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(2015-07-15)This dissertation critically examines Java High, an LGBTQ inclusive charter school, using ethnographic methods to inquire if this school creates an institutional architecture that cultivates more positive academic and ...
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(2019-05-21)(Un)Making Deserving Citizens: Education, Activism, and Military Service of Undocumented Korean Immigrant Young Adults examines how undocumented Korean immigrant young adults navigate their liminal status in the United ...
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(2010-05-14)Are Asian American college students "minorities"? Using a measure of statistical parity of a student body compared to a state's demographics, Asian Americans have often been excluded from minority student status because ...
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(2009)My research explores some of the challenges involved in coming to think critically about the ways in which injustices of the past play themselves out in the present in social justice teacher education. I examine obstacles ...
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(2012-05-22)While there has been much attention focused on the “effectiveness” of high schools meeting NCLB standards and their ability to produce students who are “college and career ready” as measured by ACT test scores, less attention ...
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(2012-09-18)While African American women are one of the largest growing populations in college, they continue to be underrepresented in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields at predominantly white institutions (PWIs) ...
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(2015-04-24)This study explored adaptive teaching expertise in an elementary classroom viewed as a complex adaptive system. Adaptive teaching is a concept that has been studied; however, using complexity theory to frame how and why ...
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(2016-11-18)“What constitutes a competent evaluator?” This question has been a topic of discussion and lively debates within evaluation communities around the world. In the past two decades, numerous evaluation organizations, associations ...
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(1998)The study demonstrates the importance of researcher/teacher collaboration. The researcher's presence gave the teacher the opportunity and support necessary to expand the literacy capabilities of adolescents and to understand ...
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(2001)Finally, the findings indicate federal programs and financial resources did contribute to improving minority student completion rates at the State University of New York at Albany and the University of Illinois at ...
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(2017-05-25)This study aims to understand the construction of multilink causal reasoning chains during collaborative discussions in elementary school classrooms. The construction of reasoning chains was investigated in 24 collaborative ...
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(1990)There has been a call from quantitative and qualitative researchers to study classroom environments. Causal mapping offers a new methodological approach to understanding what might be occurring in classrooms in terms of ...
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(2018-04-04)As the largest ethnic/minority group in the U.S., Latina/os are changing the landscape of suburban schools. The changes this population is bringing to suburbia are reflected in its schools. Since 1990, Latina/o student ...
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(1997)Through the analysis, Mr. Jang's social studies class is characterized as "textbook-based instruction," "bridging topics to real-world experiences," "dominance of teacher talk," and "an empathic classroom climate." ...
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(2014-05-30)This study explores ways in which Saturday art school teachers use the material world in teaching art. Specifically, this research investigates how pedagogy can be enacted through the presentation of the materiality of the ...
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(2013-05-28)Participation rates in postsecondary education vary greatly by race, ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status (SES). In addition to issues of access, there are also problems with retention and persistence associated ...
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(2021-04-12)The goal of professional development is to continually increase the knowledge and skills necessary for teachers to help their students succeed in their classrooms. Just as our students learn and grow throughout the course ...
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(2014-05-30)The current testing climate emphasizes the need to collect data and monitor student growth. Teachers have a paramount role in the assessment practices within their classroom spaces. Through the use of qualitative methods, ...
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(1989)This study investigated pretend play among a group of Korean children in an American community, with the aim of understanding the boundaries of make-believe by which the children separate "reality" from "fantasy." The study ...
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