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Showing 1 to 20 of 92 for “"Educational success"”.
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Te pā harakeke: Educational success and kōhanga reo
Exploring the meaning of educational success in an indigenous context is a challenging task. Success has come to be promoted as narrow forms of academic success. However, “academic success” does not adequately take into account the knowledge, values, and beliefs of Indigenous peoples that stem from …
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Native American students: blood quantum, identity, and educational success
… are plentiful but studies of blood quantum and educational success are very scarce. This study explored whether Native American students fit in (if at all) the higher education system. In all 67 self-identified Native Americans from a U.S. university participated in the study. The analysis …
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An Interview Study of Educational Success Among American Indian Doctoral Recipients
… of this study is to better understand the successful educational experiences among Native American doctoral recipients and why they succeeded where so many others have failed to reach that level of education. The participants' individual experiences were recorded during the in-depth …
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Factors That Contribute to the Educational Success of Haitian-American Women
… to explore the factors that influence academic success among Haitian-American women.</p> <p><em>Methodology</em>. A survey research method was used in this study. A quantitative approach was taken when analyzing the data. For this study, 213 Haitian-American women with college degrees completed …
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The Impact of Developmental Delays:Utilizing Social-Emotional Learning Skills for Educational Success
… social-emotional learning may promote academic success, and the social-emotional factors that contribute to an elementary student’s ability to learn.</p> <p>The review is divided into five sections, the social-emotional factors and the correlation between academics and emotions. The first …
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Factors that contribute to educational success for Hispanic students in Texas school districts
… study is to determine factors that contribute to educational success for Hispanic students in Texas school districts. The study applies and tests a synthesis of social capital and political resource theories to identify the structural determinants that impact positive educational outcomes. Three …
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Reconciling working-class identity and educational success: a study of successful teenage boys, locality and schooling
… working-class boys reconcile their identity with educational success. It presents the findings of an indepth qualitative study of successful teenage boys from one locality in Belfast. The boys attend either the local grammar or local secondary school, which are located in close proximity to one …
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Early literacy begins with ... whom? An exploration of mothering work as a component in students' educational success
"Much research has examined the benefits of family literacy programs, but only few have taken up the embedded gendered and class dynamics found in many early literacy frameworks such as storytime programs. The purpose of this thesis then is to investigate the kinds of gendered and class based …
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African Caribbean educational experiences in Preston: A case study
… Preston. The study seeks to explain the relative success of minority African Caribbean people in the education system. Data was gathered from questionnaire, interviews along with ethnographic observations from local secondary school and participation in seminars and conferences. The tools used to …
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A Critical Reflection: Foster Care Youth Experiences at a Four Year Postsecondary Institution
… face significant challenges to postsecondary educational success, especially while enrolled at four-year institutions. Foster care youth are absent of family support that their non-foster peers receive throughout the college experience. Without family support, foster care youth encounter …
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Mature Women Students and Their University Experience
… friend supports as important supports in their educational success. Other supports that were identified included receiving assistance for children, while the women attended to homework or classwork; assistance with more concrete chores (i.e., housework, groceries, editing papers); and supportive …
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Patterns and similarities in the career paths of Native American women elementary teachers
… The research documented the key elements for success of Native American female teacher including (a) a supportive family, (b) mentoring and positive role models for young Native American girls in elementary and secondary school is vital to their continuing onto higher education, and (c) a …
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‘What we came through to get here’: the educational experiences of Somali women graduates in London
This study examines the educational experiences of British–Somali women graduates in London. By using an intersectional feminist approach and applying theories of social and cultural capital, the research examines how the participants experienced their education: the challenges encountered; the …
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Understanding Black Undergraduate Females' Sense of Belonging at a Predominantly White Institution
… of Black undergraduate females. To ensure the success of our Black females students, it is imperative we understand their need for a sense of belonging on a predominantly White campus in order to achieve higher-level opportunities of classroom and campus success. Sense of belonging is defined …
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A NEET Ending: How Adult and Community Learning supports young people who are Not in Employment, Education or Training
… the traditional notion of only viewing educational success as academic achievement and engages with a broadened notion of achievement by exploring and detailing an Individual’s Distance Travelled (IDT). <br/><br/>This research undertaken in an Adult and Community Learning (ACL) College …
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Stereotype Threat: A Proposed Process Model on the Impact of Stereotype Threat on Self-Efficacy and Minority Performance
… historically there has been concern about the educational achievement of minority individuals. There is a need for research about the psychological mechanisms that play a part in the minority achievement gap. This document explored how stereotype threat impacts self-efficacy and minority …
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The Transformative Power of STEM: Oral History Narratives of Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Pursuing STEM Degrees
… and gender disparities, underscores the need for educational pathways that facilitate successful reintegration into society. This research aims to document and analyze the experiences of individuals who navigate the complex landscape of higher education in STEM fields post-incarceration. By …
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Stuttering as a Handicap: an Attitude Survey
… voactional/professional, personal/social, and educational success). Twenty individuals who stutter responded to 117 statements expressing their perceptions of the degree of handicap encountered by dysfluent speakers in the work place (n=23), in personal life and social interactions in general …
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