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AIN'T I A YOGI?: A CRITICAL EXPLORATION OF SYMBOLIC AND SOCIAL BOUNDARIES IN THE YOGA WORLD
Title
AIN'T I A YOGI?: A CRITICAL EXPLORATION OF SYMBOLIC AND SOCIAL BOUNDARIES IN THE YOGA WORLD
Author
Brooks, Temeka
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Sociology, Women's studies, African Americans--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
Description
Recent sociological research considers the relationship between social and symbolic boundaries in a variety of social contexts. In this study, I build on such research by exploring how such boundaries are reproduced and potentially bridged in oste...
Filling the Void: Exploring Predictors of African American Beginning Teacher Retention
Title
Filling the Void: Exploring Predictors of African American Beginning Teacher Retention
Author
Hopper, Eugenia
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
Education, Educational leadership, African Americans--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
Description
African American teachers make up only about 7% of teachers in the United States, while African American students make up 16% of the public school population. Unfortunately, African American teachers leave teaching at almost a 60% higher rate when...
A United Front: The American Relief Administration in Ukraine
Title
A United Front: The American Relief Administration in Ukraine
Author
Hunt, David
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
History, Slavs--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
Description
The United States has been involved in humanitarian assistance missions since the late nineteenth century. However, Herbert Hoover’s American Relief Administration (ARA) was the first organization that combined the abilities of several smaller org...
FROM ROOTS TO STAR TREK: A CASE STUDY ON SUCCESSFUL PERSISTENCE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE ENGINEERING MAJORS
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...