The Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2004 (IDEA) was reauthorized to include accountability targets to address disproportionality in special education categories. While socioeconomic disadvantaged students were not identified as a target subgroup . . .

Various methods have been used to stimulate critical thinking in undergraduate nursing students. This study has a dual focus; the first section examines the perceived relevance of a pedagogical critical thinking tool, a maternal interview assignment. . . .

Empirical evidence has revealed the high numbers of underprepared students who are entering community colleges; however, limited research has addressed the effectiveness of specific interventions that are offered in community college classrooms. One i . . .

This study observes the social media network, a new phenomenon of marketing, as it transcends into a new tool for integrated marketing communications personnel and a way to reach target audiences (alumni, parents, recruiting purposes, current students . . .

This mixed design descriptive study examined the school experience of four 4th-grade and four 5th-grade students designated as California English Language Development Test (CELDT) Intermediate level. The conceptual framework of the study drew from res . . .

A nearly ubiquitous instrument of assessment for instructors and courses at the university and community college is the student course evaluation. One common feature of course evaluations is the open-ended questions that are often used to provide fee . . .

Early childhood educators are exposed to professional development activities, both at their places of employment and throughout the child development community. These educators seek professional development to meet the requirements of funding sources . . .

The purpose of this study was to examine the difference between class size on student literacy achievement utilizing district-wide kindergarten student theme assessment scores at the end of first, second, and third trimester. Student achievement was . . .

This two-stage multistep exploratory study focused on academic entitlement behaviors, beliefs, and actions of basic skills students enrolled in the two-year college. The study utilized a constructivist framework to explore the concept of academic enti . . .

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 nine Hmong women leaders through two conceptual lenses (feminist and . . .