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Causes Of Low Enrollment Of Black Students In Upper-Level Science Courses, Henry L. Jenkins
Causes Of Low Enrollment Of Black Students In Upper-Level Science Courses, Henry L. Jenkins
UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations
For approximately seven years, the number of Black students enrolled in upper-level science courses (e.g., Chemistry, Human Physiology, Physics) is proportionately lower than the number of non-Black students a.t Palatka South High School, Palatka, Florida.
On the surface, this low enrollment appears to coincide with the fact that there are more non-Black students than Black students enrolled in the school. However, if one were to examine closely the total number of Black students enrolled in upperlevel science courses from the school's total Black student population enrolled in science classes, and compare it to the school's total non-Black population enrolled in …
A Language Facility Analysis To Determine The Influence Of Black Non-Standard English On Oral And Written Language, Susan R. Gallagher
A Language Facility Analysis To Determine The Influence Of Black Non-Standard English On Oral And Written Language, Susan R. Gallagher
UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations
It is considered by many linguists that all Americans speak an "astandard" English dialect. Field workers have for decades been involved in the task of interviewing people to determine regional dialects, the conclusion being that each dialect is a bona fide language system." However, an important point is that although there is a great diversity in oral language, there is only one accepted written form. (syntax and spelling). One of the most prominent of these divergent patterns is the Black non-Standard (BNS) language with which this paper will be concerned. The BNS language does not represent a failure to learn …
The Development And Implementation Of Units Of Instruction Which Correlate Music With Mathematics And Language Arts, Brenda Cohn
The Development And Implementation Of Units Of Instruction Which Correlate Music With Mathematics And Language Arts, Brenda Cohn
UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Green Cove Springs Elementary School is located in a rural community and has a population of approximately five hundred and fifty fourth and fifth grade students. The classes are mostly self-contained, except for some grouping in reading and mathematics. There is one resource specialist in physical education who sees each class every day and one music resource specialist who sees each class twice a week and has classes in recorder and guitar.
In a survey taken last year of parents and teachers, respondents were asked to rank many areas of the curriculum in order of importance. When the results came …