Franklin Titus Thompson
Biographic Data
| ID | 5806972 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Franklin Titus Thompson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Franklin Titus |
| FAMILY NAME | Thompson |
| SIGNATURE | THOMPSON F T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nebraska at Omaha |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Effective Multicultural Instruction
The reason why the Trayvon Martin murder trial and similar court cases create a philosophical rift in our nation is due in part to flaws in the delivery of multicultural education. Traditional multicultural instruction does not prepare citizens for the subtleties and complexities of race relations. This study investigates critical strategies and practices that address multicultural missing gaps. I also seek to fill a void in the literature create…
The Development and Validation of the Multicultural Dispositions Index
The purpose of this study was to develop and validate the Multicultural Dispositions Index (MDI), which measures diversity awareness levels of educators. Evidence of the instrument's face validity was gained through a three-year pilot study of 477 teacher and counselor candidates at a Midwestern metropolitan university, followed up by a five-year principal study of 1,092 students from the same institution. The result is a 22-item, 4-subscale asse…
The Affirmative Action and Social Policy Views of a Select Group of White Male Private High School Students
This study investigates race views of students from a Midwestern, predominantly White, all-male high school. Findings corroborate a belief that students at the pre-sophomore college level lack a proper understanding of affirmative action (AA). Forty-three percent ( n = 266) lacked knowledge altogether, whereas 30% ( n = 188) opposed AA as a job hiring and promotion (out-come) measure. Conversely, a majority of students ( n = 394, 65%) supported A…
Student Achievement, Selected Environmental Characteristics, and Neighborhood Type
The Development and Validation of the Multicultural Dispositions Index
The purpose of this study was to develop and validate the Multicultural Dispositions Index (MDI), which measures diversity awareness levels of educators. Evidence of the instrument's face validity was gained through a three-year pilot study of 477 teacher and counselor candidates at a Midwestern metropolitan university, followed up by a five-year principal study of 1,092 students from the same institution. The result is a 22-item, 4-subscale asse…
Student Achievement, Selected Environmental Characteristics, and Neighborhood Type
Effective Multicultural Instruction
The reason why the Trayvon Martin murder trial and similar court cases create a philosophical rift in our nation is due in part to flaws in the delivery of multicultural education. Traditional multicultural instruction does not prepare citizens for the subtleties and complexities of race relations. This study investigates critical strategies and practices that address multicultural missing gaps. I also seek to fill a void in the literature create…
The Affirmative Action and Social Policy Views of a Select Group of White Male Private High School Students
This study investigates race views of students from a Midwestern, predominantly White, all-male high school. Findings corroborate a belief that students at the pre-sophomore college level lack a proper understanding of affirmative action (AA). Forty-three percent ( n = 266) lacked knowledge altogether, whereas 30% ( n = 188) opposed AA as a job hiring and promotion (out-come) measure. Conversely, a majority of students ( n = 394, 65%) supported A…
Student Achievement, Selected Environmental Characteristics, and Neighborhood Type
The Affirmative Action and Social Policy Views of a Select Group of White Male Private High School Students
This study investigates race views of students from a Midwestern, predominantly White, all-male high school. Findings corroborate a belief that students at the pre-sophomore college level lack a proper understanding of affirmative action (AA). Forty-three percent ( n = 266) lacked knowledge altogether, whereas 30% ( n = 188) opposed AA as a job hiring and promotion (out-come) measure. Conversely, a majority of students ( n = 394, 65%) supported A…
The Development and Validation of the Multicultural Dispositions Index
The purpose of this study was to develop and validate the Multicultural Dispositions Index (MDI), which measures diversity awareness levels of educators. Evidence of the instrument's face validity was gained through a three-year pilot study of 477 teacher and counselor candidates at a Midwestern metropolitan university, followed up by a five-year principal study of 1,092 students from the same institution. The result is a 22-item, 4-subscale asse…
Effective Multicultural Instruction
The reason why the Trayvon Martin murder trial and similar court cases create a philosophical rift in our nation is due in part to flaws in the delivery of multicultural education. Traditional multicultural instruction does not prepare citizens for the subtleties and complexities of race relations. This study investigates critical strategies and practices that address multicultural missing gaps. I also seek to fill a void in the literature create…
Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Academic achievement (2 works) · Critical Race Theory in Education (2 works) · Higher Education Research Studies (2 works) · Mathematics education (2 works) · Multiculturalism (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Affirmative action (1 works)