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A Comparative Study Of Classroom Management Methods Used By Regular Education Teachers And Special Education Teachers, Shannon D. Hooker

Theses & Honors Papers

One of the purposes of this study was to examine types of classroom management methods used by regular education teachers and special education teachers. Another purpose of this study was to·investigate which management strategies were the most successful and unsuccessful in regular education and special education classrooms . The subjects of this study included 96 elementary school teachers (N=96) from four counties in the state of Virginia. A self­ developed questionnaire, containing a Likert-type scale in Part A and open-ended questions in Part B, was used to collect data for this study. Fifty-six percent of the questionnaires were returned to …

Rhetorical Theory And The Carlisle Indian School: Consideration Of Richard Henry Pratt And His Pedagogy, Deborah J. Oesch

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the Caudill College of Humanities at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by Deborah J. Oesch on November 23, 1996.

Controlling Experiment-Wise Type I Error Of Meta-Analysis In The Solomon Four-Group Design, Shlomo S. Sawilowsky

Theoretical and Behavioral Foundations of Education Faculty Publications

Abstract. Stouffer=s Z, a meta-analytic technique, was proposed by W. Braver and Braver (1988) for analyzing data collected from a Solomon Four-group Design. Sawilowsky, Kelley, Blair, and Markman (1994) showed that this technique produces inflated Type I error rates. Recommendations are made to control the false positive inflation of their procedure.

U.S. Influences On Korean Education: Understructure, Imprint And Overlay, D. Russell Bailey

Library Commons

A sociohistorical analysis of American influence on Korean education philosophy and structures. The intent of this work is to "provide a frame of reference for knowledge transfer", categorize the influences, and subsequently critique them based on their substance and integrity.

Interpretations Of Progressive Education: A Comparative Study Of The Philosophies Of Education Of The Municipal Early Childhood Schools Of Reggio Emilia And The Bank Street College Of Education, Monica Della Croce

Graduate Student Independent Studies

Compares the progressive philosophies of education of the municipal infant-toddler centers and preprimary schools of Reggio Emilia, and Bank Street College of Education and its School for Children. The histories and theoretical origins of each philosophy of education are introduced. Elaborations on the fundamental principles of each are provided, including discussions of the creation of learning environments, the perception of children's learning, the roles of teachers, and the place of the community. Throughout the text, cultural frameworks are made evident, in order to reflect on the influence that culture and history have on the ways in which progressive philosophies of …

Education For Self-Reliance, Responsibility And Hope, John Strassburger

Publications

This is the first in a series of occasional papers about the challenges confronting students and what Ursinus is doing to help them enter adult life.

Volume 12, No. 4

Thinking: The Journal of Philosophy for Children

Curren, Randall. “Review of Laura M. Purdy, In Their Best Interest? The Case Against Equal Rights for Children.” 44­-45.

DePuig, Irene. “Interview with Angelica Satiro.” 38-­40.

Gazzard, Ann. “Philosophy for Children and the Discipline of Philosophy.” 9­-16.

Matthews, Gareth. “Thinking in Stories: The Ring of Gyges by Plato.” 1.

Niklasson, John, Ragmar Ohlsson and Monika Ringborg. “Evaluating Philosophy for Children.” 17-­23.

Palsson, Hreinn. “We Think More Than Before About Others and Their Opinions (An Evaluation Report from Iceland).” 24-­29.

Ross, George MacDonald. “Socrates Versus Plato: The Origins and Development of Socratic Thinking.” 2-­8.

Schleifer, Michael and Poirier Ginette. “The Effect …

Factors Affecting The Adaptations Made By General Educators For Students With Learning Disabilities In The Regular Classroom, Allison Kelly Hoke

Theses & Honors Papers

The subjects in this study were 129 general educators from elementary schools in Virginia. These subjects all had at least one student with learning disabilities in the classroom. A researcher-developed, three part survey was used to collect the data . The survey examined relationships among factors influencing teachers' decisions to make accommodations and the actual accommodations that were employed in the classroom.

The results revealed several accommodations which were frequently implemented in the classroom by the general educators. These teachers often gave oral tests to students with learning disabilities, allowed the students to work in pairs, and individualized the assignments …

The Characteristics And Degrees Of De Facto Consensus Concerning The Mission Of K-12 Public Education In Virginia, Christopher Ryan Gareis

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

The history of public education in the United States is replete with attempts to define the purpose, aims, or mission of K-12 public education at the local, state, and national levels. However, given the historical precedent of the local control of schools and the legal precedent of state-level governance of public education, this study sought to address the more limited question of the purpose of K-12 public education in the state of Virginia. Specifically, within the context of the contemporary educational planning theory of strategic planning, this study sought to determine what content characteristics concerning the mission of public education …

Analysis Of Parental Choice : Islamic School Enrollment In Florida, Feryal Y. Elkhaldy

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to discover and interpret reasons Florida parents enrolled their children in Islamic schools. A selection of 30 parents from 3 different schools in Florida were interviewed by the researcher using a semistructured interview guide which used both oral and written responses. The sample was matched according to the gender of parents interviewed - 15 mothers and 15 fathers were interviewed. the sample was matched according to the gender of the referent child. Out of 30 referent children, 15 were female and 15 were male. The researcher included children of all grade levels. Fifteen were …

Principals As Managers And Leaders: A Qualitative Study Of The Perspectives Of Selected Elementary School Principals, Dean S. T. Cascadden

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

The primary purpose of this study was to explore how selected elementary school principals described and defined their world in terms of leadership and management. There were three sub-areas of investigation under this primary purpose: (a) exploring the principals' conceptions about the constructs of leadership and management, (b) exploring the principals' beliefs about the role of their personal philosophies, goals, or values in relation to their practice, and (c) using content analysis to explore the language that principals use to describe themselves, their work and their schools. The theoretical perspective adopted for this study was that organizations are constructed human …

Jose Ortega Y Gasset's Theory Of Education, Mindy Peden

Mindy Peden

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