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Direct linkSilva, Bethany – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Theories of writing process have informed the teaching of writing for the past forty years, providing writing mentors with a language of prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing that broadens ways to invite young writers to approach composition. In the past forty years, new technologies for composition have impacted the products,…
Descriptors: Urban Youth, Parks, Summer Programs, Qualitative Research
Clark-Jeter, Patricia – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Many students at an urban vocational high school have failed to pass the mathematics section of the New Jersey high school graduation assessment. Students who fail the graduation assessment are in danger of not earning their high school diploma. The purpose of this study was to learn, from the instructors' perspectives, why students were not…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Instruction, Individualized Instruction
Whitney, Stephanie Rae – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Access to quality mathematics content and instruction has been equated as a civil right (Moses & Cobb, 2001). However, access to empowering mathematics is not a reality for many urban youth. Data show an achievement gap between Black, Hispanic and American Indian students and their peers which, in turn, result in unequal access to education and…
Descriptors: High School Students, Urban Youth, Urban Schools, Charter Schools
Daniels, Emily – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to explore urban teachers' praxis with historically marginalized youth. Specifically I examined of the role of hope and armed love, as well as critical pedagogy as conceptualized and implemented in urban classrooms. The basis for this is the continued educational inequities for urban youth, and an exploration of the…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Teaching Methods, Urban Teaching, Critical Theory
Burroughs, Greer C. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Many American citizens have remained outside of the political process and therefore have not been able to effectively advocate for the full rights, privileges and responsibilities that American citizenship makes possible. For youth from historically marginalized populations who are growing up in lower-income urban areas, the issue becomes…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Urban Areas, Grade 8
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
