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Showing 1 to 20 of 47 for “"academic experience"”.
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Family Influence, Academic Experience, and Postgraduate Plans of Chinese Students at the University of Saskatchewan
… familial. At the individual level, undergraduate academic performance, field of study, gender, and age are considered important; at the familial level, parents' expectation and parents' financial support, and family socioeconomic status characteristics, such as parents' education, father's …
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Reshaping Black Brilliance: Towards the Development of a Pan-Afrikan Pedagogy
<p>The academic experience of Afrikan students is constantly perceived through deficit paradigms. Reshaping Black Brilliance is informed by the axiom that the academic experience of Afrikan students should be grounded in the richness and complexities of Afrikan culture, as opposed to the deficit …
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A qualitative single case study exploring Black male student self-efficacy at a private faith-based Massachusetts high school.
… attend private high schools in the United States experience a lack of sufficient resources, support, and representation within the student and faculty population (Bolgatz et al., 2020). These experiences of Black male students can contribute to their overall academic self-efficacy, positively or …
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An Interview Study of Educational Success Among American Indian Doctoral Recipients
… to better understand the successful educational experiences among Native American doctoral recipients and why they succeeded where so many others have failed to reach that level of education. The participants' individual experiences were recorded during the in-depth interviews. Their own voices …
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Informing Parents and Educators about the importance of preschool for English Language Learners: A Guideline
<p>The importance of pre-kindergarten experience for English Language Learners is that it gives them a foundation for their kindergarten experience. Many Hispanic families are hesitant in putting their child in the care of someone who is not a family member, which then puts these children behind …
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Student Perceptions of Communication Skills and Styles at a Predominately White University
… socioeconomic status, motivation, and previous academic experience; however, thus far no known studies have included communication. This study broadly explored communication skills as a potential factor influencing retention rates in higher education. Using mixed methodology, Black and White …
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The Influence of K-12 Christian Education on Leadership Development
… to understand how the effect of that educational experience has carried over into the later development of leadership. However, there is very little study on the influence of Christian Kindergarten through 12th-grade education, let alone the influence of Christian education on leadership. …
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Leading and developing a first year learning community for opportunity program students
… students and improving the overall college experience for students (Buck, 1995; Garcia, 1991; Gold, 1992). As opportunity programs seek ways to increase retention for first generation, underrepresented students, this study combines the successful communal relationships developed from the …
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Service learning: a study of administrators' goals at a Research I university
… that the students were supplementing their academic experience with service to the community. This dissertation suggests that service learning can be mutually beneficial to all partners. Further, for a service learning program to flourish, all participants must have a role in defining its …
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Class Size Matters: Impact of Class Size on Differentiating Instruction In High School Physical Education
… Education Content Standards, creating a rigorous academic experience, including physical, cognitive, and psychological standards. Class size has an effect on differentiating instruction to meet the needs of all students. The purpose of the study is to examine the effects of class size on …
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Empowering disadvantaged students to perform better at a tertiary institution : an assessment
… The majority of this student population's academic experience has been in schools run by the former Department of Education and Training (DET). Many of the black students from such disadvantaged educational backgrounds obtain very poor academic results at UCT, even though the institution …
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Finding Voice from the Inside: How Postsecondary Education Impacted Perceptions of Higher Education for Long-Term Incarcerated Juveniles
… This dissertation addresses the high school experiences, including the School to Prison Pipeline and the academic experience to provide background information, justifying the importance of creating postsecondary academic opportunities for the incarcerated juveniles. Then, the dissertation …
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Enhancing Student Academic Performance and Overall Health Through Standards-Based Physical Education
… education may have an impact on students’ academic performance. Many studies support this notion. In many schools, physical education curricula are being greatly reduced. They may be removed or replaced with other programs. It is a common perception that physical education is an extra …
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Fight the power! Perceptions of resistance amongst Black female youth in a middle school classroom
… restrained their voice and narratives of their experiences there. Educational desire and the academic experience for Black girls are perceived to be difficult and challenging for them. And while some Black girls resist by disengagement, some strategically use their agency and autonomy to …
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The Game Of Chess: A Conduit To Increase Student Academic Achievement In Pinellas County: A Policy Advocacy Document
… students, and it has been shown to help students academically when traditional methods have failed to produce the desired outcome. Most people think of chess as a game, and I think the time has come for educators to think about chess in a different light. It is a game, but it is unlike any other …
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Percorrendo novos caminhos de atuação da terapia ocupacional: relato de experiência em psoríase no contexto hospitalar na Paraíba
… The aim of this paper is to report on the academic experience in psoriasis in the discipline of Scenarios Practice III - Hospital Context in Occupational Therapy course of the Federal University of Paraíba in the Reference Center on Psoriasis in João Pessoa / PB, occurred in the first …
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How Assessment Practices Influence the Academic Acculturation Process of International Graduate Students
… that international graduate students experience various challenges adapting to academic situations within a new university community. This thesis reports on an interview study with six international graduate students who use English as a second language studying Master’s degree at one …
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The Development of an Instrument to Measure Global-Mindedness
… Scores differed significantly based on gender, academic experience, political views, participation in internationally-oriented activities, and international experience. The instrument will be useful for assessing attitudes before and after classroom experiences or participation in study abroad …
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