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Min Chuan Jasmine Wang – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this study was to comprehend the motivations and learning experiences of Chinese Heritage Language Learners (CHLLs) who study in Chinese programs in California public high schools where Chinese American students are under-studied and their voices are not heard. The study used Gardner's Socio-educational Model, Fishman's Reversing…
Descriptors: Native Language, Public Schools, High Schools, Learning Experience
Tanya Mae Lamar – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The divide between those who do and those who do not excel in mathematics is patterned in problematic ways. Women and people of color are typically underrepresented in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) and other quantitative fields (ex. Finance) where mathematics plays gatekeeper. However, mathematics is not a subject these groups…
Descriptors: Data Science, STEM Education, High School Students, Student Attitudes
Perez, Dennis Derne – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to explore the academic and social experiences of digital natives at Patrick Harrison High School (pseudonym) located in southern California. The research questions addressing the study were: (a) What are digital natives' academic and social experiences; (b) How does feeling understood…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, High School Students, Learning Experience, Teacher Student Relationship
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Minigan, Andrew P.; Westbrook, Sarah; Rothstein, Dan; Santana, Luz – Social Education, 2017
In 2011, Dan Rothstein and Luz Santana of the Right Question Institute first wrote about the Question Formulation Technique (QFT), a simple yet rigorous stepwise process to teach all students how to ask better questions, in their book "Make Just One Change: Teach Students to Ask Their Own Questions". Through the QFT, students learn how…
Descriptors: Questioning Techniques, Books, Thinking Skills, Creative Thinking
Brody, Josh – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Most California independent schools are failing the benchmark set by Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) to enroll 20%--25% of their students on financial aid. The evidence is clear that many school leaders do not fully understand the impact of socioeconomic diversity on their students' experiences; thus, they cannot make the most informed…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Student Diversity, Private Schools, High School Students
Alliance for Excellent Education, 2020
Linked Learning transforms student learning experiences by bringing meaning and motivation to the school day. It integrates college and career preparation by combining rigorous academic coursework, sequenced career and technical education, work-based learning experiences, and comprehensive support services. Today, Linked Learning is working in…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Learning Motivation, High School Students, College Readiness
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Goodwin, Avilee – Journal of Dance Education, 2010
In this article, the author shares how she was able to help young choreographers in East Oakland, California, to find their own creative voices, choose new movement styles and discover dance as a way to express something important and meaningful about their lives through their two-year dance history project. East Oakland School of the Arts (EOSA)…
Descriptors: High Schools, Urban Schools, Small Schools, Dance