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1. NATIONAL FORUM OF APPLIED EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH JOURNAL
VOLUME 27, NUMBERS 1 & 2, 2014
Invited Guest Reviewers
Alicia L. Moore, PhD
Cargill Endowed Professors in Education at Southwestern University
Georgetown, Texas
Shirley Gholston Key, PhD
Associate Professor of Science Education
University of Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
Helen Perkins,EdD
Board of Directors, Association of Literacy Educators & Researchers (ALER)
Associate Professor of Reading & Urban Literacy
University of Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
Charisse Gulosino, PhD
Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership
University of Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
Ms. Georgia Edwards
Assistant Superintendent (Retired)
District 89
Maywood, Illinois
Ms. Shirley Johnson
Principal (Retired)
District 89
Maywood, Illinois