Browsing by Subject "equity"

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    • Class Matters: Class of Origin, College Rank, and Variation in Earnings with a Bachelor’s Degree 
      Hinz, Serena E. (2015-07-06)
      Department: Leadership and Policy Studies
      In this dissertation, I examine the variation in 1992-1993 four-year college graduates’ ten year post-graduation earnings as a function of their parents’ socioeconomic status and college’s rank. I also compare variation ...
    • Climate Change 
      Vandenbergh, Michael P.; Ackerly, Brooke A. (Virginia Environmental Law Journal, 2008)
      A substantial proportion of the United States population is at or below the poverty level, yet many of the greenhouse gas emissions reduction measures proposed or adopted to date will increase the costs of energy, motor ...
    • Conformity, Equity and Correlated Equilibrium 
      Cartwright, Edward; Wooders, Myrna (Vanderbilt University, 2008)
      We explore the potential for correlated equilibrium to capture conformity to norms and the coordination of behavior within social groups. Given a partition of players into social groups we propose three properties one may ...
    • Episode 102 - Tazin Daniels 
      Bruff, Derek (Vanderbilt University, 2021-12-20)
      Tazin Daniels is an assistant director at the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching at the University of Michigan. She has a doctorate in medical anthropology and her current scholarship focuses on promoting equity ...
    • Exploring Predictive Factors for Chicago Public Schools to Expand Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles 
      Lightner, Cynthia Hargrow; Hamilton, Beverly S. (2023-05)
      Background The purpose of this quantitative project was to explore school-level factors that may impact a Chicago public high school’s likelihood of offering Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles (AP CSP). We ...
    • Misrepresentation of Students of Color in Special Education--Capstone Project 
      Tyrrel, Rachael (Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2020-04-13)
      Many scholars have argued that one potential factor leading to a misrepresentation of Students of Color (SoC) in special education is educator bias (Wiley et al., 2013; Matias, 2013; Hosp & Reschly, 2004; Kincaid, Kincaid, ...
    • Missing Miami: Anti-Blackness and the Making of the South Florida Myth 
      McInnis, Tatiana Danielle (2017-07-12)
      Department: English
      Missing Miami: Anti-Blackness and the Making of the South Florida Myth presents an investigation of Miami, Florida’s cultural topography, with specific attention to how anti-Blackness has shaped the city. In this dissertation, ...
    • Promoting Equity in the Math Classroom 
      Yen, Jessica (Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-07-15)
      Inequity in achievement and opportunities to learn mathematics among different subpopulations of students permeate every level of the United States education system: national, local, school, and even individual classrooms. ...
    • Safe and Healthy Independent Schools: A Theory-Based Evaluation of Wellness & DEI Programming 
      Sullivan, Maggie; Alldredge, Anna (2023-08)
      La Jolla Country Day School (LJCDS) is an independent Pre-K through 12th grade school in San Diego that wishes to provide the most supportive environment for their students' mental health. LJCDS has a robust wellness program ...
    • Time For Change: The Impact of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Practitioners on Independent School Campuses 
      Brown, Mike; Swihart, Seth (Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2021-05)
      In an increasingly diverse nation, establishing representative, equitable, and inclusive work environments has become a prominent discussion for many organizations. This journey for NAIS (National Association of Independent ...