AJE Forum

Welcome to the AJE Forum! On behalf of the American Journal of Education’s (AJE) senior editorial board, I am delighted to announce the launch of this forum.  The AJE Forum is run by the Student Advisory Board, and is designed…

In higher education, calls for more engaging and socially impactful curriculum have steadily intensified over the decades. In response, a complement of curricular innovations has developed around social entrepreneurship, undergraduate research, and service learning—to name just a few. A fair…

  We have all heard the aphorism, “It’s not what you know but who you know.” While this apparent truism does have a ring of truth to it, in that one’s personal or professional connections can often lead to success…

Authors Note: Ties matter. Why? Because social relationships influence educational change.  Educators increasingly recognize the potential of social ties in pursuit of increased instructional quality and student outcomes. While efforts at improving education commonly consist of a variety of technical…

  PART 2. SHARING THE LEARNINGS FROM ‘UNHEARD VOICES’ In a previous summary you mentioned that this empirical research has been confusing to so many editorial boards and journal reviewers.  What are some common misconceptions about this project? That we…

Dr. Carr-Chellman is department chair of Learning and Performance Systems in the College of Education at Penn State University.  In this interview, hear about her research on “Unheard Voices.” This project asks the question, What do those who have not…

  The economic consequences of dropping out of high school are severe. In 2010, the difference in annual earnings between workers with some high school education and those who had completed high school was about $10,000 (U.S. Department of Education…

  The No Child Left Behind Act expired in 2007, five years after its enactment, but has remained intact in the absence of a replacement law. The Department of Education has begun granting waivers to most of the 50 states,…

  Across the U.S., an increasing number of white, well-educated young professionals are choosing to live in cities such as New York, Chicago, and San Francisco. Many of these so-called “gentrifiers” grew up in mostly- or all-white suburbs and attended…