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Title: CHARACTERISTICS AND SKILLS OF SUSTAINED LEADERS OF SUCCESSFUL PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS IN NORTH CAROLINA
Author: Leahy, Maria
Date Created: 2017
Description: ABSTRACTMARIA MARSELLA LEAHY. Characteristics and skills of sustained leaders of successful public charter school in North Carolina. (Under the direction of DR. REBECCA SHORE)Effective school leadership is fundamental to a school’s success and ult...

Title: CHARACTERISTICS AND SKILLS OF SUSTAINED LEADERS OF SUCCESSFUL PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS IN NORTH CAROLINA
Author: Leahy, Maria
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership
Description: ABSTRACTMARIA MARSELLA LEAHY. Characteristics and skills of sustained leaders of successful public charter school in North Carolina. (Under the direction of DR. REBECCA SHORE)Effective school leadership is fundamental to a school’s success and ult...

Title: Concrete Roses: An Exploration of the Parallel Lived Experiences of Black Girls and Women in K-12 Schools
Author: Davis, Alicia
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Education
Description: ALICIA W. DAVIS. Concrete roses: An exploration of the parallel lived experiences of Black girls and women in K-12 schools. (Under the direction of DR. BETTIE RAY BUTLER)The schooling and leadership experiences of Black girls and women are overloo...

Title: From Egypt to Canaan: A Phenomenological Study of the Racial Messaging Black Males Received While Attending Conservative Christian Schools
Author: Willis, Evan
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Education
Description: Since the full desegregation of all Christian schools in 1983 there has been limited inquiry into the role of race in these academic institutions. Furthermore, Christian education literature has had limited exploration into the role of race. When ...

Title: Honoring Through Countering: A Qualitative Study Exploring How Black Male Teachers' in the South Racialized and Gendered Experiences Influence Their Teaching Practices
Author: Mason, Marquis
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Education
Description: The recruitment and retention of Black male teachers continue to be a national effort. While there is a plethora of research on attempts to solve this critical issue of teacher diversity, Black males continue to represent the lowest percentage of ...

Title: Perceptions of a Gay-Straight Alliance ban: School counselors and advocacy for students with minority sexual orientations
Author: Sifford, Amy
Date Created: 2010
Description: ABSTRACT AMY MCCARTHY SIFFORD. Perceptions of a Gay-Straight Alliance ban: School counselors and advocacy for students with minority sexual orientations. (Under the direction of Dr. Pamela S. Lassiter.) The purpose of this study was to examine how...

Title: Perceptions of a Gay-Straight Alliance ban: School counselors and advocacy for students with minority sexual orientations
Author: Sifford, Amy
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Counseling psychology, Queer studies, Ethics
Description: ABSTRACT AMY MCCARTHY SIFFORD. Perceptions of a Gay-Straight Alliance ban: School counselors and advocacy for students with minority sexual orientations. (Under the direction of Dr. Pamela S. Lassiter.) The purpose of this study was to examine how...

Title: School Building Level Administrators and Special Education: Roles, Responsibilities, and Expectations
Author: Carney, Tracey
Date Created: 2021
Description: Special education has transformed over the last three decades to ensure the provision of services and instructional practices are provided for students with disabilities. However, there a disconnect remains between special education and the requir...

Title: School Building Level Administrators and Special Education: Roles, Responsibilities, and Expectations
Author: Carney, Tracey
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership
Description: Special education has transformed over the last three decades to ensure the provision of services and instructional practices are provided for students with disabilities. However, there a disconnect remains between special education and the requir...

Title: Social Capital and Access to Higher Education: Barriers to Higher Education for African-American Women in the Rural South
Author: Barber, Stacey
Date Created: 2018
Description: The researcher conducted a qualitative interview study that identified barriers to higher education experienced by African-American women living in the rural South. The research questions were (1) What is the role of social capital in the accessib...

Title: Social Capital and Access to Higher Education: Barriers to Higher Education for African-American Women in the Rural South
Author: Barber, Stacey
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership
Description: The researcher conducted a qualitative interview study that identified barriers to higher education experienced by African-American women living in the rural South. The research questions were (1) What is the role of social capital in the accessib...

Title: Transforming Early Childhood Education Through Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy
Author: Ardrey, Tameka
Date Created: 2017
Description: Low-income African American children have been identified among the majority of children without access to high-quality early education (Barnett, Carolan & Johns, 2013). Consequently, they lack the necessary skills to successfully navigate the sch...

Title: Transforming Early Childhood Education Through Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy
Author: Ardrey, Tameka
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Early childhood education
Description: Low-income African American children have been identified among the majority of children without access to high-quality early education (Barnett, Carolan & Johns, 2013). Consequently, they lack the necessary skills to successfully navigate the sch...

Title: Understanding the Experience: Latinx Transfer Students From the Appalachian Region
Author: Street Elton, Porscha
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher--Administration
Description: Latinx students already constitute the largest minority group of students graduating from the United States secondary school systems and projections show the Latinx population continuing to increase between now and 2036 (WICHE, 2020). Both in the ...