The purpose of this study was to identify ways in which schools can create spaces and partnerships for African American parental engagement in order to actively participate in the education of African American children in predominately Latinx schools. . . .

The central purposes of education are: (1) to prepare the young to accept constructive pathways to adulthood, (2) to help them engage these pathways successfully, and (3) to assist them in finding personal relevance in the options available to the . . .

This study provides further insight regarding the aspirations of Latinx mothers and their influence to support more access for Latinx students into higher education. Parental engagement is very rarely seen in higher education spaces. I am interested . . .

The study focuses on the experiences of school counselors and outlines their perspectives on supporting first-generation Latinx students. The study examines the literature surrounding the perceptions on the roles, practices, challenges, and demands . . .

High school students who have left their comprehensive high school site for a form of alternative education and successfully returned to their original site for a period time before graduating have beaten the odds. It is absolutely necessary to supp . . .

In light of growing concerns over increasing the number of college graduates in the U.S., particularly among traditionally underrepresented student populations, this mixed methods study evaluated the impact of service-learning on institutional engagem . . .

This three-paper study examines the equitable integration of community based organization representation in leadership structures in SFUSD schools implementing the community schools model. Paper 1 explores the context for community schools strategy im . . .

This proposed intrinsic case study explored how a diversity committee addressing issues of equity at Southern California State University (SCSU) used design-thinking elements as a tool. The study conducted interviews of program members working around . . .

This study examined the role of Linked Learning in teacher motivation, teacher burnout and the deficit thinking paradigm across school poverty levels. This study used Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory through the Agentic Perspective (1986, 1989, 2001) . . .

This study contributes to the literature about the impact of administrative support on the self-efficacy of special education teachers. Current research identified three dimensions of teachers’ self-efficacy: classroom management, instruction, and stu . . .