Posted by education4and2parents on 28th October 2009
The iCollege Tour Series Discusses Community College Leadership with Dr. Kenneth Atwater, President, South Mountain Community College on the
Journey Begins, radio for the engaged parent and dedicated educator.
Bio
Dr. Ken Atwater became President of South Mountain Community College on July 2, 2001. For the five years prior to becoming President he was Vice President for Student Services at Kellogg Community College in Battle Creek, Michigan. In all, Dr. Atwater has served in community college leadership positions for the past 25 years.
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Posted by education4and2parents on 22nd October 2009
The Journey Begins, radio for the engaged parent and dedicated educator. The Journey Begins is a new and different kind of Internet radio station. Our concept targets listeners who enjoy the sounds of today's urban American music combined with conversation. The artists range from Aaliyah to Rihanna to Miles Davis to Usher. The format offers a wide breathe of good music, which captures the urban setting, which highlights which highlights stimulating discussions on educational issues confronting parents, teachers, school administrators, political leaders and community stakeholders.
Conversation with exceptional parents and leaders in the field of education will contribute to the educational landscape. As these seminal writers, program creators and innovative contributors, active citizens and policy makers address real issues impacting real lives of families, students and communities. Our audience will gain a greater understanding of issues in education. This greater understanding will allow families to make better decisions on matters of education, and a form for sharing of information of various solutions to issues.
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Posted by education4and2parents on 21st October 2009
Dr. George R. Boggs is President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). From its Washington, D.C., headquarters, AACC represents over 1,100 associate degree-granting institutions and some 12 million students.
Dr. Boggs holds a bachelor's degree in chemistry from The Ohio State University, a master's degree in chemistry from the University of California at Santa Barbara, and a Ph.D. in educational administration from The University of Texas at Austin.
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Posted by education4and2parents on 19th October 2009
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Dr. Lorenzo Lamar Esters assumed the role of Vice President in the Office for Access and the Advancement of Public Black Universities at the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities on June 1, 2009. As the chief minority affairs officer for the organization, whose membership includes more than 220 public, research and land-grant universities and is headquartered in Washington, DC, Dr. Esters works with leadership of public historically black colleges and universities, 1890 and 1994 Land-grant institutions, and Hispanic-serving institutions. He also provides support and leadership with the Commission on Access, Diversity and Excellence and works to promote and advance access and equity across all APLU institutions and all public higher education.
Dr. Esters formerly served as Senior Adviser to the President at Dillard University in New Orleans, LA. As a Senior Adviser, Dr. Esters’ work primarily involved evaluating the effectiveness of programs and operations, providing senior level advice and assistance to the President regarding faculty, staff and student issues and in addressing complex and sensitive issues regarding campus administration.
Prior to joining Dillard University, Dr. Esters served as Management and Program Analyst in the Office of the Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of Education. There he was responsible for drafting regulations, legislation and policy related to No Child Left Behind and K-12 education. He has over ten years of experience as a career federal public employee. This includes three years with the U.S. Department of Education as a Management and Program Analyst in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, two years as Deputy Division Director with the Social Security Administration’s Office of the Chief Administrative Law Judge in Falls Church, Virginia and five years as a Claims Representative in Social Security Administration District Offices.
Dr. Esters has served as adjunct professor of English at Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi, and at Montgomery College in Rockville, Maryland. He has also published several articles on the subject of Entrepreneurial Leadership in Higher Education and the vanishing African American male in Higher Education. Dr. Esters is currently leading an initiative at A.P.L.U. to launch a national conversation regarding the “American Male Imperative,” an initiative designed to bring attention to the low persistence and resilience rates of males in general and minority males in particular at America’s four-year institutions.
The Mississippi Delta native is a summa cum laude graduate of Rust College in Holly Springs, MS and holds a Master of Arts Degree in English from Jackson State University and Doctorate of Education in Higher Education Administration from Morgan State University in Baltimore, MD. He is a member of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Arlington, Virginia and is former Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees at Northern Virginia Community College, the second largest community college system in the United States. Dr. Esters is also a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and was recently recognized by his alma mater as the Young Alumnus of the Year.
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Posted by education4and2parents on 18th October 2009
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An exclusive interview with Dr. Dr. Ronald J. Iannotti, Staff Scientist, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and Dr. Jing Wang Research Fellow, Health Behavior National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) on their recent research on bullying.
Methods
Data were obtained from the Health Behavior in School-Aged Children (HBSC) 2005 Survey, a nationally representative sample of grades 6–10 (N = 7,182). The revised Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire was used to measure physical, verbal, and relational forms of bullying. Two items were added using the same format to measure cyber bullying. For each form, four categories were created: bully, victim, bully-victim, and not involved. Multinomial logistic regressions were applied, with sociodemographic variables, parental support, and number of friends as predictors.
Results
Prevalence rates of having bullied others or having been bullied at school for at least once in the last 2 months were 20.8% physically, 53.6% verbally, 51.4% socially, or 13.6% electronically. Boys were more involved in physical or verbal bullying, whereas girls were more involved in relational bullying. Boys were more likely to be cyber bullies, whereas girls were more likely to be cyber victims. African-American adolescents were involved in more bullying (physical, verbal, or cyber) but less victimization (verbal or relational). Higher parental support was associated with less involvement across all forms and classifications of bullying. Having more friends was associated with more bullying and less victimization for physical, verbal, and relational forms but was not associated with cyber bullying.
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Posted by education4and2parents on 18th October 2009
An exclusive interview with Dr. Dr. Ronald J. Iannotti, Staff Scientist, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and Dr. Jing Wang Research Fellow, Health Behavior National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) on their recent research on bullying.
Methods
Data were obtained from the Health Behavior in School-Aged Children (HBSC) 2005 Survey, a nationally representative sample of grades 6–10 (N = 7,182). The revised Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire was used to measure physical, verbal, and relational forms of bullying. Two items were added using the same format to measure cyber bullying. For each form, four categories were created: bully, victim, bully-victim, and not involved. Multinomial logistic regressions were applied, with sociodemographic variables, parental support, and number of friends as predictors.
Results
Prevalence rates of having bullied others or having been bullied at school for at least once in the last 2 months were 20.8% physically, 53.6% verbally, 51.4% socially, or 13.6% electronically. Boys were more involved in physical or verbal bullying, whereas girls were more involved in relational bullying. Boys were more likely to be cyber bullies, whereas girls were more likely to be cyber victims. African-American adolescents were involved in more bullying (physical, verbal, or cyber) but less victimization (verbal or relational). Higher parental support was associated with less involvement across all forms and classifications of bullying. Having more friends was associated with more bullying and less victimization for physical, verbal, and relational forms but was not associated with cyber bullying.
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Posted by education4and2parents on 8th October 2009
Methods
Data were obtained from the Health Behavior in School-Aged Children (HBSC) 2005 Survey, a nationally representative sample of grades 6–10 (N = 7,182). The revised Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire was used to measure physical, verbal, and relational forms of bullying. Two items were added using the same format to measure cyber bullying. For each form, four categories were created: bully, victim, bully-victim, and not involved. Multinomial logistic regressions were applied, with sociodemographic variables, parental support, and number of friends as predictors.
Results
Prevalence rates of having bullied others or having been bullied at school for at least once in the last 2 months were 20.8% physically, 53.6% verbally, 51.4% socially, or 13.6% electronically. Boys were more involved in physical or verbal bullying, whereas girls were more involved in relational bullying. Boys were more likely to be cyber bullies, whereas girls were more likely to be cyber victims. African-American adolescents were involved in more bullying (physical, verbal, or cyber) but less victimization (verbal or relational). Higher parental support was associated with less involvement across all forms and classifications of bullying. Having more friends was associated with more bullying and less victimization for physical, verbal, and relational forms but was not associated with cyber bullying.
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Posted by education4and2parents on 7th October 2009
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Recently, The Journey Begins radio for the engaged parent and dedicated educator had the rare opportunity to discuss the role of the American community colleges with the renowned scholar Dr. Christine Johnson McPhail.
Dr. Christine Johnson McPhail, is the former president of Cypress College in California, and the founder of the Community College Leadership Doctoral Program at Morgan State University. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and the Council for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC); Advisory Council for the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) and the National Center for Postsecondary Research (NCPR) at the Community College Research Center (CCRC); Coach, Achieving the Dream; formerly served as the Affirmative Action Officer.
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Posted by education4and2parents on 7th October 2009
Historical Black Colleges and Universities also known as HBCUs have traditionally been the nurturer of African American Scholars, however it appears that other ethnic groups are realizing the value associated with institutions with a tradition of cultivate many of America’s best scholars. According to a 2007 report by the American Association of University Professors there are several HBCUs with enrollment of white students of over 20% of its student enrollment.
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