Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 2 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 2 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 3 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 6 |
Descriptor
| Urban Youth | 6 |
| Elementary School Students | 4 |
| Grade 5 | 3 |
| STEM Education | 3 |
| Urban Schools | 3 |
| Grade 4 | 2 |
| Partnerships in Education | 2 |
| Reading Instruction | 2 |
| Self Efficacy | 2 |
| Academic Achievement | 1 |
| Action Research | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| ProQuest LLC | 6 |
Author
| Alvarez, Cristina Candelaria | 1 |
| Anderson, James Sebastian | 1 |
| Demuth, Traci | 1 |
| Gibson, Lenwood, Jr. | 1 |
| Jacquelyn Potvin | 1 |
| Tabbetha Harrison | 1 |
Publication Type
| Dissertations/Theses -… | 6 |
Education Level
| Elementary Education | 6 |
| Grade 4 | 2 |
| Grade 5 | 2 |
| Intermediate Grades | 2 |
| Middle Schools | 2 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
| Grade 1 | 1 |
| Grade 6 | 1 |
| High Schools | 1 |
| Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Dynamic Indicators of Basic… | 1 |
| Self Efficacy Scale | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Direct linkTabbetha Harrison – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this quantitative, causal-comparative, non-experimental study was to determine if there is a difference in reading self-efficacy and perceived learning among fourth- and fifth-grade inner city students who participated in experiential learning and those that did not participate in experiential learning. Experiential learning is…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Self Efficacy, Literacy, Elementary School Students
Jacquelyn Potvin – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Background: Youth from low-income, racially and ethnically diverse families are at increased risk for academic challenges and nutritionally inadequate diets. Summer programs offer an opportunity to foster interest and engage students in science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM) education while addressing summer learning loss.…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6
Anderson, James Sebastian – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The researcher investigated the achievement of third- and fifth-grade urban African American students who attended science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), Non-STEM, and Theme Title I schools in science and mathematics on the 2015 Georgia Milestones Assessment. The researcher used data from 29 Non-STEM, 14 STEM, and 10 Theme…
Descriptors: African American Students, Elementary School Students, Academic Achievement, Urban Youth
Demuth, Traci – ProQuest LLC, 2015
This mixed-methods study researches the effects of the implementation of a STEM-garden curriculum as part of collaboration between a non-profit organization and two public schools. This study seeks to understand the processes and funding generated through this partnership between a private and public organization, as well as to evaluate how…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Gardening, Urban Youth, Elementary School Students
Alvarez, Cristina Candelaria – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The study examines how urban school principals lead schools that make a difference for children in challenging settings. This research delves deeply into the experiences of three urban public school principals in the School District of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, who used technology as an avenue to improve educational options for their students.…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Human Capital, Neighborhood Schools, Action Research
Gibson, Lenwood, Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The current investigation studied the effects of a computer software program of the oral reading fluency and comprehension of eight, first grade students. These students were identified as being either "at-risk" or "some-risk" for reading failure on the DIBELS oral reading fluency winter benchmark assessment. A multiple probe…
Descriptors: Intervention, Reading Programs, Reading Fluency, Computer Software
