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Papers by Laura Quaynor

Research paper thumbnail of Remembering West African indigenous knowledges and practices in citizenship education research

Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education

Research paper thumbnail of Linguistically Responsive Teaching in pre-service teacher education: A review of the literature through the lens of cultural-historical activity theory

Journal of Teacher Education, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of Can storytelling improve bilingual children's literacy skills?

Research paper thumbnail of Connections and Contradictions in Teacher Practices for Preparing Globally Minded Citizens in Two IB Public Schools

Background/Context: With 13 million immigrants arriving in the United States between 2000 and 201... more Background/Context: With 13 million immigrants arriving in the United States between 2000 and 2010, immigration is at its highest level in a century. At the same time, there has been an exponential increase in the number of IB PYP and MYP schools in the United States, from 88 registered in 1997 to 1,470 in 2013. Much of this increase has been in Title I schools serving diverse populations. This work examines classroom practice at the intersection of these phenomena.

Purpose: Within two different schools that offer IB programs and serve substantial numbers of immigrant and refugee youth, how do teachers prepare youth for citizenship?

Setting: This study took place at two public middle schools in suburban neighborhoods in the southeastern United States.

Population: Participants included seven middle school teachers, two administrators, and 27 sixth-grade students from 11 different countries.

Intervention/Program/Practice: Both schools were registered as IB World Schools.

Research Design: This paper reports on a comparative case study of six classrooms in two International Baccalaureate schools.

Data Collection and Analysis: The author shares findings based on 65 classroom observations over the course of one semester, nine interviews with adult teachers and administrators.

Data was analyzed using a phenomenological approach, beginning with analyzing data from each classroom, then from each school, and finally comparing themes between classrooms and students in the two schools. Data analysis began with codes based on theoretical frameworks for citizenship.

Findings/Results: A wide divergence in teacher practice was observed, with some practices exemplifying a flexible teacher orientation towards global education, acknowledging the global experiences, multiple languages, and variety of viewpoints that students brought into the classroom. Other practices exemplified a fixed teacher orientation towards global education, ignoring the variety of student experiences, languages, and viewpoints in the classroom.

Conclusions/Recommendations: Based on the differences in implemented curricula in the two schools across classrooms, the author proposes expanding frameworks for understanding global education. Global education can be implemented with a flexible or fixed orientation, as educators design activities and present content in ways that recognize or disregard students’ identities and experiences. The study suggests that the use of International Baccalaureate programs is no guarantee of a global education connected to the experiences of immigrant and refugee youth. Modifications in teacher practice and school structures are necessary in order to make global education relevant to diverse youth.

Research paper thumbnail of Providing a global education for refugee students

Social Studies and the Young Learner, Nov 1, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of The influences of home language, gender, and social class on mathematics literacy in France, Germany, Hong, Kong, and the United States

Research paper thumbnail of Book Review: Refugee and Immigrant Students: Achieving Equity in Education

Research paper thumbnail of ‘I do not have the means to speak:’ educating youth for citizenship in postconflict Liberia

Research paper thumbnail of The implications of privatization for citizenship education: Views from four Liberian schools.

Research paper thumbnail of Becoming the enemy? Schooling and post-colonial conceptions of citizenship in the Akuapem region of Ghana

Research paper thumbnail of Refugee Students in Global Schools, Constructing Citizenship: A comparative case study of sixth grade classrooms in two public IB schools

Research paper thumbnail of International Journal of Testing 2011 Reviewers

… Journal of Testing, Jan 1, 2012

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Research paper thumbnail of Citizenship education in Post-conflict contexts: A review of the literature

In recent years, citizenship education has been the subject of much international attention, incl... more In recent years, citizenship education has been the subject of much international attention, including two major cross-national studies. However, few reviews of civic education scholarship include research from post-conflict societies. This omission is notable because post-conflict situations offer distinct challenges to instilling both democratic norms and a sense of social cohesion to ensure democracy and social justice in the future. This paper seeks to address this need, providing a review of research on citizenship education in post-conflict contexts published in English-language journals in order to delineate similarities and differences across such contexts. Findings common to many studies on citizenship education in post-conflict countries include the avoidance of controversial issues, the unique role of ethnicity, a lack of trust in political parties and authoritarianism. Some studies also reported a movement towards global or regional identities and student desire for active citizenship education.

Research paper thumbnail of Remembering West African indigenous knowledges and practices in citizenship education research

Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education

Research paper thumbnail of Linguistically Responsive Teaching in pre-service teacher education: A review of the literature through the lens of cultural-historical activity theory

Journal of Teacher Education, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of Can storytelling improve bilingual children's literacy skills?

Research paper thumbnail of Connections and Contradictions in Teacher Practices for Preparing Globally Minded Citizens in Two IB Public Schools

Background/Context: With 13 million immigrants arriving in the United States between 2000 and 201... more Background/Context: With 13 million immigrants arriving in the United States between 2000 and 2010, immigration is at its highest level in a century. At the same time, there has been an exponential increase in the number of IB PYP and MYP schools in the United States, from 88 registered in 1997 to 1,470 in 2013. Much of this increase has been in Title I schools serving diverse populations. This work examines classroom practice at the intersection of these phenomena.

Purpose: Within two different schools that offer IB programs and serve substantial numbers of immigrant and refugee youth, how do teachers prepare youth for citizenship?

Setting: This study took place at two public middle schools in suburban neighborhoods in the southeastern United States.

Population: Participants included seven middle school teachers, two administrators, and 27 sixth-grade students from 11 different countries.

Intervention/Program/Practice: Both schools were registered as IB World Schools.

Research Design: This paper reports on a comparative case study of six classrooms in two International Baccalaureate schools.

Data Collection and Analysis: The author shares findings based on 65 classroom observations over the course of one semester, nine interviews with adult teachers and administrators.

Data was analyzed using a phenomenological approach, beginning with analyzing data from each classroom, then from each school, and finally comparing themes between classrooms and students in the two schools. Data analysis began with codes based on theoretical frameworks for citizenship.

Findings/Results: A wide divergence in teacher practice was observed, with some practices exemplifying a flexible teacher orientation towards global education, acknowledging the global experiences, multiple languages, and variety of viewpoints that students brought into the classroom. Other practices exemplified a fixed teacher orientation towards global education, ignoring the variety of student experiences, languages, and viewpoints in the classroom.

Conclusions/Recommendations: Based on the differences in implemented curricula in the two schools across classrooms, the author proposes expanding frameworks for understanding global education. Global education can be implemented with a flexible or fixed orientation, as educators design activities and present content in ways that recognize or disregard students’ identities and experiences. The study suggests that the use of International Baccalaureate programs is no guarantee of a global education connected to the experiences of immigrant and refugee youth. Modifications in teacher practice and school structures are necessary in order to make global education relevant to diverse youth.

Research paper thumbnail of Providing a global education for refugee students

Social Studies and the Young Learner, Nov 1, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of The influences of home language, gender, and social class on mathematics literacy in France, Germany, Hong, Kong, and the United States

Research paper thumbnail of Book Review: Refugee and Immigrant Students: Achieving Equity in Education

Research paper thumbnail of ‘I do not have the means to speak:’ educating youth for citizenship in postconflict Liberia

Research paper thumbnail of The implications of privatization for citizenship education: Views from four Liberian schools.

Research paper thumbnail of Becoming the enemy? Schooling and post-colonial conceptions of citizenship in the Akuapem region of Ghana

Research paper thumbnail of Refugee Students in Global Schools, Constructing Citizenship: A comparative case study of sixth grade classrooms in two public IB schools

Research paper thumbnail of International Journal of Testing 2011 Reviewers

… Journal of Testing, Jan 1, 2012

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Research paper thumbnail of Citizenship education in Post-conflict contexts: A review of the literature

In recent years, citizenship education has been the subject of much international attention, incl... more In recent years, citizenship education has been the subject of much international attention, including two major cross-national studies. However, few reviews of civic education scholarship include research from post-conflict societies. This omission is notable because post-conflict situations offer distinct challenges to instilling both democratic norms and a sense of social cohesion to ensure democracy and social justice in the future. This paper seeks to address this need, providing a review of research on citizenship education in post-conflict contexts published in English-language journals in order to delineate similarities and differences across such contexts. Findings common to many studies on citizenship education in post-conflict countries include the avoidance of controversial issues, the unique role of ethnicity, a lack of trust in political parties and authoritarianism. Some studies also reported a movement towards global or regional identities and student desire for active citizenship education.