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College of Education 

2006 Conference Text

The Academy of Educational Studies has compiled the papers presented at the 2006 conference.
This compilation is available from Kendall / Hunt Publishing.

Why Kids Hate School 

 

Table of Contents  

Preface                                                                                                                      
 
Section I: The Political Landscape  
                                                        
  1. Why Kids Hate School? Why Do We Care?
                        Philip Cusick
 
  1. Hey, All You Data Crunchers: What Schools Need is a Happiness Index
        Susan Ohanian
 
  1. Why Do Kids Hate School? A Question of Context
                        David Owen
 
Section II: Hearing the Voices of Students 
                                               
  1. The Republic of Middle School: “At-Risk” Student Voices on Virtue,

Justice, and Happiness, and the Unhappiness Endemic to Education

                        Lynda George
 
  1. Why Kids Hate School: What the Kids Say!
                        Emmett E. Sawyer and Judith Gregg
 
  1. Dropouts or Pushouts? The Unintended Consequences of School Practices
                        Karen S. Scott
 
Section III: Arguments for Student-Centered Teaching
 
  1. Standardization or the Courage to Be: Educational Counterpoints
                        Don Hufford
 
  1. Dismissed Potential: Why Kids “Hate” School
                        Karla J. Smart-Morstad and Sara B. Triggs
 
  1. Learner-Centered Instructional Relationships: Encouraging Students

to Learn, Grow, and Like School

                        Adam P. Harbaugh and Jeffrey H. D. Cornelius-White
 
Section IV: Philosophical Considerations
                                                   
  1. John Dewey’s Theory of Experience: Some Ideas as to

Why Kids (Might) Hate School

                        Eric C. Sheffield
 
  1. Inspiration from the Ancients: Quintilian on the Art of Teaching
                        Pauline Nugent
 
  1. I Just Don’t See the Point! The Role of Educational Ideals

      in Student Attitudes Toward School

                        Stefan Broidy
 
Section V: Subject-Matter Considerations
                                                
  1. What’s Wrong with American Education, and Can it be Fixed?
                        Thomas E. Deering
 
  1. Why Kids Hate Special Education: The Unfulfilled Promises of IDEA
                        Jerry Whitworth
 
  1. Whatever Happened to Reading for Fun?

                        Debbie Landry, Bonnie Giese, and Roxanne Fillmore

 
  1. Why Do Students Hate to Read? Researching the Reading Attitudes

and Coping Strategies of University Students

            Susan Anne Carlson
 
  1. How We Help Hapless Students Hate School
            Roy F. Fox
 
  1. Science Phobia: Could No Help with Spatial Skills be a Factor?
            Jill (Alice A.) Black
 
Section VI: Final Thoughts and Future Directions  
                                  
  19.   Twelve Questions We Must Ask about Why Kids Hate School
 
                        Steven P. Jones