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"I can, but I can't": Kindergarten teacher perceptions of self-efficacy and agency in their use of formative assessment in the current high-stakes accountability climate
Title
"I can, but I can't": Kindergarten teacher perceptions of self-efficacy and agency in their use of formative assessment in the current high-stakes accountability climate
Author
Ferrara, Angela
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Early childhood education, Education and state, Ethnology
Description
Early childhood formative assessment (FA) is a process by which teachers gather data about their students’ knowledge and skills across the five domains of early childhood development in order to scaffold and support their students’ unique learning...
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AND CULTURAL CAPITAL: A CASE STUDY OF INCOMING INDIAN GRADUATE STUDENTS IN ENGINEERING AND COMPUTING
Title
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AND CULTURAL CAPITAL: A CASE STUDY OF INCOMING INDIAN GRADUATE STUDENTS IN ENGINEERING AND COMPUTING
Author
Birkett, James
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Ethnology
Description
As the number of international students studying in the United States continues to grow, it is important that educators and administrators at postsecondary institutions understand the diverse educational backgrounds of these students, which has th...
Afro-Brazilian Culture As a Means of Transformation: Spaces, Businesses and Political Participation in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Title
Afro-Brazilian Culture As a Means of Transformation: Spaces, Businesses and Political Participation in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Author
Timoteo de Oliveira, Carolina Helena
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Ethnology, Area studies
Description
CAROLINA HELENA TIMÓTEO DE OLIVEIRA. Afro-Brazilian culture as a means of transformation: spaces, businesses and political participation in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. (Under the direction of DR. OSCAR DE LA TORRE) This research investigates the conne...
HAZARA DIASPORA RELIGIOUS DISAFFILIATION: AFGHANISTAN’S SHI'A WHO TURN AWAY FROM ISLAM
Title
HAZARA DIASPORA RELIGIOUS DISAFFILIATION: AFGHANISTAN’S SHI'A WHO TURN AWAY FROM ISLAM
Author
Fekrat, Nasim
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Ethnology, Area studies, Islam--Study and teaching
Description
The topic of irreligiosity and secularism among Muslim immigrants is an understudied subject. Academic studies of Muslim immigrants, in particular, tend to focus on religious beliefs at the expense of other issues. This is particularly evident in ...
Marshallese Participatory Mismatches in South Central United States' School Systems
Title
Marshallese Participatory Mismatches in South Central United States' School Systems
Author
Anderson, Katlyn
Date Created
2022
Subjects--Topical
Linguistics, Education, Ethnology
Description
Since the Compact of Free Association between the Marshall Islands and the United States, many Marshallese Islanders have immigrated to the United States, leading to a growing number of Marshallese children enrolled in primary and secondary school...
Neoliberalism, Gender, and Frontline COVID-19 Nurses
Title
Neoliberalism, Gender, and Frontline COVID-19 Nurses
Author
Robbins, James
Date Created
2022
Subjects--Topical
Ethnology, Economics, Women's studies
Description
The COVID-19 pandemic presented new challenges to healthcare workers: with rising COVID cases, constantly changing guidelines, and an uncertain and rapidly unfolding situation, stress and burnout among nurses have risen as well. Narratives around ...
Providing Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of North Carolina Nurses' Experiences with COVID-19 Positive Patient Care
Title
Providing Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of North Carolina Nurses' Experiences with COVID-19 Positive Patient Care
Author
Lee, Abigail
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Ethnology
Description
This is a case study of nurses’ perceptions providing care in North Carolina during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nurses participated in semi-structured interviews via Zoom about the impact of the pandemic on their working and personal lives. Drawing fro...
Raising Little Russians: Language Socialization and Language Shift in an Urban Kyrgyz Family
Title
Raising Little Russians: Language Socialization and Language Shift in an Urban Kyrgyz Family
Author
McDermott, Ashley
Date Created
2019
Subjects--Topical
Ethnology, Sociolinguistics, Language and languages
Description
In Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Russian prevails as the lingua franca despite efforts by policymakers and language activists to promote the Kyrgyz language. This study uses language socialization as a lens to investigate language shift in the city by analy...
Same-Sex Parents' Hypervisibility: Effects of Panopticism and Reactions to Increased Visibility
Title
Same-Sex Parents' Hypervisibility: Effects of Panopticism and Reactions to Increased Visibility
Author
Bradley-Volz, Kathleen
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Sex role, Queer studies, Ethnology
Description
The purpose of this project is to determine how same-sex parents in the Charlotte, NC area are affected by homophobia and restrictions on displays of affection. This research is unique to the study of gay parenting in its focus on comparing gay ma...
South Park's Satan: Sympathetic Character and Critical Cultural Mirror
Title
South Park's Satan: Sympathetic Character and Critical Cultural Mirror
Author
Casper, Joshua
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Queer studies, Ethnology, Area studies
Description
JOSHUA CASPER. South Park Satan: Sympathetic Character and Critical Cultural Mirror. (Under the Direction of DR. SEAN MCCLOUD) In this thesis, I argue that Satan in South Park is portrayed as a sympathetic character who acts as both a role model o...
The Impact of Socialization on Collaborative Group Work: A Ritual Perspective
Title
The Impact of Socialization on Collaborative Group Work: A Ritual Perspective
Author
Maximov, Noah
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Education, Ethnology
Description
In this thesis, I explore how classroom processes in the active learning classrooms at UNC Charlotte impact group collaboration. Using an analysis that draws on ideas from Robbie Davis-Floyd, Richard Quantz and Peter Magolda, I argue that the proc...
To Be Young, Black, and Resilient: Navigating a Predominantly White University
Title
To Be Young, Black, and Resilient: Navigating a Predominantly White University
Author
Strickland, Jasmine
Date Created
2019
Subjects--Topical
Education, Higher, Ethnology, African Americans--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
Description
The current study examines how Black undergraduate students at a predominantly White university respond to the racism they encounter on campus. Specifically, the case study seeks to identify (a) the response strategies that Black undergraduate stu...
Tree canopy networks in Charlotte: Challenges, strategies, and outlooks for more adaptive climate governance systems.
Title
Tree canopy networks in Charlotte: Challenges, strategies, and outlooks for more adaptive climate governance systems.
Author
Blanchard, Benjamin
Date Created
2023
Subjects--Topical
Ethnology
Description
Tree canopies are an essential tool for climate change mitigation and adaptation, primarily due to their ability to store and sequester atmospheric carbon. They have a number of inherently appealing co-benefits that make them a key element of gree...
WORKING FOR FREEDOM AND WORKING FOR FREE: RECOGNIZING AND RESISTING THE REPRODUCTION OF OPPRESSIVE STRUCTURES IN UNPAID ORGANIZING WORK
Title
WORKING FOR FREEDOM AND WORKING FOR FREE: RECOGNIZING AND RESISTING THE REPRODUCTION OF OPPRESSIVE STRUCTURES IN UNPAID ORGANIZING WORK
Author
Karout, Samantha
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Ethnology
Description
This ethnographic research is an inquiry into the obstacles that LGBTQ people face in their unpaid organizing work in Charlotte, NC. Field work included participant observation from 2014 to 2018, and 26 semi-structured and unstructured interviews ...