Educational leadership is at the forefront of school improvement and reform. Too often, only formal leadership is studied with regard to improving teaching and learning. This study is unique because the author has used an organizational theory lens in . . .

Too many high school graduates who enroll in California’s public postsecondary institutions do not persist to degree completion. The low persistence and graduation rate of undergraduates from the secondary schooling system is threatening the state’s e . . .

Among our diverse student groups enrolled in U.S. community colleges, one highly fluid group, which includes many different subgroups, is referred to as Generation 1.5. Unfortunately, many Generation 1.5 students arrive to community college with a cer . . .

Abstract of THE EFFECTS OF EDUCATIONAL POLICY ON CRIMINAL PEER ABUSE by Valinda Frost Known commonly as “bullying”, criminal peer abuse is a serious problem in our schools and the most common form of violence in our society. Across the country researc . . .

This study is phenomenological in nature and is based on interviews conducted with three current Latino and three current Latina superintendents in Northern California’s K-12 public schools. The purpose of this study was to determine factors leading t . . .

The purpose of this study was to research default prevention strategies colleges can utilize to reverse student loan default among two-year colleges. Specifically, this study sought to identify what current actions financial aid departments are taking . . .

According to the Public Policy Institute of California (2013a) the state of California is home to more than two million undocumented immigrants. The majority of these individuals migrated to the United States with hopes of a better life than what they . . .

The purpose of this qualitative study is to shed light on the experiences of six Latina California Community Colleges (CCC) administrators and the factors that contributed to their success. More specifically, the study examines how the elements of ove . . .

Under a Critical Race Theory with a class analysis (Dumas, 2013; Leonardo, 2012), this phenomenology explored the lived experiences of Mong college undergraduate students who rely on Federal Pell Grants and investigated how they negotiated economic ch . . .