Search Results - "Minority Group Students"

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Closing Achievement Gaps With a Utility-Value Intervention: Disentangling Race and Social Class

by Harackiewicz, Judith M Canning, Elizabeth A Tibbetts, Yoi Priniski, Stacy J Hyde, Janet S
edited by Cooper, M. Lynne
Published in Journal of personality and social psychology (01.11.2016)

“...Many college students abandon their goal of completing a degree in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) when confronted with challenging...”

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A Brief Social-Belonging Intervention Improves Academic and Health Outcomes of Minority Students

by Gregory M. Walton Geoffrey L. Cohen Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (18.03.2011)

“...A brief intervention aimed at buttressing college freshmen's sense of social belonging in school was tested in a randomized controlled trial (N = 92), and its...”

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Crossing the Finish Line: Completing College at America's Public Universities

by Bowen, William G
[2009]

“...The United States has long been a model for accessible, affordable education, as exemplified by the country's public universities. And yet less than 60 percent...”

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Culturally Responsive School Leadership: A Synthesis of the Literature

by Muhammad A. Khalifa Mark Anthony Gooden James Earl Davis Published in Review of educational research (01.12.2016)

“...Culturally responsive school leadership (CRSL) has become important to research on culturally responsive education, reform, and social justice education. This...”

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Counterspaces for women of color in STEM higher education: Marginal and central spaces for persistence and success

by Ong, Maria Smith, Janet M Ko, Lily T Published in Journal of research in science teaching (01.02.2018)

“...Counterspaces in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are often considered “safe spaces” at the margins for groups outside the mainstream...”

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Mentoring College Students: A Critical Review of the Literature Between 1990 and 2007

by Gloria Crisp Irene Cruz Published in Research in higher education (01.09.2009)

“...In response to the mounting national support provided to mentoring programs and initiatives in higher education, the present article updates a review article...”

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'Fitting in' or 'standing out': working-class students in UK higher education

by Diane Reay Gill Crozier John Clayton Published in British educational research journal (01.02.2010)

“...Drawing on case studies of 27 working-class students across four UK higher education institutions, this article attempts to develop a multilayered,...”

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Why Students Choose STEM Majors: Motivation, High School Learning, and Postsecondary Context of Support

by Xueli Wang Published in American educational research journal (01.10.2013)

“...This study draws upon social cognitive career theory and higher education literature to test a conceptual framework for understanding the entrance into...”

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How Teacher Turnover Harms Student Achievement

by Matthew Ronfeldt Susanna Loeb James Wyckoff Published in American educational research journal (01.02.2013)

“...Researchers and policymakers often assume that teacher turnover harms student achievement, though recent studies suggest this may not be the case. Using a...”

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60 Years After "Brown": Trends and Consequences of School Segregation

by Sean F. Reardon Ann Owens Published in Annual review of sociology (01.01.2014)

“...Since the Supreme Court's 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision, researchers and policy makers have paid close attention to trends in school segregation...”

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The Punishment Gap: School Suspension and Racial Disparities in Achievement

by Edward W. Morris Brea L. Perry Published in Social problems (Berkeley, Calif.) (01.02.2016)

“...While scholars have studied the racial "achievement gap" for several decades, the mechanisms that produce this gap remain unclear. In this article, we propose...”

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Uneven Playing Field? Assessing the Teacher Quality Gap Between Advantaged and Disadvantaged Students

by Dan Goldhaber Lesley Lavery Roddy Theobald Published in Educational researcher (01.06.2015)

“...Policymakers aiming to close the well-documented achievement gap between advantaged and disadvantaged students have increasingly turned their attention to...”

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The Causal Effects of Cultural Relevance: Evidence From an Ethnic Studies Curriculum

by Thomas S. Dee Emily K. Penner Published in American educational research journal (01.02.2017)

“...An extensive theoretical and qualitative literature stresses the promise of instructional practices and content aligned with minority students' experiences...”

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Improving Underrepresented Minority Student Persistence in STEM

by Estrada, Mica Burnett, Myra Campbell, Andrew G Campbell, Patricia B Denetclaw, Wilfred F Gutiérrez, Carlos G Hurtado, Sylvia John, Gilbert H Matsui, John McGee, Richard Okpodu, Camellia Moses Robinson, T Joan Summers, Michael F Werner-Washburne, Maggie Zavala, MariaElena
edited by Marsteller, Pat
Published in CBE life sciences education (2016-fall)

“...Members of the Joint Working Group on Improving Underrepresented Minorities (URMs) Persistence in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics...”

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How Context Matters in High-Need Schools: The Effects of Teachers' Working Conditions on Their Professional Satisfaction and Their Students' Achievement

by Susan Moore Johnson Matthew A Kraft John P Papay Published in Teachers College record (1970) (01.10.2012)

“...Educational policy makers have begun to recognize the challenges posed by teacher turnover. Schools and students pay a price when new teachers leave the...”

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Making a Difference in Science Education: The Impact of Undergraduate Research Programs

by M. Kevin Eagan Sylvia Hurtado Mitchell J. Chang Gina A. Garcia Felisha A. Herrera Juan C. Garibay Published in American educational research journal (01.08.2013)

“...To increase the numbers of underrepresented racial minority students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), federal and private agencies...”

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Cultivating minority scientists: Undergraduate research increases self‐efficacy and career ambitions for underrepresented students in STEM

by Carpi, Anthony Ronan, Darcy M Falconer, Heather M Lents, Nathan H Published in Journal of research in science teaching (01.02.2017)

“...In this study, Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) is used to explore changes in the career intentions of students in an undergraduate research experience...”

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The Sociopolitical Turn in Mathematics Education

by Rochelle Gutiérrez Published in Journal for research in mathematics education (01.01.2013)

“...Over the past decade, the mathematics education research community has incorporated more sociocultural perspectives into its ways of understanding and...”

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Which preschool mathematics competencies are most predictive of fifth grade achievement?

by Nguyen, Tutrang Watts, Tyler W Duncan, Greg J Clements, Douglas H Sarama, Julie S Wolfe, Christopher Spitler, Mary Elaine Published in Early childhood research quarterly (Q3 2016)

“...•This study examined how predictive preschool mathematical competencies are of fifth grade mathematics achievement.•Early numeracy abilities appear to be the...”

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Desettling Expectations in Science Education

by Megan Bang Beth Warren Ann S. Rosebery Douglas Medin Published in Human development (01.01.2012)

“...Calls for the improvement of science education in the USA continue unabated, with particular concern for the quality of learning opportunities for students...”

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