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The Enrollment of Black and Latinx Students in Advanced Placement Science Courses
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Tina Lulla – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to interpret the lived experience of Black and Latinx students from Lakeside Township High School (LTHS); to gain an understanding of how they make sense of their decision not to engage with AP Science coursework. After reviewing relevant literature, interviews were carried out with six Black and…
Descriptors: Enrollment, Advanced Placement Programs, Science Education, High School Students
Latinx High School Students' Math/Science Motivational Beliefs Predicting AP Math and AP Science Enrollment and the Role of Educators
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Angela N. Cruze – ProQuest LLC, 2022
In the present study, the race-focused and race-reimaged framework is applied to motivational belief theory to explore factors related to Latinx high school students' enrollment into AP math and AP science. Incorporating a person-centered approach to the methods, latent profile analysis was conducted to identify the unique math and science…
Descriptors: High School Students, Hispanic American Students, Student Motivation, Mathematics Education
High School Physics Equity, Access, Teaching, and Learning
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Robert Krakehl – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This research is comprised of a three-part examination of equity, access, achievement, and learning in precollege physics. The first study examined teacher-level and school-level predictors of student performance in physics, with a focus on isolated teachers in New York during the 2016-17 academic year. Results indicated 40% of physics teachers…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Education, Predictor Variables, Science Achievement
Critical Success Factors for the Advanced Placement Environmental Science Exam and Their Implications for Practice and Policy
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Feeney Flanagan, Kelly Kathryn – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The Advanced Placement (AP) program offers a platform to enact wide-scale reform in our nation's science classrooms, including populations traditionally underserved in science. Research shows that students who pass AP exams are more likely to succeed in college science courses and pursue a career in science. While the number of students…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Science Education, Student Participation, Success
STEM Education: An Incongruous Approach a Proposed Reform Model for a Large Suburban High School
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Hughes, Patricia A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
It is unknown how the school can best influence the variables that determine pursuance of science study and career choice to bring about greater opportunity to learn challenging science curriculum for all students and promote Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education. Student decisions regarding the type of science class to…
Descriptors: Suburban Schools, STEM Education, Advanced Placement Programs, Curriculum Development
A Qualitative Study: Integrating Art and Science in the Environment
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Mills, Deborah N. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The study was used to develop an understanding of the nature of a creative learning experience that incorporated the foundational elements of Reggio Emilia, place-based education, and experience design. The study took place in an urban high school with eight students in an advanced placement art class. The qualitative research project revolved…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Integrated Curriculum, Art Education, Science Education