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- Title
- A CLOSER LOOK INTO WHY AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN LEAVE AND AVOID STEM MAJORS IN COLLEGE
- Author
- Bailey, Jr., Ricardo
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Sociology, Educational sociology, African Americans--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
- Description
- African American males are underrepresented in university Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) programs as STEM majors in the United States. I will be investigating why this phenomenon is so prevalent in America’s collegiate STEM program...
- Title
- An Exploration of Learning Experiences: A Case Study of African American Male High School Students in Different English Tracks
- Author
- Williams, Brian
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Education
- Description
- ABSTRACTBRIAN KEITH WILLIAMS. An exploration of learning experiences: A case study of African American male high school students in different English tracks. (Under the direction of DR. BRUCE TAYLOR)This study used qualitative research methodology...
- Title
- Black Women Doctoral Students' Perceptions of Barriers and Facilitators of Persistence and Degree Completion in a Predominately White University
- Author
- Howell, Cathy
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational leadership
- Description
- This study explored the experiences of persistence and degree completion for Black women at a Predominately White Institution (PWI). The conceptual framework used to ground the research was Black Feminist Thought (BFT). The participants were 12 Bl...
- Title
- Development of a Patient Navigator Training Protocol to Promote Timely Approval for Pregnant African American Women Seeking Pregnancy Medicaid Coverage Prior to 14 Weeks Gestation
- Author
- Foh DNP, FNP-BC, Mariama
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health
- Description
- ABSTRACTMARIAMA T. FOH. Development of a patient navigator training protocol to promote timely approval for pregnant African American women seeking pregnancy Medicaid coverage prior to 14 weeks’ gestation. (Under the direction of Dr. DEE BALDWIN)P...
- Title
- EBONY IN EXILE: AN EXAMINATION OF REVOLUTIONARY BLACK AMERICA AND THE CUBAN INFLUENCE 1960s-1980s
- Author
- Willard, Joseph
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Area studies, African Americans--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
- Description
- ABSTRACTJOSEPH WILLARD. Ebony in Exile: An Examination of RevolutionaryBlack America and the Cuban Influence 1960s-1980s.(Under the Direction of DR. JURGEN BUCHENAU)In the 1960s Black America began to embrace an ideology of revolution shifting the...
- Title
- Educational Needs Assessment for African Americans with Homeschooled Children
- Author
- Rhyne Byrd, Kelly
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Education
- Description
- Trends in homeschooling show that enrollment for K-12 students is on the rise, particularly with African American families. For families choosing to homeschool their children, there is greater flexibility and range of choice in curriculum programs...
- Title
- Effects of a Social Skill Instruction Program on the Social Skill Acquisition of African American High School Students with Mild Intellectual Disabilities and Challenging Behaviors
- Author
- Brophy, Alicia
- Date Created
- 2011
- Subjects--Topical
- Special education
- Description
- Disproportionality and the poor post-school outcomes for African American youth with disabilities have been ongoing issues in special education. Limited opportunities to engage in social interactions may exacerbate these poor post-school outcomes ...
- 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...
- Title
- Evaluating the Effectiveness of Montessori Reading and Math Instruction for Third Grade African American Students in Urban Elementary Schools
- Author
- Brown, Katherine
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Education, Elementary
- Description
- Improving academic achievement for students of color has long been the subject of debate among advocates of education reform (Anyon, 2013; Breitborde & Swiniarski, 2006; Payne, 2008). Some scholars have advocated for the Montessori method as an al...
- Title
- Exploring the Effects of Being a Peer Educator on African American Breast Cancer Survivors
- Author
- Rouse, Melanie
- Date Created
- 2013
- Subjects--Topical
- Public health, Health education
- Description
- ABSTRACTMELANIE J. ROUSE. Exploring the effects of being a peer educator on African American breast cancer survivors. (Under the direction of DRS. A. SUZANNE BOYD and DEE BALDWIN)Efforts to reduce breast cancer-related health disparities amongst A...
- Title
- From Tee to Green: Municipal Planning, Golf, and Mountain Progress
- Author
- Dixon, Kenneth
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- History, African Americans--Study and teaching
- Description
- On May 17, 1954, the United States Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board ruled the "separate but equal" doctrine, set in place by the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court case in 1896, to be unconstitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment’s "Equal Pro...
- Title
- Healing and Posttraumatic Growth in African American Survivors of Domestic Violence: An Exploration of Women's Narratives
- Author
- Dickerson, Anne
- Date Created
- 2011
- Subjects--Topical
- Counseling psychology, Women's studies, African Americans--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
- Description
- This research explores how African American women's narratives present their healing processes after they experience domestic violence. The research was conducted within the framework of Black feminist epistemology. A narrative approach was select...
- Title
- Posttraumatic Growth Among African American Women Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse: The Roles of Spirituality, Locus of Control, and Self-Concept
- Author
- Hill, Lisa
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Psychology
- Description
- Research has suggested that childhood sexual abuse (CSA) can hinder normal cognitive, social and emotional development. Research has also suggested that CSA contributes to higher levels of pathology than other traumatic experiences. Rates of victi...
- Title
- The Academic Achievement of African American Post-9/11 Veterans at Martin R. Delany State University (Pseudonym of an Actual Historically Black University)
- Author
- Hewitt, Dymilah
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational leadership
- Description
- The purpose of this study is to examine the academic experiences of veterans attending historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Following World War II, enrollment at HBCUs was as high as 35%. Broader access at traditional colleges and...
- Title
- The Comparative Effects of Function-based Versus Nonfunction-based Interventions on the Social Behavior of African American Students
- Author
- Mustian, April
- Date Created
- 2010
- Subjects--Topical
- Special education
- Description
- Disproportionality has been a persistent problem in special education for decades. Despite mandates outlined in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA, 2004), African American students continue to be disproportionately r...
- Title
- The Effects of Tier II Check-In Check-Out Intervention and Tier III Function-Based Self-Management on the Disruptive Behavior and Academic Engagement of Selected African American Male Students
- Author
- Bunch-Crump, Kimberly
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Special education, Education, Social sciences
- Description
- Many African American males experience disproportionate exclusionary discipline actions, disproportionate special education referrals and restrictive placements, poor academic achievement, and poor post-school outcomes, a phenomenon often referred...
- Title
- The effects of urban renewal on African Americans in Charlotte, North Carolina, the case of the Brooklyn neighborhood: 1960-1974.
- Author
- Hijazi, Khalid
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- History
- Description
- The federal urban renewal program, which was created as part of the Housing Act of 1949, was designed to provide cities with money to rehabilitate their infrastructure by replacing old decaying buildings and blighted inner city areas. Almost in ev...
- Title
- Transforming Early Childhood Education Through Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy
- Author
- Ardrey, Tameka
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Early childhood education
- Description
- 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...
- Title
- Understanding the Impact of Racism and Sexism on the Development of the Professional Identity of African American Women Principals
- Author
- Brown, Chrystal
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational leadership
- Description
- The purpose of this study is to understand the impact of racism and sexism in the development of the professional identity of African American women principals in public K-12 schools. African American women experience the principalship differently...
- Title
- Woke AF: Black Feminism and The Read
- Author
- Cameron, Shanice
- Date Created
- 2018
- Subjects--Topical
- Communication
- Description
- The purpose of this study is to analyze how Crissle West and Kid Fury use humor and African American discourse to discuss Black feminism on the weekly comedy podcast, The Read. I argue that West and Fury discuss Black feminism with respect to the ...