Sarah Westphal Discusses her Research in the Secondary Education Classroom

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Westphal ◽  
Class of 2017

Video Segments:  Can you describe your research for us? 0:04-1:59 What was the research process like? 1:59-4:54 What was the biggest challenge? 4:54-6:14 What was your favorite part? 6:14-7:23 What do you want readers to know? 7:23-8:46 What’s your advice for student researchers? 8:46-9:45  

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 165
Author(s):  
Nicolás De-Alba-Fernández ◽  
Elisa Navarro-Medina ◽  
Noelia Pérez-Rodríguez

In secondary education, the focus of history teaching must be on the development of global citizenship. The present research was a study contextualized in the Fiesta de la Historia Youth Congress in Seville (Spain). A documentary analysis with a descriptive and interpretive design was made of 63 projects of inquiry that pupils carried out. The main objectives were to assess the incidence of the proposal in terms of participation, and to determine whether the pupils’ projects followed a logic of inquiry about socially relevant problems which favors the construction of global citizenship. The results point to a low incidence of schools participating in this initiative. The projects of inquiry analyzed present, for the most part, themes related to the historical and social heritage of the locality. The proposals are approached as problems of a specific discipline and are worked on through a method based on a pseudoscientific research process. The findings indicate the need to continue implementing initiatives based on school inquiry that allow the teaching of history to be articulated around relevant social problems, with the objective being to develop citizenship skills.


2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 561-579
Author(s):  
Gladys Merma-Molina ◽  
María Alejandra Ávalos Ramos ◽  
María Ángeles Martínez Ruiz

Uno de los grandes problemas de la educación española es el incremento de la conflictividad y de la violencia dentro y fuera de los centros escolares. Existen programas de prevención e intervención puestos en marcha por la administración educativa, como los planes de convivencia, que no han tenido los resultados esperados. El objetivo de este estudio es analizar y evaluar los planes de convivencia que se están implementando en centros de Educación Secundaria en España. Para ello se ha tomado una muestra de N=806 centros educativos españoles. Se utilizó la Matriz de evaluación de los planes de convivencia validada a través del juicio de expertos; las valoraciones de los ítems seleccionados se han operativizado con el Método de Osterlind (1989). La fiabilidad del instrumento obtuvo un Alpha de Cronbach de.876 de consistencia; los análisis estadísticos de los datos se realizan con el programa SPSS 23.0. Para la evaluación de los Planes de Convivencia se empleó la metodología participativa (De Miguel, 2009), donde intervinieron 5 expertos y 30 estudiantes-investigadores. Los hallazgos evidencian que la única fortaleza de los planes de convivencia es el adecuado planteamiento de los objetivos, mientras que las debilidades son el diagnóstico, que no refleja la realidad personal, familiar ni el entorno social del alumno; la inadecuada temporalización de las actividades; la falta de responsables y el deficiente seguimiento y evaluación. Se concluye que es necesario un enfoque holístico, práctico y realista de la convivencia en los centros orientado al cambio en la cultura escolar. One of the great problems of Spanish education is the increase of conflict and violence inside and outside schools. There are prevention and intervention programs put in place by the educational administration, such as coexistence plans, which have not had the expected results. The objective of this study is to analyse and evaluate the coexistence plans that are being implemented in Secondary Education centres in Spain. For this, a sample of N = 806 Spanish educational centres has been taken. The evaluation matrix of coexistence plans was used, validated through expert judgment; the valuations of the selected items have been operationalized with the Osterlind Method (1989). The reliability of the instrument obtained an Alpha of Cronbach of.876 of consistency; the statistical analyses of the data are carried out with the SPSS 23.0 program. For the evaluation of the Coexistence Plans, the participative methodology was used (De Miguel, 2009) in which 5 experts and 30 student-researchers intervened. Findings show that the strength of the coexistence plans is the adequate setting of the objectives, while the weaknesses are the diagnosis, which does not reflect the personal, family or social environment of the student; inadequate timing of activities; the lack of responsible; and poor monitoring and evaluation. It is concluded that a holistic, practical and realistic approach for coexistence in schools is necessary, aimed at changing school culture.


2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 699-709
Author(s):  
Rachael Look ◽  
Hannah Shoemaker ◽  
Jerry Kevin Hoepner ◽  
Margaret Lehman Blake

Purpose This project used a reflective practice framework to examine outcomes of an undergraduate student–faculty collaborative research project. The project examined benefits of undergraduate contributions to a large-scale systematic review and explore benefits to the students. Conclusions Throughout a large literature search process, two student researchers documented their reflections, including field notes and written reflections about their personal learning. Students completed searches of articles about speech and language impairments associated with right hemisphere damage. In the process, a repository of articles was created for further examination by a writing committee of the Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders and Sciences. Student accuracy in identifying potential articles that met inclusion criteria was measured by comparing student inclusions to those identified by committee members. Authors examined student reflection outcomes in the context of existing research about student–faculty collaborative research outcomes. Broad-based student outcomes included improvements in understanding the research process, collaboration skills, and confidence, along with opportunities to network/disseminate findings, focus career interests, and foster continued interest in research. Outcomes specific to the project included an increase in topic knowledge and increased accuracy in identifying articles that met inclusion criteria. The two undergraduate student researchers were able to search and identify potential articles for the systematic review. This provided an opportunity to become more proficient in searching databases and interpreting articles. Beyond direct contributions to the systematic review project, both undergraduates reported growth as student learners, researchers, and future clinicians. The students also report ongoing interests in research and considering academic careers.


2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-36
Author(s):  
Tannya Forcone ◽  
Jeffery H. Cohen

An experiential learning class teaching anthropological field methods at The University of Akron focused on factors surrounding low retention rates for African-American students. The process involving surveys and interviews uncovered a high rate of food insecurity on the main campus. Administration encouraged further study to determine the rate and characteristics of the problem. The class team conducted a pilot study using a truncated version of the USDA survey module. The research process expanded the range of data sources to include passive social media. The process also developed the student researchers into allies of the food insecure population. The student's learning experience was expanded beyond methodology into relationship building. The unique qualities of the food environment on a college campus provided impetus for further research and directed one student to determine her career focus.


2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 4170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pilar Aznar ◽  
María Calero ◽  
María Martínez-Agut ◽  
Olga Mayoral ◽  
Àngels Ull ◽  
...  

Designing the training of future teachers through holistic and interdisciplinary visions is vital to developing coherent contents, epistemologies, and methodologies that put Education for Sustainability into action. The research presented here analyzes the teaching guides from the curriculum for the Master’s Degree in Secondary Education Teaching at the Universitat de València (Spain). A collaborative study on the inclusion of sustainability in a selected sample of teaching guides was conducted from an Action/Research methodological approach. The study includes an analysis of the competences identified by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and their expected contribution to the 17 SDGs in the United Nations 2030 Agenda. The results of this research point to the need to promote collaborative work across disciplines in order to engage teachers in the transition to sustainability and encourage them to participate in the research process.


Author(s):  
Carme Pinya Medina ◽  
Maria Isabel Pomar Fiol ◽  
Francesca Salvà-Mut

Resumen:En este artículo analizamos las condiciones para la perseverancia y el éxito educativo en la educación secundaria profesional (formación profesional básica y ciclos formativos de grado medio) desde la perspectiva de los centros educativos. Para ello hemos llevado a cabo el estudio de caso de dos centros educativos de Baleares, en base a un proceso de investigación cualitativa dando la voz al alumnado y al profesorado implicado.Los resultados muestran un elevado grado de consenso entre alumnado y profesorado en cuanto a que los elementos clave en la prevención del abandono en la educación secundaria profesional son: proximidad y disponibilidad del profesorado, confianza en el potencial del alumnado, exigencia y evaluación del alumnado, vinculación con el mundo laboral y dinámica activa de las clases. También coinciden en apuntar como aspectos organizativos facilitadores de los mismos: un número reducido de profesorado en cada grupo, un número reducido de alumnos y alumnas en clase y una buena coordinación del profesorado.Abstract:This article looks at the conditions underlying determination and educational success in vocational secondary education (basic vocational training and intermediate vocational training) from the perspective of education centres. To achieve this, we undertook a case study at two education centres in the Balearic Islands, based on a qualitative research process and providing the students and teachers involved with a voice of their own.The results show a high level of consensus among students and teachers regarding the key educational practices to prevent students from dropping out of vocational secondary education: proximity and availability of the teaching staff, confidence in the potential of the students, the demand and the evaluation of the students, the link with the world of work and proactive teaching in the classroom. They also agree on the main elements that enable these practices to prevent drop-outs: a small number of teachers in each group, a small number of students per class and good coordination among teaching staff.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Andrew Gary Darwin Holmes

Masters and PhD student researchers in the social sciences are often required to explore and explain their positionality, as, in the social world, it is recognized that their ontological and epistemological beliefs influence their research. Yet novice researchers often struggle with identifying their positionality. This paper explores researcher positionality and its influence on and place in the research process. Its purpose is to help new postgraduate researchers better understand positionality so that they may incorporate a reflexive approach to their research and start to clarify their positionality.


Author(s):  
Nicolás De-Alba-Fernández ◽  
Elisa Navarro-Medina ◽  
Noelia Pérez-Rodríguez

In Secondary Education, the focus of History teaching must be on the development of global citizenship. The present research was a study contextualized in the Fiesta de la Historia Youth Congress in Seville (Spain). A documentary analysis with a descriptive and interpretive design was made of 63 projects of inquiry that pupils carried out. The main objectives were to assess the incidence of the proposal in terms of participation, and to determine whether the pupils' projects followed a logic of inquiry about socially relevant problems which favours the construction of global citizenship. The results point to a low incidence of schools participating in this initiative. The projects of inquiry analysed present for the most part themes related to the historical and social heritage of the locality. The proposals are approached as problems of a specific discipline, and are worked on through a method based on a pseudoscientific research process. The findings indicate the need to continue implementing initiatives based on school inquiry that allow the teaching of History to be articulated around relevant social problems, with the objective being to develop citizenship skills.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Lauren B. Birney ◽  
Brian R. Evans ◽  
Joyce Kong ◽  
Vibhakumari Solanki ◽  
Elmer-Rico Mojica ◽  
...  

Student research in STEM education is an important learning component for both undergraduate and graduate students. It is not sufficient for students to learn passively in lecture-based classrooms without engaging and immersing themselves in the educational process through real-world research learning. Experiential learning for STEM students can involve conducting research, alongside and through the guidance of their professors, early in a student’s undergraduate or graduate program. The authors consider such experiences to be the hallmark of a high-quality STEM education and something every student, undergraduate and graduate, should have during the course of their programs. The purpose of this case study is to document the faculty authors’ experiences in student-faculty research and provide guidance and recommendations for best practices based upon the authors’ experience, data, and literature findings. Moreover, the study presents the experience of the faculty authors’ international student researchers in STEM with focus on two student researchers, one undergraduate and one graduate, who are international STEM. The students served as co-authors on this project. Findings from this case study indicate that students were highly engaged in the research process and found these skills valuable preparation for further study and career. Moreover, the students expressed enthusiasm and engagement for the research process.


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