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 . . .

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 . . .

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 ethnographic case study examines faculty’s perceptions of basic skills instruction as well as the efficacy of an I-Search curriculum implemented in a basic skills English class. I synthesized Macrorie’s (1988) popular I-Search assignment with Fre . . .

This qualitative study examines the perceptions of educational leaders working at secondary schools around the world and seeks to understand the support systems in place for Missionary Kids (MKs). The purpose is to add to the body of knowledge surroun . . .

This qualitative study examines the implementation of Assembly Bill 1729 in four high schools in the Silicon Valley. The study assesses the impact of this bill in reducing the suspension disparity amongst African American and Latino students in the fo . . .

Higher education institution counselors are experiencing a significant transition. Their students are showing evidence of a higher service-need, both in terms of frequency and severity. Students are exhibiting more physical violence/aggression, sexual . . .

This phenomenological study was conducted to bring together a better understanding of the socio-cultural aspects regarding the home, school and community to the Hmong student experience. Two core theories, Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory of . . .

The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to examine the successes and setbacks of first-generation and low income transfer students who completed their bachelor’s degree within two years upon transferring to the university. This study involved eigh . . .

The achievement gap between English learners and non-English learners is wide in California; something must be done to close the gap. Research suggests university training of mainstream teachers in areas more specific to the needs of English learners . . .