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Full-Text Articles in Education
Virtual Architecture: Designing And Directing Curriculum-Based Telecomputing, Judi Harris
Virtual Architecture: Designing And Directing Curriculum-Based Telecomputing, Judi Harris
School of Education Open Educational Resources
Is it worth it, all this Internet stuff? Worth the time and energy it takes? Worth it because your students will learn more? Worth it because you'll be a better teacher? The answer to these questions-yes and no-can be found in this readable, conversational, practical, and slyly revolutionary work. The author proposes that integrating computer-mediated technology into your classroom is well worth it if accomplished in a way that helps new and worthwhile things happen there. And then she shows you how to do just that. You'll begin building with a flexible framework-clear, strong, and simple activity structures-that becomes your …
School Of Marine Science Graduate Program 1998-1999, College Of William & Mary, School Of Marine Science
School Of Marine Science Graduate Program 1998-1999, College Of William & Mary, School Of Marine Science
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Catalog for the Graduate program from the School of Marine Science at the College of William and Mary for the listed academic year.
Competencies Of The Twenty-First Century Superstore Manager: Implications For Professional Postsecondary Education, Robert Stephen Kelley
Competencies Of The Twenty-First Century Superstore Manager: Implications For Professional Postsecondary Education, Robert Stephen Kelley
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
In recent years, supermarkets have become more complex and challenging to operate. Many supermarkets offer an expanded selection of products and services not found in the traditional format. These new generation supermarkets have been labeled by the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) as superstores. The purpose of this study was to identify a competency model needed to successfully operate a superstore over the next 5-10 years. In addition, the study sought to identify the core competencies that formulate the superstore competency model and to compare the results of the model to the Contemporary Store Manager Model which was created from a …
Resilience Profiles Of Young Children In Special Education And Poverty-Related Programs: The Role Of Protective Factors, Evelyn Reed-Victor
Resilience Profiles Of Young Children In Special Education And Poverty-Related Programs: The Role Of Protective Factors, Evelyn Reed-Victor
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
The Impact Of Alternative Scheduling Practices On Student Performance In French I, Linda Moody Wallinger
The Impact Of Alternative Scheduling Practices On Student Performance In French I, Linda Moody Wallinger
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
A Statewide Survey Of Professionals' Opinions And Practices Concerning The Assessment Of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder In Children, Roberta Waller Thompson
A Statewide Survey Of Professionals' Opinions And Practices Concerning The Assessment Of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder In Children, Roberta Waller Thompson
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
The purpose of this study was to investigate current practices used by clinicians when diagnosing children with AD/HD as well as to explore possible relationships between practices, professional disciplines, opinions, and theoretical leanings.;The study utilized a researcher designed questionnaire mailed to licensed Psychiatrists, Pediatricians, Clinical Psychologists, and Counselors in Virginia. The sample included 274 professionals.;Hypotheses examined relationships between professional discipline and use of assessment methodologies, consultation practices, and classification system preferences, as well as relationships between opinions about classification and assessment of AD/HD and practitioners' opinions about assessment practices.;It was found that physical examination was the only variable with any …
Influences Of Self In Career Decision-Making Among Gifted Adolescents Attending Governor's School In Science And Technology, William Rutledge Orton
Influences Of Self In Career Decision-Making Among Gifted Adolescents Attending Governor's School In Science And Technology, William Rutledge Orton
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
The purpose of this study was to investigate conflict in educational and career decision-making of gifted adolescents who had attended a summer residential program in science and technology. The sample consisted of 147 gifted and talented young men and women who attended the Virginia Governor's School in Science and Technology in either 1990 or 1995. Subjects completed the Minnesota Importance Questionnaire (MIQ) as a measure of work needs and values, and an investigator-designed questionnaire that probed the path of their career decision-making. Results on the MIQ indicated the 1990 cohort was significantly higher on the needs subscales of achievement, altruism, …
Form Follows Function: Designing Web Pages To Support Educational Projects, Judi Harris
Form Follows Function: Designing Web Pages To Support Educational Projects, Judi Harris
School of Education Articles
This paper examines aspects of some World Wide Web-based educational telecomputing projects to illustrate 10 different project Web page functions. These include: (1) giving a project overview or introduction to the goals and operational structure for the project; (2) announcing curriculum-based projects, inviting participation, and providing links to relevant networked resources; (3) providing instructions to telecollaborators on how to participate in the project; (4) serving as virtual places for participants to exchange information; (5) creating an open-ended form of multimedia communication; (6) providing project-related resources; (7) presenting chronologies of past and ongoing project work; (8) providing viewing space to showcase …
Increasing Teachers' And Parents' Awareness Of Indicators Of Giftedness In Economically Disadvantaged Students, Clifton Gadberry Payne Jr.
Increasing Teachers' And Parents' Awareness Of Indicators Of Giftedness In Economically Disadvantaged Students, Clifton Gadberry Payne Jr.
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
Low socioeconomic students represent a population in public schools which is underrepresented and underserved in the talented and gifted programs. Part of the problem may be due to teachers' and parents' abilities to recognize giftedness in economically disadvantaged potentially gifted students and to nominate them for a gifted screening.;The present study attempted to determine if a training program for teachers and parents would increase the valid referral rate of potentially gifted economically disadvantaged students. Teachers at one school received an oral presentation and written summation of economically disadvantaged potentially gifted student characteristics. Teachers at a second school received the written …
The Acculturation Process For Kaigaishijo: A Qualitative Study Of Four Japanese Students In An American School, Linda F. Harkins
The Acculturation Process For Kaigaishijo: A Qualitative Study Of Four Japanese Students In An American School, Linda F. Harkins
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
The purpose of this study was to sort out and specify the dimensions of acculturation for kaigaishijo, Japanese sojourning students who presented an anomaly in a monocultural setting, based on factors that surfaced through data collected in the interviews and observations as a result of my conceptual framework that focused on the family, educational environment, and maturity. By sorting the data and comparing and contrasting one child's experiences to those of others as individuals and as an aggregate, nine factors appeared to repeatedly impact the process of acculturation. These essential factors that provide insights into acculturation are (1) the mother's …
A Study Of The Special Education Administrator's Role Related To Secondary Transition: Management And Leadership Dimensions, Karen Richards Hudson
A Study Of The Special Education Administrator's Role Related To Secondary Transition: Management And Leadership Dimensions, Karen Richards Hudson
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
The primary purpose of this study was to explore the complex role of division level special education administrators relating to secondary transition services. Management and leadership dimensions of the role of special education administrators related to secondary transition services were explored by surveying all special education directors (133) in the Commonwealth of Virginia using a survey instrument specifically designed for this study.;Analyses of the data revealed significant overlap between the management and leadership components of the role suggesting that the two constructs can not be separated. The dimensions of management and leadership were highly correlated and ratings for importance of …
Promoting The Moral And Conceptual Development Of Law Enforcement Officers: A Deliberate Psychological Educational Approach, Barbara M. Morgan
Promoting The Moral And Conceptual Development Of Law Enforcement Officers: A Deliberate Psychological Educational Approach, Barbara M. Morgan
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Promoting The Cognitive Development Of High-Risk College Students Through A Study/Life Skills Seminar, Sandra Ann Loew
Promoting The Cognitive Development Of High-Risk College Students Through A Study/Life Skills Seminar, Sandra Ann Loew
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
A Cognitive Development Approach To Professional Ethics Training For Counselor Education Students, Nicole Marie Chase
A Cognitive Development Approach To Professional Ethics Training For Counselor Education Students, Nicole Marie Chase
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
The study examined the effects of integrating a cognitive-developmental approach with professional ethics training on the moral and conceptual development, self-presentation styles, and ethical decision-making skills of graduate counseling students. The sample was comprised of students who enrolled in counseling courses at the College of William and Mary. The ethics intervention group was compared to two groups; one group who received the traditionally taught ethics course, and one group who had not taken the ethics course at William and Mary. Instruments used included the Defining Issues Test (DIT), Paragraph Completion Method (PCM), and Concern For Appropriateness scale (CFA). Students were …
Adults "Making Meaning" At Colonial Williamsburg: A Descriptive Study Of Planners' Intentions And Audience Members' Constructions Of The 1996 History Forum, Joan Ellen Casey
Adults "Making Meaning" At Colonial Williamsburg: A Descriptive Study Of Planners' Intentions And Audience Members' Constructions Of The 1996 History Forum, Joan Ellen Casey
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
Forecasts reveal an increase in the percentage of mid to older adults in the U. S. and the need of educational programs for lifelong learners. In recognition of changing demographics, the American Association of Museums urged its member institutions to place a high priority on adult programs and research into learning. While museums have experienced changes in adapting to environmental conditions and more explicit educative mission, professionals have noticed the emergence of a meaning-making, constructivist paradigm.;Previously, no study dealt with the mental constructions adults have or form as they interface with a multi-faceted museum program such as the History Forum …
Church, State, And School: The Education Of Freedmen In Virginia, 1861-1870, Susan W. Gillespie
Church, State, And School: The Education Of Freedmen In Virginia, 1861-1870, Susan W. Gillespie
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
The Relationship Between Counselor Education And Moral Development, Conceptual Development And Self-Actualization, Jered Benjamin Kolbert
The Relationship Between Counselor Education And Moral Development, Conceptual Development And Self-Actualization, Jered Benjamin Kolbert
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
"That The Future May Learn From The Past": The Goals And Educational Value Of Living History Museums, Nicole Marie Mahoney
"That The Future May Learn From The Past": The Goals And Educational Value Of Living History Museums, Nicole Marie Mahoney
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.