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(UN)HIDDEN WHITENESS: A CRITICAL POLICY ANALYSIS ON RACE-RELATED EDUCATION POLICIES
(2023-04-19)Over the last three years (2020-2023), many state legislatures responded to grassroots campaigns for social justice by enrolling legislation that explicitly and implicitly bans Critical Race Theory (CRT) and controls ... -
UN-MAKING THE GRADE: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DISTRICT ACCOUNTABILITY SCORES AND PROPERTY VALUES
(2021-08-02)The relationship between socio-economic status (SES) and achievement is well documented. While federal and state accountability systems have attempted to close achievement gaps for economically disadvantaged students, ... -
Understanding The Help-seeking Experiences Of Latino Male Community College Students
On a national scale Latinos are the fastest growing segment of the population, and in the state of Texas the Hispanic population is projected to eclipse non-Hispanic whites as the largest race or ethnic group within the ... -
Understanding the Perceptions of Mattering, Feelings of Burnout, and Job Satisfaction of Resident Assistants at Four-Year Midwestern Universities
(2016-11-30)Since first conceptualized in the 1970s, employee burnout has received much scholarly attention in various service-oriented fields. While some disciplines have benefited from an abundance of burnout research (e.g., nursing, ... -
Understanding the Transition: Principals' Perception of Coaching and Mentoring During Their First-Year
(2018-12-10)The limited amount of literature surrounding first-year principal support has typically focused on either preparing principals to become instructional leaders or emphasizing their managerial responsibilities (Bodger, 2011). ... -
Urban Underrepresented Minority Students In Science, Technology, Engineering, And Math: An Analysis Of The Differences Between Developmental Assets And Academic Achievement
(Education, 2013-07-22)The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between the developmental assets and academic achievement of urban underrepresented minority male and female students in a specialized science, technology, ... -
What Motivates Secondary Social Studies Teachers to be Politically Active: A Phenomenological Study
(2017-05-12)Members of countries with democratic governments rely on the political involvement of its citizens to elect individuals to positions of power as well as to approve legislative initiatives that are presented for voter ... -
WHAT’S MENTORING GOT TO DO WITH IT: EXAMINING THE ROLE OF MENTORING IN THE SUCCESS OF HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE AND UNVIERSITY (HBCU) PRESIDENTS
(2022-12-19)Over the years there has been an increase in the turnover of Historically Black College and University (HBCU) presidents. As the turnover rates at HBCUs continues to increase, many higher education researchers have noted ...