Examining The Relationship Between Early College Credit And Higher Education Achievement Of First-Time Undergraduate Students In South Texas,
2010
Wright State University
Examining The Relationship Between Early College Credit And Higher Education Achievement Of First-Time Undergraduate Students In South Texas, Carl A. Saltarelli Ph.D.
Electronic Journal for Inclusive Education
The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between early college credit and the success of first-time undergraduate students in South Texas. Many high school graduates are entering college with credits earned while they were enrolled in high school. Researchers have examined the value of early college credit in easing students’ transition from high school to college. Additionally, researchers have investigated the value of early college credit in enhancing students’ early college persistence rates. This researcher focused on the relationships between early college credit and college student achievement of first-time undergraduate students. In the study, student achievement was …
Co-Teaching Beliefs To Support Inclusive Education: Survey Of Relationships Between General And Special Educators In Inclusive Classes,
2010
Arizona State University
Co-Teaching Beliefs To Support Inclusive Education: Survey Of Relationships Between General And Special Educators In Inclusive Classes, Ida Malian Ph.D., Erin Mcrae
Electronic Journal for Inclusive Education
Co-teaching is a prevalent approach to providing effective instruction in inclusive classes. The purpose of this study was to determine teachers’ perceptions of compatibility and discrepancy between their approaches to teaching, personal characteristics and efficacy of co-teaching. Noonan’s Co-teacher Relationship Scale was adapted to survey the co-teachers statewide. Results of the statewide survey of Arizona general and special educators teaching in inclusive classes are presented as they relate to their responses. Various aspects of co-teaching relationships and teacher implementation of co-teaching models are discussed. The authors derive attributes of co-teachers in Arizona that indicate compatibility and sustainability of co-teaching arrangements. …
What Teachers Wish Administrators Knew About Co-Teaching In High Schools,
2010
University of Minnesota-Duluth
What Teachers Wish Administrators Knew About Co-Teaching In High Schools, Geraldine M. Nierengarten Ph.D., Trudie Hughes
Electronic Journal for Inclusive Education
This article presents the results of individual and focus group interviews with the co-teaching partner teachers comprised of general and special educators. In particular, the analysis reveals the teachers’ perceptions regarding what principals need to know and understand to support co-teaching in their schools. The co-teaching teams identified the following factors as important for the success of co-teaching in a high school classroom: teacher training, administrator training, compatibility, planning time, student schedules, natural proportions, respect and value for the teaching assignment, administrative support, and professional development. The teams also identified student and teacher benefits from participating in a co-taught classroom.
Home And School Literacy Practices In Africa: Listening To Inner Voices,
2010
Aga Khan University
Home And School Literacy Practices In Africa: Listening To Inner Voices, Jacob Marriote Ngwaru, Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa
Institute for Educational Development, East Africa
The voices of the main stakeholders in literacy and schooling – pupils and parents – have seldom been given adequate space in studies of school and classroom discourse in sub-Saharan Africa. The present paper attempts to redress this imbalance by presenting the voices of pupils from a multilingual urban primary school in Ghana and of parents from a rural bilingual school in Zimbabwe. The Ghanaian study highlights challenges associated with using an unfamiliar language, English, as the medium of instruction, selective teacher treatment in the classroom that leaves some children lacking confidence to participate and the strong influence of the …
Gender Differences In Research Mentorship And Pretenured Conunselor Educators,
2010
University of Nebraska- Lincoln
Gender Differences In Research Mentorship And Pretenured Conunselor Educators, Cynthia A. Briggs, Dale-Elizabeth Pehrsson
Journal of Women in Educational Leadership
The purpose of this study was to determine whether pre-tenured counselor educators receive research mentorship. Furthermore, this study investigated whether mentorship differs for female and male faculty members. The instrument utilized was a web-based survey entitled the Research Mentor Quality Questionnaire (RMQQ). The 139 respondents (51.7% response rate) indicated most pre-tenured counselor educators do receive research mentorship. Additionally, the quality of research mentorship is not significantly different for females and males on most items. Implications for the profession of counselor education and suggestions for future study are presented.
Participatory Management And Its Relationship To Organizational Commitment In Female Government High Schools In Mashhad, Iran.,
2010
Universiti Malaya
Participatory Management And Its Relationship To Organizational Commitment In Female Government High Schools In Mashhad, Iran., Reihaneh Shagholi
Student Works (2010-2019)
Participatory management (PM) is a process in which subordinates share a significant degree of decision-making power with their immediate superiors. Organizational commitment (OC), however, is a vital component in any effective organization which could be exploited to fully realize the potential of human resources. The primary purpose of this study was to examine the extent of the relationship between participatory management and organizational commitment within the purview of school-based management in female government high schools in Mashhad district in Iran. In addition, problems and constraints affecting the use of participatory management, together with the variations that occur with regard to …
Sustained Employment Of Teachers In High Poverty Schools,
2010
Georgia Southern University
Sustained Employment Of Teachers In High Poverty Schools, Karen Jean Davis
College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations
Author's abstract: The researcher's purpose of this study was to understand from the lived experiences of teachers in high poverty schools the reasons they remained in these schools. A qualitative method was used to conduct the study, which involved interviews with eight teachers (4 elementary, 2 middle and 2 high), one principal and the Superintendent who responded to open-ended interview questions. The interview questions were designed to elicit responses to the research questions and interview questions. The researcher coded transcripts from the interviews for recurring themes and patterns. Field notes from before and after each interview, as well as district …
Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy: Identification And Intervention,
2010
University of Dayton
Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy: Identification And Intervention, Alexandra Elizabeth Walk, Susan C. Davies
Counselor Education and Human Services Faculty Publications
Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (MSBP), also known as “factitious disorder by proxy,” is a mental illness in which a person lies about the physical or mental well-being of a person he/she is responsible for (The Cleveland Clinic, 2008). Most often the dynamic transpires between a mother and her child. The motivation behind MSBP is that the adult seeks the attention typically given to those who are sick, and attempts to get the attention by causing or lying about illness in his/her child. MSBP is a type of child abuse and can result in long-term physical and psychological effects or even …
Teaching Teachers And Students About The Nature Of Science,
2010
Aga Khan University, Institute for Educational Development, Karachi
Teaching Teachers And Students About The Nature Of Science, Nelofer Halai
Institute for Educational Development, Karachi
This article advocates the teaching about the nature of science to both pupils in schools and teachers in teacher education institutions in Pakistan. Not knowing about science; teachers tend to continue to teach science as fixed knowledge and not as inquiry and this cycle continues. This cycle needs to be broken. This article first discusses the salient features about the concept of the nature of science and then illustrates these ideas with the help of a simple but a powerful activity which could be used both with teacher educators and pupils in secondary and lower secondary classrooms.
Ua9/5 Institutional Advancement - Hilltopper Athletic Foundation,
2010
Western Kentucky University
Ua9/5 Institutional Advancement - Hilltopper Athletic Foundation, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Records created by and about the Hilltopper Athletic Foundation. Series consists mainly publications created for members. Other records include fundraising correspondence, membership brochures, directories and financial report.
Ua97/7 Ogden College Publications,
2010
Western Kentucky University
Ua97/7 Ogden College Publications, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Publications created by and about Ogden College. Series includes a full run of the Course Catalogs/Bulletins, Cardinal Newspaper and Yearbook as well as several histories of Ogden College.
Ua97/4 Ogden College Faculty,
2010
Western Kentucky University
Ua97/4 Ogden College Faculty, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Records created by and regarding the faculty of Ogden College. Series consists of two volumes of faculty meeting minutes.
Ua1b1/1 Rodes-Helm Lecture Series,
2010
Western Kentucky University
Ua1b1/1 Rodes-Helm Lecture Series, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
These records were created by and about the Rodes-Helm Lecture Series which invited distinguished, and prominent individuals from the spheres of politics, economics, and the arts, to lecture at the university. The records include programs, and recordings of lectures.
Ua100/2/1 Training School & College High Administration,
2010
Western Kentucky University
Ua100/2/1 Training School & College High Administration, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Records created by administrators of the school. Records include accreditation reports, attendance data, curriculum guides, textbook reports, letterhead, student teacher evaluations and commencement programs.
Ua56/2 Institutional Research Administration File,
2010
Western Kentucky University
Ua56/2 Institutional Research Administration File, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Administrative files created by department of Institutional Research. The series contains correspondence concerning the objectives, goals, reporting deadlines and guidelines for publications produced by Institutional Research Office.
Ua11/1 Public Affairs Publications,
2010
Western Kentucky University
Ua11/1 Public Affairs Publications, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Publications created by and about WKU by the Public Affairs Department.
Ua60/3/3 Applied Arts & Health Military Science Student Organizations,
2010
Western Kentucky University
Ua60/3/3 Applied Arts & Health Military Science Student Organizations, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Records created by student organizations sponsored by the department of Military Science.
Ua1b3/3 Athletic Committee,
2010
Western Kentucky University
Ua1b3/3 Athletic Committee, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
This is an artificial series created by culling Athletic Committee records from the President's Office files. It consists of meeting minutes, correspondence and reports. The early meeting minutes are incomplete through 1950. Topics routinely discussed were athletic schedules, awards, varsity standing of sports and compliance with conference and NCAA policies. Ohio Valley Conference meeting minutes and summaries of NCAA meetings are generally included.
Ua35/2/2 Provost's Office Committees Faculty Research Committee,
2010
Western Kentucky University
Ua35/2/2 Provost's Office Committees Faculty Research Committee, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Meeting minutes of the Faculty Research Committee. Meeting agendas are typically arranged as follows: I. Disposition of minutes II. Consideration of Proposals A. Applications for Research Grants III. Other business
Ua3/3/2 President's Office-Thompson Speech File,
2010
Western Kentucky University
Ua3/3/2 President's Office-Thompson Speech File, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Speeches written and delivered by WKU President Kelly Thompson at various events.
