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Post-Oppositional Culture Theory: Counter Narratives Of African American Preservice Teachers, Sonya Victoria Scott Jan 2013

Post-Oppositional Culture Theory: Counter Narratives Of African American Preservice Teachers, Sonya Victoria Scott

Theses Digitization Project

This study seeks to counter the social narrative that African Americans resist schooling by examining African American post baccalaureate college students that have developed a passion for learning as demonstrated in their persistence and motivations to enter the teaching profession. Racially correlated disparities prevalent in standardized test scores, high school dropout rates and college eligibility remain one of the most pervasive educational dilemmas facing public schools across the nation. African Americans are identified as significantly under performing when compared to the average performance of white students.


Applications Of The Well-Educated Mind 2003 Concept By Susan Bauer In The Southern California History Classrooms, Tomasz Bogdan Stanek Jan 2012

Applications Of The Well-Educated Mind 2003 Concept By Susan Bauer In The Southern California History Classrooms, Tomasz Bogdan Stanek

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study is to discover how courses in world history and United States history are taught in Southern California secondary schools. At this stage of the research the study of the history course instruction will be generally defined as an exploratory and investigative inquiry involving the interviews of the history faculty, analysis of their course offerings and syllabi content, and the overall teachers' course content preparation and knowledge.


Assimilation Versus Survival: A Case Study Of Beginning Teachers; Preparation, Expectations, And Survival In A New Diverse Environment, Ericka Dolores Shuss Jan 2011

Assimilation Versus Survival: A Case Study Of Beginning Teachers; Preparation, Expectations, And Survival In A New Diverse Environment, Ericka Dolores Shuss

Theses Digitization Project

The focus of this research will revolve around these main questions: Are new teachers adequately prepared for their new teaching position, school culture, demographics, environment, and expectations? The new teacher retention rate is dramatically decreasing in California. Many new teachers leave the education field within the first five years of entering as teachers. Beginning teachers have many pressures guiding their entrance into the teaching field. The first five years are a "vulnerable time" for new teachers entering the field.


A Comparative Analysis Of Method Of Credentialing And Teaching And Teaching Style, Audrey Michele Reisenhofer Jan 2008

A Comparative Analysis Of Method Of Credentialing And Teaching And Teaching Style, Audrey Michele Reisenhofer

Theses Digitization Project

There are two major styles of teaching: teacher-centered and student-centered. The purpose of this project was to determine if the method of credentialing influences whether a teacher uses more teacher-based or student-based instructional methods.


Organization Leads To Self-Confidence And A Wonderful Retirement, Dorothy Jean Oliver-Scott Jan 2004

Organization Leads To Self-Confidence And A Wonderful Retirement, Dorothy Jean Oliver-Scott

Theses Digitization Project

The significance of the project was to answer the call of California schools in their plight to stop attrition and retain teachers. This project alone or in conjunction with other programs offered by schools/school districts gives them another tool to reach their goal of 100% teacher retention. It is the belief of this project that the problems with retention could be diminished if not eliminated, by giving beginning teachers a handbook.


Online Mentoring For Sam V. Curtis Elementary, Michelle Ann Kendall Jan 2004

Online Mentoring For Sam V. Curtis Elementary, Michelle Ann Kendall

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this thesis was to create an Online Mentoring website that would benefit teachers by helping them to feel more confident and efficient through their first couple of years teaching. Its focus is to provide new teachers access to all information involving its processes, procedures and expectations within a specific school site.


Staff Development For Whole-Language Teacher In Taiwan English As A Foreign Language, Chung-Ju Lai Jan 2004

Staff Development For Whole-Language Teacher In Taiwan English As A Foreign Language, Chung-Ju Lai

Theses Digitization Project

This project explores the Whole Language method for developing Taiwanese students' language proficiency in both Chinese and English. It includes sections on current practice in primary-level instruction, teaching methods, learner-centered literacy, crosscultural teaching and learning, and school administration. It provides a theoretical framework for training Whole Language teachers, an instructional unit and a strategy for assessment.


Developing Extended Communities Of Practice To Support Implementation Of Inspiration® In Elementary Classrooms, Michael Richard Towne Jan 2004

Developing Extended Communities Of Practice To Support Implementation Of Inspiration® In Elementary Classrooms, Michael Richard Towne

Theses Digitization Project

This project examined the need for continuing education for teachers, particularly in the area of technology integration. It includes an exploration of the interdependence of technology and pedagogy. It developed an on-line extended community of practice to support professional educators attempting to implement Inspiration®, a commercial software application. The project presents a research-based justification for employing cognitive mapping strategies in a wide variety of pedagogical contexts, provides a dynamic list of examples demonstrating concrete applications which are connected to content and technology standards, and examines current design features for websites.


Teacher Professional Development In Technology Integration, Geraldine Lee Soderquist Jan 2003

Teacher Professional Development In Technology Integration, Geraldine Lee Soderquist

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project was to design, create, and produce a web site for teachers that instructs them on the creating, developing and sharing of Web Quests. Web Quests utilize the wealth of information on the internet to provide a means of moving the teacher away from lecturer and toward facilitator.


Resource Guide For The 2002 General Education Development Exam, Timothy Scott Houser Jan 2002

Resource Guide For The 2002 General Education Development Exam, Timothy Scott Houser

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project was to develop a beneficial resource guide for teachers of the updated (2002) General Education Development (GED) examination.


The Affectiveness Of A Standards-Based, Technology-Connected Staff Development Program, Lee Geary Grafton Jan 2001

The Affectiveness Of A Standards-Based, Technology-Connected Staff Development Program, Lee Geary Grafton

Theses Digitization Project

One role of an administrator is to provide and assess staff development programs. The purpose of this study was to measure the impact of a 120-hour standards-based, technology-connnected staff development program on participating teachers' instruction.


Developing A Teacher Directed Inservice Plan For Technology, Robert Norman Charpentier Jan 1995

Developing A Teacher Directed Inservice Plan For Technology, Robert Norman Charpentier

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Teacher Satisfaction Survey: A Tool For Transformational Leaders To Facilitate Teacher Empowerment & Efficacy, Adrienne Cantrell-Scamara Jan 1994

Teacher Satisfaction Survey: A Tool For Transformational Leaders To Facilitate Teacher Empowerment & Efficacy, Adrienne Cantrell-Scamara

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Survival Guide For Preschool Teachers In All Disciplined Areas, Cheryl Rita Marie Vito Jan 1994

Survival Guide For Preschool Teachers In All Disciplined Areas, Cheryl Rita Marie Vito

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


A Computer Instructional Model Designed To Reduce Cyberphobia Among Adult Students, Sandra Escalante Jan 1993

A Computer Instructional Model Designed To Reduce Cyberphobia Among Adult Students, Sandra Escalante

Theses Digitization Project

Fear of computers -- Student/subject-centered teaching model.


A Conceptual Framework For Materials Useful For Effective Teacher Induction, Joanne Lynn Iavello Jan 1993

A Conceptual Framework For Materials Useful For Effective Teacher Induction, Joanne Lynn Iavello

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


The Prevalence Of Computer Programming In Teacher Education Coursework: A California State University Profile, Antoinette Cutler Kelley Jan 1993

The Prevalence Of Computer Programming In Teacher Education Coursework: A California State University Profile, Antoinette Cutler Kelley

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Staff Development Training For Implementing A History-Social Science Curriculum, Linda H. Loveless Jan 1991

Staff Development Training For Implementing A History-Social Science Curriculum, Linda H. Loveless

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Developing An Inservice On Energy And Energy Conservation For Teachers, Grades Kindergarten-Eight, Cynthia Gail Blair Jan 1991

Developing An Inservice On Energy And Energy Conservation For Teachers, Grades Kindergarten-Eight, Cynthia Gail Blair

Theses Digitization Project

Energy resource conservation.


Teacher Evaluation And Administration Effectiveness, William F. Elliott Jan 1988

Teacher Evaluation And Administration Effectiveness, William F. Elliott

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Readers Theatre In The Classroom, Linda Lapham-Pilgrim Jan 1987

Readers Theatre In The Classroom, Linda Lapham-Pilgrim

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Evaluation Of Microcomputer Courseware: Training For Educators, Vicki L. Wyant Jan 1984

Evaluation Of Microcomputer Courseware: Training For Educators, Vicki L. Wyant

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Pre-Training Needs Assessment For Management Development, Dorothy Elliott Wallace Jan 1982

Pre-Training Needs Assessment For Management Development, Dorothy Elliott Wallace

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


English Composition Tutors: Why They Are Necessary And What They Need To Know, Alice Jean Udall Glazier Jan 1981

English Composition Tutors: Why They Are Necessary And What They Need To Know, Alice Jean Udall Glazier

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


The Effectiveness Of An Interdisciplinary Approach To Reading Instruction, Ellen Sparrowgrove Jan 1980

The Effectiveness Of An Interdisciplinary Approach To Reading Instruction, Ellen Sparrowgrove

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


A Curriculum For The Teaching Of Listening Skills To Kindergarten Students, Virginia Mccarthy Jan 1978

A Curriculum For The Teaching Of Listening Skills To Kindergarten Students, Virginia Mccarthy

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Content Reading Instruction As It Relates To The Secondary Social Studies Curriculum, Paula L. Jacobs Jan 1978

Content Reading Instruction As It Relates To The Secondary Social Studies Curriculum, Paula L. Jacobs

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


A Study Of A Language Program Focusing On Basic Writing Skills And Creative Writing Activities And The Affect On The Writing Skills Of Third Grade Students, Zelma Jane Ballard Jan 1977

A Study Of A Language Program Focusing On Basic Writing Skills And Creative Writing Activities And The Affect On The Writing Skills Of Third Grade Students, Zelma Jane Ballard

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Cheating In The Junior High School, James L. Phillips Jan 1977

Cheating In The Junior High School, James L. Phillips

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


A Reading Program In A Sixth Grade Class-Room Based On Modified Self-Selection Of Paperback Books Using Cloze Procedure To Test Comprehension, Martha J. Shaw Jan 1976

A Reading Program In A Sixth Grade Class-Room Based On Modified Self-Selection Of Paperback Books Using Cloze Procedure To Test Comprehension, Martha J. Shaw

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.