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The Long Road: Adult Student Retention at a Rural Community College: A Case Study
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2017-05)
To understand and enhance the adult student retention rates, Dyersburg State Community College (DSSC) contacted the Peabody College at Vanderbilt University to have graduate students conduct a study of the adult student ...
Confronting Bias in Teachers' Mathematical Mindsets
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2017-07-19)
Mathematic ability has long been considered a “gatekeeper” to advanced education, better jobs, and higher status in society. People who are considered successful in mathematics are often selected by a teacher at a young ...
English Language Learners Capstone Project
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2017-06-15)
This capstone explores the connections between a personal teaching philosophy and
the five domains of the TESOL standards. The philosophy centers around a culturally
inclusive, educational advocacy based approach to ...
A Multicultural Approach to Identity Development among Latina Youth
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2017-07-24)
This capstone focuses on the effects of the white, euro-centric dominant curriculum on Latina youth from immigrant families and how that affects their identity development. It is of high importance to incorporate diversity ...
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 ...
Perceptions of Academic Advising at Birmingham-Southern College
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2017)
Birmingham-Southern College, a small, private, liberal arts institution in Birmingham, Alabama, asked for an evaluation of their academic advising program. Anecdotal evidence, as well as the findings from a Vanderbilt ...
ELL Capstone Portfolio
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2017-02-26)
The ELL Capstone portfolio is aimed at demonstrating my understanding of teaching
English Language Learners (ELLs) and my mastery of relevant theoretical frameworks and
pedagogy.
It consists of three parts: My Philosophy ...
Adult College Student Choice: Individual and Institutional Factors that Influence Students
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2017-05)
The Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association (TICUA) asked us to
explore why adult students, individuals age 25 and over, in Tennessee choose to enroll in private
nonprofit institutions like their ...
Nashville Literacy Resources for Kids
(2017)
Created with Dr. Donna Y. Ford of Vanderbilt’s Department of Special Education, the booklet details places in Nashville to find free books, free literacy tutoring, and online literacy resources. Each resource is accompanied ...
Capstone English Language Learners Portfolio
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2017-03)
This English Language Learners portfolio demonstrates the in-depth professional
knowledge that I have learned from my two years of study in the English Language Learners
program at the Peabody College of Vanderbilt ...