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A Critical Policy Analysis of Dyslexia Policy in One Oregon School District

Creator:: Wiger, Sara L.
Abstract:: Persistent reading difficulties are prevalent in U.S. schools and can lead to lower student performance across all subjects as well as distress, anxiety, and depression. In 2022, only 32% of fourth graders in the United States tested as proficient in reading. While there are many factors which affect reading progress...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Wiger for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education presented on May 5, 2023. Title: A

Two Steps Forward and One Step Back: A Case Study Exploring Anti-Racist Professional Development for Educators and the Barriers that Derail Progress Toward Transformational Action

Creator:: Ferguson, Amanda S.
Abstract:: Research overwhelmingly suggests that Black and Brown students face unjust and inequitable environments in K-12 schools in the United States (Bradshaw et al., 2010; Carter et al., 2017; Coles & Powell, 2020). These injustices often occur as a result of systemic racism and are replicated because of embedded racist policies...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Forward and One Step Back: A Case Study Exploring Anti-Racist Professional Development for Educators and

An examination of Oregon Writing Project teachers : a qualitative study of professional development experiences

Creator:: Obery, Angela D.
Abstract:: This qualitative study examined the influence of the 2011 Oregon Writing Project (OWP) Summer Institute (SI) on the professional development of six teachers in the following ways: 1. The development of case descriptions of teachers' personal and professional backgrounds relevant to their teaching of writing. 2. An examination of the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : A Qualitative Study of Professional Development Experiences by Angela D. Obery

Giving voice : a mixed methods study of gifted students' and their parents' perceptions of their reading experiences

Creator:: Austin, Kathy D.
Abstract:: There is little current research in reading instruction for gifted learners. Children who are identified as gifted in reading are often left to their own devices or provided inadequate reading/literacy instruction (Ries et al., 2004). The purpose of this project was to determine how parents of gifted children and gifted...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . ©Copyright by Kathy D. Austin April 29, 2011 All Rights Reserved Giving Voice: A Mixed Methods

Blended Teaching in School-based Agriculture Education: An Exploration of Teacher Beliefs and Practices

Creator:: Milliken, D. Brett
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of school-based agriculture education (SBAE) teachers who self-identified as blended pedagogues. This study specifically focused on SBAE teachers' beliefs and how those beliefs influence their blended teaching classroom practice. Teacher beliefs are personal, subjective, and temporally and contextually stable....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF D. Brett

The Experiences of Student-Athletes from Marginalized Communities Through Critical Dialogic Spaces

Creator:: Ekabutr, Amanda S.
Abstract:: On top of time demanding athletic and academic constraints, Division I student-athletes must balance many social identities, that include their race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, social class, religious affiliation, etc. This study attempts to fill the gap by providing student-athletes with marginalized identities a platform to (1) offer their own...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: your sexual orientation, what was your experience like in Real Talk? d. As a student-athlete with

Factors influencing student attendance at intercollegiate athletic events : a study in Korea

Creator:: Lim, Jong Geon
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to explore the factors that may influence students' motivation or choice to attend their institution's intercollegiate athletic events and also to relate the lived experiences of administrators of athletic programs at a university in Korea. The research design included both quantitative and qualitative approaches....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Athletic Events: A Study in Korea

A qualitative study of the professional growth of mid-career community college faculty

Creator:: Crawford, Charles J. M.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to explore experiences of professional growth for mid-career community college faculty. The research question that guided the study is: How do community college faculty members experience professional growth at mid- career? The research design included an interpretive social science methodology and phenomenological method. Nine...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: choices one makes – are necessary to a complete understanding of one’s career; and (d) the career is a

Transforming STEM Education and Empowering STEM Educators Through Collaborative Learning: Co-creating Critical Identities through Social Justice and Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies

Creator:: Hale, Karla M.
Abstract:: Despite ongoing initiatives and research efforts, the persistent underrepresentation of marginalized groups in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) disciplines in the U.S. has seen little improvement. This study posits that a fundamental change in teacher preparation can lead to more inclusive STEM learning environments. It centers on the development...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the framework in Appendix D through case studies (A Framework for K-12 Science Education, 2012), it

Latina student perceptions of learning communities

Creator:: Yaqub, Samia
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to examine the learning that occurs in Latina students who enroll in learning communities designed for underprepared community college students. The research question guiding this study is: What are the experiences of Latina students enrolled in developmental learning community courses which have the greatest...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ____________________________________________________ Alex A. Sanchez The purpose of this study is to examine the learning that occurs in Latina

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A Critical Policy Analysis of Dyslexia Policy in One Oregon School District

Two Steps Forward and One Step Back: A Case Study Exploring Anti-Racist Professional Development for Educators and the Barriers that Derail Progress Toward Transformational Action

An examination of Oregon Writing Project teachers : a qualitative study of professional development experiences

Giving voice : a mixed methods study of gifted students' and their parents' perceptions of their reading experiences

Blended Teaching in School-based Agriculture Education: An Exploration of Teacher Beliefs and Practices

The Experiences of Student-Athletes from Marginalized Communities Through Critical Dialogic Spaces

Factors influencing student attendance at intercollegiate athletic events : a study in Korea

A qualitative study of the professional growth of mid-career community college faculty

Transforming STEM Education and Empowering STEM Educators Through Collaborative Learning: Co-creating Critical Identities through Social Justice and Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies

Latina student perceptions of learning communities

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