Journal Articles

Recent publications authored by WCER researchers include:

When Does a Nation-level Analysis Make Sense? ESD and Educational Governance in Brazil, South Africa, and the USA,” Noah Weeth Feinstein, Pedro Roberto Jacobi and Heila Lotz-Sisitka, Environmental Education Research, 2013.


Challenging the Premises of International Policy Reviews: An Introduction to the Review Symposium,” Noah Weeth Feinstein, Jeppe Laessoe, Nicole Blum and Dianne Chambers, Environmental Education Research, 2013.


Environmental Education Policy Research – Challenges and Ways Research Might Cope with Them,” Jeppe Laessoe, Noah Weeth Feinstein and Nicole Blum, Environmental Education Research, 2013.


Outside the Pipeline: Reimagining Science Education for Nonscientists,” Noah Weeth Feinstein, Sue Allen and Edgar Jenkins, Science, 2013.


Science for What Public? Addressing Equity in American Science Museums and Science Centers,” Noah Weeth Feinstein and David Meshoulam, Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2013.


Implementing Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support in High School Settings: Analysis of Eight High Schools,” K. Brigid Flannery, Jennifer L. Frank, Mimi McGrath Kato, Bonnie Doren, and Pamela Fenning, High School Journal, 2013.


Building Career PATHS (Postschool Achievement Through Higher Skills) for Young Women With Disabilities,” Lauren Lindstrom, Bonnie Doren, Cindy Post and Allison Lombardi, Career Development Quarterly, 2013.


Key Program Features to Enhance the School-to-Career Transition for Youth with Disabilities,” Bonnie Doren, Min-Chi Yan and Wei-Mo Tu, Prevention Researcher, 2013.


Key Program Features to Enhance the School-to-Career Transition for Youth with Disabilities,” Bonnie Doren, Min-Chi Yan and Wei-Mo Tu, Prevention Researcher, 2013.


The Impact of Professional Development and Student and Teacher Characteristics on the Quality of Postsecondary Goals,” Bonnie Doren, K. Brigid Flannery, Allison R. Lombardi, Mimi McGrath Kato, Remedial and Special Education, 2013.


Addressing Career Barriers for High Risk Adolescent Girls: The PATHS Curriculum Intervention,” Bonnie Doren, Allison R. Lombardi, Julie Clark and Lauren Lindstrom, Journal of Adolescence, 2013.


The Temporal Expectations of Schooling and Literacy Learning Jermaine’s Story,” Catherine F. Compton-Lilly, Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2013.


Views from the Field: The Common Core State Standards and Student Diversity: Closing the Gap,” Catherine Compton-Lilly, Wisconsin English Journal, 2013.


Design of a Professional Practice Simulator for Educating and Motivating First-Year Engineering Students,” Naomi C. Chesler, Golnaz Arastoopour, Cynthia M. D’Angelo, Elizabeth A. Bagley and David Williamson Shaffer, Advances in Engineering Education, 2013.


Development of Concept-Based Physiology Lessons for Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Students,” Regina K. Nelson, Naomi C. Chesler, Kevin T. Strang, Advances in Physiology Education, 2013.


Changing Attitudes About Computing Science at Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Benefits of an Intervention Program Designed for Undergraduates,” Jerlando F. L. Jackson, LaVar J. Charleston, Juan E. Gilbert and Cheryl Seals, Journal of African American Studies, 2013.


The Altruism Puzzle: The Obligation to Sacrifice One's Life,” Harry Brighouse, Journal of Social Philosophy, 2013.


Developing a Theory of Ambitious Early-Career Teacher Practice,” Jessica Thompson, Mark Windschitl and Melissa Braaten, American Educational Research Journal, 2013.


Effects of Two Scientific Inquiry Professional Development Interventions on Teaching Practice,” Jeffrey Grigg, Kimberle A. Kelly, Adam Gamoran and Geoffrey D. Borman, Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2013.


The Impacts of Success for All on Reading Achievement in Grades 3–5: Does Intervening During the Later Elementary Grades Produce the Same Benefits as Intervening Early?,” Paul Hanselman and Geoffrey D. Borman, Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2013.