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  • Exploring Oregon Teacher Retention: Patterns and Reasons for Teachers' Persistence

    Creator:
    Ewing, Benjamin
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    K-12 teacher retention is an enduring concern in the United States as teachers are vital for educational achievement and change. National trends demonstrate how widespread an issue teacher retention is, yet teacher labor markets remain highly localized and highlight the complexity of teacher retention decisions. We need an improved understanding...
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    approved: _____________________________________________________ SueAnn Bottoms K-12

  • STEM Partnerships: Drawing on Historicity to Negotiate Tensions in Engagement

    Creator:
    Talamantes, Adam C.
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    This qualitative study examines how FIESTAS (Family Involved in Education, Sociocultural Teaching and STEM) partners (comprised of out-of-school time (OST) educators, university student STEM instructors, and local business representatives) came together to facilitate a local STEM Club located in two dual-immersion elementary schools in the Pacific Northwest. The study addresses...
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    : ______________________________________________________ SueAnn I. Bottoms This qualitative study examines how FIESTAS (Family Involved in

  • “Maybe I was Always a Feminist”: Resistance Narratives of Women of Color on Community College STEM Education Pathways

    Creator:
    Choi, Yoon Ha
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    The persistent underrepresentation and marginalization of women of color in the disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are well-documented. However, much of the existing literature takes an “either/or” approach, focusing solely on the experiences of either “women” or “minorities” in STEM, without adequately examining the unique experiences of...
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    : _____________________________________________________ SueAnn I. Bottoms Lynn D. Dierking The persistent underrepresentation and

  • Becoming birds: community scientists, place, and critical socio-ecoliteracy

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    Wicks, Teresa O.
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    Community science (also called citizen science) has become an increasingly popular data collection technique for scientists researching nature at a large scale. Many ecologists have also looked to community science as a method for educating the public about science. Over the past several decades, researchers have attempted to define an...
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    : _____________________________________________________________________ SueAnn I. Bottoms Lynn D. Dierking Abstract Community science (also called citizen science

  • Provoking Change : The Role of a Course in Funds of Knowledge in Disrupting Preservice Teachers' Thinking About Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners

    Creator:
    Thiemens, Cassie Rae
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    This qualitative study examines the role of a graduate level multicultural teacher education course in disrupting preservice teachers' beliefs and assumptions about teaching culturally and linguistically diverse learners. This study is motivated by the following research question: What are the actions that take place in a funds of knowledge course...
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           SueAnn I. Bottoms          This qualitative study examines the role of a graduate level multicultural