Christopher B Swanson
Biographic Data
| ID | 284435 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christopher B Swanson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christopher B |
| FAMILY NAME | Swanson |
| SIGNATURE | SWANSON C B |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Urban Institute, 2100 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 111 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Technology and Literacy for Adolescents With Disabilities
Students with disabilities benefit when technology is used to promote their literacy learning. The authors describe TECH, a framework educators can use to select, implement, and monitor the impact of technology in relation to literacy goals. The framework is shown in action for mathematics vocabulary and reading comprehension skills for a student with Asperger's syndrome and for a struggling writer with learning disabilities
Spending Time Or Investing Time? Involvement In High School Curricular and Extracurricular Activities as Strategic Action
A rational choice perspective on social behavior implies that individuals engage in purposive action with the intention of maximizing their interests in valued objectives. Although adolescents have more often been viewed as products of their environments than as rational actors, the choices they face in allocating time and effort among different activities can influence their ability to achieve important life goals. This article develops a concep…
Students on the Move: Residential and Educational Mobility in America's Schools
Research on the effects of mobility on children's development and educational attainment has focused on change of residence, but paid little attention to change of schools. This study used data from the National Education Longitudinal Study (NELS) to examine the independent effects of residential and educational mobility for students who move to a new home but do not change schools (movers), change schools but do not move to a new home (changers)…
Opportunities For Learning: Course Sequences and Positional Advantages
Students on the Move: Residential and Educational Mobility in America's Schools
Research on the effects of mobility on children's development and educational attainment has focused on change of residence, but paid little attention to change of schools. This study used data from the National Education Longitudinal Study (NELS) to examine the independent effects of residential and educational mobility for students who move to a new home but do not change schools (movers), change schools but do not move to a new home (changers)…
Opportunities For Learning: Course Sequences and Positional Advantages
Spending Time Or Investing Time? Involvement In High School Curricular and Extracurricular Activities as Strategic Action
A rational choice perspective on social behavior implies that individuals engage in purposive action with the intention of maximizing their interests in valued objectives. Although adolescents have more often been viewed as products of their environments than as rational actors, the choices they face in allocating time and effort among different activities can influence their ability to achieve important life goals. This article develops a concep…
Opportunities For Learning: Course Sequences and Positional Advantages
Students on the Move: Residential and Educational Mobility in America's Schools
Research on the effects of mobility on children's development and educational attainment has focused on change of residence, but paid little attention to change of schools. This study used data from the National Education Longitudinal Study (NELS) to examine the independent effects of residential and educational mobility for students who move to a new home but do not change schools (movers), change schools but do not move to a new home (changers)…
Spending Time Or Investing Time? Involvement In High School Curricular and Extracurricular Activities as Strategic Action
A rational choice perspective on social behavior implies that individuals engage in purposive action with the intention of maximizing their interests in valued objectives. Although adolescents have more often been viewed as products of their environments than as rational actors, the choices they face in allocating time and effort among different activities can influence their ability to achieve important life goals. This article develops a concep…
Technology and Literacy for Adolescents With Disabilities
Students with disabilities benefit when technology is used to promote their literacy learning. The authors describe TECH, a framework educators can use to select, implement, and monitor the impact of technology in relation to literacy goals. The framework is shown in action for mathematics vocabulary and reading comprehension skills for a student with Asperger's syndrome and for a struggling writer with learning disabilities
Mathematics education (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · School Choice and Performance (3 works) · Sociology of Education (2 works) · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (2 works) · Action (physics (1 works) · Action research (1 works) · Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility (1 works) · Attendance (1 works)