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- Title
- A Comparison Of Academic Advising Experiences And Satisfaction Of African American Males and Other Students At A Predominately White Institution
- Author
- Means, Billie
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Educational leadership, Educational psychology
- Description
- Of all college students, four percent are African American males of which one third graduate within six years. The status of African-American males in higher education serves as an impetus for research to investigate their collegiate experiences a...
- Title
- A Cultural Wealth Perspective on Success and Persistence in Engineering for Black and Latino Students: Exploring Interactions with Faculty and Other Institutional Agents
- Author
- Foxx, Krystal
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Engineering, Education
- Description
- Using Yosso's (2005) community cultural wealth (CCW) framework, this qualitative case study (conducted through a federally-funded grant) explored the experiences of eight Black and Latino successful engineering students at a Southeastern universit...
- Title
- A Multiple Case Study on the Lived Experiences of Five Upper Elementary School Teachers Who Transitioned from Traditional Grading Practices to Standards-Based Grading Practices
- Author
- Frazier, Meghan
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Education
- Description
- Through a qualitative multiple case study, the researcher’s goal in conducting this study was to investigate and understand the experiences of five upper elementary teachers in grades three through five who transitioned from traditional grading pr...
- Title
- A Phenomenological Study of African American College Students' Recovery Experiences In A Collegiate Recovery Program
- Author
- Huggins, Marie
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Education
- Description
- This study examined the experiences of recovery among African American college students participating in collegiate recovery programs (CRPs). A phenomenological qualitative approach was utilized to collect and analyze data. The purpose of this stu...
- Title
- A Qualitative Interview-Based Study of the Experiences of Community College Disability Services Providers
- Author
- Nichols, Jennifer
- Date Created
- 2018
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Education, Higher, Disability studies
- Description
- The purpose of this study is to explore and capture the experiences of disability services providers (DSP) within the community college setting as it relates to facilitating and coordinating accommodations for students with disabilities, collabora...
- 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
- AN EXAMINATION OF THE PERCEIVED RESOURCES AND DEMANDS OF NORTH CAROLINA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS
- Author
- Helf, James
- Date Created
- 2012
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Educational leadership, School management and organization
- Description
- School administrators are faced with an increased number of responsibilities and challenges. In order to effectively create and maintain effective schools, educational leaders must provide principals with the proper tools. The purpose of this stud...
- Title
- Adequacy Post- Rose v. Council for Better Education in Kentucky Public School Facilities: A Case Study
- Author
- Wilson, Caroline
- Date Created
- 2013
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Education--Finance, Law
- Description
-
The decision in the 1989 landmark Kentucky case,
Rose v. Council for Better Education , initiated many reforms to ensure that children have access to an adequate education, including funding new construction and renovations for school facilities. T...
- Title
- An Investigation of Academic Resiliency among African-American Males in Secondary Schools
- Author
- Casey, Lee
- Date Created
- 2018
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Educational leadership
- Description
- This non-experimental survey study investigated the relationship between the participants’ perception of the existence of resiliency-building strategies in schools and their levels of resilience and academic achievement. The study used a correlati...
- 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
- Building a Computing Identity: The Role of Middle School Computer Science Courses in Igniting Student Interest to Consider a Career in Software Development
- Author
- Gann-Carroll, Susan
- Date Created
- 2023
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Computer science
- Description
- The purpose of this study was to understand whether students who took computer science courses in a prescribed sequence during middle school developed a strong enough computing identity to show an interest in continuing to take computing courses i...
- Title
- CURRENT GRADING PRACTICES OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN THE CORE CONTENT AREAS: WHAT DO GRADES MEAN?
- Author
- McLean, Nathan
- Date Created
- 2018
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Education, Secondary
- Description
- Using survey research methodology, the study investigates assessment and grading practices of secondary school teachers. A total of 248 teachers in the Piedmont and coastal regions of North Carolina completed a web-based survey examining academic ...
- Title
- Civic learning in online courses: The experience of emerging adults at the community college
- Author
- Ritter, Gary Paul
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Education
- Description
- Civic learning is an important part of the mission of higher learning. The community college is a unique and integral part of the system of higher education in the United States. Digital technology has increased the options for students to take cl...
- Title
- Experiences and Perceptions of Professional Development Facilitators In a Job-Embedded School Initiative
- Author
- Mashariki, Kaia
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Teachers--Training of, Adult education
- Description
- Recent legislation and accountability efforts in K-12 schools have increased the need to support and maintain high-quality teachers through enhanced professional development and teacher training efforts. As districts and schools seek new and innov...
- Title
- Exploring Secondary Classroom Engagement in Mathematics
- Author
- Cline, Jessica
- Date Created
- 2022
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Mathematics, Education, Secondary
- Description
- The term engagement appears in teacher effectiveness models as well as state and federal legislation, including the most recent reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Schools Act of 1965 (ESEA), known as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ES...
- Title
- FACTORS THAT DETERMINE THE CAREER STABILITY OF ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS IN A LARGE URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE SOUTHEAST
- Author
- Edwards, Danielle
- Date Created
- 2009
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, School management and organization
- Description
- This study examined the career stability (career choices assistant principals intend to make over the next five to ten years) in a large, urban school district in the southeastern region of the United States in order to identify factors significan...
- Title
- Factors Affecting Grades: An Examination of North Carolina School Performance Grades
- Author
- Dangerfield-Persky, Felicia
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Education
- Description
- This quantitative study explores the potential school-level and school district-level factors associated with North Carolina school performance grades in K-5 elementary schools. The desire was to examine if any of the school- or school district-le...
- Title
- First Year Residential Tradtional-aged College Students' First Semester Experience and it's impact on Social Identity
- Author
- Douglas, Niesha
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Education, Higher
- Description
- ABSTRACTNIESHA CHARISSE DOUGLAS. First year residential traditional aged college students' first semester experience and its impact on their social identity. (Under the direction of DR. LISA R. MERRIWEATHER)The needs of our society are not met whe...
- Title
- Functions, Practices, and Leadership Responsibilities of High School Athletic Directors in the United States
- Author
- DeCesare, Tammy
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Education
- Description
- The consistent growth of high school sports has created a noticeable evolution in the athletic director position requiring an increase in competencies in business administration and leadership. However, academic requirements, credentials, and trai...
- Title
- How school leaders prioritize and allocate resources to improve teacher quality through teacher professional development: A multiple case study in suburban North Carolina
- Author
- Tyson, Deonte
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Educational leadership, Teachers--Training of
- Description
- This multiple case study examined the methods by which school leaders determined and planned teacher professional development, as well as what teachers perceived as their professional development needs and how they believe school leaders take thos...