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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Generational Poverty"”.
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Unto The Third & Fourth Generation of African-Americans: Kaleb Norris's Stories of Generational Poverty And Inequality In The South
This is an inquiry that explores the cross-generational lived affects of educational, political, and public policies on my paternal family from 1899 to the present in Northern Mississippi and West Tennessee. It is an exploration of my family's history and my lived experience as the first person in …
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THINGS WE HAVE IN COMMON: ESSAYS AND EXPERIMENTS
… that have influenced my familial group, namely generational poverty, a changing relationship with our Athabascan and Caucasian heritages, and the complicated ecology, geography, and culture of Alaska. Like many forays into memory, this project represents a joyous failure. Please read this …
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JAZZ’S HIDDEN TRANSCRIPTS: BETWEEN CALIBAN AND COLTRANE CRITICAL IMPROVISATIONAL PEDAGOGY AS PRAGMATIC POLITICS
… political disengagement, social exclusion, multi-generational poverty, and social injustice in communities left behind by an incomplete democracy, now in acute crisis. Using jazz improvisation as a metaphor for Dewey’s ideals for a thriving and creative American democracy, this normative critical …
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Appalachian Church Leaders: An IPA Study to Understand Their Experiences with Substance Misuse
… the impact of the decline in coal mining and generational poverty, the region is currently on a road toward recovery. Substance misuse rates are disproportionality high, and there are limited resources available to address the issue. Literature suggests that church leaders may be a potential …
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Exploring Black Students’ Perceptions of How Location Affects Timely Graduation in Higher Education
… time or at all. Persistent inequities, including generational poverty and unequal access to resources, continue to shape educational outcomes. This qualitative study examined how institutional location affects timely degree completion among African American students from a large urban Midwest …
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Responses to an early childhood educational intervention with disadvantaged families: an exploratory study
… of Australian-born families experiencing trans-generational poverty and educational disadvantage. The administering agency trained para-professionals from the community who undertook fortnightly home visits to instruct parents in a standard curriculum designed to enhance the learning readiness …
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Reimagining schools: A descriptive analysis of effective practices for educating marginalized students
… society as a whole. Such implications include generational poverty; increases in criminalization and incarceration rates; and a lack of opportunities for community development, business growth, and sustainable commerce. The “same old” approach to education has not, and does not, work for Black, …
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The Poverty of China's Rural-to-Urban Migrants: A Case Study of Shanghai
… attention since the late 1980s, but migrants' poverty has not been properly understood. Previous studies have mostly regarded China's rural-to-urban migrants as a disadvantaged or marginalized group in the city. However, despite showing obvious signs of poverty, such as poor living and working …
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The Poverty of China's Rural-to-Urban Migrants: A Case Study of Shanghai
… attention since the late 1980s, but migrants' poverty has not been properly understood. Previous studies have mostly regarded China's rural-to-urban migrants as a disadvantaged or marginalized group in the city. However, despite showing obvious signs of poverty, such as poor living and working …
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Scrounge
<p><em>Scrounge</em> is a poetic excavation of rural abjection and the enduring consequences of the death of the American Dream in the post-industrial Midwest. Drawing from Julia Kristeva’s concept of abjection, the collection explores life in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, where generations have …
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Up From Poverty: A Narrative Non-Fiction Study of Three Female Superintendents from Poverty
… in the state of Texas who have lived in poverty during their youth and early life. The participating female superintendents were contacted by this researcher through email. The information used in this study was collected from participating superintendents through interviews and analyzed …
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Lived Experiences of Welfare Dependency, Systemic Entrapment, and the Fight for Dignity in U.S. Low-Income Policy
<p>This paper is poised to look into the welfare dependency situation and policy issues for low-income programming in America. The specific objectives include establishing the lived experiences and perceptions of individuals currently enrolled in welfare or low-income programs regarding their …