Rodney K Hopson
Biographic Data
| ID | 103524 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rodney K Hopson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rodney K |
| FAMILY NAME | Hopson |
| SIGNATURE | HOPSON R K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Duquesne University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Culturally Responsive Evaluation
Dell Hymes and the New Language Policy Studies
This essay updates Dell Hymes's "Report from an Underdeveloped Country" (the USA), positioning our analysis in the New Language Policy Studies. Taking up Hymes's call for comparative, critical studies of language use, we examine three cases, organizing our analysis around Hymes's questions: What "counts" as a language, a language problem, and "proper" language use? We conclude with a final question suggested by Hymes's Report: How can a critical-…
Language rights and the San in Namibia
In many countries, discriminatory language policies from the colonial era continued after independence, favouring languages that the majority of citizens do not speak as the first language in their homes. Policies, legislation and their implementation often discriminate against indigenous languages in a number of ways. The prevailing situation in the world today is that certain languages are given official status and recognition while the majorit…
Reinventing Evaluation
When Getting Tough Means Getting Tougher
The peculiar philosophy of contemporary justice and its accompanying reforms to rehabilitate the system have had contradictory effects on juveniles of color. The unique issues that affect these youth go beyond the traditional questions and concerns that have plagued the juvenile court for 100 years; instead, the problem of youth criminality, deviance, and discipline for juveniles of color compounded with historical debates and discussions reveal …
Tales from the ‘Hood’
(2001). Tales from the ‘Hood’: Framing Hiv/Aids Prevention Through Intervention Ethnography in the Inner City. Addiction Research & Theory: Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 339-363
Minority Issues in Evaluation Revisited
This paper, while a commentary on Professor Stanfield’s plenary presentation, is as much a critique of how evaluation researchers, the larger profession, and professional organizations come to terms with research on, issues about, and interests that impact people (and scholars) of color. First, I suggest that we revisit minority issues within a broader context of our American educational and social structure. Second, I focus on ways to create ins…
Dell Hymes and the New Language Policy Studies
This essay updates Dell Hymes's "Report from an Underdeveloped Country" (the USA), positioning our analysis in the New Language Policy Studies. Taking up Hymes's call for comparative, critical studies of language use, we examine three cases, organizing our analysis around Hymes's questions: What "counts" as a language, a language problem, and "proper" language use? We conclude with a final question suggested by Hymes's Report: How can a critical-…
Minority Issues in Evaluation Revisited
This paper, while a commentary on Professor Stanfield’s plenary presentation, is as much a critique of how evaluation researchers, the larger profession, and professional organizations come to terms with research on, issues about, and interests that impact people (and scholars) of color. First, I suggest that we revisit minority issues within a broader context of our American educational and social structure. Second, I focus on ways to create ins…
Language rights and the San in Namibia
In many countries, discriminatory language policies from the colonial era continued after independence, favouring languages that the majority of citizens do not speak as the first language in their homes. Policies, legislation and their implementation often discriminate against indigenous languages in a number of ways. The prevailing situation in the world today is that certain languages are given official status and recognition while the majorit…
When Getting Tough Means Getting Tougher
The peculiar philosophy of contemporary justice and its accompanying reforms to rehabilitate the system have had contradictory effects on juveniles of color. The unique issues that affect these youth go beyond the traditional questions and concerns that have plagued the juvenile court for 100 years; instead, the problem of youth criminality, deviance, and discipline for juveniles of color compounded with historical debates and discussions reveal …
Minority Issues in Evaluation Revisited
This paper, while a commentary on Professor Stanfield’s plenary presentation, is as much a critique of how evaluation researchers, the larger profession, and professional organizations come to terms with research on, issues about, and interests that impact people (and scholars) of color. First, I suggest that we revisit minority issues within a broader context of our American educational and social structure. Second, I focus on ways to create ins…
Tales from the ‘Hood’
(2001). Tales from the ‘Hood’: Framing Hiv/Aids Prevention Through Intervention Ethnography in the Inner City. Addiction Research & Theory: Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 339-363
When Getting Tough Means Getting Tougher
The peculiar philosophy of contemporary justice and its accompanying reforms to rehabilitate the system have had contradictory effects on juveniles of color. The unique issues that affect these youth go beyond the traditional questions and concerns that have plagued the juvenile court for 100 years; instead, the problem of youth criminality, deviance, and discipline for juveniles of color compounded with historical debates and discussions reveal …
Reinventing Evaluation
Language rights and the San in Namibia
In many countries, discriminatory language policies from the colonial era continued after independence, favouring languages that the majority of citizens do not speak as the first language in their homes. Policies, legislation and their implementation often discriminate against indigenous languages in a number of ways. The prevailing situation in the world today is that certain languages are given official status and recognition while the majorit…
Dell Hymes and the New Language Policy Studies
This essay updates Dell Hymes's "Report from an Underdeveloped Country" (the USA), positioning our analysis in the New Language Policy Studies. Taking up Hymes's call for comparative, critical studies of language use, we examine three cases, organizing our analysis around Hymes's questions: What "counts" as a language, a language problem, and "proper" language use? We conclude with a final question suggested by Hymes's Report: How can a critical-…
Culturally Responsive Evaluation
Sociology (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Ethnography (2 works) · Evaluation and Performance Assessment (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works)