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Culturally Reflective Practice: An Alternative Framework to Culturally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Education in New Zealand
Authors: Song Jie
Published: July 2024

This paper critically examines the adoption and implications of culturally appropriate and reflective practices in New Zealand early childhood education (ECE). Using the national ECE framework, Te Whāriki, as a case study, this analysis highlights the limitations of culturally appropriate practices in addressing systemic decontextualization issues. It proposes culturally reflective practices as a more comprehensive alternative. By integrating universal minimum standards of human and children’s rights with local cultural contexts, culturally reflective practices challenge dominant discourses and promote a democratic ECE system. This paper further explores the necessity of incorporating culturally sensitive and sustaining pedagogies in teacher education to foster a reflective practice that transcends mere cultural appropriateness.
Cultural Hybridity and Identity Crisis in The Inheritance of Loss
Authors: Tennyson M. E.
Published: July 2024

This paper explores the themes of cultural hybridity and identity crisis in Kiran Desai’s novel, The Inheritance of Loss. Set in post-colonial India and the United States, the novel delves into the lives of characters who navigate the complexities of hybrid identities and the resulting psychological turmoil. Through a detailed analysis of characters such as Sai, Jemubhai Patel, and Biju, the study examines how colonial legacies and global influences shape their fragmented identities. The socio-political backdrop of the Gorkhaland movement further enriches the narrative, highlighting the interconnectedness of individual and collective struggles for recognition and self-definition. This paper underscores the importance of understanding the multifaceted nature of identity in a globalized world and the ongoing impact of colonial histories on contemporary identities.
LA INCLUSIÓN EN LA EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR Y SU RELEVANCIA EN LAS RELACIONES INTERPERSONALES.
Authors: Cevallos-Ronquillo Carlota Mabel , Romero-Ibarra Orlando Patricio , Troya Morejón Melda Edilma
Published: July 2024

Sin duda, las relaciones marcan el paso de la humanidad, es por ello que su importancia en el estudio y análisis para el comportamiento social y organizacional. Por lo cual, para producir las relaciones interpersonales es necesario fomentar la inclusión es los sistemas más importantes de la sociedad como el de la educación superior. Por lo tanto, la presente investigación tiene como objetivo general analizar la inclusión en la educación superior como factor de relevancia en las relaciones interpersonales. La metodología que se utilizó para el desarrollo fue un diseño bibliográfico de tipo documental. A pesar de que en innumerables países existen políticas y mecanismos que fomentan la inclusión, desde el punto de vista práctico es cuesta arriba el desarrollo de este fenómeno. Para producir un quiebre es necesario comprender la situación social y cultural entre los miembros de la sociedad y en especial del sistema educativo. Es necesario el quiebre del paradigma excluyente para dar paso a un nuevo paradigma incluyente que vitalice la inclusión y por ende fortalezca las relaciones interpersonales de la masa universitaria. Es un camino difícil, más no imposible, donde el docente juega un papel clave en dicho desarrollo con el fin de crear un profesional acorde a nuestros tiempos y por ende comprometido con las causas justas que permitirán la solución a los diversos problemas de la sociedad.
ANÁLISIS DE CALIDAD Y SATISFACCIÓN EN EL SERVICIO DE LA EMPRESA DE RADIO MÓVIL “CHARCAS” EN LA CIUDAD DE SUCRE
Authors: Arancibia Carpio Juan Carlos , Tavera Gardeazabal Cristian Pablo
Published: July 2024

El sector del transporte en nuestros días está experimentando avances rápidos e impredecibles en su mercado, el uso de tecnologías digitales para la comunicación y contacto con empresas ha tenido un gran crecimiento desde el año 2019 al 2021, situación que fue incrementada casi exponencialmente durante el año 2020 con la aparición de la pandemia fruto de la enfermedad ocasionada por la COVID 19.
El sector de servicios de transporte en la Ciudad de Sucre, es una fuente importante en la generación de empleos e ingresos, debido a los altos índices de desempleo y subempleo existentes, estableciendo que determinados sectores de la población asuman la decisión de incursionar en esta actividad económica an algunos casos se constituye en una actividad económica principal y única.
La aparición de nuevas tecnologías, así como el aumento de la competencia tanto sindicalizada, libre o de carácter privada, están suponiendo un constante reajuste en los modelos de negocio. De un tiempo a esta parte más del 95 % de los usuarios utilizan las redes sociales para buscar información de toda naturaleza. Esta información incluye datos sobre empresas, personas, productos, precios y otras dudas.
En esta oportunidad nos referiremos más específicamente a la participación de mercado y su incremento para la Empresa de Radio Móvil “Charcas” en la ciudad de Sucre, dado que el aspecto tecnológico digital contribuye y puede contribuir notablemente a una mayor generación de ingresos, el sector del transporte en nuestros días está experimentando avances rápidos e impredecibles en su mercado. Es en este marco que se ha planificado y ejecutado el estudio, “Análisis de la calidad y satisfacción en el servicio de la Empresa de Radio Móvil “Charcas” en la Ciudad de Sucre”, que tiene como objetivo valorar la calidad del servicio de la Empresa Radio Móvil “Charcas” y conocer la percepción que tienen los usuarios respecto a la prestación del mismo e identificar posibles mejoras.
HUBUNGAN DUKUNGAN KELUARGA DENGAN KUALITAS HIDUP PADA PASIEN KANKER PAYUDARA YANG MENJALANI KEMOTERAPI
Authors: Bagiyo Wenas , Siswantoro Edy
Published: July 2024

Kemoterapi yang harus dijalani oleh pasien kanker payudara bukan tanpa efek samping. Salah satu dampak dari kemoterapi adalah terjadinya penurunan kualitas hidup pasien. Satu upaya yang dapat dilakukan untuk meningkatkan kualitas hidup pada pasien kanker payudara yang menjalani kemoterapi adalah dengan memastikan pasien tersebut mendapatkan dukungan keluarga. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan dukungan keluarga dengan kualitas hidup pada pasien kanker payudara yang menjalani kemoterapi di RSUD Prof. dr. Soekandar Mojosari Mojokerto. Desain penelitian yang digunakan adalah analitik korelasi dengan pendekatan crosssectional. Sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah sebagian pasien kanker payudara yang menjalani terapi kemoterapi sebanyak 31 responden yang ditentukan dengan teknik nonprobability sampling dengan pendekatan purposive sampling. Instrument penelitian menggunakan lembar kuesioner tertutup. Variable dalam penelitian ini adalah dukungan keluarga dan kualitas hidup. Uji analisa menggunakan uji korelasi rank spearman rho. Dari hasil penelitian yang dilakukan didapatkan sebagian besar responden penelitian memiliki dukungan keluarga dalam kategori baik yaitu sebanyak 21 responden (67,7%), sebagian besar responden penelitian memilkiki kualitas hidup sedang yaitu sebanyak 23 responden (74,2%), dan ada hubungan dukungan keluarga dengan kualitas hidup pada pasien kanker payudara yang menjalani kemoterapi di RSUD Prof. dr. Soekandar Mojosari Mojokerto dengan nilai koefisien korelasi sebesar 0,407 dan nilai sig (2-tailed) sebesar 0,023 < α (0,05). Dukungan keluarga yang diwujudkan dalam bentuk dukungan emosional, dukungan informasional, dukungan instrumental dan dukungan penilaian atau penghargaan akan dirasakan oleh pasien kanker payudara yang menjalani kemoterapi sebagai bentuk perhatian dari keluarga yang mereka miliki
EFEKTIVITAS KONSUMSI COKLAT TERHADAP PERUBAHAN NYERI MENSTRUASI PADA WANITA USIA SUBUR
Authors: Watini Watini
Published: July 2024

Menstruasi merupakan hal wajar yang dialami oleh setiap wanita. Namun menstruasi yang terjadi seringkali diikuti dengan terjadinya nyeri menstruasi. Nyeri menstruasi yang terjadi dapat mempengaruhi wanita di semua kelompok usia. Nyeri menstruasi yang diakibatkan oleh kontraksi uterus memerlukan berbagai penanganan untuk meminimalkan rasa nyeri yang dirasakan oleh ibu sehingga kenyamanan ibu dapat kembali didapatkan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui efektivitas konsumsi coklat terhadap perubahan nyeri menstruasi pada wanita usia subur. Desain penelitian yang digunakan adalah quasy eksperimen dengan pendekatan pre post control group design. Sampel dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 30 wanita usia subur di Desa Manaruwi Kecamatan Bangil Kabupaten Pasuruan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode probability sampling dengan jenis simple random sampling. Variabel independent dalam penelitian ini adalah pemberian coklat dan variabel dependent dalam penelitian ini adalah nyeri menstruasi. Pengukuran skala nyeri dalam penelitian ini menggunakan Numeric Rating Scale (NRS). Untuk mengetahui efektivitas konsumsi coklat terhadap perubahan nyeri menstruasi pada wanita usia subur di Desa Manaruwi Kecamatan Bangil Kabupaten Pasuruan digunakan uji wilcoxon dengan signifikasi α : 0,05. Berdasarkan output test statistic pada hasil uji wilcoxon, diketahui asymp sig (2-tailed) bernilai 0,002 < α (0,05) maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa konsumsi coklat efektif terhadap perubahan nyeri menstruasi pada wanita usia subur di Desa Manaruwi Kecamatan Bangil Kabupaten Pasuruan. Pengembangan terapi non-komplementer untuk mengatasi nyeri menstruasi merupakan terobosan baru dalam pelayanan kebidanan. Hal ini dapat dimanfaatkan bidan sebagai salah satu edukasi kepada wanita usia subur terutama dalam mengatasi nyeri menstruasi tanpa bergantung kepada obat-obatan pereda nyeri menstruasi
PENGARUH PELAYANAN INFORMASI OBAT TERHADAP TINGKAT PENGETAHUAN OBAT ANTIBIOTIK
Authors: Asyim Raden Bagus , Rusdi Moh.
Published: July 2024

Semenjak antiobiotik pertama kali ditemukan hingga saat ini angka penggunaan antibiotik semakin meningkat, salah satu obat yang paling sering disalahgunakan karena mudah didapatkan sehingga mengakibatkan resistensi antibiotik yaitu sebagai kegagalan untuk menghambat pertumbuhan bakteri dengan pemberian antibiotik secara sistemik pada dosis normal atau pada konsentrasi dosis penghambatan minimum, kondisi ini bisa membawa risiko tersendiri di dunia kesehatan nasional maupun global. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh pelayanan informasi obat terhadap tingkat pengetahuan obat antibiotik pada masyarakat di Kampung Pangeran Ami Kabupaten Sumenep. Desain penelitian menggunakan metode eksperimental dengan rancangan one group pretest-posttest. Dengan teknik sampling consecutive sampling. Sampel yang diambil sebanyak 30 responden yaitu masyarakat yang tinggal di Kampung Pangeran Ami. Setelah itu data dikumpulkan menggunakan kuesioner kemudian dianalisis dengan uji paired sampels t-test dengan tingkat kemaknaan α = 0,05. Hasil penelitian ini memperlihatkan sebagian besar responden memiliki tingkat pengetahuan tentang obat antibiotik (pretest) dalam kategori kurang sebanyak 22 orang (73%), sebagian besar responden memiliki tingkat pengetahuan tentang obat antibiotik (posttest) dalam kategori baik sebanyak 20 orang (67%). Hasil uji paired sampels t-test dan diperoleh nilai signifikan ρ = 0,000 dan α = 0,05 atau (α<0,05) yang berarti H1 diterima artinya ada pengaruh pelayanan informasi obat terhadap tingkat penetahuan obat antibiotik pada masyarakat di Kampung Pangeran Ami. Kesimpulannya adalah terjadi peningkatan rata-rata tingkat pengetahuan responden saat pretest dibandingkan dengan posttest atau setelah pemberian informasi tentang obat antibiotik. Hal ini menunjukkan bahwa pemberian informasi tentang obat antibiotik dengan menggunakan leaflet dapat diterima dengan baik oleh responden sehingga terdapat pengaruh pelayanan informasi obat terhadap tingkat pengetahuan obat antibiotik
A Smart Approach For Budget Deficits PredictionUnder Economic Shocks
Authors: M. Khalifa Haitham , I. Al-Said Samir , Aboul Fotouh saleh Samir
Published: July 2024

Historically, the main behavior of fiscal policy is to distribute resources, income, and expenditures, which are interconnected functions of economic stability. Recently, the scope of public sector economics has expanded beyond budgetary components in parallel with the development of public finance. While the budget reached the economic division form of budget items based on program and performance theories, Budget monitoring, and financial risk management are currently challenging, particularly in the face of monetary policy uncertainty. Financial institutions are crucially concerned with the stability of public finance in low-income countries (LICs) as it contributes to improved investor confidence and fiscal decision-making. Hence, economists investigated uncertainty shocks and contributed to managing financial risks with global and energy uncertainty indices. Furthermore, the maturity of digital transformation and artificial intelligence financial applications catalyzed scholars to examine its contributions in the fiscal distress prediction field. Hence, this research aims to integrate artificial intelligence into financial performance analysis to bridge the gap in budget forecasting. The study was aimed at proposing an Economics Division Uncertainty approach (EDUA), which combined (ARIMA) and (LSTM) models for time series analysis of Nuclear Material Authority expenditures over the previous five years divided into quarterly periods, to achieve efficiency in spending. The (ARIMA) model’s (ADF) results showed that uncertainty indicators are highly significant. The best (p-value) in the first and second differences in (ARIMA) models is (0.0001) for petroleum items, (0.0001) for solar price rates, (0.001) for the US exchange rate, and (0.003) for electricity price rates, when compared to (EDU_LSTM). Both models have similar accuracy rates, with the best being (EDU_ARIMA) (solar price 97%, USD exchange rate 84%). The second study proposed a composite model of four machine-learning tools to enhance financial performance during financial distress. The study collected (12) indicators from general financial literature and corporate studies, utilizing the (XGBOOST, Random Forest, KNN, and Naïve Bayes) models. Comparing the accuracy results for each model presented different accuracy results in the deep learning models over five years of data. The best accuracy score was for Random Forest at (69%), XGBOOT at (68%), and KNN at (68%). We recommended explainable AI as future research to interpret the budget deficit during the fiscal year period. Keywords: Economic Shocks, Uncertainty, Budget Reliability, Financial Distress Prediction, Artificial Intelligence.
Ashy Dermatosis: Suatu Laporan Kasus Jarang
Authors: Fatimah Fitriani  , Moerbono Mochtar
Published: July 2024

Background: Ashy dermatosis is a rare, acquired, benign, and idiopathic hypermelanotic disease. It is manifested asashy-colored lesion with no signs of inflammation. Commonly affected sites of the body include the trunk, neck, face, also proximal and distal extremities. Case: A 33-year-old woman came to Dr. Moewardi Hospital, Surakarta, with chief complaints asymptomatic, ashy colored macule that appear on her right arm. Physical examination in general region shows ashy-colored macule and multiple discrete patches of hyperpigmentation with irregular border. Dermoscopy examinationmacules showed bluish-gray skin markings over bluish background. Histopathological examination showed thin epidermis layer, hyperkeratosis, incontinentia pigmenti, dropping melanin resembles the basal layer civatte bodies. At dermis focal fibrosis was found with infiltrates, incontinentia pigmenti, and dropping melanin. Discussion: Ashy dermatosis or known as erythema dyschromicum perstans is a rare hyperpigmentation disorder that started with reddish, active-bordered lesions, then disappear, leaving a round or oval shape, polycyclic, and ashy macule on the proximal region of the trunk andneck. Onset of symptoms usually at young adult, between first and second decade of life. Etiology of ashy dermatosis is still unclear, and many factors were thought to be involved. Dermoscopy examination showed bluish-gray macules overbluish background. Histopathological examination showed lichenoid reactions and an increase melanin on the dermis. This report aims to describe the diagnosis a rare condition based on anamnesis, physical examination, dermoscopy, and histopathological examination. Clinical findings in this patient were in accordance with the result of previous studies.
CHARGE CARRIERS STATES IN A MODEL OF CuO SUPERCONDUCTIVE CERAMICS
Authors: Šetrajčić Jovan , Vučenović Siniša
Published: July 2024

The translational symmetry of the distribution of atoms (ions) of the charge carriers (electrons or holes) system is broken by sputtering (doping) due to the existence of two boundary surfaces. This is a model of high-temperature superconductors in which the observed symmetry breaking orthogonal to the CuO plane is treated as a perturbation. Single-particle fermion wave functions and possible charge carrier energies were determined. The competing existence of superconducting and normal regions in such a sample is shown in agreement with experimental data. The conditions for the formation of superconducting states and the limits of the current density values in the planes parallel to the boundary surfaces (in the CuO planes) were obtained and discussed.
Um algoritmo exato para biclique-coloração
Authors: Gomes Guilherme de C. M. , dos Santos Vinicius Fernandes
Published: July 2024

O número biclique-cromático XB(G) de um grafo G = (V, E) é o menor inteiro k tal que existe uma k-coloração dos vertices de G com a propriedade de que nenhuma biclique maximal de G seja monocromática. Trabalhos recentes provaram que o problema de se computar XB(G) para um grafo G é ∑p2-completo para qualquer k ≥ 2. Nosso principal resultado neste trabalho é um algoritmo baseado em inclusão-exclusão de complexidade O*(2n) para se computar XB(G) de forma exata.
Hitting all longest cycles in a graph
Authors: Fernandes Cristina G. , Gutiérrez Juan
Published: July 2024

Let lct(G) be the minimum size of a set of vertices that contains at least one vertex in every longest cycle of a graph G. We show that lct(G) = 1 if G is a 3-tree, and that lct(G) ≤ 2 if G is a 2-connected partial 3-tree.
Pathway to Teaching
Authors: Hougan Eric
Published: July 2024

Pursuing a teaching career is noble, rewarding, and challenging. Yet, few books focus on the process of becoming an educator, with the majority of available education resources geared towards in-service teachers, especially first-year teachers. This book, Pathway to Teaching, uses a holistic approach to demystify the journey of becoming an educator. This resourceful guide provides valuable and straightforward strategies to the aspiring teachers at each crucial stage: teacher training, student teaching, and finding a job.

Themes of differentiation, networking, and organization are interwoven throughout the book and aim to better prepare the soon-to-be teacher at each step. The strategies address a range of pressing topics for teacher candidates that include preparing for the edTPA™ – a nationwide teacher assessment – to providing classroom management techniques during student teaching to ideas on self-care. Pathway to Teaching also supports the aspiring teachers in finding their dream teaching job through strategies on building a professional network to preparing for that all-important job interview.

In addition, several contributors – a teacher, an administrator, an university field supervisor, and a career counselor – share their insightful perspectives and advice to the readers. The curated strategies and advice will undoubtedly help guide any aspiring teacher in achieving their career and professional goals.
Adaptable Teaching
Authors: Davis Jonathan Ryan , Connolly Maureen
Published: July 2024

This book is designed for all K-12 educators and teacher preparation faculty. Reading this book is like being in the room with 30 teacher mentors from different grade-levels and school settings who are sharing strategies for: (1) building and maintaining a positive classroom climate; (2) planning; (3) instruction; and (4) professional development. Discover step-by-step breakdowns of how to implement each strategy as well as professional reflections from contributors representing two different grade-levels and a range of suburban and urban settings from all over the globe.

Education students and novice teachers will learn from the in-depth descriptions of how to implement each strategy. Veteran teachers will be inspired by contributing teachers’ professional reflection regarding why and how they utilize each strategy.

Readers in ALL school contexts will benefit from narrative descriptions of each strategy in action, which bring to life the ways that the strategies have made an impact on student learning and teacher development. The adaptations modeled throughout the book, based on students’ and schools’ assets and needs, help readers to think about how to make each strategy a good fit for their unique classroom. If you are looking for practical ideas from the field, look no further - this is a book designed to build your teaching toolbox with strategies that you will use for years to come.
Special Needs, Different Abilities
Authors: Schiering Marjorie S.
Published: July 2024

This book describes the Interactive Method (IM) for teaching different abilities, special needs, and all learners. It involves hand’s-on techniques for retention of curriculum and the teaching of thinking; from the elementary through college years. Types of comprehension are defined along with how memory works. Chapters address types of special needs and defines the term and different abilities, in conjunction with creating lessons that result in memory acquisition and transference to personal success on tests or exams, as well as daily situations regarding experiential learning. Also offered are entry level means of instruction for developing a sense of self-confidence, efficacy, reliance and skills necessary for future learning challenges. In conjunction with this is the Reciprocal Thinking Skills Cognition to Metacognition Chart for identification and application of what one is thinking when engaged in the aforementioned IM. A few examples of this are provided through a listing and explanation of the values of this method, lesson objectives and application of these. Personal narratives are provided by teachers and/or parents of children with different abilities before the author’s closing comments respective of one’s being enough and practice of providing lift-up statements to encourage student learners in the academic and social cognition environments.
Simply Notetaking and Speedwriting
Authors: Clark Kristine Setting
Published: July 2024

Simply Notetaking and Speedwriting is a simple and effective notetaking program that is essential to student academic success. Notetaking is a major component in learning and understanding how to recognize and identify main ideas, key facts and details. Simply Notetaking and Speedwriting will also teach the student how to record notes in various formats and how to utilize notetaking when studying or reviewing for an exam. Worksheets and practices are included in many of the chapters. What makes Simply Notetaking and Speedwriting different from other notetaking curriculums is that it teaches a form of shorthand to notetaking. They will also be guided through developing their own, personal speedwriting system. Included at the back of the book is an extensive, alphabetized catalog of Commonly Used Words and Their Speedwriting Abbreviations. Taking effective notes, whether by hand or on a computer/tablet, helps the student to retain information on what has been said or written down long after the lecture or classroom lesson is over. Whether you are taking notes from a book, for research, from a lecture, from a recording or from media/online resources, Simply Notetaking and Speedwriting will give you the tools to retain information and master the skill of notetaking.
The Essentials of Finance for School Leaders
Authors: Bynoe Tyrone , Bounds Steve , Martínez Davíd G.
Published: July 2024

The Essentials of Finance for School Leaders: A Practical Handbook for Problem-Solving and Meeting Challenges is carefully authored to provide supervisory practitioners at the school building level with the vital tools of school finance literacy alongside an understanding of school finance policy that impacts the everyday operation of today’s public schools. This book is designed for candidates in entry-level school building leadership programs as well as for inexperienced and experienced school principals, assistant principals, department chairs, dean of students, financial secretaries, local school bursars, faculty treasurers, and more.
The Trust Imperative
Authors: Dolloff Andrew
Published: July 2024

School leaders face increasingly complex challenges that require the implementation of efficient, collaborative decision-making practices. Developing approaches that nurture a culture of trust throughout the school community allows leaders to face adverse situations with greater consistency and stability. The Trust Imperative:Practical Approaches to Effective School Leadership provides school leaders with a practitioner’s perspective on how best to foster a culture of trust throughout the school community, with specific strategies and ideas to be adapted and followed that can transform the work of the school leader. Readers will leave each chapter with renewed or revised thinking about their own leadership style and practices, improving their work life and creating an organization where students and staff feel trusted and empowered.
A Career in the Arts
Authors: Berg Gary A.
Published: July 2024

There is a gap in knowledge about artistic careers--few people fully understand the economics and sociology of the visual and performing arts. The public impression of the lives of artists are distorted because typically only the very successful get attention. Society generalizes based on those people who are statistical exceptions, not by looking at average careers, let alone those who discontinue their pursuit of arts professions.

For emerging young artists, it is essential to know the histories of the different performing and visual arts, and their training and craft traditions. Additionally, understanding the role of informal learning, differences in types of institutions, approaches to teaching-learning, and the subsequent likely career impact is important. While some have hailed the advances in the arts as a result of new technology, changes in the finances of performers are greatly impacted by the digital world. Many have commented on the greying audiences for classical music and opera, but the characteristics of the younger generations who appear to want to view, listen, and interact with visual and performance art differently may be even more impactful.
Targeting the Nation's Youth
Authors: Gevirtzman Bruce J.
Published: July 2024

Major changes on what we teach kids are taking place: from white privilege, to subliminal racism; from gender studies in the first grade, to the decimation of biological sciences in high school; from the reordering of American history, to the rethinking of American core social, cultural, and political values; from the compulsory study of social justice principles, to the dismissal of free speech, the nuclear family, and American sovereignty—as outdated, outmoded, and out of touch. This book delves into what is being taught in schools today and why.
Woke Is Not Enough
Authors: Hawkes T. Elijah
Published: July 2024

These are challenging times for leaders who believe schools must teach history honestly, be laboratories of democracy, and honor differences while finding common cause. This book, grounded in two decades of work in diverse school settings, provides guidance to help us remain steadfast in the work.

Racial justice: Beyond proclamations, how can school leaders reallocate resources to support substantive anti-racist school reforms?

Democratic practice: How can school leaders who have significant authority in a hierarchical system wield their power in support of democracy?

Restorative justice: With time in short supply, how can schools truly embrace restorative practice, which calls for slowing down to repair and prevent harm?

Student activism: How can school leaders uphold rules while also supporting students who disrupt in the name of justice?

Counter-extremism: White supremacist threats are a danger to our communities. How can school leaders carefully confront the extremism of these troubled times?

Compelling stories drawn from contemporary school contexts help illuminate each of these questions in fine detail. Each chapter concludes with a list of concrete actions every school leader can take in pursuit of answers. Administrators, teacher leaders, and those who support school reform with justice in mind will find both practical guidance and inspiration.
The Promise of Whiteness
Authors: Bireda Martha R.
Published: July 2024

During this difficult time in our nation’s history, with the focus on “racial reckoning”, it is crucial that Americans understand when and how our “race-based hierarchy” came to be invented. The Promise of Whiteness: Its Past and Its Future explores the psycho-social impact of the promise of “whiteness” upon the past and present-day race relations in the United States. The “promise of whiteness”—which includes the “place”, “privilege” or advantages of whiteness, the “power” bestowed by whiteness, and the “protection” from punishment for violence toward blacks—is examined. Crucial to the book’s concept is a discussion of the psychological needs met by whiteness and the needs, fears, anxieties, and dissonance produced as well. Finally, the book questions if the “promise of whiteness” is still viable in America as it has evolved into a multiracial society, and recommends that Americans, as a nation, commit to an equal society for all members regardless of race or social class. This book expands on several chapters previously published in A Time for Change: How White Supremacy Ideology Harms All Americans.
Turning the Page
Authors: Slaughter Rachel
Published: July 2024

The workbook and journal industry is exploding as people find a multitude of ways to supplement their academic engagement while learning online. Designed to be a companion text to Turning the Page: The Ultimate Guide for Teachers to Multicultural Literature, this book offers a nonjudgmental space where educators can take an introspective dive into their feelings about multiculturalism in the effort to generate a list of multicultural books appropriate for schools. In an educator’s journey toward building a multicultural library including books that celebrate individuality, finding quality, bias-free, multicultural literature is paramount. In Turning the Page: A Guide to Securing Multicultural Literature for Schools, readers can practice concepts found in the first Turning the Page book. With charts and tables that illustrate the history of multicultural literature and the positive impact it has on society, this workbook is part history textbook and part journal. Also included are spaces where readers can write down ideas from the book that inspire them while completing worksheets and self-surveys that examine the core of their belief system. Organized in short paragraphs, the information is easily digestible to keep readers engaged with the work of building a multicultural library where students can see themselves.
Hip-Hop Genius 2.0
Authors: Seidel Sam
Published: July 2024

Many educators already know that hip-hop can be a powerful tool for engaging students. But can hip-hop save our schools—and our society? Hip-Hop Genius 2.0 introduces an iteration of hip-hop education that goes far beyond studying rap music as classroom content. Through stories about the professional rapper who founded the first hip-hop high school and the aspiring artists currently enrolled there, Sam Seidel lays out a vision for how hip-hop’s genius—the resourceful creativity and swagger that took it from a local phenomenon to a global force—can lead to a fundamental remix of the way we think of teaching, school design, and leadership. This 10-year anniversary edition welcomes two new contributing authors, Tony Simmons and Michael Lipset, who bring direct experience running the High School for Recording Arts. The new edition includes new forewords from some of the most prominent names in education and hip-hop, reflections on ten more years of running a hip-hop high school, updates to every chapter from the first edition, details of how the school navigated the unprecedented complexities brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic and uprising in response to the murder of George Floyd, and an inspiring new concluding chapter that is a call to action for the field.
Combating Hatred for the Soul of America
Authors: Furin Terrance L.
Published: July 2024

Combating Hatred for the Soul of America: Watershed Moments for Transformational Educators raises important questions concerning the survival of our American democracy and the roles that educators can play in saving it. The January 6th Capitol riots brought to the surface deep-seated hatreds and cultural divisions that threaten our very soul as a nation. This book presents specific examples of hatred based on racism and social injustices found at both the national and local levels. It also describes specific actions taken by educators to combat such hatred. In doing this these educators actually became transformational leaders.
Education Restated
Authors: Regenstein Elliot
Published: July 2024

Education Restated: Getting Policy Right on Accountability, Teacher Pay, and School Choice offers the education policy community a roadmap for change in three hot-button policy areas. In each of these areas policy has been anchored around the wrong core values. By putting the right core values at the heart of policy, state governments can create more favorable conditions for education improvement at the local level.

Education Restated takes a pragmatic approach to policy change, recognizing that the forces that created today’s policies have not gone away—and that on complex issues there are legitimate competing interests. This book harmonizes the best ideas of opposing policy camps and identifies opportunities to strengthen connections between K-12 and early childhood. For advocates seeking common ground with historical adversaries, Education Restated provides some ideas on where they might find it.
Developmental Education Preparation
Authors: Cribbs Simmons Ajai
Published: July 2024

Developmental Education Preparation suggests faculty development that can be used for teaching developmental education and corequisites courses, specifically in mathematics. Providing a look into the needs of students that may not be prepared for college level courses, the premise of the book is to prepare the faculty as much as possible to handle a developmental course. Complete with techniques, pedagogy, instructional skills, when combined all together, this book can help with developing meaningful professional development on any campus across the nation. The interviews presented in this book provide the reality of some faculty of developmental mathematics education and revealed common trends in the needs and characteristics of corequisite courses. Based on the themes found, professional development is suggested to aid in helping shift any negative components of those themes. The themes help better understand the needs of teaching these challenging courses. Student success should start with faculty making sure they are equipped with the tools and understanding of the students. Student’s readiness starts with the faculty’s readiness. Having the combined understanding of faculty and student needs can help to create a professional development plan that will enhance the developmental level mathematics courses in higher education.
The Inclusive World of Today’s Classrooms
Authors: Cozza Barbara
Published: July 2024

As school systems struggle to meet the needs of all learners, this learning framework is the most effective way to structure schools. The book is intended to assist educators at all levels of school organizations and give policymakers and parents information on an effective way to encourage learners to achieve on high levels. The audience should read this book to gain ideas on how to improve school programs when accommodating the diversity of students found in classrooms. This book integrates concepts focused on inclusivity, social reform, and second language learning strategies. Technology and a multi-age learning community framework are elements that transform a traditional school program into a powerful learning community for accommodating all learners to achieve on high levels.
The Myth of Education in America
Authors: Hammes Richard
Published: July 2024

The Myth of Education in America contends that formal education should be “how you learn” not only “what you learn”. It emphasizes that utilization of critical thinking and analysis is a life-long journey, and everyone should be involved in the process. The ability to sort out differing opinions, determine accuracy of data, and evaluate options are important for all citizens. The core of the book is the Hammes Classroom Experience, a detailed explanation of what Dr. Hammes did to implement critical thinking in the classroom with specific techniques to utilize while using textbooks and other course content. The expanded value of the book goes beyond teachers at all levels, to students, administrators, boards of education, parents, and employers.
The Survivability of Catholic Schools
Authors: Caruso Michael P.
Published: July 2024

Catholic elementary and secondary schools in the United States are known for their academic excellence, safety, discipline, good communication, and a Christ-centered focus that permeates the school culture. However, there many unseen challenges to maintain these hard-won benchmarks that school leaders face daily. Ever escalating costs and limited funding streams, rising expectations of families, divisive culture battles, conflicting and sometimes mutually exclusive views of Church teachings and beliefs chipping away at the core mission, a growing and hostile secularism all contribute to some of the challenges confronting this largest private school system. TheSurvivability of Catholic Schools: Vigor, Anemia, and a Diffident Flock guides readers through some of the undetected trials and joys of keeping Catholic schools faithful to their mission by candidly acknowledging some of the headaches while encouraging parents, alumni, and stakeholders to reinvigorate this pearl of great price.
Mindfulness and Thoughtfulness
Authors: Altan Servet , Lane Jennie Farber
Published: July 2024

Teachers and researchers in education today are charged with helping learners resolve constantly changing global and regional issues. These issues do not have simple solutions and addressing them requires critical and creative ways of thinking. Essential to developing these thinking skills is to examine current dispositions and behaviors; to become more mindful of why we think the way we do and to become more thoughtful about actions we take. In Mindfulness and Thoughtfulness: Leading and Teaching with Habits of Mind in Research and Practice, practitioners and researchers in the field of education present learning theories, case studies, teaching techniques, and professional development strategies associated with these Habits of Mind. Readers will find teaching inventories, self-assessment tools, and reflection exercises to become mindful and thoughtful teachers and educational researchers.
Raising Readers at Home
Authors: Sapp Sheila E.
Published: July 2024

This book consists of an easy-to-follow plan designed to guide and assist parents in nurturing and developing pre-reading/pre-literacy skills needed to learn how to read. Parents/caregivers begin their journey by examining and exploring why some children have difficulty learning to read. It is also noted the role they can play in preparing their children for the learning to read process at home. They are guided through the development of pre-reading milestones and behavior characteristics of young children. Additionally, parents/caregivers complete a self-assessment to determine their thoughts about learning which is important in setting up a creative and vibrant learning environment for their home. Before addressing the four components of the reading process, parents/caregivers are guided in setting the stage for learning to reading their home by establishing a print rich environment.
The Malfunction of US Education Policy
Authors: Phelps Richard P.
Published: July 2024

A 2023 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic Title

The Malfunction of US Education Policy: Elite Misinformation, Disinformation, and Selfishness biased and inefficient information dissemination that has degraded US education research and policy since the year 2001, when a series of unfortunate disruptions began:

first, the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act and federal imposition of an idiosyncratic and ineffectual testing program;

second, the “big bang” reorganization of the US education testing industry from a stable, cooperative oligopoly run by psychometricians to a commercially competitive free-for-all with more opportunist and customer-pleasing ambitions; and

third, the Common Core standards, which mandated homogenous lower content standards onto the still required NCLB testing structure.

Billions from the federal government and wealthy foundations have transformed many once-independent national education organizations into “cargo cult” dependents and promoters of the new order, intolerant of divergent points of view. The research and policy brain trust responsible comprised an alliance of convenience among two “citation cartels” of establishment and reform scholars and politicos, and an astonishingly cooperative and un-skeptical group of journalists. It succeeded in focusing attention on their work, while diverting attention away from a much larger universe of others’ work (by ignoring, dismissing, or demeaning it) that included a century’s worth of mostly experimental scholarship in the fields of psychology and program evaluation.
Unbleaching the Curriculum
Authors: Wiggan Greg , Teasdell Annette , Watson-Vandiver Marcia J. , Talley-Matthews Sheikia
Published: July 2024

Unbleaching the Curriculum: Enhancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Beyond in Schools and Society is an innovative work that applies a new perspective to curriculum desgin in U.S. public schools. Introducing the framework of unbleaching, the book explores curricular omissions and falsifications for the purpose of advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in school processes and practices. Its content is groundbreaking as it introduces readers to often omitted contributions such as The Teachings of PtahHotep, the oldest book in the world, and The Ahmes Papyrus, the oldest mathematical document in the world, among others. The Nation's Report Card government report indicates that U.S. schools are experiencing modest performance (NAEP, 2022). Thus, unbleaching framework has the potential to improve student performance through curriculum development that is informed by multicultural practices. The eight key tenets and processes of unbleaching provide the context for how the curriculum might address notable omissions and suppressed historical contributions and promote greater DEI in U.S. public schools.
How Power Works in Schools and Why It Matters for Maximizing Students’ Learning
Authors: Neumann Jacob W.
Published: July 2024

People typically misunderstand how power works in schools. Common thinking says that things like high-stakes testing, school reform efforts, and political mandates exert the most power on schools. The reality, however, is that power comes from everywhere. It isn’t a thing that only certain people possess, nor does it operate linearly, as in simple actions and reactions. Instead, power acts more like a web: if you exert power in one part of a school, the effects often spread across the rest of it. The usual emphasis on big, easy-to-see influences causes schools to focus on the wrong concerns (the big public ones) instead of the ones which make the most impact (the small daily ones). This book examines everyday phenomena inside schools to reveal the complexity and nuance of power and makes practical suggestions for how schools can manage power more effectively to maximize students’ learning.
An Ethnography of the Lives of Japanese and Japanese Brazilian Migrants
Authors: Kosminsky Ethel V.
Published: July 2024

In this book, Ethel Kosminsky studies the Japanese emigration to the planned colony of Bastos in São Paulo, Brazil in the early twentieth century. She explores the stories of Japanese immigrants who replaced the labor of recently-freed slaves on coffee plantations, and their descendants’ return migration to Japan when the Bastos economy began to suffer in the late twentieth century. Using interviews and fieldwork done in both Bastos and Japan, Kosminsky integrates sociological, historical, political, economic, and ethnographic knowledge to analyze the consequences of these temporary labor migrations on the immigrants and their families.
Creating a Black Vernacular Philosophy
Authors: Havis Devonya N.
Published: July 2024

Creating a Black Vernacular Philosophy explores how everyday Black vernacular practices, developed to negotiate survival and joy, can be understood as philosophy in their own right. Devonya N. Havis argues that many unique cultural and intellectual practices of African diasporic communities have done the work of traditional philosophies. Focusing on creative practices that take place within Black American diasporic cultures via narratives, the blues, jazz, work songs, and other expressive forms, this book articulates a form of Black vernacular Philosophy that is centered within and emerges from meaning structures cultivated by Black communities. These distinct philosophical practices, running parallel with and often improvising on European philosophy, should be acknowledged for their rigorous theoretical formation and for their disruption of traditional Western philosophical ontologies.
Corporate Communication and Integrated Marketing Communication
Authors: McDowell Marinchak Christina L. , DeIuliis Sarah M.
Published: July 2024

In this book, Christina L. McDowell Marinchak and Sarah M. DeIuliis explore ways to unite corporate communication and integrated marketing communication (IMC ) by better understanding the human communication relationships people have with companies and brands in a technological age. Specifically, the authors analyze the historical development of corporate communication and IMC, the importance of rhetorically engaging audiences ethically, and the relationship between organizational culture and corporate communication and IMC practices. Drawing on a wide array of popular culture and industry examples, McDowell Marinchak and DeIuliis provide a practical approach and argument for bringing together corporate communication and IMC to better understand audience in business practices. In an age where the connection between consumption and identity are further compounded by communication technologies, this approach offers an ethical and pragmatic way to reach audiences beyond stakeholders. Scholars of communication, public relations, and business will find this book of particular interest.