In this time of racial reckoning, education leaders face heightened responsibility to address the pervasive and enduring racism in our schools and systems. In particular, a wave of activism and attention to racial equity from educators and their unions highlight a powerful, yet …
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Black learners often experience hostile learning experiences with attendance at predominantly White learning spaces. Thus, this narrative inquiry sought to explore and illuminate the educational experiences of Black graduates of predominantly White high schools (PWHS) and their …
This study aims to understand how Black educational leaders experienced colorism and how they perceive colorism affects Black students today. A lot of research has been conducted on colorism in the greater social system, but little has been done in the context of education. The …
Situated within critical race theory and Latinx critical theory (LatCrit), the result of this research was a 2-part presentation of a critical co-constructed autoethnography and a qualitative case study. The case study identified factors that promoted intercultural collaboration…
As student demographics in K-12 public schools continue to change and include more students of color, the education community is currently facing an opportunity to create equitable, sustainable systems that serve the needs of students from all backgrounds. The dire need for equi…
Qualitative research continues to demonstrate a majority white, female, middle-class teaching force is struggling to effectively teach an increasingly culturally and linguistically diverse U.S. student population (Hollins & Guzman, 2005; Nieto, 2000). As a result, teacher ed…
This project has been undertaken with the purpose of challenging and changing the harmful expectations of gender norms and hegemonic masculinity imposed on children. I argue that in order to make a better future, in terms of gender equity, educators must challenge and question s…
During the last two decades, there has been an increase in the implementation of school-wide Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS). Schools implement this multi-tiered system of support to organize the school environment by creating improved tools and procedures f…
School districts across the country are responsible for providing a fair and equitable education to all students who enter its doors. The current flows of immigration have created a challenge for educational agencies to meet the needs of newcomer immigrant adolescent students. A…
Most literature associated with ethnic-racial socialization and academic outcomes is set within the historic social-political contexts of mainland United States. The problem addressed in this study was the impact of ethnic-racial socialization on Black high school student's acad…
This dissertation seeks to understand the internationalization of public higher education in the United States through the investigation of an international programs office at a large land-grant university. The study identifies internationalization trends in higher education aft…
With the increasingly racialized schooling and social contexts of the ongoing anti-immigrant, anti-Latinx, and xenophobic national climate, there is an urgency to examine how K-12 Ethnic Studies (ES) classrooms can support Latinx students with navigating and confronting racializ…
Recent studies into medieval pedagogy have shown that art and literature from this era are no longer considered to be centric to Western Europe, but rather, it extends across nations and cultures, creating a new and exciting genre of the Global Middle Ages. A reflection of this …
This study examined a compilation of research related to African American youth and educational staff, ways to combat raced-based trauma, and benefits of trauma informed practices. Findings reveal that trauma informed school can help respond to African American students who have…
The purpose of this exploratory, qualitative study was to examine teacher candidates’ perspectives and experiences about teaching students with dis/abilities from nondominant backgrounds in culturally sustaining ways. I conducted a series of individual interviews and focus group…
Racial color-blindness is a meritocratic ahistorical false belief surrounding the denial, minimization, and distortion of the existence of racism that has detrimental effects on health. Critical race theory effectively centered race for this analysis. Faculty of all races except…
Cultural erasure has led to the virtual erasure of many communities from learning spaces. Discrimination, ignorance, and the politicization of knowledge production are all factors that lead to marginalization that sees certain communities being excluded from academia. One such c…
This autoethnography shares our personal experiences, narratives and counter-stories as we view the social justice issues of inequities in the education of African American students. Through our journey we highlighted our personal views and real scenarios as seen through the eye…
Through the utilization of autoethnography and critical discourse analysis, this dissertation explores the applications of punk rock, its ethos and its philosophies, in the world of education. The overarching research questions driving the direction of this work are as follows: …