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Whatever you can do is the best thing: insights into how youth in personalized learning environments perceive civic engagement
(2024)An engaged and active citizenry is essential to a functional democracy. Historically, the purpose of public schools has been to prepare young people with the knowledge and skills to be civically engaged. However, the civic ... -
International students living with aunts and uncles: a narrative multiple case study
(2024)Some international students live with their aunts and uncles while studying in the United States. Living with aunts and uncles shapes these students’ college going experience. However, research about college student family ... -
The History of Elementary Literacy Instruction in the Kansas City Kansas Public School District from 1990 until 2022
(2023)This dissertation outlines a comprehensive research endeavor focused on the history of elementary literacy instruction in the Kansas City Kansas Public Schools (KCKPS) from 1990 until 2022. The research methodology combines ... -
Turkic Educators and Students Breaking Their Silence: An Oral History of a Tangled Web of Political Power
(2023)The social genocide of the Hizmet people by the Erdoğan regime has left an indelible mark on Turkic educators and students worldwide. The practice of genocide as a form of political control is steeped in the history of the ... -
The Effects of Teachers' Mathematical Practices on Student Achievement in the Diverse Classroom
(2023)The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) vision for mathematics education is to provide every student with high-quality instruction from highly effective teachers. Achieving this goal requires a solid mathematics ... -
A Narrative Case Study Exploring The Preparation Experiences of Novice Teachers In Urban Elementary Schools
(2023)Literature has shown that qualified, effective, and confident teachers are the number one predictor of student success inside the classroom. Students in urban schools experience a greater number of inexperienced or qualified ... -
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 ... -
Exploring the Stories and Experiences of Culturally Responsive Pedagogy in Teachers’ Pre-education Programs and Professional Development
(2022)As the diversity in the United States increases year after year, it is critical for teachers to be provided with the skills and knowledge to teach diverse learners, whether through their pre-service educational program, ... -
Qualities of Impactful Mentors in Music Education: A Narrative Investigation of the Recollections of New Horizons Band Members
(2022)For this research, the author interviewed 10 volunteers who were members of the Roeland Park New Horizons Band in order to discover how they would describe the role of an impactful music educator in their lives, based on ... -
A Mathematical Modelling Approach to Analyze the Dynamics of Math Anxiety
(2022)The main objective of this study is to develop a mathematical modeling framework for a deeper understanding of dynamics of math anxiety as a contagious process. Borrowing from theories of the spread of infectious disease, ... -
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 ... -
(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)Chicana feminist scholar Gloria Anzaldúa has been an integral part of research on hybrid identities and consciousness. In an increasingly multicultural and multilingual school system, educators of Spanish as a foreign ... -
Far-UV to Mid-IR Spectral Energy Distributions of Nearby Merging Galaxies
(2022)Simulations of gas-rich, major galaxy mergers predict elevated amounts of star formation (SF) and nuclear black hole growth (active galactic nuclei, or AGN). This model is supported by observations that find enhanced SF ... -
Resilience, Risk and Protective Factors among Nigerian Youth
(2022)Poverty or low socioeconomic status has been known to negatively impact the educational achievement of children across the world. However, some children have managed to succeed despite the daily challenges they face because ... -
Unfolding Untapped Stories: A Narrative Inquiry of Teachers' Experiences of Working With Students Who Have Faced Trauma or Traumatic Events.
(2021)The purpose of this narrative inquiry is to understand the teachers’ experiences of working with students who have faced trauma or traumatic events. The number of children facing trauma exposures to violence, crime, and ... -
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 Effectiveness of Reading Folk Literature in Improving English Language Learners’ Reading Proficiency in Elementary Grades
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)This mixed-methods study investigates the effectiveness of reading folktales, fairy tales, and fables in improving English learners’ reading proficiency levels in elementary grades and explores students’ experiences with ... -
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 ... -
A Longitudinal study of modeling-based college algebra and its effect on student achievement
(2020)Low success rates and high withdrawal rates in gateway courses like College Algebra have deterred some students from attaining their educational goals. The university of study developed a Modeling-Based College Algebra ... -
A Heuristic Narrative Inquiry on the Conceptualization and Cultivation of Relational Trust Between Secondary Teachers and Administrators
(2020)The interactions of teachers and administrators may not account for as much time as the interactions between teachers and students, but there is great potential value in examining this relationship and examining its ...