Lit Review

In this comic, the student reflects on the process of writing a “literature review,” a requirement for a course taught by Dean Scheibel called “Introduction of Research in Communication Studies.” The comics were created by students as a final course assignment. Students were instructed to create comics using photographs, drawings, or a computer program called Comic Life 3. The idea of reflection is important in education. These comics could be viewed as a response to reflective learning (or metacognition) about the idea of the literature review, or “research as inquiry.” Through reflection on what we do, we learn more deeply about our everyday experiences of life, death, love, God, and even literature reviews. Although “comix” have been the objects of critique by academics, these comics subject the work of the academy—the faculty member as teacher—to critique. Research is a process, and by having students reflect on the fears, errors, or mistakes made during that process they will experience new insights and discoveries

Supplemental Educational Services (SES): Effects of SES Tutoring on Student Achievement

This study examined the effectiveness of Supplemental Educational Services (SES) tutoring in increasing the reading and mathematics achievement of Title I students in a Florida elementary school. Kindergarten through fifth grade students who had been matched on their previous performance on the Florida Assessment in Reading (FAIR) or the District Baseline Math test were grouped based on voluntary participation or non-participation in SES tutoring. Scores on the same tests were then compared after the conclusion of SES tutoring. Results showed no gains in improvement for students who received SES tutoring relative to students who did not participate in SES tutoring. Implications for policy are discussed

The Web Magazine 1969, April

The Web Magazine focuses on alumni news and campus events from Gardner-Webb College; now Gardner-Webb University. This issue lists some of the first junior applicants to Gardner-Webb, recognizes Carolyn Stone as May Queen, and reminds students of the upcoming $10,000 scholarship announcement.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/the-web/1015/thumbnail.jp

The Web Magazine 1969, March

The Web Magazine focuses on alumni news and campus events from Gardner-Webb College; now Gardner-Webb University. This issue talks about the success of Sock it to Me Week and the speakers who attended. It also gives a detailed description (with pictures) of the new home of the president, Webb-Knoll.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/the-web/1014/thumbnail.jp

The Web Magazine 1969, February

The Web Magazine focuses on alumni news and campus events from Gardner-Webb College; now Gardner-Webb University. This issue talks about O. Max Gardner and the legacy she left for Gardner-Webb. It also asks alumni to consider donating to Gardner-Webb.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/the-web/1013/thumbnail.jp

The Web Magazine 1968, November

The Web Magazine focuses on alumni news and campus events from Gardner-Webb College; now Gardner-Webb University. This issue gives a schedule of Homecoming, lists a few new faculty members, and talks about where Gardner-Webb stands with obtaining its four year status.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/the-web/1011/thumbnail.jp

The Web Magazine 1969, May

The Web Magazine focuses on alumni news and campus events from Gardner-Webb College; now Gardner-Webb University. This issue provides detailed information about the 1969 Alumni Banquet, announces a new director of the Division of Psychology and Education, and it lists donors to the Annual Fund.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/the-web/1016/thumbnail.jp

The Web Magazine 1968, December

The Web Magazine focuses on alumni news and campus events from Gardner-Webb College; now Gardner-Webb University. This issue announces that it was voted at the Baptist State Convention of NC for Gardner-Webb College to have status as a senior college.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/the-web/1012/thumbnail.jp

The Web Magazine 1969, June

The Web Magazine focuses on alumni news and campus events from Gardner-Webb College; now Gardner-Webb University. This issue names Dr. J. Joy Robinson as Alumnus of the Year , talks about several scholarships, and mentions 20 students who are on mission.https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/the-web/1017/thumbnail.jp

A culture of equality?

Race-based educational segregation has a long history in the United States and continues to exist even though prohibited by law. Recent manifestations of race-based educational discrimination are found in the overrepresentation of black students in special education programs, their subjugation to high rates of exclusionary discipline, and their underrepresentation in gifted programs. This study used the ProQuest Education database and selected search terms to retrieve records of publications and examine trends in professional literature during four decades. Patterns were found in scholarship related to disproportionate representation of black students in special education programs and the use of exclusionary suspension and expulsion with black students as well as the underrepresentation of black students in gifted programs. The most scholarship was found related to gifted programs, in which blacks were underrepresented, and the amount of scholarship progressively decreased as the level of segregation of black students increased from special education placement to suspension and expulsion. Further, the absolute amount of scholarship and the percentage of works published in scholarly journals were inversely related to the number of search terms with negative connotations used, including special education, minority, and poverty. Use of search terms with negative connotations was positively associated with the percentage of scholarship done by students in the form of dissertations and theses. Conclusions note scholarly findings of reduced adult outcomes caused by inequitable access to educational opportunities and encourage additional research into effective provision of culturally responsive teacher preparation and continuing education as alternatives to reliance on zero-tolerance and other policies that increase educational segregation of black students