content such as storytelling, editing, and resources. Additionally, it attempts to pave the way for… [PDF]

Bourn, Douglas; Hatley, Jenny (2022). Target 4.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals: Evidence in Schools in England. Research for Our Shared World. Research Paper No. 22. Development Education Research Centre This report has been produced by Douglas Bourn, Director of Development Education Research Centre at UCL and Jenny Hatley from Bath Spa University, on behalf of the Our Shared World Coalition of organisations. The focus of Our Shared World is to lobby UK government and other policymakers on why Target 4.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals should be an integral component of all children and young people's learning. This report has been commissioned by the network to gather evidence of the extent to which the themes of Target 4.7 of the Goals are already reflected within schools in England, and aims to demonstrate current levels of engagement in these themes, how they are being delivered, areas of success, identifiable gaps and what the priorities for policymakers should be in the future…. [PDF]

Davis, Niki; Udin, Victor (2002). Organizational Implications of Web-Enhanced Study Abroad Programs. Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology – TOJET, v1 n1 Article 4 p24-31 Oct. Distance education on university campuses is growing exponentially in the United States–it is predicted that 2.2 million students will be taking online classes in 2002, and 85% of American colleges and universities will be offering those classes in the academic year 2002/2003 (Baydo, 2001). Although availability of the technical means for distance learning course delivery such as computers for web-based courses, video, and interactive television varies from one region to another in the world, it is commonly accepted that distance education is becoming a reality of educational environment not only in the US but also worldwide especially for higher education. Although an emerging reality, it is yet so new that "moving into technologically meditated instruction and course delivery remains akin to exploring uncharted territory. In exploring this territory the authors of this paper wish to chart a course that increases access to education and provides socially acceptable approaches,… [PDF]

Bedard, Rene, Ed.; Taylor, Maurice, Ed. (1992). Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education. Proceedings of the Annual Conference (11th, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, May 1992). Among 8 French and 54 English papers in this report are the following: "Marks on Paper" (Andruske); "A Multifaceted Approach to Program Evaluation" (Barabash-Pope et al.); "Marine Incidents and their Prevention through Education" (Boshier); "Exploring Needs of Adult Students in Postsecondary Institutions" (Bradley, Cleveland-Innes); "Emancipation through Acquisition of Basic Skills" (Briton et al.); "RoboEd: Re-Imaging Adult Education (AE)" (Briton, Plumb); "On Working without a Net" (Brookfield); "Study in Change" (Butschler); "Collaborative Planning as Community Learning and Empowerment" (Carriere); "Dutch Andragogy Goes to the Art Museum" (Van Gent); "Education for Social Transformation" (Dykstra); "Stress in the Farm Family" (Gordon, Pain); "Peace, Political Alternatives, and Social Action" (Dyson et al.); "Dreaming Reality" (Harris);… [PDF]

Figueiredo, Elisabete; Pisters, Siri R.; Vihinen, Hilkka; Wals, Arjen E. J. (2023). 'We Learned the Language of the Tree' Ecovillages as Spaces of Place-Based Transformative Learning. Journal of Transformative Education, v21 n1 p59-83 Jan. This article explores learning processes that underpin ecovillages as place based 'sustainability initiatives'. Through the theoretical lens of place- based transformative learning (PBTL), developed in earlier work (Pisters et al., 2019, 2020), empirical data from life-story interviews and photovoice sessions from three ecovillages is analysed and discussed. The results support, illustrate and deepen the meaning of the four dimensions of the theoretical framework: connection to place, compassionate connection, creativity and transgression. They show how the co-existence of 'community' and 'disruption' is essential in PBTL where community brings connection, cohesion and stability to a change process whereas disruption paves the way for disrupting old structures and experiment with new ones. This article shows how a change in inner consciousness is related to alternative practices and structures that re-define relationships with ourselves, other humans and the material, more-than-human… [Direct]

Haney, Regina, Ed.; McGinnis, James; McGinnis, Kathleen; Ristau, Karen, Ed. (1997). As We Teach and Learn: Recognizing Our Catholic Identity. Module 6: Social Justice. The As We Teach and Learn program consists of an instrument to assess the Catholic dimension of a school and is designed to be used with study modules in a faculty-meeting format. Module topics include: "Faith Community"; "Faith Development"; "Religion Curriculum Articulation: Faith as the Root of all Instruction"; "Service Learning"; "Prayer and Liturgy Integration"; and "Social Justice." Each module has been created so that it can stand alone or be used with other modules. Each module contains an overview of the complete program, a general introduction, directions and suggestions for using the program, a suggested first faculty meeting outline, an introduction to the module, outlines of five meetings, materials which can be duplicated, a suggested final faculty meeting, and a school planning form. This module, "Social Justice," focuses on Catholic social teaching and the challenge to Catholic education to make… [PDF]

Burns, R. J. (1980). Education, Society and Politics in Sweden. Monograph No. 2. Interrelationships among the educational, social, and political systems of Sweden are examined, with particular emphasis on the recent trend toward internationalization. Sweden is described in general terms as a highly industrialized, technologically-advanced nation with a high standard of living, far-reaching welfare policies, and high levels of bureaucratization and taxation. Sweden's political system, which has been dominated by the socialist policies and ideology of the Social Democratic party since 1932, has taken seriously its mandate to inculcate children, youth, and adults with the predominantly socialist goals and ideals of Swedish society. Because this inculcation has taken place largely within the formal educational system, the author believes that an examination of educational objectives and practices will result in a clearer understanding of Swedish society. Review of major educational innovations in Sweden since the 1700's indicates that the trend toward…

Fernandez, Silvia Rodriguez (2001). Rights of the Child in Guatemala. This report to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child contains observations of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) concerning the application of the Convention by Guatemala. The report's introductory summary asserts that the end of armed conflict in Guatemala and the establishment of a peace process coupled with other government regulations has led to conditions in which it may be possible to strengthen legal instruments for protecting human rights and improve living conditions for Guatemalan children. The report presents observations and recommendations in the following areas: (1) definition of a child; (2) child prostitution and child trafficking; (3) torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment; (4) street children; and (5) children in conflict with the law. The report's conclusion maintains that although Guatemala has made efforts to protect children's rights, those efforts are not as effective as they could have been had the… [PDF]

Bellamy, Carol (2002). The State of the World's Children, 2002: Leadership. Based on the view that ensuring the rights and well-being of children is the key to sustained development in a country and to peace and security in the world, this report calls for leadership from governments and all sectors of society, illustrates varied ways that people have shown their commitment to children's welfare, and emphasizes the need to give children the best possible start in life and to involve them in decisions affecting their future. Section 1 of the report highlights the goals of the 1990 World Summit for Children and presents information on progress toward those goals. Section 2 describes the work of UNICEF during the 1980s, focusing on child health and the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Also discussed is children's participation, discrimination against children, and the global movement for children. Section 3 asserts that investing in children is the best investment a government can make and discusses the importance of strategic leadership…

Tranguyen, Trangdai (2004). Orange County, Yellow History: An Intimate Encounter with Vietnamese American Lives. Journal of Archival Organization, v2 n4 p5-28. Anchored on the Vietnamese American Project (VAP), this essay presents the documentation of the Vietnamese American Experience through the voices of ethnic Vietnamese in Orange County, California, home to the largest concentration of this ethnic group outside Vietnam. Groundbreaking in its approach and method, VAP is an open forum that enables community assessment, self education, public memory preservation, and the first step toward understanding Vietnamese America and the Vietnamese diaspora. The cross-sectional narratives encompass transcontinental accounts of first and 1.5 generations of Vietnamese refugees and their children, and subsequently focus on their coming to terms with their second home in America, dwelling on how ethnic Vietnamese have negotiated with political turmoil, socioeconomic changes, and cultural identity. The paper, as the VAP, bridges cultural and linguistic barriers, connecting the native land and the adopted country. In short, the paper through its… [Direct]

Watenpaugh, Keith (2004). Between Saddam and the American Occupation: Iraq's Academic Community Struggles for Autonomy. Academe, v90 n5 p18-24 Sept-Oct. In June 2003, shortly after the fall of the Baathist regime, and after the United States declared an end to major combat, Keith Watenpaugh, assistant professor of Islamic and Middle Eastern history at Le Moyne College and associate director of peace and global studies, re-turned to Baghdad and al-Mutanabbi Street as the leader of a group of historians of the contemporary Arab Middle East from Germany, France, Jordan, and the United States. They had come to catalog the extent of the damage inflicted on institutions of higher learning and cultural production by the paroxysm of looting and aggravated mayhem of the previous few months. They discovered that the dour mood of the prewar period had been replaced by genuine excitement. The street was filled with Iraqis and others, poring over titles and buying armloads of books. Many, especially those on Shiite Islam, had been written by banned authors. This time, however, the titles also included books looted from Baghdad's public and…

Gunn, Dennis (2022). William Rainey Harper's Founding Vision for the REA and the Rhetoric of American Imperialism. Religious Education, v117 n2 p125-137. This article engages the question: In what ways and to what extent was William Rainey Harper's founding vision for the R.E.A. shaped by the rhetoric of American imperialism and its legitimation of violence against other nations? Using a historical methodology, this research explores how Harper's originating vision for the R.E.A. grew out of his conviction that the United States, critically informed and democratically inspired by the Bible, could be the world's prophet of democracy. It analyzes how Harper's vision for the R.E.A. supported the ideological framework of American imperialism while offering a broader vision in working toward peace…. [Direct]

Gordon Capp; Hannah E. Fraley (2024). Past School Discipline Experiences: Perspectives of Disabled Adults. Journal of School Health, v94 n11 p1069-1078. BACKGROUND: School discipline has potential life-long consequences for students. Disabled youth can be misunderstood and experience harsh discipline and are at increased risk for negative outcomes, yet little research includes their voices. The aim of this study was to explore past school discipline experiences among disabled adults. METHODS: Disabled adult perspectives (N = 9) regarding past school discipline experiences were explored employing qualitative descriptive methodology framed by the Peace and Power Conceptual Model. Peace-Power versus Power-Over-Powers involve actions/behaviors reflecting critical emancipation or oppression of those in power. RESULTS: Eight peace-power versus power-over themes emerged: "humiliating," "threatening," "escaping," "observing," "avoiding," "diverging," "isolating," and "failing." IMPLICATIONS FOR SCHOOL HEALTH POLICY, PRACTICE, AND EQUITY: Disabled students can… [Direct]

Root-Bernstein, Michele; Root-Bernstein, Robert (2023). Polymathy among Nobel Laureates as a Creative Strategy–The Qualitative and Phenomenological Evidence. Creativity Research Journal, v35 n1 p116-142. Previous statistical studies found that polymathic networks of vocational and avocational interest predominate among Nobel Prize winners, discriminating them from less-successful peers. Here we confirm qualitatively and phenomenologically that this multidisciplinarity is a considered creative strategy. Peers often recognize Nobel laureates as "Renaissance" intellects; Nobel Prize committees often award their prizes for transdisciplinarity and integration; Nobel laureates often describe their polymathy as conscious choice to optimize creative potential. That so many Nobel laureates should develop diverse interests and harness them to creative ends is, probably, the result of a confluence of factors. Laureates experience, on average, enhanced access to education; they train differently and more broadly than their peers; they retrain and extend themselves as serious amateurs; and they meld vocational and avocational sets of skills and knowledge into integrated networks of… [Direct]

Blackburn, Shelley; Johnson, Sunni; Mathis, Janelle; Sarker, Amie; Taliaferro, Cheryl; Walker, Karen (2006). Professional Resources: Instruction that Invites Involvement in the Global Community. Journal of Children's Literature, v32 n2 p88-91 Fall. While the past issues of the "Journal of Children's Literature" have shared many professional resources that support thinking about international children's literature, the field is continually refreshed by new titles such as the ones described in this article. Each title offers a unique consideration of how literature might be used or how critical literacy might be nurtured to open minds for sensitive and poignant personal connections. "Theme-Sets for Secondary Students: How to Scaffold Core Literature" describes a method for scaffolding core literature (the classics) by creating a text set focused on a common theme. This work is well-organized and very informational for those who are teaching core literature and are looking for a way to engage students with these texts. The book "Poetry Aloud Here: Sharing Poetry with Children in the Library" is a useful, reader-friendly reference for both browsing and studying in depth, as it offers methodologies for… [Direct]