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A Case Study Examination of Male Former Youth Offenders' School Reentry Challenges and Factors Enabling Their Academic Success
Title
A Case Study Examination of Male Former Youth Offenders' School Reentry Challenges and Factors Enabling Their Academic Success
Author
Glover, Christopher
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Education
Description
Youth offenders often struggle to successfully return to their communities and schools after release from confinement. The reasons for this struggle are well documented, as is the fact that school engagement and success (before and after confineme...
A Multilevel Analysis of Black Male Secondary School Student Discipline and Achievement in Relation to Violence Exposure
Title
A Multilevel Analysis of Black Male Secondary School Student Discipline and Achievement in Relation to Violence Exposure
Author
Garo, Laurie
Date Created
2017
Subjects--Topical
Special education, Education, Mental health
Description
This study examined school outcomes for Black male secondary school students in relation to neighborhood violence, focusing on Disproportionality in out of school suspension and below-proficiency achievement on selected standardized tests. Grounde...
A Post-modern Teacher Educator: A Phenomenological Study of Teacher Educators with Significant Experiences in High-Needs, High-Minority Urban Schools
Title
A Post-modern Teacher Educator: A Phenomenological Study of Teacher Educators with Significant Experiences in High-Needs, High-Minority Urban Schools
Author
Robinson, Derrick
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Teachers--Training of, Education
Description
Four decades of university-based teacher education reform has failed to yield favorable outcomes in teacher effectiveness in P-12 schools. A rising tide of reform and criticism from governmental agencies and neo-liberal reformers has resulted in o...
An Examination of the Impact of Student Race, Gender, and Socioeconomic Status on School Counselors' Decisions to Place Students in Alternative Learning Programs
Title
An Examination of the Impact of Student Race, Gender, and Socioeconomic Status on School Counselors' Decisions to Place Students in Alternative Learning Programs
Author
Dameron, Merry
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Educational counseling
Description
The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) National Model (ASCA, 2012) and ASCA Ethical Standards (ASCA, 2016) highlight the relationship between school counseling, advocacy, and social justice. It is the school counselor’s duty to address i...
DEVELOPING A FRAMEWORK FOR THRESHOLD CONCEPTS IN ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS METHODS COURSES
Title
DEVELOPING A FRAMEWORK FOR THRESHOLD CONCEPTS IN ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS METHODS COURSES
Author
Glavich, Courtney
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Mathematics--Study and teaching, Education, Elementary, Teachers--Training of
Description
Teacher education programs have long sought to increase preservice teachers' competency through coursework that promotes content, pedagogical knowledge, and specialized forms of knowledge that interweave the two. Still, newly licensed teachers are...
EXPLORING THE INFLUENCE OF DRAMATIC ARTS ON UNDEREXAMINED LITERACIES: EXPERIENCES OF BLACK GIRLS IN AN URBAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
Title
EXPLORING THE INFLUENCE OF DRAMATIC ARTS ON UNDEREXAMINED LITERACIES: EXPERIENCES OF BLACK GIRLS IN AN URBAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
Author
York, Portia
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Performing arts, African Americans--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
Description
This study examined the influence of drama participation on foundational, digital, and Black Girls’ literacies of urban middle school Black girls. This interpretive case study used the Culturally Relevant Arts Education framework with Black Femini...
EXPLORING THE PERCEPTIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN ON HOW DIVERSITY TRAINING HAS IMPACTED THEIR UPWARD MOBILITY INTO SENIOR LEADERSHIP
Title
EXPLORING THE PERCEPTIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN ON HOW DIVERSITY TRAINING HAS IMPACTED THEIR UPWARD MOBILITY INTO SENIOR LEADERSHIP
Author
Crews, William
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
Sex role
Description
ABSTRACTWILLIAM E. CREWS. Exploring the perceptions of African American women on how diversity training has impacted their upward mobility into senior leadership. (Under the direction of Dr. LISA R. MERRIWEATHER)The purpose of the present study wa...
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...
Factors Influencing Teen Suicide-Related Behaviors Among Racially Diverse High School Students in a Southeastern Urban School District
Title
Factors Influencing Teen Suicide-Related Behaviors Among Racially Diverse High School Students in a Southeastern Urban School District
Author
Richardson, Sonyia
Date Created
2020
Subjects--Topical
Education, Social service
Description
This quantitative study explores factors related to suicide-related behaviors among high school students in a southeastern urban racially diverse school district. It sought to examine whether race was a moderator of identified predictors and the o...
First Year Residential Tradtional-aged College Students' First Semester Experience and it's impact on Social Identity
Title
First Year Residential Tradtional-aged College Students' First Semester Experience and it's impact on Social Identity
Author
Douglas, Niesha
Date Created
2014
Subjects--Topical
Education, Education, Higher
Description
ABSTRACTNIESHA CHARISSE DOUGLAS. First year residential traditional aged college students' first semester experience and its impact on their social identity. (Under the direction of DR. LISA R. MERRIWEATHER)The needs of our society are not met whe...
From Egypt to Canaan: A Phenomenological Study of the Racial Messaging Black Males Received While Attending Conservative Christian Schools
Title
From Egypt to Canaan: A Phenomenological Study of the Racial Messaging Black Males Received While Attending Conservative Christian Schools
Author
Willis, Evan
Date Created
2022
Subjects--Topical
Education
Description
Since the full desegregation of all Christian schools in 1983 there has been limited inquiry into the role of race in these academic institutions. Furthermore, Christian education literature has had limited exploration into the role of race. When ...
MY SOCIAL INCLUSION AND EXCLUSION AS A BLACK FEMALE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR AND FACTORS AFFECTING MY RETENTION: AN AUTOETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY
Title
MY SOCIAL INCLUSION AND EXCLUSION AS A BLACK FEMALE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR AND FACTORS AFFECTING MY RETENTION: AN AUTOETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY
Author
Steele, Aimy
Date Created
2017
Subjects--Topical
Education
Description
Information regarding school administrator quality, impact, and effectiveness exists in abundance (Bloom & Erlandson, 2003; Eagly, Karau, Johnson, 1992; Simien, 2005). There are few studies and research about the career development of Black female...
Navigating Life Experiences: Voices of African American Women Pursuing a College Degree After Incarceration
Title
Navigating Life Experiences: Voices of African American Women Pursuing a College Degree After Incarceration
Author
Smith, April
Date Created
2019
Subjects--Topical
Educational leadership
Description
This study examined the experiences of African American women pursuing college degrees after incarceration despite systemic barriers. The conceptual framework used to ground the research was Feminist Standpoint Theory (FST) through the lens of Bla...
PERCEPTIONS OF CLIMATE AND STUDENT-FACULTY INTERACTIONS AMONGST AFRICAN AMERICAN PERSISTERS IN A BUSINESS PROGRAM AT A PREDOMINANTLY-WHITE INSTITUTION
Title
PERCEPTIONS OF CLIMATE AND STUDENT-FACULTY INTERACTIONS AMONGST AFRICAN AMERICAN PERSISTERS IN A BUSINESS PROGRAM AT A PREDOMINANTLY-WHITE INSTITUTION
Author
Allen, Monica
Date Created
2017
Subjects--Topical
Educational leadership, Education, Higher
Description
While representation of African American students in freshmen enrollment has improved, degree attainment of African Americans and other minority groups continue to lag behind the White and Asian American populations. Compounding the issue of lower...
Performing Arts Education and the Academic Identity Development of African American Male High School Students
Title
Performing Arts Education and the Academic Identity Development of African American Male High School Students
Author
Walton, Calvin
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Curriculum planning, Art--Study and teaching, African Americans--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
Description
AbstractThis study examined the effects of performing arts participation on the academic achievement of African American male high school students. The study investigated how engagement in school-based performing arts influenced the academic ident...
Redefining The Discipline Gatekeeper: A Mixed Method Analysis Of Urban Middle School Assistant Principals
Title
Redefining The Discipline Gatekeeper: A Mixed Method Analysis Of Urban Middle School Assistant Principals
Author
Williams III, John
Date Created
2019
Subjects--Topical
Education, Educational leadership
Description
African American students, despite over four decades of research and reports, still receive the highest percentage of school discipline infractions (i.e., office referrals, in-school suspensions, out-of-school suspensions, expulsions, and referral...
Transforming Early Childhood Education Through Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy
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...
VIGNETTES OF SCHOLARS: A CASE STUDY OF BLACK MALE STUDENTS AT A STEM EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL
Title
VIGNETTES OF SCHOLARS: A CASE STUDY OF BLACK MALE STUDENTS AT A STEM EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL
Author
Adams, Tempestt
Date Created
2016
Subjects--Topical
African Americans--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
Description
Ensuring students graduate high school ready to enter college or the workforce has become a prime focus within secondary education. High school graduates are often ill-prepared for college-level work and often have to register for remedial courses...