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Full-Text Articles in Educational Leadership
Without A Map: An Examination Of District Leadership During The Covid-19 Crisis, Megan E. Welter Phd
Without A Map: An Examination Of District Leadership During The Covid-19 Crisis, Megan E. Welter Phd
Muskie School Dissertations
Achieving coherence and coordination in a complex system like a school district is complicated by the nested layers of the organization. This structure allows for teachers in classrooms and schools in a district to operate autonomously, as their organizational layers insulate those in the center from external demands and mandates. The COVID-19 pandemic represented an external demand that led district leaders to implement a series of situational reforms that affected nearly every aspect of the educational organization.
This qualitative study examines how the experiences and decision-making processes of district, school, and teacher leaders from a single district in Maine during …
The Effects Of Grading Practices On Motivations For Learning At The Middle School Level, Justin D. Stebbins Ms
The Effects Of Grading Practices On Motivations For Learning At The Middle School Level, Justin D. Stebbins Ms
Muskie School Dissertations
The objective of this quantitative survey study was to measure the effect grading traditionally (using averaging) versus non-traditionally (best, most recent evidence) on four types of student motivation. These types of motivation were mastery orientation (learning for learning sake), performance orientation (going for the grade or external recognition), performance avoidance (not wanting to appear incompetent), and mastery avoidance (not wanting to lose what you have). This set of orientations is derived from the goal orientation theory.
In this study, 1,652 students and 93 educators between four schools took an anonymous 20-minute online survey. Due to lack of teacher participation, two …
An Examination Of How Middle School Principals Make Sense Of Their Role In Leading Standards Based Educational Reform, Barbara J. Maling Cas, Ma
An Examination Of How Middle School Principals Make Sense Of Their Role In Leading Standards Based Educational Reform, Barbara J. Maling Cas, Ma
Muskie School Dissertations
A dominant feature of the educational policy landscape has been the adoption and use of learning standards to design classroom instruction. As these efforts move forward, often without clear definition of the classroom practices that should be adopted, the role of the school principal is critical in interpreting the changes, and charting a course for the teachers in the building. This qualitative study, examines the sensemaking of four active middle school principals as they interpreted and led standards-based reform efforts in their buildings, using a novel theoretical framework based on prior research (Benford & Snow, 2000; Spillane, Reiser, & Reimer, …
Research Innovation And Institutional Growth: Digital Humanities, Usm, And The University Of Maine System, Janet M. Billson, Katherine Bessey
Research Innovation And Institutional Growth: Digital Humanities, Usm, And The University Of Maine System, Janet M. Billson, Katherine Bessey
Research Innovation and Institutional Growth
No abstract provided.
Cognitive Assessment Of Culturally And Linguistically Diverse Students:Evidence For Current Practices, Aaron Pomeranz, Hannah Luken
Cognitive Assessment Of Culturally And Linguistically Diverse Students:Evidence For Current Practices, Aaron Pomeranz, Hannah Luken
Thinking Matters Symposium Archive
Evidence from placement data show that culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) students are over-identified for learning and intellectual disabilities (Donovan & Cross, 2002). Cognitive assessments play a central role in correctly identifying CLD students for special education services. This study reviewed the literature to determine support for three methods of cognitive assessment with CLD students. Search results revealed that although there was considerable research supporting the use of the Cultural-Linguistic Interpretive Matrix (C-LIM) and Nonverbal Assessment, there was also much research disputing their use. Much of the support the C-LIM and Dual Language Assessment was not from peer reviewed research. …
Social And Emotional Learning In Portland Public High Schools, Makenzie Thompson
Social And Emotional Learning In Portland Public High Schools, Makenzie Thompson
Thinking Matters Symposium Archive
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) can be defined as, “the capacity to recognize and manage emotions, solve problems effectively, and establish positive relationships with others; competencies that clearly are essential for all students. Thus, SEL targets a combination of behaviors, cognitions, and emotions to better students in school and prepare them for the world after”(Zins et al., 2003,p.1). Emerging evidence suggests that schoolwide and teacher-focused interventions involving a social and emotional learning framework are among the most effective approaches for improving student behavioral outcomes and student success in school (Anyon, et al., 2016). The aim of this study was to …
2018 Research & Scholarship Schedule, University Of Southern Maine
2018 Research & Scholarship Schedule, University Of Southern Maine
1st Annual USM Research & Scholarship Symposium
Symposium schedule and workshop descriptions.
An Examination Of Teacher Understandings Of Technology Integration At The Classroom Level, Shawn M. Carlson Phd
An Examination Of Teacher Understandings Of Technology Integration At The Classroom Level, Shawn M. Carlson Phd
All Student Scholarship
The purpose of this dissertation is to describe and understand how teachers describe the changes in their practices as a result of ten years participation in a one-to-one environment. This research study focuses on one successful middle school’s adoption of laptops to support teaching and learning. A qualitative study using interviews of key participants was undertaken with teachers and administrators. The Technological, Pedagogical and Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework was used in conjunction with Rogers’ Diffusion of Innovation framework to understand from the participants’ perspective changes to their practice. The results indicate teachers underwent changes in their use of technology to …
An Investigation Into The Accessibility Of Ap Calculus, Brian Austin Dodge
An Investigation Into The Accessibility Of Ap Calculus, Brian Austin Dodge
Capstones, Research Projects, and Curricula
This is a mixed methods ethnographic study conducted to determine what obstacles students face when approaching AP Calculus. I focused my study on home economics, peer pressure, ELL status and home support. Overall, I found that being a student who is ELL (hereafter defined as a student who was or currently is required to take ACCESS testing) had the most negative effect of the previously listed factors. Home economics and peer pressure were inconclusive or often had no effect. Finally, having a supportive home life in the form of parents who value education, encourage goal-setting, and set high expectations had …
A Simulation To Improve The Clinical Nursing Instructor’S Teaching Of Ethics To Students In The Clinical Setting, Cynthia S. Randall Dnp
A Simulation To Improve The Clinical Nursing Instructor’S Teaching Of Ethics To Students In The Clinical Setting, Cynthia S. Randall Dnp
All Student Scholarship
Ethical knowledge and skill is crucial to the discipline of nursing and is considered foundational knowledge for nursing practice (American Nurses Association [ANA], 2008). Nurses who assume roles in clinical teaching may be clinically competent but may have limited nursing education experience or knowledge in clinical instruction. The purpose of this project was to improve the educational experience of clinical instructors in the teaching of ethics to students in the clinical setting. This DNP capstone was a quality improvement project with a mixed method design using simulation as a teaching strategy. Eight clinical instructors from a university based baccalaureate nursing …
Maine’S Charter School Law: Predicted Impacts On Waynflete School Enrollment, Kelsey Robinov
Maine’S Charter School Law: Predicted Impacts On Waynflete School Enrollment, Kelsey Robinov
Muskie School Capstones and Dissertations
The aim of this study is to predict the impacts of Maine’s recently enacted charter school law on the enrollment at Waynflete School, a private co-educational day school in Portland, Maine. National data on current public and private school enrollment trends were examined, as well as existing data on the effects of charter schools on enrollments at these schools. The intent at looking at this data will be to determine what, if any, factors can predict in what areas charter schools are likely to flourish and pull students from private schools in significant numbers and to compare the characteristics of …
The Maine Learning Technology Initiative: Teacher, Student, And School Perspectives, Mid-Year Evaluation Report, David L. Silvernail Phd, Walter J. Harris Phd, Dawn M.M. Lane, Janet C. Fairman Phd, Paula B. Gravelle, Lori Smith, Katherine I. Sargent, Walter Mcintire
The Maine Learning Technology Initiative: Teacher, Student, And School Perspectives, Mid-Year Evaluation Report, David L. Silvernail Phd, Walter J. Harris Phd, Dawn M.M. Lane, Janet C. Fairman Phd, Paula B. Gravelle, Lori Smith, Katherine I. Sargent, Walter Mcintire
Education Technology
This report presents some early evaluation evidence on the effectiveness and impact of the implementation of the Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI). The goal of the Year One evaluation, which is being conducted by the Maine Education Policy Research Institute (MEPRI), is to provide policymakers and practitioners with information that will assist them in determining whether or not, and to what degree, the vision and goals of the MLTI are being achieved. The Year One design is focusing primarily on the students who entered seventh grade in September 2002, and their teachers and schools.
The MEPRI evaluation team has focused …
Compulsory Education In Maine : A Brief History 1821 To 1996, Maine Department Of Education
Compulsory Education In Maine : A Brief History 1821 To 1996, Maine Department Of Education
Maine Collection
Compulsory Education in Maine : A Brief History 1821 to 1996
Edited from Department Documents from 1985 by Frank J. Antonucci, Jr., Consultant Truancy, Dropout, and Alternative Education. Maine Department of Education, (July 1996).
Printed under appropriation number 014-05A-7156-01
12/21/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections
12/21/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections
Luther I. Bonney Papers
No abstract provided.
12/18/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections
12/18/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections
Luther I. Bonney Papers
No abstract provided.
12/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections
12/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections
Luther I. Bonney Papers
No abstract provided.
10/24/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections
10/24/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections
Luther I. Bonney Papers
No abstract provided.
07/24/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections
07/24/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections
Luther I. Bonney Papers
No abstract provided.
07/06/1944 (V-Mail), University Of Southern Maine Special Collections
07/06/1944 (V-Mail), University Of Southern Maine Special Collections
Luther I. Bonney Papers
No abstract provided.
07/03/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections
07/03/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections
Luther I. Bonney Papers
No abstract provided.
06/27/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections
06/27/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections
Luther I. Bonney Papers
No abstract provided.
06/19/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections
06/19/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections
Luther I. Bonney Papers
No abstract provided.
06/18/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections
06/18/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections
Luther I. Bonney Papers
No abstract provided.
06/16/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections
06/16/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections
Luther I. Bonney Papers
No abstract provided.
06/14/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections
06/14/1944, University Of Southern Maine Special Collections
Luther I. Bonney Papers
No abstract provided.
05/10/19944, Usm Special Collections