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Does Location Really Matter? Exploring The Role Of Place In Domestic And International Service-Learning Experiences, Elizabeth Niehaus, Crystal Garcia Jan 2017

Does Location Really Matter? Exploring The Role Of Place In Domestic And International Service-Learning Experiences, Elizabeth Niehaus, Crystal Garcia

Department of Educational Administration: Faculty Publications

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Pervasive Pedagogy: Collaborative Cloud-Based Composing Using Google Drive, Maury Elizabeth Brown, Daniel L. Hocutt Jan 2017

Pervasive Pedagogy: Collaborative Cloud-Based Composing Using Google Drive, Maury Elizabeth Brown, Daniel L. Hocutt

School of Professional and Continuing Studies Faculty Publications

Cloud-based services designed for educational use, like Google Apps for Education (GAFE), afford deeply collaborative activities across multiple applications. Through primary research, the authors discovered that cloud-based technologies such as GAFE and Google Drive afford new opportunities for collaborative cross-platform composing and student engagement. These affordances require new pedagogies to transform these potentialities into practice, as well as a reexamination of contemporary theory of computers and composition. The authors’ journey implementing Google Drive as a composing and communication environment required continually remediating content, relationships, practices, and their own identities as they interacted with students in the cloud. This chapter addresses …

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กลยุทธ์การบริหารโรงเรียนในเครือมูลนิธิคณะเซนต์คาเบรียลแห่งประเทศไทยตามแนวคิดการเสริมสร้างนักเรียน ให้มีความเป็นพลเมืองดิจิทัล, เศกสรร สกนธวัฒน์ Jan 2017

กลยุทธ์การบริหารโรงเรียนในเครือมูลนิธิคณะเซนต์คาเบรียลแห่งประเทศไทยตามแนวคิดการเสริมสร้างนักเรียน ให้มีความเป็นพลเมืองดิจิทัล, เศกสรร สกนธวัฒน์

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การวิจัยครั้งนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์ 1) เพื่อศึกษากรอบแนวคิดการบริหารโรงเรียนในเครือมูลนิธิคณะเซนต์คาเบรียลแห่งประเทศไทยตามแนวคิดการเสริมสร้างนักเรียนให้มีความเป็นพลเมืองดิจิทัล 2) เพื่อศึกษาสภาพปัจจุบันและสภาพที่พึงประสงค์ของการบริหารโรงเรียนในเครือมูลนิธิ คณะเซนต์คาเบรียลแห่งประเทศไทยตามแนวคิดการเสริมสร้างนักเรียนให้มีความเป็นพลเมืองดิจิทัล 3) เพื่อพัฒนากลยุทธ์การบริหารโรงเรียนในเครือมูลนิธิคณะเซนต์คาเบรียลแห่งประเทศไทยตามแนวคิดการเสริมสร้างนักเรียนให้มีความเป็นพลเมืองดิจิทัล โดยใช้วิธีการวิจัยแบบผสมผสาน ประชากรที่ใช้ในการวิจัย คือ โรงเรียนจำนวน 16 โรงเรียนในเครือมูลนิธิคณะเซนต์คาเบรียลแห่งประเทศไทย ปีการศึกษา 2560 เครื่องมือที่ใช้ในการวิจัย ได้แก่ แบบสอบถามกรอบแนวคิด แบบสอบถามสภาพปัจจุบันและสภาพพึงประสงค์ แบบประเมินความเหมาะสมและเป็นไปได้ของกลยุทธ์ สถิติที่ใช้ในการวิเคราะห์ข้อมูล คือ ความถี่ ร้อยละ ค่าเฉลี่ย ส่วนเบี่ยงเบนมาตรฐาน ค่าดัชนี PNI Modified และการวิเคราะห์เนื้อหา ผลการวิจัยพบว่า กรอบแนวคิดในการเสริมสร้างนักเรียนให้มีความเป็นพลเมืองดิจิทัล ประกอบด้วย 3 องค์ประกอบ ได้แก่ มีความเคารพตนเองและผู้อื่นในโลกดิจิทัล ใช้งานดิจิทัลอย่างมีความรับผิดชอบและปลอดภัย และสร้างนวัตกรรมดิจิทัล การวิเคราะห์สภาพภายในฝ่ายวิชาการเป็นจุดอ่อน และฝ่ายกิจการนักเรียนเป็นจุดแข็ง และสภาพภายนอกนโยบายของรัฐ สภาพเศรษฐกิจและสภาพสังคม เป็นภาวะคุมคามในส่วนสภาพเทคโนโลยีเป็นโอกาส และกลยุทธ์การบริหารโรงเรียนในเครือมูลนิธิคณะเซนต์คาเบรียลแห่งประเทศไทยตามแนวคิดการเสริมสร้างนักเรียนให้มีความเป็นพลเมืองดิจิทัล มี 3 กลยุทธ์หลัก คือ 1) ปรับปรุงการบริหารเพื่อพัฒนานักเรียนให้มีการใช้งานดิจิทัลอย่างมีความรับผิดชอบและปลอดภัย 2) เพิ่มขีดความสามารถในการบริหารเพื่อพัฒนานักเรียนในการสร้างนวัตกรรมดิจิทัล 3) ยกระดับการบริหารเพื่อพัฒนานักเรียนให้มีความเคารพต่อตนเองและผู้อื่นในโลกดิจิทัล

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กลยุทธ์การบริหารโรงเรียนเอกชนตามแนวคิดองค์การที่สร้างความผูกพันของครูและนักเรียน, ผาสุก สุมามาลย์กุล Jan 2017

กลยุทธ์การบริหารโรงเรียนเอกชนตามแนวคิดองค์การที่สร้างความผูกพันของครูและนักเรียน, ผาสุก สุมามาลย์กุล

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

งานวิจัยนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษา 1) กรอบแนวคิดการบริหารโรงเรียน แนวคิดความผูกพันของครู และแนวคิดความผูกพันนักเรียน 2) สภาพปัจจุบันและสภาพที่พึงประสงค์ในการบริหารโรงเรียนเอกชน 3) จุดแข็ง จุดอ่อน โอกาสและภาวะคุกคามของการบริหารโรงเรียนเอกชน 4)พัฒนากลยุทธ์การบริหารโรงเรียนเอกชน ตามแนวคิดองค์การที่สร้างความผูกพันของครูและนักเรียน กลุ่มประชากรคือ โรงเรียนเอกชนประเภทสามัญจำนวน 3,373 แห่ง ใช้กลุ่มตัวจำนวน 330 แห่ง ผู้ให้ข้อมูลได้แก่ผู้บริหาร ครูและนักเรียน รวม 873 คน เครื่องมือวิจัย คือแบบสอบถามและแบบประเมิน วิเคราะห์ข้อมูลโดยใช้สถิติความถี่ ร้อยละ ค่าเฉลี่ย ค่าเบี่ยงเบนมาตรฐาน ค่าดัชนีความต้องการจำเป็น และ การวิเคราะห์เนื้อหา ผลการวิจัยพบว่า1.กรอบแนวคิดการบริหารโรงเรียนตามแนวคิดองค์การที่สร้างความผูกพันมี 6 องค์ประกอบ คือ การทำงานที่มีความหมาย ฝ่ายบริหารร่วมปฏิบัติงานและตัดสินใจอย่างเหมาะสม สภาพแวดล้อมการทำงานเชิงบวก การให้โอกาสก้าวหน้า การมีความเชื่อมั่นในภาวะผู้นำ และการปฏิบัติอย่างเป็นธรรม กรอบแนวคิดความผูกพันของครูต่อโรงเรียน มี 3 องค์ประกอบ คือ พูดถึงโรงเรียนในทางบวก ต้องการทำงานกับโรงเรียนในระยะยาว ทุ่มเทและอุทิศตนทำงานเกินกว่าหน้าที่ด้วยความเต็มใจเพื่องานและเป้าหมายของโรงเรียน และกรอบแนวคิดความผูกพันของนักเรียนต่อโรงเรียน มี 3 องค์ประกอบ คือความผูกพันทางพฤติกรรม ความผูกพันทางอารมณ์ และความผูกพันทางปัญญา 2. สภาพปัจจุบันของการบริหารโรงเรียนเอกชนตามแนวคิดองค์การที่สร้างความผูกพันของครูและนักเรียนในภาพรวมอยู่ในระดับมาก และสภาพที่พึงประสงค์ในภาพรวมอยู่ระดับมากที่สุด 3. จุดแข็งคือการที่โรงเรียนสามารถสร้างความเชื่อมั่นในภาวะผู้นำให้แก่ครูและนักเรียน จุดอ่อนคือ การที่โรงเรียนให้โอกาสก้าวหน้าแก่ครูและนักเรียน สภาพสังคมและเทคโนโลยีเป็นโอกาส และ สภาพเศรษฐกิจ การเมืองและนโยบายรัฐบาล เป็นภาวะคุกคาม 4.กลยุทธ์การบริหารโรงเรียนเอกชนตามแนวคิดองค์การที่สร้างความผูกพันของครูและนักเรียนประกอบด้วย 6 กลยุทธ์หลัก คือ 1)เสริมสร้างโอกาสความก้าวหน้าของครูและนักเรียนอย่างต่อเนื่อง 2)ปรับเปลี่ยนการทำงานของครูและนักเรียนให้เป็นการทำงานที่มีความหมายด้วยเทคโนโลยีและกิจกรรมสร้างสรรค์ 3) เร่งพัฒนาการให้ความช่วยเหลือ ร่วมปฏิบัติงาน ร่วมคิด ตัดสินใจในการปฏิบัติงานของครูและกิจกรรมการเรียนของนักเรียน 4) พัฒนาสภาพแวดล้อมการทำงานเชิงบวกให้เป็นกลไกพื้นฐานในการสร้างความผูกพันของครูและนักเรียนอย่างต่อเนื่องยาวนาน 5) ยกระดับการปฏิบัติอย่างเป็นธรรมต่อครูและนักเรียนอย่างมีนวัตกรรม 6) พัฒนาความไว้วางใจในภาวะผู้นำให้มั่นคง โดยมีกลยุทธ์รอง 12 กลยุทธ์ และ 46 วิธีดำเนินการ

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Student Veterans And Their Transition To Becoming A College Student, Paul R. Higgerson Jan 2017

Student Veterans And Their Transition To Becoming A College Student, Paul R. Higgerson

Masters Theses

This study sought to understand how student veterans view their transition to becoming a college student. A small, but increasing, amount of studies have been conducted on this topic. A qualitative approach, specifically a narrative method, was utilized to better understand how student veterans made meaning of the life events they experienced during their transition. Six student veterans in at least their second semester at their current institution were interviewed one-on-one, and their narratives are included here. This study revealed that student veterans and adult learners share many characteristics and that by viewing the student veteran as a student in …

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Resilience And Thriving In Homeless College Students, Cayla C. Maurer Jan 2017

Resilience And Thriving In Homeless College Students, Cayla C. Maurer

Masters Theses

Homeless college students face many obstacles in higher education. These students are the invisible population on campuses that are sometimes forgotten. Despite facing many challenges and barriers, these students continue to pursue a degree of higher education. The purpose of this study was to understand the experiences and obstacles homeless college students face while they word toward a degree. Understanding how successful homeless college students overcome barriers and utilize resources will provide information that may change the fate of future homeless college students. A phenomenological approach was utilized to explore the qualities and characterizes that allow homeless college students to …

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An Investigation Of The Help-Seeking Behaviors Of Women Student Veterans, Tanya Armstrong Jan 2017

An Investigation Of The Help-Seeking Behaviors Of Women Student Veterans, Tanya Armstrong

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Women with military experience are attending colleges and universities across the United States. It is important to understand how they describe their experiences as students and how their help-seeking behaviors impact their success (DiRamio & Jarvis, 2011; Baechtold & Da Sawal, 2009). Using Schlossberg's Adult Transition Theory (1981, 1984) as a framework, this qualitative phenomenological study explored the help-seeking behaviors of women student veterans. In addition, the events that caused them to seek help and the resources they utilized are described. The research questions were: (1) Does the prior military experience of women student veterans influence their willingness to seek …

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A Comprehensive Study Of The Learning Styles Of Student Athletes And Academic Advisors At Three Institutions In The American Athletic Conferences And The Tools And Resources Used To Ensure Academic Success., Dianna Lampitt Jan 2017

A Comprehensive Study Of The Learning Styles Of Student Athletes And Academic Advisors At Three Institutions In The American Athletic Conferences And The Tools And Resources Used To Ensure Academic Success., Dianna Lampitt

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Collegiate athletics plays an important role in higher education. As a result of this importance student athletes also play a significant role in higher education. However, due to their athletic responsibilities they face a number of challenges while enrolled in a college or university. An academic advisor for student athletes is responsible for not only helping the student athletes with their academics, they also play an important role in ensuring the eligibility of college student athletes so they are able to compete. As a result, academic advisors for student athletes use a number of tools and resources that help ensure …

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Examining The Experiences Of Latino/A Parents Of First-Generation College Students Pursuing A Doctoral Degree, Natalia Toro Jan 2017

Examining The Experiences Of Latino/A Parents Of First-Generation College Students Pursuing A Doctoral Degree, Natalia Toro

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Research points to Latino/a parents as an important source of motivation and support for high achieving Latino/a students who are the first in their families to go to college (Arellano & Padilla, 2006; Gandara, 1982; 1994; Hurtado & Sinha, 2006; Zalaquett, 2005); however, very little is known about their experience as they parent children whose educational paths are so different from their own. Cultural values such as collectivism and familism play a unique role in the level of connection between these parents and their children (Suarez-Orozco & Suarez-Orozco, 1995), creating dynamics that merit exploration. This dissertation qualitatively examines how seven …

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Internal Funding Newsletter, Academic Year 2016-2017, Uno Office Of Research And Creative Activity Jan 2017

Internal Funding Newsletter, Academic Year 2016-2017, Uno Office Of Research And Creative Activity

Internal Funding Newsletters

Each year, University of Nebraska at Omaha faculty and students conduct globally relevant research and creative activity that reflects the metropolitan mission of the university. The Office of Research and Creative Activity’s internal funding programs support those scholarly endeavors through the Fund for Undergraduate Scholarly Experiences (FUSE), Graduate Research and Creative Activity (GRACA), the University Committee on Research and Creative Activity (UCRCA), and the Award for Distinguished Research and Creative Activity (ADROCA).

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Essa Research Brief, Samantha Hope Jan 2017

Essa Research Brief, Samantha Hope

MERC Publications

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): A Research Brief by Samantha Hope, M.T. (March 2017) The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is a modified reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Signed into law on December 10, 2015, it replaces the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 and provides federal guidelines for states regarding various topics in education. This research brief offers an overview of the legislation, as well as its proposed timeline for implementation and implications for schools in the state of Virginia.

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Guest Perspective: The Kresge Foundation, Caroline Altman Smith Jan 2017

Guest Perspective: The Kresge Foundation, Caroline Altman Smith

Journal of College Access

No abstract provided.

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Relationship Between Teachers' Attitudes Toward Inclusion And Professional Development, Patricia Chatman Chatman Jan 2017

Relationship Between Teachers' Attitudes Toward Inclusion And Professional Development, Patricia Chatman Chatman

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Integration of general and special education students in the classroom has become common in many educational systems. Researchers have found that some general education teachers may have negative attitudes of inclusion when they are inadequately prepared to instruct in an inclusion setting. The purpose of this causal-comparative study was to investigate the relationship of teachers' professional development (PD) on their attitudes about teaching in an inclusive classroom at a northeast Georgia middle school. Using Vygotsky's sociocultural developmental theory, the research question examined the difference in teachers' attitudes toward inclusion as measured by the Scale of Teachers' Attitudes Toward Inclusive Classrooms …

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Effect Of Response To Intervention On Developmental Education Students' Persistence, Retention, And Completion, Cheryl Garayta Jan 2017

Effect Of Response To Intervention On Developmental Education Students' Persistence, Retention, And Completion, Cheryl Garayta

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

In 2012, national rates of degree or certificate completion for students beginning college in developmental education courses were 35%. At a Midwestern state community college completion rates were even lower, with only 27% of developmental reading/writing (DRW) students completing their program. Therefore, the purpose of this causal- comparative study was to compare success rates for DRW students beginning college in a multileveled (MLI) program and in a response to intervention (RtI) based program. The MLI program was grounded in a scaffolded learning framework, and the RtI program was grounded in a transformative learning framework. Four research questions were posited to …

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Development Of An Evidence-Based Practice Guideline For Prevention Of Diaper Dermatitis, Nanita Flavier Lim-Sulit Jan 2017

Development Of An Evidence-Based Practice Guideline For Prevention Of Diaper Dermatitis, Nanita Flavier Lim-Sulit

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Diaper dermatitis, an acute inflammatory reaction of the skin, is one of the most common forms of dermatitis among neonatal and pediatric patients. The problem addressed in this quality improvement project was the absence of an evidence-based practice (EBP) guideline for perineal care which resulted in 4 unexpected cases of diaper dermatitis per 100 hospital days at a non free standing children's hospital. Framed within Rosswurm and Larrabee's model for EBP, the purpose of this project was to develop an educational initiative encompassing an EBP guideline for perineal care, an educational curriculum plan for staff members, and a Power Point …

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Students' Decision-Making After Florida Senate Bill 1720: Guiding Students Through Math Placement, Rebecka Jo Sare Jan 2017

Students' Decision-Making After Florida Senate Bill 1720: Guiding Students Through Math Placement, Rebecka Jo Sare

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

After Senate Bill (SB) 1720, exempt students enrolling in colleges in Florida no longer have to take a college placement test or enroll in developmental education courses before enrolling in college-level classes. SB1720 caused Florida colleges to find new methods of placement for incoming students, a concern because incorrect placement can have detrimental effects for the student and institution. Bounded rationality theory and Bahr's interpretation of student typology informed this study. The purpose of this survey study was to compare the exempt students who enrolled in remedial math to those who enrolled in college-level math. Research questions asked what differences …

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Instructional Strategies That Promote Cultural Competence In Nutrition And Dietetics Education, Cecile Adkins Jan 2017

Instructional Strategies That Promote Cultural Competence In Nutrition And Dietetics Education, Cecile Adkins

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Changing demographics in the United States to a minority-majority culture require health care professionals who are culturally competent to provide appropriate care to patients. In a university in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, a gap existed between student education and the culturally competent professional practice of entry-level registered dietitians. Using Freire's notion of social justice and Vygotsky's constructivist theory as the conceptual frameworks, the purpose of this study was to explore educators' instructional strategies that promoted cultural competence in nutrition and dietetics education. The research questions examined how educators described the instructional practices they employed to promote cultural …

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Women In Stem: The Effect Of Undergraduate Research On Persistence, Jodi Christine Wilker Jan 2017

Women In Stem: The Effect Of Undergraduate Research On Persistence, Jodi Christine Wilker

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The underrepresentation of women in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers constitutes a major issue in postsecondary science education. Perseverance of women in STEM is linked to a strong science identity. Experiential learning activities, such as undergraduate research, increase science identity and thus should help keep women in STEM. Most studies on research program development are from 4-year institutions, yet many women start at community colleges. The goal of this study was to fill this gap. Science identity and experiential learning theories provided the framework for this case study at a local institution (LECC). Semistructured interviews determined college science …

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Impact Of Change Management On Employee Behavior In A University Administrative Office, Kendra M. Turner Jan 2017

Impact Of Change Management On Employee Behavior In A University Administrative Office, Kendra M. Turner

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

This qualitative case study focused on the effect of a system implementation upgrade on employees' job performance within a central administration department of a major research university in the Southern United States. Review of literature revealed a lack of a specific model or process for system implementation upgrades and its impact on employees' performance in a university administrative office. Guided by Kotter's research on change management models, the research questions examined the attitudes and behaviors of employees involved with the business process project. Data collection was through purposeful sampling and face-to-face interviews with 11 employees. Data were analyzed through pattern-matching …

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Academic Achievement In Schoolwide Title 1 Elementary Schools, Kelli K. Cronin Jan 2017

Academic Achievement In Schoolwide Title 1 Elementary Schools, Kelli K. Cronin

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Title I federal funds are provided to schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all students meet academic standards. Despite this and other efforts by the federal government to assist low-income families with the problems associated with poverty, the minimum proficiency levels required by the No Child Left Behind Act have not been met by all students. Little research has been conducted to assess performance of South Dakota schools receiving federal funding under Title 1 to alleviate these deficits in academic achievement. The purpose of this study was to determine whether Title 1 had …

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Educating To The Collaborative Care Model, Darcy N. Duncan Jan 2017

Educating To The Collaborative Care Model, Darcy N. Duncan

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The problem addressed in this project was the lack of experienced RNs needed in the acute care setting to deliver safe, quality patient care, while effectively managing resources and providing job satisfaction. The purpose of this project was to determine if an education module designed to educate charge and rover nurses on the Collaborative Care Model (CCM) would enhance staff nurses' abilities to provide safe, high quality care to patients, and improve staff nurse retention on one unit in an acute care setting. The theoretical frameworks utilized to guide the education module included: Lewin's theory of planned change, Benner's novice …

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Relationship Quality Associations Family Values For Online Graduate Students With Intimate Partners, Tracy J. Jones-Garcia Jan 2017

Relationship Quality Associations Family Values For Online Graduate Students With Intimate Partners, Tracy J. Jones-Garcia

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Previous research found that relationship quality (RQ) for intimate couples may be adversely effected in times of stress, potentially decreasing marital satisfaction up to 36% during a four-year period for high stress couples. Previous research indicated family values (FV) may mediate RQ in stressful times; however, no research has examined this relationship for online/blended program graduate students. Students in these programs experience unique stress, change, and at times, physical distance from an intimate partner. Coombs's theory on values consensus postulated that the more alike family values are in a relationship, the better the RQ will be. The purpose of this …

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Administrative Leadership To Build Capacity For Inclusion Of Students With Emotional Disabilities, Nicole Corbett Jan 2017

Administrative Leadership To Build Capacity For Inclusion Of Students With Emotional Disabilities, Nicole Corbett

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

In a New England school district, students with emotional disabilities (SWED) were educated in the most restrictive educational placement outside the general education classroom at higher rates than any other disability group The purpose of this qualitative, instrumental case study was to explore administrators' and teachers' perceptions regarding campus and district level systems and structures, professional development (PD) available, and the role of administrators in building capacity for the inclusion of SWED in the general education classroom. Vygotsky's theory of social development, Knowles's theory of andragogy, and Knoster's model for leading and managing complex change provided the theoretical framework for …

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Teachers' And Parents' Perceptions Of Special Education Referral For African American Students, Darlene Smith Jan 2017

Teachers' And Parents' Perceptions Of Special Education Referral For African American Students, Darlene Smith

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Patterns of representation of African Americans in K-12 special education programs vary across the United States. A school district in Arizona has a 13% African American population, yet the African American special education representation is 17%. The purpose of this grounded theory study was to generate an understanding of the processes related to special education referral and assignment of African American elementary students as perceived by 7 teachers and 6 parents in the school district. Inductive analysis including open, axial, and selective coding led to the categorization of three themes: complexity in the referral process, inadequate teacher-parent communication and lack …

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The Needs Of Custodial Grandparents In Helping Their Grandchildren Experience School Success, Rex Sawyer Ward Jan 2017

The Needs Of Custodial Grandparents In Helping Their Grandchildren Experience School Success, Rex Sawyer Ward

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

At a local middle school, twice as many students were being reared by their grandparents than in each of the other 3 schools in the study district. Most of these students were experiencing academic and social issues; increased understanding of the issue was needed to address these problems. Using a phenomenological approach, this project study explored the lived experiences of grandparents of skipped-generation households and school employees who interact daily with skipped-generation households. Epstein's theory of parental involvement undergirded this study, and semistructured interviews were used to gather data from 15 grandparents and 15 school employees. Interviews were transcribed, open …

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Examining The Barriers To The Continuing Education Of Early Childhood Teacher Assistants, Colleen Louise Wright Jan 2017

Examining The Barriers To The Continuing Education Of Early Childhood Teacher Assistants, Colleen Louise Wright

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007 required teacher assistants (TAs) to obtain their child development associate (CDA) credential by September of 2015. TAs who had not obtained their CDA within the required timeframe were either demoted or terminated from their positions. However, with the increase of working parents, the need for quality early childhood education has risen. In this project study, the barriers TAs confront in regards to their decision to continue their schooling to obtain a CDA credential were examined, as were the factors that deterred or prevented them from enrolling in or completing a …

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Understanding The Importance Of Culturally Appropriate Patient-Provider Communication In Diabetes Self-Management, Anita Mwalui Jan 2017

Understanding The Importance Of Culturally Appropriate Patient-Provider Communication In Diabetes Self-Management, Anita Mwalui

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 29.1 million people in the United States have diabetes. Among those 29.1 million people, 21 million have been diagnosed, but 8.1 million have not. Changing demographics in the United States and the prevalence of diabetes are projected to be burdens on the health care system through 2050. Guided by the social cognitive theory, the purpose of this qualitative case study was to understand the importance of culturally appropriate patient-provider communication to the self-management of Type 2 diabetes by patients who are African immigrants. Culturally based health care has unique challenges when …

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Effective Educational Practices Regarding General Education Teachers And Inclusion Of Students With Autism, Chanda Rhodes Coblentz Jan 2017

Effective Educational Practices Regarding General Education Teachers And Inclusion Of Students With Autism, Chanda Rhodes Coblentz

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Owing to the influx of students with autism to the general education classroom, the role of the educator has drastically changed. Limited training and negative perceptions among teachers of students with autism are concerning. A qualitative case study, based on Bandura's theory of self-efficacy as a conceptual framework, was used to gather information based on the preservice training and personal classroom experiences from 7 general education teachers who were purposefully selected based on their licensure in the state of Ohio and experience in teaching students with autism. Research questions for this study examined the types of training teachers received, perceptions …

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The Predictive Relationship Between Naturopathic Basic Science Curriculum And Nplex I Performance, Tammy Marie Aragon Jan 2017

The Predictive Relationship Between Naturopathic Basic Science Curriculum And Nplex I Performance, Tammy Marie Aragon

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Naturopathic medical schools are concerned with low first-time pass rates on the Naturopathic Physicians Licensing Exam Part I (NPLEX I) that may impact schools' accreditation with the Council on Naturopathic Medical Education (CNME). At a North American school of naturopathic medicine first-time pass rates have been a concern for 3 of the last 5 years. The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine whether students' naturopathic basic science content area scores predict NPLEX I scores at this this school. Grounded in general systems theory, a predictive correlational research design utilizing multiple logistic regression analyses was used. Archival data were …

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Coping Strategies Of Alternatively Certified Teachers In An Urban U.S. School District, Paula Stanton Stanton Jan 2017

Coping Strategies Of Alternatively Certified Teachers In An Urban U.S. School District, Paula Stanton Stanton

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Teacher attrition has continued to be problem across the United States, especially in urban, high-need districts. The purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to identify the coping strategies of alternatively certified teachers in urban, high-need schools in order to understand how teachers overcome factors contributing to attrition. Research questions centered on the perceived challenges and stressors of alternatively certified teachers as well as the coping strategies that support their retention. The conceptual framework was based on Bronfenbrenner's theory of ecological development. Criterion sampling was used to identify experienced alternatively prepared teachers who had persisted for at least 4 …

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