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SPARK-ing Innovation: A Model for Elementary Classrooms as COVID-19 Unfolds
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Jeanne M. Powers; Mary Brown; Lisa G. Wyatt – Journal of Professional Capital and Community, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to describe SPARK, an innovative elementary school that highlights the possibilities for elementary education as COVID-19 continues to unfold. Design/methodology/approach: The authors' analysis is based on a research synthesis of the main features of the SPARK model, as it was operating when schools in Arizona…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
Social Support in Family Reunification: A Qualitative Study
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Lietz, Cynthia A.; Lacasse, Jeffrey R.; Cacciatore, Joanne – Journal of Family Social Work, 2011
When children are removed from their parents due to child maltreatment, the goal remains to reunite families whenever possible. Although extensive research exists regarding barriers to reunification, little is known about the families who are successfully reunited. The aim of this study was to examine the strengths families found helpful in the…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Interviews, Social Capital, Family Relationship
Chicana/o Students Respond to Arizona's Anti-Ethnic Studies Bill, SB 1108: Civic Engagement, Ethnic Identity, and Well-Being
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O'Leary, Anna Ochoa; Romero, Andrea J. – Aztlan: A Journal of Chicano Studies, 2011
Arizona Senate Bill 1108, the "anti-ethnic studies bill," proposed to eliminate ethnic studies programs and ethnic-based organizations from state-funded education. Along with other anti-immigrant legislation, this bill is creating an oppressive climate of discrimination against individuals of Mexican descent in Arizona. This study…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Ethnic Studies, Ethnicity, Mexican Americans
Collective Self-Esteem as a Coping Resource for Male-to-Female Transsexuals
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Sanchez, Francisco J.; Vilain, Eric – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2009
The fear of experiencing discrimination often provokes symptoms of psychological distress. One coping resource is positive identification with one's social group--known as collective self-esteem. This preliminary study investigated whether collective self-esteem was related to fears regarding a transsexual identity and psychological distress among…
Descriptors: Coping, Identification (Psychology), Fear, Self Esteem
When Termination's in the Air.
Pardini, Priscilla – School Administrator, 1999
With patience and savvy, superintendents can recover from the sting of dismissal. Incumbents should be alert to warning signs, such as decreasing board-superintendent communications and board rejection of superintendent recommendations. Sidebars offer tips on fighting back with good cause, obtaining legal support, and surviving the endgame. (MLH)
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Communication Problems, Coping, Dismissal (Personnel)
Why Teachers Leave.
Hardy, Lawrence – American School Board Journal, 1999
Accomplished teachers are leaving the profession by the thousands (7% yearly). A 1997 National Center for Education Statistics survey found that dissatisfied teachers leave because of student discipline and motivation problems, inadequate administrative support, poor salary, and insufficient influence over school policies and practices. The…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Coping, Discipline, Elementary Secondary Education