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A Phenomenological Study of African American College Students' Recovery Experiences In A Collegiate Recovery Program
Title
A Phenomenological Study of African American College Students' Recovery Experiences In A Collegiate Recovery Program
Author
Huggins, Marie
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Education
Description
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...
Factors Affecting Grades: An Examination of North Carolina School Performance Grades
Title
Factors Affecting Grades: An Examination of North Carolina School Performance Grades
Author
Dangerfield-Persky, Felicia
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Education
Description
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...
In and Out: A Case Study Examining Adolescent Black Girls' STEM Engagement and STEM Identity in Informal STEM Education Programs
Title
In and Out: A Case Study Examining Adolescent Black Girls' STEM Engagement and STEM Identity in Informal STEM Education Programs
Author
Dixon-Payne, Deneen
Date Created
2022
Subjects--Topical
Education
Description
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...
School Choice and the Latinx Community: Increased Opportunity/Exclusion in Mecklenburg County
Title
School Choice and the Latinx Community: Increased Opportunity/Exclusion in Mecklenburg County
Author
Handler, Laura
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Education, Education and state
Description
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...
Teacher candidates’ experiences with clinical teaching in reading instruction: A comparison between the professional development school environment and the non-professional development school environment.
Title
Teacher candidates’ experiences with clinical teaching in reading instruction: A comparison between the professional development school environment and the non-professional development school environment.
Author
Hopper, Cynthia
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Education, Reading
Description
Teacher candidates experience a variety of school settings when enrolled in teacher education methods courses. Candidates report varied experiences when in public school classrooms. This dissertation investigated clinical experiences of teacher ca...
The Impact of Teachers' Knowledge and Professional Development Experiences on the Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices they Implement in Literacy
Title
The Impact of Teachers' Knowledge and Professional Development Experiences on the Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices they Implement in Literacy
Author
Kavel, Rebecca
Date Created
2017
Subjects--Topical
Education, Education, Elementary, Reading
Description
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...
The Politicization of The 1619 Project—The Necessity for Transformative Curricula in Social Studies
Title
The Politicization of The 1619 Project—The Necessity for Transformative Curricula in Social Studies
Author
Rochester, Antoinette
Date Created
2023
Subjects--Topical
Education
Description
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...