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This dissertation presents a framework for understanding how beliefs about difficulty and talent in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) influence students’ subsequent decisions to major and complete degrees in those...
This qualitative exploratory case study examines how low-income, Black boys, who are eligible for accelerated curricular courses at Amos P. Godby High School, decide to pursue or to not pursue accelerated coursework. The research...
Internships are considered "high-impact practices" offering students transformative opportunities to develop new skills and professional identities while immersed in workplace culture. They have also been pinpointed as key to improving...
The purpose of this dissertation in practice was to understand how women faculty and mentors influenced black women's career pathways in technology. The setting for this study was graduates from a 4-year public, mid-level university in...
This study illuminates the nuanced experiences of Asian international women students in Computer and Mathematical Sciences, and Engineering doctoral programs in the United States, a domain historically shaped by male dominance, White...
This dissertation is organized around key factors that may influence students’ STEM major choices. These are: 1) individual perspective – focusing on students’ perceived mathematical and scientific abilities as well as math and science...
Mental illness is an epidemic sweeping the nation and, more specifically, the world of education (Salerno, 2016). According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] (2020b), approximately 4.4 million children 3-17 years old...
This qualitative and exploratory study sought to better understand how adolescent high school students form perceptions and opinions of the criminal justice system (CJS). Nine freshmen and nine seniors enrolled in a criminal justice...
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