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The Impact Of Suspension On The Academic Performance Of Middle School Students, Jennifer Nelson
The Impact Of Suspension On The Academic Performance Of Middle School Students, Jennifer Nelson
Theses and Dissertations from 2020
The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of in-school suspension and out of school suspension on the academic performance of seventh-grade students, as measured by the ACT Aspire. This study was motivated by the assumption that out of classroom time and out of school time has an impact on student learning. It was further assumed that direct instruction from the classroom teacher would enhance students’ learning; and, therefore, suspensions would have a negative impact on student achievement. This quantitative causal-comparative study used four research questions to examine the relationship between suspensions and academic performance of middle school …
School Board Leadership And Student Achievement: An Investigation Of The Potential Relationship, Tiffany Shinese Bone
School Board Leadership And Student Achievement: An Investigation Of The Potential Relationship, Tiffany Shinese Bone
Theses and Dissertations from 2017
The following question was used to guide this study and to assist in better understanding the impact that school boards have on district achievement: What is the relationship between school board practices, as measured by the Effective Board Leadership Practices Survey (EBLPS), and district achievement as measured by Arkansas’ A-F Rating System? This quantitative research study employed correlational analyses and Independent Samples t-Tests to explore the relationship between effective school board leadership practices and district student achievement in Arkansas. Participants selected for the sample consisted of board members in 32 districts where at least three of the board members and …