This study examined the experiences of recovery among African American college students participating in collegiate recovery programs (CRPs). A phenomenological qualitative approach was utilized to collect and analyze data. The purpose of this stu...
ABSTRACT HOLLY NICOLE NIEDERMEYER JOHNSON. Effects of Multilevel Coaching on Teachers’ Implementation of Opportunities to Respond and Student Academic Engagement. (Under the direction of DR. YA-YU LO) As a result of various academic, behavioral, a...
This study examined the holistic health of urban African Americans living on the West Side and South Side of Chicago who are experiencing continuous traumatic stress (CTS) due to gun violence. The qualitative research study utilized a phenomenolog...
The United States veteran population continues to grow, presenting increasing concerns about mental health needs of this unique group. Veterans are at a higher risk of military-related problems and mental health issues, particularly given that the...
This quantitative study explores the potential school-level and school district-level factors associated with North Carolina school performance grades in K-5 elementary schools. The desire was to examine if any of the school- or school district-le...
The underrepresentation of Black women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is a long-standing issue. According to the National Science Foundation (2019), Black women hold less than 10% of STEM degrees, while only 2% work in...
Advocates of market-based reform strategies such as school choice claim they will offer families better options to obtain a high-quality education for their child, yet empirical studies offer inconclusive evidence of gains in student achievement a...
KYLE R. KESTER. School scheduling and at-risk students: Looped perspectives for academic support. Students are graduating without requisite skills needed for life beyond high school- or not graduating at all (Institute of Education, 2014; New Amer...
Limited studies address high school gifted students' social and emotional needs (Knudsen, 2018; Kregel, 2015). Additionally, there is a lack of research regarding high school gifted students' and Academically or Intellectually Gifted (AIG) directo...
AMY FITCHETT: Teachers as gatekeepers: Developing deeper understandings to cultivate pro-social studies learning environments in the elementary grades. (Under the direction of DR.TRACY ROCK) Teacher instructional decision-making is a multi-dimensi...
ABSTRACT With substantial demographic shifts in the U.S. student population, today’s teachers educate growing numbers of students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (Kena, Aud, & Johnson, 2010). While these students bring an ab...
In August 2019, The New York Times published what was said to be a "controversial" journalistic take on African American and American history. Written by Nikole Hannah-Jones, an awardee of the Pulitzer Prize and a MacArthur Genius Award, and her f...
Low-income African American children have been identified among the majority of children without access to high-quality early education (Barnett, Carolan & Johns, 2013). Consequently, they lack the necessary skills to successfully navigate the sch...