The field of Kinesiology has grown over the centuries from a discipline primarily focused on sport to one that includes a more scientific focus, leading to an increase in[...]

This dissertation is an exploration of alternative schools that are offered to students who might otherwise be kicked out or drop out of public schools. I examine the mor[...]

This article describes a research study on the appropriateness for social studies classrooms of CNN Student News, a free online news program specifically aimed at middle [...]

This dissertation explores the idea of process as it relates to curricular organizing and pedagogy that is critical of an array of sociopolitical oppressions. To establis[...]

The purpose of this study was to examine and understand the implementation experiences and program impacts of The Leader in Me (LIM) via the perspectives of the students,[...]

The following dissertation argues that our current educational system should be improved for the benefit of the individual and society through the addition of what may be[...]

Although research indicates that there is a fallacy in the exclusive use of traditional or textbook teaching, there is still evidence of extensive use of the single textb[...]

Youth of color are severely underrepresented in STEM which is can be attributed to low socioeconomic status, lack of representation, varying levels of racism faced within[...]

Much evidence supports the theory that the early years of a child's development are crucial in determining future student achievement. This in-depth case study examines a[...]

This dissertation examines how five self-identified critical pedagogues of adolescent students enact critical pedagogy in their classroom in a summer school program for g[...]

The majority of U.S. Black and Latino/a students attend schools that have 75 percent or higher minority enrollment (NCES, 2007). Despite frequent contact among students o[...]

This study describes efforts to assist at-risk students in two North Carolina middle schools and describes aspects of the schools that add to the understanding of those e[...]

The social and educational problems of underserved children and youth have become more apparent during the past decades in the United States. The youth development field [...]

Describes a survey of graduates from master's in library and information studies programs concerning social responsibility and gender issues and the treatment that these [...]

The work of John Dewey and his beliefs regarding student-centered learning are discussed in an effort to analyze the standardization of public education with a focus on s[...]

This study investigated the use of video modeling (VM) in improving play-related social skills for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in Saudi Arabia. A single [...]

This autoethnography critically examines my experiences with the Catholic Church, Catholic schools, organizational structures, and hierarchical relationships in order to [...]

Higher education institutions continue to be increasingly interested in examining how social entrepreneurship and community engaged approaches to education can work toget[...]

This convergent mixed methods study addresses a profound need for empirical studies that explicitly elicit equity and inclusion in the engagement of diverse stakeholders’[...]

The National Consortium of Secondary STEM Schools (NCSSS) is an organization comprised of member high schools from across the country, some of which are residential schoo[...]

The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the beliefs and practices of successful teachers in a high poverty school. Specifically, this study examined the role[...]

In educational systems, students of color experience oppression and subtle forms of racism (i.e., microaggressions), often directed towards them by their peers and facult[...]

In this dissertation, I explored how residence life professionals are teaching social justice. Using critically informed qualitative methods, I conducted semi-structured [...]

This study explored the ways in which a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) enrichment program that is free (or as free as possible) of microaggressi[...]

Programs in youth development continue to emerge as promising avenues to address challenges young people encounter throughout their daily lives. Each year, several studen[...]