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Using Controlled Misalignment To Increase Poetry Appreciation Among High School Students, Kelli Cliff Mccrea

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A Creative Thinking And Writing Analysis Workshop As An Alternative Detention Activity To Silence And Work Interventions Used For Behavioral Change In High School, George J. Matranga

Doctoral Dissertations

The purpose of this research project was to investigate the effectiveness of after school detention as a disciplinary tool for handling student misbehavior at school. Detention is defined as holding a student during their own free time, such as after school. The subjects of the study were problematic students assigned to detention for inappropriate behavior, i.e. violating a school rule or regulation.

As a school practitioner conducted this research the study highlights the practitioner's perspective for effective student discipline management in developing and maintaining a positive school climate. In many regards, the study was meant to provide information to the …

Beyond Survival: A Case Study Of The Milwaukee Urban Waldorf School, Phaizon Rhys Wood

Doctoral Dissertations

Schooling has often provided possibilities for the practice of freedom with respect to the education of African-American children but has, at the same time, represented a threat to their system of survival. Hale (cited in Hale-Benson, 1990) believes that what is needed is an education that provides cultural continuity - not intervention. The challenge is to provide an effective education - one that can "conceptualize Black children within the context of their culture" (p. 210).

The literature review that follows provides the foundation for the argument that a model already exists that is emancipatory in its original design, that identifies …

A Critical Hermeneutic Exploration Of Adoption, Trauma Of Separation And Abandonment, And Subsequent Adjustment, Virginia Bowman Maker

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Crossing Borders: Transformative Experiences Of Euro American Bilingual Teachers In A Spanish Speaking Context, A Participatory Study, Margaret C. Laughlin

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The Effects Of The Geometer's Sketchpad Software On Achievement Of Geometric Knowledge Of High School Geometry Students, Margaret Lynn Lester

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A Study Of The Relationship Between Conditions Present In Managers' Families Of Origin And The Behavior Of Managers In Workplace Relationships, Jane Henderson-Loney

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Transitions To U.S. Private Schools: Perceptions Of Six Immigrant Elementary School Boys, Philip Manwell

Doctoral Dissertations

"The United States is faced with the privilege and challenge of educating immigrant children, not only in a second language and other skills, but also in the many and varied dimensions of life in this country" (London, 1990; p. 287).

Whether these children have fled rigid dictatorial regimes or wars, whether they came to the U.S. directly or spent time in refugee camps or detention centers, whether they have little more than what they are wearing at the time, or their families have planned the migration carefully, leaving their countries of origin legally and peacefully, bringing currency and the promise …

An Analysis Of Intrinsic Motivation In A Summer Enrichment Program For Economically Disadvantaged Middle-School Students, Bonnie M. Mackie

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A Study Of The Investment Policies And Practices Of California Social Service And Advocacy Organizations, Alexis Whitney Olian

Master's Theses

This research examines the investment policies and practices of California social service and advocacy organizations by investigating the level of complexity of their investment activities and whether the mission of their organization is taken under consideration, as a social investment screen, when making investment decisions.

The nonprofit sector is an essential and influential part of our society as well as our economy. The management of this sector's growing assets is of key importance to its long-term financial stability. With the growing popularity of social investment and the increasing diversity of social investment strategies, it is also a valuable time to …

Assessment Of Middle School Students' Cognitive Performance On Piagetian Tasks Requiring Formal Abstract Thinking Processes, Marilyn L. Mcclaskey

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Legal Analysis Of The Education Of The Handicapped Act: Unresolved Issues Of Hospital Placement And Medically Related Services: Implications For In-Service Education Of School Personnel, Jerry Macdonald

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Catholic Elementary Schools As Agents Of Parent Formation Needs As Perceived By Parents, Patricia M. Mccormack

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Toward Transformative Classrooms: A Critical Analysis Of School Partnerships In A Multicultural Setting, Jan Latorre-Derby

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An Evaluation Of The Effects Of Multicultural Education On The Attitudes Of Ethnic Minority And Majority Students At Cortez Elementary School, Peggy Terri

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