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Impact Of The Engineering Design Process On Rural Female Students’ Achievement And Self-Efficacy, Whitney Lowery Oberndorf Oct 2023

Impact Of The Engineering Design Process On Rural Female Students’ Achievement And Self-Efficacy, Whitney Lowery Oberndorf

Theses and Dissertations

Nearly one-fifth of U.S. children attend rural schools; however, these students have fewer opportunities for high-quality STEM learning. Rural students are also less likely to attend college and less likely to enroll in STEM majors than their urban and suburban peers. In conjunction with these factors, female students are also less likely to pursue STEM degrees and work in STEM fields. Broadening access and exposure to these areas, as well as improving female perceptions about STEM fields, is critical to closing the gap. This mixed-methods action research study was an effort to increase female achievement and self-efficacy in science and …


What Is Inquiry-Based Mathematical Learning?, Suzanne Marie Killian May 2023

What Is Inquiry-Based Mathematical Learning?, Suzanne Marie Killian

2023 Symposium

To make schools accountable for the education and learning they provided for their students, updating the Elementary and Secondary Education Act with the No Child Left Behind Act created a ripple effect of damage to student learning. This kind of pressure on schools and students puts more focus on students getting good grades than focusing on effort. Lack of effort created bad habits and poor study skills, especially in mathematics. Recent studies state that math proficiency in the U.S. is 38% and 50% in Washington state (Public School Review, 2023). This type of learning outcome cries for help on how …


Balancing Act: A Study Of Graduate Student-Parents And Their Experiences Navigating Family And Academic Demands At The University Of San Diego., Jessica Rammell May 2023

Balancing Act: A Study Of Graduate Student-Parents And Their Experiences Navigating Family And Academic Demands At The University Of San Diego., Jessica Rammell

M.A. in Higher Education Leadership: Action Research Projects

The purpose of this study was to learn about the experiences of graduate students who are raising children while enrolled in master’s and PhD programs at the University of San Diego. The question that guided this research was: What do the stories of graduate student parents inform us about the need to improve policies and practices at USD? Three cycles of action research were conducted at the University of San Diego between November 2022 and March 2023, with a total of seven participants. The methods of research included focus groups, interviews, and a creative group session. It was found that …


Student Parenting: Mastering The Double Life, Miriam T. Mukurazita Apr 2023

Student Parenting: Mastering The Double Life, Miriam T. Mukurazita

The Vermont Connection

It is okay, beautiful, and brave to be different and take a different path as long as your own dreams and goals are being fulfilled. As virtual learning and online classes are becoming more popular, more students are realizing they can have the best of both worlds, that is, further their education while fulfilling family obligations.

The student parent life is a different journey with its own unique challenges and blessings. Happiness is personal and comes from within, and can be in the form of being a parent and seeing one's own child grow while pursuing academic and career growth. …


Implicit Bias Mask: (H.E.A.L)2, Tannia M. Rodriguez, Leane Kuo, Anah Salgat, Mitchell Wu, Gabriella Gonzales, Jacob Dougherty Jan 2023

Implicit Bias Mask: (H.E.A.L)2, Tannia M. Rodriguez, Leane Kuo, Anah Salgat, Mitchell Wu, Gabriella Gonzales, Jacob Dougherty

Patient Education Projects

No abstract provided.


Implicit Bias Mask: A Journey To Find Balance, Tiffany Mckenney, Nathan Li, Eve Sherbin, Jeremy Taigman, Pranally Desai, Brock Bradley Jan 2023

Implicit Bias Mask: A Journey To Find Balance, Tiffany Mckenney, Nathan Li, Eve Sherbin, Jeremy Taigman, Pranally Desai, Brock Bradley

Patient Education Projects

No abstract provided.


Implicit Bias Mask: Inside Out (The Life Of A Medical Student), Akarsh Lal, Shawn O'Malley, Elizabeth Choi, Emily Falkowski, Ramneet Chauhan, Damian Daryl Nucum Jan 2023

Implicit Bias Mask: Inside Out (The Life Of A Medical Student), Akarsh Lal, Shawn O'Malley, Elizabeth Choi, Emily Falkowski, Ramneet Chauhan, Damian Daryl Nucum

Patient Education Projects

No abstract provided.


Implicit Bias Mask: The Truth That Lies Beneath, Rubi Walker, David Allen, Elena Busuito, Emma Burke, Zachary Chen, Rebekah Pitpitan Jan 2023

Implicit Bias Mask: The Truth That Lies Beneath, Rubi Walker, David Allen, Elena Busuito, Emma Burke, Zachary Chen, Rebekah Pitpitan

Patient Education Projects

No abstract provided.


Implicit Bias Mask: Pressures And Perceptions, Kimera Harris, Hani Nasr, Cornelius Lau, Ciara White Jan 2023

Implicit Bias Mask: Pressures And Perceptions, Kimera Harris, Hani Nasr, Cornelius Lau, Ciara White

Patient Education Projects

No abstract provided.


Implicit Bias Mask: Understanding What It Means To Be A "Life-Long Learner" Both Inside The Classroom And In The Community, Meet Patel, Sohini Pandit, Sara Naessig, Neil Garg, Lara Rostomian Jan 2023

Implicit Bias Mask: Understanding What It Means To Be A "Life-Long Learner" Both Inside The Classroom And In The Community, Meet Patel, Sohini Pandit, Sara Naessig, Neil Garg, Lara Rostomian

Patient Education Projects

No abstract provided.


Implicit Bias Mask: Thinking Outside The Box Of "Physician Identity", Dana Josifoski, Sarah Bdeir, Farzad Baghaie, Joyce Li, Sujit Prasad, Kevin Cobty Jan 2023

Implicit Bias Mask: Thinking Outside The Box Of "Physician Identity", Dana Josifoski, Sarah Bdeir, Farzad Baghaie, Joyce Li, Sujit Prasad, Kevin Cobty

Patient Education Projects

No abstract provided.