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A Mixed Methods, Critical, Participatory Approach for Studying Rural Black Youth’s Postsecondary Education Access and Opportunity Open

Darris R. Means, Collette Chapman‐Hilliard, Donnie Lindsey, Ciara H. Page, Briana Hayes , et al. · 2024

While researchers have used qualitative and quantitative methods to study postsecondary education access opportunity for rural Black youth, the use of critical mixed methods approaches to examine postsecondary education inequities for rura…

Rhetoric or Change? The Role of State Policies and Conditions in Shaping Postsecondary Education Access and Success for Rural Students Open

Darris R. Means, Jenay F. E. Willis, Kim Getfield, Devon Golden, Bryson Henriott , et al. · 2024

Rethinking Equity and Justice in Rural Organizations: Implications for Policy and Practice Open

Amy Price Azano, Darris R. Means · 2022

This qualitative study examines the progress of a rural New Jersey school in addressing longstanding racial conflict after implementing a Youth Participatory Action Research project two years prior. Here we take up the thread as students c…

Drawing on Internal Strengths and Creating Spaces for Growth: How Black Science Majors Navigate the Racial Climate at a Predominantly White Institution to Succeed Open

Julie Dangremond Stanton, Darris R. Means, Oluwadamilola Babatola, Chimezie Osondu, Omowunmi Oni , et al. · 2021

A participatory action research approach was used to identify the community cultural wealth Black science majors use to navigate the racial climate at a predominantly white institution (PWI). Black science students use their internal stren…

We Have Something to Say: Youth Participatory Action Research as a Promising Practice to Address Problems of Practice in Rural Schools Open

Darris R. Means, Sydney Blackmon, Elizabeth K. Drake, Paris Lawrence, Angel Jackson , et al. · 2021

The purpose of this article is to highlight a critical approach for practice, youth participatory action research, that can be used to invite rural youth to collaborate with school administrators, educators, and community leaders to identi…

Crucial Support, Vital Aspirations: The College and Career Aspirations of Rural Black and Latinx Middle School Students in a Community- and Youth-Based Leadership Program Open

Darris R. Means · 2019

Research in Brief - Pushing Education: Parental Engagement, Educational Aspirations and College Access Open

Darris R. Means, Katherine LaPlante, Cherrel Miller Dyce · 2016

This qualitative study explores the counterstories of educational engagement experiences for five parents who have a high school student in a college access program that is designed for students with a financial need and/or no family histo…

Investigation of Remedial Education Course Scores as a Predictor of Introduction-Level Course Performances Open

Ward Ulmer, Darris R. Means, Tony W. Cawthon, Sheryl A. Kristensen · 2015

This study explores whether performance in remedial English and remedial math is a predictor of success in a college-level introduction English or college-level math class; and whether demographic variables increase the likelihood of remed…

Pushing Education: Parental Engagement, Educational Aspirations and College Access Open

Darris R. Means, Katherine LaPlante, Cherrel Miller Dyce · 2015

This qualitative study explores the counterstories of educational engagement experiences for five parents who have a high school student in a college access program that is designed for students with a financial need and/or no family histo…

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