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Papers by Courtney Vaughn

International Journal of Action Research (IJAR), 2013

Using symbolic interaction as an interpretive framework, our participatory action research (PAR) ... more Using symbolic interaction as an interpretive framework, our participatory action research (PAR) project challenged students in Cultural Pluralism, a 2009 graduate level summer course, to wrestle with identity issues pertinent to teaching in a pluralistic society. Specifically, we wanted to know: What, if any, personal and cultural identity evolutions evidenced an appreciation for the “other;” types of diverse curricula emerged from group collaborations; and re-planning strategies surfaced for the course and its successor the following summer? Our plans, observations, reflections, and actions during the course revolved around monitoring fledgling relationships between various students who were having difficulties communicating with each other, working more effectively with those who had the most trouble with introspection, altering a class lecture midstream when we sensed it fell on deaf ears, supporting students whose written and oral autobiographies caused them angst, and seeking ...

School administrators rarely have the opportunity to confer and share their challenges with colle... more School administrators rarely have the opportunity to confer and share their challenges with colleagues. To address this problem in 2005 the Educational Administration Department (EAD) at Central University (a Midwestern PhD granting institution located in a thriving city of about 100,00 people) created a virtual/local doctoral cohort for 14 school leaders living and working in two states. Three years into the course of study we conducted a year long inquiry that asked, “How did students’ self-perceptions evolve within a cohort context, and how did these changes advance or retard professional learning community (PLC) growth? ” Our interviews had a phenomenological focus but we used symbolic interactionism to analyze them and dramaturgy to present our findings. Themes of faculty and student relationships, work and/or personal problems and dealing with technology indicated that despite some significant hurdles students ’ identity evolutions moved the group toward becoming a PLC, a coll...

The Qualitative Report, 2011

At first blush it would seem that educators are highly social beings. They choose to enter a fiel... more At first blush it would seem that educators are highly social beings. They choose to enter a field that academically and socially squires students into the adult world, capable of making informed decisions and participating in an active democracy. Ironically whether by design or default, many building administrators and central office leaders are isolated from one another. They practice their profession in small pockets--offices and freestanding central administrative centers (Bjork & Kowalski, 2005; Drago-Severson & Pinto, 2006; Heider, 2005; Lamkin, 2006; O'Hair, Williams, Wilson, & Applegate, 2009). To ameliorate disconnection's negative effect, in 2005 the Educational Administration Department (EAD) at Central University, identified and recruited 14 school administrators who sought improved connections with colleagues and advanced degrees. The university was located near a large city but far enough in its own right to be a vibrant, artistic metropolis of about 150,000 re...

American Educational History Journal, 2009

Against the backdrop of internal colonialism, this article examines the educational and social li... more Against the backdrop of internal colonialism, this article examines the educational and social lives of Allen Wright and his children to better understand how this Choctaw family successfully navigated the pressures of dual cultures by: (1) providing the socio-political context of the ...

ERS spectrum, 2000

EJ606430 - What Do Parents Say? Encouraging Parental Involvement across the Cultural Spectrum.

School Community Journal, 2000

... Citation. Database: PsycINFO. [Journal Article]. Reflections on Theory and Practice in Parent... more ... Citation. Database: PsycINFO. [Journal Article]. Reflections on Theory and Practice in Parent Involvement From a Phenomenographical Perspective. DeMoss, Susan; Vaughn, Courtney. The School Community Journal, Vol 10(1), Spr-Sum 2000, 45-59. Abstract. ...

The Qualitative Report

School administrators rarely have the opportunity to confer and share their challenges with colle... more School administrators rarely have the opportunity to confer and share their challenges with colleagues. To address this problem in 2005 the Educational Administration Department (EAD) at Central University (a Midwestern PhD granting institution located in a thriving city of about 100,00 people) created a virtual/local doctoral cohort for 14 school leaders living and working in two states. Three years into the course of study we conducted a year long inquiry that asked, "How did students' self-perceptions evolve within a cohort context, and how did these changes advance or retard professional learning community (PLC) growth?" Our interviews had a phenomenological focus but we used symbolic interactionism to analyze them and dramaturgy to present our findings. Themes of faculty and student relationships, work and/or personal problems and dealing with technology indicated that despite some significant hurdles students' identity evolutions moved the group toward becomi...

Journal of School Leadership

This case study explores one elementary school's 17-year evolution from a traditional Title I... more This case study explores one elementary school's 17-year evolution from a traditional Title I elementary school into a learning community and, eventually a high-achieving democratic school community. The investigation adds specificity and context to the existing theoretical framework outlining this change process. The school's journey is reflected and described through shared learning, leadership, and practices across four thematic findings.

Adolescence, Feb 1, 1999

... Surrender to win: how adolescent drug and alcohol users change their lives. by CourtneyVaughn... more ... Surrender to win: how adolescent drug and alcohol users change their lives. by CourtneyVaughn , Wesley Long. INTRODUCTION. At a recent ... her own. NOAH. Noah is the first of three children born to upper-middle-class parents. His ...

College and University, Apr 1, 2004

EJ739082 - Exceeding Expectations: The Value of College and University Graduation to Older Female... more EJ739082 - Exceeding Expectations: The Value of College and University Graduation to Older Female Students.

School Community Journal, 1999

A Parent-Culture's Perceptions of Parent Involvement Susan DeMass and Courtney Vaughn Abstra... more A Parent-Culture's Perceptions of Parent Involvement Susan DeMass and Courtney Vaughn Abstract The history of parent involvement within the United States' public schools revealed the evolution of the parent's role in education. As with any evolu-tionary process, conflict ...

Initiatives, 1992

EJ480926 - Integrating Family Experiences and Leadership Roles: Perceptions of African-American a... more EJ480926 - Integrating Family Experiences and Leadership Roles: Perceptions of African-American and White Women Administrators.

... Citation. Database: PsycINFO. [Journal Article]. Reflections on Theory and Practice in Parent... more ... Citation. Database: PsycINFO. [Journal Article]. Reflections on Theory and Practice in Parent Involvement From a Phenomenographical Perspective. DeMoss, Susan; Vaughn, Courtney. The School Community Journal, Vol 10(1), Spr-Sum 2000, 45-59. Abstract. ...

Educational Foundations, 2000

EJ615767 - A Conundrum: Perceptions of Gender and Professional Educators during the Nineteenth an... more EJ615767 - A Conundrum: Perceptions of Gender and Professional Educators during the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries.

The Clearing House, 1995

BRENDA HILL, COURTNEY VAUGHN, AND SHARON BROOKS HARRISON he Euro-American education of American I... more BRENDA HILL, COURTNEY VAUGHN, AND SHARON BROOKS HARRISON he Euro-American education of American Indians T began under the auspices of missionaries and a few lay educators, with the ongoing purpose of remaking American Indians into the Euro-...

International Journal of Action Research (IJAR), 2013

Using symbolic interaction as an interpretive framework, our participatory action research (PAR) ... more Using symbolic interaction as an interpretive framework, our participatory action research (PAR) project challenged students in Cultural Pluralism, a 2009 graduate level summer course, to wrestle with identity issues pertinent to teaching in a pluralistic society. Specifically, we wanted to know: What, if any, personal and cultural identity evolutions evidenced an appreciation for the “other;” types of diverse curricula emerged from group collaborations; and re-planning strategies surfaced for the course and its successor the following summer? Our plans, observations, reflections, and actions during the course revolved around monitoring fledgling relationships between various students who were having difficulties communicating with each other, working more effectively with those who had the most trouble with introspection, altering a class lecture midstream when we sensed it fell on deaf ears, supporting students whose written and oral autobiographies caused them angst, and seeking ...

School administrators rarely have the opportunity to confer and share their challenges with colle... more School administrators rarely have the opportunity to confer and share their challenges with colleagues. To address this problem in 2005 the Educational Administration Department (EAD) at Central University (a Midwestern PhD granting institution located in a thriving city of about 100,00 people) created a virtual/local doctoral cohort for 14 school leaders living and working in two states. Three years into the course of study we conducted a year long inquiry that asked, “How did students’ self-perceptions evolve within a cohort context, and how did these changes advance or retard professional learning community (PLC) growth? ” Our interviews had a phenomenological focus but we used symbolic interactionism to analyze them and dramaturgy to present our findings. Themes of faculty and student relationships, work and/or personal problems and dealing with technology indicated that despite some significant hurdles students ’ identity evolutions moved the group toward becoming a PLC, a coll...

The Qualitative Report, 2011

At first blush it would seem that educators are highly social beings. They choose to enter a fiel... more At first blush it would seem that educators are highly social beings. They choose to enter a field that academically and socially squires students into the adult world, capable of making informed decisions and participating in an active democracy. Ironically whether by design or default, many building administrators and central office leaders are isolated from one another. They practice their profession in small pockets--offices and freestanding central administrative centers (Bjork & Kowalski, 2005; Drago-Severson & Pinto, 2006; Heider, 2005; Lamkin, 2006; O'Hair, Williams, Wilson, & Applegate, 2009). To ameliorate disconnection's negative effect, in 2005 the Educational Administration Department (EAD) at Central University, identified and recruited 14 school administrators who sought improved connections with colleagues and advanced degrees. The university was located near a large city but far enough in its own right to be a vibrant, artistic metropolis of about 150,000 re...

American Educational History Journal, 2009

Against the backdrop of internal colonialism, this article examines the educational and social li... more Against the backdrop of internal colonialism, this article examines the educational and social lives of Allen Wright and his children to better understand how this Choctaw family successfully navigated the pressures of dual cultures by: (1) providing the socio-political context of the ...

ERS spectrum, 2000

EJ606430 - What Do Parents Say? Encouraging Parental Involvement across the Cultural Spectrum.

School Community Journal, 2000

... Citation. Database: PsycINFO. [Journal Article]. Reflections on Theory and Practice in Parent... more ... Citation. Database: PsycINFO. [Journal Article]. Reflections on Theory and Practice in Parent Involvement From a Phenomenographical Perspective. DeMoss, Susan; Vaughn, Courtney. The School Community Journal, Vol 10(1), Spr-Sum 2000, 45-59. Abstract. ...

The Qualitative Report

School administrators rarely have the opportunity to confer and share their challenges with colle... more School administrators rarely have the opportunity to confer and share their challenges with colleagues. To address this problem in 2005 the Educational Administration Department (EAD) at Central University (a Midwestern PhD granting institution located in a thriving city of about 100,00 people) created a virtual/local doctoral cohort for 14 school leaders living and working in two states. Three years into the course of study we conducted a year long inquiry that asked, "How did students' self-perceptions evolve within a cohort context, and how did these changes advance or retard professional learning community (PLC) growth?" Our interviews had a phenomenological focus but we used symbolic interactionism to analyze them and dramaturgy to present our findings. Themes of faculty and student relationships, work and/or personal problems and dealing with technology indicated that despite some significant hurdles students' identity evolutions moved the group toward becomi...

Journal of School Leadership

This case study explores one elementary school's 17-year evolution from a traditional Title I... more This case study explores one elementary school's 17-year evolution from a traditional Title I elementary school into a learning community and, eventually a high-achieving democratic school community. The investigation adds specificity and context to the existing theoretical framework outlining this change process. The school's journey is reflected and described through shared learning, leadership, and practices across four thematic findings.

Adolescence, Feb 1, 1999

... Surrender to win: how adolescent drug and alcohol users change their lives. by CourtneyVaughn... more ... Surrender to win: how adolescent drug and alcohol users change their lives. by CourtneyVaughn , Wesley Long. INTRODUCTION. At a recent ... her own. NOAH. Noah is the first of three children born to upper-middle-class parents. His ...

College and University, Apr 1, 2004

EJ739082 - Exceeding Expectations: The Value of College and University Graduation to Older Female... more EJ739082 - Exceeding Expectations: The Value of College and University Graduation to Older Female Students.

School Community Journal, 1999

A Parent-Culture's Perceptions of Parent Involvement Susan DeMass and Courtney Vaughn Abstra... more A Parent-Culture's Perceptions of Parent Involvement Susan DeMass and Courtney Vaughn Abstract The history of parent involvement within the United States' public schools revealed the evolution of the parent's role in education. As with any evolu-tionary process, conflict ...

Initiatives, 1992

EJ480926 - Integrating Family Experiences and Leadership Roles: Perceptions of African-American a... more EJ480926 - Integrating Family Experiences and Leadership Roles: Perceptions of African-American and White Women Administrators.

... Citation. Database: PsycINFO. [Journal Article]. Reflections on Theory and Practice in Parent... more ... Citation. Database: PsycINFO. [Journal Article]. Reflections on Theory and Practice in Parent Involvement From a Phenomenographical Perspective. DeMoss, Susan; Vaughn, Courtney. The School Community Journal, Vol 10(1), Spr-Sum 2000, 45-59. Abstract. ...

Educational Foundations, 2000

EJ615767 - A Conundrum: Perceptions of Gender and Professional Educators during the Nineteenth an... more EJ615767 - A Conundrum: Perceptions of Gender and Professional Educators during the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries.

The Clearing House, 1995

BRENDA HILL, COURTNEY VAUGHN, AND SHARON BROOKS HARRISON he Euro-American education of American I... more BRENDA HILL, COURTNEY VAUGHN, AND SHARON BROOKS HARRISON he Euro-American education of American Indians T began under the auspices of missionaries and a few lay educators, with the ongoing purpose of remaking American Indians into the Euro-...