Maria Paino
Biographic Data
| ID | 3596875 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maria Paino |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maria |
| FAMILY NAME | Paino |
| SIGNATURE | PAINO M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Oakland University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0010-4750 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 72 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Medical Skepticism in the Digital Age: An Experimental Study on Digital Health Literacy
Individuals increasingly turn to the Internet for health-related information; simultaneously, medical skepticism endures in healthcare. Poor health literacy remains a problem in the US, and in an online context, this is referred to as digital health literacy. Drawing on theoretical concepts of cultural health capital and digital capital, we examine factors that contribute to two dimensions of digital health literacy: comprehension and compliance.…
Blending in and standing out: College-going rates across charter and traditional public high schools
Intersectionopoly: A Simulation of the Wage Gap
This article describes a simulation activity designed to teach students about the wage gap. The wage gap is an important topic in many sociology classrooms, but it can be difficult to convey the accumulated disadvantage experienced by women and racial/ethnic minorities to students using in-class discussions, lectures, or assigned readings alone. This is particularly true on college campuses that may draw their students from more affluent areas. C…
From Policies to Principals: Tiered Influences on School-Level Coupling
For decades, educational scholars have claimed that public schools are loosely coupled organizations, but research does not fully address how schools create the coupling structure. Recent federal policies have centralized the public education system, but state laws, districts, and principals still play a prominent role in shaping the organization of schools. In this paper, I investigate how the multiple tiers of the public education system influe…
The Closing Door: The Effect of Race on Charter School Closures
Charter schools are promoted by policy makers and advocates as a way to reduce educational inequality. Charter schools tend to enroll higher proportions of black students than do traditional public schools. However, the accountability function of charter schools means that these schools are also more likely to close than traditional public schools. A high incidence of closure can lead to educational instability with students moving in and out of …
Innovative Education? A Test of Specialist Mimicry or Generalist Assimilation in Trends in Charter School Specialization Over Time
By most media accounts, charter schools are innovative schools. But little empirical work interrogates this idea. We examine the growth and decline of specialist charter school mission statements as one indicator of innovation. In line with theories of resource partitioning, we find that specialist charter school missions-those asserting innovation with regards to populations served, curricula utilized, and/or educational focus-have become increa…
Everyday Observations: Developing a Sociological Perspective through a Portfolio Term Project
We describe a semester-long active learning project in which students practice the skills of synthesis and analysis by developing portfolios organized around a topic of their own choosing (relevant to their substantive course). We build on prior contributions in four ways. First, we offer a project that is indicative of basic skills in the sociological toolkit and therefore of potential relevance to students’ lives and future careers. Second, we …
Digital Dimension of Cultural Capital: The (In)Visible Advantages for Students Who Exhibit Computer Skills
We update theories of teacher expectancy and cultural capital by linking them to discussions of technology. We argue for broadening the span of culturally important forms of capital by including the digital dimension of cultural capital. Based on data from the third-grade and fifth-grade waves of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey-Kindergarten cohort (ECLS-K), results suggest a comprehensive model where teachers play a prominent, mediating r…
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Teaching Sociology: 1973–2009
This article updates and extends research by Baker and Chin, who tracked changes in studies published in Teaching Sociology from 1973 to 1983 (Baker) and 1984 to 1999 (Chin). The current study traces manuscripts published in Teaching Sociology from 2000 to 2009. We examine both who publishes in the journal and what gets published. In particular, we explore change in the systematic assessment of teaching methods and techniques since Baker’s and Ch…
Digital Dimension of Cultural Capital: The (In)Visible Advantages for Students Who Exhibit Computer Skills
We update theories of teacher expectancy and cultural capital by linking them to discussions of technology. We argue for broadening the span of culturally important forms of capital by including the digital dimension of cultural capital. Based on data from the third-grade and fifth-grade waves of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey-Kindergarten cohort (ECLS-K), results suggest a comprehensive model where teachers play a prominent, mediating r…
Innovative Education? A Test of Specialist Mimicry or Generalist Assimilation in Trends in Charter School Specialization Over Time
By most media accounts, charter schools are innovative schools. But little empirical work interrogates this idea. We examine the growth and decline of specialist charter school mission statements as one indicator of innovation. In line with theories of resource partitioning, we find that specialist charter school missions-those asserting innovation with regards to populations served, curricula utilized, and/or educational focus-have become increa…
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Teaching Sociology: 1973–2009
This article updates and extends research by Baker and Chin, who tracked changes in studies published in Teaching Sociology from 1973 to 1983 (Baker) and 1984 to 1999 (Chin). The current study traces manuscripts published in Teaching Sociology from 2000 to 2009. We examine both who publishes in the journal and what gets published. In particular, we explore change in the systematic assessment of teaching methods and techniques since Baker’s and Ch…
The Closing Door: The Effect of Race on Charter School Closures
Charter schools are promoted by policy makers and advocates as a way to reduce educational inequality. Charter schools tend to enroll higher proportions of black students than do traditional public schools. However, the accountability function of charter schools means that these schools are also more likely to close than traditional public schools. A high incidence of closure can lead to educational instability with students moving in and out of …
Everyday Observations: Developing a Sociological Perspective through a Portfolio Term Project
We describe a semester-long active learning project in which students practice the skills of synthesis and analysis by developing portfolios organized around a topic of their own choosing (relevant to their substantive course). We build on prior contributions in four ways. First, we offer a project that is indicative of basic skills in the sociological toolkit and therefore of potential relevance to students’ lives and future careers. Second, we …
The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Teaching Sociology: 1973–2009
This article updates and extends research by Baker and Chin, who tracked changes in studies published in Teaching Sociology from 1973 to 1983 (Baker) and 1984 to 1999 (Chin). The current study traces manuscripts published in Teaching Sociology from 2000 to 2009. We examine both who publishes in the journal and what gets published. In particular, we explore change in the systematic assessment of teaching methods and techniques since Baker’s and Ch…
Everyday Observations: Developing a Sociological Perspective through a Portfolio Term Project
We describe a semester-long active learning project in which students practice the skills of synthesis and analysis by developing portfolios organized around a topic of their own choosing (relevant to their substantive course). We build on prior contributions in four ways. First, we offer a project that is indicative of basic skills in the sociological toolkit and therefore of potential relevance to students’ lives and future careers. Second, we …
Digital Dimension of Cultural Capital: The (In)Visible Advantages for Students Who Exhibit Computer Skills
We update theories of teacher expectancy and cultural capital by linking them to discussions of technology. We argue for broadening the span of culturally important forms of capital by including the digital dimension of cultural capital. Based on data from the third-grade and fifth-grade waves of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey-Kindergarten cohort (ECLS-K), results suggest a comprehensive model where teachers play a prominent, mediating r…
Innovative Education? A Test of Specialist Mimicry or Generalist Assimilation in Trends in Charter School Specialization Over Time
By most media accounts, charter schools are innovative schools. But little empirical work interrogates this idea. We examine the growth and decline of specialist charter school mission statements as one indicator of innovation. In line with theories of resource partitioning, we find that specialist charter school missions-those asserting innovation with regards to populations served, curricula utilized, and/or educational focus-have become increa…
Intersectionopoly: A Simulation of the Wage Gap
This article describes a simulation activity designed to teach students about the wage gap. The wage gap is an important topic in many sociology classrooms, but it can be difficult to convey the accumulated disadvantage experienced by women and racial/ethnic minorities to students using in-class discussions, lectures, or assigned readings alone. This is particularly true on college campuses that may draw their students from more affluent areas. C…
From Policies to Principals: Tiered Influences on School-Level Coupling
For decades, educational scholars have claimed that public schools are loosely coupled organizations, but research does not fully address how schools create the coupling structure. Recent federal policies have centralized the public education system, but state laws, districts, and principals still play a prominent role in shaping the organization of schools. In this paper, I investigate how the multiple tiers of the public education system influe…
The Closing Door: The Effect of Race on Charter School Closures
Charter schools are promoted by policy makers and advocates as a way to reduce educational inequality. Charter schools tend to enroll higher proportions of black students than do traditional public schools. However, the accountability function of charter schools means that these schools are also more likely to close than traditional public schools. A high incidence of closure can lead to educational instability with students moving in and out of …
Blending in and standing out: College-going rates across charter and traditional public high schools
Medical Skepticism in the Digital Age: An Experimental Study on Digital Health Literacy
Individuals increasingly turn to the Internet for health-related information; simultaneously, medical skepticism endures in healthcare. Poor health literacy remains a problem in the US, and in an online context, this is referred to as digital health literacy. Drawing on theoretical concepts of cultural health capital and digital capital, we examine factors that contribute to two dimensions of digital health literacy: comprehension and compliance.…
Sociology (8 works) · Law (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Pedagogy (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Mathematics education (4 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Charter (3 works) · Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works)