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Ek, Lucila D.; Chávez, Guadalupe Domínguez – Bilingual Research Journal, 2015
Using theories of figured worlds, we demonstrate how Proyecto Bilingüe, a Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction program, constructs a figured world of bilingual education for Latina/o bilingual teachers. We drew from a larger qualitative study to conduct a thematic analysis of interviews with Latina/o bilingual teachers, their written…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Bilingual Teachers, Program Descriptions, Masters Programs
Irby, Beverly J., Ed.; Alford, Betty J., Ed.; Perreault, George, Ed.; Zellner, Luana, Ed. – NCPEA Publications, 2010
This volume presents the 2010 Yearbook of the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration (NCPEA). This year's theme is "Promoting Critical Ideas of Leadership, Culture and Diversity." This yearbook contains five parts. Part 1, Invited Chapters, includes the following: (1) President's Message: Critical Issues in…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Rural Schools, Yearbooks, School Safety
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2008
"First Things First" is a reform model intended to transform elementary, middle, and high schools serving significant proportions of economically disadvantaged students. Its three main components are: (1) "small learning communities" of students and teachers; (2) a family and student advocate system that pairs staff members and…
Descriptors: Research Design, High Schools, Academic Achievement, State Standards
Baxt, Virginia P. – 1998
This paper explores the education policy adoption process in the Texas legislature and role of professional educators in influencing critical decisions relating to the inclusion of students with disabilities in general education classes. This case study traced the wielders of power, power interactions, the actors and sources of their power, and…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Agenda Setting, Case Studies, Disabilities