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Title: Black HBCU Students’ Perceptions Of A Short-Term Heritage-Seeking Immersive Study Abroad Program: Journey To The First Black Republic
Author: Brown, Sabrina
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher
Description: Study abroad is a high-impact practice in the college and university setting that can lead to increased student engagement and student success. While study-abroad participation has increased, it is not a common practice across ethnic demographics ...

Title: Civic learning in online courses: The experience of emerging adults at the community college
Author: Ritter, Gary Paul
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Education
Description: Civic learning is an important part of the mission of higher learning. The community college is a unique and integral part of the system of higher education in the United States. Digital technology has increased the options for students to take cl...

Title: Does the Physical Active Learning Classroom Matter? Faculty Experiences Practicing Active Learning During an Era of Rapid Transformation in Higher Education
Author: Keith-Le, Julie
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher--Administration, Educational technology, Instructional systems--Design
Description: Student-centered active learning strategies have been found to have a positive impact on student learning outcomes when compared to courses using traditional lecture methods in higher education. The practice of active learning is strongly linked t...

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...

Title: FROM ROOTS TO STAR TREK: A CASE STUDY ON SUCCESSFUL PERSISTENCE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE ENGINEERING MAJORS
Author: McGee, Marquis
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Engineering, Education, Higher, African Americans--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
Description: The United States is competing on a global level for jobs in the STEM fields but retention and graduation rates in the engineering disciplines are lower than desired. African American males make up 5 % of the population of American colleges and un...

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...

Title: I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO: WHAT AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE COUNSELOR STUDENT’S PERCEPTIONS OF THEIR RACIALIZED GENDERED IDENTITY SAY TO COUNSELING EDUCATION AND SUPERVISION PROGRAMS WITH RESPECT TO A PAN-AFRICAN PARADIGM
Author: Feemster, Ryan
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Counseling psychology
Description: ABSTRACTRYAN BENSON FEEMSTER: I am not your Negro: What African American male counselor students' perceptions of their racialized gendered identity say to Counseling Education and Supervision programs with respect to a Pan-African Paradigm (Under ...

Title: I am not your Negro: What African American male counselor students' perceptions of their racialized gendered identity say to Counseling Education and Supervision programs with respect to a Pan-African Paradigm
Author: Feemster, Ryan
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Counseling psychology, Ethnicity--Study and teaching, African Americans--Study and teaching, History
Description: ABSTRACTDr. RYAN BENSON FEEMSTER: I am not your Negro: What African American male counselor students' perceptions of their racialized gendered identity say to Counseling Education and Supervision programs with respect to a Pan-African Paradigm (Un...

Title: JUST LET HER EAT THE DARN COOKIES: TO WHAT EXTENT WILL EDUCATION ABOUT THE NATURE AND CONSEQUENCES OF ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY INFLUENCE A PERSONS END-OF-CARE CHOICES
Author: Speer, Mary
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Medicine, Health education, Ethics
Description: ABSTRACTMARY JOAN MIDGLEY SPEER, Just Let Her Eat the Darn Cookies: To what extent will education about the nature and consequences of advanced medical technology influence a person’s end-of-life care choices? (Under the direction of DR. LISA MERR...

Title: Low-Income Community College Student Perceptions of Faculty Interaction in Online Courses
Author: Salanger, Carolyn
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher--Administration
Description: ABSTRACTCAROLYN VINAL SALANGER. Low-Income Community College Student Perceptions of Faculty Interaction in Online Courses. (Under the direction of DR. LISA R. MERRIWEATHER)The purpose of this survey design research study was to understand student ...

Title: More than Pizza: Exploring the Professional Development Needs of Afterschool Administrators and Cultural Relevance
Author: Miller, Chiquita
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Education
Description: Afterschool programs play a significant role in the lives of minoritized students, offering a safe space for them to develop academically, socially, and emotionally. Program administrators are responsible for the oversight of the organization and ...

Title: The Social Context of the Aeronautical Education Experience of Civilian, Commercial, and Military Pilots
Author: Walker, Taurean
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Adult education, Aerospace engineering, Education and state
Description: The purpose of this research is to explore the social context (the nature and cultural environment) of the aeronautical training experience of African-American civilian, commercial, and military pilots. This research highlights the challenges Afri...

Title: The T is Silent: An Autoethnographic Portrayal of Latinx Teacher Identity Development and Consciousness
Author: Acosta, Jatnna
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Education, Multicultural education
Description: Despite evidence of the rapid growth of Latinx students throughout the country (Gándara, 2017; He & Yu, 2017), there has been inadequate critical examination of the educational policies and practices impacting this population and their self-identi...

Title: WHO I AM IN STEM: BEING AFRICAN AMERICAN, A COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRANSFER STUDENT, AND A STEM MAJOR
Author: Dounebaine, Yolanda
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher, Science--Study and teaching, African Americans--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
Description: This qualitative research study utilized the stories of ten African American community college STEM transfer students to explore STEM identity formation, the role race played in this identity formation, the educational experiences that influenced ...