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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Academic trajectories"”.
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A critical examination of the academic trajectories of ESL youth
… for a multidimensional understanding of ESL academic achievement (e.g. Gonzales, 2001) whereby the mediating influence of the broad social power relations between dominant and minority groups, students' individual characteristics, including personal abilities, experiences and …
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From Community College to Degree: Examining the Success of Undocumented Community College Transfer Students
<p>This qualitative dissertation explored the academic trajectories of 31 undocumented Latinx students in California who began their postsecondary education at community colleges and graduated from 4-year institutions. Guided by the undocumented community of trust model, which integrates Yosso’s …
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Transborder Identity Development: A Photovoice Constructivist Grounded Theory Study of Transfronterizx Students in Postsecondary and Higher Education at the San Diego-Tijuana Border Region
… and experiences participants shared about their academic trajectories, transborder performances and salient social identities at the San Diego-Tijuana borderlands. Transborder identity is defined by five in-vivo themes representing the meanings Transfronterizx students ascribed to themselves in …
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Racial Microaggression Experiences of Latinx Community College Students
… implications this lack of knowledge has on the academic trajectories of Latinx students. Using a case study approach, this study took place at a large community college and the data consists of 20 semi-structured interviews with full-time students that identify as Latinx. The findings of this …
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How do African American Alumni at Private Predominantly White Institutions Describe and Interpret the Influence of Culturally Responsive Support Spaces on Their Sense of Belonging, Academic Persistence, and Long-term Professional Development with the Institutional Context
… support spaces on their sense of belonging, academic persistence, and long-term professional development. Culturally responsive support spaces are defined as environments that affirm identity, provide protection, and foster community, offering relational and cultural validation beyond …
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Unpacking the Role of Early Learning in Student Learning Outcomes: Evidence from National Reform of Pre-primary Education in Ethiopia
… (ECE) plays in shaping children’s educational trajectories by focusing on one country that is experiencing the most rapid and massive expansion of preschool access in sub-Saharan Africa: Ethiopia. This thesis consists of three distinctive but interconnected papers. The first paper assesses …
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Who Gets to Be Taken Seriously? Three Atypical Scholars Navigate Doctoral Education at the Intersections of Race, Neurodivergence, and Veteran Identity
… and succeed? How do their identities shape their academic trajectories and aspirations?</p> <p>The findings reveal consistent patterns across all three participants’ education-related trajectories: recurring mechanisms of exclusion, unexpected moments of recognition, and a persistent underlying …
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Strategic change and the coevolution of industry-university relationships : evidence from the forest products industry
… strategies evolve. We analyze the strategic trajectories of nine European and North American forest products companies, distilling four generic strategies, and linking those strategies to each company's university relationships as judged by publications records, academic trajectories of the …
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Longitudinal Trends in Academic Success: The Impact of IELTS and EAP Program Outcomes on International Student Performance
… of language test scores, English for academic purpose (EAP) program outcomes, and academic achievement in order to make fair admission decisions for students. The current study takes a longitudinal approach to examine this relationship. Previous studies have typically taken a …
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Mapping the Socio-Spatial Educational Trajectories of Justice-Impacted Latina/o/x Students
… however, our understanding of the educational trajectories of justice-impacted Latina/o/x students and how it is shaped by social-spatial contexts is lesser known. The purpose of this study is to address this research limitation by exploring the socio-spatial contexts that shape the educational …
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Academic and Career Trajectories of African American Males in San Bernardino
… theory approach is utilized to study the academic and career trajectories of twenty African American male collegiate students living in San Bernardino, California. There is limited research that explores the positive educational experiences of young adult African American males. Therefore, …