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Full-Text Articles in Education
Teachers' Authentic E-Learning, Judi Harris, Neal Grandgenett
Teachers' Authentic E-Learning, Judi Harris, Neal Grandgenett
School of Education Articles
If professional development is understood to be teachers’professional learning, then authentic professional development occurs when we actively learn—and reflect on that learning, both individually and collaboratively—as we teach. What might characterize authentic learning for teachers—especially as it applies to using Internet tools and resources in the classroom? A series of research studies we have been doing provides some interesting insights into and potential answers to this question.
Children Should Be Seen And Heard On The Web, Judi Harris, Stuart Reifel
Children Should Be Seen And Heard On The Web, Judi Harris, Stuart Reifel
School of Education Articles
We each can author a piece of the Web. The seemingly unlimited virtual space is waiting to be appropriated. When we author Web pages we are communicating—expressing our-selves in a new medium—saying who we are as learners and human beings.The Internet is there for all voices—including all classes, ethnicities, genders, and ages. Why is it especially important to make children’s voices heard?
School Of Marine Science Graduate Catalog 2002-2003, College Of William And Mary, School Of Marine Science
School Of Marine Science Graduate Catalog 2002-2003, College Of William And 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
A Comparative Study Of The Ncate Standards And The Virginia Licensure Regulations For School Personnel With The Perceptions Of Elementary Principals And Teachers, Stephen Joseph Chantry
A Comparative Study Of The Ncate Standards And The Virginia Licensure Regulations For School Personnel With The Perceptions Of Elementary Principals And Teachers, Stephen Joseph Chantry
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
The purpose of this study was to compare the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) 2000 Standards for Elementary Preparation and the Virginia Licensure Regulations for Elementary Personnel (1998) with the perceptions of principals and teachers in the elementary schools in Chesterfield County, Virginia. The methodology incorporated an exploratory design using qualitative data collection and analyses of surveys of school-based personnel, as well as the NCATE standards and Virginia Licensure Regulations. Specifically, themes were identified through a series of reductions of the terms and phrases contained within the documents and surveys.;The results of this study identified similarities …
An Investigation Of The National Staff Development Council's Standards Of Staff Development, Wendy Clark Krickovic
An Investigation Of The National Staff Development Council's Standards Of Staff Development, Wendy Clark Krickovic
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
The major purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between teaching practice, student achievement, and the degree to which professional development in low-achieving elementary schools in one suburban Virginia district met the National Staff Development Council (NSDC) standards. Research methods included a self-assessment survey developed by NSDC, teacher interviews, and analyses of student achievement scores using the Virginia Standards of Learning assessments. According to survey results, participating teachers agreed that the NSDC standards were reflected in professional development activities. The standards of Equity and Quality Teaching were reported to be implemented to the greatest degree in professional development …
The Contribution Of Ego Development Level To Degree Of Burnout In School Counselors, Glenn William Lambie
The Contribution Of Ego Development Level To Degree Of Burnout In School Counselors, Glenn William Lambie
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Emotional Intelligence As A Mediating Variable In Astin's I -E -O Model Of Higher Education, Betsy Ross Edison
Emotional Intelligence As A Mediating Variable In Astin's I -E -O Model Of Higher Education, Betsy Ross Edison
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
What Are The Characteristics Of Effective Teaching? A Comparative Study Of Stakeholder Perceptions, Christine Lucille Hill
What Are The Characteristics Of Effective Teaching? A Comparative Study Of Stakeholder Perceptions, Christine Lucille Hill
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
College Housing Officers' Job Satisfaction: A National Study, David Proctor Jones
College Housing Officers' Job Satisfaction: A National Study, David Proctor Jones
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
A Study Of Talent Development In A Predominantly Low Socioeconomic And/Or African American Population, Jeanne Marie Struck
A Study Of Talent Development In A Predominantly Low Socioeconomic And/Or African American Population, Jeanne Marie Struck
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
General Education And Enrollment Trends At Private Baccalaureate Colleges, 1975--2000, Ellen Levy Vinson
General Education And Enrollment Trends At Private Baccalaureate Colleges, 1975--2000, Ellen Levy Vinson
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
A Study Of The Relationship Between Student Achievement And Home Socialization, Janet Carter Crawley
A Study Of The Relationship Between Student Achievement And Home Socialization, Janet Carter Crawley
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between student achievement and home socialization. Specifically, it explored the influence of cognitive and academic home socialization variables on the achievement of seventh- and twelfth-grade students. It further explored the influence of cognitive and academic subvariables on student achievement. The cognitive home socialization subvariables were stimulating literacy environment and joint learning activities. The academic home socialization subvariables were expectations and attitudes and values and behaviors.;The population consisted of parents of seventh- and twelfth-grade students from a small, rural, predominantly African-American school division in Central Virginia. One hundred twenty-five parents were …
The Relationship Between Teacher Sense Of Efficacy And Pupil Control Ideology In Urban Middle Schools, Thomas Hall Beatty
The Relationship Between Teacher Sense Of Efficacy And Pupil Control Ideology In Urban Middle Schools, Thomas Hall Beatty
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
The purpose of this study was to investigate teacher sense of efficacy and its relationship to pupil control ideology in urban middle schools. The following questions were investigated: (1) Among urban middle school teachers, what is the relationship between their level of self-efficacy for teaching and their pupil control ideology? (2) Are female middle school teachers more or less efficacious than male middle school teachers? (3) Are female middle school teachers more or less humanistic than male middle school teachers?;The study included middle school teachers from 4 urban school divisions in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Teachers from 13 middle schools …
An Exploratory Study Of Entrepreneurial Arts And Sciences Faculty In The Context Of Their Work Environments, Ronald Myers Hunt
An Exploratory Study Of Entrepreneurial Arts And Sciences Faculty In The Context Of Their Work Environments, Ronald Myers Hunt
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Interorganizational Relationships In Higher Education: A Case Study, Paul Edward Roche
Interorganizational Relationships In Higher Education: A Case Study, Paul Edward Roche
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
American higher education is moving into a new phase in which environmental challenges are likely to intensify, threatening the survival of some institutions. Small private colleges, especially those that are reliant on enrollments and the tuition revenue that enrollments generate, are especially vulnerable to environmental challenges. This puts them at a competitive disadvantage with stronger private institutions and state-supported institutions. The formation of interorganizational relationships (IORs) is one coping strategy that may be an important factor for survival.;The purpose of this study is to examine interorganizational relationships in higher education using a comprehensive, theory-based model. The model examines both the …
Interorganizational Town-Gown Relationships And Property Taxes: A Case Study, Cynthia Felix Burns
Interorganizational Town-Gown Relationships And Property Taxes: A Case Study, Cynthia Felix Burns
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
This study examined the relationship between a college and its local government organizations in a community that engaged in property tax or voluntary contribution deliberations with nonprofit organizations to determine the extent to which these interactions altered the preceding town-gown relationship. Interorganizational relationship theory and social interaction theory provided a theoretical framework for data collection while cooperative interorganizational relationship (CIOR) theory was utilized in describing the findings.;A qualitative, single, embedded, descriptive case study was employed to investigate the town-gown relationship between Mercyhurst College and the City, County and Public School District of Erie, Pennsylvania to determine if and how the …
School Climate And State Standards: A Study Of The Relationships Between Middle School Organizational Climate And Student Achievement On The Virginia Standards Of Learning Tests, Jennifer Bishop Parish
School Climate And State Standards: A Study Of The Relationships Between Middle School Organizational Climate And Student Achievement On The Virginia Standards Of Learning Tests, Jennifer Bishop Parish
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between organizational school climate and middle school student achievement on state assessments. The author also sought to determine the relative weight of each of the factors of school organizational climate (collegial leadership, teacher professionalism, academic press and community engagement) in relation to student achievement. Finally, this study examined the relative effects of organizational climate and the socio-economic status (SES) of participating schools on student achievement.;Suburban, rural and urban middle schools in Virginia participated in this study. The study explored middle school teachers' perceptions regarding organizational school climate in terms of …
Conceptual And Moral Development Of Substance Abuse Counselors: The Relationship To Counselor Level Of Education, Experience And Recovery Status, Shari Mcclung Sias
Conceptual And Moral Development Of Substance Abuse Counselors: The Relationship To Counselor Level Of Education, Experience And Recovery Status, Shari Mcclung Sias
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
In the Commonwealth of Virginia, substance abuse professionals are debating the licensure requirements for substance abuse counselors. The debate concerns the minimum educational and experience requirements for substance abuse counselor licensure (i.e., lowering the educational requirements to include individuals with less than a master's degree). In most counseling related helping professions, the minimum educational requirement for a counselor is a master's degree in a counseling related field. to obtain a state or national license, 4,000 hours of supervised experience and the passing of a licensure examination is required beyond a master's degree. The field of substance abuse counseling is an …
Evaluating Music Teachers In Virginia: Practices And Perceptions, Charles Maranzano
Evaluating Music Teachers In Virginia: Practices And Perceptions, Charles Maranzano
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
The purpose of this study was to investigate current evaluation practices in Virginia and to assess the impact of public school evaluation upon teachers of music. Traditional methods for the evaluation of teachers appear to have limited applicability for the majority of elementary and secondary school educators engaged in the field of performing arts, due primarily to the specialized nature of their respective teaching disciplines. Educational administrators charged with the responsibility for evaluating personnel confront an additional challenge when compelled to apply general models that are not suited to the highly complex world of performing arts instruction. Music teachers and …
Fostering Student Achievement: A Study Of The Relationship Of Collective Teacher Efficacy And Student Achievement, Marilyn Frances Barr
Fostering Student Achievement: A Study Of The Relationship Of Collective Teacher Efficacy And Student Achievement, Marilyn Frances Barr
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
The purpose of this research was to determine if there was a relationship between collective teacher efficacy and student achievement and if collective teacher efficacy made an independent contribution in explaining student achievement beyond socioeconomic status. The conceptual basis for this study was Bandura's theory of self-efficacy.;Relationships between collective teacher efficacy and student achievement on the Virginia grade 8 math, writing, and English Standards of Learning (SOL) tests were found to be significant. The relationship between collective teacher efficacy and student achievement on the grade 8 writing SOL test made an independent contribution when controlling for socioeconomic status. However, the …
A Study Of Professional Development At Three Midwestern, Urban, Public, Elementary Schools With Increased Student Achievement In Reading, Valerie Hastings Gregory
A Study Of Professional Development At Three Midwestern, Urban, Public, Elementary Schools With Increased Student Achievement In Reading, Valerie Hastings Gregory
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
This study investigated principals' and teachers' perceptions about professional development and conditions for change. Specifically, the following research questions were answered: (1) How do principals describe professional development at their schools? (2) What professional development experiences did teachers report as having an effect on their teaching practice? and (3) What common factors or conditions did teachers at the three schools report as influencing whether they change their classroom practices after participating in professional development initiatives?;Data collection incorporated both qualitative and quantitative methodologies using principal interviews and teacher surveys. Simple descriptive statistics were used to analyze and describe professional development type …
A Phenomenological Investigation Of Women's Experience In Family Counseling: Interviews With Ten Mothers, Sharon Wilson Krumpe
A Phenomenological Investigation Of Women's Experience In Family Counseling: Interviews With Ten Mothers, Sharon Wilson Krumpe
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Content Analysis Of Principal Job Descriptions And Principal Evaluation Instruments Of K--12 Public Education In Virginia, Nancy Irene Glick Catano
Content Analysis Of Principal Job Descriptions And Principal Evaluation Instruments Of K--12 Public Education In Virginia, Nancy Irene Glick Catano
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
Principals are accountable for juggling multiple competing tasks daily. This study explored the degrees of emphasis placed upon leadership and management behaviors of school principals in Virginia by determining the congruence of job descriptions and evaluation instruments with state and professional standards. State expectations were communicated to varying degrees by responding school divisions in both job descriptions and evaluation instruments. School divisions universally expected principals to focus upon instruction and parent and staff communication, while other state responsibilities received less attention. Organizational management that focused on facilities maintenance was communicated as an important responsibility by a majority of school divisions …
An Examination Of Counselor Development And Supervision Among Home-Based Family Counselors In Virginia, Gerard Francis Lawson
An Examination Of Counselor Development And Supervision Among Home-Based Family Counselors In Virginia, Gerard Francis Lawson
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Desegregating Boston's Schools: Episode 1, Melisa Kate Nasella
Desegregating Boston's Schools: Episode 1, Melisa Kate Nasella
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.