Parent involvement has shown to have a positive effect on student’s academics and has a strong role in the healthy growth of student’s social emotional development. There is an assumption that Latino families do not engage with their children. The rea . . .

This project focuses on Islamophobia as a problem of society that affects Muslims and non-Muslims alike. Prejudice and discrimination caused an increase of hate crimes and xenophobia against Muslims and people that “look” Muslim. These attitudes had i . . .

Some liberal arts colleges and universities have a limited amount of jazz dance preparation classes for musical theatre majors. Theatre and Dance Departments face financial and political challenges when striving to offer enough dance classes to adequa . . .

Social emotional learning (SEL) promotes self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, positive relationships, responsible decision-making, and improved attitudes about self, others, and school. It is a critical component of education because soc . . .

Overall there is lack of ethnic studies curriculum to supplement the core social studies curriculum in high school classrooms. Hmong students, in particular, often do not have access to academic courses that teach about the history and culture of Hmon . . .

This project examined the current status and potential of garden--based learning (GBL), a holistic form of experiential education that has been described as an optimum learning environment by the most prominent education theorists for thousands of yea . . .

The United States historically oppresses marginalized people. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) community is an example of an oppressed group. Activists groups such as the Mattachine Society and the Daughters of Bilitis h . . .

Colonialism, boarding schools, loss of culture and the pressures of modern society have helped contribute to feelings of hopelessness and have caused generations of trauma, post-traumatic stress and other suicidal behaviors. These intense issues have . . .

Education has been referred to as ‘the great [social] equalizer’ according to Horace Mann (1837). Unfortunately, even after formal education was made available to all students, the education achievement of students from minority groups have failed to . . .