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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: The Influence of Leadership Practices on Faculty Job Satisfaction in Baccalaureate Degree Nursing Program
Author: Afam, Clifford
Date Created: 2012
Subjects--Topical: Education, Nursing
Description: Using a correlational, cross-sectional study design with self-administered questionnaires, this study explored the extent to which leadership practices of deans and department heads influence faculty job satisfaction in baccalaureate degree nursin...

Title: INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION AND CULTURALLY SUSTAINING PEDAGOGY IN THE CLASSROOM: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO PRE-SERVICE TEACHER EDUCATION
Author: Allen, Joseph
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Education
Description: This dissertation study explores the experiences of undergraduate students in a pilot pre-service teacher education course that addresses communication and culture in the classroom. This study is driven by three research questions: 1) do PSTs’ per...

Title: AFRICAN-AMERICAN MALES: DO THEY PERFORM BETTER ON STANDARDIZED READING AND MATHEMATICS TESTS IN TITLE I ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS OR NON-TITLE I ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS?
Author: Anderson, Sony
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Education
Description: African-American males continue to slip through the cracks of the Education System in America. McSpadden McNeil et al. (2008) report that district officials continue to focus on school scores as if they are the only way to assess student progress....

Title: Marshallese Participatory Mismatches in South Central United States' School Systems
Author: Anderson, Katlyn
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Linguistics, Education, Ethnology
Description: Since the Compact of Free Association between the Marshall Islands and the United States, many Marshallese Islanders have immigrated to the United States, leading to a growing number of Marshallese children enrolled in primary and secondary school...

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...

Title: EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VARSITY SPORTS PARTICIPATION AND COLLEGE STEM DECLARATION
Author: Averette, Morgan
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Education, Recreation
Description: MORGAN AVERETTE. Exploring the Relationship between Varsity Sports Participation and College STEM Declaration.(Under the direction of DR. MARTHA CECILIA BOTTIA)This study investigates the association between high school interscholastic sports part...

Title: The Effects of IV Preparation on Children's Pain Perception and Coping Outcomes
Author: Bellino, Emily
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Education
Description: The purpose of this study was to examine the protocol for intravenous (IV) preparations in the pediatric population. Specifically, the study collected survey data on IV preparations performed in healthcare settings by certified child life speciali...

Title: THE POSSIBLE ROLE OF INTUITION IN THE CHILD'S EPISTEMIC BELIEFS IN THE PIAGETIAN DATA SET
Author: Bickart, John
Date Created: 2013
Subjects--Topical: Education, Education, Elementary, Cognitive psychology
Description: U.S. schools teach predominately to the analytical, left-brain, which has foundations in behaviorism, and uses a mechanistic paradigm that influences epistemic beliefs of how learning takes place. This result is that learning is impeded. Using dis...

Title: Black Male Teachers' Perspectives and Experiences in North Carolina Secondary Public Schools
Author: Blakeney, Yolanda
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Education
Description: The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the perceptions surrounding equity and access for seven Black male teachers in a North Carolina secondary public school district. The research focused on two components of the secondary public s...

Title: From a Blue-Collar Background: Gender as a Moderator and Attitudes Towards Work and Family as a Mediator on Area of Study Choices
Author: Bourque, Leah
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Sociology, Educational sociology, Education
Description: Many sociologists attribute inequality to social reproduction, where children repeat their parents' life situations. The influence of a parent’s social background is evident when a child chooses a major or career. However, the literature fails to ...

Title: UNSILENCED: AN AUTOETHNOGRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF FAMILY LITERACY PROVIDED BY A BLACK WOMAN SINGLE PARENT RESEARCHER
Author: Brandon, Paige
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Education
Description: Family literacy research documents rich descriptions of literate experiences between families (Compton-Lilly et al., 2020), with parent research providing an insider’s in-depth perspective which would not be available to other researchers (Kabuto ...

Title: Through Students' Eyes: Using Photography to Explore At-Risk Middle Schoolers' Perceptions of Self and School
Author: Britt, Heather
Date Created: 2011
Subjects--Topical: Middle school education, Education, Teachers--Training of
Description: ABSTRACTHEATHER M. BRITT. Visual ethnographic case study of school through the eyes of students using Photovoice, cameras, writing and agency artwork. (Under the direction of DR. JEANNEINE JONES)Everyone goes to school but everyone does not have t...

Title: Examining Healthcare Utilization Patterns, School Attendance, Behavior, and Academic Performance Among School-aged Children Identified as Homeless
Author: Brooks Nelson, Ellissa
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Education, Medical sciences
Description: There is little research on healthcare utilization patterns, attendance, academic performance, and behavior among school-aged children experiencing homelessness examined by homelessness type. The McKinney-Vento Homelessness Assistance Act (Pub. L....

Title: Latino Voices: A Qualitative Study of First Generation College Latino Males
Author: Brown, Gerald
Date Created: 2013
Subjects--Topical: Education
Description: A qualitative study design was used to describe the perceptions and beliefs about higher education of seven first generation college Latino male students enrolled in higher education in the Southeastern part of the U.S. The purpose of this investi...

Title: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Montessori Reading and Math Instruction for Third Grade African American Students in Urban Elementary Schools
Author: Brown, Katherine
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Education, Education, Elementary
Description: Improving academic achievement for students of color has long been the subject of debate among advocates of education reform (Anyon, 2013; Breitborde & Swiniarski, 2006; Payne, 2008). Some scholars have advocated for the Montessori method as an al...

Title: A Quantitative Analysis of Per Pupil Expenditures on Instruction and Academic Outcomes in Michigan Public Schools
Author: Bryant, Amber
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Education
Description: This research quantitatively explores the relationship between per pupil expenditures on instruction and academic outcomes on Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress (M-STEP) in Michigan state public schools. This study particularly focuses ...

Title: USES OF ARGUMENTATION IN AN UNDERGRADUATE CALCULUS CLASSROOM: MEDIATING STUDENT GENERALIZATION WITHIN RIEMANN SUMS AND INTEGRATION
Author: Bumgardner, Elizabeth
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Mathematics--Study and teaching, Education, Education, Secondary
Description: Many of the struggles students face in postsecondary mathematics courses arise from their rote memorization of mathematical concepts, rather than having developed a relational understanding of these concepts. A relational understanding of mathemat...

Title: The Effects of Tier II Check-In Check-Out Intervention and Tier III Function-Based Self-Management on the Disruptive Behavior and Academic Engagement of Selected African American Male Students
Author: Bunch-Crump, Kimberly
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Special education, Education, Social sciences
Description: Many African American males experience disproportionate exclusionary discipline actions, disproportionate special education referrals and restrictive placements, poor academic achievement, and poor post-school outcomes, a phenomenon often referred...

Title: Improving Performance in Thermodynamics: Integrating Learning by Teaching Pedagogy
Author: Campagni, Jamie
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Engineering, Education
Description: Historically, Thermo is perceived to be the most challenging course in the MET Curriculum at UNC Charlotte. The complexity and difficulties of this course have contributed to the some of the highest DFW rates compared to any other courses offered ...