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250 Words Of I Don't Understand: Reading Struggles For Freshmen College Students, Alicia Bushey
250 Words Of I Don't Understand: Reading Struggles For Freshmen College Students, Alicia Bushey
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
The focus of this Capstone project is on the reading struggles of first year college students. This is important because reading is a fundamental need in secondary education and in our society. If people are challenged in this area, they will struggle both in higher education, as well as certain aspects of daily living. The three primary stakeholder perspectives examined were college teachers and tutors, because of their relevant expertise, as well as their roles and responsibilities. Based on an analysis of the data and the relevant research literature, action was taken to help first-year college students overcome their reading …
Support Groups, Wise Advice, Gloria Martinez
Support Groups, Wise Advice, Gloria Martinez
Capstone Projects and Master's Theses
The need for parents to attend programs such as the Parent Project and understand the effectiveness of parent education classes is important, especially for those raising troubled or out of control youth. At Partners For Peace they provide just that, parent education through the Parent Project program. It has been stated that support groups help parents alleviate stress (Armenta and Huerta, 2015) therefore, the project consisted of bringing former Parent Project graduates together to continue supporting each other by reconnecting them in a barbeque, providing free food and games for them and their families, and hosting an enrichment workshop facilitated …