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Perceived Teacher Significance : Ninth Grade Student Reported Affinities For Teacher Traits, Interactions, And Outcomes, Paul D. Fallon
Perceived Teacher Significance : Ninth Grade Student Reported Affinities For Teacher Traits, Interactions, And Outcomes, Paul D. Fallon
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
A cross-sectional sample of 257 public school ninth grade students (53% female) reported on the traits, interactions, and outcomes of their most significant teacher. The sample was diverse ethnically, geographically, academically, and when using criteria to report on a significant teacher. Of 129 variables, 16 factors associated with the teacher-student learning relationship. Associations of factors to grade point average, gender, studenting skills, "favorite" versus "most significant" teacher, and student type were analyzed. On average, 87% of the sample identified a significant teacher, most often female, at their current school. Students tended to agree that their significant teacher was different in …
Comparing Organizational Configurations Of Principal Autonomy In Finland And New York, Harry Leonardatos
Comparing Organizational Configurations Of Principal Autonomy In Finland And New York, Harry Leonardatos
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
This exploratory study compares organizational configurations of principal autonomy in Finland and New York State. Evidence from Finnish school site visits and surveys distributed to principals in New York State and Finland is utilized to compare principal autonomy in two distinct educational settings.
Transnational Higher Education In The Anglophone Caribbean : Analyzing Barbados' Regulatory Approaches To Quality, Kay Diana Thompson
Transnational Higher Education In The Anglophone Caribbean : Analyzing Barbados' Regulatory Approaches To Quality, Kay Diana Thompson
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
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Quality Assurance In Private Higher Education : The Case Of Ghana, Linda Tsevi
Quality Assurance In Private Higher Education : The Case Of Ghana, Linda Tsevi
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
This study explores private higher education and implementation of quality assurance procedures in Ghana, a country in West Africa. While focusing on the three main isomorphic classifications (coercive, mimetic and normative) of DiMaggio and Powell’s (1983) institutional theory, this study examines how regulatory measures are not only designed to enhance the quality of private higher education institutions, but also how they impact the efforts employed by private providers towards meeting quality assurance standards in the environment in which they are located. Using a qualitative methodology, participants from five private university colleges and two private chartered institutions are selected as constituting …