ABSTRACTMELISSA D. SMITH. A Qualitative Study of Black Women Superintendents: Inhibiting Factors, Enabling Factors, and Perceptions (Under the direction of DR. WALTER HAR[...]

As student discipline has become a growing area of concern in public schools, the staggering number of office referrals and student suspensions has caused principals to s[...]

COVID-19 abruptly changed educational institutions globally and challenged teachers and students. This immediate shift was difficult for K12 teachers because they were re[...]

ABSTRACT As interest in Dual Language Immersion programs continues to grow in North Carolina, the hiring of international teachers has increased tremendously. These inter[...]

This qualitative study examines how Black women mid-level leaders navigate the superwoman schema. The findings extend Woods-Giscombé’s (2010) work by exploring the schema[...]

Fifty percent of African American men with learning disabilities will not persist past their first year of college (Newman et al., 2011). A bachelor’s degree for an Afric[...]

In 2022, just over half of higher education institutions surveyed by the American Council on Education (ACE) reported having a Senior International Officer (SIO), describ[...]

Within the context of higher education, student conduct administration is drenched in risk, compliance with local and federal laws, and managing the evolving needs and de[...]

Young children are assessed to meet federal mandates and inform policy decisions, provide teachers with useful information to make instructional decisions and set reasona[...]

The significance of this study was to give an active voice to the experiences of women superintendents. By giving voice to the lived experiences of women superintendents,[...]