Curriculum and Instruction
FACTORS AFFECTING GRADES: AN EXAMINATION OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL PERFORMANCE GRADES
Doctoral Candidate Name: Felicia Dangerfield-Persky Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: April 14, 2021 – 11:00 AM Defense Location: Virtual via Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Chance Lewis Committee Members: Dr. Bettie Butler, Dr. Xiaoxia Newton, Dr. Amy Good Abstract: This quantitative study explores the potential school-level and school district-level factors associated with […]
“Seeing it in action is more beneficial than learning about it in school”: A multi-case of clinical experiences and culturally responsive literacy instruction
Doctoral Candidate Name: Leslie W. Schmidt Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: April 14, 2021 – 12:00 PM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Erin Miller Committee Members: Dr. Bruce Taylor, Dr. Colleen Whittingham, Dr. Amy Good, Dr. Tehia Glass, Dr. Tina Heafner Abstract: This multiple case study explored the characteristics of […]
“I’m Gonna Tell You That We’re Not a Myth”: Native Students’ and Non-Native Teachers’ Perspectives on Anti-Indigenous Curriculum and Classrooms
Doctoral Candidate Name: Brittany Danielle Hunt Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: March 23, 2021 – 11:30 AM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Chance Lewis Committee Members: Dr. Jae Hoon Lim, Dr. Tehia Glass, Dr. Ryan Emanuel Abstract: Though North Carolina is home to the 9th largest Indigenous population in America, […]
“RE-MEMBERING” HISTORY TO COUNTER MISEDUCATION: EXPLORATIONS OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PEDAGOGY IN URBAN EDUCATION
Doctoral Candidate Name: Annette Teasdell Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: March 8, 2021 – 10:00 AM Defense Location: Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Greg Wiggan Committee Members: Gloria Campbell-Whatley, Marcia Watson-Vandiver, Christopher O’Brien Abstract: Excellence in education is based on a curriculum that is true, relevant, and appropriate, and on educational processes that […]
Putting Equity to Work: A Qualitative Case Study Exploring Equity and Social Justice in a Teacher Preparation Program and its Outcomes with Teacher Candidates
Doctoral Candidate Name: Stephanie Jones-Fosu Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: February 5, 2021 – 9:00 AM Defense Location: Virtual via Zoom Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Chance Lewis Committee Members: Dr. Tehia Glass, Dr. Jae Lim, Dr. Stephen Hancock, Dr. Paul Fitchett Abstract: This study seeks to explore equity and social justice in […]
STAYING THE COURSE: THE PERSISTENCE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN BIOLOGY MAJORS AT A PREDOMINATLY WHITE INSTITUTION
Doctoral Candidate Name: Michelle B. Pass Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: November 5, 2020 – 12:00 PM Defense Location: Virtual Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Chance Lewis Committee Members: Dr. Greg Wiggan, Dr. Lisa Merriweather, Dr. Banita Brown Abstract: MICHELLE B. PASS. Staying the course: the persistence of African American biology majors at […]
EXPLORING THE INFLUENCE OF DRAMATIC ARTS ON UNDEREXAMINED LITERACIES: EXPERIENCES OF BLACK GIRLS IN AN URBAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
Doctoral Candidate Name: Portia M. York Program: Curriculum and Instruction Defense Date and Time: September 15, 2020 – 12:00 PM Defense Location: Virtual Committee chair’s Name: Dr. Chance Lewis Committee Members: Dr. Bettie Butler, Dr. Jae Hoon Lim, Dr. Elizabeth Murray Abstract: This study examined the influence of drama participation on foundational, digital, and Black […]