Browsing Education Electronic Theses and Dissertations (UMKC) by Thesis Advisor "Smith, Dianne, 1957-"
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Data Driven Decision-Making in Midwest Charter Schools: Teachers’ Experiences in the Classroom
(2014)Education has evolved into a system that emphasizes data use. Data are used to discriminate between successful and failing districts, schools, teachers and students. Data are used to gain insights to student demographics. ... -
Gender Perceptions: A Narratological, Social Constructivist, Case Study of the Literacy Experiences of Urban African American Male Elementary Students
(2014-09-30)The purpose of this critical, narratological, social constructivist case study was to explore the literacy experiences of African American males and their relationships to masculinity in a third grade public school ... -
A Heuristic Case Study of the Experiences of Teachers Who Address Bullying in Middle School
(2014-09-30)Bullying behaviors and incidents increase during the middle school years. Bullying is a problem that affects teachers, staff, students, and families, especially during the middle school years. The purpose of this study was ... -
Reframing School Readiness: Case Studies of African-American and Latina Head Start Parents
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)The “school readiness gap” has been attributed to differences in family life, home school connections, and social inequalities. The current school-parent partnership model fails to acknowledge the ways in which parent ...