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Our Bodies Are Our Stories: How Educators Impact The Educational Experiences Of Fat Queer Students Of Color, Elissa A. Rodriguez

Master's Theses

This thesis examines the experiences of fat queer students of color in education, and how their experiences were impacted through interactions with educators as they navigated education with their intersectional identities. Through qualitative narrative based research, three participants were interviewed, and their experiences were examined and analyzed based on these conversations. This research aims to expand and fill in the gaps of knowledge in the field of education that surround the experiences of fat queer students of color. Even more specifically, how anti-fat biases impact these other intersecting identities, and how educators have the ability to hold and act on …

Impact Of Family Assistance On Latinx College Students' School Engagement, Alma N. Acosta Sanchez

Master's Theses

Across California State Universities, Latinx young adults represent a portion of all undergraduate students, but not all these students graduate. The study investigated the impact of Latinx college students’ familismo values and weekly family assistance behaviors for promoting and challenging school engagement and well-being. The sample included N = 167 (89.2% females) Latinx college students and their average age was 22.76 years (SD = 5.39, range of 18.00–50.00). Participants responded to an online survey, which included questions assessing parental education and gender, strength of beliefs in familismo values, whether they had assisted the family in any of nine behaviors in …

The Effect Of Social Media And Digital Devices On Academic Performance In Middle And High School Students A Thesis Presented In Partial Fulfillment Of The Requirements For The Degree Master Of Science In Special Education By Martine Irumva 2023, Martine Irumva

Master's Theses

The use of technology has tremendously increased in the education sector, especially during the Covid 19 pandemic, for middle and high school students through social media and digital devices. This study investigated the effects of social media and the use of digital devices among middle and high school students in relation to their academic performance. Also, the study examined how social media and digital devices use among middle and high school students has changed compared to before, during and after the Covid-19 pandemic.

An online survey was used through Andrews University class climate to collect the data from a hundred …