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Enough is Enough: Changing Adult Behaviors To Reduce Disparities In Discipline Referrals Among African American Males in a Rural Middle School
(East Carolina University, 2022-04-19)
Despite various efforts to reduce disparities in discipline referrals among African American males in schools, the gap continues to persist. African American males are disciplined at a higher rate than any other demographic ...
Application of Universal Design for Learning in co-taught classrooms at a rural high school : fostering positive perceptions around instructional delivery for students with disabilities
(East Carolina University, 2022-04-13)
The primary purpose of this study was to determine the impact of the application of the Universal Design of Learning framework in co-taught math classes at the high school level. The study was initiated due to the historically ...
CHANGING SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT TEAM BEHAVIORS: THE INFLUENCE AND IMPACT OF ENGAGING SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT TEAMS IN PROFESSIONAL LEARNING CYCLES AS A MEASURE TO ACHIEVE SCHOOLWIDE ACADEMIC GROWTH
(East Carolina University, 2022-04-28)
The North Carolina General Assembly, in 2013, mandated that the state use test scores, academic growth measures, and other outcome-based measures to create an A-to-F performance grading system for all public schools in ...
STRENGTHENING MENTORING: FACILITATING RELATIONSHIP BUILDING BETWEEN LOW-INCOME AND FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS AND FACULTY AND STAFF MENTORS AT A LAND GRANT UNIVERSITY
(East Carolina University, 2022-04-25)
In this study, I examine the mentor-mentee relationships of low-income, first-generation students and faculty and staff in the Pack Promise program at NC State University. Through this study I sought to answer the following ...
CHANGE AGENTS IN A MULTICULTURAL WORLD: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CULTURAL COMPETENCE TRAINING FOR TITLE IX COORDINATORS
(East Carolina University, 2022-04-21)
With our increasingly diverse college communities, the impact of racial and gender-based sexuality stereotypes and stigmas in decision-making, and societal perceptions regarding Title IX-related issues, it is an opportune ...
A REDEFINITION OF SELF: THE DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION, AND IMPACT OF A CAREER EXPLORATION COURSE FOR STUDENTS ON ACADEMIC PROBATION
(East Carolina University, 2022-02-10)
Students on academic probation are among the most vulnerable populations within higher education. Research indicates that following a semester of academic difficulty, students experience diminished self-efficacy and a ...
LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD: ACHIEVING PROPORTIONAL GIFTED REPRESENTATION THROUGH OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN AND NONVERBAL ASSESSMENTS
(East Carolina University, 2022-03-18)
Administrators in school systems strive to ensure that the identification of giftedness in elementary students results in proportional demographic representation. Overly stringent or biased gifted identification results ...
TARGETED MARKETING TO THE UNDERSERVED: EXAMINING THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE COLLEGE INTENT AND CHOICE FOR MINORITY MALE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN EDGECOMBE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
(East Carolina University, 2022-03-31)
This mixed-methods study investigates the real and perceived barriers that African American male Edgecombe County high school students face when considering college enrollment to inform potential interventions to improve ...
PROVIDING TRANSFER STUDENT CAPITAL TO VERTICAL TRANSFER-TRACK STUDENTS IN A VERTICAL TRANSFER STUDENT SUCCESS COURSE: AN ACTION-RESEARCH STUDY
(East Carolina University, 2022-04-07)
Nearly 40% of all first-time college attendees in the United States begin their post-secondary education at a community college. The community college has increasingly become the entry point for many students, especially ...
Equity and Advanced Placement: Examining a School-Based Initiative to Remove Enrollment Barriers for African American Students
(East Carolina University, 2022-08-18)
The ongoing underrepresentation of African American (AA) students in Advanced Placement (AP) courses is a well-documented phenomenon. In order to provide a meaningful contribution to this area of research, the focus of ...