Browsing Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies by Author "Tobolowsky, Barbara"
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African-American and Latino conceptualizations of the role and value of community colleges: results from a study of high school students and counselors
Tobolowsky, Barbara; Outcalt, Charles L.; McDonough, Patricia M. (Rapid Intellect GroupGraduate School of Education and Information Studies, UCLA, 2000)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: Using qualitative analysis and a Bourdieuian framework, authors investigated perceptions held by southern California African American and Latino high school students ... -
Beyond Delay: A Qualitative Examination Of The Successful Delay Of Postsecondary Education Of Latter-day Saint Returned Missionaries
Jepson, Jared A. (Education, 2014-12)This qualitative study fills a void in the research on postsecondary education delayers by examining the postsecondary experiences of six male Latter-day Saint Return Missionaries from the North Texas area who delayed ... -
BLACK STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF CAMPUS CLIMATE AT A RACIALLY MIXED INSTITUTION
Brown, Melissa Ann; 0000-0003-4390-9575 (2019-05-08)Black students are not persisting to degree completion at the same rate as White students. While research about Black students’ experiences at predominately White institutions (PWI) and historically Black colleges and ... -
DEVELOPING SELF-EFFICACY: MIDDLE-SCHOOL TEACHERS' PERCEPTIONS AND PRACTICES AFTER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Reid, Aleisha; 0000-0001-7418-3098 (2018-08-09)This qualitative case study explored how middle school English teachers in one North Texas school district perceived professional development grew or hindered their self confidence. Bandura’s (1977) theory of self-efficacy ... -
Do Teachers' Backgrounds Matter? Examining Teachers With Low-socioeconomic Backgrounds' Perceptions Of Teaching Economically Disadvantaged Students
Liggins, Demetrus (Education, 2014-12)This qualitative study explored how teachers from low-income backgrounds perceived their roles as teachers of economically disadvantaged students. The specific setting was Pinewood Park Elementary School in North Texas ... -
The Effect Of Tonality And Rhythm On Memory Recall In Elementary General Education Classrooms: A Quasi-experimental Study
Varnell, Matthew R. (Education, 2013-10-23)The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of rhythm and tonality on an academic memory task by comparing three different treatment conditions: a poem, a rhythmic chant (or rap), and a melodic rhythm (or song). ... -
Ethical Decision-Makers: How Student Affairs Staff Make Moral Choices in the Face of Sexual Assault Cases on Campus
Davis, Veronica Daryl; 0000-0001-5419-9455 (2019-08-08)This qualitative study examined the experience of seven student affairs staff at a private, religiously oriented university in the South who deal with sexual assault cases. Using Nathaniel’s (2006) theory of moral reckoning ... -
Exploring College Readiness: The Role Of Dual Credit And SES On College Persistence And Student Success
Rowett, Charles (Education, 2013-03-20)Texas' 2006 House Bill 1, which required all high schools in Texas to provide students with the opportunity to earn a minimum of 12 hours of college credit prior to their graduation beginning the fall of 2008, changed the ... -
High School Principal Transformational Leadership Behaviors And Teacher Extra Effort During Educational Reform: The Mediating Role Of Teacher Agency Beliefs
Boberg, John Eric (Education, 2013-10-23)Transformational leadership has been shown to affect organizational commitment, capacity development, and performance. However, these relationships have received very little attention in schools, especially high schools ... -
Improving transfer and articulation policies
Tobolowsky, Barbara (ERIC Clearinghouse for Community Colleges Los Angeles CADepartment of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, University of Texas at Arlington, 1998) -
LIFE ON THE FRONT LINE: STAFF EXPERIENCES HANDLING DISTRESSED STUDENTS AND THEIR PERCEPTIONS ON JOB SATISFACTION
Collins, Delcenia R; 0000-0001-5445-396X (2020-05-27)This qualitative study explored the experiences of new student affairs professionals handling mental health issues among college students and how it may influence their job satisfaction. Kucirka’s (2017) model of navigating ... -
A Qualitative Analysis Of Mexican-immigrant Mothers' Involvement In A High-performing Low-income Elementary School
Russell, Isela (Education, 2014-03-12)This qualitative study explores how low-income first- and second-generation Mexican-immigrant mothers, the largest sub-group of the Latino population, support the academic success of their children who are in a low-income ... -
Rationalizing neglect: an institutional response to transfer students
Tobolowsky, Barbara; Cox, Bradley E. (Copyright 2012. The Ohio State University Press. Reproduced with permission.Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, University of Texas at Arlington, 2012)Almost 60% of college students attend more than one institution (Adelman, 2006; Peter & Forest Cataldi, 2005) and a growing body of literature documents the distinct academic and social challenges these students encounter ... -
The role of HBCUs in the college choice process of African Americans in California
Tobolowsky, Barbara; Outcalt, Charles L.; McDonough, Patricia M. (Howard University School of EducationUniversity of South Carolina, Columbia, 2005)The significance of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the educational experience of African American students has been well documented. However, recent court decisions challenge these institutions' ... -
Selling college : a longitudinal study of American college football bowl game public service announcements
Tobolowsky, Barbara; Lowery, John W. (Routledge, 2014-06)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: Using ideological analysis as a frame, researchers analyzed institutionally created commercials (PSAs) that appeared in 28 U.S. college football bowl games over a ... -
STEM SUCCESS FOR ALL: HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS AND PRACTICE OF CULTURALLY RELEVANT EDUCATION IN SCIENCE AND MATH CLASSES
Boyce, Stephanie; 0000-0002-5640-3138 (2018-08-09)The lack of participation of historically underrepresented groups (i.e., Hispanics, Blacks, and women) in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is a serious issue in the United States. Despite the ... -
Student Government Elections: The Experiences of Candidates and Their Perceptions of Political Efficacy
Fox, Jennifer; 0000-0003-3855-1468 (2017-04-25)This qualitative study fills a void in the research on collegiate student government elections by examining the experiences of 10 candidates for president and vice president at large, public, four-year universities in ... -
Teachers' Perspectives on the Efficacy of Inclusion for the General Education Student
May, Valayne (2016-05-11)Laws require special education students to be educated in the least restricted environment, which often means placing special education students with their general education peers in inclusion classroom settings. Inclusion ... -
THE HIGH COST OF LEAVING: VETERAN TEACHERS IN ISLAMIC SCHOOLS
Almasri, Hanan (2022-08-08)Utilizing a traditional qualitative approach, this study explored the experiences of veteran teachers in Islamic private schools and their retention decisions through the lens of the job embeddedness framework, which ... -
THE LATINX STUDENT EXPERIENCE AT AN ELITE COLLEGE IN TEXAS
Sutton, Jennifer (2021-05-03)Increased enrollment of Latinx students in college has led to reshaping the landscape of American higher education, diversifying college enrollment and degree completion. This qualitative study explored the lived experience ...