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Two Factor Index of Social Position
(1957)
Developed to estimate positions occupied by individuals within society's structure. Defines occupation and education as determinants of social position.
Positioning of Homeless Adolescents Towards Literacy and Life: An ethnographic narrative inquiry
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018)
Young people who are homeless or runaway encounter numerous barriers in obtaining an education (Milner,2013). Concurrently, their schooling experiences have been restricted by neoliberal policy initiatives that have muted ...
Impact of Assistive Technology Devices for Students Identified with a Disability and an Academic Need in Reading
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2019)
The construct of the American classroom has changed. Various legislation that exists mandates that all students are entitled to a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment. Students that have ...
Digital Multimodal Composing across Disciplines at an Urban Public Multicultural School
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2019)
The purpose of this dissertation study is to examine the ways underprivileged fifth-grade students enacted digital multimodal composing practices and enhanced their understanding of digital multimodal composing in activity ...
UNFULFILLED PROMISES: HOW PROMISE SCHOLARSHIPS IMPACT SMALL PRIVATE COLLEGES
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018)
Development and implementation of promise scholarship programs has risen over the last 15 years, yet research into their effects on the higher education landscape has been relatively scarce. While researchers have mostly ...
It's all fun and games until it's actually learning: Effective new literacies pedagogy with alignment to the Common Core standards in support of student learning and achievement
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2019)
This teacher research study utilized a multiple case study approach to explore how 7th grade students in three concurrent ELA settings perceived teaching and learning in classroom environments with varying degree of new ...
How Expeditionary Learning Education’s Curriculum Formed its Square Peg into the Round Hole of the Conservative Modernization Alliance: Historical Analysis of a 100-year Journey
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2019)
Previous research has indicated that curriculum decisions made at the political level in the United States are highly driven by dominate conservative beliefs and fall within a dominant paradigm that undermines student ...
Bifurcations, Fractals, and Non-linearity in Second Language Development: A Complex Dynamic Systems Perspective
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2019)
This dissertation presents the results of a study investigating the diachronic development of complexity, accuracy, and fluency in second language oral production. Consistent with the axiology of dynamic systems theory, ...
Building Bridges of Understanding: Persons with Disabilities Empowered by Opportunities for Expression and Social Experiences in a Writing Group
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2019)
Health literacy is an important public health issue, especially for persons with disabilities who may have difficulties obtaining - and ultimately understanding - information about their personal health (Health Resources ...
Examining the Nature of Collaborative Learning in the Context of Problem Solving in First-Year and Second-Year Computing Education, A Naturalistic Exploratory Case Study
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2019)
This exploratory case study examined the nature of problem solving in terms of the types of problems posed, instructional approaches and collaborative learning, in first-year and second-year post-secondary computing ...