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Students At Risk: The Impacts of Self-Efficacy and Risk Factors on Academic Achievement
(2015-12-02)
School dropout continues to be a societal and educational concern today. There are various eligibilities which identify students as being at risk for school dropout. This study uses the Educational Longitudinal Survey of ...
Faculty Beliefs, Experiences, and Interactions with Students in the Context of Campus Carry
Although gun possession has traditionally been prohibited at higher education institutions, several states have passed legislation in recent years allowing guns to be carried on college campuses. The so-called “campus ...
IDEOLOGICAL, LEGAL, AND CASELOAD EFFECTS ON COURTS OF APPEALS JUDGES’ VOTING IN RACE-BASED TITLE VII CASES BROUGHT BY AFRICAN-AMERICAN PLAINTIFFS IN K-12 PUBLIC EDUCATION
This study investigated how effectively U.S. Courts of Appeals judges’(1) political ideology, as measured by party of the appointing president or judges’ DW-nominate scores; (2) legal developments, as measured by the 1991 ...
Ideological and Legal Determinants of U.S. Court of Appeals Judges' Voting in K-12 Autism Reimbursement Cases (1983 - 2016) Under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act
The results of this study reveal the influence of (1) U.S. Court of Appeals judges' political ideology; (2) pivotal special education Supreme Court Decisions' influence; and (3) Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ...
FOURTH AMENDMENT KNOWLEDGE IN STUDENT HOUSING: A STUDY OF TEXAS PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS
The purpose of this quantitative study was to analyze Texas public college and university housing professionals’ knowledge of constitutional Fourth Amendment law using a 20-question True/False/Unsure survey. This survey ...
The Effect Of Tonality And Rhythm On Memory Recall In Elementary General Education Classrooms: A Quasi-experimental Study
(Education, 2013-10-23)
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of rhythm and tonality on an academic memory task by comparing three different treatment conditions: a poem, a rhythmic chant (or rap), and a melodic rhythm (or song). ...
(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 ...
EFFECT OF FINANCIAL FACTORS ON THE POSTSECONDARY PARTICIPATION AND CHOICE FOR FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS
(2023-04-19)
EFFECT OF FINANCIAL FACTORS ON THE POSTSECONDARY PARTICIPATION AND CHOICE FOR FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS
Deanna Pickney
The University of Texas at Arlington, 2023
Supervising Professor: Dr Maria Trache
As first-generation ...
Black Male Baccalaureate Degree Attainment: The relationship between Single- Mother status, family background factors, high school GPA and college engagement
(2022-06-13)
Low bachelor’s degree attainment rates for Black males is a multiplex problem due to the array of academic and non-academic factors affecting student experiences. Among these factors, family factors play an important role ...