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Charting Progress toward Outcomes: Analyzing the Role of Professional Development in Early Implementation of Tennessee's Mathematics Standard
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2018-05)
Tennessee has set ambitious student achievement goals for itself that include increasing students' levels of achievement and decreasing achievement gaps. A strategic plan, Tennessee Succeeds, codified these goals in October ...
A Study of Differential Pre-K Readiness Across Racial/Socioeconomic Lines in Evanston/Skokie School District 65
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2017-05-01)
Ackerman and Barnett (2005) suggest that "future academic success is dependent on being ready to learn and participate in a successful kindergarten experience" (p. 1). More importantly, a quality preschool experience has ...
Bridging Baltimore, Barranquilla, and Beyond: Sustainable Growth in Faculty-Led Study Abroad Programming at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019)
As the demographic characteristics of college students in the United States have shifted and expanded, so have the patterns of student mobility across international borders. Study abroad opportunities have also become ...
Poor in the Era of Promise: An Examination of the Experiences of Low-Income Community College Students in Tennessee
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-05)
Despite increases in access to postsecondary education, addressing gaps in outcomes across socioeconomic groups remains challenging. Even if more lower income students are entering postsecondary institutions today than in ...
Veterans Education at Tennessee Universities: An Analysis of State Policy and University Actions
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-05)
Collectively, Tennessee, institutions, and students, both veteran and their dependents, strive toward the successful completion of post-secondary education for the public good of the state and the private good of the ...
Fulfilling the Promise: Nashville State Community College‘s Commitment to Student Success
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-05)
In this study, we utilize a logic model adapted from Tinto’s (1975) Interactionalist Theory and the Theory of Student Departure in Commuter Colleges and Universities by Braxton et al. (2004) to measure determinants of ...
Investigating STEAM: A Study of First Year Middle School Curriculum Implementation
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-05)
This project was a one-year investigation of the implementation of the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) Initiative in the Metro Nashville Public School System. Interviews with STEAM teachers, ...
How Teacher Perceptions Influence Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Program Implementation
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019)
In 2018, an urban district in the Southeastern United States, identified for this study as Manchester City Schools (MCS), developed a strategic plan under the newly hired superintendent. This strategic plan established a ...
Examining Teacher Retention in JCPS: An Examination of Teacher Retention in JCPS Priority Schools
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019)
Since the historic 2001 passage and subsequent implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act, NCLB, schools and districts across the nation have been held accountable in one way or another for student achievement. These ...
Student Retention in an Affinity Bonding Model: Alderson Broaddus University
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-05)
To explore and understand the impact of the Affinity Bonding recruitment model at Alderson Broaddus University, we employed a mixed methods approach research design to answer the following questions: (1) What are the ...