The processes by which individuals learn how to perceive, interpret and think about their environment are not completely understood. Sixty years of anthropological studies of indigenous environmental knowledge have largely focused on language-like classification systems. These s…
American K-12 teachers, approximately 80% of whom are White, typically arrive to their first professional teaching position with little experience interacting with students of color and even less training in asset-based pedagogical models. In response, some school leaders that h…
This thesis makes the case for praxis, the reflexive process by which theory is applied in practice, developed and improved through action, and then again articulated in a higher form of theory and open to continual reiteration in practice. Its focus is the constant dialogue bet…
Early teacher attrition has been a problem for American secondary schools for decades. With raising student enrollment and high fiscal costs to train new teachers, determining value-added approaches to secondary early teacher retention is critical for schools to ensure a quality…