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Historical Fiction, the Common Core, and Disciplinary Habits of Mind.

Subjects: *COMMON Core State Standards; *EDUCATIONAL standards; *NONFICTIONUNITED States

  • Source: Social Education. Jan/Feb2014, Vol. 78 Issue 1, p20-24. 5p.

  • Abstract: The article focuses on a proposal under the U.S. Common Core State Standards to raise the presence of nonfiction in the school curriculum to ...

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The Future of Southern Intellectual History.

Subjects: *INTELLECTUAL history; *SOUTHERN United States history; *LITERATURE & historySOUTHERN States; UNITED StatesO'BRIEN, Michael

  • Source: Georgia Historical Quarterly. 2017, Vol. 101 Issue 4, p352-358. 7p.

  • Abstract: The article focuses on works on the southern intellectual history, discussing role and contribution of historian Micheal O'Brien. It discusses O'Brien's works on South's intellectual ...

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Touching Hearts, Touching Minds: Using Emotion-based Messaging to Promote Healthful Behavior in the Massachusetts WIC Program.

Subjects: *HEALTH behavior research; *NUTRITION research; *GROUP counselingMASSACHUSETTS; UNITED StatesUNITED States. Dept. of Agriculture ; SPECIAL Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants & Children (U.S.)

  • Source: Journal of Nutrition Education & Behavior. May/Jun2010 Supplement, Vol. 42 Issue 3 Supplement, pS59-S65. 7p.

  • Abstract: The Touching Hearts, Touching Minds initiative was funded through a 2003 United States Department of Agriculture Special Projects ... Copyright of Journal of Nutrition Education & Behavior is the property of Elsevier B.V. and its content may not be ...

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Changing the Lives of Prisoners: a New Agenda.

Subjects: *REHABILITATION of criminals; *REHABILITATION; *SERVICES for prisonersUNITED States

  • Source: Humanist. Nov/Dec2005, Vol. 65 Issue 6, p30-35. 6p. 1 Black and White Photograph.

  • Abstract: This article discusses the importance of increasing the number of opportunities for all inmates eligible for release in the U.S. to participate in

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Education for Democracy.

Subjects: EducationUnited StatesConklin, Edwin Grant, 1863-1952

  • Source: Vital Speeches of the Day. 8/15/39, Vol. 5 Issue 21, p648. 5p.

  • Abstract: Presents the text of a speech given by Edwin G. Conklin, executive vice-president of the American Philosophical Society, on July 5, 1939, which deals with the subject ...

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The Trouble With Boys.

Subjects: *SCHOOL failure; *EDUCATION; *SINGLE sex schoolsUNITED StatesTHOMPSON, Michael; POLLACK, William; GURIAN, Michael

  • Source: Newsweek. 1/30/2006, Vol. 147 Issue 5, p44-52. 9p. 6 Color Photographs, 1 Chart, 2 Graphs.

  • Abstract: This article explores the incidence of academic failure in American boys attending elementary, middle and high school. The number of males going on to college ...

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Energizing Learning.

Subjects: *THOUGHT & thinking; *CRITICAL thinking; *STUDENTSUNITED StatesHAGEVIK, Rita

  • Source: Educational Leadership. Feb2008, Vol. 65 Issue 5, p26-31. 6p.

  • Abstract: The article discusses the importance of thinking techniques and strategies on students' learning in the U.S. The author discusses the significance of thinking strategies ...

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Maintaining family stability in the age of digital technologies: An analysis of d/Discourse informing domestic screen media practices in three US families.

Subjects: *CULTURE; *MASS media; *EDUCATIONUNITED States

  • Source: Children & Society. Sep2021, Vol. 35 Issue 5, p722-735. 14p.

  • Abstract: This article examines d/Discourses about screen media and parenting as reflected in parents' discursive construction of their decision‐making processes connected with domestic media ... Copyright of Children & Society is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to ...

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Mitigating gender bias in student evaluations of teaching.

Subjects: *SEX discrimination; *EVALUATION of teaching; *STUDENT teachingNORTH America; UNITED States; IOWA

  • Source: PLoS ONE. 5/15/2019, Vol. 14 Issue 5, p1-10. 10p.

  • Abstract: Student evaluations of teaching are widely believed to contain gender bias. In this study, we conduct a randomized experiment with the student evaluations of teaching ... Copyright of PLoS ONE is the property of Public Library of Science and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites ...

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A CASE FOR CENTERED PLURALISM.

Subjects: *ETHNIC groups; *ASSIMILATION (Sociology); *OPPRESSIONUNITED StatesGIROUX, Henry A., 1943-

  • Source: Curriculum & Teaching Dialogue. 2003, Vol. 5 Issue 1, p71-82. 12p.

  • Abstract: Analyzes the argument against assimilation approaches to education of ethnic minorities presented by critical theorist, Henry Giroux. Examination of the consequences ...

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