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Showing 1 to 20 of 387 for “"Equity in Education"”.
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Equity in education: Assessing policy efforts in us schools
Schools are in a unique position to identify and address student need in order to ensure all children can fully engage in the classroom learning experience, and it is critical to understand policy efforts aimed at addressing these needs and how they might contribute to valued student outcomes. This …
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Equity in Education: Transforming Urban Middle Schools for Black Students Success
… Black student achievement is not a new issue in our nation. There is a vast amount of research that shows there is an achievement gap for Black students compared to their peers. While the achievement gap reflects the educational disparities among student groups, it is closely linked to an …
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Is this the Future We Want? Understanding the Legitimacy of International Education Agendas. The Example of Equity in Education
This thesis is an exploration of questions pertaining to the legitimacy of International Education Agendas (IEAs) with two main contributions. Firstly, I provide a conceptually sound and empirically viable approach to assess IEAs’ legitimacy. And secondly, I investigate what can be learnt about the …
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Guidelines for the planning and implementation of cooperatives in rural and small community schools: An alternative for expanding opportunity for excellence and equity in education
The problem of providing quality programming in the public schools of Illinois was accelerated through the General Assembly's Reform Act in 1985. The question of how to improve quality and expand opportunities through developing cooperatives between schools as an alternative to consolidation is the …
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Leading for diversity, equity, and improvement at the district level of a K-12 Florida school district
… claim to value the concepts of diversity and equity in education, and how do district stakeholders truly feel about the value of such efforts within their district? The demographic nature of the United States continues to shift to reflect a more racially diverse nation than ever before, …
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The impact of implementing proficiency scales on high school English language arts African-American at-risk students' self-efficacy and academic achievement
Gill, LaTonya M. This qualitative study investigates the impact of proficiency scales on the self-efficacy and English Language Arts (ELA) achievement of at-risk African-American high school students, a population that continues to face significant academic disparities. Proficiency scales, which …
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Pre-service teachers’ emerging views on educational equity
<p>An equity-based Statistics course for pre-service mathematics teachers could play a role in the development of pre-service teachers’ equity literacy, encouraging conversations about equity in education and illuminating structural factors that contribute to the educational opportunity gap in the …
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Understanding Multiculturalism in Saudi Education: A Case Study of Two Schools in Mecca
<p>Problem</p> <p>This research investigated the understanding and perceptions of Saudi educators toward multiculturalism and multicultural education in Saudi Arabia. The research had three broad questions. The first question was, "What are Saudi educators’ conceptions of culture and multicultural …
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Teachers' Perceptions Of Professional Development In Urban And Rural Schools In North Dakota
<p>Within the past decade, the North Dakota legislature and state government officials have taken steps to ensure equity in education between urban and rural schools, addressing funding issues and the implementation of regional education associations. This research investigated those efforts by …
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Upholding Gender Equity: Title IX Coordinators' Experiences Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Postsecondary Students
Background: This study employs narrative inquiry and the Contexts for College Change framework to explore the experiences of Title IX coordinators (TIXCs) at fouryear public U.S. institutions in supporting pregnant and parenting students (PPS). Purpose: While Title IX mandates protections, …
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Secondary schooling for girls in rural Uganda: challenges, opportunities and emerging identities
… case study of 15 adolescent schoolgirls attending a secondary school in a poor, rural area of Masaka District, Uganda which explores the challenges, opportunities and potential for future identities that were associated with secondary level education. This study includes an extensive analysis …
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Equity in Opportunity: Minority Student Enrollment in Advanced, Advanced Placement, and International Baccalaureate English and Mathematics Courses in Virginia Public High Schools
Equal access in education has proven to be less than sufficient regarding academic success for all students (Atchison et al., 2017; Glynn and Wassell, 2018). Previous research indicates that despite efforts to impart significant reforms in public education within the United States, few gains have …
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Investigating how the learning needs of students with vision disability are understood and accommodated within mainstream secondary schools in Cameroon: a case study of one secondary school
Abstract-Open Inclusive education, with a focus on the inclusion of learners from disadvantaged groups, such as those with disabilities, is of great concern for education systems around the world. Yet students with disabilities continue to be excluded from participation and achievement in …
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What Is Good For One Is Good For All: Using Co-teaching As A Model To Service Students With Disabilities Within Inclusive General Education Classrooms
<p>Co-teaching is one of the most used service delivery models for students with disabilities within general education classrooms. In co-taught classrooms, a general education teacher and a special education teacher work together to provide instruction to both general education students and special …
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Gender Equity in High School World History Curriculum Support for a Balanced Perspective
<p>We are providing our secondary students with an unbalanced, inaccurate view of world history, This can lead to greater social injustice. The purpose of this paper is twofold. 1) examine the reasons for and issues with providing a gender balanced view of history in order to lead to a more well …
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A Descriptive Multiple Case Study of Three Elementary Schools in Project Homecoming, the Inclusion Program Within the Dallas Independent School District
… was the actions, policies, and procedures used in the successful implementation of an inclusion program in three elementary schools participating in Project Homecoming within the Dallas Independent School District. I was interested in how these actions, policies, and procedures affected the …
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The Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Reading Comprehension in High School Students with Learning Disabilities
<p><em>Problem.</em> Research indicates that students who receive an exclusively academic education that does not include emotional intelligence skills may not be prepared for future challenges of the 21st century because traditional intelligence contributes to only 20% of the factors that …
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Ready to Write: Exploring the Student Perspective on the Transition to College
… arrive at college underprepared for the writing demands of the academic discourse community. The potential reasons for the perceived gap in writing ability point to the ongoing challenges of education in the United States. As the population pursuing college degrees becomes more diverse, …
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A retrospective analysis of factors contributing to successful inclusive placements
<p>The purpose of this study was to examine variables that are associated with successful placement of children with disabilities into regular education classroom settings. Subjects were children with varying disabilities that were placed in regular education classrooms in a single elementary …
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