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Showing 1 to 20 of 246 for “"Low socioeconomic"”.
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Fostering Engagement for Students From Low-Socioeconomic Status Backgrounds Using Project-Based Mathematics
… question: How can project-based algebra engage low- socioeconomic status high school students? Will teaching through projects promote engagement for this population of students?</p> <p>The curriculum in many high schools throughout the US is designed to promote success on standardized tests. …
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Unspoken Words Beyond the Numbers: Lived Experiences of Low Socioeconomic Status Post-Secondary Students
… post-secondary education (PSE) for students from low-socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds. More specifically, this study sought to understand these dynamics within an Ontario higher education context. Despite low-income students having some degree of access to PSE through the current and past …
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A thematic plan to promote college and career aspirations for low socioeconomic status students
… most prominent way to ensure mobility from one socioeconomic status to another (Siff, 2006). Just as important is the development of the educational aspirations of low socioeconomic status (SES) students; this is called the predisposition stage (Brown v. the Board of Education, 1954; Perna & …
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Seeking Status: Low Socioeconomic Status Pattering at Mont Repose Plantation, Jasper County, South Carolina
<p>Throughout the last 12 years, research and excavations have been ongoing at Mont Repose Plantation in Coosawhatchie, South Carolina. Previous research hasfocused on two areas of the plantation, while other areas have been excavated, yet left unstudied. One of the areas needing more study is the …
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Understanding the Influences on the Homework Experiences of Low-Socioeconomic, African American, Kindergarten Students
… the influences on the homework experiences of 10 low-socioeconomic, African American kindergarten students. The general research question framed by Bandura's (1986) social cognitive theory was stated as followed: How do the students' personal processes, the parents' home and the teachers school …
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Predictors of sexual risk behaviour among adolescents from low socioeconomic settings in South Africa
… behaviours among adolescents aged 12-18 from low socioeconomic settings in South Africa with the aim of informing future prevention interventions.
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Breaking Boundaries: Investigating the experiences of Racially Diverse Low Socioeconomic Status Students through a Narrative Inquiry Approach
… it is not the only challenge racially diverse low socioeconomic status (SES) students face. By investigating the college experiences of racially diverse low SES students enrolled in a predominately white elite institution, this study creates the foundation for an imperative discussion on the …
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The Effects Of Closed-Captioned Television On The Oral Reading Fluency Of Low Socioeconomic 2nd Grade Students
… there is a dearth of new research focusing on low socioeconomic students from rural communities. This quantitative, quasi-experimental, comparative study explores this missing research by examining the effects that closed-captioning television could have on the oral reading fluency of …
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"""Controlled"" School Choice: Understanding Educational Decision Making for Families of Low Socioeconomic Status And/or Minority Backgrounds"
… choice in education, particularly for parents of low socioeconomic status, is a school reform policy currently receiving a great deal of attention. As a result, various versions of school-choice programs are being implemented throughout the United States. In an effort to better understand how …
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The association of young maternal age and low socioeconomic status with poor birth outcomes in urban British Columbia
… rates of such outcomes as preterm births, low birth weight and infant mortality. There is an equally large body of research that suggests that many of the teenagers having babies live in adverse social and economic circum-stances and that the elevated incidence of various birth outcomes is …
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The Educational Experiences of Low Socioeconomic, Hispanic, Emergent Bilingual, Elementary Students: A Sequential Mixed Methods Study from Texas
… continues to lag. Hispanic, emergent bilingual, low-socioeconomic, early elementary students face educational challenges related to barriers surrounding language and culture differences, limited resources, unmet needs, feelings of isolation, and an underprepared educational support system. This …
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Disrupting the Status Quo: Leveraging collective teacher efficacy for the achievement and wellbeing of BIPOC and low socioeconomic students
… (MMMS) a high percentage of students are of low socioeconomic status (SES). Compounding this problem is data which shows that students at MMMS also experience significant academic challenges. Educational challenges for students of low SES are like those experienced by Black, Indigenous, and …
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EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES AND EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ELEMENTARY STUDENTS FROM LOW SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS BACKGROUNDS: SEQUENTIAL MIXED METHODS EVIDENCE FROM TEXAS
<p>Students from low socio-economic status (SES) backgrounds face significant challenges in their educational experiences and educational attainment, and this is due to barriers related to their identity and background, inadequate support systems, and a lack of understanding of the traumas they …
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Exploring primary caregivers’ perceptions of children’s wellbeing during covid-19 within a low socioeconomic school context in the Cape Metropole
… challenges for many, including children. In low-and-middle-income countries (LMIC) such as South Africa, environmental security and safety already poses schooling challenges. Furthermore, within pandemic conditions, adequate environments conducive to remote learning was impossible due to the …
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Influences on eating behavior: A participatory study using photoelicitation with Chilean women of low socioeconomic status and different nutritional status
… than men by obesity, particularly women from a low socioeconomic (SES) background. This is the situation in Chile, where obesity prevalence reaches almost 47% of low SES women. This could indicate that their diet is making them more susceptible to the development of obesity. There is a lack of …
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A Comparison of the Scott-Foresman Measured Reading Achievement of the Three High and Low Socioeconomic Elementary Schools in Vancouver, Washington
… was to determine the influences of the high and low socioeconomic backgrounds upon reading achievement in the Vancouver (Washington) Public Elementary Schools. The investigator wanted to determine if the generally accepted premise that the higher socioeconomic level student's reading achievement …
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