The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between teacher efficacy and attitudes of elementary and middle school (k-8), general education teachers towards teaching learning disabled, emotionally and behavioral disabled, and significant . . .

Creekside High School is a high-performing public high school where students who are not White or Asian face a racialized school environment. This dissertation examines the school’s initiative to detrack its ninth grade Algebra class. Detracking is th . . .

Using counter-narrative to frame the qualitative methodology, this dissertation shifts the paradigm of educational leadership by situating the experiences of transformative leaders of color as part of the dominant discourse. A theoretical framework dr . . .

The academic achievement for disadvantaged students, students of color, and English language learners has fallen behind the performance levels of white students for decades (Darling Hammond, 2007). By 2014, the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act will req . . .

Previously incarcerated youth (PIY) are hyper-marginalized by intersectional patterns of marginalization processes enacted within public institutions, often beginning within schools, yet little is known about their experiences within higher education. . . .

This study explores the cultural dynamics of a school that was created to provide a college preparatory and culturally responsive experience for students of color in an American city. While the school experienced much success in regards to college adm . . .

This study examines the breadth and evolution of Sikolohiyang Pilipino (Filipino Psychology) and identifies its place in educaonal settings. The study articulates Sikolohiyang Pilipino’s deviation from Western psychological discourse, which focuses on . . .

Governments use many institutions and policies in order to maintain social control and conformity within their respective societies. These allegiances, or subsequent penalties, exist to sustain normalized citizenship, law and order, and overall cohesi . . .

In a case study of a northern California urban community college, it was found that 25% of applicants who participated in matriculation did not enroll in courses. This contradiction between completing matriculation but not enrolling in community colle . . .

Low completion rates for developmental mathematics sequences and in gateway mathematics courses prevent a majority of community college students from achieving transfer goals. This explanatory mixed methods case study examined an open-entry, accelerat . . .