The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between middle/high school students’ racial identity, religious participation, and perception of stereotype threat and the effect on student educational outcomes (student engagement, student ac . . .

Abundant evidence from studies comparing individuals with a bachelor’s degree to those without suggests that higher levels of educational attainment are positively associated with increased levels of civic engagement. Yet, few studies explore the civi . . .

This study offers conclusions and recommendations on increasing reading comprehension for ELs. Previous studies have focused on the use of certain instructional strategies, but few have investigated the effect of these strategies on EL reading achieve . . .

This study examines the consequences for urban Hmong American high school students of participating in two years sequences of high school level Hmong as World Language courses. The Hmong population in the United States is a product of war, exile and r . . .

This resiliency research can serve to validate previous studies on the resiliency protective factors of caring adult-student relationships, high teacher expectations, and a high level of student engagement. . The study’s purpose is to uncover school l . . .

The central issue is that NCLEX-RN standards have been raised requiring nursing graduates to demonstrate greater knowledge on the national licensure examination in order to be licensed. This has ramifications for nursing programs and their ability to . . .

This mixed method research study examines the impact of preschool teachers’ education levels on the acquisition of school-readiness skills of kindergarten-bound students. Seeking to assess the problem of kindergarten-bound students not being academica . . .

When children in foster care turn 18, they are, for the most part, on their own. They are “called emancipated”; they are legally adults free from the foster care system. But many leave foster care with no job or income, few educational prospects and l . . .

During the last several years, this researcher has often ponder why it is that some of California’s public schools receiving Title I federal funds are able to successfully exit and move beyond their Program Improvement (PI) status. Conversely, other p . . .

This study investigated principals’ attitudes toward the inclusion of students with disabilities in elementary schools in California. More specifically, this study determined the variables that have a positive relationship with principals’ attitudes t . . .