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Butler, Bettie Ray; Coffey, Heather; Young, Jemimah Lee – Urban Education, 2021
The effects of professional teacher dispositions on student development have been widely documented. Yet there is limited discussion of the impact of socially just dispositions. The present study critically examines the relationship between justice-oriented mind-sets in preservice teachers and their perceptions of teaching in urban schools. Using…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Urban Education, Preservice Teachers, Correlation
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Reynolds, Andrew D.; Crea, Thomas M.; Medina, Jose; Degnan, Elizabeth; McRoy, Ruth – Urban Education, 2015
Parental involvement in education has been associated with a number of positive outcomes for students. Using a mixed-methods approach, the authors examine how role construction and self-efficacy (psychological motivators), invitations (contextual motivators), and life contexts influence a parent's decision to become involved within the context of…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Case Studies, Parent Participation, Correlation
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Berner, Maureen M. – Urban Education, 1993
A study was done to investigate the impact of public school building conditions on student achievement. An analysis of District of Columbia public schools showed that the size of an individual school's Parent-Teacher Association budget is positively related to the school building's condition and to student academic achievement. (JB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Blacks, Case Studies, Community Characteristics