Educational Policy and Practice Vol. 1 : The Good, the Bad and the Pseudoscience - Educational Theory and Policy

by Warnick, Jason E.; Warnick, Kyla; Laffoon, Autumn

• ISBN13: 9781617289484
• ISBN10: 1617289485
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-10-31
• Publisher: Nova Science Pub Inc

Summary

Scientific research and theoretical analysis of the educational enterprise have reached impressive levels of participation, funding and public support. However, when you examine the pedagogical techniques and classroom management strategies employed, you find an overwhelming number of teachers relying on outdated, long-disproved practices. Further, even with the current wealth of empirically-supported strategies, policy makers still advocate educational guidelines based on refuted theories or pseudoscientific trends. This book discusses some of the positive empirical findings that can be used in classrooms or be used to support public policy. Also discussed herein are the research findings on the bad practices that waste valuable resources and potentially harm students, as well as critical reviews of educational practices and policies that are based on pseudo-scientific claims and rationales.

Table of Contents

Preface

Assessment of Authoritarian Personality of School Personnel: Historical Perspectives & Guidelines for the Prevention of Corporal Punishment in American Education

Examining Relational Aggression: How it Helps & Hurts Adolescents

The Language Factor: English-Only Policy & Hidden Curricula

School-wide Discipline Policies: An Analysis of the Past, Present & Future

Cultural Considerations in Educational Training: A Look at Multicultural Learning Modules

Youth Empowerment Programs in Urban Educational Systems: Policy Implications

The Influence of Cultural Immersion Programs in Creating Culturally Competent Education Professionals

Multi-level Modeling in Educational Research

Who is Contributing? Identifying the Gaps in the Scientist-Practitioner Model in School Psychology

Promoting Social & Emotional Learning (SEL) in Youth: A Review of Mental Health & Educational Settings

Index

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