Browsing Dissertations by Subject "Teacher-student relationships"
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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 ... -
EXAMINING THE EFFECT OF IMPLEMENTING MORNING MEETINGS, AS A TRAUMA-INFORMED STRATEGY, ON TEACHER SELF-EFFICACY IN A LOW-PERFORMING SCHOOL
(East Carolina University, 2021-04-20)In a low performing school, stressful conditions, lack of resources, and student populations that have been subjected to one or more ACEs can make it difficult for teachers to yield successful outcomes. Maintaining a high ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
SOCIAL JUSTICE WARRIORS: COACHING TEACHERS TO ENACT CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PEDAGOGY
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-03)This project centered on culturally and linguistically responsive pedagogy (CLRP) with the intention of increasing opportunities for rigorous academic discourse in middle school humanities classrooms. In collaboration with ... -
Utilizing Community Learning Exchanges to Empower All Voices and Strengthen Community Engagement in an International Middle School
(East Carolina University, 2019-04-12)While many school leaders seek feedback from different constituent groups, few bring together students, teachers, and parents in decision-making conversations. The purpose of this participatory action research study was ... -
VOICES OF HOPE: YOUTH OF COLOR IN CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOLS
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-04)Youth of Color sit at the intersection of multiple systems of oppression--classism, racism, and sexism. Too often, Youth of Color are pushed out of traditional schools and are further marginalized by being assigned to ...