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Pathways To Kindergarten Readiness., Ashley T. Forrest, Stephanie Nutter, Deborah Rivera
Pathways To Kindergarten Readiness., Ashley T. Forrest, Stephanie Nutter, Deborah Rivera
College of Education & Human Development Capstone Projects
The purpose of this capstone was to explore pathways for increased kindergarten readiness by examining the relationship between kindergarten readiness as measured by the Brigance Kindergarten Screener (BKS) domains of cognitive/general knowledge and language/communication and each of the following variables: school funding, school location, school classification, teacher credentials, teacher years of experiences, music inclusion, and time allotted to music instruction. Participants included 174 preschool students from 17 classrooms in an urban school district. This capstone used preexisting data from the school district including demographic variables of race, socioeconomic status (SES), prior setting, attendance, and the school-level variable of climate. A …
Engaging School Leaders, Empowering Voices, & Exposing Strengths : Lived Experiences Of The Discipline Gap And School-To-Prison Pipeline., Marcia Faye Carmichael-Murphy, Larhondolyn Michelle Mathies, Erica Elizabeth Young
Engaging School Leaders, Empowering Voices, & Exposing Strengths : Lived Experiences Of The Discipline Gap And School-To-Prison Pipeline., Marcia Faye Carmichael-Murphy, Larhondolyn Michelle Mathies, Erica Elizabeth Young
College of Education & Human Development Capstone Projects
This capstone project includes three distinct studies that explore issues of race, discipline and education. Existing literature underscores the over disciplining of students of Color. Research indicates programs like Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) are successful in decreasing disproportionate discipline for minority students in urban schools. No studies have addressed urban school leaders make sense of PBIS within the racialized context of their schools. The purpose of the first study is to explore ways principals make sense of PBIS policy in the racial context of their schools. This study also explores the role of racialized discourses in principal Sensemaking …