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The Relationships Between Demographic Variables And Measured Burnout Among Athletic Trainers In Multiple Workplace Settings, Alexander Michael Pinto
The Relationships Between Demographic Variables And Measured Burnout Among Athletic Trainers In Multiple Workplace Settings, Alexander Michael Pinto
Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to examine athletic trainer burnout in multiple workplace settings. Burnout was measured in each of eight identified workplace settings. Demographic data was collected to further describe such burnout. No research to date has explored all workplace settings and a clear lack of data existed for five of eight settings. A random sample of 3200 athletic trainers who were members of the national athletic trainers association received an email requesting participation. A total of 766 useable responses were received. The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) was used to measure burnout on three subscales: Emotional Exhaustion, Depersonalization, …
An Analysis Of Literacy Instruction In Tennessee Reading First Schools With High Levels Of Proficiency In Reading/Language Arts Scores, James Herman
Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
Reading proficiency has been declining in the US schools. The Reading First (RF) program was designed to combat this trend. The purpose of this study was to investigate the reasons why some RF programs were successful and some were not. The study brings a Tennessee perceptive to the research of the relationship between literacy instruction implementation factors and school performance. In this study, reading proficiency assessment data were used to assign the included Tennessee RF schools to one of three categories: highly successful, moderately successful, and Unsuccessful. It was somewhat troubling to see that in some schools as many as …
Student Academic Success As Related To Student Age And Gender, Margaret Jennifer Voyles
Student Academic Success As Related To Student Age And Gender, Margaret Jennifer Voyles
Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
This study examined the possible relationship between student age and student gender on academic achievement on a state mandated assessment for a cohort of North Georgia elementary school students in their first, second, and third grade years. Study results indicated that student age had a statistically significant impact on academic achievement for students in their first and third grade years on the mathematics portion of the assessment. Older students within the cohort scored at higher academic levels of achievement on the mathematics assessment than did younger students. Student age did not have an impact on scores for the reading portion …
Factors In Seventh Grade Academics Associated With Performance Levels On The Tenth Grade Biology End Of Course Test In Selected Middle And High Schools In Northwest Georgia, Jennifer Henry Ward
Factors In Seventh Grade Academics Associated With Performance Levels On The Tenth Grade Biology End Of Course Test In Selected Middle And High Schools In Northwest Georgia, Jennifer Henry Ward
Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
This study attempted to identify factors in seventh grade academics that are associated with overall success in tenth grade biology. The study addressed the following research questions: Are there significant differences in performance levels in seventh grade Criterion Referenced Competency Test (CRCT) scores in science, math, reading, and language arts associated with performance categories in tenth grade biology End of Course Test (EOCT) and the following demographic variables : gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, disability category, and English language proficiency level? Is there a relationship among the categorical variables on the tenth grade biology EOCT and the same five demographic variables? …
From Healthcare Provider To Healthcare Educator: Strategies For Effective Transition, Lisa Dianne Legg
From Healthcare Provider To Healthcare Educator: Strategies For Effective Transition, Lisa Dianne Legg
Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
This study attempted to identify effective strategies for healthcare providers transitioning into educational leadership roles. The study employed a mixed method research design. The population was selected from colleges and universities, nationally, which sponsored selected healthcare training programs. Healthcare faculty were chosen to participate based on the following criteria: (a) their respective institution was regionally accredited and healthcare program accredited by the appropriate specialty agency, (b) their respective institution was of a college or university status, and (c) their respective institution sponsored five or more of the selected healthcare training programs. Via an online questionnaire, quantitative and qualitative data were …
Progressing Towards The Implementation Of The Tennessee Model For Comprehensive School Counseling Programs: A Study Of School Counselor Priorities And Practices, Nicole Adrienne Cobb
Progressing Towards The Implementation Of The Tennessee Model For Comprehensive School Counseling Programs: A Study Of School Counselor Priorities And Practices, Nicole Adrienne Cobb
Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
The profession of school counseling is rapidly changing from one often characterized by indirect local administrative accountability to one characterized by accountability for student outcomes. School counseling leadership has led a movement for role transformation (ASCA, 2003; 2005; Education Trust, 2007) that has initiated significant changes in the priorities and practices of school counselors across the nation. In line with a continued national focus on educational reform targeted mainly at increasing student achievement, school counselors are now expected to align professional goals and activities with expectations set forth by policymakers (Hines & Fields, 2004). These expectations are largely directed at …
Tennessee Practitioner Perceptions Of The Construct, Content, And Utility Of Exemplary Practices In Alternative Education: Indicators Of Quality Programming For Use As An Evaluation Instrument, James Vince Witty
Masters Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
This dissertation explored Tennessee practitioner perceptions of the construct, content and utility of Exemplary Practices in Alternative Education: Indicators of Quality Programming (Exemplary Practices) for use as an evaluation instrument (National Alternative Education Association, 2009). The general purposes of this study were to (1) examine the legitimacy of the ten constructs (i.e., standards) and corresponding content (i.e., indicators of success) of best practice as presented in the Exemplary Practices and (2) investigate the utility of the Exemplary Practices when transformed into an evaluation instrument for alternative schools and programs. The study entailed a two-phased sequential, mixed-model research design (Cameron, 2009). …