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Direct linkJones, Kimberly Sue Fountain – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Higher education is facing a challenge with as many as 60% of entering students at community colleges testing into one or more developmental level classes each year (Bailey & Cho, 2010, p. 46). This is a crisis that impacts economics, graduation rates, and student morale. The study of students' perceptions of themselves and their educational…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Reading Instruction, Community College Students, Self Concept
Harris, LeCharle Webb – ProQuest LLC, 2009
There are numerous strongly held views and myths about African American students in general and middle school students in particular. This study investigated widely held views about African American middle school students' attitudes toward reading and about how positive attitudes toward reading affect reading performances. In this study, four…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, African American Students, Urban Schools, Reading Comprehension
Herman-Davis, Beth – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to explore how critical pedagogy, culturally relevant curriculum, and student centered instruction impacted student engagement in reading for struggling high school readers, including first- and second-generation immigrants. The researcher/practitioner (r/p) chose to highlight Latinas in the study to understand the…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Caring, Reading Materials, Critical Theory
