RJA #9 : Evaluation of Sources

This entry will list the resources used for my research paper. They
include books (fact based as well as opinion oriented), periodicals
and articles as well as web site links. Also included are my reviews.

Here are my resources :
Articles :
www.article.latimes.com/1991-09/me-2427_1_additional-teacher
www.mackinac.org/articleaspx?ID=10659
www.findarticles.com/p/articles.mi_qn4208/is/ai_n10188383

Websites :
http://www.teachersforjustice.org/
http://www.blog.readings-z.com/


Books :
"School choice ; Why you need it, how to get it".
Author : David Harmer, 1962-
Publisher : Cato Institute
Date : 1994

Reviews :

The writers of all of the articles do have extensive educational
backgrounds, with the minimum degree possessed is a Master's.
They also have worked in whatever districts they are research-
ing and writing about, which helps in backing up their findings.
The articles were all straight forward and easy to follow. I in-
cluded some recent and not so recent articles to mirror the subject
I am researching. The websites I researched also shared the
same validity with solid educational and employment backgrounds.
The main websites researched were informative as well, but the
main critique I have on the websites is an obvious one. They are
all one-sided. That is indeed no revelation, and it is why the sites
were created ; to get a point across to its readers and to reveal
points of view. The book I am using has some strong factors. It's
author has extensive education, and it was published by an
educational institute. That is important because it is a fact based
research book, and the reputation of the school can be tied in
with what is printed in the book.

RJA #8c : Multimedia.

I was very suprised in using www.blinkx.com for
any media on forced teaching reassignments to
poorer schools. I was able to find a video link to
a documentary about teaching in a high school
in Compton, Ca from 2008.

Research Tool Used : www.blinkx.com
Keyword(s) Used : Forced teaching reassignments,
teaching in poor schools.
Search Strategies Used : None, media came right
up w/o any operators.
Date of Search : 10-19-2009.
Number of Hits : 23
Relevance of Hits : 3

RJA #8b : Social Media.

I have chosen two media sites to find out more
information on my research topic. Those sites are :

http://www.technorati.com/
http://www.collecti.com/

Keywords Used : teacher reassignment, forced reassignment
Search Stragtegies : Boolean operators.
Date of Search : 10-19-2009
Number of Hits : 4 (http://www.technorati.com/)
7 (http://www.collecti.com/)
Relevance of Hits : 1 for each site.

RJA #8a : Websites.

I have researched http://www.infomine.ucr.edu/ in order to
research my topic of forced teacher reassignments. Here
are the results :

Keywords : teacher reassignment, forced reassignment.
Search strategies used : Boolean operators.
Date of Search : 10-19-2009
Number of Hits : 35

RJA #7c : Field Research Plan.

On my subject of teacher reassignment to poorer schools,
I plan to interview current as well as past teachers. I know
many former teachers on a personal basis and I feel that they
will let me use their names for this topic. I will attempt to
interview current instructors as well, but I feel they will
want me to keep their names (as well as their respected
districts) confidential as well. I will ask them the following
questions;

What is their stance on forced reassignments?

Have they themselves been reassigned in such a manner?

Why did they leave the teaching profession & was it based
on a new career move or internal politics?

RJA #7b : Internet Research Tool Test.

I have chosen to use http://www.msn.com/ for this test.

Resources searched : English 122
Keywords used : ENG 122
Search strategies used : eng 122, eng 1020, english122rrcc
via boolean operators.
Date of search : 10-21-2009
Number of hits : 20
Relevance of hits : 3

RJA #7a : Internet Research Tools.

When I orginally started my research, I knew that I would
have to use multiple search engines to find out the facts that
I needed. Honestly, I was used to using one ; but I knew I
had to expand on my engines sooner or later. I have had great
success with the typical web searches and have been able to
find out what I needed. But, I have also used several search
sites via newpaper web searches as well. I plan to use the site
www.infomine.ucr.edu more to research educational issues. Here
are some of the sites I will be using :

http://www.msn.com/
http://www.yahoo.com/
http://www.newyorktimes.com/
http://www.denverpost.com/
http://www.latimes.com/

All search sites I have used have been great for needed inform-
ation. The main difference between the more public used
domains such as msn.com and the news sites is that the news
sites are sometimes one sided with the delivery of the news as
well as research information.

RJA #6c : Protopage.

Here is the link to my protopage :

www.protopage.com/wallyworld

RJA #6b : Search Strings.

I wanted to rewrite (based on suggestions from my classmates) some of my search strings, but I have not received any comments from anyone yet. I will revise any strings needed by suggestion when any comments are left on my site.

RJA #6a : Periodical Articles.

Here is a periodical that focuses on the possible reassignment of teachers to Denver's poorest schools based on individual performance.

Author : Jeremy P. Meyer
Main Title :"Musical Chairs for Bad Teachers"
Title of Periodical :"Reassignment of teachers to Denver's poorest schools"'.
Date : August 18, 2009
Page : B-11

RJA #5c : String Search Check.

The following people are also doing their research topic involving education as well, so most of their string searches were the same as mine and they were all easy & worked well.


Elizabeth's search strings were simple and very useful. Since my topic is also on education, I have used some of the same ones as well.

http://ella123-elizabeth.blogspot.com

Michells's searches were pretty straight forward and all easy to use as well. Great search words.

http://michelle-eng122.blogspot.com

RJA #5b : Books.

Here is one of the books that will be used as a reference for my research paper :
Author : David Harmer, 1962-
Title : "School Choice ; Why you need it, how to get it".
Place of Publishcation : Washington.
Name of Publisher : Cato Institute.
Date of Publication : 1994.

RJA #5a : Reference Articles.

Here are two articles that will be used for my research paper on teacher reassignments.

Author : Jeremy P. Meyer
Title : Forced assignments, mostly to low-income DPS schools.
Reference Work : Teacher placement can add to disparities.
Place of Publication : Denver, CO.
Name of Publisher : The Denver Post.
Date of Publication : August 16, 2009.
Page Number(s) or word amount : 1,145 words.
Website : http://www.denverpost.com/