Lisa Brown Buchanan
Biographic Data
| ID | 1604567 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lisa Brown Buchanan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lisa Brown |
| FAMILY NAME | Buchanan |
| SIGNATURE | BUCHANAN L B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Carolina Wilmington |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9721-7115 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
A Content Analysis of Asian American Female Representation in Children’s Picture Books
Scholarship has documented concerning trends related to representation in children's literature with Asian or Asian American characters and cultural themes. Grounded in mirrors and windows pedagogy and AsianCrit theory, this study aims to identify themes in children's picture books with a female Asian or Asian American protagonist. Themes that emerged in the findings included themes of family, main character identity, culture, and book author ide…
The First Amendment, Religious Freedom, and Public Schools in the South
This study was designed to explore preservice elementary teacher understanding of The First Amendment and religious freedom in public schools in the Southeastern United States. Participants of the study were 160 preservice elementary teachers enrolled in the teacher preparation programs of 3 universities across 2 states located in a region commonly referred to as the “Bible Belt.” Data was collected via an electronic survey containing questions a…
On Windows and Mirrors in Teacher Education Program Materials
This article reports on a content analysis of human demographics represented across the picture book collection in one university’s teacher education laboratory. Drawing from an established history of the representation of marginalized groups in children’s literature and prior scholarship on content analyses of similar collections, this study aims to identify gaps in the collection and suggest strategies for improving the collection and approache…
Riding la Bestiá
In this mixed methods study, we examined the responses of 82 preservice teachers to the acclaimed documentary Which Way Home, a film that profiles unaccompanied adolescents who hitchhiked the train system of Central America and Mexico en route to the United States. Using pre- and post-surveys ( n = 82) and focus group interviews ( n = 13), we found that preservice teachers intellectually grappled with immigration counter-stories and demonstrated …
Fostering Historical Thinking toward Civil Rights Movement Counter-Narratives
This article describes how elementary preservice teachers used four documentary films to think historically about the United States Civil Rights Movement. The author situates the descriptive case study within research about historical thinking and documentary film, identifying the need for using documentary film to think historically in the elementary teacher education setting. Findings included increased understanding of the process of historica…
Making Politics Palatable
The authors make a case for using The West Wing, a political drama that aired on NBC from 1999 to 2006, as an instructional tool in high school civics and government classes. The show offers a realistic portrayal of life in the White House through the eyes of Democratic President Josiah Bartlet and his senior staff that can further students’ understanding of the traditional curriculum and aid teachers in broaching controversial political issues i…
Evolving Routines
Some individuals with cancer develop fatigue whereas others do not. To begin the development of a biobehavioral model that could explain this phenomenon, the authors interviewed 29 individuals with lung and colorectal cancer before, during, and after treatment and obtained evaluable data for 18. Blood samples and body weight were obtained at the time of each interview. A three-stage process, evolving routines, and an adaptive behavioral mode labe…
Friendships and Social Networks in Childhood and Adolescence
Riding la Bestiá
In this mixed methods study, we examined the responses of 82 preservice teachers to the acclaimed documentary Which Way Home, a film that profiles unaccompanied adolescents who hitchhiked the train system of Central America and Mexico en route to the United States. Using pre- and post-surveys ( n = 82) and focus group interviews ( n = 13), we found that preservice teachers intellectually grappled with immigration counter-stories and demonstrated …
The First Amendment, Religious Freedom, and Public Schools in the South
This study was designed to explore preservice elementary teacher understanding of The First Amendment and religious freedom in public schools in the Southeastern United States. Participants of the study were 160 preservice elementary teachers enrolled in the teacher preparation programs of 3 universities across 2 states located in a region commonly referred to as the “Bible Belt.” Data was collected via an electronic survey containing questions a…
Evolving Routines
Some individuals with cancer develop fatigue whereas others do not. To begin the development of a biobehavioral model that could explain this phenomenon, the authors interviewed 29 individuals with lung and colorectal cancer before, during, and after treatment and obtained evaluable data for 18. Blood samples and body weight were obtained at the time of each interview. A three-stage process, evolving routines, and an adaptive behavioral mode labe…
On Windows and Mirrors in Teacher Education Program Materials
This article reports on a content analysis of human demographics represented across the picture book collection in one university’s teacher education laboratory. Drawing from an established history of the representation of marginalized groups in children’s literature and prior scholarship on content analyses of similar collections, this study aims to identify gaps in the collection and suggest strategies for improving the collection and approache…
Fostering Historical Thinking toward Civil Rights Movement Counter-Narratives
This article describes how elementary preservice teachers used four documentary films to think historically about the United States Civil Rights Movement. The author situates the descriptive case study within research about historical thinking and documentary film, identifying the need for using documentary film to think historically in the elementary teacher education setting. Findings included increased understanding of the process of historica…
Making Politics Palatable
The authors make a case for using The West Wing, a political drama that aired on NBC from 1999 to 2006, as an instructional tool in high school civics and government classes. The show offers a realistic portrayal of life in the White House through the eyes of Democratic President Josiah Bartlet and his senior staff that can further students’ understanding of the traditional curriculum and aid teachers in broaching controversial political issues i…
Friendships and Social Networks in Childhood and Adolescence
Evolving Routines
Some individuals with cancer develop fatigue whereas others do not. To begin the development of a biobehavioral model that could explain this phenomenon, the authors interviewed 29 individuals with lung and colorectal cancer before, during, and after treatment and obtained evaluable data for 18. Blood samples and body weight were obtained at the time of each interview. A three-stage process, evolving routines, and an adaptive behavioral mode labe…
Making Politics Palatable
The authors make a case for using The West Wing, a political drama that aired on NBC from 1999 to 2006, as an instructional tool in high school civics and government classes. The show offers a realistic portrayal of life in the White House through the eyes of Democratic President Josiah Bartlet and his senior staff that can further students’ understanding of the traditional curriculum and aid teachers in broaching controversial political issues i…
Fostering Historical Thinking toward Civil Rights Movement Counter-Narratives
This article describes how elementary preservice teachers used four documentary films to think historically about the United States Civil Rights Movement. The author situates the descriptive case study within research about historical thinking and documentary film, identifying the need for using documentary film to think historically in the elementary teacher education setting. Findings included increased understanding of the process of historica…
Riding la Bestiá
In this mixed methods study, we examined the responses of 82 preservice teachers to the acclaimed documentary Which Way Home, a film that profiles unaccompanied adolescents who hitchhiked the train system of Central America and Mexico en route to the United States. Using pre- and post-surveys ( n = 82) and focus group interviews ( n = 13), we found that preservice teachers intellectually grappled with immigration counter-stories and demonstrated …
On Windows and Mirrors in Teacher Education Program Materials
This article reports on a content analysis of human demographics represented across the picture book collection in one university’s teacher education laboratory. Drawing from an established history of the representation of marginalized groups in children’s literature and prior scholarship on content analyses of similar collections, this study aims to identify gaps in the collection and suggest strategies for improving the collection and approache…
The First Amendment, Religious Freedom, and Public Schools in the South
This study was designed to explore preservice elementary teacher understanding of The First Amendment and religious freedom in public schools in the Southeastern United States. Participants of the study were 160 preservice elementary teachers enrolled in the teacher preparation programs of 3 universities across 2 states located in a region commonly referred to as the “Bible Belt.” Data was collected via an electronic survey containing questions a…
A Content Analysis of Asian American Female Representation in Children’s Picture Books
Scholarship has documented concerning trends related to representation in children's literature with Asian or Asian American characters and cultural themes. Grounded in mirrors and windows pedagogy and AsianCrit theory, this study aims to identify themes in children's picture books with a female Asian or Asian American protagonist. Themes that emerged in the findings included themes of family, main character identity, culture, and book author ide…
Psychology (7 works) · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Pedagogy (5 works) · Mathematics education (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Social science (3 works) · Art (2 works)