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Margaret Uwayo
Researcher at Western Michigan University
Publications - 5
Citations - 182
Margaret Uwayo is an academic researcher from Western Michigan University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Disadvantaged & Socioeconomic status. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 5 publications receiving 110 citations.
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Income Inequality : Understanding the Needs of Economically Disadvantaged Children and Families
TL;DR: The Gini coefficient as discussed by the authors is a more complete measure of income inequality, considering the entire income distribution, and it indicates that income inequality is rising overall, and that the increasing disparity of income in the U.S. over the past 30 years results from skill-biased technological change that has benefited higher-skilled workers.
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A Descriptive Analysis of Applied Behavior Analysis Research With Economically Disadvantaged Children
TL;DR: The degree to which economically disadvantaged children are included in educational research in behavioral journals is described and there are opportunities for research with English language learners and children with disabilities.
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Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and Applied Behavior Analysis: Addressing Educational Disparities in PK-12 Schools.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the theory of culturally relevant pedagogy (CRP) and its application to PK-12 education for behavior analysts working in schools and suggest that applied behavior analysis and CRP, when used together, may strengthen educators' efforts to reduce the effects of racism that some students of color experience.
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Community Service Learning: Recruiting Psychology Majors for Service in a Low-Income Community
Tomesha Manora Farris,Denise Ross,Brandi Fontenot,Gaige Johnson,Margaret Uwayo,Garrett D. Warrilow +5 more
TL;DR: For example, this paper used the START model to train psychology majors to work in low-income communities by engaging them in service, research, and teaching activities in a middle school located in a high-poverty community.
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Treatment and prevention approaches for economically disadvantaged young children: challenges and opportunities
TL;DR: During early childhood, economically disadvantaged children can experience challenges that affect their social-emotional, language, and physical health development across the lifespan as mentioned in this paper, and these challenges can affect their development.