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Accreditation In Teacher Education: An Analysis Of The Costs And Benefits Associated With Ncate Peer Review, Cindy S. Jacobs
Accreditation In Teacher Education: An Analysis Of The Costs And Benefits Associated With Ncate Peer Review, Cindy S. Jacobs
UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of the present study was to examine the costs incurred and the benefits realized by institutions participating in the NCATE accreditation process and to formulate a cost-benefit model to guide teacher training institutions who are assessing the value of peerreview by NCATE. The study utilized quantitative methodology with a descriptive research design. The study featured researcher-designed questionnaires: Accreditation Cost-Benefit Analysis Scale for faculty (ACBAS) and the Costs Inventory Analysis (CIA) for administrators and was administered to a purposive sample of faculty and administrators at 54 colleges of education that had participated in the NCATE accreditation process and sitevisit …
Effects Of A Professional Development Initiative On Technology Innovation In The Elementary School, Delia Raymos Pass
Effects Of A Professional Development Initiative On Technology Innovation In The Elementary School, Delia Raymos Pass
UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations
This non-equivalent group study explored the impact of teacher participation in the development and use of a web-based instructional resource on computer utilization by students. The effects of participation in the technology initiative on teacher attitudes toward computers, technology proficiency, and stages of adoption of technology were also investigated. Teacher volunteers participated in a treatment group that received a professional development intervention and a comparison or web access group (WAG) that received no professional development. The treatment, or Professional Development Group (PDG), received instruction that modeled a constructivist hands-on approach to creating technology-rich lessons based on classroom curricula and Internet …