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Newsletter for the UT College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
February 2004 http://cehhs.utk.edu/alumni/publications.html E01-1716-002-04
Fulbright
focus on faculty Scholar, Zhanna
Mukhamedyarova,
Visits College
Dr. Zhanna Mukhamedyarova,
Clara Lee Brown (THEORY Research, on the topic of discourse a Fulbright Scholar in the College
AND PRACTICE IN TEACHER EDUCATION) analysis. of Education, Health, and Human
presented a paper, “Utilizing the Dr. Paulus also presented a paper Sciences, is Dean and Professor at
Focus Group as an Inquiry Model for at the Conference for Interdisciplinary the Kazakh-American University and
University Instructors” at the 2004 Qualitative Studies at the University Professor at the Kazakhstan Institute
National Association for Bilingual of Georgia in January. Her paper was of Management, Economics, and Stra-
Education (NABE) Annual Conven- entitled “Dialogue at a Distance: tegic Planning in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
tion in Albuquerque, NM, February 5, Constructing Knowledge through a The Republic of Kazakhstan is situ-
2004. Discourse of Connection.” ated in Central Asia and became an
Bill Brozo and Chuck Hargis Kristin Rearden (THEORY AND independent country in 1991.
( THEORY AND PRACTICE IN TEACHER PRACTICE IN TEACHER EDUCATION), Otto A teacher and administrator, Dr.
EDUCATION) continued their consult- Schwarz (Botany), and Stuart Elston Mukhamedyarova is well known for
ing work for the National Wildlife (Physics and Astronomy) participated her excellence in teaching and man-
Federation, conducting an analysis of in a panel presentation entitled “Sci- agement. She studied at the Russian
and writing a report on the feasibility entists and Science Teachers Making Academy of Education in Moscow,
of using Ranger Rick magazine as a WAVES: Working to Improve the where she completed a dissertation
literacy tool. Value of Education in Science” at the on the creative understanding of
Dr. Brozo was scheduled to 2004 Association for the Educators of textbooks by students. Her main re-
travel to Macedonia on January 31 as Teachers in Science (AETS) Interna- search interest is in the integration of
an IRA-International Development tional Conference in Nashville, Tenn., approaches to learning how to learn
Division Volunteer working under a on January 8. in civic, intercultural, and cognitive
USAID grant. He will be providing Dileep S. Sachan (NUTRITION) education fields.
technical assistance to secondary has been elected to the Board of The focus of Dr. Mukhame-
teachers in school-to-work programs Directors of the American College dyarova’s current work is explora-
throughout Macedonia. of Nutrition for a three-year term. tion of the Cognitive Enrichment
Trena M. Paulus (EDUCATIONAL He is also a member of the Editorial Advantage (CEA) by Dr. Katherine
PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELING) travelled Board of the Journal of the American Greenberg for possible use in devel-
to Australia in December to present a College of Nutrition. For a number of oping intercultural competence among
paper entitled “Knowledge Construc- years, Dr. Sachan has and continues to learners in school and work settings
tion through a Discourse of Connec- serve on the Board of Directors of the in Kazakhstan. More specifically,
tion” at the 11th Annual International International College of Nutrition. she is elaborating the structure of the
Conference on Post-compulsory Edu- Lisa Scherff ( THEORY AND learning process for development of
cation and Training. While in Australia PRACTICE IN TEACHER EDUCATION) has intercultural competence because
she also gave the opening address at accepted an appointment for a three- traditional educational approaches
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technol- year term on the Standing Committee cannot help intercultural learners
ogy’s Seasonal Seminar Celebrating CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
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FOCUS ON FACULTY Graduate Students Gerontology
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on Teacher Preparation and Certifica- to Attend Graduate Symposium Set
tion, the National Council of Teachers
of English.
Research Seminar for April 7, 2004
Chris Henderson and Alison A Symposium on Ageism and
P. Mark Taylor (THEORY AND Buehler, students in the Department of Gerontology is scheduled for April 7,
PRACTICE IN TEACHER EDUCATION) pre-
Educational Administration and Policy 2004, in the Shiloh Room of the Uni-
sented “Learning from Each Other: A Studies, have been selected to attend versity Center. The symposium runs
Syllabus Exchange” on January 23, the annual David L. Clark National from 8:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. with a
2004, at the annual meeting of the Graduate Student Research Seminar break for lunch.
Association of Mathematics Teacher in Educational Administration and Keynote speaker for the sym-
Educators (AMTE) in San Diego, Policy. The seminar is designed to posium will be Dr. Erdman Palmore,
Calif., along with co-presenter Tad bring emerging educational adminis- professor emeritus of Duke Univer-
Watanabe of the Pennsylvania State tration and policy scholars and noted sity. Discussion sessions on “Aging
University. The session highlighted researchers together for two days of and Health” will be led by Dr. Sherry
some common features of mathemat- dialog, mentorship, and professional Cummings, Dr. Diane Klein, and Dr.
ics methods courses and opened a growth. Chris and Alison were among Sandra McGuire. An informal chat
discourse among the session partici- only 40 doctoral students nationwide with Dr. Palmore follows the lunch
pants. Dr. Taylor is a board member selected to attend the conference. break.
and newsletter editor of AMTE as Many of the graduates of this semi- Dr. Palmore received a B.A.
well. nar are currently faculty members at degree from Duke University, M.A.
Dixie Thompson (HEALTH AND major research institutions in the U.S. from the University of Chicago, and
EXERCISE SCIENCE) attended the annual
and Canada. Ph.D. from Columbia University,
meeting of the Southeast Chapter of the This year the seminar will be all in sociology. He taught at Yale
American College of Sports Medicine held in San Diego, Calif., where Chris University and did research for the
in Atlanta, Ga., January 29-31, 2004. will present on correlations between Social Security Administration prior
She presented research examining the organizational health of elementary to going to Duke University in 1967.
validity of various body composition schools in a southern, metropolitan At Duke, he was Coordinator for the
assessment techniques. school system. The study will inves- Duke Longitudinal Studies and Prin-
Songning Zhang (HEALTH AND tigate possible relationships between cipal Investigator of several research
EXERCISE SCIENCE), along with Wen-
the factors of organizational health projects. He is now Professor Emeritus
dell Liemohn (Health and Exercise and student achievement gains as of Medical Sociology and Editor of the
Science) and Kurt Clowers (Ph.D measured by the Tennessee Value- Aging Center newsletter.
student in biomechanics), presented a Added Assessment System. Dr. Palmore has written or edited
tutorial entitled “Considerations in the Alison will present on the educa- 15 books, including the Normal Aging
Biomechanical Evaluation of Spinal tional reform efforts of small learning series, International Handbook on the
Orthoses” at the Annual Meeting of communities and their impact on re- Aged, Handbook on the Aged in the
the Southeast Chapter of the American siliency in young adults. She will col- U.S., Facts on Aging Quiz, and Age-
College of Sports Medicine on Janu- lect her data from some of the leading ism. He has also written 20 chapters
ary 31 in Atlanta, Ga. Honey Coulter “small schools” in Washington, D.C., in other books and over 70 articles in
(Ph.D. student in biomechanics) also and Chicago, Ill. professional journals.
presented her research entitled “Effects There is no cost to attend the
of Custom-Molded Orthotics on Pain, sessions. The cost for the luncheon
Spatial, and Temporal Parameters of of Basketball Players in a Competitive is $5.00 for seniors and students and
Gait in Physically Active, Symptom- Game Setting,” which will serve as a $10.00 for all others. Registration
atic Patients” with M. Butcher-Mokha, catalyst to a second research grant (in and/or checks should be postmarked
K. M. Ludwig, C. R. Cramer (Barry progress) on biomechanical charac- by March 22, 2004, and sent to Karen
University, Fla.) as co-authors at the teristics of selected basketball move- Waller, Department of Health and
same conference. ments. The research will combine Exercise Science, 1914 Andy Holt
Songning Zhang also received a computerized analyses from game Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996-2710.
research grant ($12,385) from Adidas tapes with lab testing to determine For further information,
International to conduct a research time, intensity, frequency and other contact Dr. Diane Klein (974-
project on basketball match analysis motion-related variables of important 0294, dklein1@utk.edu) or Dr.
entitled “Match and Motion Analyses basketball movements. Sandra McGuire (974-7589,
smcguire@utk.edu).
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publications
FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR
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develop the knowledge and strategies
they need to become citizens who are
both independent and interdependent,
effective and responsible.
Dr. Mukhamedyarova actively
participates in scholarly conferences. Bassett, D.R., Schneider, P.L., & Huntington, G.E. (2004). Physical activity in an
Last summer she presented her paper, Old Order Amish Community. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise,
“Intercultural Competence Through 36, 79-85.
Cognitive Education,” at the UNESCO Brown, C. L. (2004). Content based ESL curriculum and academic language
Conference on Teaching and Learning
proficiency. The Internet TESL Journal, 10(2), http://iteslj.org/Techniques/
For Intercultural Understanding, Hu-
Brown-CBEC.html
man Rights, and a Culture of Peace in
Jyvaskyla, Finland. Brozo, W.G. (2004). Gaining and keeping students’ attention. Thinking Classroom/
Dr. Mukhamedyarova is cur- Peremena, 4, 45-48.
rently teaching an Educational Psy- Brozo, W.G. (in press). Bringing all students into the conversation. Thinking
chology class in which she imple- Classroom/Peremena.
ments specialized learning strategies Hinchman, K., Alvermann, D., Boyd, F., Brozo, W.G., & Vacca, R. (2003/2004).
for students to discover a new culture, Supporting older students’ in- and out-of-school literacies. Journal of Ado-
especially Kazakh, by UT students. lescent & Adult Literacy, 47, 304-311.
She has employed a questionnaire Hipple, Ted. (2003, December 15). Review of audiobook Diary by Chuck Palahn-
exploring students’ learning needs in iuk. Booklist, 100(8), 762.
order to help her recognize appropri- Hipple, Ted. (2004, January 1 & 15). Review of audiobook The Last Nazi by
ate teaching methods. She has also Stanley Pottinger. Booklist, 100(9), 890.
initiated, in collaboration with Dr.
Hipple, Ted. (2004, February 1). Review of audiobook Summer Secrets by Barbara
Greenberg, an American and Kazakh
Freethy. Booklist, 100(11), 989.
Cultural Competence Project between
UT and KAU & KIMEP. Educators Kim, Y-K., Kim, E., & Kang, J. K. (2003). Teens’ mall shopping motivations:
in Kazakhstan will participate in an Functions of loneliness and media usage. Family and Consumer Sciences
intensive workshop on how to teach Research Journal, 32(2), 140-167.
cultural competence and principles Kim, Y-K., Sullivan, P., Trotter, C., & Forney, J. (2003). Lifestyle shopping center:
of democracy through the use of the A retail evolution of the 21st century. Journal of Shopping Center Research,
Cognitive Enrichment Advantage 10(2), 61-94.
educational approach. Kinley, T., Josiam, B., & Kim, Y-K. (2003). Why and where tourists shop: Mo-
Dr. Mukhamedyarova looks tivations of tourist-shoppers and their preferred shopping center attributes.
forward to more opportunities to Journal of Shopping Center Research, 10(1), 7-28.
present her research project as well McCallum, R. Steve, Sharp, Shannon, Bell, Sherry Mee, & George, Tom. (2004).
as Kazakh culture. She will be at UT Silent versus oral reading comprehension and efficiency. Psychology in the
through summer semester. She can be
Schools, 41(2), 241-246.
reached through her office ( 974-4253)
Moore, M., & Fairhurst, A. (2003). Marketing capabilities and firm performance
or e-mail: zmukhame@utk.edu.
in fashion retailing. Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management, 7(4),
386-397.
Love looks not with Petty, G. C., Brewer, E. W., & Brown, B. (in press). Job satisfaction among em-
the eyes, but with the ployees of a youth development organization. Journal of Child and Youth
Care Forum.
mind, Scherff, L. (2003). Advice from a former (burned out) English teacher. Florida
And therefore is English Journal, 39(2), 38-39.
Tudor-Locke, C., & Bassett, D.R. (2004). How many steps are enough? Pedom-
winged Cupid painted eter-determined physical activity indices. Sports Medicine, 34, 1-8.
blind. Wright, H.K. (2003). Cultural studies as praxis: (Making) an autobiographical
case. Cultural Studies, 17(6), 805-822.
—William Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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February-March 2004
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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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Graduate Council
meeting
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Spring Break Spring Break Spring Break Spring Break Spring Break
Curricular Review
Committee meeting
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Undergraduate St. Patrick’s Day
Council meeting
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