User:Imoutinho/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * School resource officer


 * Article Evaluation
 * This is a good article but is lacking some information. I think it could be beneficial to include information on phenomenons like the school to prison pipeline


 * Sources
 * Counts, J., Randall, K. N., Ryan, J. B., & Katsiyannis, A. (2018). School Resource Officers in Public Schools: A National Review. Education & Treatment of Children (West Virginia University Press), 41(4), 405–429. https://doi.org/10.1353/etc.2018.0023
 * Schlosser, M. D. (2014). Multiple Roles and potential Role Conflict of a School Resource Officer: A Case Study of the Midwest Police Department’s School Resource Officer Program in the United States. International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences, 9(1), 131–142.

Option 2

 * Article title
 * School-to-prison pipeline


 * Article Evaluation
 * There is already a large amount of information on this topic. It seems to be quite comprehensive and already has a ton of information.


 * Sources
 * McGrew, Ken (June 2016). "The Dangers of Pipeline Thinking: How the School-To-Prison Pipeline Metaphor Squeezes Out Complexity". Educational Theory. 66 (3): 341–367. doi:10.1111/edth.12173.
 * Richardson, John; Judge, Douglas (January 1, 2013). "The Intergroup Dynamics of a Metaphor: The School-to-Prison Pipeline". Journal of Educational Controversy. 7 (1).

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Educational inequality


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is not centered enough on the United states. It focuses on other countries so it might not be relevant for this class.


 * Sources
 * Paula J. Schwanenflugel, and Nancy Flanagan Knapp. "What Is It with Boys and Reading? Why boys often struggle with reading, and what we can do about it." Posted Mar 31, 2018, on Psychology Today. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/reading-minds/201803/what-is-it-boys-and-reading
 * Williams, Belinda, ed. Closing the Achievement Gap: A Vision for Changing Beliefs and Practices. 2nd ed. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2003.


 * Option 4


 * Article title
 * Achievement gaps in the United States


 * Article Evaluation
 * This is another good article, i enjoyed how it was focused on the united states and includes alot of data and statisitcs to back up the claims it is making.


 * Sources
 * Carnoy & Rothstein, "International Tests Show Achievement Gaps in All Countries", Economic Policy Institute, January 15, 2013
 * Joseph Rowntree Bawlls vs Lunch "Education and Poverty" Archived March 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, "How Does Poverty Affect Children's Education?"

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