“Harvesting Suburbs” attempts to provide an understanding that agricultural communities in California represent a unique rural suburban type labeled here as “agriburbs.” Such an understanding deepens an appreciation for both the growth and development . . .

The recruitment and retention of faculty of color remains one of the most difficult challenges facing American higher education (Antonio, 2002; Fenelon, 2003; Perna, Gerald & Baum, 2007; Sorcinelli & Billings, 1992; Stanley, 2006; Taylor, 2002 . . .

Educational leadership is at the forefront of school improvement and reform. Too often, only formal leadership is studied with regard to improving teaching and learning. This study is unique because the author has used an organizational theory lens in . . .

This study was an initial attempt to examine the assumption of a relationship between the subcomponent of Academic Language, Academic Vocabulary, and student and teacher knowledge as well as instruction and assessment in the fourth grade. To help inve . . .

Amidst a U.S. policy context that is ardently promoting the education of U.S. undergraduates for greater participation in world politics, trade, and cultural exchange, institutions of higher education are increasingly committing their campuses to prep . . .

Like many states in the nation, California has struggled with preparing more high school graduates to be college- or career-ready for post-secondary opportunities in the 21st-century. David Conley (2005) indicated that students are college-ready when . . .

Leveraging behavior theory, coupled with a self-other-rater data collection process, this non-randomized quantitative study explored how differences in supervisor-subordinate upward influence behavior agreement and non-agreement affected supervisor ra . . .

Across the nation, students are exiting high schools and headed to college underprepared and ill-equipped to handle the expectations and system of higher education. This lack of college readiness can be related to a limited perspective of the rigorous . . .

Mental health and behavior problems occur at high rates among Latino students in California; however, Latino children are less likely than African American and white children to receive special education services for these problems. Efforts to underst . . .

Truancy is a nationwide epidemic and is the first sign that a student is in crisis. This research study looked into the perspectives of habitually truant students an underrepresented population in this research. This study captures the voices of truan . . .