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1	Teachers Writing about Math: Exploring Inquiry in an Online Community McLoughlin, Brenda 29 November 2012 (has links) This study followed three elementary-school teachers as they engaged in online discussions about inquiry-based mathematics teaching, and wrote and tested inquiry lessons for their own classrooms. In an inquiry lesson, students bring their own knowledge to open-ended problem situations, and build on that knowledge as they try out solutions and share their ideas with others. Evidence from the study suggests that teachers may turn to inquiry as an antidote to the way they learned about mathematics as schoolchildren, and that participating in an online community is a way for teachers to gain new mathematical and pedagogical knowledge and to change their conceptual understanding of inquiry-based teaching. The study results indicate that online professional development can help teachers improve their practice, but that care must be taken to build social ties within the group, and to structure tasks in a way that encourages collaboration and constructive criticism. mathematics inquiry professional development problem solving online collaboration three-part lesson mathematics reform constructivism lesson study student engagement differentiation constructive criticism 0280 0524 0727
2	Teachers Writing about Math: Exploring Inquiry in an Online Community McLoughlin, Brenda 29 November 2012 (has links) This study followed three elementary-school teachers as they engaged in online discussions about inquiry-based mathematics teaching, and wrote and tested inquiry lessons for their own classrooms. In an inquiry lesson, students bring their own knowledge to open-ended problem situations, and build on that knowledge as they try out solutions and share their ideas with others. Evidence from the study suggests that teachers may turn to inquiry as an antidote to the way they learned about mathematics as schoolchildren, and that participating in an online community is a way for teachers to gain new mathematical and pedagogical knowledge and to change their conceptual understanding of inquiry-based teaching. The study results indicate that online professional development can help teachers improve their practice, but that care must be taken to build social ties within the group, and to structure tasks in a way that encourages collaboration and constructive criticism. mathematics inquiry professional development problem solving online collaboration three-part lesson mathematics reform constructivism lesson study student engagement differentiation constructive criticism 0280 0524 0727
3	The theme of protest in the post-independence Shona novel Mazuruse, Mickson 20 January 2011 (has links) The study discusses selected Shona novels‟ depiction of the theme of protest in the post-independence era in Zimbabwe. The ideas that these novels generate on protest are examined in the context of socio-political and socio-cultural issues in post-independent Zimbabwe. The study is an investigation of the extent to which protest literature is indispensable in the struggle of African people to liberate themselves from imperialist servitude. Novels on socio-political protest show how the government has failed to deliver on most of its promises because of neocolonialism and corruption. Novels on socio-cultural protest show how cultural innovations in post-independence Zimbabwe brought problems .The study comes to the conclusion that for literature to be reliable and useful to society it is not enough to highlight weaknesses in criticizing, but it should go beyond that and offer constructive and corrective criticism. This shows that protest literature is a vital tool for social transformation in Zimbabwe. / African languages / M.A. (African languages) Socio-political protest Socio-cultural protest Constructive criticism Cultural heritage Economic independence Neocolonialism Women empowerment 896.39753 Women in literature Social problems in literature Socialism and literature -- Zimbabwe Politics and literature -- Zimbabwe
4	The theme of protest in the post-independence Shona novel Mazuruse, Mickson 20 January 2011 (has links) The study discusses selected Shona novels‟ depiction of the theme of protest in the post-independence era in Zimbabwe. The ideas that these novels generate on protest are examined in the context of socio-political and socio-cultural issues in post-independent Zimbabwe. The study is an investigation of the extent to which protest literature is indispensable in the struggle of African people to liberate themselves from imperialist servitude. Novels on socio-political protest show how the government has failed to deliver on most of its promises because of neocolonialism and corruption. Novels on socio-cultural protest show how cultural innovations in post-independence Zimbabwe brought problems .The study comes to the conclusion that for literature to be reliable and useful to society it is not enough to highlight weaknesses in criticizing, but it should go beyond that and offer constructive and corrective criticism. This shows that protest literature is a vital tool for social transformation in Zimbabwe. / African languages / M.A. (African languages) Socio-political protest Socio-cultural protest Constructive criticism Cultural heritage Economic independence Neocolonialism Women empowerment 896.39753 Women in literature Social problems in literature Socialism and literature -- Zimbabwe Politics and literature -- Zimbabwe

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