Most Black males envision community colleges as a gateway to higher education and upward mobility. Unfortunately, success metrics from across the United States reveal that community colleges fail to facilitate equitable...
Keyword:
Black male student, Equity Scorecard, equity-mindedness, Improvement Science, persistence, and sense of belonging
Subject:
Men, Black, Community colleges, Belonging (Social psychology), Dropouts—Prevention, and Students, Black
The persistent disparity between economically marginalized students and their more affluent peers remains a critical issue in the U.S. education system. This disquisition explores the systemic factors contributing to this...
The American demographic is constantly changing from the prominently white, Anglo-Saxon population to a diverse, multicultural, multilingual dynamic. According to the United States Census Bureau, the non-Hispanic white...
The purposes of this study were to examine the nature of high school instructional coaching implementation, explore a possible relationship between instructional coaching and student achievement, and identify aspects of a...
Keyword:
coaching
Subject:
Teachers -- In-service training -- North Carolina, Mentoring in education -- North Carolina, and Teacher effectiveness -- North Carolina
The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of high-stakes testing and accountability on teachers' perceptions of their professional identities. Teachers' instructional practice, work environments, and personal factors...
Keyword:
Accountability, Environment, High-Stakes Testing, Instructional Practice, Professional Identity, and Teacher Efficacy
Subject:
Educational accountability -- North Carolina, Educational tests and measurements -- Social aspects -- North Carolina, High school teachers -- North Carolina, and Mathematics teachers -- North Carolina
A number of studies have documented a trend of higher grades awarded by postsecondary institutions in both the United States and Canada over the last two decades. Grade inflation in higher education is a potentially costly...
Women have historically been underrepresented in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM fields). The underrepresentation of women in STEM may be attributable to a variety of factors. These may include...
Subject:
Community college students -- North Carolina -- Psychological aspects, Women college students -- North Carolina -- Psychological aspects, Women in science -- North Carolina, Women in technology -- North Carolina, Women in engineering -- North Carolina, Women in mathematics -- North Carolina, Science -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- North Carolina, Resilience (Personality trait), and Stereotypes (Social psychology)
College retention is a primary focus within many institutions of higher education; however, retention efforts have largely been unsuccessful in impacting first-year completion rates and eventual degree attainment. Drawing on...
Subject:
Belonging (Social psychology) -- Community colleges, Community colleges -- Faculty, and College dropouts -- Prevention
Creator:
Baylor, Laura Sherrill Wilson and Lambert, Maureen Dattilo
Many Beginning Teachers struggle to appropriately manage their classrooms and their students’ behavior. Research has shown that this difficulty with classroom management negatively impacts the academic achievement of students...
Subject:
Culturally relevant pedagogy, Teachers--Training of, Classroom management, and Academic achievement
Trauma-informed practices have been extensively researched in K-12 education, but their implementation in higher education, particularly in community colleges, remains underexplored. This improvement initiative examines the...
Keyword:
Community College, Neoliberalism, Relationships, Student, Teacher, and Trauma Informed Practices
Subject:
Community colleges, Community college students, Community college teachers, Teacher-student relationships, and Psychic trauma
