bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Radon Levels and Risk Assessment due to its Ingestion and Inhalation from Groundwater of Lapai, North-Central Nigeria
Authors: Umar Sadiq , Asuku Abdulsamad , Muhammad Abdullahi , Bashir Munirat , Suleiman Ibrahim Kuta , Abdullahi Khadijah
Published: March 2024

Radon exposure through ingestion or inhalation from groundwater can be a significant public health concern due to its carcinogenic effects. This study assessed the health risks of radon exposure from groundwater in Lapai, Nigeria, using a Rad7 detector to measure radon concentration levels. The measured concentrations ranged from 5.36 ± 0.22 BqL-1 to 0.52 ± 0.06 BqL-1 with an average value of 2.82 ± 0.14 BqL-1. The annual effect dose due to ingestion of Radon obtained varies in the range of 2.76 to 28.34 μSva-1, 1.02 to 10.43 μSva-1, and 1.33 to 13.69 μSva-1 for infants, children, and adults, respectively. While the effective dose per year from inhalation of Radon released from water by adults has values in the range of 1.31 to 13.50 μSva-1. Radon levels were within permissible limits of UNSCEAR and USEPA, and the annual effective doses from inhalation and ingestion were within WHO's safe range. Nonetheless, monitoring is advised, especially during the rainy season when contamination levels may increase.
A Feasibility Study on the Application of Artificial Intelligence on the Human Resource Practices among Manufacturing Companies in China
Authors: Lingao Li
Published: March 2024

This paper presents a feasibility study on the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into human resource (HR) practices within the manufacturing sector of China. With the rapid advancement of AI technologies, industries worldwide are exploring its potential applications to streamline operations and enhance efficiency. However, the adoption of AI in HR functions, particularly within manufacturing companies in China, remains relatively unexplored. This study aims to assess the feasibility of implementing AI-driven solutions in various HR processes such as recruitment, training, performance evaluation, and employee engagement. The research methodology involves a combination of qualitative and quantitative approaches. Primary data will be collected through surveys, interviews, and focus group discussions with HR professionals, managers, and employees from a diverse range of manufacturing companies across different regions in China. Additionally, secondary data from relevant literature, industry reports, and case studies will be analysed to gain insights into current trends, challenges, and best practices associated with AI adoption in HR. Key factors influencing the feasibility of AI integration will be examined, including technological readiness, organizational culture, regulatory environment, cost-benefit analysis, and potential socio-economic implications. The study will also explore the perceived benefits and concerns regarding the use of AI in HR practices, such as improved recruitment accuracy, enhanced employee productivity, data privacy concerns, and ethical considerations. Furthermore, the research will identify potential barriers and enablers to successful AI implementation and provide recommendations for policymakers, HR practitioners, and organizational leaders to navigate the challenges and leverage the opportunities presented by AI in the manufacturing sector. By shedding light on the feasibility and implications of AI adoption in HR practices, this study seeks to contribute to the ongoing discourse on the future  of work and technological innovation in China's manufacturing industry.
Environmental Monitoring and Agricultural Insights: Analysis of Cotton Crop Using PowerBI
Authors: Syeda Faiza Nasim  , Muhammad Khurram  , Aiza Kamran  , Syeda Alishba Fatima  , Asma Qaiser
Published: March 2024

To understand the variables affecting Pakistan's cotton output, our research paper study focuses on applying the PowerBI tool to analyze data related to the cotton crop. We gathered data from two fields in Rahimyar Khan and Shah Alam Shah, Matiari, Sindh, to analyze the soil moisture content, availability of fertilizer, and environmental factors to improve agricultural practices and increase crop yields. The dataset contains data from monitoring dates and factors like temperature, humidity, soil moisture content, and signal intensity. We forecast cotton crop output, improve planting schedules, and foresee possible issues like bug outbreaks using predictive analytics. The study offers practical suggestions for decision-making procedures about fertilizer application schedules, irrigation schedules, and the sustainability of cotton crops. Limitations include data quality and scalability challenges, and future research will focus on improving agricultural techniques for better cotton growing.
Enhancing Agricultural Operations: Big Data Analytics Using Distributed and Parallel Computing
Authors: Fatima Syeda Alishba , Syeda Faiza Nasim  , Saad Ahmed
Published: March 2024

This comprehensive research investigates using distributed and parallel computing for big data analytics in agriculture to improve farming operations' sustainability, efficiency, and innovation. The paper emphasizes how big data analytics, cloud computing, and parallel distributed processing can revolutionize the agricultural industry. The research objectives include investigating the benefits and limitations of big data analytics in precision farming and crop monitoring, identifying the constraints of integrating big data analytics in agriculture and investigating the role of frameworks such as Hadoop and Spark in processing and analyzing agricultural data for informed decision-making and optimized farming operations. The methodology used in the paper is a literature review, which draws on various sources to provide insights into the topic matter. The findings indicate that big data analytics can considerably improve precision farming and crop monitoring; nevertheless, there are hurdles to incorporating big data analytics in agriculture, such as data privacy and security concerns. According to the study, frameworks such as Hadoop and Spark are crucial in processing and analyzing agricultural data for informed decision-making and better farming operations. Overall, this study offers useful insights into the possibilities of big data analytics and distributed and parallel computing in revolutionizing the agriculture industry.
Rabbit Code: Um jogo voltado para a aprendizagem de matrizes
Authors: Rolim Izaque , Brenda Flávia , Queroga João , Melo Rafaela , Duarte José Carlos , Pessoa Marcela , Pires Fernanda
Published: March 2024

"Rabbit Code" é um jogo educacional voltado para estudantes do 2° ano do Ensino Médio. A disciplina abordada é matemática e o conteúdo principal é matrizes. Durante a gameplay, o jogador precisa vencer uma série de desafios que envolvem atravessar um caminho aplicando o conceito de matrizes e blocos de programação. O jogo fundamenta-se na Teoria de Aprendizagem Significativa e incorpora aspectos do Pensamento Computacional.
Aprendizagem colaborativa auxiliada por computador e inclusão digital: Um método aplicado na educação profissional de jovens e adultos na modalidade EJA (Proeja)
Authors: Silva Flávio L. Da , Brandão Anarosa Alves F.
Published: March 2024

Com a cultura digital em ascensão na sociedade, a Educação precisa acompanhar essa evolução, integrando tecnologias no ensino e na aprendizagem. Todos os envolvidos devem dominar essas tecnologias para garantir a efetividade educacional. O presente projeto de doutorado tem como propósito central fomentar a inclusão digital de estudantes com necessidades educacionais especiais, alunos do Proeja, por meio da implementação de abordagens colaborativas e da interação humano-computador. Para tanto, será conduzida uma pesquisa exploratória envolvendo docentes e discentes, com o intuito de avaliar o desempenho de um método previamente estabelecido na literatura e propor eventuais ajustes ou, até mesmo, a concepção de um novo método voltado à inclusão digital dessa população.
Assistente virtual ADA Blocks: Facilitando a escolha de ferramentas de programação em blocos para a Educação 4.0
Authors: Perin Ana Paula J. , Silva Deivid E. dos S. , Valentim Natasha M. C.
Published: March 2024

Na Educação 4.0, busca-se uma aprendizagem personalizada que incentive habilidades e competências do Século XXI nos estudantes, como raciocínio lógico e pensamento computacional. A programação em blocos pode apoiar neste processo. Entretanto, percebeu-se que professores, como os do Ensino Médio, têm dificuldades na escolha de ferramentas de programação, dependendo do seu contexto de uso. Dessa forma, foi desenvolvida a assistente virtual ADA Blocks para auxiliar os professores nesse propósito. A metodologia de desenvolvimento da ADA Blocks inclui um Mapeamento Sistemático da Literatura, estudos preliminares e de viabilidade. Como resultados, a utilidade, a facilidade de uso e as limitações da ADA Blocks foram identificadas.
Developing a Toolkit for evaluation of gamification in educational environments
Authors: Lopes Vinícius , Isotani Seiji , Matos Diego Dermeval Medeiros da Cunha
Published: March 2024

Gamification has been achieving good results in the improvement of motivation and engagement of students compared to traditional teaching methods. However, there is still no consensus regarding the metrics, instruments, and procedures for validating and evaluating the gamification design and effects in these contexts. In this paper, we report the development of a Toolkit to assist in the evaluation of gamification design in learning environments. We intend to provide, through this Toolkit, a group of empirically validated evaluation instruments categorized by their evaluation criteria, such as motivation, engagement, system usability and user experience, in order to provide the most effective evaluation solution for each gamification scenario.
Stakeholder Pressure on Corporate Environmental Responsibility in SMEs
Authors: Berchtold Nadine
Published: March 2024

Diese Studie untersucht, wie Druck der Anspruchsgruppen die unternehmerische Umweltverantwortung (CER) von kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen (KMU) beeinflusst. Mit Strukturgleichungsmodellen und anhand von Umfragedaten von 173 Schweizer und deutschen KMU werden die Effekte von wahrgenommenem Druck von Anspruchsgruppen, Vorteilen und Hürden auf die unternehmerische Umweltverantwortung analysiert. Die Studie ergab, dass Druck von internen Anspruchsgruppen die Umweltverantwortung von KMU direkt und positiv beeinflusst, während wahrgenommene Hürden diese nicht signifikant beeinträchtigen. Die Ergebnisse deuten darauf hin, dass sich der wahrgenommene Druck von externen Anspruchsgruppen indirekt über die wahrgenommenen ökonomischen Vorteile, aber nicht direkt auf die Umweltverantwortung von KMU auswirkt. Die Ergebnisse haben wichtige Implikationen für politische Entscheidungsträger, Finanzinstitute und andere Interessengruppen, die die Umweltverantwortung von KMU fördern möchten.
„Bis jetzt bin ich von Zuversicht getragen“
Authors: Weinkauff Gina
Published: March 2024

Diese Publikation widmet sich Leben und Werk einer zu Unrecht vergessenen Autorin des 20. Jahrhunderts. Geboren in Blumenthalbei Bremen empfing Tami Oelfken (1888-1957) in der Künstlerkolonie Worpswede nachhaltige Impulse, die ihre spätere literarischeArbeit ebenso prägen sollten wie ihre politische Haltung und ihre Arbeit als (Reform-)Pädagogin, die bis zur Schließung ihrer Schule durch die NS-Behörden im Jahr 1934 ihr Leben bestimmte. Sie lebte seit 1922 in Berlin und publizierte 1931 und 1932 zwei das Großstadtleben schildernde Kinderbücher. Nach dem wiederholten Scheitern ihrer Versuche, sich im Ausland eine Existenzgrundlage zu verschaffen, überstand sie die NS-Zeit in wechselnden Quartieren in Süddeutschland, stets auf der Flucht vor den Nachstellungen der Gestapo, gesundheitlich angeschlagen und unter chronischem Geldmangel leidend. In dieser Zeit verfasste sie den größten Teil ihres schriftstellerischen Werks, teils in der Absicht einer Selbstvergewisserung, die insbesondere die Erzähltexte über ihre Kindheit und Jugend im Bremer Raum bestimmte, teils in bewusster Zeitzeugenschaft, die sie zum Verfassen eines (nach 1945 publizierten) Tagebuchs veranlasste- und überwiegend ohne Aussicht auf Veröffentlichung. Gina Weinkauff legt eine Gesamtwürdigung des schriftstellerischen Werks von Tami Oelfken und eine Analyse seines Formenspektrums vor. Im biografischen Teil werden die Stationen der Lebensgeschichte Tami Oelfkens und ihre Beziehungen zu Weggefährtinnen und Weggefährten sichtbar gemacht.
Die deutsche Literatur der Haitianischen Revolution
Authors: Kappeler Florian
Published: March 2024

Die Haitianische Revolution (1791-1804) war als erste Selbstbefreiung versklavter People of Color von europäischer Kolonialherrschaft ein bahnbrechendes Ereignis der Weltgeschichte. Heute fast vergessen ist, dass die Aus­einandersetzung mit ihr in der deutschsprachigen Literatur Narrative hervorbrachte, die nicht nur das Verhältnis zu Eurozentrismus, Sklaverei und Rassismus neu bestimmten, sondern auch an der Entstehung eines modernen Verständnisses von Revolutionen als globalen und fortschrittlichen Selbstbefreiungsprozessen entscheidenden Anteil hatten: Von der Haitianischen Revolution wurde in wechselnden Konjunkturen, doch mit erstaunlich stabilen Mustern als Ereignis erzählt, das unhintergehbar Neues in die Welt setzte und dabei von der Handlungsmacht der Unterworfenen zeugte.
Family Planning and Young and Low Parity Couples: Learnings from Rural India
Authors: Rani Garg Priyanka , Uppal Leena , Mehra Sunil
Published: March 2024

This chapter presents a research study on contraception among young and low-parity couples in India. It used the community scorecard method to understand their knowledge, attitude, perception, and use of contraception, and the barriers they face in accessing and obtaining contraceptive methods. The study also examined partner involvement and inter-spousal communication. The study reported higher awareness of FP methods among women than among men but poor knowledge of FP method availability and accessibility among both. Further, there was a positive perception of CHW’s role and a high perception of barriers in terms of social norms, lack of knowledge, and limited access to services among women. A bidirectional relationship between spousal support and method satisfaction was observed. The inter-spousal communication and decision-making by women were moderately reported by women. Findings provide insights for policymakers to address family planning needs. Focusing on young couples is important due to their higher unmet need for family planning. The study emphasizes the role of men in family planning decision-making highlighting the need for improved communication between partners. In summary, this chapter presents a scientifically rigorous study on contraception among young couples in India, offering insights to address their family planning needs using robust research methods.
The Influence of Views, Economics, and Knowledge on Accounting Students' Interest in Sharia Investment (Empirical Study of Accounting Students at STIE 45 Mataram)
Authors: Nurlailah Nurlailah , Rizqina Intan , Khairunnisah Noni antika
Published: March 2024

Sharia Financial Institutions are based on the Al-Quran, Hadith and Ulama Ijtihad, in Indonesia sharia financial regulations are issued by the National Sharia Council of the Indonesian Ulema Council (DSN-MUI). This test aims to find out how much the dependent variable is influenced by individual independent variables.
The Importance of Effective Management in Driving Economic Growth in Developing Countries
Authors: Sari Ni Wayan Nadia , Agistha putri Melvin , Khairunnisa Noni Antika
Published: March 2024

This article discusses the crucial role of effective management in spurring economic growth in developing countries. Good management is the basis for designing, implementing and optimizing economic policies that support the development of key sectors, factors such as operationally efficient human resource management, innovation and stability. proven to be a key driver in achieving sustainable growth through case study analysis and literature review. This article outlines the positive impact of effective management on company productivity and national economic growth. A comparison of successful management practices with less successful cases provides insight into the strategic importance of directed management and adaptive in facing economic challenges. Apart from that, this article highlights the importance of building managerial capacity through education and training. Improving material skills at various levels of the organization can strengthen economic foundations and open up new opportunities for innovation and investment. Based on these findings, this article concludes that effective management is not only the key to company success but also the main factor that can encourage economic growth in developing countries. Therefore, stakeholders from both the public and private sectors need to work together to strengthen managerial capacity and create an environment which supports exclusive and sustainable economic growth
Re-embodiments and Mind-Extensions
Authors: Vélez Cristian C. ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: March 2024

Currently, humanity is experiencing an explosive growth in technological objects designed to improve the body and mind. The main objective of this article is to review two recent classificatory and explanatory systems to cognitive enhancement cybernetic technologies, including both wearable and implantable artifacts that reorganize human embodiment or extend the mind. I argue that an outdated model of the cognitive sciences serves as the basis for these revised systems and taxonomies. Taking an embodied approach to the cognitive sciences, I propose an alternative focus to classify cognitive enhancement cybernetic technologies. Specifically, by adopting a non-orthodox enactive approach to embodied cognition, I propose a new classificatory system that redefines the notion of the cybernetically enhanced human, restricting it to a purely cognitive context. Finally, I evaluate some philosophical implications of my system.
Pendampingan Membaca Al-Quran Dengan Metode Yanbu’a Untuk Meningkatkan Minat Anak Membaca Al-Qur’an Di TPQ Al-Amin Dusun Parerejo Gedangsewu Pare Kediri
Authors: Rohmad  , M. Maimun Najjah  , Muhammad Amrin syafi’i  , Ishaq Purnomo
Published: March 2024

This study aims to assess how the Yanbu'a method is applied to improve fluency in reading the Qur'an at TPQ Al-amin hamlet Parerejo Gedangsewu Pare Kediri. This study used a qualitative approach, using data collection techniques such as observation, interviews, and documentation. This objective involves fostering students who are obedient and highly moral, who excel in faith and intellectual, are able to adapt to contemporary situations, and are dedicated to mastering Diniyyah subjects. Inhibiting factors include that some students learn the Qur'an independently without adequate guidance from a knowledgeable scholar or teacher. In addition, there is a lack of awareness among students regarding the obligation to read the Qur'an for every Muslim.
Penyuluhan Dan Pelatihan Penghitungan Zakat Mal Pada Masyarakat Di Desa Sumberbendo Kecamatan Pare Kabupaten Kediri
Authors: M. Hanif Satria Budi  , Suwarno
Published: March 2024

The aim of this research is to provide counseling and training on the correct application of Zakat Mal to the community through Jam'iyah Muslimat Ranting in Sumberbendo village. This research was conducted using a qualitative approach. Data collection techniques using the method of observation, interviews and documentation. The results of this research are that the community in Sumberbendo village, Pare subdistrict, Kediri district is a community whose economy is classified as advanced, but still lacks knowledge regarding the correct application of Zakat Mal, this is because in general the majority of people in this village are busy workers and rarely have the opportunity to reviewing fiqh again, especially regarding mal zakat. and after this counseling and training process, the community not only receives information, but tends to try to put it into practice; The public has become more active in asking experts about the study material discussed; People have become more confident in paying zakat on their wealth because they have guidance in the form of based knowledge, as well as the circulation of material that has been distributed.
Asymmetric impact of coronavirus news, fear index, oil price on United States equity market: the first study on Infectious Disease EMV index
Authors: Asima Siddique  , Ali Ijaz  , Humaira Akram  , Zeeshan Khan  , Muhammad Asif Khan
Published: March 2024

The first novel paper investigates the effect of the Coronavirus crisis (USCOVID-19), fear index, and oil price on the United States equity market price. Our study first time used the novel proxy of the fear index (Infectious Disease EMV index) developed by Baker et al. (2020). The recent paper collected the data from 21 January 2020 which is the start of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in America (US) up till the 6 July 2021. The paper has used the linear model of Nonlinear Autoregressive distributed lag (NARDL) to confirm the causal factors (short-long run) of DJI. The result depicts that two out three exogenous (independent) variables USCOVID_19 and Infectious Disease EMV significantly negatively related to co-integrated with the United States equity market (DJI) in both positive and negative shocks except IDEMV negative shock are insignificant. While oil is significantly positively co-integrated with the DJI index in both positive and negative. In the case of long term co-integration all variables OIL, USCOVID_19, and Infectious Disease EMV are significantly co-integrated in case of positive shocks but insignificant in case of negative shocks. Our study is beneficial for individual and government investors by identify an important investment (Infectious Disease EMV index) when they want to diversify their portfolio. This incorporate the factor contagious Infectious Disease in EMV, so it is more helpful for sectoral investor when the measure asymmetric volatilities factors.
Re-Visions: Déjà Vu All Over Again
Authors: Harris Joseph
Published: March 2024

Maxine Hairston’s 1985 Chair’s Address is the first in an occasional series prompting us to reread and “re-vision” pivotal articles that have appeared in CCC. The full texts of those pieces will be available at CCC Online (http://inventio.us/ccc), and I invite you to reread those important texts online along with these new commentaries in print. For this inaugural appearance of “Re-Visions,” Joseph Harris and Susan McLeod comment on “Breaking Our Bonds and Reaffirming Our Connections,” excerpts of which appear below (originally published in the October 1985 issue of CCC [Vol. 36, No. 3, pp. 272–282]).
Bowling Together: Cultivating Communities of Practice in English and Social Studies Teacher Education
Authors: Spalding Elizabeth , Wilson Angene H.
Published: March 2024

In his sociological study Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community (2000), Robert Putnam argues that Americans need to “reconnect to one another” and, both metaphorically and literally, go bowling together (p. 28).
Teaching Warriors Don’t Cry with Other Text Types to Enhance Comprehension
Authors: Boyd Fenice B. , Howe Deborah Regan
Published: March 2024

The authors describe a unit for seventh-grade students on desegregation of public schools. Showcasing different perspectives through multiple texts and text types, such as film and photographs, added credibility to the lessons and allowed students to understand events that were distant from their experience.
High School Teaching and College Expectations in Writing and Reading
Authors: Patterson J. P. , Duer David
Published: March 2024

These two authors report survey results about the importance secondary and postsecondary educators place on specific writing and reading skills. While differences in the value of grammar instruction between the two groups are noted, the most significant issue raised may be the different types of instruction in high school classrooms of college-bound and non-college-bound students.
A Time of Change: Research and the 1960s
Authors: Speaker Tracy , Anderson Carolyn K.
Published: March 2024

To infuse the research project with creativity, Tracy Speaker and Carolyn K. Anderson asked students to research aspects of the 1960s and write a dramatic scene, which they then presented to the class.
Teacher to Teacher: What Kinds of Collaboration Do You Engage in for the Benefit of Your Students?
Authors: Potash Betsy , Oxford Janelle
Published: March 2024

“Teacher to Teacher” provides a forum for teachers to share ideas, materials, and activities.
“Wiki, Wiki, Wiki—WHAT?” Assessing Online Collaborative Writing
Authors: Tharp Tara Leigh
Published: March 2024

How do we evaluate student collaboration? A wiki can help.
Talking to, Talking about, Talking with: Language Arts Students in Conversation with Poetic Texts
Authors: Emert Toby
Published: March 2024

Turn your poetry classroom into a readers theater.
Children’s Use of Language and Pictures in Classroom Inquiry
Authors: Gray Esther Cappon
Published: March 2024

The article examines third graders who use reading, speaking, writing, gestures, and visual representation strategically in their inquiry research and to share what they learn. Examples of their speaking, writing and drawing shows their developing skill in choosing semiotic meaning-making systems appropriately for the purpose of developing their understandings. Three case histories capture language and drawing in the inquiry work of a charismatic and creative young leader, a struggling writer who thrives in an inquiry partnership, and a successful student labeled both vision-impaired and gifted/talented. Inquiry study offers both individualized pacing and social learning that are valuable to the students.
Risky, Generous, Gender Work
Authors: Blackburn Mollie V.
Published: March 2024

At the 2005 NCTE Annual Convention in Pittsburgh, Mollie Blackburn received the Alan C. Purves Award, given each RTE volume year for an article that holds particular promise to enhance classroom practice. Professor Blackburn’s award-winning article, “Disrupting Dichotomies for Social Change: A Review of, Critique of, and Complement to Current Scholarship on Gender and Literacy,” appeared in the May 2005 issue of RTE. In the essay that follows, she reflects on the further implications of this work for teachers and schools.
The Role of Social and Cultural Resources in Literacy and Schooling: Three Contrasting Cases
Authors: Fairbanks Colleen M. , Ariail Mary
Published: March 2024

This article presents case studies of three adolescent girls’ literacy-related school experiences over a three-year period, focusing on the girls’ own accounts of their instructional and institutional interactions.
Are Advanced Placement English and First-Year College Composition Equivalent? A Comparison of Outcomes in the Writing of Three Groups of Sophmore College Students
Authors: Hansen Kristine , Reeve Suzanne , Gonzalez Jennifer , Sudweeks Richard R , Hatch Gary L , Esplin Patricia , Bradshaw William S
Published: March 2024

This study was conducted to obtain empirical data to inform policy decisions about exempting incoming students from a first-year composition (FYC) course on the basis of Advanced Placement (AP) English exam scores.
Loud on the Inside: Working Class Girls, Gender, and Literacy
Authors: Hartman Pamela
Published: March 2024

Drawing on data gathered during a seven-month study of the literacy practices of a group of White, working-class girls who have successfully navigated their high school’s English curriculum, this ethnography investigates (1) how gender and class influenced the girls’ uses of literacy in the classroom and (2) how the girls used texts from English class to construct gender.
AT LAST: What’s the Problem? Constructing Different Genres for the Study of English Learners
Authors: Orellana Marjorie Faulstich , Gutierrez Kris D
Published: March 2024

In our previous “At Last” essay, “The “Problem’ of English Learners: Constructing Genres of Difference” (GutiÃ©rrez & Orellana, 2006), we identified a predictable genre that characterizes much research on English Learners. We noted how the genre may unwittingly perpetuate deficit constructions and keep us from identifying other issues for redress”such as structural and institutional inequalities that create the vulnerability of non-dominant students in schools and society. In this essay, we pose alternative ways of conceptualizing, examining, and reporting our work with English Learners and members of other non-dominant groups. We hope our suggestions will facilitate efforts to research, write, and think against the grain.
Orality And Literacy: A Symposium In Honor Of David Olson: Rendering Messages According to the Affordances of Language in Communities of Practice
Authors: Nystrand Martin
Published: March 2024

Preeminent scholar David Olson opens this symposium with a reflection on the decades-long debate concerning the relationship between written and oral discourse. His essay is followed by a series of responses by leading literacy researchers, including David Bloome, Anne Haas Dyson, James Paul Gee, Martin Nystrand, Victoria Purcell-Gates, and Gordon Wells. The symposium concludes with a further essay by Professor Olson, in which he offers his reflections on these scholars’ comments and looks to the continuing conversation.
Annotated Bibliography of Research in the Teaching of English
Authors: Beach Richard
Published: March 2024

The committee reviews important research works in the teaching of English that have been published in the last year. Committee members include Richard Beach, Martha Bigelow, Deborah Dillon, Lee Galda, Lori Helman, Julie Shalhope Kalnin, Cynthia Lewis, and David O’Brien, Karen Jorgensen Lauren Liang, Gert Rijlaarsdam, and Tanja Janssen.
Where Is She? Gender Occurrences in Online Grammar Guides
Authors: Amare Nicole
Published: March 2024

This article examines seven online grammar guides for instances of linguistic sexism. The grammar sentences from .edu Websites were analyzed based on NCTE’s “Guidelines for Gender-Fair Use of Language” (2002) using the criteria of generic he and man; titles, labels, and names; gender stereotypes; order of mention (firstness); and ratio of male to female. Of the 3,220 sentences analyzed, 3,020 occurrences of gendered language were found and were analyzed based on gender-fair language criteria.
The Elementary Persuasive Letter: Two Cases of Situated Competence, Strategy, and Agency
Authors: Anderson Diane Downer
Published: March 2024

Research on persuasive writing by elementary children posits primarily a developmental perspective, claiming that elementary-age children can effectively argue through talk but not through writing. While this view is commonly held, this article presents counterevidence.
2007 NCTE Presidential Address: Where Ignorant Armies Clash by Night
Authors: Yatvin Joanne
Published: March 2024

The following is the text of Joanne Yatvin’s presidential address, delivered at the NCTE Annual Convention in New York City in November 2007.
Editors Introduction
Authors: Dressman Mark , McCarthey Sarah , Prior Paul
Published: March 2024

We look forward to building on and expanding the role of RTE in shaping and disseminating research on writing, reading, literacy, literary response, and literature education.
Using Digital Media to Interpret Poetry: Spiderman Meets Walt Whitman
Authors: McVee Mary , Bailey Nancy M. , Shanahan Lynn E.
Published: March 2024

Teachers and students often express an aversion to poetry based on their experiences with printbased poetry texts that typically dominate school curricula. Given this challenge and the potential affordances of new and multimodal technologies, we investigate how preservice and inservice teachers enrolled in a new literacies master’s course began to interpret poetry multimodally, through PowerPoint.
Struggling Reader, Struggling Teacher: An Examination of Student-Teacher Transactions with Reading Instruction and Text in Social Studies
Authors: Hall Leigh A.
Published: March 2024

The year-long case study described in this article examined the transactions between a sixth grade social studies teacher, Mrs. O’Reilly, and a struggling reader within her classroom, Sarah, in relation to the reading-task demands of their classroom. Findings indicated that Mrs. O’Reilly’s transactions with Sarah were influenced by a cognitive, print-centric view of reading and the identity she created for Sarah based on that view of reading. Sarah’s transactions with the reading task demands were influenced by how she identified herself as a reader and her goal to prevent her peers from seeing her as a poor reader. The findings from this study suggest that teachers and researchers need to find ways to identify and be responsive to the role of identity in the classroom.
2008 NCTE Presidential Address: The Impulse to Compose and the Age of Composition
Authors: Yancey Kathleen Blake
Published: March 2024

Kathleen Blake Yancey’s presidential address was delivered at the NCTE Annual Convention in San Antonio, Texas, on November 23, 2008.
Editors’ Introduction: Adolescents’ Literacy and the Promises of Digital Technology
Authors: Dressman Mark , McCarthey Sarah , Prior Paul
Published: March 2024

The editors introduce the three research studies and the Standpoints essay in this issue, all of which deal with the relations between digital technology and the development of adolescent literacy.
Instructional Note: Using Music Sampling to Teach Research Skills
Authors: Wakefield Sarah R.
Published: March 2024

One way to teach the research paper is by first discussing sampling, the musical practice of using other artists’ work. By studying the lyrics of Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, a widely known hip-hop sampler, students gain an understanding of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing sources.
Proust, Hip-Hop, and Death in First-Year Composition
Authors: Sirc Geoffrey
Published: March 2024

Hip-hop as content in a first-year writing course offers students a powerful way to connect with their worlds. I draw on Marcel Proust as a kind of rhyme to legitimate hip-hop as a substantive expressive medium to achieve artistry in writing.
“Lucky to Live in Maine”: Examining Student Responses to Diversity Issues
Authors: Fallon Dianne
Published: March 2024

Examining student responses to a class assignment leads to a richer understanding of how students process and respond to diversity issues.
Not Just a Humorous Text: Humor as Text in the Writing Class
Authors: Murakami Nina
Published: March 2024

The use of humorous texts in the writing class can help students improve skills in effective writing while encouraging critical thinking and an increased range in expression. In addition, because of the accessible nature of humor and the focus on purpose and audience that is necessary when writing it, students show a natural inclination toward peer review and recursive writing, with an enthusiasm that is often lacking when working with traditional texts in the writing class.
Valuing Research at Small and Community Colleges
Authors: Spigelman Candace , Day Kami
Published: March 2024

This article describes two local research projects and provides a rationale for faculty scholarship at small and community colleges.
Instructional Note: Custer and Longfellow: Helping First-Year English Students Understand the Relationship between History and Poetry
Authors: Devet Bonnie D.
Published: March 2024

To understand better the subtle relationship between history and English, first-year students in an introductory literature class compare Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem about the 1876 deaths of General George Armstrong Custer and his men with historical accounts of the Battle of the Little Bighorn in order to discover how historical and poetic truths are related.
Generative Themes and At-Risk Students
Authors: Thelin William H. , Taczak Kara
Published: March 2024

This article explores the efforts of an instructor of at-risk students to implement into her course a generative theme that urged students to explore the conditions of their admittance as provisional students.
Getting Personal: Responding to Student Self-Disclosure
Authors: Lucas Janet
Published: March 2024

While some scholars in English and other disciplines disparage personal narrative writing by students, it can serve as a conversational bridge between students’ home cultures and academic culture and as a contact zone where those cultures can clash yet be explored;however, instructors and others who work with student writing must be prepared to hear and respond empathetically to emotionally difficult revelations such as the one discussed in this essay.
Instructional Note: Connecting the Dots: Timed Writing Tests as Prewriting Activities
Authors: Remler Nancy Lawson
Published: March 2024

Composition teachers can reconcile the conflict between effective writing instruction and educational reform mandates by making timed writing assignments part of the writing process.
Mapping the Frontier: A Survey of Twenty Years of Grammar Articles in TETYC
Authors: Blaauw-Hara Mark
Published: March 2024

The author synthesizes twenty-four articles on grammar from the last twenty years of the journal, tracing two major trends.
ESL Students in the Disciplines: Negotiating the Professional Program Track
Authors: Becket Diana , Benander Ruth , Kumar Rita
Published: March 2024

The authors report on three case studies of ESL students who are taking courses to enter professional programs. Their experiences suggest learning strategies that may help students in professional programs and may offer ways for teachers of composition to support and prepare these students.
TYCA to You: News from the Regionals of the Two-Year College English Association
Authors: Henderson Joel
Published: March 2024

“A Defining Moment: Trying to Pin Down the Meaning of ‘College-Level’ Writing” from Joel B. Henderson, Editor of “TYCA to You”
A License to Lie: Writing through the Facts to the Truth
Authors: O’Leary Maureen Ellen
Published: March 2024

This essay suggests ways to help students breathe life into their personal narratives by, on the one hand, encouraging them to find the “truth” of their stories and, on the other, encouraging them to play a little fast and a little loose with that truth.
Readers Write: Response to “Dialects, Gender, and the Writing Class”
Authors: Payne Eva
Published: March 2024

Eva Payne served as a consulting reader for Gregory Shafer’s essay and expressed these opinions in a letter to the author that is part of our review process. This is the original letter, recast in third person for publication.
Linked Courses at the Twenty-First Century Metropolitan University
Authors: Cargill Kima , Kalikoff Beth
Published: March 2024

We argue that linked-course learning communities serve students at nonresidential metropolitan public universities by increasing their academic achievement, reducing their attrition, and engaging them in the project of public education.
The Rules of the Game in an Introductory Literature Class
Authors: Jones Ed
Published: March 2024

This article explains the rules for playing the “Interpretation Game” in a literature-based first-year writing class, describes the resulting class discussion, and reflects on the ways that rules and games can promote rich collaboration.
Whither “Peer Review”?: Terminology Matters for the Writing Classroom
Authors: Armstrong Sonya L. , Paulson Eric J.
Published: March 2024

This essay aims to explore the widely varying terminology associated with a typical classroom activity, peer review.
Critical Language Awareness and Learners in College Transitional English
Authors: Sánchez Deborah M. , Paulson Eric J.
Published: March 2024

This article reviews literature on Critical Language Awareness (CLA) studies in transitional English courses and with other related student populations in order to build an argument for and give implications for using CLA as a curricular approach in the classroom.
Instructional Note: Amplify Errors to Minimize Them
Authors: Stewart Maria Shine
Published: March 2024

The author offers her experience of modeling mistakes—lots of them—and writing spontaneously in the computer classroom to get students’ attention and elicit their editorial response.
Instructional Note: Twenty-Two Anti-Tank Mines Linked Together: The Effect of Student Stories on Classroom Dynamics
Authors: Wallace Robert M.
Published: March 2024

This article explores the impact of a memoir about the Iraq War, written by a student in a creative writing class, on a teacher and students.
Gladly Teach and Gladly Learn
Authors: Holladay Sylvia A.
Published: March 2024

Reflecting on teaching in a time of war, I realize that all of my education, all of my teaching, indeed, all of my life has been “in a time of war” and that I have been constantly influenced by war, rumors of war, fears of war.
Cross Talk: Oprah, Recyclable Grocery Bags, and Messy Conversations
Authors: McKinney Kinsey
Published: March 2024

Kinsey McKinney responds to “The messy Teaching Conversation.”
From the Editors
Authors: Altwerger Bess , Martens Prisca
Published: March 2024

Bess Altwerger and Prisca Martens introduce the articles in this, their final issue as editors.
From Visions to Actions: Using Readers Theatre to Critically Engage Multilingual Readers
Authors: Lahurd Kristin , Sluys Katie Van , Chavira Kellie
Published: March 2024

Kellie Chavira’s first teaching job is in a bilingual second-grade classroom in Chicago. As a way of focusing on complex and critical definitions of literacy while still addressing the outcomes associated with guided reading expectations, Kellie undertakes a readers theatre project, which gives her students practice in decoding and fluent reading while engaging them with real issues and challenging solutions.
Bridging the Gap: Three Perspectives on Teaching YA Lit for a Just and Sustainable World
Authors: Eppert Claudia , Ethridge Keri Beth S. , Bach Jackie
Published: March 2024

This article considers three perspectives of a research study conducted with seventh-grade students during a unit on social justice and social change. The authors examine the possibilities and limitations of using young adult literature like Carl Hiaasen’s novel Flush, on which the unit was centered, community service learning, and approaches to teaching for a just and sustainable world. Informed by students’ responses to this unit, the authors offer suggestions for bridging the gaps between school mission and practice, narrative and real-life experience, and educational theory and practice.
Thank You, Nancie: A Response to Nancie Atwell’s The Reading Zone
Authors: Suskind Dorothy C.
Published: March 2024

Suskind finds inspiration and encouragement in the pages of Nancie Atwell’s newest book.
A Hand Up: Maybe It Should Be Called Cultural Literature
Authors: Crutcher Chris
Published: March 2024

Crutcher puts forth the perspective that the very acknowledgement of some literature as “multicultural” is a racist reference—however unintentional--in itself. African American writers are writers, as are their counterparts from cultures around the world. Their stories of hardship, courage, love, humor, and challenge speak to us all.
Teacher’s Toolbox: Making Connections
Authors: Burke Jim
Published: March 2024

We expect students to make connections to their reading, but we forget that this process is not always intuitive. Burke offers a graphic organizer that helps students step through this process while it is unfamiliar, and finds that it often results in more focused class discussion.
Professional Book Reviews: Considering Cultures
Authors: Horn Leigh Van
Published: March 2024

Reviewed are: Reading Native American Literature: A Teacher’s Guide by Bruce A. Goebel, Connecting Children with Children Past and Present: Motivating Students for Inquiry and Action by Eula T. Fresch, Happily Ever After: Sharing Folk Literature with Elementary and Middle School Students edited by Terrell A. Young, and Inquiry-Based English Instruction: Engaging Students in Life and Literature by Richard Beach and Jamie Myers.
Book Talk: Finding Ourselves between the Covers of a Book
Authors: Lesesne Teri S.
Published: March 2024

Teachers know that there are essential stages children must go through in order to become lifelong readers. One of those is reading autobiographically—in other words, finding themselves between the covers of a book. Here, Lesesne provides a list of (not necessarily new) books that feature many characters your readers will recognize.
The Legacy of Leadership
Authors: Beers Kylene
Published: March 2024

Outgoing VM editor and incoming Vice-President Kylene Beers remembers the origins of NCTE, the long struggle to establish the best curriculum and assessment practices possible, and the frustration with the current emphasis on teaching to the test. Leaders who have wrestled with these issues are inspiring, and Beers reminds us that we all have a part in that legacy.
Meeting Readers: Using Visual Literacy Narratives in the Classroom
Authors: Kajder Sara
Published: March 2024

Pacey, a likable and literate eighth-grader, saw school as “a place that kills your reading.” With this alarming condemnation in mind, Kajder uses literacy narrative--a short, concise, digital video in which students meld still images, motion, print text, and soundtrack in communicating ideas/insights/discoveries about who the student is as a reader and writer--to tap into his out-of-school literacies, engage his interests, and get him reading and writing successfully inside the classroom.
Postcard From The Middle Level Section
Authors: Hayes Sandy
Published: March 2024

In an effort to step back and take in the broad view of NCTE’s work and influence, Hayes reprints the NCTE statement (adopted in August, 2005), “How NCTE Serves the Public Interest.” Future columns will look at the work of the Council in general and the Middle Level Section specifically, in hopes of finding more ways for the committed, professional teachers in NCTE to understand the reach of our work and to be a part of it.
Out of the Narrow Tunnel and into the Universe of Discourse
Authors: Maltese Denise
Published: March 2024

Through reading and reflecting on the words of Atwell, Rief, Moffett, and Graves, Maltese began to think like a teacher-researcher, and questioned her writing workshop practices. Once she began to consider audience as a motivating factor, writing became more meaningful for her students, encompassing a wide range of possibilities. Working from a foundation of student-centered learning, Maltese believes “school stops being an academic exercise and transforms into a place where we practice real world writing … and real world thinking.” She describes how this philosophy plays out with a specific student example.
Postcard From The Middle Level Section
Authors: Gilles Carol , Johnston Jim
Published: March 2024

Two members of the Middle Level Steering Committee inform middle level members about the purpose and goals of NCTE’s program office in Washington DC. Their hope is to encouraging educators across the country to spread the word and get involved in these important issues.
Books For Young Adolescents: Getting Lost in a Book: Unconscious Delight and Lifelong Readers
Authors: Lesesne Teri
Published: March 2024

“Readers are made and not born,” says expert Teri Lesesne. Here she suggests books in which readers can lose themselves, and “unconscious delight” that may turn a student into a lifelong reader.