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Afrocentricity for all: A case study examining the self-healing power of alternative curricula as a mediating tool of inclusion
Title
Afrocentricity for all: A case study examining the self-healing power of alternative curricula as a mediating tool of inclusion
Author
Watson, Marcia
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Education, Curriculum planning, African Americans--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
Description
Student achievement and school reform are some of the most pervasive topics in public school discourse. However, the curriculum is one area that remains virtually unchanged across U.S. schools. The efflorescence of federal legislative policies, su...
EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING ON THE INSTRUCTIONAL ENGAGEMENT OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS IN AN URBAN SETTING
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...
EXPLORING THE REAGAN ADMINISTRATION'S NEOCONSERVATIVE PUBLIC POLICIES INFLUENCE ON AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES' EDUCATIONAL AND LIFE OUTCOMES
Title
EXPLORING THE REAGAN ADMINISTRATION'S NEOCONSERVATIVE PUBLIC POLICIES INFLUENCE ON AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES' EDUCATIONAL AND LIFE OUTCOMES
Author
Yowell, Alexis
Date Created
2014
Subjects--Topical
Education and state
Description
This study examined the influences of President Ronald Reagan's administration's neoconservative public policies and color-blind strategy on the educational and life outcomes of African American males who attended high school between 1981 and 1989...
Educational Needs Assessment for African Americans with Homeschooled Children
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...
In and Out: A Case Study Examining Adolescent Black Girls' STEM Engagement and STEM Identity in Informal STEM Education Programs
Title
In and Out: A Case Study Examining Adolescent Black Girls' STEM Engagement and STEM Identity in Informal STEM Education Programs
Author
Dixon-Payne, Deneen
Date Created
2022
Subjects--Topical
Education
Description
The underrepresentation of Black women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is a long-standing issue. According to the National Science Foundation (2019), Black women hold less than 10% of STEM degrees, while only 2% work in...
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...
Reclaiming Our Legacy: A Qualitative Study of Service-learning and Learning About Service Through The Experiences of African American Women Educators in Urban Schools
Title
Reclaiming Our Legacy: A Qualitative Study of Service-learning and Learning About Service Through The Experiences of African American Women Educators in Urban Schools
Author
Moore, Tamera
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Education and state, Education
Description
As the number of minority students in public schools increases in the U.S., the teacher workforce and administration remain majority White. Increased access to service-learning will help mitigate opportunity gaps that exist in marginalized communi...
Science as a critical method for deconstructing diversity discourse: Towards an anti-racist teacher education
Title
Science as a critical method for deconstructing diversity discourse: Towards an anti-racist teacher education
Author
Ash, Alfred
Date Created
2015
Subjects--Topical
Education, Teachers--Training of, Curriculum planning
Description
This study is informed by an understanding of cultural incongruities in the classroom, and a critical postmodern science framework that recognizes the need for an interpretive and incisive approach for teaching about diversity issues in teacher ed...
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 PE
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, ...
The Academic Achievement of African American Post-9/11 Veterans at Martin R. Delany State University (Pseudonym of an Actual Historically Black University)
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...
The Black College Experience: What Does it Mean to African American Teens? A Descriptive Case Study Investigating Student Perceptions and its Influence on College Choice and HBCU Student Enrollment
Title
The Black College Experience: What Does it Mean to African American Teens? A Descriptive Case Study Investigating Student Perceptions and its Influence on College Choice and HBCU Student Enrollment
Author
Scott, Lakia
Date Created
2014
Subjects--Topical
Education, African Americans--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
Description
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) continue to represent a great legacy in the history of education for African Americans; however, these institutions are faced with contemporary challenges that include: declining Black enrollmen...
“Re-membering” History to Counter Miseducation: Explorations of Curriculum Development and Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Urban Education
Title
“Re-membering” History to Counter Miseducation: Explorations of Curriculum Development and Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Urban Education
Author
Teasdell, Annette
Date Created
2021
Subjects--Topical
Education
Description
ABSTRACTANNETTE TEASDELL. "Re-membering" History to Counter Miseducation: Explorations of Curriculum Development and Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Urban Education. (Under the direction of DR. GREG WIGGAN) Excellence in education is based on a ...