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How Do Peer Mentors Impact College Students In Undergraduate Gateway Courses At A Large Public University?, Jennifer Gomez-Chavez
How Do Peer Mentors Impact College Students In Undergraduate Gateway Courses At A Large Public University?, Jennifer Gomez-Chavez
Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs
Peer mentoring is a growing trend utilized to improve graduation and retention rates of college students across campuses. It is a strategy being used either outside or inside the classroom to assist students with learning, connecting to resources, and increasing student success in gateway courses. Southwest State University is an example of an institution, initially funded through a Title V grant, using peer mentoring in gateway courses. Peer mentors are placed in high failing gateway courses such as the ones chosen for this study to include Earth and Planetary Science 101, Chemistry 121, and Math 121. Gateway courses are defined …
An Action Research Case Study: A Sociocultural Perspective On Native American Students Learning Mathematics In A Public Elementary School Classroom, Lisa M. Tsuchiya
An Action Research Case Study: A Sociocultural Perspective On Native American Students Learning Mathematics In A Public Elementary School Classroom, Lisa M. Tsuchiya
Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs
This dissertation is a qualitative study utilizing action research methods to develop a case study on the experience of urban public elementary school Native American students in collaborative mathematics activities. Data was collected with observations, mathematics assessments, and interviews to study how public school Native first graders experience collaborative mathematics activities when culturally modified with Indigenous ways of knowing and being? A major challenge in analyzing this work was finding a theoretical framework that could explain the experience of Native students in a multicultural public school. Sociocultural theory was selected because it operationalizes the key features of the study: Indigenous …
A Biographical Case Study On Tacit Knowledge And Community College Leadership, Warman T. Hall
A Biographical Case Study On Tacit Knowledge And Community College Leadership, Warman T. Hall
Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs
This qualitative biographical case study explored tacit knowledge in relation to the professional practice of one educational leader in a New Mexico community college. Using a life story approach, within the confines of the biographical subjects professional career, archival document analysis, personal interviews and focus group interviews were conducted to examine the processes and events in the professional life of Dr. James Henderson that had a substantive impact on his longevity as a community college president.'
Education Data: A Case Study Of Three Northern New Mexico School Districts In The Utilization Of The Standards Based Assessment Data, Jennifer Sallee
Education Data: A Case Study Of Three Northern New Mexico School Districts In The Utilization Of The Standards Based Assessment Data, Jennifer Sallee
Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs
In the current era of standards-based reforms and a new accountability movement research has credited data driven decision making as key to successful schools. Teachers and principals' ability to use data can improve student achievement and move schools forward. This dissertation explores teacher's and principal's perceptions of the successful use of New Mexico Standards Based Assessment student achievement data as it relates to four themes: professional development, collaboration, school and district systems, and leadership. Elementary school teachers and principals were surveyed on what facilitated or posed potential barriers to effectively using the New Mexico Standards Based Assessment data. The survey …
The Cultural Foundations To Develop A Kichwa Language Program At El Centro Infantil Alejo Saes In Quito City, Ecuador, Maria Teran
The Cultural Foundations To Develop A Kichwa Language Program At El Centro Infantil Alejo Saes In Quito City, Ecuador, Maria Teran
Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs
This qualitative study was concerned with the Kichwa values to develop a Kichwa language program for Indigenous children from birth to five-years old from El Centro Infantil Alejo Saes in Quito City. The parents of these children come from the Puesitús Indigenous community located in Chimborazo Province in the south of Ecuador. In the 1950s, these Indigenous Peoples migrated from their community to the city due to the lack of good living conditions and education. During the migration process, they left their Pachamama, the Mother Earth, and gradually began to lose their culture and language, as they were forced to …
The Relationships Between The Process Of Acculturation Of Teachers And Beliefs About Student Learning, Gabriella Blakey
The Relationships Between The Process Of Acculturation Of Teachers And Beliefs About Student Learning, Gabriella Blakey
Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs
One of the most challenging aspects of being a school leader is the struggle to get the school staff to embark on school improvement initiatives. The culture of the school can be a powerful driver in or a resister to our ability to move a school forward to increase student learning. New teachers struggle to understand the culture of the school along with the unwritten norms, values, and customs. As they observe the school culture, beginning teachers try to understand their individual power and role in the school culture. A teachers belief in students can help students enhance their chances …
Teacher Efficacy Within Tier Ii Of The Rti Framework, Madelyn P. Serna Marmol
Teacher Efficacy Within Tier Ii Of The Rti Framework, Madelyn P. Serna Marmol
Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy ETDs
This qualitative case study explores teacher efficacy in the decision making process within the Response to Intervention (RtI) Framework: from the initial Student Assistance Team (SAT) process through the Tier II interventions and the possible referral to Tier III. The study focuses on one elementary school of a rural northern New Mexico school district, collecting data from certified regular education teachers, the current principal, the former principal and the district Special Education Director. Teachers are categorized as either novice, intermediate, or veteran based on their years of experience. The Response to Intervention (RtI) process, if properly administered, may substantially reduce …