Browsing Peabody College by Title
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2012-06)In recent years, theorists have begun to explore the ways in which the narratives our children read influence the democratic ideals we wish to impart. In a nation so stratified along both racial and socioeconomic lines ...
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(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 ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-03-02)This portfolio of teaching English as a second language (ESL) includes two parts. The first part is a thoroughly developed statement of teaching philosophy that is based on field research and theories. The second is a ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2007-10-29)In an effort to explore the ways in which Montessori curriculum and public schools are cooperative or mutually exclusive, I will examine the principles of the Montessori philosophy as set forth by Dr. Maria Montessori in ...
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(2020-12)Postdoctoral (postdoc) positions in mathematics are understood as factors influencing the achievement of mathematics faculty research positions at PhD granting institutions. This capstone study demonstrates that over the ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2014-03-31)This paper examines the current research and theories concerning service-learning and its potential as an effective instructional strategy in middle school social studies classrooms. Traditional social studies classrooms ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-03-01)
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(2021-04-28)Sustainable student enrollment is vital to a charter school’s economic and organizational performance. It is a metric that drives countless decisions. Charter schools use various techniques to recruit and retain students. ...
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(2023-08)In partnership with the American Chamber of Commerce in Saudi Arabia (AmCham), the goal of this project is to diagnose the drivers of expatriate cultural adaptation in Saudi Arabia, with a particular focus on the contextual ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2011-06-15)The goal of this project is to evaluate the merits of implementing integrated instruction at the elementary level. A particular focus is the use of social studies concepts to organize integrated instruction around significant ...
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(2021-08-09)This quality improvement plan explores the adjunct faculty experience at the McDonough School of Business (MSB) at Georgetown University. At present, adjunct faculty participation is low in anything outside teaching their ...
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(2021-08-08)The Laundromat Project (The LP) is an arts-based non-profit organization that is deeply committed to providing professional development and leadership training opportunities for their staff members. However, leadership ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2013-04)
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(2020-07)This study sought to understand instructional staff perspectives on professional development that was provided or facilitated by the organization and the ways in which school leaders at the site planned for and managed ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2016-03)For my capstone experience, I designed a project-based learning (PBL) unit for implementation as an after-school enrichment program in an urban, low-income girls’ public school in Karachi, Pakistan, specifically, Government ...
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(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. ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2010-06-14)This paper provides the rationale underlying the integrated reading-history unit I have created in fulfillment of my Capstone requirements. I begin by calling for the incorporation of any of the content areas into the ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2013-05-29)The purpose of this paper is to argue for the implementation of an education program that is effective at preventing mental disorders and promoting mental wellness. This interdisciplinary paper between the fields of ...
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(2022-08)Education Development Center (EDC), headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, is a non-profit organization founded in 1958 that serves communities both domestically and internationally. The health promotion, practice, and ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2008)The purpose of this essay is to identify criteria within curricula that contribute to providing equitable education and to analyze and evaluate one curriculum based on these criteria. I first describe school-based factors ...