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The Eagleville Times,Volume 5, Issue 3, Debbie Ryan

Eagleville Times

No abstract provided.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 15/01 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Hugging the middle : teaching in an era of testing and accountability, 1980, Äì2005 / Larry Cuban.

The Eagleville Times,Volume 5, Issue 2, Debbie Ryan

Eagleville Times

No abstract provided.

Achievement Within An Accelerated Christian Education School, Susan E. Verhaalen

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

The purpose of this study is to provide achievement data regarding children who study the ACE curriculum at a West Virginia Christian School and compare it to data of children attending public school in Wood County West Virginia. Findings show that no differences emerged among years or grades within the WVCS. Compared to the Wood County Public Schools achievement criteria, WVCS grade levels met or exceeded that criterion 17.9% of the time. Conversely, 82.1% of the time, WVCS failed to meet the Wood County Public School achievement criteria.

A Qualitative Study Of The Self -Concept Of Underprivileged Adolescents Attending Ryves Youth Center At Etling Hall, Kristy Ann Miller

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Using a qualitative approach, this study provided interpretative analysis of the self-concept of underprivileged adolescents attending Ryves Youth Center at Etling Hall, a youth center located in Terre Haute, Indiana. The researcher used triangulation to compare and contrast participant observations, volunteer comments, and adolescent interviews to form a theory about their level of self-concept. The researcher then referred to the data collected during the literature review to compare the self-concept of economically disadvantage youth with their more affluent peers. Through this comparison, it was found that while the research supports the theory that adolescents from poverty-stricken environments tend to show …

Incorporating Art Into Education : The Importance Of Teaching Creatively In A Standards Based Classroom, Monica Petersen

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

Art education is an important aspect of overall learning and schools are failing to provide adequate art education programs for students. Eighty-nine percent of Americans believe that art education is important enough to be taught in schools, and still, art education is being allowed to slip out the backdoor without anyone asking why (National Arts Education, 2007). If teachers could incorporate art into the current curriculum, students would benefit and art could be used as a valuable teaching tool. An art resource packet was created for teachers in response to the interviews conducted. The resource packet contains information on how …

Interview With A Second Generation Female Mexican Immigrant, Lisa Roy-Davis

Telling to Live: The Immigrant Experience in a Global Suburb

Female immigrant from Mexico who immigrated to America in her mother's womb. Discusses her families experiences as illegal immigrants first in Chicago and later in the Fort Worth area. She also discusses how the Amnesty law changed her and her families lives. Similarly she discusses her struggles with both cultural or family issues and financial issues of obtaining her Master's of Fine Arts in photography. She also relates her experiences photographing her family and the Mexican culture in America for her class photography projects. Furthermore she discusses the culture clashes she experienced marrying someone outside her parent's religion. She also …

Improving Reading Acquisition In Elementary Boys, Rachel Ann Stork

All Graduate Projects

The purpose of this project was to develop a guide for teachers and parents to improve reading acquisition in elementary-aged boys. The project will summarize current research and a brochure gives practical solutions for education professionals and parents to help increase the interest and acquisition of elementary boys in reading. Current literature and research shows an alarming problem in elementary boys' reading acquisition. This project analyzes best practices, brain research, and parent involvement that lead to improved literacy acquisition in elementary-age boys.

Coming To Know Reflective Practice: An Ethnography Of Novice University Teachers, Gail Fensom

Doctoral Dissertations

This ethnography investigates the cultural construction of reflection about teaching. The central setting was a two-semester practicum and seminar course in college teaching for psychology Ph.D. candidates in their third year of study at a four-year public university, Key participants were two male and two female doctoral students. Other participants included the two tenured faculty members who supervised the practicum and seminar.

Reflection was defined as the purposeful deliberation of anticipated and/or past teaching behavior, and included examination of relevant assumptions, values and beliefs. The purpose of the study was to describe and understand the reflective processes about teaching demonstrated …

More Than Simply "Hanging Out": The Nature Of Participant Observation And Research Relationships, Julie Frances Simpson

Doctoral Dissertations

Participant observation is a research activity used in qualitative inquiry, particularly ethnography, where the aim is to understand the meanings and experiences of social actors. Researchers employing this activity take part in people's lives as a way of learning about them and their culture, and to gain understanding of social life processes. Often these activities in the field are referred to as "hanging out": that is, interacting with participants in an uncontrived fashion as they go about their daily lives.

Participation observation is multifaceted: participant observation is conducted within the framework of scientists' own and others' life worlds; participant observers …

Voices Of The Poor: Poverty And Growth In Albania, Magda Tsaneva

Undergraduate Research Symposium (UGRS)

This paper uses three waves of panel surveys at the household level to study growth and poverty in Albania over the period 2002-2004. It attempts to answer two main questions. The first question is directed at finding the micro determinants of growth and aims to expose the obstacles households face to improve their economic situation. The main focus of the analysis is to investigate the importance of health, education, and infrastructure indicators for income growth. The second question asks whether growth in Albania during the period 2002-2004 has been pro-poor. I find that there is some evidence for a convergence …

Education And Women’S Empowerment: Re-Examining The Relationship, Dilshad Ashraf, Iffat Farah

Institute for Educational Development, Karachi

No abstract provided.

Perceived Stress Among First -Year Students At A Private, Faith-Based College, Ron L. Coffey

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study examines stress in first-year college students at a faith-based institution and to determine whether social support, gender, involvement in intercollegiate athletics, academic achievement, or religiosity were factors that affect or buffer the negative effects of stress. Using data collected from approximately 200 first-year students at a Midwestern faith-based institution, the study investigated particular student and social support factors that may be associated with the kind of stress that can prevent students from achieving to their potential. Internal-reliability tests and factor analyses revealed two distinct forms of stress, one labeled internally-sourced stressors and the other externally-sourced stressors. Regressing the …

Voices Of The Poor: Poverty And Growth In Albania, Magda Tsaneva

Honors Theses

This paper uses three waves of panel surveys at the household level to study growth and poverty in Albania over the period 2002-2004. It attempts to answer two main questions. The first question is directed at finding the micro determinants of growth and aims to expose the obstacles households face to improve their economic situation. The main focus of the analysis is to investigate the importance of health, education, and infrastructure indicators for income growth. The second question asks whether growth in Albania during the period 20022004 has been pro-poor. I find that there is some evidence for a convergence …

Youth And Civic Participation: Government Accountability To Citizens, Bernadette L. Dean`, Rahat Joldoshalieva, Cassandra Faria, Umme-Laila Amin, Tehseen Tanveer

Books

No abstract provided.

Play And Technology For Children Aged 4-12, Stella Downey, Noirin Hayes, Brian O'Neill

Reports

Research study commissioned by the Office of the Minister for Children, Government of Ireland, 2007.

Once Upon A Time: A Model Literature Based Approach To Teaching Social Studies In Early Childhood, Kristi Louisa Martone

All Graduate Projects

The purpose of this project was to design an early childhood social studies curriculum that integrated the use of children's literature, to be used in early childhood classrooms. Listening to and reading stories about social studies topics helps students to see the importance of various social studies issues and will allow them to connect personally with the theme by completing a wide range of related activities. National and state standards require students to understand many social studies concepts and using children's literature as a vehicle for learning the required standards can help students see the idea that social studies relates …

Learning By Wandering: Using Technology To Nourish The Spirit, Marie Martin

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

My purpose in this dissertation is to explore aspects of the nature of learning and to address the question of how to use technology in education to nourish the human spirit. To do this, I use a combination of critical and historical analysis. I reconnect first of all with my native ancient Irish culture. From this perspective, I gain an understanding of learning as a spiritual quest for transcendence effected through learning by wandering, and an insight into technology’s noble role in nourishing this hunger of the human spirit. I find that this vision is given historical expression in the …

The Diffusion Of Distance Learning Technologies: Its Perceived Effectiveness And Use Among Faculty And Instructors At Minority Serving Institutions, Faye M. Bradshaw

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to identify those key factors which influence the diffusion of distance learning technologies into teaching and learning activities at minority serving institutions. The type of research employed in this research was both descriptive and correlational. The research utilized a web-based survey ( Faculty Survey of Instructional Technology ). The survey consisted of four sub-scales: General Information, Perceived Attributes, Perceived Barriers, and Adopter Categories/Technology Proficiency. The results showed that there was a relationship between participant characteristics and perceived attributes and barriers which may mitigate the adoption and use of distance learning technologies. All results are …

The Learning Impact Of Computer Mediated Communication On Computer-Based Training, Mark A. Revels

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Trainee performance using computer-based training (CBT) may be related to the degree of interaction that occurs between trainees and the instructor, or between trainees and each other. This is significant in that the individualized nature of CBT (and perhaps Web-based training) is contrary to the social interaction needs of trainees. Using relevant pedagogical and social communication theories as a basis, this study employed empirical research methods on undergraduate participants to achieve the following objectives: to explore the use of computer mediated communication (CMC) as a surrogate for face-to-face interaction with CBT trainees, and to provide research-based recommendations for human resource …

Florida First Year Teachers' Perceptions Of Preparedness To Meet National Educational Technology Standards For Teachers (Net, Larry Bedenbaugh

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine if first year teachers in Florida perceived they were adequately prepared by their preservice education programs to meet the National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS-T). The study was designed to gather data about first year teacher perceptions of personal technology proficiency and self-reported technology integration practices. The data were measured using the First Year Teacher Perceptions Related to Preparedness to Meet National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS-T) survey instrument. The sample (N=257) for this study was drawn from the population of Florida first year PreK-12 public classroom teachers from the …

The Eagleville Times,Volume 5, Issue 1, Debbie Ryan

Eagleville Times

No abstract provided.

The Facilitation Of Well-Being Through Direct Contact With Family-Of-Origin For Securely Attached Children In Residential Out-Of-Home Placement, Katie Lynn Laroche

Master's Theses and Capstones

The current thesis project sought to answer the following two questions: (1) What is the relationship between emotional well-being of children in residential, out-of-home placement and the frequency of contact with their family of-origin? and (2) What is the relationship between the attachment style of children in residential, out-of-home placement and the frequency of contact with their family-of-origin?

Participants were recruited from a residential group home for abused and neglected children in New England. Limitations: Due to the nature of the population, obtaining informed consent proved difficult and the small sample size is the main limitation of this study. Results: …

The Influence Of Neighborhood, Family, School, And Student Dimensions Of Social Capital On Academic Achievement: An Integrated Theoretical Framework, Floy O. Scott

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Current federal education law places the responsibility of the academic achievement of students with schools while ignoring other social factors that might influence the educational outcomes of students. Students are part of a complex social system that both enable and constrain their development and behavior. If we are to look at ways to improve academic programs, it is imperative we examine the different social systems to which students are exposed, including neighborhood, family, peer groups, and educational systems, in order to understand their role in assessing school accountability efforts. This study uses an integrated framework of social disorganization theory and …

President's Report, 2007, University Of Montana (Missoula, Mont.). Office Of The President

University of Montana President’s Report, 1993-2016

The President’s Report of the University of Montana, produced by University Relations on behalf of the President’s Office.

Spirit Of Liberty: History Of A Gold Mining Camp And Its School, Wesley C. Engstrom

Works by Local Authors

This book presents the history of a school in a mining camp of the late 1800's with emphasis on preserving names of early pioneers involved in creating the school. To put the school itself in proper perspective the history of the development of the gold mines is included as well as the history of Liberty, Washington.

A New Focus On The Social Side Of Literacy: Community, Play, And Heterogeneous Grouping In An After School, Student Publishing Program, Irene Helen Wellman

Master's Theses and Capstones

This qualitative study pinpoints the particular circumstances surrounding special teacher-created programs and projects, both in classrooms and in after-school settings, showing how such programs operate under social conditions and engage social processes not generally found in routine public school instruction. For that very reason these are able to include an emphasis on community, play, and heterogeneous grouping. The case considered here is that of an after-school student publishing program in the Northeastern United States, and follows the history and progress of the program. The program in this elementary school was created and organized to develop and extend student literacy. It …

The Eagleville Times, Volume 5, Issue 17, Debbie Ryan

Eagleville Times

No abstract provided.

Blackthink's™ Acting White Stigma In Education And How It Fosters Academic Paralysis In Black Youth, Kimberly Jade Norwood

Scholarship@WashULaw

Black students who attend school regularly, participate in the classroom experience — by either participating in class and/or turning in homework, take “AP” classes, and who perform well on tests are, not uncommonly, accused of “acting white.” This happened to me as a child, it has happened to my children and it has happened to black youth I have interviewed throughout the country. This Article explores the practice within the black community of blacks who attack — verbally and sometimes physically — other blacks simply because the latter perform well in school. The Article explores the ironies of this attack …

Regulation Issues And Prediction Of Natural Estrogen Loads For Wastewater Treatment Plants, Michelle E. Jarvie

Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports - Open

No abstract provided.