African American students, in particular, are faced with educational disadvantaged disadvantages that could often hinder their future endeavors. To help close achievement gaps for African American students, teachers have to nurture learning styles tha . . .

This graduate project is targeted to increase parental involvement for high school students. Parental involvement is one of many factors that enhance students' academic achievement. When students enter high school, parents may take a less active role . . .

Introduction: The goal of this study was to explore the educational experiences of Latino immigrant students in a public-school setting. Methods: Data was obtained using a 13-item qualitative questionnaire designed to further understand the experience . . .

This study looked at social workers’ abilities, within the Antelope Valley, to provide services that will enhance academic achievement amongst foster youth. The primary research question for this study aimed to answer: What are the self-reported capab . . .

Latino male foster youth are a population with multiple risk factors that can lead to negative outcomes, such as dropping out of school, crime, incarceration or even death. The proposed program was designed for implementation at the high school level . . .

Objective: Using an exploratory framework, this study examines the correlation between the academic achievement of youth in foster care and the amount of hours a day caregivers and teachers contribute. Hypothesis: It is predicted that the more hours a . . .

Immigrant families have a large presence in the United States (Vera et al., 2012). Families move to the United States in order to provide their children with access to a better education. In the United States, parent's involvement in their children's . . .

This study looked at social workers’ abilities, within the Antelope Valley, to provide services that will enhance academic achievement amongst foster youth. The primary research question for this study aimed to answer: What are the self-reported capab . . .

The purpose of this project is to explore the topic of higher education as an option for undocumented students living in California, and to develop a workshop geared towards professionals and undocumented students as well as the family members of undo . . .

Latinas/os only make up three percent of our nation's scientist and engineers according to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES, 2007) and Latinas represented only one percent of employed scientists and engineers. This qualitative study . . .