Volume 1, Issue 1 (2013) Inaugural Issue
Congratulations to Dean Leontye Lewis; Dr. Linda Wilson-Jones, founding Editor-in Chief; and the entire School of Education Editorial team in the publication of the inaugural issue of the Journal of Research Initiatives! Nearly 150 years ago, Fayetteville State University (FSU) was established as a teacher education institution and this new journal reflects our continuing commitment to advancing the quality of education from kindergarten to higher education. The research published in this new journal will be a valuable resource for educators seeking to increase academic achievement of students across the whole spectrum of education. Thanks to the FSU team and many others from other institutions who have contributed to this important accomplishment!
Jon Young, Provost and Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Research Articles
Editor's Comments
Gail Thompson
Images of Black Leadership and Mentoring in Higher Education: Personal Narratives from Faculty and Staff
Selena T. Rodgers and Tiffany Cudjoe
Stakeholders’ Perceptions of Special Education Induction Programs
Jeremy E. Vittek, Kim K. Floyd, and Sharon B. Hayes
Merging and Creating Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in Public Schools
Sunni Ali and Ryan Murphy
Selected North Carolina Beginning and Veteran Teachers’ Perceptions of Factors Influencing Retention and Attrition
Marvin McCoy, Linda Wilson-Jones, and Paris Jones
A Profile of Black Women in the 21st Century Academy: Still Learning from the “Outsider-Within”
JeffriAnne Wilder, Tamara Bertrand Jones, and La’Tara Osborne-Lampkin
Book Review
What are Universities for?
Ian McDonald
Commentaries
Editor-in-Chief
Linda Wilson-Jones
So Much More than Academics: What’s Character Got To Do With It?
Rona Leach McLeod
Best Practices
Focus on Essential Learning Outcomes
Bob Sornson and Debbie Davis
FERPA: To Release or Not to Release – That is the Question
Sonja G. Cantrell
The Importance of a School Library Media Specialist
Khalida Mashriqi
Issue Reviewers
- David Allen
- Murray State University
- Linda Christian
- Adams State University
- Donnamaria Culbreth
- The Intraracial Colorism Project, Inc.
- Ajay Das
- Murray State University
- Nicole Dobbins
- University of North Carolina-Greensboro
- Numeriano Ganzan Escalante
- Capitol University, Philippines
- Cindy Gissy
- West Virginia University, Parkersburg
- Mary Jean Herzog
- Western Carolina University
- Jeanne Morris Hines
- Capella University
- Ernest Johnson
- North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT)
- Peter Litchka
- Loyola University Maryland
- Hashem “Omid” Maleki
- PN University of Chenaran, Iran
- Pacha Malyadri
- Osmania University Andhra Pradesh, INDIA
- Antony Mullen
- Newcastle University, UK
- David Mungoshi
- University of Zimbabwe
- Susan L. Ogletree
- Georgia State University
- Comfort Okpala
- North Carolina A&T State University
- Walter Polka
- Niagara University
- Lisa Thompson
- Prairie View University
- Kimberly Triplett
- Mississippi State University
- Petra A. Robinson
- Louisiana State University
- Priscilla Robinson
- Hinds Community College, Utica Campus
- JeffriAnne Wilder
- University of North Florida