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CREATING A HOME: PROMOTING EQUITABLE ACADEMIC DISCOURSE BY ESTABLISHING TEACHER AGENCY AND CO-DESIGN
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-21)If students are to have an equitable opportunity to talk and communicate understandings, reasoning, and ideas, teachers need to use instructional practices that promote equitable academic discourse in the students' academic ... -
GREATER THAN THE PARTS: HOW SCHOOL LEADERS AND CENTRAL OFFICE ADMINISTRATORS BUILD COHERENCE AND TRUST
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-11)School districts are highly complex organizations. Leaders often feel frustrated by the failure of improvement efforts that are built with rational if-then structures when the intended goals are not met. During the design ... -
EVALUATING THE USE OF TURBIDIMETRY FOR STUDYING FIBRIN STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-21)A fibrin fiber mesh forms the structural backbone of blood clots. Many pathological conditions result in fibrin gels with altered structural properties, so there is interest in developing rapid and accurate ways to ... -
They're Speaking Gender Identity, Agency, and Belonging in an International Middle School
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-17)The purpose of the study was to better understand how international school middle school teachers can help cultivate a student's sense of belonging by creating a space for students to explore factors shaping their gender ... -
FINDING LEADERSHIP 정 (BELONGING): A CRITICAL RACE ETHNOGRAPHY OF ASIAN AMERICAN LEADERSHIP
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-11)In a racialized America, Asian Americans are forced to be a model minority and remain perpetually foreign in one body (Kawai, 2005; Kim et al., 2011; Kim, 1999, Kim, 2011; Wu, 2014). This is a unique experience that is ... -
EDUCATORS FOR GENDER EQUITY: PROMOTING GENDER EQUITY IN AN INTERNATIONAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-13)Disparities, bias, and inequities persist between girls and boys as the result of gender inequities in schools (Sadker and Sadker, 1994). In this participatory action research (PAR) project, I investigated how educators ... -
Kapwa (Shared Identity): Filipino American Perspectives and Responses to Educational Leadership
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-21)Representing the makeup of educational leaders and social structure, the understanding and practice of educational leadership in the United States have centered on Western leadership perspectives. Even with the changing ... -
REIMAGINING TEACHER INDUCTION: A FRAMEWORK FOR AN ASSET-DRIVEN, EQUITY-BASED INDUCTION PROCESS THAT CULTIVATES KNOWLEDGE OF SELF, CONTEXT, AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-21)The induction process for new and beginning teachers has the potential to transform how teachers experience themselves and their school and ultimately the impact they have on students. Schools, like Clark Hill Academy, ... -
LISTEN, REFLECT, ACT: A PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH STUDY TO SUPPORT FIRST-GENERATION EARLY COLLEGE STUDENTS USING STORYTELLING
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-20)First-generation early college high school students have many needs when they walk into a classroom; therefore, determining how to help them achieve academic success is critical. This participatory action research study ... -
REPOSITIONING OUR THINKING: USING CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PRACTICES TO INCREASE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO RIGOROUS INSTRUCTION.
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-17)A teacher's work is to enhance their knowledge and skills of effective teaching while making sure that every students needs are met through their teaching practices. The Participatory Action Research (PAR) study examined ... -
ISLANDS OF INNOVATION: EXAMINING THE NEXUS BETWEEN CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE RELATIONSHIPS AND COGNITIVELY DEMANDING ACADEMIC DISCOURSE
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-21)The purpose of the study was to examine the extent to which participants built meaningful culturally and linguistically responsive (CLR) relationships with students and to what extent those same participants engaged in ... -
LEAVE THIS PLACE BETTER THAN YOU FOUND IT: FACILITATING INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT SUPPORT STUDENT AGENCY
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-17)Engaging students in authentic and relevant work through inquiry-based instruction provides them opportunities to develop critical thinking, student-centered self-directed learning, and real-world problem-solving. ... -
White Women Educational Leaders: Embodying Antiracism in Eastern North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-21)The purpose of this study is to analyze how white women identify and enact their roles as antiracist school and district leaders for equity. We met together in a community of practice focused on antiracist growth and equity ... -
COLLABORATIVE SPACES FOR LEADERS: A PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH STUDY TO IMPROVE DISTRICT AND SCHOOL LEADER COLLABORATION
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-21)When highly effective educators move into school leadership, their learning and growth are put on the back burner. Oftentimes, school leaders operate in silos within their school districts with little to no authentic ... -
Honoring Cultural Diversity in an International School: How Culturally Responsive Practices Support Teacher Collaboration
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-17)The purpose of the participatory action research project was to use culturally responsive practices to develop and sustain relational trust, recognize and honor the assets of the school community, and cultivate a more ... -
EXPERIENTIAL CONDITIONS FOR EDUCATIONAL EQUITY IN ACTION: CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN AN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-21)International school leaders face distinct cultural challenges in schools where expatriate leaders serve local students. As a practitioner-researcher in a participatory action and activist research (PAR) study at an ... -
EQUITY WARRIORS: BUILDING PRINCIPAL CAPACITY TO ENACT CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE LEADERSHIP
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-21)The purpose of this participatory action research (PAR) study was to examine the extent to which elementary school leaders enacted culturally responsive school leadership (CRSL) practices with the ultimate goal of serving ... -
LANGUAGE IS NOT MY HURDLE: IMPROVING EQUITABLE INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES ONE CLASSROOM AT A TIME
(East Carolina University, 2023-04-21)Language should not be a hurdle for English language learners in mathematics. The participatory action research study focused on how first-grade teachers identified, planned, and implemented discourse strategies to support ... -
EVALUATING A MULTI-MODAL INTERVENTION FOR IMPROVING ATTENDANCE AMONG ELEMENTARY STUDENTS IN A TITLE I SCHOOL
(East Carolina University, 2022-12-05)This study was designed to evaluate the outcome of an action research-oriented, multi-modal intervention intended to lessen chronic student absenteeism among students in Grade 1 through Grade 3 within a Title I district ... -
PERSPECTIVES ON WATER MANAGEMENT FROM LOCAL WATER DECISION MAKERS IN A COASTAL REGION
(East Carolina University, 2023-01-05)The effects of climate change are already apparent in eastern North Carolina. Higher than average global temperatures have been implicated in more extreme weather events, with more frequent and intense storms and prolonged ...