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Perceptions Of Year-Round Principals: The Effect Of Year-Round Education In Fulfilling The Recommendations Of The National Commission On Excellence In Education And Goals 2000, Sharon C. O'Dell
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This study sought to answer research questions designed to determine principals' perceptions of the effect of year-round education (YRE) on students, teachers, and parents. These perceptions were then used to determine if YRE is fulfilling the recommendations of the National Commission on Excellence in Education and Goals 2000. There were 27 null hypotheses used to answer eight research questions that guided the study. Analysis of the data revealed that year-round principals perceive YRE as having a significantly positive impact on 25 variables in areas relating to educational opportunities/content, standards and expectations, time/flexibility and operational costs, teaching, and school/parent relations. Analysis …
African-Led Slave Rebellions In The United States, Jamaica And Haiti, Joseph R. Weinzettle
African-Led Slave Rebellions In The United States, Jamaica And Haiti, Joseph R. Weinzettle
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This thesis is a visual and written portrait of some of the important African-led slave rebellions in the New World. Seven lithographs explore the environment of slavery and Africanisms in the New World. Six canvases reconstruct slave resistance from the 1730s to 1831: the Nat Turner Rebellion; the Maroon Wars of Jamaica; and the Haitian maroon revolutionaries--Makandal and Boukman. The common denominator among these rebellions was the presence of traditional West African religious beliefs. This is examined in the text and in the representation of material culture on canvas and in print. The paintings are in the manner of historical …
Assessing Professional Development Needs Of Elementary Teachers Implementing Inclusion Of Children With Disabilities In General Education Classrooms, Patricia D. Burgess
Assessing Professional Development Needs Of Elementary Teachers Implementing Inclusion Of Children With Disabilities In General Education Classrooms, Patricia D. Burgess
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A descriptive study was conducted to identify authentic professional development needs of elementary teachers preparing, implementing, and maintaining inclusion of students with disabilities in the general education classrooms in Northeast Tennessee. The purpose of this study was to contribute information of identified professional development needs of elementary teachers to current research on responsible inclusive education. Data were collected from 325 elementary teachers randomly assigned to the sample using a 65-item survey designed for this study. Three subsections of the survey, Assessing Professional Development Needs of Teachers Implementing Inclusion in Grades PreK-8, assessed the perceived needs of conditions, areas, and foundations …
The Relationship Of Experience, Education, And Tennessee Career Ladder Status To Teachers' Perceptions Of Staff Development Needs In Block Scheduled Programs, Rita S. Mullins
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The problem related to this study was to develop a clearer understanding of the staff development needs of high school classroom teachers implementing block scheduled programs. The purpose of this study was to determine if teachers' perceptions of staff development needs differed when teaching experience, education (highest degree earned), and Tennessee Career Ladder status were considered. Four levels of each independent variable were analyzed by six categories of perceptions, the dependent variables. The categories were: (a) Planning, (b) Knowledge, (c) Satisfaction with staff development, (d) Adult learning strategies, (e) Level of involvement, and (f) Impact on student testing and grades. …
Leadership For Learning: Narratologic Pedagogy And Knowledge Construction In Higher Education, Susan M. Mccabe
Leadership For Learning: Narratologic Pedagogy And Knowledge Construction In Higher Education, Susan M. Mccabe
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Leadership and learning are human activities occurring within an interpersonal, social context. This study was concerned with rendering the lived experiences of leaders and learners as intelligible, allowing for understanding of factors affecting knowledge construction and learning in higher education settings. The individual, personal experiences of teachers and learners were explored in order to identify factors that can be influenced by teacher leadership. Phenomenology was the philosophical and methodological structure of this study. Fifty-two nursing students enrolled in a senior level course at a regional state university participated in the study, as well as the two course co-teachers. All participants …
Stages Of Implementation Of Block Scheduling: Perceptions Of School Climate In High Schools In The First Tennessee Regional District, Chele L. Dugger
Stages Of Implementation Of Block Scheduling: Perceptions Of School Climate In High Schools In The First Tennessee Regional District, Chele L. Dugger
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A descriptive study was conducted to identify teachers' and principals' perceptions of school climate in four stages of a change to block scheduling: Initiation, the first year of Implementation, the second year of Implementation, and the third year of Implementation or Institutionalization. Data were collected from 442 teachers and principals in nine high schools in the First Tennessee Regional District in a stratified purposeful random sample using the Organizational Health Index (OHI), a 44-item survey, and a demographic information sheet. The survey has seven dimensions: Institutional Integrity, Initiating Structure, Consideration, Principal Influence, Resource Support, Morale, and Academic Support. These dimensions …
In The End, There Is The Word / By Fara Elizabeth Shook, Fara Elizabeth Shook
In The End, There Is The Word / By Fara Elizabeth Shook, Fara Elizabeth Shook
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Tartuffe, Sharon Louise Goetz
Tartuffe, Sharon Louise Goetz
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Fiction, Autobiography And Folklore : Voice And Race In The Works Of Zora Neale Hurston, Brendan Joseph Conroy
Fiction, Autobiography And Folklore : Voice And Race In The Works Of Zora Neale Hurston, Brendan Joseph Conroy
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Inquiries Into Three Minor Characters In William Gilmore Simms's The Partisan And Mellichampe, Rosanna Thomas Milner
Inquiries Into Three Minor Characters In William Gilmore Simms's The Partisan And Mellichampe, Rosanna Thomas Milner
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The Achievement Of Mark Steadman / By Nona Lee Staten, Nona Lee Staten
The Achievement Of Mark Steadman / By Nona Lee Staten, Nona Lee Staten
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Writing One's Self In Black And White : Racial Identity Construction In The Autobiographies Of James Weldon Johnson, Jean Toomer, Mary Church Terrell, And Walter White / By Sarah E. Torian, Sarah E. Torian
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William Porcher Dubose : The Life And Work Of A Southern Theologian / By John William Richter Iii, John William Richter
William Porcher Dubose : The Life And Work Of A Southern Theologian / By John William Richter Iii, John William Richter
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Recent Developments In Wisconsin's Open Records Law, John Alton Duff
Recent Developments In Wisconsin's Open Records Law, John Alton Duff
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Catahoula Stories, Marian Christina Hall
Catahoula Stories, Marian Christina Hall
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The New Russia : A Quest For Community Development, Marina Koval
The New Russia : A Quest For Community Development, Marina Koval
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Breaking Stride & Other Stories, Thomas Scott Mckenzie
Breaking Stride & Other Stories, Thomas Scott Mckenzie
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Frozen Cats, Christa Michelle Hill
Frozen Cats, Christa Michelle Hill
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Andrew Lytle, Wendell Berry And Agrarian Social Criticism : The Implicit And Explicit Ecological Land Ethic Of Agriculture, Joseph Benjamin Borden
Andrew Lytle, Wendell Berry And Agrarian Social Criticism : The Implicit And Explicit Ecological Land Ethic Of Agriculture, Joseph Benjamin Borden
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Conformity And Exceptionalism : The Career Of Richard Neville, Earl Of Warwick, Gina M. Deangelis
Conformity And Exceptionalism : The Career Of Richard Neville, Earl Of Warwick, Gina M. Deangelis
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A Million Dollars In Concrete And Steel : Federal Aid To The University Of Mississippi In The New Deal Era, Davis Douglas Buchanan
A Million Dollars In Concrete And Steel : Federal Aid To The University Of Mississippi In The New Deal Era, Davis Douglas Buchanan
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Article Errors By Taiwanese Students At The University Of Mississippi : An Analysis, Tien-Tung Fan
Article Errors By Taiwanese Students At The University Of Mississippi : An Analysis, Tien-Tung Fan
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'The Deadly Space Between' : Tragic Biblical Epistemology In The Piazza Tales, Benjamin D. Franklin
'The Deadly Space Between' : Tragic Biblical Epistemology In The Piazza Tales, Benjamin D. Franklin
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Coagulation Of Opposites In Space : As Related To Big Shapes, Judith Beavers Harper
Coagulation Of Opposites In Space : As Related To Big Shapes, Judith Beavers Harper
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Civic Journalism As An Alternative Reporting Method, Chaka Ferguson
Civic Journalism As An Alternative Reporting Method, Chaka Ferguson
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Seeking The Indian Legacy In The American Southeast : North Mississippi, Joe M. Anoatubby
Seeking The Indian Legacy In The American Southeast : North Mississippi, Joe M. Anoatubby
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Center Of The Universe / By Laura Manning Watkins, Laura Manning Watkins
Center Of The Universe / By Laura Manning Watkins, Laura Manning Watkins
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Freedom Of Expression In Canada And The United States : A Comparison Of Free Press / Fair Trial Issues / By Christina Dawne Worth, Christina Dawne Worth
Freedom Of Expression In Canada And The United States : A Comparison Of Free Press / Fair Trial Issues / By Christina Dawne Worth, Christina Dawne Worth
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From Horse Hooves To Tank Treads : The American Transition, 1917-1918, Gregory Mercelis Parrish
From Horse Hooves To Tank Treads : The American Transition, 1917-1918, Gregory Mercelis Parrish
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The Valley And The Ocean : Stories, Chad Roberts Johnson
The Valley And The Ocean : Stories, Chad Roberts Johnson
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