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Exploring Parenting Influences: Married African American Fathers’ Perspectives
(2020-02-29)This qualitative study sought to understand married, resident African American fathers’ perceptions about parenting influences. Specifically, this study explored fathers’ perceptions about sources and/or experiences that ... -
Study Abroad for Critical Multilingual Language Awareness Development in Teacher Candidates
(TESL-EJ, 2020-02)This article describes the ways in which study abroad experiences in international settings may help language teachers develop linguistic and cultural consciousness that ideally influence pedagogical practices in their ... -
Co-learning, translanguaging and English language acquisition
(Research Outreach, 2020)The US has the largest number of English-speakers in the world, but it is also multilingual: according to 2018 census data, 23% of children aged 5 to 17 speak another language at home. English language acquisition for those ... -
Computational thinking in your school library
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Generation gap between students' needs and teachers' use of technology in classrooms
(Journal of Literacy and Technology, 2016)In the 21st century, technology is a pervasive presence in the classroom. Unintended consequences of a technologically rich classroom learning environment emerge due to the dichotomy between 21st-century learners’ and ... -
Universal design for learning: Examining access afforded by children’s search engines
(Journal of Literacy and Technology, 2019)Young children benefit from authentic opportunities to conduct online searches. Decisions related to the use of children’s search engines versus universal search engines should include considerations for the affordances ... -
Data literacy: School librarians as data coaches
(International Association of School Librarianship, 2019-10-21)School library educators at two university locations in North Texas collaborated on a research initiative to address the perceived need for data literacy preparation at the pre-service level. The research initiative explored ... -
Mentoring Novice Teachers to Advance Inclusive Mathematics Education
(International Journal of Whole Schooling, 2019)We facilitate a year-long teacher induction program in the United States involving earlycareer teachers in urban elementary schools as a means to advance their inclusive mathematics practices. The participants in this ... -
Preparing Library Professionals for Data Literacy Leadership: Administrator Perspectives
(Association for Library and Information Science Education, 2019)Schools, public libraries, and other civic institutions are being called upon to improve efficiency and effectiveness with decision-making processes driven by data. The Preparing Librarians for Data Literacy Leadership ... -
Integrating a Systemic Paradigm When Treating Combat Veterans with PTSD
(Journal of Trauma & Treatment, 2017)Following their military service, as many as one-third of military veterans experience, PTSD from exposure to traumatic events associated with war (USA Department of Veterans $وٴaLrs (USDVA), 2016). In this commentary, ... -
Men’s Experiences of Miscarriage: A Passive Phenomenological Analysis of Online Data
(Journal of Loss and Trauma, 2019-05-22)Miscarriage is a pervasive health care concern for couples. The impacts of miscarriage on men have not received adequate attention in the literature. The aim of this research was to understand the lived experience of 31 ... -
The role of language objectives: Strengthening math and science teachers' language awareness with emergent bilinguals in secondary classrooms
(Latin American Content & Language Integrated Instruction Journal, 2019)This study focuses on the linguistic foundation of sound pedagogic practices related to non-language content areas referring especially to language objectives; it employ Tharp and Gallimore’s theory on learning: making ... -
Changing models of library education to benefit rural communities
(2019)Rural libraries whose librarians have expertise in digital literacy and a deep understanding of unique communities contribute to improving quality of life for residents. However, many library education programs do not ... -
Organizational citizenship behavior and school librarians
(School Libraries Worldwide, 2015)Research has suggested that many school librarians engage in work outside of their roles as defined by their job descriptions and professional standards. These extra-role behaviors may be explained by Organizational ... -
Mind the gaps: School librarians’ job descriptions and the professional standards for school librarians in the United States
(School Libraries Worldwide, 2018)While previous studies have analyzed the contents of different librarians' job descriptions (Brewerton, 2011; Park, Lu, & Marion, 2009), school librarians' job descriptions have not received similar attention. The purpose ... -
Let's play! Why school librarians should embrace gaming in the library
(American Library Association, 2015-05)This summer you should play some video games to get ready for the upcoming school year. Games aren’t just for young males and have tremendous potential to enhance 21st-century literacies, including critical-thinking ... -
Information behaviors in an online smoking cessation forum
(2007-12)Smoking is a major contributor to morbidity and mortality today, and a focus of attention by primary care practitioners and public health. Few studies take into account the role of community-based information transactions, ... -
AAU library directors prefer collaborative decision making with senior administrative team members
(Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2017-06-29)A Review of: Meier, J. J. (2016). The future of academic libraries: Conversations with today’s leaders about tomorrow. Portal: Libraries and the Academy, 16(2), 263-288. Retrieved from http://muse.jhu.edu/article/613842 ... -
Exploring virtual librarianship: Second Life Library 2.0
(Internet Reference Services Quarterly, 2008-10)In April 2006, Alliance Library System and Online Programming for All Libraries partnered to start the Second Life Library 2.0 in the online world Second Life and in August 2006 purchased an island on the Teen grid of Teen ... -
Credit due: Multiple author attribution for interdisciplinary informatics research groups
(Medical Library Association Research Section, 2018)Objective: To understand issues related to multiple authorship in interdisciplinary working groups, and to identify best practices for authorship attribution for a multidisciplinary group.