This study examines language policies pertaining to preschool dual language learners in California, and comprehensive practices, inclusive of home language and culture that support effective English language acquisition. The methodology used in this s . . .

This case study examines a spoken word poetry curriculum, two spoken word poets and teachers, and selected samples of youth poetry. The purpose of this study is to investigate how spoken word poetry creates a “third-space” to allow youth to navigate, . . .

Research has shown a limited understanding of the impacts of residential recovery programs on families with young children who have been exposed to addiction, homelessness, and poverty (Einbinder, 2010; Neger & Prinz, 2015; Niccols et. al., 2012). The . . .

As a result of AB705 mandates, which reforms placement practices and reduces developmental pathways in Math and English in an effort to improve educational inequity, the majority of incoming students in California community colleges will now be placed . . .

The purpose of this dissertation was to further support female students success in mathematics as it related to the classroom and beyond. The study documented girls’ experiences and feelings about math learning and contextualized their responses by co . . .

This dissertation sought to illuminate some of the critical tensions the California Community Colleges face as they are building higher education partnerships with prisons and jails. This study employed queer methodologies (Sheldon, 2010; Browne & Nas . . .

The purpose of this qualitative study was to research how social reproduction perpetuates and replicates the status quo in the community college classroom, especially as perceived by first-generation students. The study investigated two questions: How . . .

Latino/as represent the majority of students enrolled in K-12 education in California, yet they attend schools where the teaching population and curriculum choices do not reflect their culture. This study uses ethnographic methods to explore the exper . . .

This study of the ways in which social science teachers in low, middle and high SES high schools use technology in their teaching demonstrated that the digital divide is alive and well in the San Francisco Bay Area. A qualitative research design with . . .

This study highlights the under-representation of women in educational leadership. It explores the specific issue of supervision as an important function of management that facilitates women’s career advancement, and promotes gender equity. The very n . . .

Within suburban schools, the educational experiences of Black and Latinx students are racialized because achievement is defined as the appropriate domain of White or Asian students. Classifying the academic success of a Black and Latinx student as unu . . .

For many students, transfer from a community college is an important step in the journey to earning a bachelor’s degree. Unfortunately, research on the experiences of transfer students in their four-year institutions is limited. The purpose of this st . . .

Disparities in educational opportunities and outcomes between Black and Latino students and their White peers are well-documented and have been reported continuously since the government-issued Coleman Report was published in 1966 (Coleman, 1966; Darl . . .

American schooling has been a site for reproducing the remnants of a history of Western conquest over the East. This is a form of neocolonialism that reproduces itself through the minds, hearts, and souls of marginalized people through institutional a . . .

Athletic participation in community college athletics has been shown to promote academic success. However, these benefits are not shared across all athlete subgroups. Although male Pacific Islanders student-athletes consistently perform at the bottom . . .

Teachers need support with on-going professional learning to effectively address Spanish-speaking biliterate students’ strengths and language needs. They also need to build capacity in learning new standards and in implementing policy. This study util . . .

The research has a social justice agenda that confronts the reality of inequality while seeking to empower Latino students through a search for what led to students’ transformational experiences. This research revealed the stories of four Latino male . . .

Efforts to improve student outcomes for Chican@/Latin@ students in community colleges have focused on fixing perceived student problems with little attention and accountability directed specifically towards the institutions and the educators who teach . . .

This dissertation explores strategies used by successful Black early childhood education students completing coursework toward degree attainment at San Francisco State University. Minimum ECE teacher qualifications are gradually changing to require fo . . .

This study investigates the influences of the medical and social models of disability in mass media. Specifically, the study dissects comic book representations of difference in context of American cultural attitudes. Five comic book anthologies publi . . .