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Warner, Jared – PRIMUS, 2019
We describe a semester-long project for an introductory statistics class that studies the broken windows theory of policing and the related issues of race, policing, and criminal justice. The most impactful feature of the project is the data-collection phase, in which students attend and observe a public arraignment court session. This "Court…
Descriptors: Police, Race, Correctional Rehabilitation, Statistics
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Ferrari-Bridgers, Franca; Vogel, Rosanne; Lynch, Barbara – International Journal of Listening, 2017
In this article we present the results of two listening assessments conducted in spring 2013 and fall 2013. Our primary goal is of a pedagogical nature and is concerned with the design and the testing of a tool that could measure students' critical listening skill improvement during the span of a semester. A total of N = 370 students participated…
Descriptors: Listening Skills, Speech Instruction, Quasiexperimental Design, Undergraduate Students
Harmon, Martino – ProQuest LLC, 2013
According to the American Association of Community Colleges (2010), more than 40% of all African American students enrolled in postsecondary education are enrolled in two-year colleges. A review of the literature indicated that improving persistence and completion rates for African American students is a challenge that two-year colleges face. This…
Descriptors: Two Year College Students, Two Year Colleges, African American Students, Student Personnel Services