Recent works of scholarship from members of the Department of Elementary & Early Childhood Education at Kennesaw State University.
Submissions from 2013
Simple Yet Complicated: U.S. History Represented in South Korean History Textbooks, Sohyun An and Yonghee Suh
Submissions from 2012
Korean American High School Students’ Perspectives on U.S. History, Sohyun An
The Discourse, Practice, and Expansion of Chinese Scientific Socialism: Geopolitical Implications for Latin America And The United States, Robert A. Devillar
Incubating and Sustaining: How Teacher Networks Enable and Support Social Justice Education, Scott Ritchie
Submissions from 2011
Sharing, Talking, and Learning in the Elementary School Science Classroom: Benefits of Innovative Design and Collaborative Learning in Computer-Integrated Settings, J. Andrés Gallardo-Virgen and Robert A. Devillar
Effects of School and Cultural Contexts on Student Teaching Abroad Outcomes: Insights from U.S. Student Teachers in Belize, China, and Mexico, Binbin Jiang and Robert A. Devillar
Meeting Their Fullest Potential: The Beliefs and Teaching of a Culturally Relevant Science Teacher, Charlease P. Kelly-Jackson and Tambra O. Jackson
Submissions from 2010
Distilling Wisdom from Practice: Finding Meaning in PDS Stories, Rick A. Breault
Student Teaching Abroad Inter-Group Outcomes: A Comparative, Country-Specific Analysis, Binbin Jiang, Debra J. Coffey, Robert A. Devillar, and Sandra Bryan
Submissions from 2009
The Celluloid Teacher, Rick A. Breault
Equity and Empowerment in PDS Work: A Review of Literature (1999 to 2006), Rick A. Breault and Brian Lack
Shark Teeth Classification, Tom Brown, Sally Creel, and Velda Lee
Unlocking the Power of Language: Research-based Strategies for Language Development, Debra J. Coffey and Alice F. Snyder
U.S. Student Teachers in Belize, China and Mexico: Patterns of Cultural, Professional, and Character Development, Robert A. DeVillar and Binbin Jiang
An Examination of Research Methods in Mathematics Education (1995-2005), Lynn C. Hart, Stephanie Z. Smith, Susan L. Swars, and Marvin E. Smith
A Longitudinal Study of Effects of a Developmental Teacher Preparation Program on Elementary Prospective Teachers’ Mathematics Beliefs, Susan L. Swars, Stephanie Z. Smith, Marvin E. Smith, and Lynn C. Hart
Submissions from 2008
Mighty Molecule Models, Tom Brown, Gregory T. Rushton, and Marie Bencomo
Submissions from 2007
Education and Hispanics in Hypergrowth Areas: The Georgia Question in American Schooling, Robert A. DeVillar and Binbin Jiang
Teaching and Learning within and across Cultures: Educator Requirements across the United States, Michael J. Morrier, Miles A. Irving, Evelyn Dandy, Grigory Dmitriyev, and Ikechukwu C. Ukeje
A Longitudinal Study of Elementary Pre-service Teachers' Mathematics Beliefs and Content Knowledge, Susan Swars, Lynn C. Hart, Stephanie Z. Smith, Marvin E. Smith, and Tammy Tolar
Submissions from 2006
Promoting Literacy Development in a Multilingual Society: The South Africa Language in Education Policy, Linda B. Akanbi
Using Animal Farm as a Medium for the Powerful Teaching of Critical Literacy and Social Studies, Linda B. Akanbi
Finding the Blue Note: A Metaphor for the Practice of Teaching, Rick Breault
Professional Development of EFL Teachers in Mexico: Examining Cross-Cultural and Global Linkages, Influences, and Outcomes, Robert A. DeVillar and Binbin Jiang
Building Teachers: A Constructivist Approach to Introducing Education, David Jerner Martin and Kimberly S. Loomis
Young Children Are Different. Have You Noticed? - What Is Essential Is Invisible to the Eye, Feland L. Meadows
Submissions from 2005
Linking Literacy Assessment and Instruction: Reading Endorsement Candidates Learn from American Reads Program, Linda B. Akanbi
Using Multicultural Literature to Created Guided Reading Connections for African American Learners, Linda B. Akanbi
Antiracist Pedagogy: Definition, Theory, and Professional Development, Alda M. Blakeney
Priming the Philosophic Process, Rick A. Breault
EFL Professional Development in Cross-Cultural Relief: Examining Effects of US Frameworks on Teacher Practice in México, Binbin Jiang and Robert A. Devillar
Process-Oriented Inquiry— A Constructivist Approach to Early Childhood Science Education: Teaching Teachers to Do Science, David Jerner Martin, Raynice Jean-Sigur, and Emily Schmidt
Perché Johnny non sa leggere, Feland L. Meadows
Submissions from 2004
How African American Mothers Assist Their Early Adolescent Daughters with Reading Tasks, Alice M. Scales and Alice F. Snyder
Submissions from 2003
The Literacy Action Plan: A Blueprint for Literacy Success, Linda B. Akanbi
Feeling Prepared: Preservice and Inservice Teachers' Perceptions of Competency to Teach Language Arts, Kathleen A. J. Mohr, George Hess, Binyao Zheng, and Robin Morrow
What I Want to Be When I Grow Up: A Qualitative Study of American and Japanese Children's Occupational Aspirations, Satomi Izumi Taylor, L. Weiping Wang, Anita VanBrackle, and Toshiko Kaneda
Submissions from 2002
Readings in Diagnosis and Instruction in Literacy, George Hess
Changes in the Heart: The Role of Service, Vicki McLain, Anita VanBrackle, and Anna Marie Fenton
Submissions from 2000
Constructing Early Childhood Science, David Jerner Martin
One Hundred Twenty-three Student Teachers: Common Fears and Possible Interventions, Anita S. VanBrackle, Toni Bellon, Jonelle Poole, Lewis VanBrackle, and R. Michael
Submissions from 1999
Developing Beliefs about Literacy Instruction: A Cross-Case Analysis of Preservice Teachers in Traditional and Field Based Settings, Wayne M. Limek, Olga G. Nelson, Mary Beth Sampson, Catherine C. Zeek, Kathleen A. J. Mohr, and Linda Hughes
Submissions from 1997
Examining Human Development Themes through the Electronic Media and Children's Literature, Linda B. Akanbi
If At First You Don't Succeed, Ganbare, Ganbare, Ganbare, Satomi Izumi Taylor, Vivian G. Morris, Rebecca Wasson, Marc Lichtman, and Anita S. VanBrackle
Submissions from 1996
Using Journal Writing to Teach, Maudine Jefferson and Linda B. Akanbi
Three in One: Collaborative Teaching at the College Level, Kimberly S. Loomis, Anita S. VanBrackle, and Toni Bellon
Elementary Science Methods: A Constructivist Approach, David Jerner Martin
Submissions from 1995
The Stress of Change from Student to Student Teacher: An Analysis of Future Student Teachers' Stress Profiles, Anita S. VanBrackle and Lewis VanBrackle
Submissions from 1994
Concept Mapping as an Aid to Lesson Planning: A Longitudinal Study, David J. Martin