| Title | Date | Views | Brief Description |
|---|
| A theoretical framework toward implementing and sustaining middle and early college high schools |
2006 |
1777 |
"This study addresses the growing interest in middle and early college high schools as a tool of reform to transform the philosophy and structure of the traditional high school. The following questions guided this study: 1) What is the set of core fa... |
| (Re)envisioning self and other : subverting visual orientalism through the creation of postcolonial pedagogy |
2007 |
3178 |
"The purpose of this research was to explore the historical, cultural, and political background behind the visual representation of Muslim women in the West in the post-September 11th era and to create pedagogy based on contemporary art that can enga... |
| Queer pedagogy as spiritual practice |
2010 |
784 |
The purpose of this research is to explore unlikely intersections between the
seemingly divergent streams of spirituality and queer theory in the discourses around
education. When brought into con... |
| A change is gonna come: a critical study of the impact of a community organizing group on power relations and public life |
2010 |
398 |
This research study examines the impact of the congregation-based community organizing group, Communities Helping All Neighbors Gain Empowerment (CHANGE), on power relations and public life in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Utilizing an action resear... |
| A multi-method qualitative inquiry of girls' access to education and literacy through the implementation of a critical literacy curriculum in rural Pakistan |
2010 |
1554 |
Girls' access to education and literacy in developing countries has received international support and significance in the past decade. This dissertation uses a multimethod qualitative approach in understanding girls' literacy in rural Pakistan. It c... |
| The Black Panther Party, a re-gendering of revolutionary subjectivity |
2011 |
852 |
This thesis explores primary sources, historical content, and theoretical developments regarding gender, race and class both historical and contemporary to further investigate the Black Panther Party as a collective political body and individual iden... |
| Social justice development: creating social change agents in academic systems |
2011 |
1575 |
The purpose of this dissertation is to use critical and transformative research to engage academic advisors in developing the social, cultural, and political habits of mind, understanding, knowledge and skills necessary to enact social justice leader... |
| Learning to ask: philanthropic struggles and rewards of women forging the path toward transformation 1865 - 1920 |
2011 |
628 |
The purpose of this dissertation is to understand why representations of women's educational philanthropy are often invisible in historical context. The political and economic power structures that existed between 1865 through 1920 are examined to un... |
| Navigating mainstream higher education: examining the experiences of Native students using Tinto's interactionalist's model |
2012 |
321 |
Postsecondary degree attainment for American Indian college students at predominantly White institutions has consistently been the lowest among any ethnic and/or racial group for the past three decades. A plethora of studies have been conducted to ex... |