Curriculum and Instruction
LEADING WITH CULTURAL RELEVANCE: A QUALITATIVE CROSS-CASE STUDY OF THREE COMMUNITY COLLEGES THAT NARROWED THE EQUITY GAP BETWEEN WHITE AND BLACK STUDENTS IN FIRST-TO-SECOND-YEAR RETENTION OUTCOMES
Doctoral Candidate Name: Natasha D. Lipscomb Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: May 6, 2024 – 12:00 PM Defense Location: Contact : clewis64@charlotte.edu Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Chance Lewis Committee Members: Dr. Chance Lewis, Dr. Jae Hoon Lim, Dr. Heather Coffey, Dr. Mark D’Amico Abstract: Racially minoritized students (RMS) face substantial disparities in […]
CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PEDAGOGY AND ITS IMPACT ON THE ACADEMIC OUTCOMES OF MARGINALIZED STUDENTS (K-12) IN THE PEDAGOGICAL SPACES OF URBAN SCHOOLS: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL CASE STUDY
Doctoral Candidate Name: Elijah Eddie Dunbar Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: April 9, 2024 – 2:00 PM Defense Location: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/93983683499 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Greg Wiggan Committee Members: Dr. Charles Hutchison, Dr. Stella Kim, and Dr. Gloria Campbell-Whatley Abstract: ABSTRACT Culturally Responsive Teaching is a holistic pedagogical approach that appeals to the […]
Teaching During Divisive Times: An Exploratory Study of Black Female Teachers in Social Studies
Doctoral Candidate Name: Yvonna Hines Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: April 8, 2024 – 11:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom – Contact yhines@charlotte.edu for link Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Tina Heafner Committee Members: Dr. Meghan Barnes, Dr. Bettie Ray Butler, Dr. Tracy Rock Abstract: Social studies education has garnered significant national attention as […]
The Rearview Mirror: Navigating the STEM (STEAM) Identity of Middle Grades Black Girls Through Online Extracurricular Counterspaces
Doctoral Candidate Name: Wally Keith Burgess Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: April 9, 2024 – 3:30 PM Defense Location: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/my/wkburges Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Greg Wiggan Committee Members: Dr. Charles B. Hutchison, Dr. Marcia Watson-Vandiver, Dr. Gloria Whatley-Campbell Abstract: U.S. school achievement has been the subject of much discussion. In the case […]
BELONGING IN HONORS: AN IN-DEPTH EXPLORATION OF MINORITY EXPERIENCES IN A HIGH-ACHIEVING UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
Doctoral Candidate Name: Jordan Zachary Boyd Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: April 5, 2024 – 2:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/4067468532 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Greg Wiggan Committee Members: Dr. Lyndon Abrams, Dr. Marcia Watson-Vandiver, Dr. Gloria Campbell-Whatley Abstract: This dissertation explores notions of belonging among minority Honors students through student self-identifying […]
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Doctoral Candidate Name: Jennifer Nicole Johnson Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: April 3, 2024 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: 1. Login into Dr. Lewis’ Zoom Video Conference Room 2. Use the following Meeting ID: 859-415-6604 3. Meeting Password: 54125 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Chance Lewis Committee Members: Dr. Sejal Foxx, Dr. Bettie […]
Exploring faculty perceptions of active and collaborative learning in one community college’s behavioral and social science department
Doctoral Candidate Name: Stacy B. Moore Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: December 1, 2023 – 1:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/95998006511 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Hilary Dack Committee Members: Dr. Mark D’Amico, Dr. Chance Lewis, and Dr. Bruce Taylor Abstract: Behavioral and Social Science (BSS) classes in higher education provide students with […]
#RATCHETQUEERTEACHER: SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING AND LIBERATION THROUGH MINDFULNESS AND HIP HOP THERAPY
Doctoral Candidate Name: Torie Wheatley Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: November 2, 2023 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: https://zoom.us/j/8594156604?pwd=enFiT2pXZ1crcHFaeGNwTUF1dWE3dz09 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Chance Lewis Committee Members: Dr. Lisa Merriweather, Dr. Bettie Rae Butler, Dr. Susan Harden Abstract: There is a growing mental health concern among Black Ratchet queer womxn in educational […]
A Qualitative Multiple Case Study Exploring High-Performing Teacher Agency and Reform of “Low-Performing” Schools in North Carolina
Doctoral Candidate Name: William Kessler Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: November 10, 2023 – 12:00 PM Defense Location: https://charlotte-edu.zoom.us/j/96538654400?pwd=YzZCYWUwMVF1MTVaK3VhM3RwSzRsdz09 Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Tina Heafner Committee Members: Dr. Lisa Merriweather, Dr. Drew Polly, and Dr. Tracy Rock Abstract: Since the early 1980s, American educational reformers have tried to improve schools through standards, […]
English Language Development Teachers’ Experiences with Multilingual Student Advocacy During Mandated School Closures
Doctoral Candidate Name: Michelle Pazzula Jimenez Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: October 30, 2023 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Virtual: Zoom – Please contact Michelle Pazzula Jimenez at mpazzula@Charlotte.edu for the link Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Joan Lachance Committee Members: Dr. Heather Coffey, Dr. Adriana Medina, Dr. Walter Hart Abstract: The effects […]