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Understanding Sense Of Belonging Of Students Of Color Attending A Liberal Arts College, Jessica Wenger
Understanding Sense Of Belonging Of Students Of Color Attending A Liberal Arts College, Jessica Wenger
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
College access programs have been created to provide students of color opportunities to attend college. The Posse Foundation selects promising urban high school students to attend highly selective colleges and universities across the country. College success is dependent on a variety of factors, two of which are successful social and academic integration into the campus community (Tinto, 1993). Related to integration, sense of belonging is the feeling that an individual belongs in their environment (McMillan & Chavis, 1986).
Relationships Of Teacher Perceptions And Racially Diverse Third Grade Student Achievement : An Analysis Of Ecls-K:2011 Data University At Albany, Lynnette Renee Williams
Relationships Of Teacher Perceptions And Racially Diverse Third Grade Student Achievement : An Analysis Of Ecls-K:2011 Data University At Albany, Lynnette Renee Williams
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
ABSTRACTIt has been over 50 years since desegregation efforts began and many public-school systems in the United States are still battling with performance gaps between White and historically underrepresented students. The term historically underrepresented refers to people from diverse racial, cultural, linguistic, and economically disadvantaged backgrounds who have been denied access or suffered institutional discrimination in the United States, and according to the U.S. Census includes Blacks/African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans (Artiles et al., 2010). Many historically underrepresented students are lagging behind their peers on academic performance measures, standardized achievement tests, high school graduation, and college-career readiness …
Exploring Academic Procrastination With Digital Trace Data, Semih Bursali
Exploring Academic Procrastination With Digital Trace Data, Semih Bursali
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
Procrastination is a well-known phenomenon experienced by a lot of people in everyday life. People sometimes intentionally, sometimes unintentionally put off their tasks even though they might be worse off due to the delay (e.g., not paying bills due, even though they have sufficient funds in their bank account). It is safe to say everybody procrastinates at some point, but in academia the rate is relatively higher. This dissertation is an exploratory study of the relationship and differences between self-reported academic procrastination and observed procrastination in relation to students’ achievement goal orientations and self-regulated learning. A time-management/productivity mobile application (Proccoli) …
Development Of Sense Of Place Through An Urban Citizen Science Program, Cornelia Harris
Development Of Sense Of Place Through An Urban Citizen Science Program, Cornelia Harris
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
Citizen science programs are a way for participants to develop a sense of place, which has been theorized to lead to pro-environmental behaviors. In this mixed-methods study, I document how a citizen science program encourages urban youth to connect with their place, and notice how both joy and wonder are developed as they experience a stunning migratory event with a unique organism, the American eel. Students were excited to be in a creek and to ‘discover’ a new creature in a place that they had walked past for years, one that was merely a backdrop to their lives prior to …
Supporting Highly Mobile Literacy Learners : Examining How An Elementary School Provided Support To Mobile Students In An Urban School District, Rebecca L. Benjamin
Supporting Highly Mobile Literacy Learners : Examining How An Elementary School Provided Support To Mobile Students In An Urban School District, Rebecca L. Benjamin
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
This dissertation explores the academic and social-emotional supports and constraints that impact the literacy learning of highly mobile students in an urban elementary school, utilizing interview, questionnaire, and achievement data from transient students and educational professionals who work with them. It examines a school year of highly mobile student experiences in literacy-learning across a wide range of factors and environments, considering student and educator observations, reflections, and participation, through different schools and across various settings in their current/newest school (in classrooms, at lunch, recess, rehearsals, and specials, working with social or academic service providers, etc.). This study’s theoretical framework was …
Critical Media Literacy In Social Studies : A Case Study, Lauren Collet-Gildard
Critical Media Literacy In Social Studies : A Case Study, Lauren Collet-Gildard
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
There have been many efforts to address the importance of media literacy in schools, but little research has focused on critical media literacy (CML) in social studies curricula or classrooms. This is the first case study to examine the planning and implementation of a school wide CML lesson designed by teachers, and it traces this process from inspiration and collaborative conception of the lesson through its enactment within the classroom. In addition, this research provides unique insight into how teachers arrive at CML as a means of empowering students in the face of widespread disinformation and political polarization. In my …
The Case Of Environmental Education Of Children, Mary Greagan
The Case Of Environmental Education Of Children, Mary Greagan
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
Invasive species are one of the greatest threats to biodiversity. Humans are one of the most pervasive vectors of invasive species spread which can be accelerated through different behaviors and pathways as a result of a lack of education and understanding. One of the most effective management efforts undertaken to fight invasive species spread and prevent further infestations is through education and advocacy. Currently, there are several educational resources dedicated to invasive species history, identification, and prevention. These resources range from school curriculums created for State School systems, to regional and national toolkits that contain lessons, identification resources, and activities …
In Search Of Hidden Talents : Stress-Adapted Students, Classroom Characteristics, And Academic Achievement, Jessica Lynn Murray
In Search Of Hidden Talents : Stress-Adapted Students, Classroom Characteristics, And Academic Achievement, Jessica Lynn Murray
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
Differentiated Instruction, an approach to teaching that encourages educators to adjust their content, pedagogy, and assessment based on the needs of individual students, lacks suggestions for how to target specific student groups, such as “high-risk” students. Researchers in the field of evolutionary developmental psychology have begun to focus on stress-adapted students (who are described in a similar way as “high risk” students) and has made suggestions about how to play to the strengths of the cognitive enhancements, or “hidden talents” of these students. When considered together, the work from both fields may provide a clear set of pedagogical recommendations for …
Secondary School Principals' Orientations Toward And Uses Of Data For Improvement, Lisa Cala Ruud
Secondary School Principals' Orientations Toward And Uses Of Data For Improvement, Lisa Cala Ruud
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
This descriptive and multiple case study was designed to explore and understand secondary principals’ role orientations and decision-making regarding data, evidence, and research in three urban-suburban called “positive outlier schools” (POS). POS are New York State schools that are identified as exemplars in closing educational opportunity and outcome gaps among diverse high school youth, including African American, Hispanic/Latino, and English language learner students (ELLs).
Use And Perception Of Beyond-The-Classroom Learning Skills By Students In High School, Alyssa Nicolina Yusko
Use And Perception Of Beyond-The-Classroom Learning Skills By Students In High School, Alyssa Nicolina Yusko
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
College readiness in the United States is a multifaceted and complex concept, with many contributing factors that often overlap, and many students leave high school and enter college lacking the skills or knowledge necessary to succeed in higher education. This study investigates a set of study skills and self-management skills related to college readiness. I label this set Beyond-the-Classroom Learning Skills (BCLS). I investigate these skills as they relate to factors of cultural capital both in the home and at school. Using the theory of cultural capital, I determine probable sources of cultural capital in each of these settings and …
Transformative Technology For English Language Learners, Lashonda K. Gardenhire
Transformative Technology For English Language Learners, Lashonda K. Gardenhire
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
Across the United States, communities are becoming more linguistically and culturally diverse. Throughout previous times of change, schools have been the bedrock of transforming society and it’s workers. However, if education in the United States is ever going to level the playing field between the affluent and the poor, white students and minority students, native-born and foreign-born, it will not be enough for English Language Learners to simply learn to read and write in English. Educators must reflect on how to adapt their teaching practices for a plethora of student needs. Subsequently, the focus of this paper will specifically be …
Differential Benefits Of Prekindergarten For Low-Income Black Children : A Quasi-Experimental Study, Janice Marie Parker
Differential Benefits Of Prekindergarten For Low-Income Black Children : A Quasi-Experimental Study, Janice Marie Parker
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
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Epistemic Trust In Online Higher Education : A Mixed Method Phenomenological Research Study, Lisa F. Rapple
Epistemic Trust In Online Higher Education : A Mixed Method Phenomenological Research Study, Lisa F. Rapple
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
The purpose of this study was to explore the online instructor’s role in building epistemic trusting relationships with adult learners in their online classrooms. A mixed-method phenomenology research (MMPR) approach was used to discover if certain instructor actions influenced an epistemic trust relationship to develop between the instructor and the adult learner. This study examined the instructor’s classroom management actions, communication immediacy actions, and regulatory actions, as well as the level of epistemic trust in 48 fully online courses, focusing on 4 exemplar cases for cross-case analysis. It was determined that the instructor’s classroom management actions and communication immediacy actions …
Cross-Community Collaboration Among Knowledge Building Communities, Guangji Yuan
Cross-Community Collaboration Among Knowledge Building Communities, Guangji Yuan
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
Cross-community collaboration which expands community members’ interaction to a larger social scale plays a crucial role in increasing information exchange and extending inquiry learning. This dissertation uses a design-based research approach which aims at testing a multi-level emergence design in multiple learning communities. This design serves the urgent need to enable students’ idea sharing and build-on with members from other communities who have similar interests for mutual learning and collective knowledge advances.
High School Blended Learning Courses : Teacher Beliefs, Perceptions Of Experiences, And Recommendations, Pamela Culbertson
High School Blended Learning Courses : Teacher Beliefs, Perceptions Of Experiences, And Recommendations, Pamela Culbertson
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
Increasingly, more high school teachers are providing instruction using blended learning. This provides benefits to students such as having more time flexibility in their learning as well as the ability to work through assignments at their own pace (Oliver & Kellogg, 2015). However, this also involves student challenges, such as the need for self-motivation and time management.
Aspiration, Attainment, And Assimilation : A Critical Ethnography Of Newcomer Youth In An American High School, Aaron Leo
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
As immigrants and refugees constitute an increasingly large proportion of public school students across the United States, much scholarly attention has focused on the variables which promote and hamper academic success of these students. Specifically, the high aspirations and optimistic attitudes towards schooling and the effects of assimilation pressures have been identified as two important features contributing to the academic performance of newcomers.
Investigating Teacher And Administrator Response To A Care-Based Curriculum Implementation, Piera Camposeo
Investigating Teacher And Administrator Response To A Care-Based Curriculum Implementation, Piera Camposeo
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
This study investigated participants’ openness to change when exposed to a teacher-led care-based innovative method of curriculum delivery, specifically the Schoolhome Instructional Design.
Parental Involvement During College : Student Perceptions And Relationship With College Self-Efficacy, Deepti Marathe
Parental Involvement During College : Student Perceptions And Relationship With College Self-Efficacy, Deepti Marathe
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
With advances in communication technology, reports of frequent parental contact among college students are on the rise. Anecdotal sources label this type of involved parenting as “helicopter” parenting, creating an image of parents who constantly “hover” over their children ready to solve all their problems and to monitor them. This study was designed to measure parental involvement, which includes positive as well as negative parental behaviors. The goals of the present study were: 1) to examine the specific parental involvement that college students experience, 2) explore students’ perceptions of such parenting, and 3) to investigate the relationship between parental involvement …
"This Is A Beautiful Place And It Is Worth Protecting" : An Exploratory Study About Teacher Beliefs And Sense Of Place Using Activity Theory, Linda M. Oehler-Marx
"This Is A Beautiful Place And It Is Worth Protecting" : An Exploratory Study About Teacher Beliefs And Sense Of Place Using Activity Theory, Linda M. Oehler-Marx
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
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Student Departure At West Point : An Examination Within A Total Institution, Jason C. Toole
Student Departure At West Point : An Examination Within A Total Institution, Jason C. Toole
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
The United States Military Academy at West Point recruits, trains, and educates talented young
Latino/A Artist Educators (Laes) And Their Role In Creating And Sustaining Alternative Democratic Spaces In Miami, Deborah Therese Woeckner Saavedra
Latino/A Artist Educators (Laes) And Their Role In Creating And Sustaining Alternative Democratic Spaces In Miami, Deborah Therese Woeckner Saavedra
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
This exploratory study utilizes a qualitative, ethnographic approach to locate and contextualize Latino/a Artist Educators (LAEs) in Miami, Florida. Foundational and cutting-edge, it brings together many distinct perspectives to illuminate the power and promise of a newly imagined yet group of individuals to build and sustain alternative democratic spaces. Building on critical educators Paolo Freire, bell hooks, Henry Giroux and Howard Zinn, as well as extending the framework of critical theorists Gloria Anzaldúa, Cornel West and others, this research begins to sketch the influence of the LAEs interviewed in Miami from 2003-2013. As a sociocultural ethnographic study positioned at the …
A Comparison Of Leadership And Organizational Characteristics Of Effective Alternative High Schools With Open And Restricted Enrollments, Andrea A. Mattoon
A Comparison Of Leadership And Organizational Characteristics Of Effective Alternative High Schools With Open And Restricted Enrollments, Andrea A. Mattoon
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
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Investigating It Leadership Models In Schools, Patrick Michael Mcgrath
Investigating It Leadership Models In Schools, Patrick Michael Mcgrath
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
The influence of technology in the school setting has grown dramatically in recent decades. It is critical that school leaders manage the influx of technology effectively and leverage it appropriately to benefit the operational and instructional aspects of the school.
The Crisis Of Character In The 21st Century American University, Its Historical Counterparts, And Suggested Remedies, Tyler David Norton
The Crisis Of Character In The 21st Century American University, Its Historical Counterparts, And Suggested Remedies, Tyler David Norton
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
Higher education in the United States is in the midst of a crisis. Many administrators and faculty are grappling with the question, “what is the purpose of a college education?” In an attempt to resolve this crisis, some education leaders and policy makers have turned to false idols. They embraced student learning outcomes and quantifiable measurement metrics to justify the university’s raison d’etre. This occurred at the same time as institutions abandoned their religious heritage, they incidentally threw away moral elements as well.
Regulation Through Accreditation In Argentine Graduate Education : Regulatory Actions And Organizational Responses, Dante Javier Salto
Regulation Through Accreditation In Argentine Graduate Education : Regulatory Actions And Organizational Responses, Dante Javier Salto
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
Most countries, developing as well as developed, have adopted some type of quality assurance mechanism. Argentina is neither an island nor an outlier in higher education reforms in general, and it not when it comes to graduate program accreditation in particular. This study explores the way higher education institutions, as examples of autonomous organizations, respond to a new set of regulatory policies. My specific core interest is to discover what types of responses graduate programs give to compulsory accreditation. The study incorporates analysis from the regulatory and the higher education literature, theories and findings.
Teacher Educators' Use Of Research-Based Literature In Their Pedagogical Practice, Leigh Yannuzzi
Teacher Educators' Use Of Research-Based Literature In Their Pedagogical Practice, Leigh Yannuzzi
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
Teacher education programs are situated at a critical point of intersection between the worlds of P-12 education, higher education, and educational policy. However, description and analysis of teacher educator programs, and specifically teacher educator practice, has yet to consider the role research literature plays in faculty work with pre-service teachers. This study provides an exploratory examination of knowledge dissemination in teacher education and analyzes mechanisms for, challenges to, and influences on the use of research literature with pre-service teachers. It contributes to scholarship by providing new knowledge about how teacher education faculty use the dissemination mechanism of course syllabi to …
International Branch Campuses In China : Quest For Legitimacy, Li Zhang
International Branch Campuses In China : Quest For Legitimacy, Li Zhang
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
A new organization often encounters the “liability of newness” that increases its chance of failing as a start-up enterprise (Freeman et al, 1983). New organizations located in a foreign country also face the “liability of foreignness” (Zaheer & Mosakowski, 1997). By gaining legitimacy, organizations can obtain the resources they need to become sustainable. The liabilities of newness and foreignness aptly describe the international branch campuses that have been set up in China.
Organizing For Collective Impact In A Cradle-To-Career Network, Sarah Jane Zuckerman
Organizing For Collective Impact In A Cradle-To-Career Network, Sarah Jane Zuckerman
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
This case study provides a thick description and conceptual analysis of the organization of community members for collective impact in a rural cradle-to-career network. This study focused on three intersecting areas: mobilization of network members; the development of shared issue frames, or common understandings of local needs; and the emergent theory of change held by network members.
Legtimacy Of Cross-Border Higher Education Policy : A Comparative Case Study Of Dubai And Ras Al Khaimah, Christine Farrugia
Legtimacy Of Cross-Border Higher Education Policy : A Comparative Case Study Of Dubai And Ras Al Khaimah, Christine Farrugia
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
This study investigates the legitimacy of policies to import cross-border higher education (CBHE) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This study compares two of the UAE’s higher education subsystems – Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah – to understand how higher education stakeholders in the UAE interpret foreign involvement in higher education and investigate how those interpretations contribute to stakeholders’ assessments of the legitimacy of the country’s CBHE policies. The legitimacy of cross-border higher education policies is a potentially contentious issue because the higher education resources that are imported into host countries under CBHE policies are usually intended to supplement existing …
Factors Associated With Cognitive Development Of Primary School Children In Eastern Indonesia, Nisa Felicia
Factors Associated With Cognitive Development Of Primary School Children In Eastern Indonesia, Nisa Felicia
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
Reasoning, pattern recognition, and problem solving are key cognitive skills developed during