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  • Educational technology associations as change agents : A case study

    Creator:
    Stephenson, Christine (Christine Gale)
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    This research addressed the role of educational technology associations as change agents within education with particular emphasis on issues of advocacy and leadership. Using a poststructural feminist lens and the metaphor of interview and analysis as storytelling, it explored the perspectives of nineteen individuals belonging to a national level educational...
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    perspectives of nineteen individuals belonging to a national level educational technology association. This

  • Understanding the experiences of students in Latino/Latina fraternities and sororities

    Creator:
    Magaña, Emanuel
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    The purpose of this is study is to investigate the experiences of students in Latino/Latina fraternities and sororities. Five students were selected to take part of the study and were interviewed using a qualitative case study methodology grounded in critical race theory. Five themes were identified: the support system that...
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      existence  of  the  National  Association  of  Latino  Fraternal  Organizations,  an

  • Testimonio: ne ̀aahtove - listen to me! voices from the edge : educational stories of Northern Cheyenne women

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    Gondara, Brookney C.
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    The purpose of this research was to hear the stories of Northern Cheyenne women's educational experiences using the method of testimonio, a method culturally aligned and academically appropriate for use among indigenous people. The researcher, also a Northern Cheyenne tribal member used testimonio based on its roots in resistance literature...
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    empowerment and roles in healing historical trauma; American Indian education and Indian women's experiences

  • A Corpus Linguistic Approach to Native American Authored Children’s Storybooks

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    Goka-Dubose, Emiko
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    The counseling field is infused with multiculturalism and social justice competencies from the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs accreditation standards of the academic institutions to the American Counseling Association Code of Ethics. Counselors are tasked with understanding multiculturalism from self-awareness to clients’ worldviews to larger implications...
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    standards of the academic institutions to the American Counseling Association Code of Ethics. Counselors

  • African American Males' Perceptions of Success while Attending Community College

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    Emerson, Dana M.
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    Background: African American males' experience in higher education is often categorized with negative terminology that does not reflect notions of success. Most research addressing the success of African American males in higher education illuminates factors that impede access to success and is often situated in university settings. Very little research...
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    . Title: African American Males’ Perceptions of Success while Attending Community College

  • Hearing their voices : college experiences of urban American Indian women

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    Berry, Linda Converse
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    The purpose of this study is to explore, through their own voices, the higher education experiences of selected urban American Indian females in California community colleges. This study is an attempt to identify pathways to academic success by teasing out college practices and support systems that help Native women navigate...
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    American Indian Women. Abstract approved: Dr. Betty Duvall The purpose of this study is to

  • The Role of African American Mentor Teachers in Preparing White Preservice Teachers for African American Student Populations

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    Moule, Jean and Higgins, Karen M.
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    How do we bridge the mismatch between teachers and students based on race and ethnicity currently in our nation's schools? The teaching force remains overwhelmingly White, while the percentage of K-12 students of color continues to rise. Because of cultural dissonance, teachers may not understand the needs of their students....
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    annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, Chicago. Gladwell, M. (2005). Blink

  • College students' multiracial identity perceptions and experiences of programs and associations

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    Plaza, Lauren S.
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    This thesis examined the identity transitions that occurred prior to enrollment at a predominantly, White, large, public research university and after completing at least one year of college for students who identify as multiracial. As a secondary purpose, this thesis also examined whether these students sought support through groups that...
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    enrolling in colleges at an increasing rate; from 1976 to 2008 the percentage of American college students

  • The Mental Health of Latinos/as in the United States : A Multisystemic Examination

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    Rodriguez, Alham F.
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    Previous reports on the state of the Latino/a-focused mental health literature suggest that the quantity of Latino/a-focused articles within the mental health field continued to be disproportionate to the growing percentage of Latino/as in the United States (Liang, Salcedo, Rivera, & Lopez, 2009). As such, Latino/a mental health experiences, needs,...
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    educators who are charged to train multiculturally competent mental health counselors (American Counseling

  • Exploration of culturally proficient mental health assessment and treatment practices of Black/African American clients

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    Glover, Tina Marie
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    Changing trends within the mental health system treatment practices demand exploration of the cultural context of assessment and treatment of Black/African Americans. Culturally competent assessments include a realistic integration of historical context. Clinicians counseling Black/African Americans must be prepared to assess and address PTSD, racial trauma, micro-aggressions, and other known...
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    family member” (American Psychiatric Association, 1994, p. 424). Further, the revised manual, DSM-IV-TR