Research Presentations for the 2008 ACEI International Conference
Atlanta

 

Research Forum I

Wednesday, March 26, 2008
1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.



Grade Retention and Depression in Young Adolescents
Study examines the relationship between grade retention in the primary grades and subsequent adolescent depression. Implications for policy and teacher education programs will be discussed.
Angela Fiske, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Stacey Neuharth-Pritchett, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Promoting Young Scientists and Mathematicians in Head Start Classrooms in an Era of Accountability and Standards: Lessons From Research
A research and demonstration project that will describe the pre-kindergarten science/math curriculum, the professional development for teachers, and findings from the first two years of data collection.
David L. Brown, Texas A&M University-Commerce, Commerce, TX
Lin Moore, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX

Bibliotherapy and Bullies: Using Children's Literature to Secure a Safer, More Tolerant Environment for Young Children
The research presented examines kindergarten children's knowledge of bullying behaviors and provides positive strategies for dealing with bullying situations through the use of children's literature.
Greta Griffin Freeman, University of South Carolina Upstate, Spartanburg, SC
Laura McDonald Hooks, University of South Carolina Upstate, Spartanburg, SC
Angela Hinton, University of South Carolina Upstate, Spartanburg, SC

Teacher Implemented Interventions for Preschoolers' Physical Activity
The aim of this study was to develop and validate teacher implemented interventions to enhance preschoolers' moderate-to-vigorous physical activity on playgrounds.
Heather Smith Googe, University of South Carolina, Lexington, SC
William H. Brown, University of South Carolina at Columbia, Columbia, SC


Creating Safe Environments Through Classroom Conversations: Early Childhood Educators' Examine the Meaning of Providing Safe, Responsive and Supportive Care to Infants and Toddlers
The purpose of this study was to better understand how pre-service and in-service early childhood educators perceive safe, responsive and supportive infant and toddler care.
Lydiah W. Nganga, University of Wyoming Casper, Casper, WY

 

Research Forum II

Thursday, March 27, 2008
1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.



Communication Dynamic as it Influences Program Intervention
This longitudinal study describes the communication dynamic within and between stake-holder groups as they implement a school health program. The finds describe both the complexity and the comprehensiveness of implementing a school-wide health program.
Kathleen G. Burriss, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
Tracey R. Ring, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN

WebQuests: Weaving the Internet and Literacy into Teacher Education - Link to PowerPoint in PDF
The purpose of this presentation is to share data on pre-service teachers' technology use and explain how WebQuests can be successfully integrated into teacher education programs.
Lynn Cohen, Long Island University, Greenlawn, NY
Catherine Vidal, Plainedge Union Free School District, Syosset, NY

Using the Media to Increase Emergent Literacy Skills
This presentation will examine the results and implications of using popular culture environmental print to assist children in achieving beyond their potential.
Debbie Vera, San Antonio, TX

Looping Settings for First and Third Grade: Parents' Observations
This study examined the observations of parents of first and third graders in two southern states in the United States toward looping settings.
Rose B. Jones, University of Southern Mississippi, Petal, MS

Parental Involvement Programs: Pre-Kindergartner Teachers' Perceptions of Monthly DVD Classroom Newsletters
This research explored pre-kindergarten teachers' perceptions of monthly DVD classroom newsletters as a technological method of parental involvement.
Bridget Walsh, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX
Claudia Sanchez, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX
Katherine K. Rose, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX
Nerissa LeBlanc Gillum, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX
 

Research Forum III

Friday, March 28, 2008
1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.


We're In It Together: Exploring the Perceptions of Teachers in a Three-Year Collaborative Professional Development Program
Based on the assumption that in order to meet every child's potential, every teacher must also be encouraged to meet his or her potential, this presentation is related to the overarching conference theme.
Patricia A. Crawford, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Sherron KillingsworthRoberts, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

Factors Influencing the Self-Efficacy Beliefs of an Exemplary Teacher: Life Experiences that Have Shaped the Kind of Teacher She Has Become
What life experiences shaped the self-efficacy beliefs of an exemplary teacher? Past experiences and their impact on her current teaching beliefs and practices are highlighted.
Margaret Dotson, Berea College, Berea, KY

The Educational and Psychological Experiences of Children Orphaned by AIDS in Kenya: A Phenomenological Study
This research session presents the results of a phenomenological study of teachers' perceptions of the experiences of children orphaned by AIDS in Kisumu, Kenya.
Grace Jepkemboi, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Jerry Aldridge, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

A Case Study: Preschool Days of One Child Who Speaks English As a Second Language
Communication strategies of a 29 month-old boy who speaks English as a second language.
Youjin Yang, SUNY Buffalo, Lakeland, FL

In-Service Preschool Teachers' Working in Inclusive Classrooms: Issues and Concerns
This study primarily examined teachers' beliefs and practices regarding developmentally appropriate practices (DAP) and inclusion.
Archana V. Hegde, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
Linda Crane-Mitchell, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
 

 

 

Research Roundtables

Saturday, March 29, 2008
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.


Patterns of Beginning Reading Instruction: Applying Cambourne's Dimensions of Effective Teaching
Learning from the past, living in the present, reading for the future with regard to beginning reading instruction.
Patricia E. Murphy, Arkansas State University, State University, AR

Integration of Visual Arts and Social Studies: Beyond the Basics
Perceptions of pre-service teachers about social studies and visual arts integration and how to expand understanding beyond the standards and into exemplary practice are discussed.
Andrew Brewer, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
Susannah Brown, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL

Gender Differences in Young Children's Creative Product and Preferences: A Naturalistic Observational Study
This study examines the differences in boys and girls in their creative products and preferences in three areas of creativity: writing, drawing, and arts.
Sham'ah Md-Yunus, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL

Computer Use in Early Education: Does it Support the Curriculum or Is It Just Something For the Children to Do?
Computer assisted technological instruction has become a permanent part of the educational process. Participants will come to understand how early childhood programs use computers in the classroom, laboratory, and how teachers use information gathered from these programs to support instruction.
Nur Tanyel, University of South Carolina Upstate, Spartanburg, SC
Tom Reed, University of South Carolina Upstate, Spartanburg, SC

Do Parents' Emotions Matter?
Examining Parent's Emotional Intelligence This study investigates whether parents EQ has an effect on children's emotion regulation ability.
Grace Onchwari, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
Jacqueline Onchwari, University of Minnesota-Duluth, Duluth, MN

Challenges of "Goose Families" and Satellite Parenting: Implications for Teaching and Learning
The presentation shares the stories of survival, adjustment, and acculturation of three newly immigrated Korean families with school age children, and provides suggestions for teacher education programs.
Eun Kyeong Cho, SUNY Potsdam, Hannawa Falls, NY
Sunghee Shin, Queens College, City University of New York, New York, NY

Beyond Standards to the Support of Emotion Regulation in Childhood: The Development of CALM, a Contemporary Assessment of Life/Events Measure
This qualitative descriptive research design explores the systematic methods, employed using archival data, to develop the CALM. Implications include ways to identify childhood stress and promote emotion regulation.
Wanda A.R. Boyer, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC
Tracy Durksen, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC

Young Children's Visual Literacy in the United States and China
This research study, conducted in two countries, provides new insights into young children's visual literacy. The classroom implication is based on the research results.
Fongyun Lee
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO

Teacher Education Online: Can Best Practices be Maintained?
Standard driven curricula and minefields of legislation - can online degree programs provide teachers of best practices who negotiate the churning waters of the present time?
Byra Ramsey, Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, AR

Schooling Experiences of Students at a Juvenile Day Treatment Center
Through the use of interviews, student perceptional data directs teacher education by revealing the past and present schooling experiences of students placed at a juvenile day treatment facility.
Carol P. McNulty, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC

Teaching Young Children Number Concepts Using a Combination of Hands-On Manipulatives and Computer Software
This presentation will provide early childhood educators and learning materials designers the new ideas of how to reinvent mathematical learning materials of a combination of hands-on manipulatives and computer software from the past, how to use the learning materials for the purpose of teaching "number concepts," and how to apply Vygotsky's Social Development Theory to the current preschool settings.
Yong Joon Park, SUNY Buffalo, Amherst, NY

How Recess Enhances Children's Use of Written Symbols and Comprehension Processes
This presentation serves to demonstrate how recess can serve both the standards of curriculum and the freedom of choice and play.
Barbie Norvell, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC
Edna G. Brabham, Auburn University, Auburn University, AL

Writing From the Heart: Teacher Candidates and Middle School Students Learn to Write, While Bridging Cultural Divides
This research study examines a project between teacher candidates and sixth grade students as they learn to write while bridging a cultural divide.
Jan Lacina, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX

Conflicts of Hygienic Beliefs Between Taiwanese Teachers and Parents of Young Children: A Survey for Enterovirus Prevention
In early childhood education, contradictory hygienic beliefs between Taiwanese teachersÕ and parents' beliefs were found. Culture differences and government policies of 4 countries were compared.
Li-chun Chang, National University of Taiwan,Taiwan
Hwa-Chih Pai National University of Tainan Tainan City

Beyond Standards: Reaching Every Young Child's Potential Through Constructivist-Based and a CLASSIC ESL Dual Language Program
The project, Diverse Learners-Divers Teaching Methods (DLDM) is a collaboration of two universities situated in two geographically different areas of the United States to improve teaching and learning in early elementary settings for English Language Learning (ELL)/Limited English Proficient (LEP) students to impact kindergarten through fourth grade student's mathematics acquisition.
Lora Bailey, Auburn University, Auburn, AL

The Scales Are Still Unbalanced
Experiences of low socioeconomic parents' to assist attendants in learning how to modify programs, accept nontraditional forms of participation and create a welcoming environment.
Debra Walker Smith, Birmingham, AL
Jerry Aldridge, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL