Essays in Education Online Journal

Volume 17, Summer 2006

Virtual Programs and Assessment in Graduate Teacher Education,
Link 2, Link 3 (Essay contains 3 documents)
Nedra Atwell, Marge Maxwell, Western Kentucky University

Teacher Research Informing Policy: An Analysis of Research on Highly Qualified Teaching and NCLB
Audrey Amrein-Beardsley, Arizona State University

From Zero to Over 2,500 Eportfolios in Six Years:The Eastern Kentucky University Experience
Steve M. Hyndman, Neal D. Gray, Marcia Pierce, June Hyndman, Eastern Kentucky University
Paul Wirtz, Northern Kentucky University

Recognizing Each Others’ Faces in Educational Leadership’s Scholarship
Thienhuong Hoang, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Responding to the Needs of At-Risk Students in Poverty
Sueanne E. McKinney, Charlene Flenner, Old Dominion University
Wendy Frazier, George Mason University
Lyndon Abrams, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Linking The World of the Policy-Maker to That of the Change-Agent in Educational Change
Chi Hong Nguyen, Can Tho University, Vietnam

Benefits of Mentoring: Head Start Teacher Perceptions of the effectiveness of a Local Implementation of a Teacher Professional Development Initiative
Grace Onchwari, University of North Dakota

Higher Power in Higher Education: How a South Carolina Technical College Compares
George Stanley Reeley, Walden University

The Power of Parental Contact: A Strategy for Teaching in High Mobility Classrooms
Donna R. Sanderson, West Chester University

Historical Observation of Contradiction as Constitutional Law: Wisconsin’s First School Finance Equity Case and Reform Efforts to 1975
Michael W. Simpson, University of Wisconsin-Madison

How Cultural Dynamics and Teacher Preparation Affect the Educational Opportunities of Minority Students
Dedrick J. Sims University of South Alabama

Taking Statistics Doesn’t have to be Scary:Keeping the Heartrate Down HeeGyoung Song, University of Missouri-Kansas City
John R. Slate, Texas A & M University, Kingsville

Surviving your Travels: Reflections of a Traveling First-Year Teacher
Kelly Wood, University of Nebraska-Omaha

An Examination of the Financial Perspectives of Quality Management
Susan M. L. Zee, Southern University at New Orleans
Lillian Y. Fok , Sandra J. Hartman, University of New Orleans

Essays In Education is published by the Department of Education at the University Of South Carolina Aiken. ISSN: 1527-9359 Archives Submitting A Manuscript Department of Education Editor Timothy Lintner USC Aiken Editorial Consultant Jeff Mastromonico USC Aiken

			Volume 17, Summer 2006 Virtual Programs and Assessment in Graduate Teacher Education, Link 2, Link 3 (Essay contains 3 documents) Nedra Atwell, Marge Maxwell, Western Kentucky University Teacher Research Informing Policy: An Analysis of Research on Highly Qualified Teaching and NCLB Audrey Amrein-Beardsley, Arizona State University From Zero to Over 2,500 Eportfolios in Six Years:The Eastern Kentucky University Experience Steve M. Hyndman, Neal D. Gray, Marcia Pierce, June Hyndman, Eastern Kentucky University Paul Wirtz, Northern Kentucky University Recognizing Each Others’ Faces in Educational Leadership’s Scholarship Thienhuong Hoang, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Responding to the Needs of At-Risk Students in Poverty Sueanne E. McKinney, Charlene Flenner, Old Dominion University Wendy Frazier, George Mason University Lyndon Abrams, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Linking The World of the Policy-Maker to That of the Change-Agent in Educational Change Chi Hong Nguyen, Can Tho University, Vietnam Benefits of Mentoring: Head Start Teacher Perceptions of the effectiveness of a Local Implementation of a Teacher Professional Development Initiative Grace Onchwari, University of North Dakota Higher Power in Higher Education: How a South Carolina Technical College Compares George Stanley Reeley, Walden University The Power of Parental Contact: A Strategy for Teaching in High Mobility Classrooms Donna R. Sanderson, West Chester University Historical Observation of Contradiction as Constitutional Law: Wisconsin’s First School Finance Equity Case and Reform Efforts to 1975 Michael W. Simpson, University of Wisconsin-Madison How Cultural Dynamics and Teacher Preparation Affect the Educational Opportunities of Minority Students Dedrick J. Sims University of South Alabama Taking Statistics Doesn’t have to be Scary:Keeping the Heartrate Down HeeGyoung Song, University of Missouri-Kansas City John R. Slate, Texas A & M University, Kingsville Surviving your Travels: Reflections of a Traveling First-Year Teacher Kelly Wood, University of Nebraska-Omaha An Examination of the Financial Perspectives of Quality Management Susan M. L. Zee, Southern University at New Orleans Lillian Y. Fok , Sandra J. Hartman, University of New Orleans