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An Exploration Of Common Domain Skills Necessary For Intraschool And Classroom Success, Phillip A. Hatch
An Exploration Of Common Domain Skills Necessary For Intraschool And Classroom Success, Phillip A. Hatch
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The focus of this study is on teachers' perceptions of those classroom skills and intraschool skills needed for success in schools currently engaged in the implementation of a model of school reform. An instrument was developed based on the skills identified by the Interstate New Teachers Assessment and Support Consortium (1992) and the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (1989). Faculty in schools currently engaged with a model of reform responded to survey items based on two scenarios: one describing a classroom environment; the other describing an intraschool environment. Data were collected from 495 faculty members in 22 schools in …
Perceived Barriers To The Teaching Of Critical Thinking Skills By Nursing Faculty In Generic Bsn Programs In Tennessee, Renee C. Shell
Perceived Barriers To The Teaching Of Critical Thinking Skills By Nursing Faculty In Generic Bsn Programs In Tennessee, Renee C. Shell
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Teaching critical thinking is a national education goal. The ability to think critically is considered an essential skill of nursing graduates and is a necessary component of competent nursing practice. Therefore, nursing programs must address critical thinking for accreditation. The literature reports that teachers in all areas of education are having difficulties infusing critical thinking teaching strategies into their current teaching practices and critical thinking is lacking in new nursing graduates. This research study sought to identify barriers to the implementation of critical thinking teaching strategies as perceived by nursing faculty in generic, BSN programs in Tennessee. Data were collected …
A Study Of How Elementary School Principals Spend Their Time With Different Quality Levels Of Teachers As A Correlate Of Principal Focus And Time, Gloria Gibba Kieley
A Study Of How Elementary School Principals Spend Their Time With Different Quality Levels Of Teachers As A Correlate Of Principal Focus And Time, Gloria Gibba Kieley
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Criteria Formulating School Choice Decisions For A Middle School Parent Population, Suzanne W. Dunshee
Criteria Formulating School Choice Decisions For A Middle School Parent Population, Suzanne W. Dunshee
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What Counts As Accountability? : Towards An Accountability Framework For The Pre-Primary, Lennie Barblett
What Counts As Accountability? : Towards An Accountability Framework For The Pre-Primary, Lennie Barblett
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Accountability in the pre-primary year has become a focus for attention as schools develop corporate school plans. Pre-primary teachers can no longer work in isolation and are required to implement the school development plan in order to account for their portion of the school's work. This study aimed to find out how pre-primary teachers accounted for their educational programs and what factors influenced their accountability notions and practices. The study conducted in Western Australia used an ecological theoretical framework. Data was collected using multi-modal techniques and analysed using an interpretive-constructivist approach. Three case studies, a questionnaire and focus groups of …
An Examination Of Educational, Occupational, And Religious Characteristics Associated With Decisions Of Suburban Catholic Parents About The Elementary School Education Of Their Children, Paul Edward Ward
Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)
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