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African American Fathers’ Perceptions of Childhood Overweight: An Exploratory Study
(2012-02-14)
Childhood overweight/obesity (CHO) is a serious health concern for children and adolescents. Despite increased efforts to prevent CHO, prevalence rates have actually increased. Evidence suggests that parents are critical ...
Unity, Justice and Protection: The Colored Trainmen of America's Struggle to End Jim Crow in the American Railroad Industry [and Elsewhere]
(2012-10-19)
The Colored Trainmen of America (CTA) actively challenged Jim Crow policies on the job and in the public sphere between the 1930s and 1950s. In response to lingering questions concerning the relationship between early black ...
The Career Experiences of African American Female Engineers
(2012-10-19)
Women of color, specifically African American women, within science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) are significantly underrepresented in workplace organizations. However, the majority of the research addressing ...
Five African American Male Superintendents and Their Leadership in Diverse School Districts in Texas
(2012-11-29)
The focus of this research is in the area of African American male superintendents and their leadership in diverse settings. The research approach adopted in this dissertation used semi-structured interviews with five ...
Middle Class and Middle School: Does Opportunity Knock for African American Students?
(2012-12-10)
Closing the achievement gap between African American and White students continues to challenge educators in both urban and suburban contexts. Teachers and administrators in America are overwhelmingly White, and have limited ...
Recruiting African American Male Teachers in K-12 Schools: A Case Study in One Urban School District
(2012-02-14)
A case study of the experiences of six African American male teachers in a southern K-12 school district is presented in this study. The purpose of this study was: 1) to hear the voices of African American male teachers ...
Predictors of Psychological Health among Rural-Residing African Americans
(2012-10-19)
The current study examined whether obesity contributed significantly to the prediction of depression and health status independent of other relevant factors such as sex, age, and perceived racism in a sample of 198 African ...
Examining the Perceptions of Urban African American Elementary Teachers: The Implementation of Culturally Responsive Materials Into the Classroom
(2012-02-14)
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between urban
teachers’ perceptions and their implementation of culturally responsive materials into the
classroom. Specifically, this study examined the influences ...