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Is That Racist? One White Family Interrogating Whiteness and Constructing Antiracist Curriculum
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
Despite attempts by white teachers and families to avoid talk about race
(Apfelbaum, Paulker, Ambady, Sommers, & Norton, 2008; Bartoli, Michael, Bentley
Edwards, Stevenson, Shor, & McClain, 2016; Boutte, López-Robertson, ...
A Narrative Case Study Exploring The Preparation Experiences of Novice Teachers In Urban Elementary Schools
(2023)
) Reflective Practices, (d) Life Experiences, and (e) Relationships with Faculty. The stories and implications described in this dissertation offer perspective for teacher preparation programs and leadership in urban school contexts....
Smoke in a Bottle: Adolescent Literacies and Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies in an Urban Catholic High School
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)
Increased standardization within adolescent literacy education leads to
dehumanization of students who become a demographic label, statistic, or problem to fix
(Blackburn, 2013; Freire, 1996; Gordon, 2009; Paris & Alim, ...
Far-UV to Mid-IR Spectral Energy Distributions of Nearby Merging Galaxies
(2022)
has existed for decades, particularly with respect to teaching practices that contribute to under-representation. Yet little change has occurred in STEM classrooms. Graduate students (i.e., future STEM professors and industry leaders) stand in a unique...
The Relationship Between Student Performance on ALEKS Software and Standardized Tests
(2022)
Educational technology is evolving and growing at a faster pace than ever before. Such fast-paced growth makes it difficult to evaluate and measure its effectiveness in a timely manner and creates a need for independent ...
A Narrative Inquiry into Experiences of Teaching Reading
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)
In recent years, educators have been paying attention to reading instruction and
reading strategies in English classes at the high school level for several reasons. One of
those reasons is the adoption of Common Core ...
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...