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Special Education And Parental Decision-Making Experiences: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study, Cheryl Y. Solomon
Special Education And Parental Decision-Making Experiences: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study, Cheryl Y. Solomon
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
The purpose of this hermeneutic phenomenological study was to investigate the decision-making experiences of parents/guardians relative to an offer of Special Education Services for their child. The participants for this study were 10 parents of children in one suburban county in the northern Virginia region who made decisions regarding acceptance of Special Education Services. The children of participating parents were of varying ages and types of disabilities. The two theories that guided this research and helped explain factors that influenced parents’ special education related decision-making experiences were the grief cycle (Haley, Hammond, Ingalls, & Marin, 2013) and decision theory (Dewey, …
The Benefits And Importance Of Collaboration And Diversity In A Performing Arts Education, Karah Rushing
The Benefits And Importance Of Collaboration And Diversity In A Performing Arts Education, Karah Rushing
Senior Honors Theses
This thesis will explore the advantages of providing students with a diversified Performing Arts Education in which collaboration between art forms enhances students’ overall artistic abilities. In exploration of this topic, data was collected regarding how the training in each performing art form uniquely benefits a student. The information was gathered from interviews with Kindergarten through Twelfth-grade performing arts teachers, as well as from research which addresses how a student’s capabilities can be enhanced through a Performing Arts Education. The results of implementing differing teaching methods involving a collaboration between art forms show that a diversified Performing Arts Education is …
Professional Learning Communities And Relational Trust: A Correlational Study, Theresa Ann Pedersen
Professional Learning Communities And Relational Trust: A Correlational Study, Theresa Ann Pedersen
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
Professional Learning Communities (PLC) are considered best practice, but additional research was needed to examine the relationships necessary to build and sustain PLCs. The purpose of this correlational study was to determine if there is a relationship between the perceptions educators have about their PLC and the level of relational trust among its members. Scores for the analysis came from two surveys, The Professional Learning Community Assessment-Revised and The Omnibus T-Scale (Hoy & Tschannen-Moran, 2003). The sample consisted of 104 educators in 3 school districts in Iowa, Illinois, and New York; each was awarded model PLC distinction. Each teacher completed …