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Showing 1 to 20 of 239 for “"Underrepresentation"”.
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Underrepresentation of Women in American Politics
… of female candidates and winners. Essentially, underrepresentation in female political contenders is due to their personal choice of opting out of a political career.</p>
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Men underrepresentation in Early Childhood Education in Iceland
Men underrepresentation in the pre-school setting has been an issue of concern worldwide and highly debated by many researchers. Gender imbalance and feminization of the pre-school teaching profession has become a common practice for decades. The primary objective of this thesis was to seek an …
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The Underrepresentation of Hispanic Female Educational Leaders and Their Perceived Barriers
… public education. This research highlights the underrepresentation of Hispanic female leaders in American K-12 schools compared to that of Hispanic students, the fastest growing minority population in the United States. The study incorporates the literature supporting the importance of diversity …
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Underrepresentation of Non-white Students in a Secondary Gifted Program: The Students’ Experience
Non-white students are underrepresented in gifted education. The purpose of this narrative case study is to describe the stories of non-white students who have graduated from the gifted programs in a Midwest suburban district. This study explored the history of gifted education, an examination of …
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As the Crow Flies: An Underrepresentation of Food Deserts in the Rural Appalachian Mountains
… addressing nutrition environment concerns. The underrepresentation of food desert areas can leave populations and communities underserved and without much needed resources to improve their access to healthy and affordable foods.</p>
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Elevating Black student voices: The underrepresentation of Black high school students in Advanced Placement courses
… of Black high school students to understand the underrepresentation of Black student enrollment in AP courses. A narrative research design was used in this research study. The conceptual framework used to investigate the experiences of Black students in AP courses was social reproduction theory, …
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An Examination of the Underrepresentation of African American Faculty in Illinois Institutions of Higher Education
The current study was conducted to examine the underrepresentation of African American Faculty in Illinois institutions of higher education. The researcher used the critical race theory and cultural proficiency theory to frame the study. The following research questions guided the study: (1) What …
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The Underrepresentation of English Learners in Mississippi's Intellectually Gifted Education Program: a Framework for Change
School districts have been struggling with the challenges of educating English learners for decades, long before the enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Yet, considering the abundance of research on English learners, relatively few studies have examined specific methods or efforts of …
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The Underrepresentation of Black Students in Advanced Placement Classes: A Local Response to a National Issue
… of most high schools' curriculum, there is an underrepresentation of Black students in Advanced Placement classes. </p><p> This work takes a brief look at the achievement gap and opportunity gap and describes how the common theme of course taking impacts the gaps. It discusses systematic …
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An analysis of the underrepresentation of Black students in the Advanced Placement program: implications for postsecondary access
… explored the factors that contribute to the underrepresentation of Black students in the AP program. The sample was comprised of 12 Black students who attended a suburban public high school in New Jersey. Seven of the participants were enrolled in AP classes and five were enrolled in Honors …
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Utilizing A Mentorship Approach To Address The Underrepresentation Of African Americans And Ethnic Minorities In Senior Nursing Leadership
<p>Healthcare organizations must be intentional and purposeful in creating diversity programs. To meet this need, a nursing leader mentorship program for racial and/or ethnic minority nurse managers was introduced at a large academic medical center. The program design was based on the successful …
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Educators' Perceptions of Reasons for and Strategies to Correct the Underrepresentation of African Americans in Gifted Education Programs
… educators' perceptions of the reasons for the underrepresentation of African Americans in gifted education programs. The mixed method paradigm included a combination of both qualitative and quantitative research methods. The two instruments used were an eight-item interview questionnaire and a …
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The Underrepresentation of Marginalizied Parents in Family-School-Community Networks: A Matter of Social Justice in Urban Public School Systems
<p>The call for action described and supported in this dissertation in practice focuses on the complex issue of parental engagement. It looks closely at African American families and community members being marginalized by urban public school settings. This work provides a clear analysis of causal …
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Undervalued and unseen : a multiple case study exploring the underrepresentation of African American women in Division I athletic director positions.
African American women represent an overwhelmingly low percentage of Division I athletic directors compared to White men, Black men, and White women. White men hold the majority, 64%, of Division I athletic director positions, while African American women only hold 3% of these positions. African …
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Exploring Teachers' Beliefs about the Underrepresentation of Minority Students in the Gifted Program in a Mid-Sized Suburban School District in Georgia
… is not representative of this diversity. The underrepresentation of minority students in the gifted program is a concern voiced in research and shown through data at the state and district level. Research cites the use of standardized testing for determining giftedness, the lack of minority …
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Understanding the Underrepresentation of Women in Senior Management in Africa, in the context of perpetual practices of exclusion in the management ranks
… research interest grew on understanding the underrepresentation of women in key managerial position largely driven by scholarship in Europe and the West (Omar & Davidson,2001). Consequently knowledge production on women in management have grown exponentially in the West but to a lesser extent …
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Reasons for the underrepresentation of females at Head of Department level in physical education in government secondary schools in Western Australia: Perceptions of female physical education teachers
This study focuses on reasons why so few females hold Head of Department positions in physical education in government secondary schools in Western Australia. Despite the almost equitable proportion of females and males teaching the subject, and the absence of Ministry of Education policy …
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