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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"minority representation"”.
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Virginia Teacher Licensure Examination Policy: Intended and Unintended Effects on Teacher Availability and Minority Representation
… examination results on teacher availability and minority representation.
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Representation and Equity Gaps in Higher Education: Conceptualizing Minority Representation in Graduate Programs at an MSI
<p>Racially minority students and faculty are disproportionately underrepresented nationally, particularly at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), which are meant to serve minority populations (Hurtado et al., 2008). As the number of minority students grows, the gap for representation grows wider, …
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A Comparative Analysis of Federal Agencies' Integration of Equity and Diversity Practices Addressing Minority Representation in Senior Executive Service
… shifts in institutional pressures, and minority representation at the Senior Executive Service level influence how they integrate equity and diversity programs in federal agencies. When federal agencies address the issue of minority representation in Senior Executive Service (SES), the …
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A Study of Female and Minority Representation in Clinical Trials and Patterns of Loading Dose Use in Biologic Therapies for Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Psoriasis
… documents: [Part One] A Study of Female and Minority Representation in Clinical Trials and [Part Two] Patterns of Loading Dose Use in Biologic Therapies for Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Psoriasis.
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A Qualitative Analysis of School Leadership Behaviors and Levels of Representation of One Minority Population in Advanced Placement Courses in One Southeastern Virginia School District
This qualitative case study analyzes the underrepresentation of minority students in Advanced Placement (AP) courses in Virginia high schools and examines the influences that encourage school leaders to lessen the existing gaps at their assigned schools. Data from a division in southeastern …
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Essays On Local Governance In India
… in India. The first chapter focuses on political representation and the vertical structure of decentralized governments. Political decentralization combined with minority representation has been purported to give power to the poor. Yet, it is unclear what form of minority representation can best …
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Academic Dreamers to Leaders: The Emergence of the Mathematics and Science for Minority Students ((Ms)(2)) Program at Philips Academy Andover
… help along the pipeline in regard to improving minority representation in mathematics and science fields. Also, this narrative hopes to not only paints a more complex pictures of the experiences of minorities in schools, but seeks to serve the larger public interest by challenging some of the …
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The impact of hiring chief diversity officers on college student diversity.
… have established long-term goals to increase minority representation and inclusivity among both student bodies and faculty members by gender and major racial groups. To do so, many colleges and universities have hired executive-level diversity officers. I examine the effect of hiring such …
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Busting bias in the fashion industry
… issue; lately there have been wins like more minority representation in films and TV, but one area that is known to be less diverse is the fashion industry. While many companies are trying to have more diversity, not just in race but in body type too, it's hard to tell who is doing a good job …
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Comorbid Depression and Anxiety as Predictors of Adolescent Substance Use in a Rural and Ethnically Diverse Community Sample
… among community samples tend to be limited in minority representation, especially with regard to minority youth residing in a rural geographical location. As such, the current study aimed to elucidate the relationship between depression and anxiety and adolescent substance use among a sample of …
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Identification Methods That Achieve Parity for Students Underrepresented in Gifted and Talented Programs in Virginia
… need to increase equity in GT programs to show a representation of students that mimics the total representation in the school division. Data were collected from all 132 school divisions in Virginia and the school divisions that were not underrepresented for Black, Hispanic, and two or more-race …
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Young people, identity and the media: a study of conceptions of self identity among youth in Southern England.
… an examination of previous work on ethnic minority representation in the media, and considered in relation to how representations impact upon audience members' formulations of identities and their social worlds. Conceptualisations of the audience, and approaches employed within audience …
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Faculty of Color at the Kentucky Community and Technical College System: A Survey of Ethnic Diversity, Geographic Location, and Personal Perspectives
… statewide system of community colleges, minority representation remains proportionally low, especially on the state's rural college campuses. The purpose of this study was to investigate how faculty of color in the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) perceived their …
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DESIS ON A SPECTRUM: THE POLITICAL AGENDAS OF SOUTH ASIAN AMERICANS
Desis and Racial Minority Politics: Disrupting Assumptions of Ethnoracial Solidarity: Current sociological analyses of Desi political interests are incomplete because they gravitate toward flattened identity-based, and electoral-based, understandings of ethnoracial groups. This study examines the …
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A Qualitative Exploration of the Patient Care Experience as Perceived by Hispanic Patients Receiving Care at a Safety-net Facility
… and Systems (HCAHPS) survey. Historically, minority representation in health care instrument development has been poor and the HCAHPS survey is no different. As a result, this population’s perception of their care may be influenced by factors not readily assessed in the HCAHPS survey. To …
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An Examinition Of Competencies, Roles, And Professional Development Needs Of Community College Distance Educators Who Teach Mathematics
… research is also suggested to examine ethnic minority representation within distance learning. For this study, the distance education administrator sample was just above 5%, and it was only 10% among the online faculty as it relates to ethnic minorities. Further research is needed to analyze …
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Latina leaders : a multiple case study of successful Latina administrators who have been recruited, promoted, and retained at three universities in South Central Texas.
… in higher education, thereby giving voice to a minority group that is often underrepresented. Utilizing the tenets of CRT and intersectionality and how they relate to these women's stories are imperative to this multiple, explanatory, qualitative case study. Both promote systemic change. Latinx …
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Inclusive Representation In Global Decision-Making Processses: Challenges Of Democracy, Sovereignty, And Liberatory Politics For Marginalized Groups
… project proposes a framework for liberatory representation that institutionalizes processes to remove domination and meaningfully increasing respect and concern toward marginalized groups on issues that substantively affect them. It argues that decision-making processes that do not offer …