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AN UNFULFILLED DREAM OF AN URBAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS: A FAILED EXPERIMENT IN EDUCATIONAL REFORM
Title
AN UNFULFILLED DREAM OF AN URBAN COMMUNITY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS: A FAILED EXPERIMENT IN EDUCATIONAL REFORM
Author
Doyle, Kerri
Date Created
2013
Subjects--Topical
Education, Curriculum planning, Educational sociology
Description
This research presents the qualitative case study of an urban community school initiative that began as an educational reform effort and that ultimately failed. The process of emergence for this school and factors leading to its collapse are descr...
Effects of the Shared Principles of Middle School Philosophy and Culturally Responsive Education on the Academic Achievement of African American Middle School Students
Title
Effects of the Shared Principles of Middle School Philosophy and Culturally Responsive Education on the Academic Achievement of African American Middle School Students
Author
Ellis, Tarra
Date Created
2012
Subjects--Topical
Multicultural education, Education, Educational sociology
Description
This study was an investigation of the overlapping principles of relevance, rigor, and relationships inherent in both middle school philosophy and culturally responsive education to determine their effects on the academic achievement of African Am...
Experiencing the Double-Edged Sword of Desegregation: Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Graduates from 1995-1998
Title
Experiencing the Double-Edged Sword of Desegregation: Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Graduates from 1995-1998
Author
Hawn Nelson, Amy
Date Created
2010
Subjects--Topical
Education, Educational sociology, Social sciences--Study and teaching
Description
The purpose of this study is to gain insight into the long-term effects of desegregated schooling within a firmly established K-12th grade desegregated school system. Long-term outcomes include: educational and occupational attainment, comfort wit...
A Study of the Effects of School Choice on Student Achievement
Title
A Study of the Effects of School Choice on Student Achievement
Author
Crawford, Jamal
Date Created
2013
Subjects--Topical
Educational leadership, Education and state, Educational sociology
Description
No Child Left Behind (NCLB), the 2002 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, was the signature education legislation of the George W. Bush administration. NCLB was but the latest evolution of at least two pre...
Standardized Distraction: Why the Emphasis on High-Stakes Testing Can't Resolve Educational Inequality
Title
Standardized Distraction: Why the Emphasis on High-Stakes Testing Can't Resolve Educational Inequality
Author
Giersch, Jason
Date Created
2012
Subjects--Topical
Government policy, Education and state, Educational sociology
Description
Standardized testing has exploded into nearly every grade level and subject area in public education over the past two decades. Attaching high stakes to standardized test results was intended to improve education for all students, but especially f...
THE RETENTION OF FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS IN STEM: AN EXTENSION OF TINTO’S LONGITUDINAL MODEL
Title
THE RETENTION OF FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS IN STEM: AN EXTENSION OF TINTO’S LONGITUDINAL MODEL
Author
Uche, Ada
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Government policy, Education and state, Educational sociology
Description
In the current technologically advanced global economy, the role of human capital and education cannot be over-emphasized. Since almost all great inventions in the world have a scientific or technological foundation, having a skilled workforce is ...