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eScholarship@Goucher accepts scholarly material created by students, faculty, and staff members of the Goucher community. Members can upload completed research and scholarship to enhance the global visibility and accessibility of their work on the Internet. A wide variety of scholarly materials are accepted in any file format up to a 2GB limit on file size.
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Whose Congo? Understanding Diaspora-Homeland Perceptions and Transnational Political Engagement in the Congolese (DRC) Diaspora in Belgium
(2019-05-16)The scope of this project is to explore the intersection of diaspora-homeland perceptions and transnational political engagement. Research has already proven that the Congolese diaspora in Belgium is involved in the ... -
The Academic Effect of a Summer Transition Program for 9th Grade Students
(2019-05)The purpose of this study was to determine if a transition program between eighth and ninth grade will improve academic performance. The measurement tool was the Baltimore County Public School Report Card. This study ... -
Chicano Youth Leadership Conference: Speaking Legacies of Leadership into the Future
(2019-06)In this reflection paper, I use the method of oral history to explore leadership through the Chicano Youth leadership conference (CYLC) over fifty-years. For this final capstone project, I have interviewed Charlotte ... -
The Effects of Sustained Silent Reading, with Self-Selected Text, on Reading Comprehension of At Risk Second Graders
(2019-05-21)The objective of this research was to determine the effects of sustained silent reading, with self-selected text, on reading comprehension of at risk second graders. This study is a quasi-experimental design which included ... -
L’dor V’dor : La Montée de l’antisémitisme en France pendant la première moitié du vingtième siècle
(2019-05-09)The country with the third largest Jewish population, France has a rich history and highly developed relationship with its Jewish population. Despite this, it also is known for its anti-Semitism, which overtook society in ... -
A Theological Framework for Understanding Interfaith Engagement
(2019-05)By examining the current world of interfaith engagement, this paper puts forth a framework for understanding interfaith cooperation through a theological lens as a next step in interfaith engagement and dialogue. This ... -
Discourse of Faith and Power: Turnaround Tuesday, a Case Study
(2019-05)This paper explores the spiritually ambiguous identity of the jobs movement Turnaround Tuesday and how it is reflective of Baltimore City’s history of utilizing the church as a reactive force against structural violence. ... -
"The Principal is Like a Warden in a Four-Year Sentence"
(2019-05-17)This thesis seeks to apply the above literature in its evaluation of Maryland’s efforts to dismantlement the school-to-prison-pipeline. This project seeks to answer two specific questions through its analysis, (1.) What ... -
Re-enfranchising the Disenfranchised: Increasing Political Participation among Baltimore City’s Previously Incarcerated through Parochial Social Controls
(2019-05)There has been growing interest in expanding voting rights and bolstering political participation among the United States electorate. Yet, even as states take steps to make the political process more inclusive, previously ... -
Mass Incarceration: The Subjugation of Black Men's Health
(2019-05-19)There has been an ongoing effort to lessen racial health disparities in the United States, but little headway has been made. Despite tremendous advances in medicine, the life expectancy gap between black and white men has ... -
Race, Religion and Gender: Conservative Christians and the Politics of the American Identity
(2019-05-17)This thesis asserts that the source of Donald Trump’s White Christian American support has nothing to do with his personal faith, but his promises to return the U.S. to a time when White Christian America, and White Christian ... -
My Perception, Your Reality
(2019-05-16)Mass media is the main contributing factor that influences our perceptions, thus creating our own perceived realities versus reality itself. -
Maya'loyon: Creating a Space for Indigenous and Cultural Teachers
(2019-05-16)This project, Maya’loyon, consists of a website https://accordion-mayflower-djkm.squarespace.com/config/ designed for Indigenous Languages and Cultural Teachers, nationally and internationally. (The site will go live on ... -
How the District of Columbia Can Achieve Statehood: Supporting the Democratic Process in the Cradle of Democracy
(2019-05-16)The question of whether the District of Columbia should be able to receive the status of statehood is a relevant question in American politics because hundreds of thousands of American citizens living there do not currently ... -
Denmark and France: A Counterterrorism Case Study, Counterterrorism Strategies and the Infringement of Returning Foreign Fighters’ Human Rights
(2019-05-16)Through a comparison of two case studies – Denmark and France – this paper seeks to analyze counterterrorism strategies for returning foreign fighters and the extent the strategies infringe on their human rights. The ... -
Using Time-Out to Manage Temper Tantrums in Pre-School Special Education
(2019-05)Temper tantrums are common behavior in pre-school classrooms. The purpose of this study was to describe if the use of time-out had an impact on the temper tantrums of special needs preschoolers. The type of time-out used ... -
The Effects of Using a Task Bar with Students with ADHD while Completing Independent Work
(2019-05-15)The purpose of this study was to determine whether the use of a task bar with second grade students could increase the amount of work that students complete while participating in guided reading rotations. The measurement ... -
The Relationship between Vegetarian Diets and Injury Rates in Intercollegiate Athletes
(2019-05)The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a relationship between athletic injury rates and style of diet, specifically omnivores and vegetarians. The researcher used a questionnaire to survey a group of NCAA ... -
The Effects of Goal-Setting Conferences on Math Achievement
(2019-05-15)The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of goal-setting conferences on 5thgrade math achievement. This study used a quasi-experimental design with a pre-test and a post-test. The study included 24 fifth-grade ... -
The Effects of Brain Breaks in a Classroom
(2019-05-15)The purpose of this study was to determine whether using brain breaks in a classroom would improve students’ test scores. The measurement tool was summative assessments. This study involved use of a posttest design to ...
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