Journal of Contemporary Research in Education
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- Journal Editor
- Mark E. Deschaine, Ph.D.
The Journal of Contemporary Research in Education (JCRE) is a peer-reviewed publication sponsored by the School of Education at the University of Mississippi. Published online on a rolling basis, JCRE disseminates research which is judged to be clear and purposeful, with significant implications for positive changes in the field of education.
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Curricular and Cocurricular Use of Social Media to Transform Learning Outcomes in Higher Education
Riley Justis, Amy McGinnis, Rachel Esterline Perkins, and Eric L. Buschlen
The Relational Exchange Model for Academic Partnerships (REMAP): A Transition from Transactional to Transformational Relationships Between PK-12 School Districts and Institutions of Higher Education
Kaleb G. Patrick Ed.D. and Gregg Dionne Ph.D.
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Diversity Issues in Literacy Teacher Education
Sue Ann Sharma, Wendy C. Kasten, Lynn A. Smolen, Abha Gupta, Julie Kidd, and Tanya S. Wright
Response to Intervention for English Language Learners (ELLs): Using Data Collection, Goal Setting, and District Level Support for Instructional Improvement
Stacie K. Pettit and Nao-Cheng Kuo
Anti-realist Epistemologies in Education
Mark Ortwein
Minority Students in University Remediation: A Phenomenological analysis of their high school and first semester college academic experiences
Savannah L. Kelly
4 Advanced Comprehension Strategies to use with Adolescent Readers
Gerlinde Beckers and Elizabeth M. Wadlington
From Epistemological Pragmatism to Educational Pluralism
Matthew B. Etherington
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How Would Executive Functions Play a Role in Comprehending Art?
Burhanettin Keskin
Curtailing the Reading Difficulties of International Students Through an Online Eye Training Interventions
Evan Ortlieb
Being Nomadic in a Neo World
C. Steven Page and Rebecca G. Harper
A Book Review of Donelson R. Forsyth’s College Teaching: Practical Insights from the Science of Teaching and Learning
Deidra Faye Jackson
Improving Literacy Rates For Students With Dyslexia in a Rural School District
Steven W. Havens and Michael Seth Mott
Are Academically At-Risk College Students More Entitled Than Their Non-at-Risk Peers?
Rebekah Reysen, Matthew Reysen, and Suzanne Degges-White
Understanding the Role of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics in Mathematics Methods and Mathematics Content Courses for Prospective Teachers
Sarah Ives, Anne Marie Marshall, and Emerald Shee
From Oral to Written Language: Scaffolding Literacy Development in a Kindergarten Classroom
Cynthia Leung
An Assessment of the Business Model Paradigm Shift in Education
Richard Gardiner and Jessica O'Keeffe
The Readiness is All: How Surprise Observations Improve Pre-Service Teachers' Preparation
Elise Langan and Juan Walker
The Common Core and its implications for the temporal pace and homework assignments for AP Calculus
Louise Perkins
In The Thick of Things: Exploring School Counselor's Roles and Response to Intervention
Amanda Winburn, Rebekah Reysen, and Ryan Niemeyer
Creating The Learning Environment for Limited English Proficient Students Online
Lisa H. Thomas, Francisco Brizuela, Michael S. Mott, and Susan S. McClelland
Vol. 6, No. 1 (2017): Full issue
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A Lens With Multiple Perspectives: The Transformative Power of Higher Education in Health Promotion
Alicia C. Stapp, Melinda W. Valliant, M. Allison Ford, and Kristen A. Swain
Discursive Leadership in Higher Education: The Case of Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter at Ole Miss
Milorad M. Novicevic
The Power of Differentiated Learning in Higher Education STEM
Brenda Hutton-Prager
The Importance of Differentiated Leadership and Leading for Equity in Higher Education: How Higher Education Transformed My Life
Denver J. Fowler
Transforming Thinking Transforms Lives
Amy K. Fisher
Quality Education as a Civil Right
Jonathan Blake Bostick
Building Vibrant Lives and Communities Through Higher Education
Jeffrey S. Vitter
Redefining Transformative Change in Higher Education
Phillis George and Amy Wells-Dolan
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Vol. 4, No. 1 (2015): Full issue
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Light Technology for Promoting Learning in Schools: A Review of the Educational Research
Jessica F. Simpson, Michael S. Mott, Virginia J. Moore, Susan S. McClelland, and Lisa Thomas
Praise in the Elementary Classroom: The Teacher’s Perspective
Steven J. Bourgeois
Protean and Boundaryless Career Attitudes: Do Teacher Candidates Have These?
Tony Michael, Kevin B. Stoltz, Lori A. Wolff, Laith G. Mazahreh, and Ann E. Monroe
The Effects of Continuous Improvement Practices Using State Value-Added Data for Reading Educator Program Enhancement
Kristin A. Gansle, Gerlinde Grandstaff-Beckers, Angelle Stringer, Nancy Roberts, Jeanne M. Burns, and George Noell
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Vol. 3, No. 3 (2015): Full issue
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Educating Engineers
A. Louise Perkins
Contingent Rewards in the Elementary Classroom: The Teacher’s Perspective
Steven J. Bourgeois
Teachers’ needs and preparation to use technology in the U.S. and Japan K-12: Learning from teachers
Svjetlana Curcic, Makito Yurita, Kathryn Young, Lori Wolff, Ziazi Ziazi, and Elena Garcia Ansani
Research in Higher Education: The Neverending Story
Alice M. Clark
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Vol. 3, No. 1-2 (2014)
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A Comparison of ELL and Non-ELL Students’ and Guardians’ Perceptions of Student Led Conferences
Charlotte Orso and Bryan Morgan
Partnering for Best Practice: Grade 2-4 Teachers and a University Professor Collaborate for Success
Shawn Watkins
Preservice Teachers’ “Revelations and Connections”: Fostering Deep Conversations While Reading Multicultural Literature
AnnMarie Alberton Gunn, Susan V. Bennett, and Cynthia B. Leung
Supplemental Educational Services (SES): Effects of SES Tutoring on Student Achievement
Jennifer Misewicz and Douglas E. Carothers
Achievement Gaps and the Doubly Disadvantaged: The Intersection of Socioeconomic Status and Race/Ethnicity on Math and Reading Trajectories
Littisha A. Bates
Factors that Impact Successful Reading: Student-Related, School-Rated, and Text Related
Earl H. Cheek Jr. and Gerlinde Beckers
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Vol. 2, No. 2-3 (2014): Full issue
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What Kind of Possibilities Do We Have?: Educators’ Complex Images of Latino Immigrant Students and Families
H. James McLaughlin and Stacie Pettit
The Relationship between Workaholism Tendencies and Stage of Development in a K-12 Teacher Population
Rebekah Reysen, S. Ryan Niemeyer, Amanda Winburn, and Ann Monroe
Intrinsic Motivation and Authentic Engagement: A Conceptual Discussion
Steven J. Bourgeois
An Investigation of Attitudes and Perceptions Toward Inclusion: Comparing Preservice Teachers to First Year Teachers
Nancy Douglas, Jerilou Moore, and Kevin Stoltz
Changing our Perceptions and Pedagogical Practices with Respect to Language Diversity
Evan Ortlieb and Yusuke Sasaki
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Vol. 2, No. 1 (2013): Full issue
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The Liberal Professor? An Analysis of the Beliefs of Teacher Educators
Andrew Kemp and C. Steven Page
Using Adolescent Literature to Enhance Student Perceptions of Autism: One Exploratory Study
Baxter Williams
Logistic regression Model Effectiveness: Proportional Chance Criteria and Proportional Reduction in Error
Jeffry L. White
A Legal Lens
Kerry B. Melear
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Vol. 1, No. 3 (2013): Full issue
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Structural Integrity: A Paradigm of Systemic Engineering and Organization
Conn Thomas, Dennish Bunch, Joe Blackbourn, and Jennifer Fillingim
Educating for Virtue Across Multiple Cultural and Religious Contexts: On the Problem of Commensurability
Mark Ortwein
Systematic Observations of the Availability and Use of Instructional Technology in Urban Middle School Classrooms
Hersh C. Waxman, Russell T. Evans, Anna W. Boriack, and Emin Kilinc
Avoiding Ignorance and Mindlessness in Educational Research: Moving from “Good Enough” Studies to More Mindful Approaches
Hersh C. Waxman
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Vol. 1, No. 2 (2012): Full issue
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Leadership and Human Development
Dennis Bunch, Jennifer Fillingim, and Joe Blackbourn
School-Induced Shame: A Qualitative Analysis of College Freshmen’s K-12 Shame Experiences
Ann E. Monroe
Effects of an Anticipatory Reading Guide on Third Grade Struggling Readers’ Comprehension
Evan Ortlieb
Technically speaking
David Rock
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Vol. 1, No. 1 (August 2012): Full issue
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A Pilot Study on the Use of Nonlinguistic Concrete Materials and Drama to Aid Vocabulary Learning for Third-Grade Students
Kerry P. Holmes, Stacy V. Holmes, and Blair Ellenburg
A Tale of Two Systems: Principals’ Concerns with NCLB Testing and School Resource Availability
Jeffrey J. Dupree
Don’t I Know You? A Misstep in Teaching Mathematics with and for Social Justice in a Rural Context
Joel Amidon
Herding Tigers: Leading the “On-Behalf-Of” Organization
Anthony O. Putman
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