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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"racial achievement gap"”.
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"Courageous conversations": Rural South Georgia Teachers Reflecting on the Role of Race and Racism in the Education of Rural South Georgia Students
… throughout the United States to consider the achievement gap between White students and non-White students, which had not previously been a factor in determining school success for federal and state funding. However, acknowledging the gap is not enough. Schools must move beyond acknowledging …
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Reforming or Transforming?: The Politics and Implementation of Equity-Based Instructional Reform
… of institutionalized language in education (“racial achievement gap”) on teachers’ individual beliefs about appropriate responses to equity concerns. Collectively, these studies contribute to the field’s understanding of the organizational and institutional mechanisms at play in efforts to …
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Segregation, Transformation, and Urban Education: A History of Attaining Racial Equity in the Hickman Mills C-1 School District
This dissertation examines the history of racial segregation in Kansas City, Missouri, leading to the creation of the Hickman Mills C-1 Racial Equity Policy. The study’s six chapters present an analysis of the history of education and schooling in the greater Kansas City metropolitan community from …
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Can grit fix the achievement gap? An investigation of grit's conceptual uniqueness and predictive value in diverse student achievement
… noncognitive factor for promoting academic achievement and closing the racial achievement gap. School-based policy and intervention work, however, is getting ahead of the grit research. Specifically, it is unclear to what extent grit overlaps with existing noncognitive variables as a …
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Eliciting Student Voice to Explore the Need for Culturally Responsive Teaching in Secondary Schools
… voice in regard to school climate, belonging, racial identity, and culturally responsive teaching. The study focused on gleaning a greater understanding of important factors that influence the academic achievement gap in a secondary school with predominantly White students and a minority group …