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Chronic Absenteeism: Exploring Challenges And Obstacles That Impact Students’ Attendance In Northern Maine Rural Schools, Leland Caron

All Theses And Dissertations

Educational success relies heavily upon consistent school attendance (Rogers & Feller, 2018). In Maine, a student is identified as chronically absent when 10% or more of the days enrolled in school are missed due to excused or unexcused absences (Maine Department of Education, 2019). Chronic absenteeism impacts millions of students across America each year. National data identified that approximately five to seven and a half million school-aged students miss a month or more of school each year (Chang & Davis, 2015). This qualitative interpretative phenological study (IPA) was designed to fill some of the gaps in the literature on chronic …

Perceptions Of Induction: A Phenomenological Case Study, Kimberly L. Stephens

All Theses And Dissertations

The first months of teaching can significantly diminish a probationary teacher’s perception of their ability when the nuances of the job and students become overwhelming. On average, a school will lose three out of every 20 teachers annually. The problem this study researches is how faculty and staff provide support for probationary teachers. Too often, induction models remain underdeveloped, understudied, and rarely are formative assessments associated with faculty interactions. In this study, the dynamic interplay between the individual, the environment, and behavior establish a deeper understanding of the teacher network as a social system with expected returns. The tenets of …

Shattering Your Own Glass Ceiling: The Self-Sabotaging Behaviors Of Secondary Female Principals And Strategies Used To Overcome Them, Ashley Sandor

Dissertations

Purpose: The purpose of this explanatory mixed methods study was to identify and describe self-sabotaging behaviors experienced by female secondary principals and to explore the impact these behaviors have on their career development. A secondary purpose of this study was to identify strategies used to overcome self-sabotaging behaviors.

Methodology: An explanatory mixed methods design was used to uncover the perspectives of 10 female secondary principals in Northern California who have experienced career impacting self-sabotaging behaviors and to examine strategies that exemplary female secondary principals use to overcome their internal barriers. The quantitative phase included a 51-item online survey about self-sabotaging …

Writing Instruction For Multilingual Learners, Leticia Kiwan

Dissertations

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to explore and describe the benefit of three key elements of instructional writing strategies: structured writing, visual learning, and collaborative tasks to assist Title 1 middle school site administrators and teachers in assessing the impact of the instructional writing strategies for multilingual learners to achieve reclassification to Fluent English Proficient.

Methodology: The qualitative case study included a thorough analysis of one-on-one interviews with seven teachers and seven administrators with more than three years of experience in a middle school from the Sacramento area.

Findings: Examination of the data indicated the following findings: (1) …

The Minutes Of The Marshall University Graduate Council Meeting January 28, 2022, Marshall University Graduate Council

Graduate Council Minutes

No abstract provided.

January 28th, 2022 Minutes, Swosu Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

SWOSU Faculty Senate Minutes

The Minutes Of The Marshall University Faculty Senate Meeting, January 27, 2022, Marshall University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

2022 January 27 - Academic Council Agenda And Minutes, Academic Council, East Tennessee State University

Academic Council Agenda and Minutes

No abstract provided.

We Are ... Marshall, January 26, 2022, Office Of Marshall University Communications

We Are ... Marshall: the Newsletter for Marshall University 1999-2023

No abstract provided.

2022 January 26 - Undergraduate Curriculum Council Minutes, Undergraduate Curriculum Council, East Tennessee State University

Undergraduate Curriculum Council Minutes

No abstract provided.

2022 January 24 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University

Faculty Senate Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

Beyond The School Walls: Collective Impact In Micropolitan School-Community Partnerships, Sarah Zuckerman

Department of Educational Administration: Faculty Publications

Research suggests that the time students spend outside of school, as well as the communities in which they spend it, impact educational outcomes. Inequitable educational outcomes are the result of complex, interdependent problems in the public and private sector, suggesting the need for approaches that bring together schools with other organizations to address problems in the ecological and developmental systems of family, school, out-of-school programs, and communities. Collective impact has gained prominence as a strategy for such cross-sector partnerships. This qualitative study uses a comparative approach to extend knowledge of collective impact into rural and micropolitan communities using civic capacity …

Teachers’ Perceptions Of An Alternative Evaluation Model, Karen A. Chase

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

The body of research shows the importance of teacher effectiveness on student achievement. To ensure teacher effectiveness, states have enacted legislation that governs the processes for teacher evaluation. However, these systems have not proven to be as effective as once anticipated. One of the flaws pertains to the evaluation system’s inability to differentiate feedback based on teacher ability. For this reason, the New Jersey Department of Education has provided school districts the option to use an alternative evaluation model, The Reflective Practice Protocol. This option is available to teachers who have been rated as highly effective. The purpose of this …

Minutes, College Of Liberal Arts Faculty Meeting, Thursday, January 20, 2022, College Of Liberal Arts Faculty, Rollins College

The College of Liberal Arts Faculty Minutes

No abstract provided.

We Are ... Marshall, January 19, 2022, Office Of Marshall University Communications

We Are ... Marshall: the Newsletter for Marshall University 1999-2023

No abstract provided.

We Are ... Marshall, January 12, 2022, Office Of Marshall University Communications

We Are ... Marshall: the Newsletter for Marshall University 1999-2023

No abstract provided.

2022 January 12 - Undergraduate Curriculum Council Minutes, Undergraduate Curriculum Council, East Tennessee State University

Undergraduate Curriculum Council Minutes

No abstract provided.

From Shared Governance To Shared Leadership: Our Covid Response To Faculty Evaluation, Support, And Advancement, John Burnight, Danielle Cowley, Becky Wilson Hawbaker, James Mattingly, Patrick Pease, Amy J. Petersen, John Vallentine

Teacher-Scholar: The Journal of the State Comprehensive University

As a state comprehensive university in a small, midwestern metropolitan area, “Students First” is more than a slogan. The preamble to our Faculty Constitution and our University’s mission statement both specify that students and their flourishing are the justification for our institution’s existence. We have learned, however, that a precondition to robust attention to students’ well-being is parallel attention to the well-being and development of our faculty. This article chronicles the principles and practices by which our shared leadership team responded to unique challenges presented by the COVID crisis and its ripple effects. A closing theme acknowledges that COVID revealed …

Message From The President / 1.11.22, Evan M. Glazer

Message from the President

No abstract provided.

The Need To Improve Social Competences In Future Teachers, Saodat Abdurashidovna Toshtemirova

Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal

This article focuses on the content, purpose of social competence and the need to improve it in future teachers. The ideas on social competence, the analysis of the literature are presented and the principles of development of social competence in future teachers are defined. The requirements for the professional activity of future teachers are indicated, in particular, the purpose, necessity, importance, development factors and the results of the formation of social competences for the teacher are listed.

Developing A Culture Of Professional Communication In A Foreign Language Of Management Students, Aisafar Bazarkulovna Murtazaeva, Toxir Baxtiyarovich Maxkamov

Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal

This article discusses the factors that contribute to the development of a culture of professional communication in the field of management and economics, as well as business in the process of communication between employees of industrial and economic management in the Uzbek-Russian-English languages during their service.

Teaching English In Afghan’S Schools And Its History, Samadi Nooria

Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal

This article illustrates the history of teaching English language , the current situation of educational system in Afghanistan and the usage of different teaching methods in Afghan schools from points of view of famous scholars. It is clear traditional teaching has along history in Afghanistan and used for centuries, so it is very difficult to bring changes in this system and it is hard to change with new methods.

The Role Of Sport Activities, Games And Competitions In The Nurture Of 6-7 Years Old Children, Muqaddas Riskulovna Muminova

Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal

The paper analyzes the main approaches to the use of sports in the system of school physical education. The most important objectives of sport activities in primary school are to familiarize the children who are 6-7 years old with the varieties of sports and exercises, and to lay the foundations of proper technique. However, these activities should not become the highly specialized trainings. In our opinion, the system and activity nature of sports and fitness and health recreation activities acts as the effective means to raise the childrens’ social activity characterizing such physical ability degree, which allows him successful implementing …

Semantic Specificity Of The Proverbs Belonging To The Thematic Group “Language” In The Uzbek Language, Nurbek Djumanazarovich Juraev

Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal

In modern world linguistics, the semantic maturity of our Uzbek proverbs, which have passed down from century to century, recognized as a unique gem of our folklore. They contain dozens of semantic aspects of a word, all the examples of artistic means, poetic movements. Over the years, it has used regularly in live speech and interpersonal communication, as well as in artistic, historical, and scientific works. In the following article, the semantic specificity of the proverbs belonging to the thematic group “language” in the Uzbek language studied by the author and provided relevant examples.

The Matters Of Translating The Figurative Language Devices Used By Alisher Navoi In Description Of Word, Language And Speech Ethics, Sevara Nematovna Fazildinova

Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal

The current article represents the analysis of figurative language usage including literary devices simile, metaphor, and hyperbole in description of the word, language and speech ethics in the works of great poet Alisher Navoi. The principle objective of this research work is to analyze the degree of translation of literary devices and comparing the lingua stylistic peculiarities of the source and target language. Moreover, we have looked at some literary devices that reflect the linguistic and cultural characteristics in the original text and present the greatest difficulty in translation. The solution of translation problems of lingua-cultural nature is provided by …

Stylistic Features Of Newspaper Headlines On The Materials Of English And Uzbek Languages, Dilshod Bobojonov

Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal

This article is devoted to the study of the language of newspaper headlines, it examines the lexico-stylistic and grammatical-syntactic features of English titles and the difficulties of their translation. The functional and linguistic features of newspaper headlines allow them to be distinguished into a special genre of newspaper style. The headings concentrate many lexical and grammatical features of the newspaper style, they most clearly reflect the characteristic features of the language of the newspaper.

John Fowles As A Writer Of Existentialistic And Realistic Literary Trends, And His Philosophical And Psychological Views, Bakhtigul Sodikova

Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal

The current article focuses on John Fowles and his literature from philosophical and psychological points of view. The author provides some thoughts and reviews of literary critics on Fowles’s works, and provides examples of existentialist ideas giving the titles of his most prominent works. John Fowles is claimed to be the most outstanding representative of 20th century existentialist and realist movements in literature. Philosophical problems posed in a work of art are solved not philosophically, but artistically, therefore, philosophical novels are characterized by allegory, a variety of allusions, rich symbolism, attempts to solve eternal questions.

Different Approaches In Learning Foreign Languages In Modern Classes, Zulfiya Abdullayevna Abdurahmanova, Hamidulla Sayfulla Ogli Sodiqov

Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal

There are different methods in learning languages. English language through self-development is the most important direction for modernization of an educational system. A creative activity gives wide opportunities for developing one’s own individuality. The process of learning a foreign language contributes to forming a creative independence. Creative thinking is the highest form of activity and independent activity of a person and society. The scope of creativity includes actions from a non-standard solution to a simple problem to the full realization of an individual's unique potential in a given area.

Possibilities Of Individualization Of Learning In Interactive Electronic Information And Educational, Khurram Ergashevich Tangirov, Umida Eshmirzaevna Mamatkulova, Zafar Shavkatovich Khasanov

Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal

This paper identifies the possibilities of individualization of learning in an interactive electronic information and educational environment, as well as the didactic possibilities of using mobile devices as a means of teaching and their use in the individualization and informatization of education. The conditions of informatization of society are considered in which: active and constantly expanding use of the intellectual potential of society, concentrated in the printed fund, in scientific, industrial and other types of activities of its members; integration of information technology with scientific, industrial, initiating the development of all spheres of social production, intellectualization of labor activity; a …

Analysis Of Synonyms For The Concept Of Teacher In German And Uzbek, Rustamjon Adhamjonovich Mamasoliev

Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal

In this article has been expressed the functions of the concept “Teacher” and realized in specific discourse. Therefore, the author showed using the concept ”Teacher” and also the paper deals with synonyms of the concept as well