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School Principals: Illuminating The Behaviors And Practices Of Effective School Principals In Challenging Public School Contexts, Sophia Deborah Marsh Masewicz
School Principals: Illuminating The Behaviors And Practices Of Effective School Principals In Challenging Public School Contexts, Sophia Deborah Marsh Masewicz
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Principals' Perceptions Of Distributed Leadership In An Elementary School Setting, David Dwain Eggen
Principals' Perceptions Of Distributed Leadership In An Elementary School Setting, David Dwain Eggen
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First-Again Generation: A Qualititative Study Of First-Generation College Student Siblings Whose Grandparents Attended College, Rene Couture
First-Again Generation: A Qualititative Study Of First-Generation College Student Siblings Whose Grandparents Attended College, Rene Couture
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First-Generation Faculty: A Phenomenological Exploration Of Their Motivations For Mentoring First-Generation Students, Sarah M. Chase
First-Generation Faculty: A Phenomenological Exploration Of Their Motivations For Mentoring First-Generation Students, Sarah M. Chase
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Research indicates that students from first-generation and low-income backgrounds persist and graduate from college at lower rates than their non-first generation peers. Institutions of higher education can create more welcoming and success-promoting environments for first-generation students by helping them connect with faculty, particularly through mentoring relationships. This research explored the motivations of faculty from first-generation backgrounds who mentored first-generation college students within the federally-funded Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program. Informed by constructivist epistemology and transcendental phenomenological theory as well as Bourdieu's (1986) theory of cultural capital, the phenomenon involving the transition into academe for such first-generation faculty was also …
Meaningful Parental Involvement In The Migrant Education Program: A View Through The Lens Of Six Migrant Parents, Mary Ellen Good
Meaningful Parental Involvement In The Migrant Education Program: A View Through The Lens Of Six Migrant Parents, Mary Ellen Good
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Voices Of Well Doctoral Students: A Case Study Exploration Into The Possibilities Of Academic And Personal Success, Patricia Anne Witkowsky
Voices Of Well Doctoral Students: A Case Study Exploration Into The Possibilities Of Academic And Personal Success, Patricia Anne Witkowsky
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The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore the experiences of 12 self-identified well doctoral students at a mid-size, western university in the U.S. to develop an understanding of the positive approaches doctoral students take to their academic pursuits. With an attrition rate of up to 50 percent in doctoral education, exploring areas of success through the lens of wellness may contribute to retention efforts. Data were collected through two semi-structured individual interviews and two journal entries yielding descriptions of the participants' personal and academic backgrounds, as well as their views of and experiences with wellness. The themes …