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Family Matters: Familial Support and Science Identity Formation for African American Female STEM Majors
Title
Family Matters: Familial Support and Science Identity Formation for African American Female STEM Majors
Author
Parker, Ashley
Date Created
2013
Subjects--Topical
Education
Description
ABSTRACT This research seeks to understand the experiences of African American female undergraduates in STEM. It investigates how familial factors and science identity formation characteristics influence persistence in STEM while considering the d...
Four Women: Saudi Scholarship, Intensive English Programs and Self-Authoring
Title
Four Women: Saudi Scholarship, Intensive English Programs and Self-Authoring
Author
Malcolm, Jeanne
Date Created
2017
Subjects--Topical
English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers
Description
This participatory qualitative inquiry explored the shifting subjectivities of three women from Saudi Arabia, as they pursued tertiary education in the United States through benefit of the King Abdullah Scholarship Program. Informed by a Vygotskia...
HOLDING OUT FOR A HÉROE: A BOOK CLUB STUDY OF RURAL MIDDLE SCHOOL LATINAS
Title
HOLDING OUT FOR A HÉROE: A BOOK CLUB STUDY OF RURAL MIDDLE SCHOOL LATINAS
Author
Dymes, Laurie
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Middle school education, Reading, Instructional systems--Design
Description
Literacy provides people with intellectual tools to question, challenge, understand, disagree, and arrive at informed perspectives and is a reflection of cultural values and meaning-making for adolescents within their community. By understanding t...
Place-based education, student writing, and cultural contexts: A case study of building community consciousness in a rural middle school classroom
Title
Place-based education, student writing, and cultural contexts: A case study of building community consciousness in a rural middle school classroom
Author
Donovan, Erin
Date Created
2014
Subjects--Topical
Education
Description
The idea of place extends beyond just the location where people live. Place is a narrative, a story that involves interactions, characters, conflicts, and the rise and flow of humanity. By understanding the importance of place and the connection t...