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This week I downloaded articles on the Achievement Gap. I plan to focus my overview paper from the perspective of "the student" and in the context of "the Achievement Gap" in CA and specifically in Palo Alto. I have downloaded information from the California Dept. of Education website including Jack O'Connell's State of the Education 2008 Address - January 22, 2008 and the programs he announced in that address. The website is very informative and the programs have a lot of definition already. This week I plan to read the rest of the documents and then start writing my outline.
I still have 3 books to read and at least 4 mind-maps, but I think I should start on the writing now.
Systems Thinking and Intervention:
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I watched "Mindwalk" and did a mind-map:
Ullmann, L., Waterston, S., Heard, J., Skye, I., Capra, F., Capra, B., et al. (1992). Mindwalk [videorecording]. Hollywood, Calif.: Paramount Pictures.
Dissertation
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Last week I spent a lot of time after the cluster meeting on 1/19/08 on a "draft" of my disseration introduction based on the handout that Gloria Willingham will be using for the RRI. The title of the handout is titled "Elements of a research proposal and report" by David Walonick, PhD.
I also researched and downloaded articles on "the problem":
Arrow, K. J. (1995). Barriers to conflict resolution. New York: W.W. Norton.
Darling-Hammond, L. (2007). The Flat Earth and Education: How America's Commitment to Equity Will Determine Our Future. Educational Researcher, 36(6), 318-334.
Friedman, V. J., & Ariane Berthoin, A. (2005). Negotiating Reality: A Theory of Action Approach to Intercultural Competence. Management Learning, 36(1), 69.
Goodman, B. (2007). The Art of Negotiation. Psychology Today, 40(1), 64-65.
Krivis, J. (2006). Can we call a truce? Ten tips for negotiating workplace conflicts. Employment Relations Today, 33(3), 31-35.
Stamato, L. (2004). The new age of negotiation. Ivey Business Journal Online, 1.
Stein, J. G. (1999). Problem Solving as Metaphor: Negotiation and Identity Conflict. PEACE AND CONFLICT: JOURNAL OF PEACE PSYCHOLOGY, 5(3), 225-235.
Tversky, A., & Kahneman, D. (1986). Rational Choice and the Framing of Decisions. The Journal of Business (1986-1998), 59(4), IIS251.
van Es, R., French, W., & Stellmaszek, F. (2004). Resolving Conflicts Over Ethical Issues: Face-to-face Versus Internet Negotiations. Journal of Business Ethics, 53(1-2), 165.
Wheatley, M. J. (2002). Spirituality in Turbulent Times. School Administrator, 59(8), 42-44,46.
I plan to read these over the next 6 months as I have time.
I also just got some great news at the YMCA that they are working with Dr. Eboo Patel to change the YMCA's diversity programs and they plan to integrate an "international" approach. I will contact Roz Hamby later in the year and see if there is any opportunity to do research with them! That would really be dream come true - to help implement this program at the YMCA in Hawaii as part of my dissertation work or a KA! My uncle is on the board of the Honolulu YMCA so it would be really very wonderful if that happened.
This week I also sent off an email to my Uncle to see if he has any contacts at the East-West Center or the University of Hawaii's Centers for Chinese, Korean and Japanese. I also sent an email to Fariba Enshari who is in my cluster and doing her dissertation on Rumi's teaching and how people react to it (multi-faith issues). I also sent an email to Dr. Brigitte Khoury a professor at the American University in Beirut, Lebenon and asked her for ideas. It will fun to see what comes back.
- June
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