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Education On The Underground Railroad: A Case Study Of Three Communities In New York State (1820-1870), Lenora April Harris
Education On The Underground Railroad: A Case Study Of Three Communities In New York State (1820-1870), Lenora April Harris
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In the mid-nineteenth century a compulsory education system was emerging that allowed all children to attend public schools in northern states. This dissertation investigates school attendance rates among African American children in New York State from 1850-1870 by examining household patterns and educational access for African American school-age children in three communities: Sandy Ground, Syracuse, and Watertown. These communities were selected because of their involvement in the Underground Railroad. I employed a combination of educational and social history methods, qualitative and quantitative. An analysis of federal census reports, state superintendent reports, city directories, area maps, and property records for the …
Whose Streets? Our Streets!: Identity, Institutions, And Privilege In Student Activism, Christina Limpert
Whose Streets? Our Streets!: Identity, Institutions, And Privilege In Student Activism, Christina Limpert
Cultural Foundations of Education - Dissertations & Theses
This dissertation is a qualitative ethnography of college student activism that examines student activist identity, and the role of social structures and privilege in activism. The study uses data from two years of in-depth fieldwork including over 18 months of participant observation and interviews with 13 key respondents. I took on this research project to better understand how students come to think of themselves as activists, how they speak about and experience activism, how activism--as a cultural text--tells a story about power and privilege, and to explore the role of education in the culture of activism. In this dissertation I …
The Development Of Introductory Statistics Students' Informal Inferential Reasoning And Its Relationship To Formal Inferential Reasoning, Bridgette Lynn Jacob
The Development Of Introductory Statistics Students' Informal Inferential Reasoning And Its Relationship To Formal Inferential Reasoning, Bridgette Lynn Jacob
Teaching and Leadership - Dissertations
The difficulties introductory statistics students have with formal statistical inference are well known in the field of statistics education. "Informal" statistical inference has been studied as a means to introduce inferential reasoning well before and without the formalities of formal statistical inference. This mixed methods study investigated the development of introductory statistics students' informal inferential reasoning and its relationship to their formal inferential reasoning. A pre/posttest was administered to 136 students enrolled in introductory statistics classes taught in their secondary schools. Four task-based interviews were also conducted with seven pairs of those students.
With probabilistic reasoning essential for formal statistical …
A Promise Fulfilled - Syracuse University Graduates Its First Class Of Say Yes Scholars, Christine Yackel
A Promise Fulfilled - Syracuse University Graduates Its First Class Of Say Yes Scholars, Christine Yackel
Syracuse University Magazine
Highlights the role that Say Yes to Education has had on local Syracuse city high school students who have graduated through this program at Syracuse University by making the college dream affordable them.
The Cantor Years, Carol L. Boll
The Cantor Years, Carol L. Boll
Syracuse University Magazine
Highlights the tenure of Chancellor Nancy Cantor and her distinctive and innovative thinking during her ten years at the helm of Syracuse University.
A World Of Opportunities, Christine Yackel
A World Of Opportunities, Christine Yackel
Syracuse University Magazine
Describes the partnership between Inkululeko and Syracuse University. Inkululeko’s mission is to provide a small group of South African township youth with the skills, support, and guidance they need to attend and succeed in university by challenging the bigotry of low expectations.