This study examines the early childhood workforce’s experiences in higher education, focusing on African-American and Latina staff who hold an Associate’s degree or less. The study examines a pilot program aimed to support the transfer of these studen . . .

This embedded mixed-method case study focused on the academic and social outcomes of participants in the Metro Academy program. A fairly new program at San Francisco State University, Metro focuses on increasing the retention and persistence rates for . . .

Many students struggle with structuring their writing in composing expository texts. This dissertation examined the scaffolding strategies inherent in the Thinking Maps program to see if students’ compositions were more organized if they used a Thinki . . .

This study focuses on Youth of Color in the Bay Area neighborhoods of East Palo Alto and eastern Menlo Park who attended the Ravenswood City School District (RCSD), as they transition to and through Sequoia Union High School District (SUHSD). This is . . .

Since the establishment of the first public charter school in 1991, the number of public charters has grown to more than 6,400 schools serving over 2.5 million students in the U.S. As their numbers continue to grow, charters are becoming responsible f . . .

This empirical case study focused on the impact of the Academic Senate of the California State University (ASCSU) resolution AS-2818, “Support of International Experiences and Global Perspectives in CSU Education,” on campus internationalization. This . . .

Despite the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which protects equal employment opportunity for all, and other California legislation to increase faculty diversity, the disparity between the demographics of California’s community college student population and . . .

This exploratory qualitative study examines the student services practices and experiences of African American students in three community colleges. The study addresses important issues of college retention, transfer, and integration of support servic . . .

This phenomenological study uses critical race theory to explore counterstories of four firstgeneration college (FGC) students of color who attend selective universities. In a postaffirmative action context in California, institutional focus on studen . . .

Narrowing the achievement gap between Latino and African American students and their White and Asian peers is the moral imperative of every district and school administrator. If this; moral imperative is to be realized, administrators must combine a d . . .

Nixon's War on Drugs served to bring the body of the individual under the increasing scrutiny of the state (Derrida, 1980; Zakaria, 2012) and since the 1970’s, the state and education have engaged a comprehensive system of social and educational surve . . .

Matriculation of foster care youth in four-year colleges and universities has been abysmal bordering on the side of not existing at all. Research has evidenced that foster care youth are often left out of the dialogue of post-secondary education. Many . . .

By using auto-ethnography and extended case study to frame the qualitative methodology, this dissertation examines the philosophy and practices of the Pin@y Educational Partnerships (PEP). Derived from Tintiangco-Cubales’ (2010) Critical Leadership Pr . . .

For many first-generation college students the opportunity to participate in education abroad is an important part of college success, achievement, and growth. However, the opportunity may feel unattainable for some. This dissertation examined intervi . . .

This is a study that examines the Amherst Writers & Artists (AWA) method of leading writing groups. The methodology for this study includes a naturalistic inquiry approach to examining experiences, reviewing literature and interviewing practitioners a . . .

While the gains in Latin@ college-going rates are promising, they trail behind all other ethnic groups in the number who have earned college degrees. In California, only 11 percent o f Latin@ adults 25 years and older have earned a bachelor’s degree, . . .

I certify that I have read The Effects o f the Model Minority Theory on Chinese Americans and Southeast Asians by Amy Lieu, and that in my opinion this work meets the criteria for approving a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements . . .

This study was conducted to develop a deeper understanding of the role afterschool programs play in supporting science identity development for low-income Latino youth in California’s central valley. With over 4,000 afterschool programs operating in C . . .

This study focused on community based organizations leading community colleges in workforce development partnerships to train unemployed and underemployed adults. These collaborations operate where community based organizations deliver case management . . .