eScholarship@Goucher: Recent submissions
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Prepare a Table: Creating Equitable Places Through Culturally Based Food-Sharing
(2020-05)Communities are increasingly pressuring professionals in the field of arts and culture, and in the multi-sector realm of creative placemaking, to ensure that their projects are inclusive and equitable. Culturally based ... -
USING HISTORIC PRESERVATION PUBLIC POLICY TOOLS TO FACILITATE THE RECOGNITION OF MEXICAN-LATINX RESOURCES IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
(2020-05-18)Mexican-Latinx historic resources are under-represented in local, state, and federal historic preservation programs. This treatise focuses on how municipal governments in Los Angeles County can utilize their land-use ... -
Transcending the Migration Security Dilemma: A Critical Emancipatory Analysis of Irregular Economic Migration Policy
(2020-05)The phenomena of undocumented migrant labor, or irregular economic migration, has become conentious topic in migration studies and global migration policy. Within International Relations, liberal and realist mainstream ... -
Go-Go Community Sustainability Report: Impact Investments and Policy Recommendations
(2020-05-18)The Go-Go Community Sustainability Report documents the current challenges of the go-go cultural economy and produces public-private policy and investment recommendations. The impetus for the report is the desired ... -
Identification of English Learners in the Perceptions of ESOL Resource Teachers
(2020-05)In this descriptive study, the English Learner (EL) identification process in one of the Maryland public school districts was reviewed and evaluated through the lens of ESOL instructional or non-instructional staff members. ... -
Wading Upstream: The Case for Ecofeminism as a Solution-Oriented, Critical Theory Approach
(2020-05-15)This thesis is an analytical piece meant to explore the methods of transnational corporations engaging in aid relating to gendered environmental sustainability efforts. The piece will not be very poetic in nature and—though ... -
The Undesigned
(2020-05)In the future, it has become the norm for parents to edit their children's DNA in vitro through CRISPR technology. Because of their genetic superiority, the designed, commonly known as "Vitros" have secured their place as ... -
Classroom Management Techniques in Second Grade
(2020-05)The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of positive and negative classroom management techniques on student achievement in second grade. This study will be able to determine the most effective classroom ... -
The Impact of Cell Phone Use on Academic Achievement in College Students
(2020-05-13)The purpose of this action research was to determine if the academic achievement of college students was affected by the amount of time spent on their cell phones. The measurement tool was the online application Canvas ... -
The Impact of Guided Reading Instruction on Students’ Reading Achievement in First Grade
(2020-05-13)The purpose of this study was to examine the impact that guided reading has on first grade students’ reading levels. The students’ reading accuracy, fluency, and comprehension were assessed by using the Fountas and Pinnell ... -
The Effect of Multiple Teaching Strategies on Student Grammar Achievement
(2020-05)The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of grammar instruction, delivered through a combination of direct instruction, grammar in a literary context, and grammar in a writing context, on grammar achievement ... -
Techniques to Improve Guided Reading Levels in Kindergarten
(2020-05)The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of guided reading instruction on kindergarten students’ reading achievement. The Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment Kit was used to assess the students’ guided ... -
The Effects of Reflection Logs on Kindergarten Student’s Engagement During Independent Reading
(2020-05)Most educators agree that reading skills are enhanced when students are given time to experience text independently. In addition, educators also try to maximize the benefits by making this time as productive as possible. ... -
Childhood Trauma and Reading Accuracy in Fifth Grade Students
(2020-05)The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of childhood trauma on the reading performance of students enrolled in a fifth-grade classroom. It was hypothesized that students in a fifth grade Language Arts class who ... -
What are the Effects of Traditional Teaching Methods versus the Extended Teaching Methods on the Acquisition of 8th Grade Science Content Vocabulary?
(2020-05-15)The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of teaching science content vocabulary in a classroom setting by using various teaching methods. The students were provided with a list of the vocabulary words. The ... -
The Effects of Teacher Mentoring and Coaching on Student Reading Achievement
(2020-05-12)The purpose of this study was to determine if mentoring/coaching for teachers impacts student reading achievement data. The measurement tool was the Fountas and Pinnell Benchmark Assessment. This study involved use of a ... -
The Effect of Small Group Instruction on 3rd grade Mathematics Achievement
(2020-05)The purpose of this study was to determine if third grade student mathematics achievement would grow after participating in small group instruction. The measurement tool was the Baltimore County Public School Periodic ... -
The Effects of Social Emotional Learning on Behavioral Disruptions
(2020-05)The purpose of this study was to determine how social emotional learning might affect the number of behavioral disruptions both in and out of the classroom. This study also examined the impact that one social emotional ... -
The Effects of Restorative Practices on African American Males
(2020-05-11)The purpose of this study was to determine if building positive relationships and implementing restorative practices would increase academic success in African American males. The measurement tool used was quarterly ... -
The Impact of the Academic Practice of Repeated Reading on Oral Reading Fluency Rate and Accuracy
(2020-05-11)The purpose of the study was to determine the impact of the academic practice of repeated reading on oral reading fluency rate and accuracy, as indicated by the Wilson Reading System End-of-Step Assessment, subtest Passage ...