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Strong inside : Perry Wallace and the collision of race and sports in the South
The \"untold story of Perry Wallace, a brilliant student and talented athlete who became the first African-American basketball player in the SEC at Vanderbilt University during the tumultuous late 1960s. The [book] places Wallace's struggles and ultimate success into the larger contexts of civil rights and race relations in the South\"--Provided by publisher.
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Three AMIGOs: Using \Anchored Modular Inquiry\ To Help Prepare Future Teachers
Describes PT3 (Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology) at Vanderbilt University, focusing on the development of a modular architecture for creating, sharing, and studying the impact of high-quality learning resources. Discusses three case studies that explored preservice teacher education in three areas: how people learn, mathematics, and adolescent psychology. (Author/LRW)
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Two Historically Black Colleges Show Greater Ph.D. Productivity Than Do Dartmouth, Emory, Vanderbilt, and the University of Michigan: The Performance of These Black Colleges Is Superior to 95 Percent of All Four-Year Predominantly White Colleges
Several historically black colleges produce greater percentages of graduates who go on to earn doctoral degrees than do many of the nation's highest-ranked colleges. However, when examining Ph.D. productivity in the sciences and mathematics, black colleges do not fare as well. Among the black colleges, Fisk University is the leader in Ph.D. productivity in mathematics and science. (SM)
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Developing a Mentoring Program: A Graduate Student's Reflection of Change
The limited support and networking activities propelled me to make changes on my college campus. My experiences and perceptions in establishing a mentoring program for minority graduate students are discussed. The purpose of this narrative is to share the challenges one faces in making change at an academic institution.
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Information technology and teacher preparation: Some critical issues and illustrative solutions
In 1995, the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) reported that substantial numbers of teachers report little or no use of computers for instruction. This paper discusses technology education for preservice teachers at Peabody College of Vanderbilt University, examining changes the school has made in technology training for preservice teachers since the OTA report. (SM)
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The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center and the Mental Retardation Research Centers
The Kennedy Center at Peabody College of Vanderbilt University is one of 12 Mental Retardation Research Centers (MRRCs) constructed by the federal government. Several major discoveries in mental retardation have come from MRCCs. The Kennedy Center is unique in its focus on education integrated with a university and medical school environment, which leads to an interdisciplinary research approach. (SM)
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The Kennedy Center: An Integral Component of the Vanderbilt Community
Describes the work of the John F. Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development, which for three decades has promoted interdisciplinary research on developmental disabilities. The paper describes how the Kennedy Center is an integral part of both the educational community and the surrounding civic community at the Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. (SM)
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Formal and Functional Definitions of the Kennedy Center: An Introduction
Describes the establishment and work of the Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development at the Peabody College of Vanderbilt University, presenting an overview of this theme issue, which highlights Kennedy Center contributions, roots of the Kennedy Center, and ongoing research at the Kennedy Center. Two appendixes list Kennedy Center investigators and former affiliates of the Kennedy Center. (SM)
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The Fulfillment of a Vision
President Kennedy helped fulfill his vision of research on and attention to mental retardation by creating the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the President's Panel on Mental Retardation. The President's Panel helped create Mental Retardation Research Centers (MRRCs). Peabody College of Vanderbilt University's Kennedy Center is unique among the 12 MRRCs in its link with education. (SM)
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Students' Motivational Goals and Beliefs about Effort and Ability as They Relate to College Academic Success
The problem of predicting who will succeed in college is currently of critical importance during an era of spiraling costs and declining enrollments and resources. Previous research has focused on academic factors such as high school grades and/or college entrance exam scores. There is a dearth of studies, however, examining psychological processes as predictors of students' participation and satisfaction, which are both indices of college success. One hundred twenty-five college freshmen at Peabody College of Vanderbilt University participated in a study designed to examine psychological processes underlying college academic success. The results indicated that students' rules of reasoning about effort and ability, their motivational goals, and their confidence in their intelligence and strongly related to students' types of participation in the college experience and their level of satisfaction. These relationships and their implications are examined carefully and suggestions for adminstrators and academicians in higher education are offered.
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