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College of Education and Human Development

# overview
Dr. Radhika Viruru is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture (TLAC) at Texas A&M University, having joined the faculty in 1998. Her research interests include early childhood education, postcolonial childhood studies and technology integration into education. She is the author of two books on early childhood education (Early Childhood Education: Postcolonial Perspectives from India) published by Sage in 2001 and Childhood and Postcolonization: Power, Education and Contemporary Practice (co-author) published by Routledge in 2004 as well as numerous journal articles and edited book chapters. Her current research interests center around the social construction of the family particularly in the Persian Gulf.

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3902 Education Policy, Sociology And Philosophy

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Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States)

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Association of Former Students University-Level Distinguished Achievement Award, The

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Provost Academic Professional Track Faculty Teaching Excellence Award

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A classroom observational study of Qatar's independent schools: Instruction and school reform

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Women perceived practices of mothering in a socially changing Qatari society

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Debunking the Myth of the Efficacy of Push-down Academics: How Rigid, Teacher-Centered, Academic Early Learning Environments Dis-Empower Young Children

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An Indian Voice in the Education of Young Children

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Childhood and Postcolonization, Power, Education, and Contemporary Practice

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Teaching in the borderlands: Stories from Texas

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Technology Integration and Preservice Teachers

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Postcolonial Perspectives on Early Childhood Literacy

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A postcolonial critique of the ethnographic interview - Research analyzes research

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Desire and decline: schooling amid crisis in Tanzania

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EMERGING BILINGUALISM IN KINDERGARTEN Implications for Educational Policies and Practices in Qatar

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Sociocognitive growth and the young child: Comparisons with spatial and literacy content.

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Privileging child centered, play based instruction

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The impact of postcolonial theory on early childhood education

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Shaking Lose All the Nonsense: Faculty Experiences Using Educational Games in Higher Education Classrooms

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Troubling the trope of the authoritarian father: Perspectives from the Arab World

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Digital game-based language learning for vocabulary development

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Semantic structure and problem posing: Preservice teachers' experience

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Early Childhood Education Postcolonial Perspectives from India

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Colonized through Language: The Case of Early Childhood Education

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Needed Methodological Emancipation: Qualitative Coding and the Institutionalization of the Master's Voice

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Generating possibilities for the construction of childhood studies.

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Childhood Labor in India: issues and complexities

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POSTCOLONIAL THEORY AND THE PRACTICE OF TEACHER EDUCATION

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Postcolonial Childhoods: Historical and Contemporary Notions

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Postcolonial ethnography: An Indian perspective on voice and young children

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Postcolonial Perspectives on Childhood and Literacy

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Don't Be a Ghost Who Drops Grades in Blackboard

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A Qualitative Study of Home-School Literacy Connections Between Korean ELL Families and Their Children's Early Childhood Teachers

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How muslim women negotiate systems of motherhood in two cultures

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Waallah, the woman she should go direct to Paradise: Perceptions of motherhood in Qatar

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Postcolonial Theory and Teacher Education

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Constructing radical community: an ecological model for shifting from an EdD to a We-dD in online doctoral programs.

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The factors motivating students' STEM career aspirations: Personal and societal contexts

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Texas A&M University; Teaching, Learning And Culture (Tlac); 4232 TAMU

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College of Education and Human Development

# schools[]
College of Education and Human Development

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Messer, Darlene Marie (2020-06). Experiences of Secondary Math Teachers Implementing an Adaptive Personalized Learning Tool. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Berrien Jr., Joel (2020-04). Waiting for Bruh Man Instead of Superman:  The "Invisible Tax" on Black Male Special Education Teachers. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Saavedra, Cinthya Michelle (2006-08). The teacher's body: discourse, power and discipline in the history of the feminization of teaching. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Powers, Scott Kenneth (2014-08). Understanding Teachers' Experiences Implementing Project-Based Learning. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Harmon, Flora Jean (2023-08). "I Am Not Your Babysitter": A Qualitative Case Study of the Professional Identity of Early Childhood Educators Through A Culturally Responsive Lens. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Porter, Michelle Ann (2023-06). A Qualitative Phenomenological Study of Columbine Shooting Survivors Building Relationships of Trust and Care With Our Students. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Rios Bailey, Cassandra (2022-12). Key Instructional Strategies and Behaviors to Support Student Motivation and Learning in the High School STAAR English Remedial Classroom. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Ditoro, Timothy Paul (2020-08). Use of Synchronous Video to Deliver a Learner-centered Course at a Distance: A Mixed Methods Approach. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Hasan, Fatma (2015-12). An Analysis of Gender Representation in English Textbooks used in Jordanian Schools and an Exploration of Jordanian Teachers’ Beliefs about Gender Stereotypes. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Ashmeade, Lisa Ann (2016-12). Study of the Impact of Certified Staff Perception of Digital Citizenship upon Teacher Professional Development. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Thornton, Ann Hill (2019-08). Improving Instructional Practices Through Technology Integration: A Mixed Methods Study of ELL Academic Improvement. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Hopkins, Kristi LaNell (2023-08). Experiences of Cross-Cultural, Novice Teachers. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Garza, Metari S. (2022-04). Provider Implicit Bias & African American Female Veterans Within the Veterans Healthcare Administration. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Mcmullin, Andrew Jace (2021-08). Induction, Mentoring, and Coaching of Novice Performance Arts Educators. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Persky, Julia Christine (2018-12). Self-Authoring and Performance: Classroom Burlesque as a Strategy for Cultural and Identity Affirmation. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Ahn, Soo Young (2010-01). Exploring Constructions of the Meanings of Play among Korean Preservice Kindergarten Teachers. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Lopez, Sharon Kay (2020-05). Analyzing the Impact of Supported Technology Integrated Formative Assessment. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Garcia, Dimitri Daniel (2023-05). A Study of Successful Practices for Emergent Bilingual Students in Place ISD. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Ahmad, Ikhlas A (2023-05). Using Glocalization to Improve Student Engagement in Qatari Primary Schools. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Berrien Jr., Joel (2020-04). Waiting for Bruh Man Instead of Superman:  The "Invisible Tax" on Black Male Special Education Teachers. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Thompson, Durell Lamar (2021-12). Exploring the Perspectives and Practices of ELAR Secondary Teachers Who Use Culturally Relevant Text in an Urban Classroom Setting. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Miller, Reba Marie (2020-04). Online Follow-Up Professional Development: Exploring Platforms to Deconstruct Inequalities in Teacher Access to Best Instructional Practices. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Cockerham, Ben James (2019-12). Factors that Impact the Successful Implementation of Job Training Programs for People with Disabilities. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Goldbaum, Elana Rebecca (2022-08). Racism, Genocide, and Social Hatreds: How Do We Teach Knowledge That Hurts?  Exploring a Community of Practice for Educator Support. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Shin, Jee Young (2012-07). A Qualitative Study of Intergenerational Literacy Connection (ILC) Practices Among Korean ELL Families and Teachers. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Smith, Jason N (2023-06). Exploring the Teaching of Critical Intercultural Competency in World Language Classes. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Armstrong, Virginia (2023-01). Family-Teacher Conferences: Teacher Perspectives of Family Engagement Efficacy and Family-Teacher Communication Practices. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Davis, Sarah Lynne (2015-12). A Qualitative Study of the Relationship between Parents and Administrators at an Elementary School in Virginia. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Hopkins, Kristi LaNell (2023-08). Experiences of Cross-Cultural, Novice Teachers. Doctoral Dissertation.

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Reeves, Laura Michelle (2019-12). Leading Technology Integration: The Principal as an Educational Technology Leader. Doctoral Dissertation.