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A Study Of Resources And Support Needed For Families Of Students Receiving Special Education Services., Janis Christine Norgaard
A Study Of Resources And Support Needed For Families Of Students Receiving Special Education Services., Janis Christine Norgaard
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The purpose of this study was to identify the use of resources and support needed by families of children with disabilities. The study also examined the perceptions of importance regarding resources and support by families of children with disabilities, the relationship of size of the school district and use and perceptions of importance of resources and the relationships of time since initial identification of the child's disability and the use and perceptions of importance of resources and support. This quantitative study used Hornby' s (1975) theoretical model for parental involvement for the development of a survey that was administered to …
Investigating Trust In The Mentoring Relationship: The Beginning Teacher's Perspective, Nancy Ann Edick
Investigating Trust In The Mentoring Relationship: The Beginning Teacher's Perspective, Nancy Ann Edick
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The focus of this dissertation was to investigate the beginning teacher's perspective on trust in the mentor-beginning teacher relationship. This was a qualitative study rooted in grounded theory modified to accommodate the use of received theory (Glaser & Strauss, 1967). The investigative framework was based on two received theories, and each theory formed the foundation for the following research questions: (1) Gabarro's (1978) theory predicts that work place trust in an associate will be affected by her perceptions of the associate's character, competence, and judgment. Is this true in the case of the beginning teachers as they do or do …
Performance -Based Assessment: Teacher Perceptions Of Implementation And Related Potential Outcomes, Gary Martin Shudak
Performance -Based Assessment: Teacher Perceptions Of Implementation And Related Potential Outcomes, Gary Martin Shudak
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The purposes of this study were to determine: (a) whether and to what extent teachers' perceptions of a district-wide performance-based student assessment program (PBA) correlated with teacher demographics (sex, age, years in the district, years teaching, regular or special education, grade level/subject area taught, elementary or secondary assignment, year of undergraduate degree, and highest level of education attained); (b) whether and to what extent teachers' perceptions of the implementation of PBA correlated with their perceptions of PBA's effects on teaching behaviors, professional identity, relationships with others in the profession, and student achievement; (c) the extent to which teachers felt the …
The Current Training Practices And Perceived Training Needs Of Paraprofessionals In Special Education Programs In Nebraska, Enid Ann Schonewise
The Current Training Practices And Perceived Training Needs Of Paraprofessionals In Special Education Programs In Nebraska, Enid Ann Schonewise
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The purpose of this study was to determine (a) the current training practices for paraprofessionals as perceived by building administrators, special education teachers, and paraprofessionals in special education programs in the state of Nebraska, (b) the perceived training needs of paraprofessionals, as viewed by building administrators, special education teachers, and paraprofessionals, (c) the differences that exist between current training practices and perceived training needs of paraprofessionals and the differences that exist in perceptions of building administrators, special education teachers, and paraprofessionals, and (d) the changes that have occurred in training practices since 1982.
Surprise And Sense-Making: The Organizational Socialization Of First -Year Teachers In Intermediate Grades Four Through Six, Kathleen Joanne Daley Peterson
Surprise And Sense-Making: The Organizational Socialization Of First -Year Teachers In Intermediate Grades Four Through Six, Kathleen Joanne Daley Peterson
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This qualitative dissertation study used grounded theory methodology modified to accept received theory to examine organizational and professional socialization as experienced by a group of ten first-year teachers in grades four through six. Stage model theory and surprise and sense-making theory supplied the study's conceptual framework. The first-year teachers were interviewed three times during the 2000–2001 school year to identify elements of their organizational socialization experience.
A Quantitative Analysis Of The High School Department Head Role In Teacher Evaluation, Instructional Improvement, Curriculum Development, And Student Performance Standards, John Thomas James
A Quantitative Analysis Of The High School Department Head Role In Teacher Evaluation, Instructional Improvement, Curriculum Development, And Student Performance Standards, John Thomas James
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The purpose of this study was to ascertain what relationships exist between a variety of departmental variables and the role of the department head. Data was collected from department heads in the 56 largest secondary schools in Nebraska during the 1994–95 school year using a 66-item survey containing yes/no, open response, and scaled response questions.
A Comparative Study Of Leadership Behaviors Of Principals From High And Low Socio-Economic Elementary Public Schools In Nebraska, Marilou Niemeyer
A Comparative Study Of Leadership Behaviors Of Principals From High And Low Socio-Economic Elementary Public Schools In Nebraska, Marilou Niemeyer
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This study examined the differences, if any, between leadership behaviors of elementary principals from low and high socio-economic schools as defined by the Federal Free and Reduced Lunch schedule. A total of 80 principals with at least one year of experience were asked to participate in this study, a sampling of 40 principals from high socio-economic schools in Nebraska and a sampling of 40 principals from low socio-economic schools in Nebraska as measured by the Federal Free and Reduced Lunch Program.
Third-Graders' Motivation, Metacognition, And Transaction As They Learn About Women In History, Joyce Pawlenty
Third-Graders' Motivation, Metacognition, And Transaction As They Learn About Women In History, Joyce Pawlenty
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The purposes of this study were to describe (1) the process(es) students use to choose women in history to research; (2) students’ motivation to read literature about women; (3) metacognitive strategies students used as they read, wrote, and learned about women; and (4) ways in which students transacted with ideas in the literature they read. Eighteen third-grade students participated in a class unit about women in history. Four of those students who had demonstrated lower reading achievement were the focus of more in-depth study. Students chose and read a biography about a woman. As the students read, they wrote their …
Extracurricular Activities: (Participation Vs. Non-Participation) A Decision For Rural High School Students., Brett A. Nanninga
Extracurricular Activities: (Participation Vs. Non-Participation) A Decision For Rural High School Students., Brett A. Nanninga
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Twelve high school students (six freshmen and six sophomores) from two different schools were interviewed, surveyed, and interviewed a second time during the course of this study. The purposeful sampling of students consisted of a total of six females and six males; and the three categories within each grade level were defined as participants, non-participants, and those who used to participate but no longer participate in school activities.
The Single-Sex Classroom And Math Self-Concept In Girls, Gina M. Piraccini
The Single-Sex Classroom And Math Self-Concept In Girls, Gina M. Piraccini
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Research shows girls' and boys' mathematics self-concept and achievement are comparable in elementary school; however as adolescence emerges, girls' scores fall below boys' (AAUW, 1992; Marsh, Parker & Barnes, 1985). In general self-concept in mathematics has been found to be highly correlated with mathematics achievement (Marsh et al., 1986, Shavelson & Bolus, 1982; Skaalvik & Rankin, 1990).
Differences In Value Expectancy And Outcome Expectation Regarding Weight Gain Among Participants In An Air Force Tobacco Cessation Program, James E. Reineke
Differences In Value Expectancy And Outcome Expectation Regarding Weight Gain Among Participants In An Air Force Tobacco Cessation Program, James E. Reineke
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The impact of tobacco has been one of the greatest public health concerns of the last quarter century, and while advances have been made a significant percentage of Americans continues to smoke. One reason which tobacco users cite for continuing this negative health habit is the desire to maintain their current weight, or the fear of weight gain following tobacco cessation. While there may be negative consequences (real and perceived) to weight gain in the general population, definite sanctions exist in the United States military for those who gain weight in excess of their maximum allowable weight. Tobacco cessation classes …
The Work-Place Experience Of Non-Team Special Area Teachers As Affected By Institutional Procedures In Middle Schools Structured For Team-Teaching, Cecelia A. Birckhead
The Work-Place Experience Of Non-Team Special Area Teachers As Affected By Institutional Procedures In Middle Schools Structured For Team-Teaching, Cecelia A. Birckhead
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Special area teachers in five middle schools were interviewed for the study. Questions were derived from research on the advantages of team-teaching. The team structure gives support for improving teaching strategies and lends a sense of community to the learning environment. Teams can collaborate in meeting student needs and in solving discipline problems. Their classrooms are clustered together lending to the development of a sense of unity by affiliation. The special area teachers were not included on such interdisciplinary teaching teams. The qualitative trends and themes that developed in this study indicated that the advantages available in team-teaching were difficult …
The Efficacy Of Classwide Peer Tutoring On Students With Attentional Difficulties, Todd Reznicek
The Efficacy Of Classwide Peer Tutoring On Students With Attentional Difficulties, Todd Reznicek
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Class wide peer tutoring (CWPT) has been used as an effective intervention for reading, math, and spelling, as well as other subjects. The present study explored spelling and social skill improvement for students with attentional difficulties. Dependent measures included spelling improvement, mean initiations and responses, and total interaction times. Expected treatment effects were not as strong as found in previous studies for spelling. Social skill effects were mixed, with more consistent results obtained with the initiation and duration measures during the first baseline to implementation phase of CWPT. Response to initiation results were more mixed; perhaps because of the new …
Crisis Management Plan Characteristics In Elementary Schools As Perceived By Nebraska Public School Principals, Linda K. Christensen
Crisis Management Plan Characteristics In Elementary Schools As Perceived By Nebraska Public School Principals, Linda K. Christensen
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the importance of crisis management plans and their elements as perceived by Nebraska elementary school principals. Data were collected by using a survey instrument sent to a stratified random sample of 300 Nebraska elementary school principals. The sample was delineated by school district size, small, medium, and large. The survey, which included 21 questions, was designed to analyze the extent to which crisis management plans were in place. A total of 188 surveys were returned for a return rate of 63%.
Factors In Adults' Decisions To Enter Educational Fields, Pamela Anne Schiffbauer
Factors In Adults' Decisions To Enter Educational Fields, Pamela Anne Schiffbauer
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The purpose of this study was to examine the reasons that persons in non-educational careers enter educational fields. Fifteen education majors at the University of Nebraska at Omaha participated in this study. Ten of the participants were from the University of Nebraska at Omaha's Program for Special Undergraduates and five of the participants were from the University of Nebraska at Omaha's Teacher Academy Project.
Process And Impact Evaluation Of A Theory-Based Training Program Of Lay Health Volunteers To Facilitate Smoking Cessation Among African Americans In A Midwest City, Therese Sullivan
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Although cigarette smoking is the leading cause of disease and death for all racial groups in the United States, African Americans bear the greatest burden for health risks. Lung cancer is the leading incidence for all cancer deaths for this subgroup. Many of the past formal smoking cessation interventions had been initiated in the white middle class population. This study aimed to evaluate a pilot project developed around a modified version of the American Cancer Society’s Fresh Start Program to train the trainers in facilitating smoking cessation programs for a low-income predominately African American community in Omaha, NE. A group …
Developing Critical Literacy With Seventh Graders., Kasey L. Barr
Developing Critical Literacy With Seventh Graders., Kasey L. Barr
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The purpose of this study was to encourage and examine seventh grade students' aesthetic responses to literature that focus on issues of power and oppression. Transactional theory and critical literacy combined in the forms of written response and literature discussions. Data were students' response log entries, transcripts of literature circle discussions, and notes from debriefing sessions. Results revealed 1) the majority of students' response log entries were written from the aesthetic stance; 2) students responded to oppressed characters' situations by supporting or encouraging acceptance, passive resistance, active resistance, or adult assistance; 3) students described oppressed characters as subjects (as opposed …
Communication And Collaboration With Educators: The Perspective Of Middle School Parents., Michelle M. Cox
Communication And Collaboration With Educators: The Perspective Of Middle School Parents., Michelle M. Cox
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This paper presents educational research about the uniqueness of middle school children, the perspectives of parents and teachers regarding communication with one another, and how schools can involve parents in the educational process. The literature reveals a lack of information regarding the perspective of parents of middle school children. Nine interviews were conducted with parents of middle school children in a small, midwestem community to gain their perspectives on communicating with teachers. Parents were asked to describe experiences with teachers to determine what types of communication were most effective and what conflicts existed. A social constructivist approach was used to …
Assimilation Concerns Of Immigrant High School Students To The United States, Michelle Jeannette Garcia
Assimilation Concerns Of Immigrant High School Students To The United States, Michelle Jeannette Garcia
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This dissertation examined the difficulties in assimilation faced by immigrant students in our nation's public schools. One paradigm through which these difficulties might be viewed is the phenomenon of cognitive dissonance. Cognitive dissonance was defined as the psychological discomfort aroused by dissonant cognitions experienced by an individual. A review of the literature substantiated the fact that immigrant students are bombarded by dissonant cognitions every day in American schools as they adapt to their new lives here. Some resolve the psychological stress caused by these dissonant cognitions better than others.