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Theory paper

How this is going to work: Talked to Ken; he agreed to look at the sources I have found and suggest any that he knows of; also to look at the paper when it is written and offer suggestions.

General idea of paper

This paper is going to talk about the application of educational theory to undergraduate computer science educational practice. In a nutshell, the few CS educators who talk about educational theory in CS education agree that it's completely underutilized; as a result, many CS educators are trying to solve problems that educational theorists have been working on for a long time. I'd like to write something that lays out this situation and discusses how some subset of educational theory can be applied to help CS educational practice. I expect to argue the belief of Stenhouse that research and reflection need to be integrated into the practice of each educator.

Sources I used in the first draft of the paper

Almstrum, Vicki L., Orit Hazzan, Mark Guzdial, and Marian Petre. "Challenges to Computer Science Education Research." ACM Digital Library. Proc. of SIGCSE '05, St. Louis. ACM. Web. 9 May 2010.
Barrow, Robin. Giving Teaching Back to Teachers: A Critical Introduction to Curriculum Theory. Brighton: Wheatsheaf, 1984. Print.
Randolph, Justus, George Julnes, Erkki Sutinen, and Steve Lehman. "A Methodological Review of Computer Science Education Research." Journal of Information Technology Education 7 (2008): 135-62. ACM Digital Library. Web. 9 May 2010.
Randolph, Justus J. "Computer Science Education Research at the Crossroads: A Methodological Review of Computer Science Education Research: 2000-2005." Diss. Utah State University, 2007. UMI (ProQuest). Web. 9 May 2010.

Books I plan to use:

Note that there is definitely some overlap with the curriculum paper as far as the sources; also note that this does not yet mention things I have already read.

Articles I plan to use

http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a746521310
"The paper argues for a redrawing of the relationship between research, teaching and teacher education. One obstacle is the view, still held by many teachers, that research has little relevance for everyday practice"
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a718868589
"A relational perspective links the improvement of the professional practice of teaching with research into student learning."

Articles I already have

(Not going to upload them here because there are way too many. I can upload any that are needed.) Alexander, Hanan - Explaining the Paradigms of Educational Research.pdf Arievitch, Haenen - Connecting Sociocultural Theory & Educational Practice - Galperin.pdf Beliavsky, Ninah - Revisiting Vygotsky and Gardner.pdf Bowden - Transforming Spirit of Learning from Kindergarten to College.pdf Carroll, Douglas, Harrison, Tsurii - Curriculum Change.pdf Cochran-Smith, Lytle - Research on Teaching and Teacher Research.pdf Donnelly, Roison - Lecturers' self-perception of change in their teaching approaches.pdf Gurin - Informing Theory from Practice and Applied Research.pdf hodgkinson-williams, slay, & sieborger - Developing Communities of Practice.pdf Kezar - Adrianna - Theory of Multiple Intelligences.pdf MacDonald-Curriculum Research and Development Projects.pdf McAlpine, Lynn - Designing Learning as Well as Teaching.pdf Reis-Jorge, Jose - Teachers' Coneceptions of Teacher-Research.pdf Rudduck - Changing the Classroom by Understanding It.pdf Saunders - Teachers' Engagement in and with Research.pdf Shkedi - Can a Curriculum Guide Emancipate, Educate Teachers.pdf Silver - Managing to Innovate in Higher Education.pdf Slack, Nicola & Norwich, Brahm - Evaluating Validity of Learning Styles.pdf Stenhouse-1962-Research and Experiment in Education_0.pdf Stenhouse-1970-Some Limitations of the use of objectives in curriculum research and planning.pdf Stenhouse-1971-Problems in curriculum research,a working paper.pdf Stenhouse-1976-Research Methods in Curriculum and Teaching.pdf Stenhouse-1976-Teacher Development and Curriculum Design.pdf Stenhouse-1978-Applying Research to education.pdf Stenhouse-1979-Can Research improve teaching.pdf Stenhouse-1979-Research as a Basis for Teaching.pdf Stenhouse-1980-Curriculum Research and the Art of the teacher.pdf Stenhouse-1980-Product or Process-A Reply to Brian Crittenden.pdf Stenhouse-1980-What counts as research.pdf Stenhouse-1981-Applying Research To Education, One Experience.pdf Stenhouse-An Introduction to the Study of Teaching-Chapter 1.pdf Stenhouse - Defining the Curriculum Problem.txt Stenhouse-Site Lecture,The Teacher as focus of Research and Development.pdf Stenhouse - Some Limitations of the Use of Objectives in Curriculum Research and Planning.pdf Stenhouse - The Relevance of Practice to Theory.pdf Stenhouse - What Counts as Research.pdf Sternberg - Applying Psychological Theories to Educational Practice.pdf Tan, Jin - Grounded Theory in Practice.pdf Vowels - Engaging Reasoning Processes to Enhance Knowledge Acquisition.pdf Wilmes, Harrington, Kohler-Evans, Sumpter - Incorporating Brain Research Findings into Instruction.pdf

Other books I have read (not all related to this paper):

Introduction to the Scientific Study of Education – Charles Hubbard Judd Curriculum - Rudolph American Higher Education in the Twenty-first Century -Edited by Philip G. Altbach, Robert O. Berdahl, Patricia J. Gumport. Sociology of Education – Mannheim and Stewart Education – Its Data and First Principles - Nunn Universities and the Future of America – Bok The Absorbent Mind – Maria Montessori Basic Principles of Curriculum and Instruction - Tyler American Educational Theory - Brauner The Child and the Curriculum - Dewey A History of American Higher Education - John Thayer What's Happening to Public Higher Education, edited by Ronald Ehrenberg. Curriculum: Product or Praxis, by Shirley Grundy The Shaping of American Higher Education - Arthur M. Cohen and Carrie B. Kisker Teaching Without Tenure - Roger Baldwin and Jay Chronister Thirteen Questions: Reframing Education's Conversation, edited by Joe Kincheloe and Shirley Steinberg Giving Teaching Back to Teachers - Robin Barrow Higher Education and the New Society - George Keller The University in Transformation: Global Perspectives on the Futures of the University - Edited by Sohail Inayatullah and Jennifer Gidley Transforming Higher Education: Views from Leaders Around the World - Edited by Madeleine F. Greene Higher Learning in America - Veblen
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