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Restructuring Elementary Literacy Instruction in Hamilton County Schools
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2020-05)
This study was a one-year investigation into the implementation of two pilot literacy curricula in
Hamilton County Schools in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Surveys, interviews, and student performance
data were analyzed to ...
The Elgin Children's Foundation's Principal Support Program: An Early Program Assessment
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2020-05)
The school principal plays a significant role in a school’s success, and research highlights the importance of principals learning through others (Smylie, Murphy, & Louis, 2020). Unfortunately, principals often work alone. ...
The Impacts of Financial Aid on Student Suceess at Model College
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2020-05)
Student debt has increased rapidly in the United States over the past 20 years and totals more than $1.3 trillion dollars. Roughly half of students borrow to pay for tuition and living expenses associated with a college ...
The Graduation Boost: Supporting Student Peristence at Lyon College
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2020-04)
Patterns of Student Departure at a Private Liberal Arts HBCU
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2020-05)
For Lane College: A Review of Literature on Black Male Retention and Recruitment Techniques for Private HBCUS
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2020-05)
This exploration into the extant literature surrounding Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) was conducted with the underlying goals of discovering the activities, practices, and polices that Lane College ...
Toward an Understanding of Student Peristence at Lane College: A Test of a Theory of College Student Persistence
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2020-05)
This study further explores the salience of the theory of student persistence at residential colleges and universities (Braxton, Doyle, Hartley, Hirschy, Jones, & McLendon, 2014) at a small, private, HBCU located in Jackson, ...
From Training to Learning in Workforce Development: A Critical Discourse Analysis
(2020-08)
Although labor market dynamics are highly complex, workforce development programs typically attempt to remediate unemployed or underemployed individuals through trainings focused on “soft skills,” or nontechnical skills ...
Parent Engagement in an Independent School Setting
(2020-09)
Many independent schools today struggle to engage parents in ways that meet parents’ needs, particularly as these critical stakeholders have become more demanding and involved in recent years. Parents assume multiple roles. ...
The Recruitment and Retention of Teachers of Color in NAIS Independent Schools
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2020-04)
Within the past year, the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) updated its mission, vision, and values to better reflect the trends impacting its more than 1,700 members. An increased emphasis on diversity, ...