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The Achiever: January 2014, Dan B. Askey

EOP Newsletters

The Achiever January 2014

Educational Opportunity Program

From The Director 1

Financial Aid News 2-3

EOP Honors Banquet 3

Student Success Workshop 4
Writing Workshop

Tutoring 5

Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) 6

New Graduate Counselor 6

Mentor Program 7

Nursing Support Group 7

EOP Students speak out 8
What do your clothes say about you

From the Academic Coordinator 9

Women's Support Group 10

EOP Banquet Reminder 10

Chi Alpha Epsilon 11

Student Spotlight 11

Book Review: Cuervo, H., & Wyn, J. (2012). Young People Making It Work: Continuity And Change In Rural Places. Victoria, Australia: Melbourne University Press. 208 Pages, Ill., Isbn: 9780522860979., Erica L. Kryst

FIRE: Forum for International Research in Education

BOOK REVIEW: Cuervo, H., & Wyn, J. (2012). Young People Making it Work: Continuity and Change in Rural Places. Victoria, Australia: Melbourne University Press. 208 pages, ill., ISBN: 9780522860979.

Minutes, Arts & Sciences Professional Standards Committee Meeting, Tuesday, February 4, 2014, Arts & Sciences Professional Standards Committee

Professional Standards Committee Minutes

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Learning To Lead Public Schools, Corrie Stone-Johnson, Kami Patrizio

Journal of Inquiry and Action in Education

Engaging multiple publics calls for a skill set that “stand[s] in stark opposition to the typical types of managerial and administrative habits characteristic of public schools today” (Knight Abowitz, 2011, p. 477). As instructors in two graduate level leadership preparation programs, we grapple with the tension between developing “managerial and administrative habits” and developing leaders who help people “to mobilize around particular problems related to young people and their schools” (p. 467). In this self-study, we explore how these differing discourses influence the work that we do and our ability to help our students learn to engage with multiple ...

The Relationship Between Servant Leadership And Student Achievement In Southwest Virginia Schools, Christopher Crabtree

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this correlational study is to test the theory of servant leadership that relates the servant leadership characteristics of school principals to student achievement in Southwest Virginia schools. The primary independent variable was principals' servant leadership characteristics as derived from a self-assessment survey (SASL). The dependent variable was student achievement as measured by students' scores on the Virginia Department of Education Standard of Learning achievement tests in math and reading. Other variables tested were principal total experience in education, principal total experience in administration and principal education level. The data analysis chosen for this research is the Pearson ...

Educators' Perspectives On Having Been Cyber Harassed: A Phenomenological Study, Paula Davenport

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The abuse of individuals through electronic means, typically of students by other students, has been researched extensively. The electronic abuse of other individuals through electronic means has received a dearth of research attention. The purpose of this qualitative transcendental phenomenological study was to explore, describe, and expand the knowledge base regarding the cyber harassment of adult educators by students or other adults. The study was conducted in three rural Georgia public school systems and gave voice to educators' cyber harassment experiences. Co-researchers were identified through a short electronic survey, and the experiences of consenting participants were documented through a focus ...

Prism #77, February 2014, Office Of The Provost

Prism: Western Michigan University's Newsletter for Academic Affairs

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Minutes, Arts & Sciences Executive Committee Meeting, Thursday, January 30, 2014, Arts & Sciences Executive Committee

Executive Committee Minutes

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Partnership Between Library And Graduate School For Electronic Theses And Dissertations, Adrian K. Ho

Adrian K. Ho

This presentation describes how the library and the Graduate School at the University of Kentucky collaborated to streamline the thesis and dissertation submission process. The outcome was that the Graduate School implemented an electronic thesis and dissertation mandate in Fall 2013 and students now submit their theses or dissertations directly to the institutional repository, which enables immediate free online access to their research.

Partnership Between Library And Graduate School For Electronic Theses And Dissertations, Adrian K. Ho

Library Presentations

This presentation describes how the library and the Graduate School at the University of Kentucky collaborated to streamline the thesis and dissertation submission process. The outcome was that the Graduate School implemented an electronic thesis and dissertation mandate in Fall 2013 and students now submit their theses or dissertations directly to the institutional repository, which enables immediate free online access to their research.

Minutes, Arts & Sciences Student Life Committee, Tuesday, January 21, 2014, Arts & Sciences Student Life Committee

Student Life Committee Minutes

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Editor's Column, Jacob P.K. Gross

Journal of Student Financial Aid

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Minutes, Arts & Sciences Executive Committee Meeting, Thursday, January 16, 2014, Arts & Sciences Executive Committee

Executive Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Minutes, Arts & Sciences Professional Standards Committee Meeting, Tuesday, January 14, 2014, Arts & Sciences Professional Standards Committee

Professional Standards Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

Call For Papers - Book Of Readings On : Approaches To Early Childhood, Literacy And Special Needs Instruction In Developing Societies, Dr Williams Emeka Obiozor, Dr Ngozi Anyikwa

Dr Williams Emeka Obiozor

CALL FOR PAPERS Approaches to Early Childhood and Special Needs Instruction in Developing Societies By Williams Emeka Obiozor, EdD. Ngozi E. Anyikwa, PhD. Faculty of Education Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka - Nigeria For book Chapters…..Forward/Submit your ABSTRACTS & FULL PAPERS to: onestreetprojects@gmail.com, and copy ngozianyikwa@yahoo.com Submission Deadline: August 30, 2013. Publication date: January 2014.

Idea Class Actions After Wal-Mart V. Dukes, Mark C. Weber

Mark C. Weber

Wal-Mart v. Dukes overturned the certification of a class of a million and a half female employees alleging sex discrimination in Wal-Mart’s salary and promotion decisions. The Supreme Court ruled that the case did not satisfy the requirement that a class have a common question of law or fact, and said that the remedy sought was not the type of relief available under the portion of the class action rule permitting mandatory class actions. Over the last two years, courts have struggled with how to apply the ruling, especially how to apply it beyond its immediate context of employment ...

How The American, Degree-Granting For-Profit Higher Education Sector Manages The Regulatory Environment: An Intrinsic Case Study, Caulyne N. Barron

Education Doctoral Theses

This intrinsic case study examined the context of the American, degree-granting for-profit higher education sector between 2009 and 2012, applying institutional theory and resource dependency theory to develop an understanding of how the degree-granting for-profit sector of American higher education manages regulatory pressures. The study examines how the regulatory environment exerts pressure on higher education institutions. Filling a gap in the literature, the study explores the for-profit sector as a whole by first defining and describing the societal sector. The research is grounded in the proposition that firms not only adapt to regulatory pressures, but take action to create a ...

Parental Experiences Related To An Intra-District Boundary Adjustment Transition At The Elementary School Level, Frederik Schockaert

Education Doctoral Theses

School districts at times need to implement structural and programmatic changes requiring students to attend a different school, which tends to elicit strong parental emotions. This qualitative study analyzes how parents in one suburban Rhode Island district responded to a large-scale redistricting at the elementary level in order to (a) attain a better understanding of parental experiences related to a large-scale district-initiated change and (b) delineate supports, initiatives, and strategies facilitating this type of change.

Analyses of data collected from parent focus groups, School Committee members and the Superintendent reveals that parent responses evolved over time due to the mediating ...

Understanding The Transitional Challenges Of Immigrant Veterans In Higher Education, Ammad Sheikh

Education Doctoral Theses

This study uses Interpretive Phenomenology Analysis (IPA) to understand the transitional experiences of immigrant veterans. The United States has an incredible history of immigrants serving and dying for their adopted country since WWII. The trend continues for immigrants in hope to achieve the American Dream. Transition Theory of Schlosberg was used to shape the research question and helps to conceptualize the research findings. To participate in the study, the participants must be an immigrant, a veteran of US Armed Forces who served honorably, and now college students. Four immigrant veterans participated in semi-structured interviews. Three themes emerged from the interviews ...

Perceived Impact On Student Engagement When Learning Middle School Science In An Outdoor Setting, James Abbatiello

Education Doctoral Theses

Human beings have an innate need to spend time outside, but in recent years children are spending less time outdoors. It is possible that this decline in time spent outdoors could have a negative impact on child development. Science teachers can combat the decline in the amount of time children spend outside by taking their science classes outdoors for regular classroom instruction. This study identified the potential impacts that learning in an outdoor setting might have on student engagement when learning middle school science. One sixth-grade middle school class participated in this case study, and students participated in outdoor intervention ...