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Doing Research That Makes A Difference, Edlyn Vallejo, Bensimon M. Bensimon, Georgia Bauman, Donald E. Polkinghorne
Doing Research That Makes A Difference, Edlyn Vallejo, Bensimon M. Bensimon, Georgia Bauman, Donald E. Polkinghorne
Edlyn V. Peña
This paper describes the "practitioner-as-researcher" model of research, an alternative methodology that is intended to bring about institutional change. We developed this approach through the Diversity Scorecard project in which we work with teams of practitioners to examine institutional data disaggregated by ethnicity in order to identify inequities in educational outcomes. The practitioners, themselves, conduct the research on their own campuses to discover areas of inequities. This, in turn, impacts their practices and motivation to bring about systemic institutional change.
The Whole Student, Susan R. Madsen
The Whole Student, Susan R. Madsen
Susan R. Madsen
Article written for the Utah Valley State College newsletter--Academically Speaking.
Entering And Succeeding In The “Culture Of College”: The Story Of Two Mexican Heritage Students, Nolan L. Cabrera, Amado M. Padilla
Entering And Succeeding In The “Culture Of College”: The Story Of Two Mexican Heritage Students, Nolan L. Cabrera, Amado M. Padilla
Nolan L. Cabrera
In this retrospective study, the academic resilience of two individuals of Mexican heritage who graduated from Stanford University is described. The respondents (a woman and a man) now in their early 20s came from home backgrounds of extreme impoverishment and adversity. By means of in-depth interviews the challenges the two respondents faced in school beginning in kindergarten and continuing through their graduation from Stanford is described. Both respondents attribute their academic success to the support given them by their mothers and their personal motivation to succeed in school; however, the authors show that this was also possible because the respondents …
Striving For Success: Practical Advice For Reference Graduate Assistants, Brett Spencer, Amia Baker, Rick A. Stoddart, Sheri Helt, Adrienne Lee (Mcphaul), Bryan Tronstad
Striving For Success: Practical Advice For Reference Graduate Assistants, Brett Spencer, Amia Baker, Rick A. Stoddart, Sheri Helt, Adrienne Lee (Mcphaul), Bryan Tronstad
Rick A Stoddart
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