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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Affinity Groups"”.
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Dissolute pluralism: An ethics of queer thought
… in their praxis. In consciousness-raising and affinity groups, listservs and electronic forums, zines and community action research projects, participants frame the task of thought itself as collective and interactive, subject not just to evolving norms, but also to vicissitudes of duration, …
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Being LGBT in a Catholic School: Understanding Students' Lived Experience to Influence School Leadership Practice
… curricular review, and the creation of ally and affinity groups. This dissertation in practice study has implications for research as there are few studies about LGBTQ+ students in U.S. Catholic schools and for practice as this framework can be helpful for independent Catholic high schools …
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Perceptions of Females in Virginia Regarding the Personal and Professional Factors Impacting Their Career Paths to the Superintendency
… organizations may explore establishing affinity groups to improve networking among education professionals with diverse genders and cultures.
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The Influence of Code-Switching on Black Women Leaders: A Phenomenological Study
… interview process; and Informal, unpaid affinity groups. Keywords: Code-switch, Authenticity, Black women leaders, discrimination, coping mechanism, Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Accessibility (DEIA)
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Large graph simplification, clustering and visualization
… the clustering method clusters nodes into affinity groups and renders edges between different groups as curve bundles to create more structured visualizations. To efficiently process large graphs, we propose GPU algorithms for accelerating several centrality metrics that are commonly used …
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The Lived Experience of Black Females at the United States Naval Academy: Navigating Waters Less Traveled
… support struggling midshipmen, and recognizing affinity groups as leadership incubators and cultural sanctuaries.
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An evaluation of statistical synoptic models of rainfall in Spain
… and Cluster Analysis. Distinct precipitation affinity groups emerge that display covariant rainfall behaviour and reflect differences in latitude, the influence of topography and distance from the synoptic feature responsible for rainfall. The method allows seasonal redefinition of boundaries …
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Hear Their Voices: Black Male Student Perceptions of Retention Initiatives At an HSI in the Midwest
… peer mentoring, peer support, and informal affinity groups, but do not feel these support systems and coping strategies are reflected in the retention plans of Northsun University. Furthermore, there seems to be a disconnect between Black male student <em>actual </em>persistence methods …
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Factors influencing the level of financial support provided by former athletes from a NCAA Division I-A Football Championship Series (FCS) university to their alma mater
… forming specific team focused alumni affinity groups, and creation of a communication plan to former athletes about general needs of athletics and specific needs of each team. A donor motive model was developed as a guide to aid development professionals in search of increased private …
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Macroscopic continuum and molecular dynamics modeling and simulation studies of the transport and adsorption of charged macromolecules in ion-exchange chromatography systems
… area in porous matrices for the attachment of affinity groups/ligands, as well as the adsorption capacity of the adsorbent particles employed in IEC systems"--Abstract, page iv.</p>
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Social and academic synergies in MIT's Mechanical Engineering department for empowering twentieth-century Chinese leaders
… gaps. These students also had support through affinity groups and made notable impacts on MIT's social landscape during their time at the Institute. Finally, they went on to play significant roles in the subsequent industrialization of China. What, then, were the academic and social …
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The Mental Health of Southeast Asian American LGBTQIA+ Adults
… organizations, and relevant affinity groups.</p> <p>Results indicate that participants in our sample who identified as female, non-binary, bisexual, 30-34 years old, Vietnamese, and income range $50,000-$74,999 had the highest prevalence of both moderate to moderately severe …
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Establishing Nourishing Food Networks in an Era of Global-local Tensions: An Interdisciplinary Ethnography in Turkey
… that the province has assets, including numerous affinity groups, and a durable connection to heritage with strong reverberations of a nature-culture. I illuminate the broad spectrum of submerged and visible actants and actors that prime the AFNs' development. The wide variance creates diffuse and …
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Beyond white defensiveness: White self doubt in a white teacher affinity group
… well as dismantle white supremacy culture in an affinity group created specifically for educators wanting to learn more about anti-racist teaching using Jones & Okun’s characteristics of white supremacy as a framework. In this case, an always becoming anti-racist educator is defined as a critical …
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Exitosas on Their Own Terms: Centering Latina Testimonios to Understand Latina Undergraduates’ Student Success Beliefs
… with academic opportunities through affinity groups, support programs, and validation from faculty, staff, and peers. However, many challenges were still hindering Latina undergraduates from reaching all of their self-defined goals, including a lack of representation and sense of …
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Inequality in digital personas - e-portfolio curricula, cultural repertoires and social media
… presenting personas and benefiting from online affinity spaces. By contrast, well-connected students created comprehensive showcases curating links to their productions in varied affinity groups. Male teens from affluent homes were better positioned to negotiate their classroom identities, as …
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The influence of the SENCo role on SENCo teacher identity in the New Zealand context
… in larger schools and establishing SENCo affinity groups across schools. Future research on SENCo identity is anticipated/advised with larger sample sizes, using different methods, or in other countries to gain a fuller insight into the influence of the SENCo role on SENCo teacher identity.
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Addressing The Importance Of Recruitment And Retention Of Black And Latinx Teachers: Strategies Designed To Diversify The Teacher Pipeline
<p>The United States student demographic has shifted significantly, with minorities, particularly Black and Latinx students, now constituting almost half. However, the diversity of the teaching profession, historically led by White females, lags behind, with Black and Latinx teachers comprising …