Date of Award
12-2025
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Education (EdD)
School
Education
Committee Chair
Dr. David Lee
Committee Chair School
Education
Committee Member 2
Dr. John Guillory
Committee Member 2 School
Education
Committee Member 3
Dr. Kyna Shelley
Committee Member 3 School
Education
Committee Member 4
Dr. Gregg Stall
Committee Member 4 School
Education
Abstract
There is a recognized need to focus on the intersectionality of race and gender to determine the specific needs of Black girls in education and for them to gain more academic success. This study set out to determine teachers' attitudes towards Black girls in the post-racial era. A combined quantitative and qualitative methodological approach was used to determine if the attitudes of teachers towards Black girls maintain racial barriers that have been found in education.
Copyright
Kamita R. Thigpen, 2025
Recommended Citation
Thigpen, Kamita R., "Do They Matter? What Role Do 5th-12th Grade Teachers' Attitudes Have in the Academic Success of Black Girls in Classrooms?" (2025). Dissertations. 2436.
https://aquila.usm.edu/dissertations/2436
Included in
Elementary Education Commons, Elementary Education and Teaching Commons, Gifted Education Commons, Junior High, Intermediate, Middle School Education and Teaching Commons, Other Teacher Education and Professional Development Commons, Secondary Education Commons, Secondary Education and Teaching Commons, Special Education and Teaching Commons