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Superintendent Leadership And School Governance Performance, Ronald Drzewicki
Superintendent Leadership And School Governance Performance, Ronald Drzewicki
Masters Theses
This action research project examined the link between school board governance and effective school district operation. In particular, the link between superintendent leadership, board of education professional development, and community support was studied. The three-year project focused on positive board-superintendent relations and effective board governance. The goals of the project were to establish roles, responsibilities, and procedures for board relations, improve the public image of the school district, improve evaluation systems of school programs, and develop and communicate a district mission and vision. The project documented improvement in community support in multiple areas.
Physics Faculty Use Of Example Solutions In Teaching Introductory Physics, William O. Mamudi
Physics Faculty Use Of Example Solutions In Teaching Introductory Physics, William O. Mamudi
Masters Theses
This study investigates how physics faculty perceive and use features of example problem solutions. Thirty physics instructors from diverse institutions participated in semi-structured interviews. In addition to open-ended questions, three example problem solution artifacts were used to focus on specific solution features. Data were analyzed to identify instructors’ goals for the use of example solutions and whether their goals were consistent with the solution features that they valued and used. The study concludes that many faculty have three major goals: keeping students cognitively involved, helping students become better problem solvers, and supporting students in learning physics. The study also found …
The Dissemination And Effective Use Of Physics Education Research In Undergraduate Instruction, Trevor Stefanick
The Dissemination And Effective Use Of Physics Education Research In Undergraduate Instruction, Trevor Stefanick
Masters Theses
Based on the results of a national survey of physics faculty, a set of interviews was conducted of 70 physics faculty from a diverse set of institutions. The interviews included questions about the dissemination and effective use of curricula and instructional strategies based on Physics Education Research (PER), focused to obtain recommendations to the PER community that might help to spread the use of these PER-based materials. Approximately half of the interviews (those with faculty who indicated knowledge about or use of Peer Instruction) have been previously analyzed. This project is the analysis of the 38 interviews that were conducted …