The educators of the Department of Education at Messiah frequently publish and present quality scholarship in their field and in the context of their vibrant Christian faith.

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Submissions from 2024

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Examining the Lived Experience of Disabilities through Gender and Race [Presentation & Handout Activity], Melinda S. Burchard Ph.D., Sarah Myers, Mila Acosta-Morales, Mireliz Bermudez, Grace Rhinehart, and Maddie Unger

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Translating Information from Scholarly Sources to Community [Notes], Melinda S. Burchard Ph.D., Sarah Myers, and Liz Kielley

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Translating Information from Scholarly Sources to Community [Presentation], Melinda S. Burchard Ph.D., Sarah Myers, and Liz Kielley

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Belonging or Fitting In: Multilingual Learners and Acculturation, Tina Keller

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Preparing Happy Teachers: A Review of the Literature, Tina Keller

Submissions from 2023

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A Mother’s Prayer through the Five Words of a Son with Autism, Melinda S. Burchard Ph.D.

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Explorations in Belonging Through Children’s Books About Migration, Melinda S. Burchard Ph.D.

Submissions from 2022

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Perspectives and Practical Strategies for Disability-Related Behavior Challenges in Ministries to Children and Youth, Melinda S. Burchard Ph.D.

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Teaching Special Educators to Critically Evaluate Children’s Books for Cultural Responsiveness, Melinda S. Burchard Ph.D., Alexandria Cass, and Julianna Chen

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Phoneme Production Model, Melinda S. Burchard Ph.D. and Trevor Swartz

Submissions from 2021

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Culturally Responsive Special Education Experiences and Efficacy Scale, CRSEEES, Melinda S. Burchard Ph.D.

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Finding Belonging through Children’s Books Rating Scale, Melinda S. Burchard Ph.D.

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Recognizing Bias in Social Media News: Resources for Teaching Media Literacy in Special Education, Melinda S. Burchard Ph.D., Lori Konopasek, Betsy Layman, Sarah Myers, and Linda Poston

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Story Shaping Ideology: Majoritarian Stories of English Learners, Tina Keller

Submissions from 2020

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Interactions of IEP Quality and Intervention Self-Efficacy for Pre-Service Teachers, Melinda S. Burchard Ph.D. and Katie Hipple Vargas

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Comparing Candidates on Issues when Voting: Resources for Teaching Media Literacy in Special Education, Melinda S. Burchard Ph.D., Lori Konopasek, Betsy Layman, Sarah Myers, and Linda Poston

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Who is my friend? Resources for Teaching Media Literacy in Special Education, Melinda S. Burchard Ph.D., Lori Konopasek, Betsy Layman, Sarah Myers, and Linda Poston

Submissions from 2019

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IEP Quality Inventory, Melinda S. Burchard Ph.D.

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IEP Quality Inventory BRIEF, Melinda S. Burchard Ph.D.

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Early Information Literacy Experience Matters to Self-Efficacy and Performance Outcomes in Teacher Education, Melinda S. Burchard and Sarah K. Myers

Submissions from 2017

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Interactions Between Teachers’ Attribution for Student Learning and Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices, Melinda S. Burchard, Jennifer L. Fisler, and Jan Dormer

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Playing in Literary Landscapes: Considering Children’s Need for Fantasy Literature in the Place-Based Classroom, Sarah Fischer

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Readers as Place-Makers: The Experience of Place in the Literacy Life-Worlds of Middle Childhood, Sarah Fischer

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Reading With a Crayon: Pre-Conventional Marginalia as Reader Response in Early Childhood, Sarah Fischer

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“The World is So Much Bigger”: Preservice Teachers’ Experiences of Religion in Israel and the Influences on Identity and Teaching, Tina Keller

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“We don't talk about that here": Teachers, Religion, Public Elementary Schools and the Embodiment of Silence, a Binational United States and Israel Study, Tina Keller, Amy Camardese, and Randa Abbas

Submissions from 2016

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Utility of the Multi-Tiered Instruction Self-Efficacy Scale in Assessing Needs and Short-Term Gains of Preservice Teachers for Multi-tiered Instruction, Susan K. Barnes and Melinda S. Burchard

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Curriculum Weaving: Developing Creative Curricular Opportunities for Pre-Service Teachers and Elementary Students through Project-Based Learning, Alison Lynn DuBois and Tina Keller

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The Hidden Curriculum in Room 10: School Mythology and Professional Identity Negotiation in the Miss Malarkey Picture Book Series, Sarah Fischer

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When Names and Schools Collide: Critically Analyzing Depictions of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children Negotiating Their Names in Picture Books, Tina Keller and Judith K. Franzak

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Field Notes: Inspect Your Ideology, Tina Keller and Becky Kappus

Submissions from 2015

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Re-storying “progress” through familial curriculum making: Toward a husbandry of rooted lives, Sarah Fischer

What’s in a Name? Picture Books as Opportunities for Critical Literacy in Creating Culturally Responsive Classrooms for ALL Children, Tina Keller

Submissions from 2014

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An Analysis of Evidence-based Teaching Practices from Meta-analyses 2000 to 2014 for Kindergarten Through Middle School, Melinda S. Burchard Ph.D.

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Whose Voices are Being Heard? Mechanisms for Community Participation in Education in Northern Ghana, Obed Mfum-Mensah and S. Friedson-Ridenour

Graduate Student Preferences for Practicing Faith in Online Coursework, Maude S. Yacapsin

Submissions from 2011

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Quality and Utility of the Multi-tiered Instruction Self-efficacy Scale, Susan K. Barnes and Melinda S. Burchard

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Education Collaboration to Promote School Participation in Northern Ghana: a Case Study of a Complementary Education Program, Obed Mfum-Mensah

Submissions from 2010

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Long-term metacognitive effects of a strategic learning course for postsecondary students with and without disabilities, Melinda S. Burchard Ph.D.

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Developing a scale to assess self-efficacy for Response to Intervention practices in schools, Melinda S. Burchard Ph.D. and Susan K. Barnes

Submissions from 2009

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Learning Effectiveness of a Strategic Learning Course, Melinda S. Burchard and Peter Swerdzewski

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An Exploratory Study of the Curriculum Development Process of a Complementary Education Program for Marginalized Communities in Northern Ghana, Obed Mfum-Mensah

Submissions from 2006

Exploring the role of social capital and teaching efficacy in teacher learning, Jennifer L. Fisler and W A. Firestone

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Teacher Learning in a School-University Partnership: Exploring the Role of Social Trust and Teaching Efficacy Beliefs, Jennifer L. Fisler and William A. Firestone

Submissions from 2004

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Empowerment or Impairment? Involving Traditional Communities in School Management, Obed Mfum-Mensah

Submissions from 2003

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A Decade of Charter Schools: From Theory to Practice, K. Bulkley and Jennifer L. Fisler

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Fostering Educational Participation in Pastoral Communities Through Non-Formal Education: the Ghanaian Perspective, Obed Mfum-Mensah

Submissions from 2002

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Politics, Community, and Leadership in a School-University Partnership, W. A. Firestone and Jennifer L. Fisler

Submissions from 2000

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Retaining women in the sciences: Evidence from Douglass College’s Project SUPER, Jennifer L. Fisler, J W. Young, and J L. Hein

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Sex Differences on the SAT: An Analysis of Demographic and Educational Variables, J. W. Young and Jennifer L. Fisler

Submissions from 1987

Logo and the Preschooler, D. Cook and Don Murk