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First-Generation Students’ Pathways To A Baccalaureate, Yolanda Avidano
First-Generation Students’ Pathways To A Baccalaureate, Yolanda Avidano
Critical and Creative Thinking Capstones Collection
The pathway to college for most low-income first-generation students can seem impracticable and impossible to achieve. This diverse population has caused much apprehension among educational administrators and practitioners about how to serve these students effectively. As an educational practitioner working with this population I am especially interested in uncovering the “state of affairs” regarding first-generation college students in general, and low income first generation students in particular, and how I might be a catalyst of positive and effective change as I serve them. My synthesis reviews published literature that reveals the “state of affairs” regarding first generation students. I address …
Building A Learning Community For Dental Hygiene Faculty, Nancy Baccari
Building A Learning Community For Dental Hygiene Faculty, Nancy Baccari
Critical and Creative Thinking Capstones Collection
Have you ever felt isolated in your work environment that left you feeling perplexed and stuck only to find out that colleagues felt the same way you did but had no idea to work around it? Through this practioner’s narrative, I journey through my struggle of teacher isolation to my action plan to make it better. Finding a way to identify my feelings, strengths and weaknesses and move towards change to improve my own work environment describes my experience in the Critical and Creative Thinking (CCT) graduate program. This new awareness changed the way I see myself as a leader …