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Title: A LEGAL ANALYSIS OF CYBERBULLYING WITH SEXTING CASES
Author: Ayers, Dana
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Law
Description: The misuse of social media and technology is an emerging threat to adolescents. The court systems are being forced to address the legality and fine line of social media use and the First Amendment rights of those involved. This research study is a...

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: Oral Reading Fluency and Maze Measures as Predictors of Performance on North Carolina End-of-Grade Assessment of Reading Comprehension
Author: Galloway, Tara
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Special education, Education, Elementary
Description: Current legislation (IDEA, 2004; NCLB, 2001) mandates all students, including students with disabilities, demonstrate progress toward the same standards. However, students continue to struggle with attainment of statewide academic standards as mea...

Title: School Scheduling and At-Risk Students: Looped Perspectives for Academic Support
Author: Kester, Kyle
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Reading
Description: 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...

Title: EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING ON THE INSTRUCTIONAL ENGAGEMENT OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS IN AN URBAN SETTING
Author: Reynolds, Richard
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Education
Description: This study examined the impact of culturally responsive problem-based learning on the instructional engagement of African American students in an urban high school setting. The study explores how culturally responsive pedagogy and Problem-based Le...

Title: Effects of the Self-Determined Learning Model of Instruction Delivered Through Technology on the Problem-Solving Skills of Elementary Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Author: Rusher, Dana
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Special education
Description: Self-determination has been identified as a predictor of post-school success for students with disabilities (Test et al., 2009); however, students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) continue to experience poorer outcomes than their peers without ...

Title: THE CONSCIENTIZATION OF SILENT VOICES: AN INTERPRETIVE CASE STUDY EXPLORING THE EXPERIENCES OF ASSIMILATION AND ACCULTURATION ON AMERICAN-RAISED, FIRST GENERATION AND SECOND GENERATION ETHIOPIAN WOMEN ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, SELF-IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT AND PERCEPTION OF BEAUTY
Author: Wynn, Adrienne
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Education, Women's studies, Area studies
Description: Acculturation for Ethiopians in America systemically require adaptation to the dominant culture. Prior research findings illustrate that acculturation mechanically progress towards assimilation, an absorption of a foreign culture’s psychological, ...