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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"American education system"”.
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Parent and teacher perspectives on Congolese students in the American education system
… set of challenges as they begin to navigate the American education system after immigrating to the United States. They often utilize different home literacy practices from American parents (Heath, 1982) and have different practices for socializing their children into their language and culture …
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Transforming the American Education System: A Program Evaluation of a School District’s 1:1 Chromebook Pilot
… 1:1 program on the learning process and educational experience for students and teachers. The participants attend two high schools of a high-performing public-school district in an affluent Chicago suburb. The following research questions guide the program evaluation:</p> <ul> <li>What is …
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Supporting the RISE of Black boys through alternative education : a qualitative case study.
The American education system is one of the most important institutions of learning on the global stage and provides a path to freedom and success for those who embark on the journey. Despite the noble and idealistic aims of the American education system, there is room for growth, improvement in …
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Voices from the Margin: A Qualitative Study on the Perspectives of Economically Disadvantaged, Black Students Identified as Learning Disabled
… as learning disabled and placed in the Special Education program. The voices of the students interviewed are used to develop unique, first-hand understandings of the cause of disproportionality among poor, Black children in Special Education with a learning dis/ability. Results from the data …
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The crisis in American education: The impact on vocational education
… and evaluation of the problems in the American education system which is failing American citizens by annually producing thousands of illiterates. Moreover, schools are failing to provide an adequate number of skilled workers for government, the military, and business and industry, and …
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Linguistic diversity in a monolingual education system : a case study of Texas school districts and their support for English learning students.
The passing of influential education policy at the federal, state, and local levels of government directly impacts students within the American public education system. Despite a growing population of bilingual students across the U.S., the government has maintained a monolinguistic perspective on …
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Creators, classrooms, and cells : designing for the benefits and limitations of learning in immersive virtual reality
… growing demands for change in the 21st-century American education system, it is increasingly important for designers and developers to approach the topic of VR for K-12 learning thoughtfully yet critically. This thesis grounds VR within the greater context of technology-mediated learning by …
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Creating The Conditions For Deeper Learning: Leadership Practices For Reframing 21st Century Education Systems
… is accelerating the need for change in the American education system. Research and practice reveal promising developments in pedagogical approaches and a growing movement toward the implementation of deeper learning models. This phenomenological study examined the lived experiences and …
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Factors that Influence the Participation of Immigrant Latino Parents in the Special Education Process of their Children with Disabilities
<p>The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act emphasized the importance of parents’ participation in all educational decisions concerning their children with disabilities. However, parents’ ability to actively participate in, and contribute to, their children’s special education process is …
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Imposed reform: standards-based accountability and its impact on the principalship
… currently in play at the ground level in the American education system, setting new standards for college and career readiness. This qualitative, comparative case study explored how two principals from suburban elementary schools, possessing very different demographics and state assessment …
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BLACK BEYOND MEASURE: AN ANTIDEFICIT EXPLORATION OF CULTURAL CAPITAL WITHIN A NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS (NSBE) CHAPTER AT A PREDOMINANTLY WHITE INSTITUTION (PWI)
… 2009). Due to this lack of inclusion, African American students' educational experiences often center on academic disparities, inequality of opportunity, and under-preparedness in career planning within the American education system. While there has been a fair amount of research on the lack of …
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Rhythm and Roots: A Black Feminist Exploration of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in Agricultural Education
The American education system is characterized by significant diversity, with students representing a wide range of ethnic, cultural, linguistic, and socio-economic backgrounds. To effectively support all learners, teachers require the necessary tools and resources to implement inclusive and …
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Sino Ako? (Who am I?): Exploring Filipino American identity In Philippine Studies courses
… (U.S. Census, 2010). Despite this and an American colonial past, the American education system has failed to depict Filipino and Filipino American history accurately in its textbooks and courses. In addition to this, studies have indicated that young Filipino Americans often have …
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What a performance! recognising performing arts skills in the delivery of lectures in higher education
… this model against the backdrop of higher education in one School of Health and Social Care in the United Kingdom, as opposed to the North American education system in which it was developed. Results from this two-phase mixed method study with 81 lecturers and 62 students, suggested that …
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Professional Learning and Collaboration
The American education system must utilize collaboration to meet the challenges and demands our culture poses for schools. Deeply rooted processes and structures favor teaching and learning in isolation and hinder the shift to a more collaborative paradigm. Professional learning communities (PLCs) …
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Middle School Academic Performance: An Exploratory Analysis of the Fulton County School District
… previous research that indicates that African American and Hispanic students residing in lower socioeconomic neighborhoods produce lower math and reading proficiency scores on standardized tests. The concluding recommendations found in this paper aim to improve middle school academic …
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The Impact of Academic Momentum on Postsecondary Matriculation and Degree Attainment among Early College High School Students
… of the most significant challenges facing the American education system. College readiness is an issue of equity as numerous studies have found students of color and lower-income students are the most likely to be academically underprepared and, therefore, less likely to enroll in college and …
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Losing and Regaing Self: A Narrative Inquiry of an African-Ameircan Woman in the United States in the South
… my autobiographical experiences and journey in education “through the telling of stories” (Bloomberg & Volpe, 2008, p. 11; Clandinin & Connelly, 1998). Utilizing narrative forms of personal reflection and self-study helped me “to record [my] up-close experiences, to gain a better understanding …
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Culture and Community: The Importance of Black Spaces in Community Colleges
… are not adequately supported to reach their educational goals (The Campaign for College Opportunity, 2019; National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, 2022; Cross & Carman, 2022 Simpson, J., & Bista, K., 2021). Extensive research documents the importance of culturally engaging campuses …