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Summary of Recent Scholarly Work
Faculty in the School of Education have published a number of refereed journal articles, books, book chapters, non-refereed journal article, and professional newsletter articles.  The faculty have made presentations at international conferences, national conferences, and state conferences.  Additionally, doctoral students have been co-authors and have participated in presentations at state conferences.

PUBLICATIONS
Algera, H.F. , & Sink, C.A. (2002). Another look at character education in Christian schools. Journal of Research on Christian Education, 11 , 161-181.

Bond, S. (2004, April). Taking the high road. Principal Leadership, 14-18.

Eigenbrood, R. (2004). IDEA requirements for children with disabilities in faith-based schools: Implications for practice. Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 15 , 2-8.

Ellis, A. K . (2003). Teaching, Learning, & Assessment Together: Exemplars of Curriculum Theory. Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education, Inc.

Ellis, A. K. (2002). Teaching and learning elementary social studies (7 th ed.). Boston : Allyn and Bacon/Pearson Education. (Book)

Ellis. A. K. (2002). The exploits of Columbus and the conquistadors: New world journeys of discovery . Madison, WI: DEMCO Publishing. (Book)

Ellis, A. K . (2001). Teaching, Learning, & Assessment Together: The Reflective Classroom. Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education, Inc.

McMahan, K, & Fritzberg, G .  (2004) “On the Bridge:  A Cross-Cultural Mentoring Model for Higher Education.”  Will appear in Frances L. Kochan, ed.  Global Perspectives on Reconstructing Context, Learning Communities, and Cultures Through Mentoring . Greenwich , Connecticut :  Information Age Publishing.

Fritzberg, G . (2004) "Revise and Resubmit: A Critical Response to Title One of the No Child Left Behind Act." Journal of Education .

Fritzberg, G. (2002). From impersonal policy to personal relationships:  An educational researcher's story of educational mentoring.”  With Aragaw Alemayehu.  In F.L. Kochan (Ed.). Voices of Mentoring in Diverse Settings.  Greenwich , CT :  Information Age Publishing. (Book chapter)

Fritzberg, G. (2002). Freedom That Counts: The Historic Underpinnings of Positive Liberty and Equality of Educational Opportunity . Journal of Thought . Vol. 37, No. 2, 2002 (2 nd article in a two-part series)

Fritzberg, G . Less than equal:  A former schoolteacher examines the causes of educational disadvantagement. The Urban Review . Summer, 2001.

Fritzberg, G. (2001). “Opportunities of Substance: Reconceptualizing Equality of Educational Opportunity .” Journal of Thought . Vol. 36, No. 1, 2001 (1st article in a two-part series) 

Fritzberg, G. (2001). “From Rhetoric to Reality: Opportunity-to-Learn Standards and the Integrity of American Public School Reform.” Teacher Education Quarterly . Vol. 28, No. 1, 2001 ( Education Index ; ERIC )

Fritzberg, G. (2000). "Equal Educational Opportunity Versus 'Excellence': Keeping the Pressure on Goliath." Educational Foundations. Vol. 14, No. 2, 2000 ( ERIC )

Hartnett, S.D. , & Levesque, C. (2002). Chef scenarios: Case studies, case histories, and narratives on teaching and leadership in kitchen classrooms and in industry .  Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt. (Book)

Montgomery, L. (2003). It's not about you! Christian School Education, 6, 5-7.

Mvududu, N. (2003). A cross-cultural study of the connection between students' attitudes toward statistics and the use of constructivist strategies in the course. Journal of Statistics Education, 11.

Anderson, R. C.,  Gaffney, J. S., Wu, X., Wang, C. C., Li, Wenling, Shu, H., Nagy, W. , & Ming, X. (2001).  Shared-book reading in China.  In W. Li, J. Gaffney, & J. Packard (Eds.), Chinese Children's Reading Acquisition:  Theoretical and Pedagogical Issues (pp. 131-155).  New York:  Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Berninger, V., Abbott, R., Billingsley, F., & Nagy, W. (2001).  Processes underlying timing and fluency of reading:  Efficiency, automaticity, coordination, and morphological awareness (pp. 383-414.  In M. Wolf (Ed.), Dyslexia, Fluency, and the Brain. Timonium, MD:  York Press.

Anderson, R. C., Gaffney, J. S., Wu, X., Wang, C. C., Li, Wenling, Shu, H., Nagy, W. , & Ming, X. (2001). Shared-book reading in China. In W. Li, J. Gaffney, & J. Packard (Eds.), Chinese Children's Reading Acquisition: Theoretical and Pedagogical Issues (pp. 131-155). New York: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Richards, T. L., Berninger, V. W., Aylward, E. H., Richards, A. L., Thomson, J. B., Nagy, W. E. , Carlisle, J. F., Dager, S. R., & Abbott, R. D. (2002). R eproducibility of proton MR spectroscopic imaging (PEPSI): comparison of dyslexic and normal-reading children and effects of treatment on brain lactate levels during language tasks . American Journal of Neuroradiology, 23(10), 1678-1685.

Berninger, V., Nagy, W. , Carlisle, J., Thomson, J., Hoffer, D., Abbott, S.,, Abbott, R., Richards, T., & Aylward, E. (2003). Effective treatment for dyslexics in grades 4-6: Behavioral and brain evidence . In B. Foorman (Ed.), Preventing and Treating Reading Disabilities: Bringing Science to Scale (pp. 381-417). Timonium, MD: York Press.

Aylward, E., Richards, T., Berninger, V., Nagy, W. , Field, K., Grimme, A., Richards, A., Thomson, J., & Cramer, S. (2003). Instructional treatment associated with changes in brain activation in children with dyslexia . Neurology, 61, 212-219.

Nagy, W. , Berninger, V., Abbott, R., Vaughan, K., & Vermeulen, K. (2003). Relationship of morphology and other language skills to literacy skills in at-risk second grade readers and at-risk fourth grade writers. Journal of Educational Psychology, 95, 730-742.

Scott, J. A., & Nagy, W. (2004). Developing word consciousness. In J. Baumann & E. Kame'enui (Eds.), Vocabulary instruction: Research to practice (pp. 201-217). New York: Guilford.

Rowley, W.J., Sink, C.A. , & MacDonald, G. (2002). An experiential and systemic approach to encouraging collaboration and community building. Professional School Counseling, 5 , 360-365.

Sink , C.A. , & Richman, L.J. (2004). Introducing spirituality to Professional School Counseling . Professional School Counseling, 7, 291-292.

Sink , C.A. (2004). Spirituality and comprehensive school counseling programs. Professional School Counseling, 7, 309-317.

Sink, C. A . (Ed.). (2005). Contemporary school counseling theory, research, and practice . Boston : Houghton Mifflin.

Sink, C. A. , & Stroh, H. R. (2003).  Improving Academic Achievement in Primary Students Through a Systematic Approach to Guidance and Counseling

Sink, C. A. , & Stroh, H. R. (2003).  What are the Effects of Comprehensive Developmental Guidance Programs on Early Elementary Students' Academic Achievement?

Sink, C. (2002). Comprehensive guidance and counseling programs and the development of multicultural student-citizens. Professional School Counseling, 6, 130-137.

Sink, C. A. (2002). In search of the profession's finest hour: A critique of four views of 21 st century school counseling. Professional School Counseling, 5 , 156-163. (Refereed)

Sink, C. A., & Robinson, H. L. (2001, August). Comprehensive guidance and counseling in Washington state: Taking a closer look. Newsletter of the Washington School Counselor Association, 1 , 2-3.

Sink, C.A., Rowley, W.J. , MacDonald, D., Jones, J.M. , Perrin, N. (in press). Models of multicultural counseling and psychotherapy: A synthesis for beginning counselors.  In D.S. Sandhu (Ed.), Alternative approaches to counseling and psychotherapy .  Huntington, NY: Nova Science Publishers. (Book chapter)

Sink, C. A., & Rubel, L. (2001). The school as community approach to violence prevention. In D. S. Sandhu (Ed.). Faces of violence: Psychological correlates, concepts, and intervention strategies (pp. 417-437).  Huntington , NY : Nova Science Publishers. (Book chapter)

Sink, C. A., & Yillik-Downer, A. (2001). School counselors' perceptions of comprehensive guidance and counseling programs: A survey of national trends. Professional School Counseling, 4, 278- 288. (Contribution to special issue on comprehensive guidance and counseling edited by Richard Lapan, U. of Missouri, Columbia) (Refereed)

Davis, K. M., & Sink, C. A. (2001). Navigating the publication process II: Further recommendations for prospective contributors. Professional School Counseling, 5, 56-61. (Refereed)

Young, S.L. , & O'Leary, R. (2002). Creating numerical scales for measuring tools. Teaching Children Mathematics, 8 , 400-405. (Refereed)

Young, S.L. (2001). Geometry concepts. Columbus, OH: Zaner-Bloser. (A series of 10 early literacy books and Teacher's Guide)


PRESENTATIONS
Algera, H. , & Bond, J. (2003, November). Classroom assessment: Engaging students in the accountability process . Presented at the annual conference of the Washington State School Directors' Association, SeaTac, WA.

Eigenbrood, D. & Lesage, J. (2001, July). The role of secondary accrediting agencies in the devlopment of comprehensive assessment plans.  P resented at the annual meeting of the Amercian Association of Higher Education Assessment Conference, Denver, CO.

Eigenbrood, D. (2003, November). Inclusive School Communities: Fostering Caring, Understanding and Kindness in Youth.  Paper presented at the International Conference on Civic Education Research, New Orleans , LA.

Ellis, A. K . (2003, October). Relationship between reflective practice and academic achievement in schools based on information from his book Teaching, Learning, & Assessment Together: Exemplars of Curriculum Theory.  Presented to the School of Education at Whitworth College to graduate students enrolled in the Masters Program.

Ellis, A. K . (2003, October). Relationship between reflective practice and academic achievement in schools based on information from his book Teaching, Learning, & Assessment Together: Exemplars of Curriculum Theory.  Presented to the College of Education at the University of Idaho to undergraduates majoring in elementary and secondary education. 

Ellison, P.A., Stoiber, K.C., Reinemann, D. Semrud-Clikeman, M., Saunders, J.M. , Overstreet, S., and Tobiasz, S. (2001). Challenges and Rewards of Academic Careers: Women in School Psychology.   Presented at symposium for the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Fritzberg, G. (2001, November). The other 1984: The significance of G.K. Chesterton's Napoleon of Notting Hill for Modern Times. ”  Presented at a joint conference with Seattle Pacific University and Zhejiang University.

Hartnett, S. (2004). Legacy and Leveling the Playing Field: Creating Equal Education Opportunity for All .  Presented at the Washington Alliance for Black School Educators conference, Bellevue, WA.

Hartnett, S. (2004). No Teachers Left Behind Ensures No Students Are Left Behind .  Presented at the National Association for Teacher Educators Conference, Spokane, WA.

Hartnett, S. (2002). Accountability, assessment, and association: A win-win for addressing teacher/employee remediation. Presented at annual conference of the Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges for Teacher Education, New York City , NY .

Hartnett, S. (2001). Assessment, association, and assistance: A plan for teacher assistance in schools. Presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Washington School Principals, Spokane, WA.

Hughey, K., & Sink, C. A. (2001, June). Writing for publication. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American School Counselor Association, Portland, OR.

Kuranz, M., Jeffries, B, Barge, C., Shannon, S., & Sink, C. (2001, March). The EALRs, the WASL, and School Counseling . Presentation at the annual meeting of the Washington School Counselor Association, Vancouver, WA.

Nagy. W. (2001, October). Discussion that fosters strategic reading of expository text. Washington Organization for Reading Development conference, Shoreline, WA.

Nagy, W. (May, 2002). Putting vocabulary research into practice . Invited address, Putting Reading Research Into Practice: A Research Symposium. U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC.

Nagy, W . (August, 2003). A comprehensive approach for promoting vocabulary growth . South Caroline Reading Initiative. Columbia, South Carolina.

Nagy, W. (October, 2003). Complexities of the vocabulary/comprehension relationship: A rationale for a multi-component approach to vocabulary instruction . Invited address, Focus on Vocabulary Forum, Dallas, Texas.

Rowley, W.J., Sink, C.A., & Robinson, H. (2002, March). Guidance Curricula that works.   Presentation at the annual meeting of the Washington School Counselor Association, Seattle, WA.

Sink, C. A. (2004, June).  Taking accountability to Heart. Presented at the Arizona School Counselors' Academy, Tucson, AZ.  ponsored by U. of Arizona, Tucson; AZ School Counselor Association, AZ Dept of Education.

Sink, C. A. (2001, September). Using comprehensive guidance and counseling programs to facilitate citizenship education. Paper presented at the 3 rd Conference on the Social and Moral Fabric of the School, University of Hull, Beverley, UK.

Sink, C. A. (2001, April). Comprehensive guidance and counseling: An attempt at synthesis . Discussant paper for symposium on Comprehensive guidance and counseling: Theory, implementation, and evaluation presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Seattle, WA.

Compiled by William Rowley
Dean, School of Education
Seattle Pacific University

 

 

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