ie EDUCATION foe gm leg CUNO Interdisciplinary Trends in Emerging Scholarship SPU EV AN EURAIL ae TSAO AUS ik re a 1040 W. Harrison Street 9:30am-4:30pm3rd Annual Education and the Public Good: Interdisciplinary Trends in Graduate Scholarship A FREE Conference By Graduate Students and For Everyone 9:00am-4:00pm Saturday, March 8, 2008 University of Illinois at Chicago College of Education 1040 W. Harrison Ave. Chicago Registration is located by the southeast en- trance and begins at 9:00am and runs all day. Coffee is available in 2217. Papers and Discussions are groups of individuals presenting sepa- rate but related papers. Questions and/or discussions may arise after the presentations. Panels are groups of individuals presenting together on a topic fol- lowed by extensive Q and A. Workshops and Round Tables are conversations on a topic. At- tendees are expected to be active contributors.Session: 9:30-10:45 Room 3233 Emotional Learning: Individual Paper and Workshop Presentation The Role That Emotional Intelligence Plays In School Leaders’ Pro- fessional Practice Yaffa K. Lahat DePaul University Emotional Education: Moving Towards Freedom from Negative Emotions Anita Balasubramanian University of Illinois at Chicago Room 3312 Online Learning: Individual Paper Presentations Is Non-verbal Communication a Missing Factor for Gratification in Online Learning? Shari Lendy Northern Illinois University Setting the Agenda for Research on the Impact of International Stu- dents’ Culture on Online Learning Cynthia G, Paralejas Northern Illinois University “All About Process-Writing”—Introducing a Website on the Most Popular Instructional Approach to Writing Hongmei Dong University of Illinois at Chicago Chair: Marla Mutis Roosevelt University Room 3008 Global Education & Students’ Lived Experience: Panel The Academic Journeys of International Graduate Students: An Analysis of Motivation and Adaptation, Colleen Stribling Northern Illinois University Study Abroad Student Expectations ube l t omar Emily Gorlewski ' Northern Illinois University 10:45am-11:00am Refreshments in 2217 Session 2: 11:00am-12:45pm Room 3233 Researching the Visual: Individual Paper Presentations Video-Philia Patrick Gould Northwestern University Historical Trends in Educational Research on Comic Books and Graphic Novels William Boerman-Cornell University of Illinois at Chicago Conceptualizing the Role of Images in Content Area Instruction Michael Manderino University of Illinois at Chicago Room 3312 Bilingualism and Informal Learning Environments: Individual Paper Presentations The Effect of Bilingualism on Cognitive Development: A Critical Synthesis of Theories and Research Tae-jin Kim Northern Illinois University Dialogue And Hegemony: Informal Learning Leads to Critique and Praxis Joe Zanoni University of Illinois at Chicago Multimodal Problem Solving and Probability: The Counters Game Craig Willey University of Illinois at ChicagoRoom 3008 Global Education and Social Justice: Individual Paper Presenta- tions The Ties that Bind: Social Injustice, Rebellion, Peace Education and Social Change in the Southern Phillipines Rey Ty Northern Illinois University The Harambee Independent Schools Policy in Early 20th Century Colonial Kenya Tony Speed University of Illinois at Chicago Chair: Anne-Bernadette Weiner DePaul University 12:45pm-1:15pm Refreshments served in 2217 Session: 1:15pm-2:30pm Room 3233 Whose Choice?: Individual Paper Presentations Getting Education Policy “Right”: The Rhetoric of No Child Left Behind Nick Ardinger University of Illinois at Chicago Learning from the Browns: Family Connectedness and the High School Choice Process Melike Findikoglu University of Illinois at Chicago Crystal Laura University of Illinois at Chicago Steven Mcllrath University of Illinois at Chicago Chair: Heather Horsley University of Illinois at Chicago Room 3312 Participatory Action Research: Guided Discussion School Environmental Health Impacts on Teachers, Staff and Stu- dents: Participatory Action Research Agenda Joe Zanoni University of Illinois at Chicago Chair: Joe Zanoni University of Illinois at Chicago Room 3008 Governance and Policy Implementation: Round Table Governmental Policy Implementation: Is It Reactionary or Pre- ventive in Relation to Education? Recalling No Child Left Be- hind (NCLB), Charter Schools, National Defense Student Loan (NDSL) Program and Home Schooling and Other National and Local Educational Policies Chairs: Trina Hollingsworth Angelia Watkins-Roberts Chicago State University Chicago State University 3:00pm Post-conference Social Event Everyone is welcome! Jak’s Tap located at 901 W. Jackson Chicago, IL **Pool table, board games, networking and celebration**Conference Committee: Heather L. Horsley Eli Tucker-Raymond Joesph Zanoni Nick Ardinger Shary Rubin Anne-Bernadette Weiner Marla Mutis Program Committee Vernon Lindsay Endea Murry Nick Ardinger Eli Tucker-Raymond Marla Mutis Joe Zanoni Marva Hall Aisha El-Amin Ken Fujimoto Patrick Gould Michael Manderino Funding Committee Marva Hall Heather Horsley Nick Ardinger University of Illinois at Chicago University of Illinois at Chicago University of Illinois at Chicago University of Illinois at Chicago University of Illinois at Chicago DePaul University Roosevelt University University of Illinois at Chicago University of Illinois at Chicago University of Illinois at Chicago University of Illinois at Chicago Roosevelt University University of Illinois at Chicago University of Illinois at Chicago University of Illinois at Chicago University of Illinois at Chicago Northwestern University University of Illinois at Chicago University of Illinois at Chicago University of Illinois at Chicago University of Illinois at Chicago Many thanks to Dean Victoria Chou of UIC for her support. 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