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(2022-08)Schools throughout the country are grappling with the notion of tracking versus detracking students in math based on their achievement in grade six or lower. Ambrose Academy, a pseudonym, chose to detrack seventh-grade ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2014-06-15)The purpose of this capstone essay is to synthesize the literature on teaching writing through a process-oriented approach—specifically a writing workshop model—and to draw connections between this type of writing instruction ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2013-05-10)The world we live in today is one in which we can communicate to people on other continents instantly through Skype, Email, Facebook, and even by telephone. We have more cross-cultural encounters presently than in any other ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2012-04)In the traditional middle school mathematics classroom, learning is viewed as a passive process in which students receive knowledge via the didactic instruction of the teacher. Learning is a social process, however, and ...
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(2022-08)Our Capstone project endeavored to support our partner organization, a hyper-growth firm called Li-Cycle Holdings Corporation (Li-Cycle), to assess a strategy to retain its organizational culture through a rapid growth ...
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(2021-08-03)In partnership with Pacific Jesuit University, this capstone explored an online course's ability to develop intercultural competence. This sequential mixed methods study documented growth in the intrapersonal dimension of ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2018-04-24)Resilience is a trait which allows individuals to become “elastic” or “bounce back” from adverse situations. Resilience has become a topic for kids in urban context and how they handle harsh environments. Though resilience ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008-06-14)Current research findings indicate that knowledge of word meanings greatly influence a reader's comprehension of text. As text comprehension is necessary for true "reading" to occur, classroom vocabulary instruction is ...
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(2021-04-18)Successful development teams employ best practices to ensure sustainability and longevity within higher education. This study investigates the office of Alumni and Development Relations in a small midwestern liberal arts ...
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(2023-12)Resultant is a modern professional services consulting firm that seeks to define, aggregate, and assess the knowledge, skills, attributes, and other characteristics (KSAOs) of its Professional Services employees, including ...
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(2021-04-20)Better Basics provides literacy intervention and enrichment programs for students in Central Alabama. Founded over 25 years ago, the organization has grown to support over 20,000 students annually. This quality improvement ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2017-09-15)This project explored how participants combined archival media with physical locations to construct narratives as a form of personal meaning making and learning about the past. The story texts, curated as tour paths ...
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(2021-12)As an active member of the Tennessee arts education ecosystem, ArtsEd TN has made it their mission to work toward creating access to arts education for all students. ArtsEd TN is faced with decisions about where to focus ...
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(2020-12)A study of the Federal Government Agency through a socio-ecological model was conducted to examine the causes for the low Hispanic representation rate. At the Individual level, it was found that salary, benefits, job ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-06-15)The number of students of color in urban and suburban areas continues to increase (Howard, 1999, Irvine 2003,). In 2001 forty percent of students enrolled in public schools were students of color (Irvine, 2003). In some ...
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(2021-12)Leadership in James Madison University College of Education (JMUCOE) and the Ole School Alumni Group feel that the college does not have as many faculty members of color as they would like. The root cause of this problem ...
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(2020-12)Student discourse for a sense of belonging or care within positive, effective student-teacher relationships involves the concept of "like" or "being liked" by teachers. There has been considerable literature on a sense of ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2009-04)In recent years there has been a growth of English language learners (ELLs) in America and with this growth comes the need to find the most appropriate services to meet the educational needs of both ELLs and native ...
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(2021-04-30)This capstone was a process improvement project seeking to find resources to achieve long-term financial stability for DV Farm. DV Farm is a nonprofit organization which assists veterans suffering from homelessness and ...