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Showing 1 to 20 of 164 for “"systemic barriers"”.
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Leveraging cultural capital : a single case study of refugee service providers’ navigation of social and systemic barriers.
This study examined the systemic challenges refugees face during resettlement in the United States and explored how cultural capital practices shape access to essential services. Refugees, often navigating acculturative stress, language barriers, and financial constraints, have traditionally …
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Navigating Systemic Barriers: Experiences of Deaf Persons in the Criminal Justice System in Amhara National Regional State, Ethiopia
… through the CoGT coding process, capturing the systemic barriers, discrimination, inequities, and injustices that deaf persons routinely face in their interactions with police and in court proceedings. These include communication barriers, limited professional awareness, attitudinal bias, and …
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Teacher Voices in secondary international travel programs originating in the United States: Perceived systemic barriers to faculty participation
… these travel programs. This study identifies systemic barriers that secondary teachers experience in both public and private schools in the United States. Supported by Hanvey’s theory of global awareness and Kolb’s theory of experiential education, this exploratory qualitative study utilized …
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Surviving and thriving : a qualitative single case study of Black male teachers’ resilience navigating systemic barriers and sustaining commitment to the teaching profession.
… This underrepresentation reflects persistent systemic barriers that impede both the recruitment and retention of Black male teachers (Woodson & Bristol, 2023). As a result, Black male teachers continue to exit the profession at disproportionately high rates (Black & Rice, 2020); yet, those who …
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How can you be what you can’t see? : a multiple case study exploring Black women’s experiences in senior leadership positions in higher education and the strategies they use to combat systemic barriers.
… strategies they used to combat and overcome systemic barriers. Patricia Hill Collins’s (1986) three seminal tenets of Black feminist thought—self-definition and self-valuation, the interlocking nature of oppression, and the importance of Black women’s culture— guided this study. Data …
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Systemic barriers to a future transformation of the building industry from a buyer controlled to a seller driven industry: an analysis of key systemic variables in the building industry, such as 'procurement model', 'buyer perception', 'production mode',
… to understanding the problem - by analysing systemic barriers to the industry's transformation to a seller driven industry, in the context of a widespread neglect of the need for industrialisation (a problem addressed by relatively little literature) with the building remaining a manual, …
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Sustainable development in Indonesia : holistic assessments and pathways
… development in Indonesia, identifies the systemic barriers, and offers holistic development pathways toward sustainability. The framework employed in this research looks at the interactions between the economy, employment, and environment while taking into account the forces of technology …
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Navigating the Health Equity Gap: Bridging Systemic Challenges in Health Promotion Across Welfare States
… and systems theory, this research explores the systemic barriers that hinder health promotion efforts, particularly in addressing upstream social determinants of health. The dissertation is structured in three parts. The first examines the evolution of health promotion and equity concepts and …
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Think ‘Zebra’
… potential breakthrough in one sheds light on the systemic barriers to research and diagnosis. Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) has thirteen subtypes, and, to date, all but one have at least one identified genetic marker. In 2021, researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina announced they …
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Running Solo: Indigenous Teacher Identity in Roman Catholic Education
… emerged: (1) Indigenous teacher identity, (2) systemic barriers and (3) notions of change. Endemic structures of dominance and pressures to colonize influenced the construction of Indigenous teacher identity in Roman Catholic education. Conversations concerning pedagogical philosophy, advocacy …
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Exploring internship barriers at a midwestern HBCU : a qualitative study
… at a Midwestern HBCU, highlighting critical systemic barriers and the effectiveness of support systems. The study was prompted by a recognized gap in engagement among BIPOC students despite available internship opportunities. This research aimed to identify and analyze the barriers, …
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PTSD, Policy, and Passion: An Advocate's Autoethnographic Journey To Improve Veteran Care
… author’s embedded advocacy experience; (2) what systemic barriers impede veterans’ access to PTSD treatment; and (3) how does military culture shape help-seeking behavior. This research draws on the author’s multigenerational and institutional ties to military service—as descendant of a …
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Addressing Barriers to Preventive Healthcare Access Through Community Outreach in Underserved Populations
… Muscogee County, Georgia. This project addresses systemic barriers such as transportation, limited health education, and economic constraints, which contribute to health disparities and reliance on emergency room services. Guided by the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) framework and the Health …
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Breaking Barriers: Black Women's Leadership Attainment And Experiences In Predominantly White School Districts
ABSTRACTBREAKING BARRIERS: BLACK WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP ATTAINMENT AND EXPERIENCES IN PREDOMINANTLY WHITE SCHOOL DISTRICTS Kesha A. Bascombe Andrea M. Kane This qualitative research dissertation addressed the challenges Black women faced in ascending to middle and upper management positions in …
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Anchored Networks: Navigating Formal and Informal Pathways to Access Educational Resources in Transient and Military Families
… location, with enlisted families facing greater systemic barriers. Despite these inequities, families employ innovative strategies, such as leveraging social media platforms and spouse-led organizations to minimize challenges. By situating Navy families’ experiences within the broader context of …
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In Their Own Words: An Exploration of the Educational Experiences of Black, Indigenous Girls and Gender Expansive Youth of Color in Foster Care
… 1) As systems-impacted youth, they faced unique systemic barriers to academic success, 2) Systemic barriers in education impacted Experts' feelings of school connectedness, giving rise to complex behaviors, 3) Despite the barriers placed in front of them, Experts survived education and the family …
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First Generation Learners in Higher Education: Tales of Shame and Privilege
… model has fortified HE’s ability to maintain the systemic barriers and privilege that surrounds HE. This thesis will explore HE’s systemic barriers and the academic culture of privilege by connecting HE’s oppressive practises to an institutional sense of cultural privilege, classist approaches and …
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A qualitative analysis of teachers’ and psychologists’ perceptions of disproportionality within special education
… contributors to disproportionality; and 3) systemic barriers for Black students. Findings suggest that school psychologists have a breadth of knowledge of disproportionality and the overrepresentation of Black students. In contrast, teachers have less substantial knowledge of this concept. …
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From behind the veil: unveiling the experiences of Black British-born males of African heritage navigating psychotherapy training within a White-dominated culture
… to examine intersections of race, identity, and systemic barriers within white-dominated spaces. Drawing on a transdisciplinary approach—Black Africana Existentialism (BAE), Black Critical Race Theory (BCRT), and the Colonial Matrix of Power (CMP)—that constitute the Africana Critical Race …
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An Examination of Racial Disparities in College Athletics Leadership: A Study of Social and Cultural Forces Impacting Pathways to Athletic Directorship in Collegiate Athletics
… Director roles. Guided by Critical Race Theory, Systemic Racism Theory, and Pierre Bourdieu's concepts, this study explores pathways and barriers through semi-structured interviews with current Black athletic directors, supplemented by analysis of public materials. Thematic analysis revealed …
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