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Book Review: The Thin Woman: Feminism, Post-Structuralism, and the Social Psychology of Anorexia Nervosa. Helen Malson.
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Plenum Publishing Corporation ; Springer Science+Business Media, 2000-03)
Racial Stereotypes and Gender in Context: African Americans at Predominantly Black and Predominantly White Colleges
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Plenum Publishing Corporation ; Springer Science+Business Media, 2004-07)
In this study, relationships among stereotype expectations, gender, and academic self-concept and performance of African American students in predominantly White and predominantly Black college contexts were examined. ...
The Ecology of School Improvement: Notes on the School Improvement Industry in the United States
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Science+Business Media, 2002-12)
This paper explains how organizations otherthan schools and governing agencies affect thescope and pace of change in American education.In particular, the paper discusses a set oforganizations operating in what can be ...
Advice about Life Plans from Mothers, Fathers, and Siblings in Always-Married and Divorced Families during Late Adolescence
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Plenum Publishing Corporation ; Springer Science+Business Media, 2001-12)
The frequency of advice about life plans that older adolescents in always-married and divorced families received from mothers, fathers, and siblings was examined. Also, a pattern-analytic approach that grouped adolescents ...
Bridging key research dilemmas: Quantitative research using a critical eye
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2007)
This chapter serves as a guide for quantitative researchers who seek to approach their research questions critically.
Knowledge Integration in Science Teaching: Analysing Teachers' Knowledge Development
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Science+Business Media, 2004-03)
This paper tests the utility of a new sociocognitive frame for analysing the development of teachers' knowledge – the knowledge integration perspective (Linn, Eylon, & Davis, in press; Linn & Hsi, 2000). In doing so, the ...
Expert models and modeling processes associated with a computer-modeling tool An earlier version of the work was presented at NARST 2002 conference This article is based upon the work done at the University of Michigan Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2006-07)
Holding the premise that the development of expertise is a continuous process, this study concerns expert models and modeling processes associated with a modeling tool called Model-It. Five advanced Ph.D. students in ...
Exploring middle school students' use of inscriptions in project-based science classrooms This paper was edited by former Section Coeditors Gregory J. Kelly and Richard E. Mayer
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2006-09)
This study explores seventh graders' use of inscriptions in a teacher-designed project-based science unit. To investigate students' learning practices during the 8-month water quality unit, we collected multiple sources ...
The nature of middle school learners' science content understandings with the use of on-line resources
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2003-03)
Early research on using the World Wide Web indicated that middle school students did not explore much and used Web tools naively. In response to these challenges, an on-line research engine, Artemis, was designed to provide ...
External and Internal Influences on Institutional Approaches to Student Assessment: Accountability or Improvement?
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Human Sciences Press, Inc. ; Springer Science+Business Media, 2000-08)
The purpose of this study is to compare the influences of state characteristics related to student assessment, accreditation emphasis on student assessment, and institutional dynamics supporting student assessment on the ...