Although significant gains have been made in recent years with regard to increasing access to higher education for African Americans, with 38.4% of Black 18 to 24 year-olds enrolled in college as of 2016 compared to just 25.4% in 1990, completion rate . . .

The purpose of this project is to design a guide and curriculum to assist educators in effectively using Graphic Organizers during systematic instruction of vocabulary, comprehension and mathematics. Graphic Organizers are visual learning tools, the u . . .

The purpose of this systematic review was to explore the empirical literature conducted on factors that influence worker retention of public child welfare child protective service workers. This systematic review analyzed the content of 19 empirically . . .

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 . . .

The recruitment and retention of faculty of color remains one of the most difficult challenges facing American higher education (Antonio, 2002; Fenelon, 2003; Perna, Gerald & Baum, 2007; Sorcinelli & Billings, 1992; Stanley, 2006; Taylor, 2002 . . .

NAND flash memory is a storage medium composed of floating-gate transistors. Floating-gate transistors have some semblance to a MOSFET (electrically) with the exception of its floating gate. Data (1’s and 0’s) can be stored by modulating the amount of . . .

This study explores how minority community college students who participated in in a structured science research program, perceived the program’s effectiveness in trying to mitigate the unique challenges they face as minorities pursuing science career . . .

This thesis utilizes extensive historical and contemporary research as well as case study interviews to explore the engagement experiences of seven underrepresented students that participated in the RISE program at City College (SCC). An in-depth anal . . .

Recent national reports have highlighted the importance of recruiting and retaining more college students from diverse backgrounds in the sciences. To this end, science educators have been tasked to critically evaluate their teaching methods in order . . .

The main objective of this study was to answer the question: What, if any, cost burden is assumed by California’s volunteer firefighters? While there are many studies on volunteerism in fire service, none directly examine the out of pocket expenses th . . .