The purpose of the study was to examine what role social control, in the context of family, school, and community, played in the participants’ decision to join gangs in their adolescent years. The study examined the lives of four male ex-gang members . . .

In California, data indicate that minority administrators are significantly underrepresented in the public school system in California when compared to overall student enrollment (California Department of Education, 2013). This qualitative research . . .

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) (2004) mandates the establishment of an educational team that convenes once a year if not more to review and adjust each exceptional student’s Individualized Education Program (IEP . . .

This descriptive explanatory research study drew upon a system-wide survey of the California Community College system Student Learning Outcomes (SLO) Coordinators and other SLO leaders to explore how California Community Colleges utilize the Studen . . .

This qualitative narrative research study drew upon a case study approach and utilized face-to-face interviews to explore and understand the personal and professional lives of higher education leaders with performing arts backgrounds through the two . . .

The Latino population continues to increase in the United States and the drop out rate for Latinos is extremely high; we need to understand how to best serve this population. As Latino males move through the educational pipeline, they tend to “vani . . .

The purpose of this case study analysis was to examine the impacts of the digital divide on first generation, ethnic minority, and undocumented students at a highly selective public university. Through surveys and interviews, the researcher collected . . .

The community college baccalaureate and the university-center baccalaureate models are gaining traction in the state of California as alternatives to addressing the need for greater access to baccalaureate degree programs and to increase the baccalaur . . .

This qualitative narrative research study utilized a semi-structured interview process to explore and understand the complexity of the art of leadership of six women directors of human services agencies in the Northern/Central part of California. The . . .

State assessment data were examined from two comprehensive high schools and used to determine the effectiveness of the AVID program on student achievement and graduation rates. At the time of this study, one comprehensive high school had the program f . . .