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Submissions from 2010
Urban teacher education in partnership: An inquiry stance sustains collaboration, Andrea Stairs-Davenport PhD
The Power of Independent, Self-Selected Reading in the Middle Grades, Andrea Stairs-Davenport PhD and Sandra Stairs Burgos
Evidence-based practices in mentoring students with disabilities: Four case studies, Norma J. Stumbo, Jay K. Martin, Dan Nordstrom, Tina Rolfe, Sheryl Burgstahler, Jean Whitney PhD, Samantha Langley-Turnbaugh, Lynn Lovewell, Babette Moeller, Randy Larry, and Ed Misquez
Submissions from 2009
Review of Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, Adele Baruch PhD
The integration of diverse perspectives in counselling practice, Adele Baruch PhD
Forging Connections: An Investigation of New Students’ Perspectives of Their Transition to the University, Adele Baruch PhD, Zark VanZandt, and S Auguste Elliott
Psychosocial Characteristics of Aging Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities Seeking VR, Charles Bernacchio EdD, Connie McReynolds, Donna Falvo, Jeff Stevens, Robert Cimera, and Ebony Hogan
Maine Catholics should support gay rights, E Michael Brady PhD
Your personal renaissance: 12 steps to finding your life’s true calling by D. Dreher, E Michael Brady PhD
The effect of task-specific self-efficacy on stages of change of people with substance abuse problems, Elizabeth Da Silva Cardoso; Chih Chin Chou; Naoko Yura Yasui PhD, CRC; Julie Chronister; Fong Chan; Valerie Lyons; and Veronica R. Muller
Review of the book Inquiry as stance: Practitioner research for the next generation by M. Cochran-Smith & S.L. Lytle, Kelly Donnell and Andrea Stairs-Davenport PhD
Lifelong Resiliency Learning: A Strength-Based Synergy for Gerontological Social Work, Frederick F. Lamb, E Michael Brady PhD, and Carol Lohman
Inquiry into partnered student teaching in an urban school-university partnership, Andrea Stairs-Davenport PhD, Caitlin Corrieri, Lindsay Fryer, Elizabeth Genovese, Ryan Panaro, and Christen Sohn
Community integration: Conceptualisation and measurement, Naoko Yura Yasui PhD, CRC and Norman L. Berven
Submissions from 2008
The use of a summary journal assignment to promote theory and practice integration in experientially based courses, Adele Baruch PhD, Ju Hong-Chittaphong, and Christine Potaczala
Review of the book Recovery From Severe Mental Illnesses: Research Evidence and Implications for Practice Volume 2, Charles Bernacchio EdD
Specializations in Rehabilitation Counseling: One Program's Vision, Charles Bernacchio EdD, Eileen J. Burker, Donna Falvo, Patricia Porter, and Stacia Carone
Getting to know the life stories of older adults: Activities for building relationships by K. Laurenhue, E Michael Brady PhD
The Handbook of Structured Life Review By Barbara K. Haight and Barrett S. Haight, E Michael Brady PhD
Health Promotion for Older Adults with Early-Stage Dementia: Tending to the Mind, Body, and Spirit, Nancy E. Richeson and E Michael Brady PhD
Preservice teacher learning in an urban school-university partnership: Understanding the complexity of urban teaching, Andrea Stairs-Davenport PhD
Review of the book Forced to Fail: The Paradox of School Desegregation, Early Childhood: A Guide for Students, Andrea Stairs-Davenport PhD
Review of the book Literacy coaching: A handbook for school leaders, Andrea Stairs-Davenport PhD
Teacher education, deregulation, and the neoliberal global agenda, Andrea Stairs-Davenport PhD and J Amos Hatch
Improving student engagement and achievement: Making “Daily Oral Language” relevant to students’ lives, Lori Young, Andrea Stairs-Davenport PhD, and Susan L. Groenke
Submissions from 2007
Review of Living in the Shadow of the Freud Family, Adele Baruch PhD
Faculty Collaboration to Improve Equity, Access, and Inclusion in Higher Education, Charles Bernacchio EdD, Flynn Ross EdD, Kimberley Robinson Washburn, Jean Whitney PhD, and Diane R. Wood
A Review of: “Adulthood: New terrain new directions for adult and continuing education (No. 108, Winter 2005)” edited by Mary Alice Wolf, E Michael Brady PhD
Changing Course: Navigating Life After Fifty, E Michael Brady PhD
Training Seasoned Citizens, E Michael Brady PhD
No More “Waiting to Fail”, Rachel Brown
Education for Older Adults with Early-Stage Dementia: Health Promotion for the Mind, Body, and Spirit, Nancy E. Richeson, Sarah Boyne, and E Michael Brady PhD
Culturally responsive teaching: The Harlem Renaissance in an urban English class, Andrea Stairs-Davenport PhD
Recommended reading for young adults from young adults, Andrea Stairs-Davenport PhD
Review of the book Tanglewreck by Jeanette Winterson, Andrea Stairs-Davenport PhD
Submissions from 2006
Adulthood: New terrain, E Michael Brady PhD
Designing the Just Learning Society: A Critical Inquiry, E Michael Brady PhD
Moving beyond why all kids should be college ready to how we prepare our kids for post-secondary education, Angela Atkinson Duina EdD
Facing a fragile future: A quantitative investigation into perceived career barriers of diverse urban youth with disabilities, Sarah Johnston-Rodriguez, Laura Owens, and Jean Whitney PhD
Gloria as a Lesbian: Revisiting three approaches to Counseling and Psychotherapy, Bette Katsekas EdD
Contingent reinforcement in context, F Charles Mace, Aaron K. Gritter, Paul E. Johnson, Jamie Pratt Psy.D, and Mark W. Steege
Qualitative analysis of the peer-mentoring relationship among individuals with spinal cord injury, E M. Veith; J E. Sherman; T A. Pellino; and Naoko Yura Yasui PhD, CRC
My Education: Students with disabilities describe high school in pictures and words, Jean Whitney PhD
Submissions from 2005
Rookie season: A professor’s reflections on teaching online for the first time, E Michael Brady PhD
Unspeakable: The Truth About Grief, E Michael Brady PhD
Academic skills are basic (to) children’s personal wellness, Rachel Brown PhD, NCSP
Response to intervention (RTI) training in school psychology programs: Introduction to the RTI mini-series, Rachel Brown PhD, NCSP
Scaling educational assessments to inform instruction for all students: Response to intervention as essential educational science, Rachel Brown PhD, NCSP
Comparison of Grade-Level Controlled and Literature-Based Maze CBM Reading Passages, Rachel Brown PhD, NCSP; Paul Johnson Jr.; and Robin Fernstrom
Ethical decision making: An interactive decision making analysis, Bette Katsekas EdD
Participation in Lifelong Learning Institutes: What Turns Members On?, Rick Lamb and E Michael Brady PhD
Transformations Through Teaching and Learning: The Story of Maine’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Kali Lightfoot and E Michael Brady PhD
To Vote or Not to Vote That is the Question, Anita Stewart McCafferty EdD
Creating Flexibility in Teacher Certification Policy to Ensure Quality and Equity, Flynn Ross EdD
The Extended Teacher Education Program: A Grounded Yet Ever Changing Graduate-Level Teacher Education Program, Melody Shank, Julie Canniff, and Flynn Ross EdD
Seek balance, connect with others, and reach all students: High school students describe a moral imperative for teachers, Jean Whitney PhD, Maureen Leonard, William Leonard, Marilyn Camelio, and Vincent Camelio
Dueling with the Law and Defending Honor: Benjamin Rush’s and Aaron Burr’s ‘Interview’ with Civil Libel, Garry Wickerd PhD
Submissions from 2004
Findings from a focus group study: Peer teaching in lifelong Learning institutes, E Michael Brady PhD
Learning to read can illuminate life, E Michael Brady PhD
Sandlot Days, E Michael Brady PhD
Collaborative and interactional processes in an inquiry-based, informal learning environment, Robert Kuech PhD
Teaching in a Democracy: Learning from Immigrants and Refugees, Flynn Ross EdD
Managing Service Delivery Systems and the Role of Parents During their Children's Transitions, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, Jean Whitney PhD, James P. McIntyre Jr, John Butterworth, and Deborah Allen
Submissions from 2003
Review of the book High stakes: Children,testing,and failure in Ameri-can schools by D.D. Johnson, & B. Johnson, Jeffrey Beaudry PhD
Helping Jimmy, E Michael Brady PhD
Live encounter with a master teacher, E Michael Brady PhD
Peer Teaching in Lifelong Learning Institutes, E Michael Brady PhD, Steven R. Holt, and Betty Welt
Journal Writing Among Older Learners, E Michael Brady PhD and Harry Z. Sky
Study finds journal writing provides rewards, E Michael Brady PhD and H.Z. Sky
Sources of variance in curriculum-based measures of silent reading, Rachel Brown PhD, NCSP; Linda Davis; and Cynthia Maya
No special equipment required, Walter Kimball PhD
Preparing Teachers for Assistive Technology Using Online Learning: A Descriptive Study, Robert Kuech PhD and Walter Kimball PhD
Technology Rich Biology Labs: Effects of Misconceptions, Robert Kuech PhD, Gregory Zogg, Stephan Zeeman, and Mark Johnson
Newcomers Entering Teaching: A Program Created for Recent Immigrants and Refugees To Become Certified Teachers, Flynn Ross EdD
The controversy around defining “highly qualified” teachers and one university’s definition in practice, Andrea Stairs-Davenport PhD
Submissions from 2002
Flesh Made Word, E Michael Brady PhD
The Cocktail Cart Edward Bear, E Michael Brady PhD
Survey of research on learning styles, Rita Dunn, Jeffrey Beaudry PhD, and Angela Klavas
Holistic interpersonal mindfulness: Activities and applications of coformation theory, Bette Katsekas EdD
Using Digital Technologies in the Science Classroom to Promote Conceptual Understanding, Robert Kuech PhD and Vincent N. Lunetta
Submissions from 2001
The essential link for students with disabilities from diverse backgrounds: Forging partnerships with families, Mary Lynn Boscardin PhD; Rachel Brown PhD, NCSP; and Julio C. Gonzalez-Martinez MEd
Computer Attitudes and Opinions of Students with and without Learning Disabilities, Rachel Brown PhD, NCSP; Mary Lynn Boscardin; and Stephen G. Sireci
How useful are computers? Comparison of the attitudes of students with and without learning disabilities, Rachel Brown PhD, NCSP and M.L. Boscardin
Helping Immigrants become Teachers, Flynn Ross EdD
So What Type of Teachers Are They? Graduates of a PDS Teacher Preparation Program 3-6 Years Later, Flynn Ross EdD
The Path to Employment for Individuals with Disabilities in the Welfare System, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, Susan M. Foley, Jean Whitney PhD, and Joseph Green
“Who I Am and What I Want”: Adolescents' Self-Definition and Struggles, Jean Whitney PhD and Mairead Moloney
Submissions from 2000
A map to the end of time by Ronald Manheimer, E Michael Brady PhD
Good Wood, E Michael Brady PhD
The courage to teach by Parker Palmer, E Michael Brady PhD
Learning Stories of Our Own, Desi Larson and E Michael Brady PhD
Becoming a Teacher in a Professional Development School, Susan Thompson and Flynn Ross EdD
Submissions from 1999
Pastime, E Michael Brady PhD
Recipe for soul, E Michael Brady PhD
Stories at The Hour of Our Death, E Michael Brady PhD
The tao of teaching by Greta Nagel, E Michael Brady PhD
Computers as Accessibility Tools for Students with and without Learning Disabilities, Rachel Brown PhD, NCSP and Mary Lynn Boscardin
Emotional Literacy and Relational Ethics. A program for advocacy, efficacy and action, Bette Katsekas EdD
Ethics training and counseling practice: An interactive decision-making analysis, Bette Katsekas EdD
Changing Roles of Teacher Education Students, Walter Kimball PhD
