Preceded by the many suicides in the LGBT youth community, along with alarming trends in assault and bullying of this population, The FAIR Education Act was passed into law in 2012. The purpose of this law was to mandate the inclusion of LGBT history . . .

This study explored how various campus leaders support implementation of an accessible technology initiative in a multi-campus university system. The researcher conducted a mixed methods study to explore leadership approaches to accessible technology . . .

This dissertation is a mixed methods study using pre-existing high school cumulative GPA scores to examine if significant difference in student success over the course of three years exists after full service community school implementation within Dis . . .

The purpose of the study was to examine factors identified as significant in preparing individuals who fall on the autism spectrum and have intellectual disabilities for postsecondary experiences. The study was exploratory in nature and designed to id . . .

With educational attainment in the United States quickly deteriorating, ways to increase it have been a focus of educators, public policy analysts, accreditors, and state and federal policymakers, and is now a major concern of the President of the Uni . . .

At the close of the 20th century, high school educators, traditional local law enforcement and citizens in various underserved communities collaborated on social justice projects for “at-risk” racial/ethnic minority (REM) youth, labeled as Criminal Ju . . .

This qualitative study utilizes Choice Theory as a lens to present the perceptions of youth who successfully completed high school while being placed in the foster care system. Foster youth and their experiences have been a topic researched extensivel . . .

This dissertation explores how California history museums represent the history of children and childhood. This work is inspired by earlier studies in the fields of anthropology, sociology, museum studies, and public history that question and analyze . . .

In 1947, veterans constituted 49% of college admissions (Department of Veterans Affairs [VA], 2013). As a result of the GI Bill in 1956, the U.S. labor market benefited from an additional 450,000 engineers, 238,000 school teachers, 91,000 scientists, . . .

Latinos are projected to have the lowest attainment of bachelor’s degrees at 12% by the year 2020. For every 100 Latino males in elementary school, only 10 will earn a bachelor’s degree compared to 28 Whites and 48 Asians. These figures reflect a disc . . .