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An Ethnographic Study Of Participants' Perceptions Of Character Education Including Students, Parents, Teachers, Club Sponsors, Administrators, And Community Support People, Lily Odessa Hogan Stoppleworth

Doctoral Dissertations

This qualitative study examined character education within one educational setting. The researcher created a holistic, narrative description of the extent, quality, and impact of character education at one North Louisiana high school. An emergent design was utilized to examine inductively participants' perceptions of character education initiatives within this single, educational site.

The research questions in this study were: (a) How do participants (students, parents, teachers, administrators, and community members) define character education, and what do they perceive its value to be? (b) How do participants perceive character education in relation to values? (c) How is character education viewed by the …

Education Policy Analysis Archives 09/37 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Educational performance and charter school authorizers : the accountability bind / Katrina Bulkley.

Promoting Curiosity Through Students’ Questioning, Harcharan Pardhan, Sadia Muzaffar Bhutta

Institute for Educational Development, Karachi

Asking questions is central to intellectual effort; it is instrumental in bridging the gap between the known and the unknown. Questioning existed even before the time of Greek philosopher Socrates and still prevails in classrooms. Questioning is a major teaching and learning strategy for teachers in Pakistan. Unfortunately, teachers’ questioning overrules students’ questioning, leaving neither space nor time to create an interactive environment that promotes curiosity and meaningful learning. Using an innovative approach, we attempted to implement students’ questioning in an upper primary science classroom. The encouraging findings of our study and their implications are discussed in this article.

A Comparative Study Of Leadership Behaviors Of Principals From High And Low Socio-Economic Elementary Public Schools In Nebraska, Marilou Niemeyer

Student Work

This study examined the differences, if any, between leadership behaviors of elementary principals from low and high socio-economic schools as defined by the Federal Free and Reduced Lunch schedule. A total of 80 principals with at least one year of experience were asked to participate in this study, a sampling of 40 principals from high socio-economic schools in Nebraska and a sampling of 40 principals from low socio-economic schools in Nebraska as measured by the Federal Free and Reduced Lunch Program.

The Wooster Voice (Wooster, Oh), 2001-09-27, Wooster Voice Editors

The Voice: 2001-2011

The edition starts with an article discussing how Wooster officials predict students won't see an increase in federal financial aid, as Congress and the White House turn focus away from education spending and look to combating international terrorism. Members of the College's environmental activism group work to plan a regional conference. A state report pegs Ohio's new teachers as some of the best in the nation. Author and journalist Alan Weisman, presents an overview of his book "Gaviotas: A Village to Reinvent the World" to the Wooster Forum. Additionally, Mimi Lewellen, administrative assistant to the director of libraries, leaves Wooster …

Education Policy Analysis Archives 09/36 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Profile of chief academic officers at four year colleges and universities / Brent D. Cejda [and] Kirsten L. Rewey.

Inaugural Response, David A. Bednar

Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel

This address was delivered by President Bednar at Ricks College (now BYU-Idaho).

"Seek Learning, Even By Study And Also By Faith": The Relationship Between Personal Religiosity And Academic Achievement Among Latter-Day Saint High-School Students, Bruce A. Chadwick, Brent L. Top

Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel

No abstract provided.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 09/32 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Autonomy and accountability in the context of standards-based reform / Susan Watson [and] Jonathan Supvitz.

Successful Actions For Avian Hazard Control In Brazil, Luiz Cláudio Magalhães Bastos (Maj.)

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 3rd (2001)

Brazil built one of the world’s largest aeronautical infrastructure. The airport net is distributed along its vast territory, which shows a tremendous ecosystem variety. Having a large civilian aircraft fleet and also running second after Venezuela in catalogued bird species, Brazil has had problems related to bird strikes. Although Brazil has little problem with migratory birds, the threat posed by residents birds in some airports represents a risk to be managed. On the other hand, due to human population growth and poor policies of garbage disposal in the past, nowadays some big airports have in their vicinities open dumps that …

Education Policy Analysis Archives 09/31 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Globalization, consumer, citizens, and the "private school advantage" in Argentina (1985-1999) / Gustavo E. Fischman.

Transforming Strategic Leader Education For The 21st-Century Army, Jeffrey D. Mccausland, Gregg F. Martin

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 09/28 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

"I love teaching but..." : international patterns of teacher discontent / Catherine Scott, Barbara Stone, [and] Steve Dinham.

Third-Graders' Motivation, Metacognition, And Transaction As They Learn About Women In History, Joyce Pawlenty

Student Work

The purposes of this study were to describe (1) the process(es) students use to choose women in history to research; (2) students’ motivation to read literature about women; (3) metacognitive strategies students used as they read, wrote, and learned about women; and (4) ways in which students transacted with ideas in the literature they read. Eighteen third-grade students participated in a class unit about women in history. Four of those students who had demonstrated lower reading achievement were the focus of more in-depth study. Students chose and read a biography about a woman. As the students read, they wrote their …

Visual Iconic Object-Oriented Programming To Advance Computer Science Education And Novice Programming, Nancy Silva Martinez

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

Learning how to program a computer is difficult for most people. Computer programming is a cognitively challenging, time consuming, labor intensive, and frustrating endeavor. Years of formal study and training are required to learn a programming language's world of algorithms and data structures. Instructions are coded in advance before the computer demonstrates the desired behavior. Seeing all the programming steps and instruction code is complicated. There exists a tremendous gap between the representations the human brain uses when thinking about a problem and the representations used in programming a computer. Often people are much better at dealing with specific, concrete …

Education Policy Analysis Archives 09/27 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Establishment of modern universities in Korea and their implications for Korean education policies / jeon-Kyu Lee.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 09/26 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Negotiated learning : union contracts and teacher professional development / Paul V. Bredeson.

Practitioners' News - Summer 2001, Volume 28, Number 4, Nova Southeastern University

Practitioners' News

No abstract provided.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 09/16 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Wealth redistribution, race and Southern public schools, 1880-1910 / Kenneth Ng.

Scale Economies In Public Education: Evidence From School Level Data, Ryan C. Bosworth

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

The structure of school finance regimes in the United States has been a subject of much political and legal debate over the past three decades. Court rulings have required many states to restructure school financing methods in order to pursue some concept of equality. Achieving equality of spending is, of course, a simple matter. Developing a funding mechanism that provides for equality of educational opportunity. however, is difficult since such a system, by definition, must allow for cost differences across schools and districts.

Factors In Adults' Decisions To Enter Educational Fields, Pamela Anne Schiffbauer

Student Work

The purpose of this study was to examine the reasons that persons in non-educational careers enter educational fields. Fifteen education majors at the University of Nebraska at Omaha participated in this study. Ten of the participants were from the University of Nebraska at Omaha's Program for Special Undergraduates and five of the participants were from the University of Nebraska at Omaha's Teacher Academy Project.

Ensuring Educational Opportunity For Students With Disabilities: A Legal Analysis Of Section 504 Of The Rehabilitation Act Of 1973, Jacques Evan Trevino

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

The study was a legal analysis of the reasonable accommodation standard as defined and applied by the judiciary in carrying out the requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The purpose of the study was to identify problem areas in interpreting Section 504 as it applies to the responsibilities of public schools in light of differing standards applied by the Department of Education and the judiciary. An analysis of case law, federal statutes, and federal regulations helped to determine the current practices regarding the accommodation of disabled students in our public schools.

The study focused on the …

Characteristics Of Recidivism Among Intensive And Regular Probationers., Jennifer Joseph

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study examined characteristics of 100 intensive probationers and 100 regular probationers to have a better understanding of why some probationers recidivate and others do not. Logistic analysis was used to analyze the following variables: age, race, gender, employment status, level of education, convicted offense, prior misdemeanor arrests, prior felony arrests, history of drug abuse, and type of probation. It was discovered that age, prior misdemeanor arrests, and offender category were significant variables correlated to recidivism. These findings are consistent with prior research and provide information that can be helpful to probation and parole officers in their supervision of offenders …

Education Policy Analysis Archives 09/15 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Calculating the benefits and costs of for-profit education / Alex Molnar.

Public School Finance Programs For The United States And Canada: 1998-99, Matthew Berman

ISER Reports

This publication was undertaken by NCES in partnership with two private entities, the The Association for Education Finance and Policy, which contracted for the information collection, and the National Education Association (NEA), which funded the effort. This publication of expert authors' descriptions of each state or province funding system was compiled by education finance researchers from the University of Georgia and the University of Ottawa....The compilers sought to balance the simplicity of the descriptions to make them understandable to a wide audience and, at the same time, technically correct. Some of the terms and concepts might be new to the …

Practitioners' News - Spring 2001, Volume 28, Number 3, Nova Southeastern University

Practitioners' News

No abstract provided.

What Is Education?, Matthew Richardson

Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel

No abstract provided.

Pages News, Volume 9, No. 1, April 2001, Keith Alverson, Isabelle Larocque

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Contents: Recent Progress in Paleoclimate Modeling: Climate Models of Reduced Complexity -- GCM Study of Synoptic Influences on the Isotope Record in Antarctic Ice Cores -- Isotopic Tracers in Coupled Models: A New Paleo-Tool -- Workshop Reports -- Obituary -- Program News -- Last Page

Vol. 02 No. 1 Religious Educator, Religious Educator

Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel

No abstract provided.

Process And Impact Evaluation Of A Theory-Based Training Program Of Lay Health Volunteers To Facilitate Smoking Cessation Among African Americans In A Midwest City, Therese Sullivan

Student Work

Although cigarette smoking is the leading cause of disease and death for all racial groups in the United States, African Americans bear the greatest burden for health risks. Lung cancer is the leading incidence for all cancer deaths for this subgroup. Many of the past formal smoking cessation interventions had been initiated in the white middle class population. This study aimed to evaluate a pilot project developed around a modified version of the American Cancer Society’s Fresh Start Program to train the trainers in facilitating smoking cessation programs for a low-income predominately African American community in Omaha, NE. A group …