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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Equity & Social Justice"”.
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Reimagining Education for Peace in the Context of Montessori Education: Learnings from two ethnographically informed case studies
… learning. In current times of global crises of equity, social justice and holistic wellbeing, it is crucial to critically reimagine education for peace in the context of ME. With two ethnographically informed case studies in a public German Forest-Montessori School and a private Australian …
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Exploring Appreciative Advising as an Equity Approach for African American Students: A Grounded Theory Study of Academic Advisors at Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs)
… <p>EXPLORING APPRECIATIVE ADVISING AS AN EQUITY APPROACH FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS: A GROUNDED THEORY STUDY OF ACADEMIC ADVISORS AT PREDOMINANTLY WHITE INSTITUTIONS (PWIs)</p> <p>By</p> <p>Valerie J. Harper</p> <p>October 28, 2019</p> <p>Dissertation supervised by Professor Gretchen …
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The Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus: a twenty-year journey of narratives and (in)secure landscapes
… that obscured alternative considerations for equity, social justice, and wellbeing for the marginalized groups most directly affected by the H5N1 virus. The second manuscript explores a unique aspect of the H5N1 virus's journey as an emerging infectious disease -- its representation as a …
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Students' Agency in an In-Class Computer-Centered Developmental Mathematics Classroom: The Best Laid Plans of Math and (Wo)men
… (ICCC) classes are a possible solution to this social justice issue because they provide students with flexible learning opportunities. Students can work independently on a schedule that matches their needs and can access the multiple learning tools embedded in the software in ways that make the …
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A complex orientation to embodiment in online education: making online educational spaces more engaging and more socially just
… that, in order to create more engaging and socially just online educational spaces, a complex orientation to embodiment is needed. A complex orientation to embodiment includes critique, care, and reflection on what it means to be physically embodied; what it means to be positioned within …
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Using Community Engagement to Address Injustices: A Case Study of San Francisco Tobacco-Free Coalition
… SFTFC operates at the intersection of social injustice and public health policy. The uniqueness of SFTFC is its work with health jurisdictions, elected officials, community-based organizations, activities, and faith-based communities. SFTFC also strives to ban menthol and flavored …
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Beyond Language: Critical and Sustainable Sociocultural Competence in a Dual Language Program
… One recommendation is for DL programs to center equity through sociocultural competence—the third goal of DL education (Howard et al., 2018). Through an analysis of administrator and teacher interviews, school documents, and field observations, this single case study examines educators’ …