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An Evaluation Of The Performance Of Retired Military Personnel Who Begin Teaching As A Second Career, Wendell Edgar Parker

Theses and Dissertations in Urban Services - Urban Education

With the increasing shortage of quality teachers, alternative certification programs have become a major source of attracting professionals from other fields and training them for the teaching profession. As a possible source of quality teachers, military retirees represent a large pool of prospective candidates. Despite their experience, and because of their alternative teacher training, the quality of their classroom performance is often questioned by both teacher unions and teacher training institutions.

This study focuses on military retirees who have been trained via an alternative certification and begun second careers as public school teachers. Specifically, this study determines the level of …

Kentucky History Lives In Chautauqua Characters, Nancy P. Gregg

Moonlight Schools Collection

Article on the Cora Wilson Stewart play at Morehead State University in Home in Kentucky.

The Museum Paradox : The Co-Existence Of Narrative Structure And Audience Advocacy, Barbara Cohen-Stratyner

Graduate Student Independent Studies

This paper is concerned with narrative structures and adult learning in history and art museums that were established between 1870 and 1930, although the discussions of structure and exhibition development can be useful for any cultural institution that displays artifacts. Within the large field of study on cultural institutions and their role in adult cognitive change, the focus is placed on narrative exhibition structures that allow the museums to present information and artifacts to an adult audience without the intervention of live staff members or docents.

Tratamiento De Aguas Residuales, José Humberto Guerrero Rodríguez

Maestría en Docencia

No abstract provided.

Evaluación Curricular De La Facultad De Administración De Empresas De La Corporación Universitaria Antonio Nariño, Manuel Alfonso Garzón Castrillón, Ellery Abdulhamid Borrego Cotes

Maestría en Docencia

No abstract provided.

Swosu Fact Book 1992-1993, Denisa Engelman

Fact Books

The SWOSU Fact Book represents the first effort of Southwestern Oklahoma State University to compile and report comprehensive data about our two campuses. This Fact Book is made up of three sections: (1) general information, (2) Weatherford campus data, and (3) Sayre campus data. The Fact Book will be an annual publication, providing a historical record of information. It contains a broad spectrum of information about Southwestern Oklahoma State University and can be used to answer many commonly asked questions. It is also a reference for future decision-making.

The Relationships Between Metacognitive Strategies And Learning Outcomes In An Adult Basic Skills Program, Bert Huggins

Theses and Dissertations in Urban Services - Urban Education

This study tested metacognitive strategies accounted for variance in learning acquisition and retention in an adult basic skills population. The study employed the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI) to measure metacognitive strategy use, a standardized, individually-accessed basic skills curriculum, and a valid basic skills performance measurement.

The study population was young adult soldiers stationed in South Carolina, California and Hawaii. Sites selection assured uniformity in testing procedures, curriculum and delivery. Multiple sites assured a variety of soldier career fields for purposes of generalization.

Performance measurements were taken at the beginning of instruction, at the end of instruction and a …