Since the 1980’s there has been a gradual, yet steady increase in the academic demands placed on our students and in the amount of homework assigned (Kohn, 2006). Misconceptions on the effectiveness of homework and student achievement have led many te . . .

Home-school communication is essential to academic success, but for minority parents, cultural and linguistic barriers prevent effective home-school collaboration by discouraging parent input into their child’s educational decisions. Effective home-sc . . .

Successful and practical classroom management strategies can alleviate teacher stress and burnout rates. Despite the lack of support teachers report in implementing behavioral modifications, positive research-based approaches like the ones taught in t . . .

The persistent disparities for African American students are and remain an issue of unequal opportunities to learn (Cowan Pitre, 2014). One reason that the gaps are so persistent is that American schools have been pressured to preserve the status quo . . .

Barnett (2017) reported that over 50% of students with an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis qualify for special education services under the Other Health Impairment (OHI) category of the Individuals with Disabilities Education . . .

This thesis explores public policies that have the potential to meet the 20% statewide edible food recovery mandates of SB 1383. This policy became law in 2016 as part of a broader effort to curb methane emissions, of which about a fifth is attributab . . .

Civilian review boards can benefit not only an individual complainant, but also the surrounding community at large and law enforcement agencies across the country. The diminutive amount of existing research conducted on civilian review boards has focu . . .

Recent literature supports using a multi-component awareness training procedure to decrease speech disfluencies for college students. However, this procedure can be time-consuming and is likely not feasible in practical settings, such as college class . . .

Communications Training Officers (CTOs) within the 24 California Highway Patrol state-wide Communications Centers (CC) currently lack a comprehensive training guide which provides a roadmap to guide them and enhance their ability to assess and accurat . . .

The purpose of this attitudinal study was to examine the attitudes of Asian Indian men and women regarding gender roles. Perspectives concerning gender roles were surveyed through topics such as: cultural expectations of sons and daughters, household . . .