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Direct linkNeri, Rebecca Colina – Information and Learning Sciences, 2020
Purpose: Nondominant youth faces complex structural inequalities and injustices that have a direct impact on their academic learning outcomes and psychosocial well-being. Research suggests that supporting the development of students' critical consciousness not only improves their educational and career trajectories but also provides students with…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Cultural Capital, Cultural Background, Police Education
Akst, Leslie Anne – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This dissertation is a qualitative study of a curriculum I designed for composition students in the Fall of 2012. The curriculum I created is informed by the Freirean edict that a self-generated desire to "create knowledge" is far more likely to result in meaningful, holistic learning than simply "banking" information. In the…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Ethnography, College Faculty, College English
Download full textHunt, Jared; Tompkins, Patrick – Inquiry, 2014
The plagiarism detection programs SafeAssign and Turnitin are commonly used at the collegiate level to detect improper use of outside sources. In order to determine whether either program is superior, this study evaluated the programs using four standards: (1) the ability to detect legitimate plagiarism, (2) the ability to avoid false positives,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Plagiarism, Computational Linguistics
Burke, Brian Patrick – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study evaluated how comic books and graphic novels enhanced the reading comprehension of the students enrolled in the intermediate reading course at Western Pennsylvania Community College. The three research questions are: (1) How can a developmental reading course make use of comics as a learning tool? (2) What impact does reading comics…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Cartoons, Novels, Reading Materials
Kasten, Susan, Ed. – Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL), 2010
The classroom practices discussed in "Effective Second Language Writing" reflect various trends and methodologies; however, the underlying theme in this volume of the Classroom Practice Series is the need for clear and meaningful communication between ESL writers and their readers. While approaches differ, two core beliefs are constant: ESL…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Linguistics
Pastore Gaal, Linda – ProQuest LLC, 2005
There is very little research on the phenomena surrounding the life stories and experiences of teen parents who completed their associate's degree. This dissertation is a case study that tells the life stories of five teen parents who graduated from the Cincinnati Branch of Chatfield College with an associate's degree. Narrative Inquiry provides…
Descriptors: Early Parenthood, Case Studies, Associate Degrees, College Graduates
