Dissertations from 2014
Ready to Write: Exploring the Student Perspective on the Transition to College, Julie Sullivan
Dissertations from 2013
Teaching Dilemmas: Language Development for English Learners In a Hyper-Segregated Dual Immersion Program, Allison Briceño
An Exploration of Leadership and Campus Cultural Orientation In a California Community College, Eduardo Cervantes
The Effect of Dynamic Assessment on Adult Learners of Arabic: A Mixed-Method Study at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, Mohsen Mahmoud Fahmy
The Effect of Sequent Input on Speech Accuracy and Fluency in Adults at the Intermediate Level, Salah Farah
An Exploration of Worship Practices at an African American Church of Christ, Lamont Ali Francies
The Impact of Transactional Strategies Instruction on the Reading Comprehension of a Diverse Group of Second Graders, Sunjoo Shawn Kim
Effects of Academic and Non-academic Instructional Approaches on Preschool ELLs' English Language Development, Ivana Markova-Lama
Foreign Language Learning in a Non-school Environment: Effects of Simulated Immersion Training on Affective Factors in Learners' Experience, Eunsook McNiel-Cho
Complicating Whiteness: Identifications of Veteran White Teachers in Multicultural Settings, Anthony Miele
Mature Women Beyond Foster Care: Narratives on Fractors contributing to Subjective Well-Being and Life-Sustaining Skills, Marie Elizabeth Moore
"These Rights Go Beyond Borders and Pieces of Paper": Urban High School Teachers and Newcomer Immigrant Youth Engaging in Human Rights Education, Juliet A. Schiller
Being in Deep, Authentic, Dramatic Celebration: Narratives of Community Cultural Workers for Social Change, Mi'Jan Celie Tho-Biaz
Lived Experiences of Women with Hidden Disabilities: A Phenomenologically Based Study, Michelle Jean Yee
Casa de la Solidaridad: A Pedagogy of Solidarity, Kevin Yonkers-Talz
Dissertations from 2012
Imagication = Imagination + Education: What Fifth Graders Think About Arts Integration in Public Elementary Schools, Lisa Edsall Giglio
Perceptions of Bilingualism and Home Language Maintenance and Loss: A Study of Latino Parents at a San Francisco Bay Area Elementary Charter School, Emily McCormick Enstice
Coping Behaviors of Day Laborers in San Mateo, California, Antonio Gallardo
Supporting Teachers as Transformative Intellectuals: Participatory Action Research in Human Rights Education, Page Hersey
The Image of the Artist: A Content Analysis of Authenticity, Ethnicity, and Quality in Young Adult Novels, Jeannine L. Jeffries
A Participatory Action Research Study with Bi-ethnic Children in South Korea on Bi-ethnic Identity Development, Jeong Min Lee
"This is a Public Record": Teaching Human Rights Through The Performing Arts, Andrea McEvoy Spero
Dissertations from 2011
Beyond Nepantlá : an exploration of factors that affect the academic success of Chicano, Lilia Zabalza Chavez
Transcending Borders: The Experience of Six Undocumented Immigrant Mothers in the United States, Patricia DeRobles
Academic Language Teaching and Learning in the Third Space Classroom: A Preservice Teachers' Perspective, Cinzia Forasiepi
Perceptions of middle school Latina students on factors effecting their education : a participatory action research study, Katherine L. Johnson
Filipino American Educational Leaders in Northern California K-12 Public Schools: Challenges and Opportunities, Cynthia Manalo Rapaido
Dissertations from 2010
A critical inquiry into the perspectives of African Americans who consider themselves equal to other U.S. citizens, Melba Beals
Preparation in multicultural teacher education : perceptions of pre-service teachers and their professor in a teacher credentialing program, Marina Estupiñan
Decolonization of the mind and spirit : healing strategies through Latin@ critical consciousness, Victor Garza
The portrayal of Holocaust rescuers in children's literature, Karen Green
Interactions in a two-way immersion program : impact and challenges, Yoko Koki
With an eye on we : a teacher research study of students using narrative inquiry to critique Mexican American history, Enrique Luna
The role of Spanglish in the social and academic lives of second generation Latino students : students' and parents' perspectives, Araceli Osorio
Dissertations from 2009
In search of music equity in an urban middle school, John Calloway
The teller's tale : the role of the storyteller in the life of the story, Rachel Cummings Klein
The Lao language-- Our own world to fall back on" : Lao American students' critical reflections on heritage language maintenance and loss, Khonepheth Lily Liemthongsamout
Seeking refuge in urban America : refugee students in an international public high school in California, Nabila Massoumi
Latino students' experiences in comprehensive and continuation high schools, Maria Rosa Navarro
African American males' perceptions of factors that contribute to high school completion, Samantha Marilyn Rainer
Going beyond our borders : global literature and teacher choice, Guy Andrew Scott Roberts
Demystifying success : critical reflections of African-American California community college students about factors leading to scholastic success during the first year, Robert Lee Snowden
Dissertations from 2008
Experiences and perspectives of African American students and their parents in a two-way Spanish immersion program, Michele Anberg-Espinosa
Vietnamese women's critical reflections on their adaptation to living in the United Sates, Mai Le Ho Del Buono
Warrior women : a qualitative content analysis of the perceptions of the experiences of Native American women in the academy, Onllwyn Cavan Dixon
The sound of ink : a Bakhtinian analysis of expressive intonation in written feedback on essays of first and second language community college students of English composition, Robertson Scott Erskine
Firing the canon : identity negotiation among Chinese American youth through the mediation of multicultural literature, Susan Katrina Gold
The impact of care : young African American males' perceptions of in-home, one-on-one tutoring, Aaron Lamont Horn
Japanese students' autonomy in learning English as a foreign language in out-of-school settings, Kimiyoshi Inomata
Student satisfaction and empowerment through complaining in institutions of higher learning, Farbod Karimi
Developing ethnic identity through Chicano, Sophia Santana Ramirez
Instructional strategies and teacher-student interaction in the classrooms of a Chinese immersion school, Tsueylin Tracy Wang
Dissertations from 2007
Jaula de oro : growing up as an undocumented Latin@ immigrant in the United States, JuanCarlos Arauz
Motivations of Jewish adolescents in a British Hebrew school : identity, socialization, and language learning, Vikki Lynn Atkinson
Fostering a Latino academic consciousness : 4th grade students' experience in a college preparatory curriculum, Claudia Maria Canizales
Indigenous linguistically and culturally connected community health educators/promotoras : preventing HIV/AIDS in the Latino community, Alba Lucia Diaz-Cuellar
Hear our voices : African American parent and student perspectives for promoting academic excellence in elementary schooling, Bweikia Foster
Touching the spirit as a motivating factor for African American students to achieve academic excellence, E'leva D.H. Gibson
Community and college partnerships for student retention in higher education : critical reflections of Pilipino American young adults, Ingrid Mariano Gonzales
Undergraduate students' perceptions of their Holocaust and genocide education, Carol Berry Hurwitz
Revisiting the language-music relationship : exploring pitch recognition and discourse intonation in adult ESL students, Katherine Gambs Knickerbocker
Adopting Handala : deconstructing Jordanian and Palestinian refugee notions of coexistence and transnational consciousness, Marianne Maurice Marar
African heritage in Cuban literature for children and young adults : a participatory study with Nersys Felipe and Teresa Cárdenas, Dulce Maria Perez Castillo
The implications of technology for women of Pakistan in higher education : a qualitative analysis, Anniqua Rana
Dissertations from 2003
The Principal's Role in Promoting Success for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students: A Participatory Research Study, Maria Norma Martinez
Dissertations from 2001
Children's Song-Makers as Messengers of Hope: Participatory Research with Implications for Teacher Educators, Peter J. Baird
Tellin' It Like It Is: Disempowerment and Marginalization of First-generation, Low-income College Students: a Participatory Research, Charlene P. Lobo
Sources of Empowerment for Native American Women: Pomo Women's Critical Reflections, Heidi F. Morgan
Dissertations from 2000
The Lozanov method, Ryan James
Dissertations from 1999
Increasing Access to the University of California: A Case Study of Senate Constitutional Amendment 7, Jamillah Moore
The Relationship Between Attitudes Toward First-Language Maintenance and First-Language Literacy Skills Among Japanese Children Sojourning in the San Francisco Bay Area, Yumi Moriguchi-McCormick
Dissertations from 1998
Making Meaning Transformative Art Education for Middle School, Julia Marshall
Dissertations from 1996
Transitions to U.S. Private Schools: Perceptions of Six Immigrant Elementary School Boys, Philip Manwell
Beyond Survival: A Case Study of the Milwaukee Urban Waldorf School, Phaizon Rhys Wood
