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Gardner, Jeffrey A.; McKinzie, Ashleigh E. – Teaching Sociology, 2020
This article analyzes the effectiveness of an activity we developed to help students better understand intersectionality. Intersectionality is an analytic concept that signifies ways that inequalities may overlap to create unique forms of privilege and subjugation. In the activity, students use assigned vignettes from the perspective of research…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Teaching Methods, Instructional Effectiveness, Philosophy
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Crawford, Emily R.; Valle, Fernando – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2016
School counselors are critical intermediaries in K-12 schools who can help students from undocumented immigrant families persist in school. Yet, a dearth of research exists about their advocacy work, or the range of efforts they make to support unauthorized youth. This paper asks, (1) what challenges do counselors face and strive to overcome to…
Descriptors: Undocumented Immigrants, Academic Persistence, School Districts, School Counselors
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Wardle, Elizabeth Ann; Furgerson, Karen; Holland, Glenda; Mayorga, Mary; Villarreal, Joseph – Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
The purpose of this study was to understand the demographic and cultural factors that define the student population of the South Texas masters'-level counseling program and to understand students' perceptions of online, hybrid, and face-to-face courses, based on their experiences with these types of classes. This study was s survey research…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Technology Uses in Education, Student Needs, Demography
Adams, Caralee – CURRENTS, 2010
Everyone in the business of raising funds for graduate and professional schools knows that the effort has certain challenges. Deborah McCreery, of Widener University School of Law, identifies two main hurdles to alumni fundraising at Widener Law: (1) student loan debt; and (2) a perception problem. At Widener Law and other professional and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Students, Alumni, Alumni Associations