California State University, Long Beach

About: California State University, Long Beach is a education organization based out in Long Beach, California, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Poison control. The organization has 10036 authors who have published 13933 publications receiving 377394 citations. The organization is also known as: Cal State Long Beach & Long Beach State.

The evolution of the rhetorical genre of apologia

Abstract: This essay traces the evolution of the enduring rhetorical genre of apologia from the Greek period to the present. I argue that apologia has undergone significant changes in form because its function has changed throughout history. Specifically, shifts in function produce five “subgenres” of apologia: self‐exoneration, self‐absolution, self‐sacrifice, self‐service, and self‐deception. The implications for the continued viability of apologia in current times, as well as the critical generic approach grounding the analysis, are examined.

Visualizing Everyday Racism Critical Race Theory, Visual Microaggressions, and the Historical Image of Mexican Banditry

Abstract: Drawing from critical race and sociolinguistic discourse analysis, this article further develops the conceptual tool of racial microaggressions—the systemic, cumulative, everyday forms of racism experienced by People of Color—to articulate a type of racial microaggression, we call visual microaggressions. Visual microaggressions are systemic, everyday visual assaults based on race, gender, class, sexuality, language, immigration status, phenotype, accent, or surname that emerge in various mediums such as textbooks, children’s books, advertisements, film and television, dance and theater performance, and public signage and statuary. These microaggressions reinforce institutional racism and perpetuate ideologies of white supremacy. In this article, we use a racial microaggressions analytical framework to examine how the “Mexican bandit” visual microaggression has been utilized as a multimodal text that (re)produces racist discourses that in turn reinforce dominant power structures. These discourses have all...

Divorce, Family Structure, and the Academic Success of Children

Abstract: * Foreword * Preface * Acknowledgments * Chapter 1. Historical Background of the Study * Chronological Highlights * Historical and Contemporary Facts Regarding Family Structure * Chapter 2. Research Regarding the Effects of Family Structure on Children * The Effects of Divorce on Academic Achievement: Research Results * The Effects of Remarriage Following Divorce on Academic Achievement * The Emotional and Psychological Effects of Divorce on Children * Circumstances That Can Influence the Effects of Divorce * The Influence of Time on the Effects of Divorce * The Effects of Divorce by Race * Chapter 3. Methodological Issues in Research on Divorce and Family Structure * Theory and Research Literature * Relevant Research Syntheses and Meta-Analyses * Methods * Models * Chapter 4. The Problems with Using Socioeconomic Status in Research * The Importance of Using SES Variables * The Issue of Causality * Predisruption versus Postdisruption Variables * Chapter 5. Problems Involving Analysis of Socioeconomic Status * Predisruption SES Variables * Results Using the Postdisruption SES Measures * Obtaining Effects for Divorce Using a Predisruption Control for SES * Discussion * Chapter 6. Determining the Effects for Remarriage * Results for Study Number 1 * Discussion * Results for Study Number 2 * Discussion * Chapter 7. Remarriage and Mobility * Hypotheses and Analyses Undertaken * Results * Discussion * Chapter 8. The Effects of Living with Neither Parent on Academic Achievement * Results * Discussion * Chapter 9. The Effects of the Most Common Family Structures on Academic Achievement * Theoretical Framework * Family Structure Variables * Discussion * Chapter 10. Longitudinal Analysis of the Effects of Remarriage Following Divorce on Academic Achievement * Methods and Data Sources * Models * Results * Discussion * Chapter 11. Testing Other Important Hypotheses * The Proper Category Hypothesis * Custodial Parent's Gender Hypothesis * The Distinction Hypothesis * Chapter 12. What Does It All Mean? * Consequences of Underestimating Influence of Family Structure * Sensitizing Educators to the Challenges of Children from Nontraditional Families * Alternative Ways to Control for SES * Summary * References * Index

Did They Get It? The Role of Fidelity in Teaching English Learners

Abstract: Use of research-based practices for improving content area literacy of English learners is important both because of their growing numbers and their overall poor academic performance. However, how do we ensure that teachers are implementing proven methods with fidelity? This study shows the direct relationship between teachers' level of implementation of such practices on student achievement. Specifically, we report findings from research through the Center for Research on the Educational Achievement and Teaching of English Language Learners (CREATE). In the study, teachers learned and implemented the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) Model of instruction to improve their students' language and content literacy development. The degree to which teachers implemented the model with fidelity resulted in relative improvement in student performance, underscoring the importance of teacher implementation of proven practices.