Equity Efforts as Boundary Work: How Symbolic and Social Boundaries Shape Access and Inclusion in Graduate Education

by Julie Renee Posselt, Kimberly A. Reyes, Kelly E. Slay, Aurora Kamimura & Kamaria B. Porter
This paper presents a yearlong case study of a graduate program that, for the last decade, has trained about 10% of the Black Ph.D.’s in physics nationally. The analysis invites education scholars to consider the boundaries that individuals and institutions negotiate and manipulate as part of their equity efforts.
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Examining the Role of Trust in Shaping Children's Approaches to Peer Dialogue

by Jennifer Hauver James, Jessica F. Kobe & Xiaoying Zhao
The authors explore the role of trust in children’s approaches to deliberative dialogue with their peers.
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IEP Measurable Annual Goals and Benchmark Objectives: Independence as a Synonym for Intrinsic Motivation

by Hope Nye
To support every student’s educational progress, the IDEA provides a framework through a system of measurable annual goals listed within student IEPs. Benchmark objectives following the gradual release of responsibility model of instruction scaffold supports for students to master skills identified within their measurable annual goals. When fading these supports through benchmark objectives, students transition from external to internal motivation when achieving independence with their target skill.