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Laura Caines-Giralde – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Centered on the theories of Carol Dweck (2006) and James Burns (1978), an expanding theory case study approach was used to analyze how growth mindset and transformational leadership influence instructional decisions made specifically for economically disadvantaged students. In addition, analysis of how leaders perceive these decisions to have…
Descriptors: Individual Development, Transformational Leadership, Decision Making, Economically Disadvantaged
Danielle Marie Zammetti – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Title 1 middle schools have always faced unique challenges. Students belonging to families with low socio-economic status and financial stress have to overcome various barriers before they are academically successful and ready for college, career, and life. The COVID-19 pandemic forced students to engage in education outside of traditional school…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, Middle School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Federal Programs
Kemoy Briscoe-Morris – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This phenomenological qualitative study examined the intersection between TRIO Upward Bound participation and resilience theory to determine how participation in TRIO Upward Bound impacted the resiliency of its at-risk youth participants. Accordingly, the participants of this study are alumni of the federally funded TRIO Upward Bound program, a…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Federal Programs, College Preparation, Low Income Students