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The Influence Of Student/Administrator Ratios In K-6 Elementary Schools On Summative Teacher Evaluation Scores, James Ferguson Weidenborner Aug 2018

The Influence Of Student/Administrator Ratios In K-6 Elementary Schools On Summative Teacher Evaluation Scores, James Ferguson Weidenborner

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

This cross-sectional, correlational, explanatory study aimed to explain the influence of administrator/student ratios on the percentage of teachers that receive effective or highly effective ratings on their summative evaluations scored by the administrators at those schools. Other school and student variables were included with administrator/student ratios as controls. The aim was to be the seminal study that provides research on factors (school and student) outside of the teacher evaluation process that influence the ratings teachers receive. Poverty and per-pupil expenditures influence teacher summative evaluation scores with regression models having R squared values of 6.3% and 6.2%. Administrator/student ratios do not …


Breaking The Language Barriers In The Delivery Room, Kristin Fabey Bsn, Rn, Abby Gruver Bsn, Rn, Kelly Haberern Bsn, Rn, Kaitlyn Jurewicz Bsn, Rn, Toiya Stello Adn, Rn Aug 2018

Breaking The Language Barriers In The Delivery Room, Kristin Fabey Bsn, Rn, Abby Gruver Bsn, Rn, Kelly Haberern Bsn, Rn, Kaitlyn Jurewicz Bsn, Rn, Toiya Stello Adn, Rn

Patient Care Services / Nursing

No abstract provided.


Disrupting The Market In Echoes, M Leahy Aug 2018

Disrupting The Market In Echoes, M Leahy

School of Art, Design and Architecture

This essay considers questions of writing in its relation to voice, technology and performance through a reading of voiced and printed work by Hannah Weiner and Holly Pester. The essay focuses on two works, Holly Pester’s ‘Buddy Holly on my Answer Machine’ (Pester Citation2011) and ‘RJ Romeo & Juliet’ from Hannah Weiner’s Code Poems (Weiner Citation1982). These pieces, with their specific relations to performance, to technology, to voice and the body, are used to examine questions of the physical body and emotional affects in a context of commodification and exchange, and to consider relations of voice to authenticity. Interpositions of …


Cultivating Contextual Attributes In The Integration Of Latin@ Educational Leadership, Yuleinys A. Castillo, Suzanne Maniss Aug 2018

Cultivating Contextual Attributes In The Integration Of Latin@ Educational Leadership, Yuleinys A. Castillo, Suzanne Maniss

Journal of Multicultural Affairs

Although the Latino population is growing rapidly in the United States, there is a disproportionate paucity of literature on the perspectives and challenges of Latino/a educational leaders. Culturally aware educational leadership can help to improve retention and student engagement of Latino students. The purpose of this article is to explore the factors influencing the educational experience and perspective of Latino/a students and leaders to expand the understanding of Latinos within the education system. Identifying role models, creating network and professional development opportunities, as well as offering training programs are practices to enhance the training and expertise of Latino educational leaders. …


A Martin Gardner Puzzle, Jeremiah Farrell Aug 2018

A Martin Gardner Puzzle, Jeremiah Farrell

Word Ways

Only the letters of "MARTIN GARDNER" are used in this puzzle and all definitions are transposals of the entries.


Front Cover And Publication Information, Volume 51, Issue 3 Aug 2018

Front Cover And Publication Information, Volume 51, Issue 3

Word Ways

The front cover and publication information for this issue, including the table of contents.


Return Of The Magnificent Seven - As Palimericks, Tim Heath Aug 2018

Return Of The Magnificent Seven - As Palimericks, Tim Heath

Word Ways

Palimericks are limericks that are also examples of rhyming, end-to-end palindromes (RETEPs).


Pocketbook Money Keys, Ron Singer Aug 2018

Pocketbook Money Keys, Ron Singer

Word Ways

A Poem.


Parody Poems, Camille Arnett Aug 2018

Parody Poems, Camille Arnett

Word Ways

As a class assignment, the author created a series of parody poems inspired by the examples found in Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland.


5 X 5 Word Squares, Steve Kahan Aug 2018

5 X 5 Word Squares, Steve Kahan

Word Ways

A set of word square puzzles.


Colloquy Aug 2018

Colloquy

Word Ways

A collection of readers' responses to previously published articles.


Word Magic Squares, Jeremiah Farrell Aug 2018

Word Magic Squares, Jeremiah Farrell

Word Ways

Word magic square puzzles formed from one word


Mean Sidewalks, . Anil Aug 2018

Mean Sidewalks, . Anil

Word Ways

A regular column of miscellaneous items.


Alphametics, Steven Kahan Aug 2018

Alphametics, Steven Kahan

Word Ways

A mathematical game.


Splitting Words, Susan Thorpe Aug 2018

Splitting Words, Susan Thorpe

Word Ways

Splitting single words into two words which, together, make sense.


Looking Glass Insects, Serenity Dzubay Aug 2018

Looking Glass Insects, Serenity Dzubay

Word Ways

A creative project inspired by Lewis Carroll in which the author creates an identifier book for "Looking Glass Insects."


Alphabetic Trigrams And Tetragrams Update, Jeff Grant Aug 2018

Alphabetic Trigrams And Tetragrams Update, Jeff Grant

Word Ways

An update on an article from May 1999 with examples for each alphabetic set.


Alice's Adventures In Wonderland Puzzle Book, Hannah Bolander Aug 2018

Alice's Adventures In Wonderland Puzzle Book, Hannah Bolander

Word Ways

A collection of puzzles corresponding to Alice in Wonderland.


Euler Entertainments, Jeremiah Farrell, Karen Farrell Aug 2018

Euler Entertainments, Jeremiah Farrell, Karen Farrell

Word Ways

A series of puzzles.


Deep Diving Daves, Jon Bannon Aug 2018

Deep Diving Daves, Jon Bannon

Word Ways

Wordplay.


Through The Looking Glass Chess, Camille Arnett Aug 2018

Through The Looking Glass Chess, Camille Arnett

Word Ways

A variation on the game of chess that reflects some of the motifs, themes, and absurdities of Through the Looking Glass.


Poems In Wonderland, Mary Katherine Klaybor Aug 2018

Poems In Wonderland, Mary Katherine Klaybor

Word Ways

A series of poems based on Alice in Wonderland in a variety of styles.


"Et" All, Steve Kahan Aug 2018

"Et" All, Steve Kahan

Word Ways

Using the prompts, identify the correct word ending with "ET."


Psst!, . Anil Aug 2018

Psst!, . Anil

Word Ways

A compilation of 'new" postscripts for letters.


Rhyming Couplets, Susan Thorpe Aug 2018

Rhyming Couplets, Susan Thorpe

Word Ways

A series of rhyming couplets.


Instructions To Authors Aug 2018

Instructions To Authors

Word Ways

Instructions to authors who wish to submit an article.


Dissections, Steve Kahan Aug 2018

Dissections, Steve Kahan

Word Ways

A word puzzle.


Word Ways V.51 No.3 Complete Issue Aug 2018

Word Ways V.51 No.3 Complete Issue

Word Ways

All of the articles contained in this issue in one complete document.


Jennifer Collins Bloomquist, Associate Provost For Faculty Development And Dean Of Social Sciences And Interdisciplinary Programs, Musselman Library, Jennifer Bloomquist Aug 2018

Jennifer Collins Bloomquist, Associate Provost For Faculty Development And Dean Of Social Sciences And Interdisciplinary Programs, Musselman Library, Jennifer Bloomquist

Next Page

In this first Next Page column of the new academic year, Jennifer Collins Bloomquist, Associate Provost for Faculty Development and Dean of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Programs, shares what she would ask Zora Neale Hurston if she had the chance, which food-related books she likes to give as gifts, why she can’t have anything fun to read at her house when she has a deadline looming, and her go-to campus sources for great recommendations on what to read next.


Final Ma Portfolio, Muhammed Saadiq Aug 2018

Final Ma Portfolio, Muhammed Saadiq

Master of Arts in English Plan II Graduate Projects

In this MA Portfolio, the author showcases four of his most substantial works that were created throughout the pursuit of his MA in Writing and Rhetoric. He was able to blend his previous specializations with the current ones; specifically English as a Second Language (ESL) and English education with writing and rhetoric. To briefly highlight the works: research and analysis was conducted on the usage of English in the technical communication field in China, Muslims in a post-9/11 atmosphere in mass media, ESL and Generation 1.5 writing students in secondary and post secondary classrooms, and a teacher’s manual was created …