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Learning to Walk the Walk: Narrative Exploration of Diversity Training for Higher Education Teaching
(2020)
program. Specifically, this study seeks to explore the experiences of a White female participating in a diversity training workshop in terms of the development of her personal practical knowledge. The premise of this dissertation is that this White teacher...
A Narrative Case Study Exploring The Preparation Experiences of Novice Teachers In Urban Elementary Schools
(2023)
the profession because they are unprepared. Research suggests that teacher preparation must focus on preparing teachers through culturally and contextually responsive teaching and building critical competency for effective urban educators (Gay, 2010; Hollins...
Resilience, Risk and Protective Factors among Nigerian Youth
(2022)
or impede these qualities. A quantitative method design was used for the study, which applied ecological theory and the risk and resilience framework to obtain data relating to the impact of family, the environment, and personal factors on a child’s...
A Narratological Inquiry into U.S. African Refugee Youths’ Educational Experiences
(2023)
The arrival of refugees over the past two decades changed the face of classrooms in Kansas City, Missouri, resulting in refugee youth being unprepared for post-secondary opportunities. This critical narrative study aimed ...
Exploring the Lived Experiences of Students who have Overcome Academic Probation
(2023)
Students placed on academic probation are at a greater risk of not completing a four-year degree in higher education. This qualitative study applied Schlossberg’s Adult Transition Theory to understand the experience of ...
(Un)natural Bridges, (Un)safe Spaces: A Critical Qualitative Study of Spanish as a Foreign Language Educators’ Perceptions of Heritage Language Learners in Mixed Classrooms
(2022)
)membering identities, this critical research explored teachers’ perceptions and practices when students come from a Latinx backgrounds and therefore, belong to a linguistic community that constitutes the educators’ subject matter. By analyzing linguistic guidelines...
Comparing Multiple Measure Placement Models in Mathematics
(2020)
Accurate placement into an initial college mathematics course is a key step toward the successful completion of college mathematics and, eventually, a college degree. Conversely, misplacement in mathematics may lead to a ...
The Holistic Course Delivery: A Novel Pedagogy for Collegiate Introductory Computer Programming
(2020)
For many years there have not been enough computer science graduates to fill open
positions. One of the chief barriers to the formation of computer science graduates is that many
students are unsuccessful in the introductory ...