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Research Vs. Reality How School Districts Meet The Developmental Needs Of School Principals, Catina Bullard-Clark
Research Vs. Reality How School Districts Meet The Developmental Needs Of School Principals, Catina Bullard-Clark
Educational Leadership & Workforce Development Theses & Dissertations
This study examined the shared experiences of elementary principals on the professional development provided to them from their district. The study population consisted of 16 elementary school principals in a district in a state in the mid-Atlantic region. A general qualitative methods approach that was informed by phenomenology was followed. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews and a focus group with the participants and was then organized into themes to answer the following research questions: (1) What approaches to development are being implemented to support elementary principals in a district in a state in the Mid-Atlantic region? (2) Which methods …
Self-Determination Theory And The Educational Motivations Of The Recently Incarcerated, Jason Edward Barr
Self-Determination Theory And The Educational Motivations Of The Recently Incarcerated, Jason Edward Barr
Educational Leadership & Workforce Development Theses & Dissertations
The primary research objective of this qualitative study is to determine if self-determination theory is applicable to the population of the recently incarcerated. If it is applicable, self-determination theory may be a new method of examining the educational motivations of prisoners and the recently incarcerated. Twelve subjects from the western region of Virginia were interviewed. Each had been in prison for more than six months within the past five years; each also held a general education diploma or equivalent. Subject responses were coded via the three major tenets of self-determination theory: competence, relatedness, and autonomy. Additionally, the researcher coded language …