Maria Paino
University of Rochester
18 Papers
39 Citations
Maria Paino is an academic researcher from University of Rochester. The author has contributed to research in topics: Teaching method & Charter. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 18 publications. Previous affiliations of Maria Paino include University of Georgia & Oakland University.
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Papers
Innovative Education? A Test of Specialist Mimicry or Generalist Assimilation in Trends in Charter School Specialization Over Time
TL;DR: The authors examined the growth and decline of specialist charter school mission statements and found that the majority of the mission statements focused on the creation of "innovative" schools, rather than innovation itself.
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The Closing Door: The Effect of Race on Charter School Closures
TL;DR: Charter schools are promoted by policy makers and advocates as a way to reduce educational inequality as mentioned in this paper, and they tend to enroll higher proportions of black students than do traditional public schools.
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The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Teaching Sociology: 1973-2009
TL;DR: This article examined the change in the systematic assessment of teaching methods and techniques since Baker and Chin's studies and the extent to which publications in Teaching Sociology reflect the growing scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) movement.
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MONOPOLY and Critical Theory Gaming in a Class on the Sociology of Deviance
Maria Paino,Jeffrey Chin +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors demonstrate how they modified a well-known game to use it as an educational simulation to help students understand difficult material, specifically critical theory, in order to help them understand difficult concepts.
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Intersectionopoly: A Simulation of the Wage Gap
TL;DR: In this paper, a simulation activity designed to teach students about the wage gap is described, which is an important topic in many sociology classrooms, but it can be difficult to convey the ac...
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