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Papers by David Virtue
Routledge eBooks, Mar 8, 2023
New Directions for Teaching and Learning, Mar 1, 2022
This chapter uses Kolb's (1984) theory of experiential learning to examine the learning proce... more This chapter uses Kolb's (1984) theory of experiential learning to examine the learning process in two related contexts: A university‐facilitated study tour for in‐service English teachers from Norway and a short‐term study‐abroad program to Norway for US preservice teachers.
Advances in higher education and professional development book series, Nov 17, 2016
This chapter describes an ongoing international partnership that involves the exchange of Norwegi... more This chapter describes an ongoing international partnership that involves the exchange of Norwegian secondary school teachers and U.S. college students with an overarching goal of promoting cultural understanding. The author implemented a descriptive, action research case study to document the background and history of the partnership, describe the key partners and their roles, outline the academic activities, discuss logistical and fiscal considerations, and address issues of sustainability and plans for the future. The author aims to provide a comprehensive narrative of the development and implementation of the partnership from its inception to provide a basis for improving and advancing the partnership in the future. The author also discusses lessons that may inform similar international collaborations.
Middle School Journal, 2010
Middle School Journal, Nov 1, 2012
The Journal of Social Studies Research, 2008
Presents a tribute to middle school proponent Gordon Vars upon his death
Education Sciences
This case study describes responsive approaches to middle grades education and teacher education ... more This case study describes responsive approaches to middle grades education and teacher education at Laboratory Middle School (LMS), a subunit of the college of education in a public university in the southeastern USA. LMS was established with a mission to serve rural students who had experienced struggles in the regular school system and to serve as a clinical site for the preparation of middle grades teachers, counselors, and school nurses. Many students at LMS have faced challenges due to physical or cognitive exceptionalities or because of traumatic experiences. Thus, programs and practices in the school must respond to the developmental stage of the young adolescents whom it serves, as well as the many varied individual needs of the learners. The conceptual frame for the study is “responsiveness” as defined by seminal middle-level literature (e.g., This We Believe), and the theoretical underpinnings are constructed from theories of stage–environment fit and human ecology. The st...
Routledge eBooks, Mar 8, 2023
Routledge eBooks, Mar 8, 2023
Routledge eBooks, Mar 8, 2023
Routledge eBooks, May 19, 2022
Routledge eBooks, May 19, 2022
Routledge eBooks, Jul 5, 2022
Routledge eBooks, Jul 5, 2022
Middle Grades Review, Dec 1, 2020
Middle level education as a field of study has expanded during the last 30 years to include a gro... more Middle level education as a field of study has expanded during the last 30 years to include a growing, international knowledge base. The primary purpose of this review essay is to highlight trends in the extent to which refereed scholarship in the field of middle level education has reflected international content and perspectives during the last 30 years. To accomplish this task, the authors conducted a chronological review of the major refereed publications of the Association for Middle Level Education, Adolescent Success, and the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Middle Level Education Research (MLER) SIG as well as Middle Grades Research Journal and Middle Grades Review. The authors also examined AERA conference programs between 2010 and 2019 for international content and perspectives in MLER SIG sessions. While the authors' primary aim was to understand trends in the geographic scope of scholarship in the field, they also gleaned tentative insights about research approaches, theoretical frameworks, and editorial bias that informed a set of recommendations they offered to advance future international work in middle level education. The recommendations include (a) expanding and strengthening worldwide networks of middle grades scholars; (b) building consensus around a middle grades research agenda that has an international dimension; and (c) promoting and engaging in more international scholarship that is theory-driven, uses rigorous, appropriate comparative methodologies, and draws on perspectives from cultures and countries not well represented in the literature.
International Handbook of Middle Level Education Theory, Research, and Policy, 2019
Routledge eBooks, Mar 8, 2023
New Directions for Teaching and Learning, Mar 1, 2022
This chapter uses Kolb's (1984) theory of experiential learning to examine the learning proce... more This chapter uses Kolb's (1984) theory of experiential learning to examine the learning process in two related contexts: A university‐facilitated study tour for in‐service English teachers from Norway and a short‐term study‐abroad program to Norway for US preservice teachers.
Advances in higher education and professional development book series, Nov 17, 2016
This chapter describes an ongoing international partnership that involves the exchange of Norwegi... more This chapter describes an ongoing international partnership that involves the exchange of Norwegian secondary school teachers and U.S. college students with an overarching goal of promoting cultural understanding. The author implemented a descriptive, action research case study to document the background and history of the partnership, describe the key partners and their roles, outline the academic activities, discuss logistical and fiscal considerations, and address issues of sustainability and plans for the future. The author aims to provide a comprehensive narrative of the development and implementation of the partnership from its inception to provide a basis for improving and advancing the partnership in the future. The author also discusses lessons that may inform similar international collaborations.
Middle School Journal, 2010
Middle School Journal, Nov 1, 2012
The Journal of Social Studies Research, 2008
Presents a tribute to middle school proponent Gordon Vars upon his death
Education Sciences
This case study describes responsive approaches to middle grades education and teacher education ... more This case study describes responsive approaches to middle grades education and teacher education at Laboratory Middle School (LMS), a subunit of the college of education in a public university in the southeastern USA. LMS was established with a mission to serve rural students who had experienced struggles in the regular school system and to serve as a clinical site for the preparation of middle grades teachers, counselors, and school nurses. Many students at LMS have faced challenges due to physical or cognitive exceptionalities or because of traumatic experiences. Thus, programs and practices in the school must respond to the developmental stage of the young adolescents whom it serves, as well as the many varied individual needs of the learners. The conceptual frame for the study is “responsiveness” as defined by seminal middle-level literature (e.g., This We Believe), and the theoretical underpinnings are constructed from theories of stage–environment fit and human ecology. The st...
Routledge eBooks, Mar 8, 2023
Routledge eBooks, Mar 8, 2023
Routledge eBooks, Mar 8, 2023
Routledge eBooks, May 19, 2022
Routledge eBooks, May 19, 2022
Routledge eBooks, Jul 5, 2022
Routledge eBooks, Jul 5, 2022
Middle Grades Review, Dec 1, 2020
Middle level education as a field of study has expanded during the last 30 years to include a gro... more Middle level education as a field of study has expanded during the last 30 years to include a growing, international knowledge base. The primary purpose of this review essay is to highlight trends in the extent to which refereed scholarship in the field of middle level education has reflected international content and perspectives during the last 30 years. To accomplish this task, the authors conducted a chronological review of the major refereed publications of the Association for Middle Level Education, Adolescent Success, and the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Middle Level Education Research (MLER) SIG as well as Middle Grades Research Journal and Middle Grades Review. The authors also examined AERA conference programs between 2010 and 2019 for international content and perspectives in MLER SIG sessions. While the authors' primary aim was to understand trends in the geographic scope of scholarship in the field, they also gleaned tentative insights about research approaches, theoretical frameworks, and editorial bias that informed a set of recommendations they offered to advance future international work in middle level education. The recommendations include (a) expanding and strengthening worldwide networks of middle grades scholars; (b) building consensus around a middle grades research agenda that has an international dimension; and (c) promoting and engaging in more international scholarship that is theory-driven, uses rigorous, appropriate comparative methodologies, and draws on perspectives from cultures and countries not well represented in the literature.
International Handbook of Middle Level Education Theory, Research, and Policy, 2019