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Glasier, Victoria; Palmer, Jessica L. – Geography Teacher, 2019
Using current and historical data, the U.S. Census Bureau offers geography teachers activities with resources to use in the classroom. The activities are aligned to the National Geography Standards (2012) and provide real-world data examples while teaching concepts such as environmental changes and population changes. In a geography activity for…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Census Figures, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students
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Ledesma, María C. – Review of Higher Education, 2019
In the shadow of the Supreme Court's decision to uphold raceconscious policies in "Fisher v. University of Texas" (2016), and midway to Justice O'Connor's 25-year sunset clause in "Grutter v. Bollinger" (2003), affirmative action remains contentious. This qualitative theoretical study posits that we need not speculate about…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Court Litigation, College Admission, Equal Education
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Buckner-Capone, Anji; Duckor, Brent – Educational Leadership and Administration: Teaching and Program Development, 2021
School climate is important for continuous improvement. California's LCFF requires districts to report on school climate and use data to inform decision making. Qualitative data, derived from an explanatory sequential mixed-methods study, explored three belief constructs and sub-groups by response patterns. Education leaders have a range of…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Administrator Attitudes, Beliefs, Educational Environment
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Deeb-Sossa, Natalia; Boulware, Janet – Urban Education, 2022
Based on ethnographic and archival research, we explore how 10 students asserted their rights to belong and secure a space where they felt safe at UC Davis. We examine the activities and practices of 10 undergraduate Chicanxs and Latinxs students: members of "Radical Academics for Pedagogy" (RAP) and RESISTENCIA. Our interest lies on…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Sense of Community, Undergraduate Students, Hispanic American Students
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Greer, Wil; Clark-Louque, Angela; Balogun, Ayanna; Clay, April – Urban Education, 2022
This study explored the achievement, engagement, and school climate perceptions of African American males in urban high schools. Hierarchical regression and focus group interviews were used to analyze male sample (n = 114) data from a larger study. Findings suggest that students' perceptions were influenced by having information about and access…
Descriptors: African American Students, Males, Academic Achievement, Learner Engagement
Suhrheinrich, Jessica; Nahmias, Allison S.; Yu, Yue; Melgarejo, Melina; Schetter, Patricia; Holt, Tana C.; Stahmer, Aubyn C. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Scaling up the use of evidence-based practice (EBP) for autism across service sectors and regions has presented a considerable challenge indicating a clear need for continued development. The California Autism Professional Training and Information Network (CAPTAIN) integrates implementation drivers into specific procedures and methodology as an…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Professional Training
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Matthews, Wendy K.; Koner, Karen – Arts Education Policy Review, 2022
Public debate surrounds the success of charter schools in serving students and providing a generative environment for teacher innovation. Through semi-structured interviews with eleven (N = 11) K-12 charter school music teachers, this study aims to contribute to the understanding of charter school music teachers' perceptions of their setting in…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Teacher Attitudes, Music Teachers
Sattin-Bajaj, Carolyn; Kirksey, J. Jacob – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2022
This study examines the associations between county-level immigration arrests and academic achievement, absenteeism, and measures of school climate and safety for students in the California CORE districts. We found consistent evidence that Latinx and Latinx English learner students experienced declines in academic achievement, attendance, and…
Descriptors: Immigration, Crime, Academic Achievement, Attendance
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Gaarde, Jenna; Hoyt, Lindsay T.; Ozer, Emily J.; Maslowsky, Julie; Deardorff, Julianna; Kyauk, Christine K. – Youth & Society, 2020
Adolescent sleep deprivation is a pressing public health issue in the United States as well as other countries. The contexts of adolescents' lives are changing rapidly, but little is known about the factors that adolescents themselves believe affect their sleep. This study uses a social-ecological framework to investigate multiple levels of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Sleep, Barriers, High School Students
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Boda, Phillip Andrew; Brown, Bryan A. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2020
Science achievement gaps exhibit racial disparities starting in primary grades and attitudes toward science have been shown to affect academic achievement and motivation. Leveraging the immersive nature of Virtual Reality 360 videos, we present a Design-based Research iteration testing how a novel technological-learning experience influenced our…
Descriptors: Scientific Attitudes, Elementary School Students, Student Attitudes, Computer Simulation
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Starnes, Heather A.; McDonough, Meghan H.; Wilson, Jeffrey S.; Mroczek, Daniel K.; Laden, Francine; Troped, Philip J. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2019
The purpose of this study was to examine the factorial invariance of the Abbreviated Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale (NEWS-A) across subgroups based on demographic, health-related, behavioral, and environmental characteristics among Nurses' Health Study participants (N = 2,919; age M = 73.0, SD = 6.9 years) living in California,…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Females, Neighborhoods, Measures (Individuals)
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Martinez, Edna – Community College Review, 2019
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of faculty working within baccalaureate degree--granting community colleges. Method: Data sources included 16 semi-structured interviews, numerous publicly available organizational documents, and participant observations. Results: Analysis revealed three distinct, yet…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Bachelors Degrees, Teacher Responsibility
Johnson, Jason – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The primary purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between school climate and academic achievement in the Common Core State Standards era. This quantitative study involved 79 high school-level school districts from five counties in the southern California area. The essential research questions used to guide the study were designed…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Academic Achievement, Correlation, Common Core State Standards
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Hong, Eunice; Starcher, Richard – Journal of Research on Christian Education, 2021
Issues of race on America's college campuses are increasingly prominent in the current sociopolitical environment. This pilot study sought to understand Asian American students' experience of race in one faith-based university in Southern California. Thirteen participants shared their stories as they experienced race on the university campus. All…
Descriptors: Asian American Students, Educational Experience, Student Attitudes, Self Concept
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Watkins, Nancy A.; Mooney, Eric James – Journal of Education Human Resources, 2022
This article discusses research about LGBTQ school leadership and notes differences in participants' perceptions of treatment in their professional environments. The study employed mixed methods to identify the perceptions and experiences of unfair treatment and discrimination of lesbian and gay public-school administrators working in K-12…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, LGBTQ People, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools
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