Month: October 2019
Democrats Dodge a Charter Question — and for a Reason – by Martin R. West
Out of Site, Out of Mind: The Evolving Significance of Race in the Story of an Early Quaker-Freedmen School
American Educational Research Journal, Ahead of Print. This article documents collective memories of the founding, curriculum, and attendees of one of the first (1866) Reconstruction Era Quaker-Freedmen School sites in the Southeastern United States. It applies critical oral history methodology…
Social Context Matters: Bridging Philosophy and Sociology to Strengthen Conceptual Foundations for College Access Research
American Educational Research Journal, Ahead of Print. Scholars in distinct academic disciplines may examine the same or similar phenomena, often relying on concepts that are well known within each discipline. In this article, we examine two related sociological concepts—capital and…
Summer Credit Recovery Impact on Newcomer English Learners
American Educational Research Journal, Ahead of Print. Prior research shows that English learners (ELs) lag behind their peers in academic achievement and education attainment. The persisting gap is partly attributed to ELs’ limited exposure to academic content. This article investigates…