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Cameroonian Teachers’ Perspectives Of School-Based Reproductive Health And Safety Education: A Qualitative Study, Sandra Nambangi Bume

Culminating Projects in Education Administration and Leadership

This research examines teachers’ perspectives of school-based sexuality/reproductive health education more fully than has ever been done in the field of education in Southern Cameroons and attempts at breaking the silence on a topic still greatly considered taboo in Cameroon. School-based sexuality education is a subject that aims to educate, enlighten, and “equip children and young people with knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values that will empower them to: realize their health, well-being, and dignity; develop respectful social and sexual relationships; consider how the choices affect their well-being and that of others, and understand and ensure the protection of their rights …

An Examination Of Self-Concept And Literacy In High School Black Males: Midwest School District, Antwan Harris

Culminating Projects in Education Administration and Leadership

A supplemental reading program that was offered in a Minnesota school district with a diverse student population was analyzed. The needs of the adolescent learner, building relationships, improving self-concept, individualized instruction for identified reading skills gaps, and aid with homework were the focal points of the discussion. Changes in reading scores in the Supplemental reading program, as well as program teacher surveys, program teacher interviews, and student satisfaction surveys, were used to evaluate the progress made in improving academic performance. Previous research found a correlation between self-beliefs, motivation, and

achievement. These elements were incorporated in this program evaluation. The results …

Examining Select Minnesota Secondary High School Principal's Perspectives, Leadership Characteristics, And Practices As They Led And Navigated Through The Covid-19 Pandemic, School Closure And Transition Into Distance Learning, Jason Harris

Culminating Projects in Education Administration and Leadership

The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify select Minnesota secondary principals' (1) report on principal’s essential leadership characteristics and practices used when leading their stakeholders through a global pandemic, school closures, and transition to distance learning; (2) to analyze how select Minnesota secondary school principals’ personal beliefs and attributes align with the Top 4 Characteristics of Admired Leaders (CAL) from Kouzes & Posner Leadership Challenge and The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership model and (3) provide current and future school administrators with best practices on emergency preparedness in navigating through a crisis incident.

Three select Minnesota lead secondary …

Because “Culture Eats Strategy For Breakfast:” An Examination Of Selected Minnesota Principals’ Use Of Social Media To Influence School Culture, Alicia Fischer

Culminating Projects in Education Administration and Leadership

The purpose of this study is to examine the perceptions of high school principals about the impact their use of social media has on school culture. The problem of this study emerges from the lack of empirical research in the field examining the ways in which high school administrators use social media platforms to influence school culture. The urgency in the need for the research is derived from the increased use of social media in education as well as other industry areas. School principals have been using social media for real-time communication and updates, however this study’s focus is on …