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Education Policy Analysis Archives 03/11 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Inflated grades, inflated enrollment, and inflated budgets : an analysis and call for review at the state level / J.E. Stone.

The Relationship Between Elementary Teacher Personality Types And Their Attitudes Toward Elementary Age Students With Learning Disabilities, Mary Beth Thompson

Theses & Honors Papers

The purpose of this study was to determine if a relationship existed between regular elementary teacher personality types and their attitudes toward elementary age students with learning disabilities. Subjects (n= 50) were regular elementary teachers grades two through six from five randomly sampled elementary schools in Virginia. 62% (n= 31) of the questionnaires were returned. The attitudes of the selected elementary teachers were determined by self-developed survey questionnaire using a Likert Scale. Personality types were determined by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). A Pearson r was used to analyze the data obtained from the Likert Scale and the MBTI at …

Education Policy Analysis Archives 03/10 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Language choice and global learning networks : the pitfall of lingua Franca approaches to classroom telecomputing / Dennis Sayers.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 03/09 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Brave new reductionism : TQM as ethnocentrism / Dion Dennis.

The Adaptation Of Regular Elementary Classrooms For Children With Moderate And Severe Disabilities: Inclusion Practices From The Principal's Perspective, Jerry R. Herman

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study examined the perceptions of elementary school principals in Tennessee regarding the desirability and feasibility of adapting regular elementary classrooms and programs for the inclusion of children with moderate and severe disabilities. The purpose of the study was to add an administrative dimension to current research on inclusive educational programming for children typically educated in special (CDC) class settings. Data collection for the descriptive design of the study was accomplished by use of a 40 item survey instrument with a 7-point Likert-type scale for each construct (i.e., desirability and feasibility). Four ten item subscales addressed the areas of Staff …

The Adaptation Of Regular Elementary Classrooms For Children With Moderate And Severe Disabilities: Inclusion Practices From The Principal's Perspective, Jerry R. Herman

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study examined the perceptions of elementary school principals in Tennessee regarding the desirability and feasibility of adapting regular elementary classrooms and programs for the inclusion of children with moderate and severe disabilities. The purpose of the study was to add an administrative dimension to current research on inclusive educational programming for children typically educated in special (CDC) class settings. Data collection for the descriptive design of the study was accomplished by use of a 40 item survey instrument with a 7-point Likert-type scale for each construct (i.e., desirability and feasibility). Four ten item subscales addressed the areas of Staff …

Factors Related To The Tennessee K-12 Educators' Implementation Of The Internet Into Classroom Activities And Professional Development, Martha K. Davenport

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine what factors influence educators to use the Internet in classroom activities or in their own professional development. A random sample of 325 educators was selected from a population of Tennessee K-12 educators who were identified as having completed Internet training. Surveys were received from 198 educators. The instrument was developed by the researcher for this study. Educators were asked to respond to questions regarding access to computers and the Internet, types of Internet classroom activities, types of professional development activities, types of Internet tools used, and training. Respondents were also asked to …

The Relationship Between Student And Faculty Learning Style Congruency And Perceptions Of The Classroom Environment In Colleges Of Teacher Education, Patrick N. Kariuki

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of congruence between teachers' and undergraduate education majors' learning styles in selected colleges of the Tennessee Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, and to determine if the style congruence was related to student perceptions of the classroom learning environment. A related purpose was to identify needed changes in classroom environments based on the characteristics of the actual and ideal classroom environments as perceived by students, characteristics of the actual classroom environment as perceived by their teachers, and characteristics of actual and ideal classroom environments as perceived by men and women …

Children's Use Of Television In The Selection Of Role Models, Nancy Luke

Student Work

The purpose of this study was to determine if children use electronic media, specifically television, as a source in their selection of role models. Subjects were fifth grade students from five schools within the Omaha Public School System. Approximately 100 students were asked to fill out a questionnaire specifically designed for this study. Participation was voluntary and anonymous and both child and parental permission to survey was acquired from all students surveyed. The results showed that slightly more than half (53%) of the children surveyed used television in their selection of role models. Analysis of relationships between independent variables and …

Education Policy Analysis Archives 03/02 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Race, intelligence and ideology : a review essay of The bell curve / John C. Culbertson.

The Alumni Network, February 1995 (Vol. Xi No. 1), Nova Southeastern University

Alumni Network Newsletter

No abstract provided.

The National Mall: Becoming Correspondents, Chronologers, Autobiographers, And Biographers, Marion Mccorkle Bradford

Graduate Student Independent Studies

The National Mall curriculum for seven and eight-year-olds is a child-centered, literacy and social studies-based series of units.Recognizing the need to connect reading and writing with the students'real life experiences, this study utilizes the prior knowledge which students bring to the curriculum and extends that information with activities which build a common experience for all of the children. Developed for inner-city students in Washington, D.C., the study incorporates teaching and learning about letter­ writing, timelines, autobiographies, and biographies with history, geography, economics, and political science which is pertinent to the National Mall.

Lesley Lantern: Strengthening The Alumni Connection, Spring 1995, Lesley College

Lesley Lantern

The Lesley Lantern, a publication for and by alumni of Lesley College, was published twice a year.

The Perception Of Indiana State Legislators Concerning Funding For Higher Education, Robert William Dinnen

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of the study was to investigate the perceptions of state legislators in the state of Indiana concerning funding for higher education in the state. A survey questionnaire designed to collect data reflecting the perceptions of Indiana state legislators concerning higher education funding was sent to the 150 members of the legislature. An Analysis of Variance was conducted on each of twenty funding variables to test six null hypotheses related to (1) years of legislative service, (2) legislative service as either a representative or senator, (3) district represented being predominately rural or urban/metropolitan, (4) education level, (5) legislative district …

The Philosophical Orientation Of Indiana Elementary School Principals, Gregory Dean Wilson

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Building principals develop and maintain anEducational philosophy. That philosophy guides their actions and their decisions. This study was designed to investigate the philosophical orientations of progressivism and essentialism among Indiana elementary school principals. Variables of this study included elementary schools with a restructuring Indiana 2000 designation and non-Indiana 2000 elementary schools. Other variables included the gender (male, female) of the principals and the size (small, medium, large) of school. Principals of Indiana 2000 elementary schools were more strongly aligned with the philosophical orientation of progressivism than were principals of non-Indiana 2000 elementary schools. A difference of the philosophical orientations was …

Part-Time Courses 1995-96, City Of Dublin Vocational Education Committee

Prospectus: Bolton Street

Courses for the College of Technology, Bolton Street, Dublin 1.

Nps Educational Directory, Kathryn L. Farrell-Poe

All Archived Publications

No abstract provided.

Prior School Leadership Experience Of Secondary School Assistant Principals, Dennis Goldberg

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to identify whether the type of previous extracurricular leadership experiences of secondary school assistant principals was related to their current role as secondary school assistant principals. In particular, the study examined whether secondary school assistant principals were more likely to have athletic rather than non-athletic extracurricular activities as part of their background leadership experiences. In addition, type of background leadership experience was examined for relationship to a number of sociodemographic factors including principals' ages, number of years in the field of education, number of years as administrators, gender, and grade configuration of the school. …

0398 School Finance, Colorado Legislative Council

All Publications (Colorado Legislative Council)

No abstract provided.

A Handbook For Parents Who Wish To Promote Literacy In Their Pre-Schoolers, Cheryl Lynn Upperman

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Contemporary Issues In Educational Technology: Challenges, Processes, Tools, And Solution Options In K-12 Applications, D. Verne Morland

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Comparative Study Of The Television Viewing Habits Of Children In A Typically Developing Preschool Classroom Versus Children In An Integrated Preschool Classroom, Cynthia Ann Calobrisi

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Knowledge Attainment Of Chinese Culture By American Adult Students In A Chinese Language School, Ming-Min T. Yen

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Education, Class And Gender In George Eliot And Thomas Hardy, Keith Ronald Jones

Doctoral Dissertations

This dissertation examines the relationship between education, class and gender in The Mill on the Floss (1860) and Daniel Deronda (1876) by George Eliot; and in The Woodlanders (1887) and Jude the Obscure (1896) by Thomas Hardy. The Introduction discusses how, in nineteenth-century Britain, education was intended to "improve" individuals and society. The Introduction establishes the Marxist and feminist critical background of the study, and briefly surveys the nineteenth-century debates on "The Education Question," and on education for women.

The novels examined show education failing to 'improve.' Maggie Tulliver, in The Mill on the Floss, and Jude Fawley in Jude …

Self-Reported Factors That Influence Eighth Graders' Performance On Standardized Mathematics Tests: An Empirical Analysis., Joseph Appolinaire Meyinsse

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study examined some of the factors that influence African-American and Caucasian eighth graders' performance on standardized mathematics tests. Specifically, I examined the effects of high and low achievers' beliefs and attitudes toward mathematics and perceptions of self, mathematics, teacher, school, and parents on their performance levels. I employed a two-phase design with qualitative and quantitative approaches. The qualitative phase focused on one grand-tour question: Considering the times you took standardized mathematics tests, would you please describe some of the things that affected your performance on those tests? Individual students and focus groups were the units of analysis. I interviewed …

Reconceptualizing A Secondary Content Area Reading Course From A Phenomenological Perspective Using Reflections Of Preservice Teachers., Edith Grossman Mayers

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study is the reconceptualization of a secondary education six credit hour content area reading course. Classroom and field experiences were modified to promote preservice teachers' reflections concerning what teaching is, who teachers are, and self-as-teacher. The purpose of the revised multifaceted course was to provide opportunities for students' rethinking of teaching as they were taught or teaching as they experienced such in student teaching. In addition, prior lived experiences and students' resistance to a course in content area reading were examined from a hermeneutic phenomenological perspective. The existing course classroom experience was modified to include reading autobiographies and construction …

Achievement Goals And Motivational Climates For Physical Education., Jerry Wilson Boone

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The focus of this study was the examination of relationships of dispositional goal orientations and perceived motivational climates to learning strategies, attributions for causes of success, practice patterns, and achievement. The study also examined the effects of an intervention designed to implement mastery focused strategies in physical education. Specifically, the research questions addressed were: (a) How do students' dispositional goal orientations relate to the perceived motivational climate in physical education classes? (b) How do students' goal orientations and the perceived motivational climate relate to attributions for success and learning strategies employed in a physical education class? (c) Are practice patterns …

The Effects Of Metacognitive Advice And Control Of Sequence On Student Achievement And Attitude Toward Computer-Assisted Instruction And Content., Andrew Mark Holden

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of the CAI design features--metacognitive advice and control of instructional sequence upon student achievement and attitude toward the instructional program and content. The topic of the CAI was designing comparative research to control threats to internal validity. Four versions of the CAI were created based upon the combinations of the bi-level independent variables--metacognitive advice and control of instructional sequence. The participants of the study were graduate students from four departments at Louisiana State University. The independent variables were metacognitive advice, control of instructional sequence, and the participant's self-directed learning readiness …

The Socialization Of Beginning Principals In Louisiana: Organizational Constraints On Innovation., Scott Martin Norton

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to examine the organizational socialization experiences of beginning principals. This study approached the problem through a mixed methodology strategy of research, using both quantitative and qualitative techniques. A factor analysis of 187 responses to a socialization survey instrument resulted in three components of socialization which were used as the dependent variables in the study. Variation was found in the principals' socialization level, but this variation was not predicted by any of the independent variables. For the dependent variable vision, African-American principals reported higher mean scores than white principals; also, principals in elementary schools showed …

An Approach To The Musical Analysis Of Wind Band Literature Based On Analytical Modes Used By Wind Band Specialists And Music Theorists., Jerome Raymond Markoch Jr

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to construct a method of musical analysis based on analytical modes used by theorists and wind-band specialists, and to apply this method to wind-band literature. The study was motivated by the failure of wind-band sources to address the spectrum of musical analysis and ideas practiced in the music theory community. Two bodies of literature were reviewed: (1) wind-band analyses and methods of analysis proposed by conductors and composers, and (2) analytical methodologies described by theorists. The analytical method advocated in this study modified and incorporated methods and ideas espoused by two theorists (Jan LaRue, …