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Gallagher, Michael; Haywood, Sarah L.; Jones, Manon W.; Milne, Sue – Children & Society, 2010
The methods literature on research with children recognises the challenges of negotiating informed consent with this group. Special "child-friendly" techniques are advocated to overcome these challenges. We argue that, upon closer inspection, research with children foregrounds more fundamental problems with informed consent that are not easily…
Descriptors: Research Problems, Research Methodology, Methods Research, Ethics
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Moore, Valerie Ann – Teaching Sociology, 1996
Defines inappropriate challenges as behaviors suggesting incompetence based solely on certain professor's social characteristics, especially gender and race. Discusses recent research on this problem concerning challenges from students, colleagues, and administrators. Lists suggested coping strategies, including changing the climate on campus and…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Conflict
Borman, Kathryn M., Ed.; Cahill, Spencer E., Ed.; Cotner, Bridget A., Ed. – Praeger, 2007
Written by an interdisciplinary group of experts in education, psychology, sociology, and other fields, this landmark handbook provides a thorough examination of U.S. secondary education from the private academies of Colonial America to the comprehensive high schools and alternative schools of today. This accessible compendium is a treasure trove…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Teacher Certification, Student Rights, Teacher Shortage