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EXAMINING THE EFFECT OF A SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING FRAMEWORK AT A HISPANIC-MAJORITY MIDDLE SCHOOL
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-04)
Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) is the zeitgeist for educational leaders in the contemporary world. Studies have determined that when implemented with fidelity, SEL skills aid school leaders in enhancing cooperation, ...
FROM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO PROFESSIONAL LEARNING: A PERSONALIZED APPROACH FOR TEACHERS
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-03)
Improvement of teacher quality has been identified as a strong factor for improving student learning and increasing student achievement. Developing teacher knowledge and pedagogy is traditionally cultivated in schools ...
Fishers’ Perceptions of Ciguatoxin Fish Poisoning and Modeling Biomagnification of Ciguatoxin in the Trophic Dynamics of Caribbean Coral Reef Ecosystems
(East Carolina University, 2021-01-15)
Ciguatoxin fish poisoning (CFP) is caused by the consumption of tropical and subtropical fishes and other marine species with high levels of ciguatoxin (CTX) in their tissues. CTX is a polycyclic neurotoxin produced by ...
ESPACIO SANO: HOW SOCIAL JUSTICE EDUCATIONAL LEADERS CULTIVATE CARING AND SHARING
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-04)
Healthy equitable schools need healthy social justice leaders. The study is the story of how we innovated structures and pedagogies to better support educational leaders who actively work for equity, excellence, and social ...
CULTIVATING BRAVE SPACE: HOW NETWORKS FORTIFY SCHOOL LEADERS TO ENSURE EQUITABLE ACCESS FOR BLACK YOUTH
(East Carolina University, 2021-04-28)
School leaders regularly receive district mandates with little support or opportunities to engage the community that the policy is meant to serve. In a participatory action research (PAR) project and study, I analyzed how ...
Family Stories Matter: Critical Pedagogy of Storytelling in Fifth-Grade Classrooms
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-03)
Critical race pedagogues and culturally responsive educators advocate for greater emphasis on the voices of Students of Color that invoke their lived experiences, cultural knowledge, ancestral wisdom, and supportive familial ...
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 ...
CONNECTING THE DOTS: THE INTERSECTION OF TEACHER READINESS AND PRINCIPAL ACTIONS
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-03)
The goal of the participatory action research study was to improve the conditions in which students have equitable access to and increased rigor in learning by focusing on teacher practices. However, as an effective ...
USING THE SOCIAL ECOLOGICAL MODEL AS A FRAMEWORK TO UNDERSTAND PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES THAT MEDIATE OR MODERATE NICOTINE ADDICTION
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-03)
Despite increased awareness of the harms of cigarette smoking as well as improved prevention efforts, tobacco and smoking-related morbidity and mortality continue to be a leading cause of death and disability in the United ...
A DIGITAL STORYTELLING INTERVENTION: HOW IT AFFECTS PARTICIPATION IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-03)
Research indicates that physical activity can increase health benefits in a variety of ways (Plotnikoff et al., 2015), including maintenance of overall body function, mental well-being, increased attention span, cognitive ...