Deborah Fraser
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 4088955 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Deborah Fraser |
| NOMBRES | Deborah |
| APELLIDO | Fraser |
| FIRMA | FRASER D |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Waikato |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 5 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 4 |
| OBRAS COMO AUTOR | 5 |
| OBRAS COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1998 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2014 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
The eternal yearning
Parker Palmer defines spirituality as ‘the eternal yearning to be connected with something larger than our own egos’ (2003, 121). This yearning is an innate human need that transcends age, culture, ethnicity and belief. Despite deficit assumptions about young people, they are drawn to this need to surmount the ego and contribute to something larger than their own wants and needs. Two counter stories of young people involved in social activism out…
Interactive group activity
An ongoing challenge in classroom research is to understand children’s perspectives on their learning. While learning is highly individual, it is also significantly social and this raises methodological challenges. An Interactive Group Activity (IGA) is one of several data collection strategies used during the action research phase of the Connecting Curriculum, Connecting Learningproject (2010–2011) focusing on arts-based curriculum integration. …
State education, spirituality, and culture
This paper explores the implications of spirituality for teaching and learning in multicultural state schools through the examination of several teachers’ personal and professional narratives. In attempting to capture the intangible, these narratives provide insights into the possibilities, both conscious and unconscious, of creating a climate that fosters spirituality. The classroom stories of a spiritual nature that the teachers recounted (whil…
Nurturing spirituality in secular classrooms
Since 1999 the New Zealand secular school curriculum has included a statement on fostering children's spirituality in classrooms. This statement defines spirituality in a broad fashion and includes reference to Maori (indigenous New Zealander) views on spirituality. The implications of this for classroom teachers have not been researched in this country and therefore this paper reports on a study that examined teachers' views on spirituality and …
Effects of Acculturation and Psychopathology on Sexual Behavior and Substance Use of Suicidal Hispanic Adolescents
Two theoretical constructs of acculturation (high vs. low and biculturalism) were compared across adolescent risk behaviors among a seldom-studied group of Hispanic adolescents, 70% of whom were from the Dominican Republic. The sample consisted of 116 consecutively referred suicidal adolescentfemales who were assessed on diagnostic, acculturative, and risk behavior instruments. Hierarchical regressions were carried out separately for sexual behav…
Effects of Acculturation and Psychopathology on Sexual Behavior and Substance Use of Suicidal Hispanic Adolescents
Two theoretical constructs of acculturation (high vs. low and biculturalism) were compared across adolescent risk behaviors among a seldom-studied group of Hispanic adolescents, 70% of whom were from the Dominican Republic. The sample consisted of 116 consecutively referred suicidal adolescentfemales who were assessed on diagnostic, acculturative, and risk behavior instruments. Hierarchical regressions were carried out separately for sexual behav…
Effects of Acculturation and Psychopathology on Sexual Behavior and Substance Use of Suicidal Hispanic Adolescents
Two theoretical constructs of acculturation (high vs. low and biculturalism) were compared across adolescent risk behaviors among a seldom-studied group of Hispanic adolescents, 70% of whom were from the Dominican Republic. The sample consisted of 116 consecutively referred suicidal adolescentfemales who were assessed on diagnostic, acculturative, and risk behavior instruments. Hierarchical regressions were carried out separately for sexual behav…
Nurturing spirituality in secular classrooms
Since 1999 the New Zealand secular school curriculum has included a statement on fostering children's spirituality in classrooms. This statement defines spirituality in a broad fashion and includes reference to Maori (indigenous New Zealander) views on spirituality. The implications of this for classroom teachers have not been researched in this country and therefore this paper reports on a study that examined teachers' views on spirituality and …
State education, spirituality, and culture
This paper explores the implications of spirituality for teaching and learning in multicultural state schools through the examination of several teachers’ personal and professional narratives. In attempting to capture the intangible, these narratives provide insights into the possibilities, both conscious and unconscious, of creating a climate that fosters spirituality. The classroom stories of a spiritual nature that the teachers recounted (whil…
Interactive group activity
An ongoing challenge in classroom research is to understand children’s perspectives on their learning. While learning is highly individual, it is also significantly social and this raises methodological challenges. An Interactive Group Activity (IGA) is one of several data collection strategies used during the action research phase of the Connecting Curriculum, Connecting Learningproject (2010–2011) focusing on arts-based curriculum integration. …
The eternal yearning
Parker Palmer defines spirituality as ‘the eternal yearning to be connected with something larger than our own egos’ (2003, 121). This yearning is an innate human need that transcends age, culture, ethnicity and belief. Despite deficit assumptions about young people, they are drawn to this need to surmount the ego and contribute to something larger than their own wants and needs. Two counter stories of young people involved in social activism out…
Psychology (5 obras) · Sociology (4 obras) · Spirituality (3 obras) · Education and Islamic Studies (2 obras) · Epistemology (2 obras) · Ethnic group (2 obras) · Medicine (2 obras) · Pedagogy (2 obras) · Philosophy (2 obras) · Religious Education and Schools (2 obras)