Michael J Berson
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 5398235 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Michael J Berson |
| PRENOMES | Michael J |
| SOBRENOME | Berson |
| ASSINATURA | BERSON M J |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of South Florida |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7894-5851 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 24 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 27 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 24 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1999 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Beyond the Single Story
This qualitative content analysis investigates how preservice teachers (PSTs) curate primary sources in early childhood and elementary social studies contexts, revealing the ideological implications of their instructional choices. Drawing on 347 selections submitted by 103 PSTs in a scaffolded, inquiry-based assignment, the study analyzes whether selections perpetuate dominant cultural narratives or reflect counternarratives and culturally sustai…
Toward Afrocentric understandings of child agency
Dominant child development models emerge from Western contexts and inadequately capture developmental processes in African settings. Applying Nsamenang's social ontogenesis theory, this study explored how children's agency is fostered and expressed through culturally mediated practices in a Ghanaian kindergarten classroom. Using visual research methods to analyze teacher–student interactions, classroom practices, and cultural influences on partic…
Transformative Digital Agency in Chinese Early Childhood Teachers
Research Findings: This study examines how early childhood teachers enact transformative digital agency (TDA) within technology integration in China. Drawing on Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) and semi-structured interviews with thirty teachers, the analysis identifies three key patterns. Teachers’ use of technology was primarily oriented toward fulfilling top-down institutional demands or addressing immediate classroom challenges. Wit…
Empowering Voices
This article examines how young children express informed assent in research settings that incorporate digital tools, participatory methods, and play-based approaches. Drawing on data from three studies involving kindergarten and first-grade children (ages 5 to 7) in the southeastern United States, this cross-case analysis explores how children navigated their participation using multimodal and relational strategies. Conceptual play theory, socia…
“Wear a Helmet and Go Online”
Research Findings: As artificial intelligence (AI) and technology-mediated tools become increasingly embedded in early learning environments, young children are navigating complex digital ecosystems with limited protections. Yet research on cybersafety has largely focused on adolescents, overlooking the distinct vulnerabilities and capacities of children aged 3 to 6. This study addresses that gap through a developmental-ecological lens to examine…
Digital Financial Literacy of Young Chinese Children in Shanghai
Research Findings: This study examined the financial literacy of 5 and 6-year-old children in Shanghai, including their understanding of financial concepts and their preference for and ability to use digital payment methods. Using a mixed-methods research design, a sample of children ranging in age from 62 to 73 months completed multiple tasks to assess their financial literacy and participated in a semi-structured interview. The results suggeste…
Aladdin’s Genie or Pandora’s Box for Early Childhood Education? Experts Chat on the Roles, Challenges, and Developments of ChatGPT
Research Findings: This study aims to explore the optimal roles, pressing challenges, and future developments of ChatGPT in early childhood education (ECE) by interviewing six expert professors from China and the United States. A content analysis approach that combined inductive and deductive coding was employed to analyze the transcribed interviews. The findings of this study revealed two primary roles of ChatGPT in ECE: (1) conversational agent…
Cultivating Wonder
An Exploration of Early Childhood Teachers’ Technology, Pedagogy, and Content Knowledge (TPACK) in Mainland China
Research Findings: This study aims to validate a scale highlighting the applicability of selected TPACK (Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge) domains of knowledge to early childhood education and to explore the internal relationships between TPACK’s components in the Chinese context. A survey instrument was designed and administered to 1,192 early childhood (EC) in-service teachers enrolled in their national training programs. The instrum…
An exploration of robot programming as a foundation for spatial reasoning and computational thinking in preschoolers’ guided play
Young chinese children's remote peer interactions and social competence development during the Covid-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way young children engage in peer communication. The aim of this study was to explore how young children engaged in peer interaction remotely by examining young children's multimodal interactions during the pandemic. Visual and audio data posted to Douyin (China's most popular live-streaming site) between January 23, 2020 and May 6, 2020 were collected and analyzed. Mediated discourse analysis was used to exp…
Between the folds
Rapid development and expansion of technology has created massive shifts in people’s lives around the globe. China’s focus on transforming the nation into a global leader in technology has resulted in the proliferation of policies, which are typically interpreted as part of the Western neoliberal economic expansion and imperialism. However, in this article, we contest what we claim to ‘know’ about technology or technicity (the condition of being …
Are early childhood teachers ready for digital transformation of instruction in Mainland China? A systematic literature review
Images, Civic Identity, and Cultural Narratives of Puerto Rico
Through a collaboration between a university in the US Southeast and a university in Puerto Rico, the researchers explored the use of primary sources to challenge mainstream assumptions and views of Puerto Rico and support application of content and pedagogic approaches into early childhood and elementary classrooms among preservice teachers working in schools in a region with a growing Puerto Rican population. The researchers investigated how pr…
Disrupting Perspectives on Civic Education for Children and Youth in a Multicultural Society
In November 2016, the National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME) and Kappa Delta Pi (KDP) cofacilitated an Education Summit with eminent scholars to develop a shared plan of action com
Swimming Not Allowed
Introducing students to the segregated history of America's public beaches and pools can provide teachers with a novel approach to the study of racism in U.S. history. While most students are aware of segregation in housing, schools, and theaters, many are surprised to learn about the segregated history of America's public waters. This article provides a brief history of America's segregated public beaches and pools using Florida as a case study,…
Breaking Stereotypes
Youths in the United States are less geographically and culturally literate than are youths in many other industrialized countries. In an time in which the world is becoming increasingly interconnected, it is pertinent that American youths study geography, evaluate stereotypes, and understand how individuals are perceived by others. The authors confront these issues and offer solutions. They explore roots of this illiteracy and provide classroom …
Diffusion of Technology Innovation in the Preservice Social Studies Experience
This article presents and discusses in detail the results from a longitudinal study of social studies teacher educators about the diffusion of technology in social studies teacher education. Data were obtained from the third distribution of a national survey that explores the beliefs, practices, and efficacy of social studies teacher education faculty members in the preservice experience. The results of the study provide valuable findings that in…
Challenging Online Behaviors of Youth
Child-serving professionals have struggled to understand the often complex emotional and behavioral responses of children and youth who are immersed in interconnected environments and consumed by digital technologies. Acomparative analysis on challenging online behaviors of adolescent girls in the United States and New Zealand was completed. Survey results confirm that when online, a significant number of adolescent girls are engaging in risky ac…
A Counter-Response to Terrorism
The American Melting Pot? Miscegenation Laws in the United States
People of mixed heritage have been citizens of the United States since the country's inception. Indeed, one scholar has insisted that "American History would be unrecognizable without ethnic intermarriage" (1). But while Americans proudly describe their nation as a "melting pot," history shows that social convention and legal statutes have been less than tolerant of miscegenation, or "race mixing." For students and teachers of history, the topic …
Rethinking Research and Pedagogy in the Social Studies
(2000). Rethinking Research and Pedagogy in the Social Studies: The Creation of Caring Connections through Technology and Advocacy. Theory & Research in Social Education: Vol. 28, No. 1, pp. 121-131
Computer Mediated Communication in Elementary Social Studies Methods
What are the benefits and results of using computer mediated communication (CMC) in preservice social studies methods courses across universities? This question is being explored through an analysis of preservice social studies teachers' web-based asynchronous dialogue. This inquiry involved an investigation of perceptions and perspectives of social studies methods students from two universities following their participation in a semester-long on…
Connecting Literature with K-8 National Geography Standards
Challenging Online Behaviors of Youth
Child-serving professionals have struggled to understand the often complex emotional and behavioral responses of children and youth who are immersed in interconnected environments and consumed by digital technologies. Acomparative analysis on challenging online behaviors of adolescent girls in the United States and New Zealand was completed. Survey results confirm that when online, a significant number of adolescent girls are engaging in risky ac…
The American Melting Pot? Miscegenation Laws in the United States
People of mixed heritage have been citizens of the United States since the country's inception. Indeed, one scholar has insisted that "American History would be unrecognizable without ethnic intermarriage" (1). But while Americans proudly describe their nation as a "melting pot," history shows that social convention and legal statutes have been less than tolerant of miscegenation, or "race mixing." For students and teachers of history, the topic …
A Counter-Response to Terrorism
Rethinking Research and Pedagogy in the Social Studies
(2000). Rethinking Research and Pedagogy in the Social Studies: The Creation of Caring Connections through Technology and Advocacy. Theory & Research in Social Education: Vol. 28, No. 1, pp. 121-131
Connecting Literature with K-8 National Geography Standards
Breaking Stereotypes
Youths in the United States are less geographically and culturally literate than are youths in many other industrialized countries. In an time in which the world is becoming increasingly interconnected, it is pertinent that American youths study geography, evaluate stereotypes, and understand how individuals are perceived by others. The authors confront these issues and offer solutions. They explore roots of this illiteracy and provide classroom …
Diffusion of Technology Innovation in the Preservice Social Studies Experience
This article presents and discusses in detail the results from a longitudinal study of social studies teacher educators about the diffusion of technology in social studies teacher education. Data were obtained from the third distribution of a national survey that explores the beliefs, practices, and efficacy of social studies teacher education faculty members in the preservice experience. The results of the study provide valuable findings that in…
Computer Mediated Communication in Elementary Social Studies Methods
What are the benefits and results of using computer mediated communication (CMC) in preservice social studies methods courses across universities? This question is being explored through an analysis of preservice social studies teachers' web-based asynchronous dialogue. This inquiry involved an investigation of perceptions and perspectives of social studies methods students from two universities following their participation in a semester-long on…
An exploration of robot programming as a foundation for spatial reasoning and computational thinking in preschoolers’ guided play
Are early childhood teachers ready for digital transformation of instruction in Mainland China? A systematic literature review
Swimming Not Allowed
Introducing students to the segregated history of America's public beaches and pools can provide teachers with a novel approach to the study of racism in U.S. history. While most students are aware of segregation in housing, schools, and theaters, many are surprised to learn about the segregated history of America's public waters. This article provides a brief history of America's segregated public beaches and pools using Florida as a case study,…
Connecting Literature with K-8 National Geography Standards
Rethinking Research and Pedagogy in the Social Studies
(2000). Rethinking Research and Pedagogy in the Social Studies: The Creation of Caring Connections through Technology and Advocacy. Theory & Research in Social Education: Vol. 28, No. 1, pp. 121-131
Computer Mediated Communication in Elementary Social Studies Methods
What are the benefits and results of using computer mediated communication (CMC) in preservice social studies methods courses across universities? This question is being explored through an analysis of preservice social studies teachers' web-based asynchronous dialogue. This inquiry involved an investigation of perceptions and perspectives of social studies methods students from two universities following their participation in a semester-long on…
The American Melting Pot? Miscegenation Laws in the United States
People of mixed heritage have been citizens of the United States since the country's inception. Indeed, one scholar has insisted that "American History would be unrecognizable without ethnic intermarriage" (1). But while Americans proudly describe their nation as a "melting pot," history shows that social convention and legal statutes have been less than tolerant of miscegenation, or "race mixing." For students and teachers of history, the topic …
A Counter-Response to Terrorism
Challenging Online Behaviors of Youth
Child-serving professionals have struggled to understand the often complex emotional and behavioral responses of children and youth who are immersed in interconnected environments and consumed by digital technologies. Acomparative analysis on challenging online behaviors of adolescent girls in the United States and New Zealand was completed. Survey results confirm that when online, a significant number of adolescent girls are engaging in risky ac…
Breaking Stereotypes
Youths in the United States are less geographically and culturally literate than are youths in many other industrialized countries. In an time in which the world is becoming increasingly interconnected, it is pertinent that American youths study geography, evaluate stereotypes, and understand how individuals are perceived by others. The authors confront these issues and offer solutions. They explore roots of this illiteracy and provide classroom …
Diffusion of Technology Innovation in the Preservice Social Studies Experience
This article presents and discusses in detail the results from a longitudinal study of social studies teacher educators about the diffusion of technology in social studies teacher education. Data were obtained from the third distribution of a national survey that explores the beliefs, practices, and efficacy of social studies teacher education faculty members in the preservice experience. The results of the study provide valuable findings that in…
Swimming Not Allowed
Introducing students to the segregated history of America's public beaches and pools can provide teachers with a novel approach to the study of racism in U.S. history. While most students are aware of segregation in housing, schools, and theaters, many are surprised to learn about the segregated history of America's public waters. This article provides a brief history of America's segregated public beaches and pools using Florida as a case study,…
Images, Civic Identity, and Cultural Narratives of Puerto Rico
Through a collaboration between a university in the US Southeast and a university in Puerto Rico, the researchers explored the use of primary sources to challenge mainstream assumptions and views of Puerto Rico and support application of content and pedagogic approaches into early childhood and elementary classrooms among preservice teachers working in schools in a region with a growing Puerto Rican population. The researchers investigated how pr…
Disrupting Perspectives on Civic Education for Children and Youth in a Multicultural Society
In November 2016, the National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME) and Kappa Delta Pi (KDP) cofacilitated an Education Summit with eminent scholars to develop a shared plan of action com
Are early childhood teachers ready for digital transformation of instruction in Mainland China? A systematic literature review
Between the folds
Rapid development and expansion of technology has created massive shifts in people’s lives around the globe. China’s focus on transforming the nation into a global leader in technology has resulted in the proliferation of policies, which are typically interpreted as part of the Western neoliberal economic expansion and imperialism. However, in this article, we contest what we claim to ‘know’ about technology or technicity (the condition of being …
Young chinese children's remote peer interactions and social competence development during the Covid-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way young children engage in peer communication. The aim of this study was to explore how young children engaged in peer interaction remotely by examining young children's multimodal interactions during the pandemic. Visual and audio data posted to Douyin (China's most popular live-streaming site) between January 23, 2020 and May 6, 2020 were collected and analyzed. Mediated discourse analysis was used to exp…
An Exploration of Early Childhood Teachers’ Technology, Pedagogy, and Content Knowledge (TPACK) in Mainland China
Research Findings: This study aims to validate a scale highlighting the applicability of selected TPACK (Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge) domains of knowledge to early childhood education and to explore the internal relationships between TPACK’s components in the Chinese context. A survey instrument was designed and administered to 1,192 early childhood (EC) in-service teachers enrolled in their national training programs. The instrum…
An exploration of robot programming as a foundation for spatial reasoning and computational thinking in preschoolers’ guided play
Digital Financial Literacy of Young Chinese Children in Shanghai
Research Findings: This study examined the financial literacy of 5 and 6-year-old children in Shanghai, including their understanding of financial concepts and their preference for and ability to use digital payment methods. Using a mixed-methods research design, a sample of children ranging in age from 62 to 73 months completed multiple tasks to assess their financial literacy and participated in a semi-structured interview. The results suggeste…
Aladdin’s Genie or Pandora’s Box for Early Childhood Education? Experts Chat on the Roles, Challenges, and Developments of ChatGPT
Research Findings: This study aims to explore the optimal roles, pressing challenges, and future developments of ChatGPT in early childhood education (ECE) by interviewing six expert professors from China and the United States. A content analysis approach that combined inductive and deductive coding was employed to analyze the transcribed interviews. The findings of this study revealed two primary roles of ChatGPT in ECE: (1) conversational agent…
Cultivating Wonder
Empowering Voices
This article examines how young children express informed assent in research settings that incorporate digital tools, participatory methods, and play-based approaches. Drawing on data from three studies involving kindergarten and first-grade children (ages 5 to 7) in the southeastern United States, this cross-case analysis explores how children navigated their participation using multimodal and relational strategies. Conceptual play theory, socia…
“Wear a Helmet and Go Online”
Research Findings: As artificial intelligence (AI) and technology-mediated tools become increasingly embedded in early learning environments, young children are navigating complex digital ecosystems with limited protections. Yet research on cybersafety has largely focused on adolescents, overlooking the distinct vulnerabilities and capacities of children aged 3 to 6. This study addresses that gap through a developmental-ecological lens to examine…
Beyond the Single Story
This qualitative content analysis investigates how preservice teachers (PSTs) curate primary sources in early childhood and elementary social studies contexts, revealing the ideological implications of their instructional choices. Drawing on 347 selections submitted by 103 PSTs in a scaffolded, inquiry-based assignment, the study analyzes whether selections perpetuate dominant cultural narratives or reflect counternarratives and culturally sustai…
Toward Afrocentric understandings of child agency
Dominant child development models emerge from Western contexts and inadequately capture developmental processes in African settings. Applying Nsamenang's social ontogenesis theory, this study explored how children's agency is fostered and expressed through culturally mediated practices in a Ghanaian kindergarten classroom. Using visual research methods to analyze teacher–student interactions, classroom practices, and cultural influences on partic…
Transformative Digital Agency in Chinese Early Childhood Teachers
Research Findings: This study examines how early childhood teachers enact transformative digital agency (TDA) within technology integration in China. Drawing on Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) and semi-structured interviews with thirty teachers, the analysis identifies three key patterns. Teachers’ use of technology was primarily oriented toward fulfilling top-down institutional demands or addressing immediate classroom challenges. Wit…
Sociology (16 obras) · Psychology (13 obras) · Pedagogy (12 obras) · Political science (12 obras) · Social science (10 obras) · Social studies (9 obras) · Child Development and Digital Technology (8 obras) · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy (7 obras) · Early childhood (6 obras) · Early childhood education (6 obras)