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Michelle Ramzan – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The objective of this dissertation was to explore how the principles of culturally sustaining pedagogy (CSP) can inform the design of a junior high school curriculum to enhance science learning by providing meaningful learning experiences to all students. The transformative paradigm provided a framework used as a lens to emphasize the importance…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Junior High School Students, Science Education, Scientific Literacy
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Gwendolyn R. Svenson; Olivia Arnold; Patricia Vigil; Naomi Nishi; Christianne Magee – Journal of Youth Development, 2025
The Veterinary Perspectives Institute (VPI) was designed to address the challenges faced by underrepresented youth who are interested in veterinary medicine. This study examines the VPI, a tuition-free program that introduces students from under-resourced high schools to veterinary medicine and One Health through a hands-on, transdisciplinary…
Descriptors: High School Students, Disadvantaged, Veterinary Medicine, Biomedicine
Michelle A'Enene Herriage – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Literacy is the foundation of learning supporting development in all content areas, and teachers are crucial to the academic achievement of all students. Preparing teachers to adequately meet this need is essential. The problem addressed in this study was that classroom teachers in California might not feel effective in teaching literacy skills to…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Reading Instruction, Self Efficacy
Tina Ngo Bartel – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This dissertation examines the efficacy of a professional development program in developing data literate and culturally proficient community college instructors. Existing research suggests that there is a need for high-quality professional development in Cultural Proficiency and data literacy for community college instructors to make continuous…
Descriptors: Data, Digital Literacy, Professional Development, Community Colleges
Sarah Novicoff; Thomas S. Dee – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2023
While policymakers have demonstrated considerable enthusiasm for "science of reading" initiatives, the evidence on the impact of related reforms when implemented at scale is limited. In this pre-registered, quasi-experimental study, we examine California's recent initiative to improve early literacy across the state's lowest-performing…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Block Grants, Reading Research, Reading Achievement
Lopez, Rachel Theresa – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Nation-wide, the number of English Language Learners (ELL) in our classrooms continues to increase. Twenty percent of students enrolled in California public schools are ELLs, the highest percentage in the nation. With the continuously growing number of ELLs in our classrooms, our mainstream teachers must be prepared to teach content and meet the…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Elementary School Teachers, English Language Learners, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
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Phan, Trang; Zhu, Meina; Paul, Mary – Educational Media International, 2021
This study reports on the effects of professional development (PD) training programs on faculty's perceptions and uses of technology for teaching and learning using mixed methods. Collected data include survey questionnaires to faculty at a school of education (N = 47) and focus group interviews on nine participants. The qualitative findings…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technological Literacy, Faculty Development, College Faculty
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Ana M. Hernandez; Annette Daoud – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2025
Research related to the engagement of parents in education continues to perpetuate critical misconceptions in the education of English Learners (ELs), as ideological mind-sets and mislabeling of Latinx families intentionally diminish their roles, importance, participation, and histories. The effects of COVID-19 pandemic on mitigating online…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Family School Relationship, Parent Participation, English Language Learners
Jeremy Roschelle; Judi Fusco; Pati Ruiz – Digital Promise, 2024
As Artificial Intelligence within education becomes increasingly important, Digital Promise reviewed the guidance documents released by seven states--California, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Virginia, Washington state, and West Virginia--on how to approach artificial intelligence (AI) in education. Throughout this report the authors summarize the…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Technology Uses in Education, Employment Qualifications, Responsibility
CASAS - Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems, 2018
The California Department of Education (CDE) provides adult literacy services to one-fifth of adults enrolled in the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) program in the United States. The adult education program addresses literacy needs of individuals by providing adults with the skills and knowledge necessary to (a) gain employment or…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Federal Legislation, Labor Legislation
Schechter, Rachel L.; Lynch, Alicia D. – Online Submission, 2022
LXD Research analyzed data from 462 students in first grade who were Below or Well Below Benchmark at the beginning of the year and participated in using the Phonics Lesson Library and the Phonics Chip Kit as an intervention in CA for the 2021-2022 school year. The product is a Tier 2 or Tier 3 phonics intervention using lessons and manipulatives…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Elementary School Students, Phonics, Intervention
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Myers, Nancy J.; Hysell, Amanda L. – PDS Partners: Bridging Research to Practice, 2021
This article describes a study in which teacher candidates' teacher self-efficacy was examined while using the "Text Talk" program and the Gradual Release of Responsibility format during their clinical experience in literacy. Data analysis indicates that teachers reported a statistically significant increase in their self-efficacy as a…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Self Efficacy, Teacher Effectiveness, Experiential Learning
Lehman, Laura D. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The acquisition of literacy skills is a complex and multi-faceted process that begins long before typical school-based literacy instruction. The present study sought to examine and expand research regarding the independent and interactive contributions of neuropsychological development, movement, play, and music on the development of literacy…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Music Education, Play, Phonological Awareness
CASAS - Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems, 2017
The California Department of Education (CDE) provides adult literacy services to one-fifth of adults enrolled in the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) program in the United States. The adult education program addresses literacy needs of individuals by providing adults with the skills and knowledge necessary to (a) gain employment or…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Federal Legislation, Adult Literacy, Labor Force Development
CASAS - Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems, 2016
This report is a compilation of California's responses to the four questions that the United States Department of Education (ED), Division of Adult Education and Literacy (DAEL) poses annually to all states and territories receiving federal supplementary funding from the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA), Title II of the Workforce…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Labor Force Development, Labor Legislation, Adult Education
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