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Title: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF DIVISION I STUDENT-ATHLETES’ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL EXPERIENCES
Author: Lewis, Daryl
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership, Sports administration
Description: This study looks at the experience’s student-athletes believe to have contributed to their academic success. The researcher used the four areas of Tinto’s (1993) Longitudinal Model of Institutional Departure as a framework to determine the role th...

Title: A comparison of Spanish and English multimedia shared story interventions on the acquisition of English vocabulary for English language learners with an intellectual disability
Author: Rivera, Christopher
Date Created: 2011
Subjects--Topical: Special education, Multicultural education, Education
Description: Literature on the development of literacy skills for students with a moderate to severe intellectual disability is growing; however, little is known about effective literacy practices for Hispanic English language learners with a moderate intellec...

Title: Aspirations of Community College Associate of Applied Science Students: A Qualitative Analysis With Implications for Measuring Outcomes
Author: Smith , Steven
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership, Education, Higher, Education, Higher--Administration
Description: This study used an in-depth qualitative multi-interview approach to explore the lived experience of associate in applied science (AAS) students at a community college in North Carolina. The purpose of this study is to explore the aspirations of co...

Title: DACA Recipients Narratives: Pursuing Noncredit Occupational Training
Author: Gardner, Andrew
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher
Description: This adapted in-depth qualitative interview study explored and documented the lived experiences of four DACA recipients that pursued noncredit occupational training opportunities at a community college in North Carolina. The purpose was to underst...

Title: EFFECTS OF A CULTURALLY RELEVANT PEER-DELIVERED COMPUTER-ASSISTED INTERVENTION ON ACADEMIC VOCABULARY ACQUISITION AND GENERALIZATION OF LATINO ENGLISH LEARNERS WITH DISABILITIES
Author: Anderson, Adrienne
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Special education
Description: A multiple probe across participants design was used to examine the effects of a culturally relevant peer-delivered computer-assisted vocabulary instruction on the academic vocabulary acquisition and generalization of Latino English learners with ...

Title: EFFECTS OF SHORT-TERM, STRUCTURED TEACHER TRAINING IN ACTIVE READING ON LANGUAGE AND READING OUTCOMES OF STUDENTS AT RISK AND NOT AT RISK FOR READING FAILURE, TEACHER IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTIVE READING, AND TEACHER PERCEPTIONS OF READ ALOUD PRACTICES.
Author: Cleaver, Samantha
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Special education, Education, Elementary, Reading
Description: The current study evaluated the effects of short-term, structured teacher training in Active Reading on student outcomes in listening comprehension, reading comprehension, and vocabulary. Active Reading is an approach to whole group read aloud tha...

Title: From Early College to the University: A Case Study Exploring First-Semester Experiences
Author: Smith, Bradley
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher
Description: This single case study explored the first-semester experiences of twelve early college high school (ECHS) graduates as they transitioned to a large, public university in North Carolina. The purpose was to understand how early college graduates mad...

Title: INTEGRATION AND PERSISTENCE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN A U.S. PRIVATE FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTION: A QUALITATIVE CASE STUDY
Author: ADEWALE, TITILOLA
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Multicultural education, Education, Higher--Administration, Education, Higher
Description: ABSTRACTTITILOLA OLUWATOSIN ADEWALE. Integration and persistence of international students in a U.S. private 4-year institution: A qualitative case study. (Under the direction of DR. MARK D’AMICO)Globalization has resulted in the rapid mobility of...

Title: Learning from Testimonios about Equity in Educational Leadership: Experiences of Latinx Public School Administrators in North Carolina
Author: Bryson-Evans, Cassie
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership
Description: CASSIE BRYSON-EVANS. Learning from Testimonios about Equity in Educational Leadership: Experiences of Latinx Public School Administrators in North Carolina. (Under the direction of DR. WALTER HART). The significance of this study was its ability t...

Title: Understanding the Experience: Latinx Transfer Students From the Appalachian Region
Author: Street Elton, Porscha
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher--Administration
Description: Latinx students already constitute the largest minority group of students graduating from the United States secondary school systems and projections show the Latinx population continuing to increase between now and 2036 (WICHE, 2020). Both in the ...