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A Causal Comparative Analysis Of The Academic Self-Efficacy Of Black Male High School Students Taught By A Black Or White Male Teacher., Joseph Jones Jr.
A Causal Comparative Analysis Of The Academic Self-Efficacy Of Black Male High School Students Taught By A Black Or White Male Teacher., Joseph Jones Jr.
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The airm of this study was to determine if there was a difference in the academic-self efficacy among Black male students taught by a Black Male teacher compared to the academic self-efficacy of Black male students that are taught by a Whilte male teacher. Academically, Black male students lag behind their peers in academic achievement indicators such as grade point average, standardized test scores, and high school graduation rates (Schottt Report, 2015). Existing literature regarding Black male academic achievement focuses on exploring the academic achievement gap that exists, but little to no research investigates how to close that gap. Using …
Hope For Transformation: The Metaphorical Broken Window That Distinguishes High-Poverty, Low-Performing Schools From High-Poverty, High-Performing Schools., Tania P. Coleman
Hope For Transformation: The Metaphorical Broken Window That Distinguishes High-Poverty, Low-Performing Schools From High-Poverty, High-Performing Schools., Tania P. Coleman
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This study examined the phenomenon of the difference between high-poverty, low-performing schools and high-poverty, high-performing (H-P/L-P & H-P/H-P schools through the metaphorical lens of Kelling and Wilson's 1982 Criminal Justice Broken Windows Theory. The Broken Windows Theory describes the norm-setting and beckoning effect of urban disorder and vandalism on additional crime. Previous research found that H-P/H-P schools had a collaborative school culture. This research used elements of school culture as metaphorical broken windows. The study employed a cross-sectional phenomenology mixed methods design to examine school performance scores, school routines and school culture. Results indicate that when students experienced unstable enrollment, …
Supervised Study, Alice L. Priestley
Supervised Study, Alice L. Priestley
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Supervised study refers, in general to the attempt, in some form or other, to systematized the conditions of study, and to give intelligent direction to the pupils' efforts. The most progressive writers and teachers have all agreed that supervised study is the effective direction of all the pupil's learning activities.