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Towards Inclusive Standards, Michelle Pearce
Towards Inclusive Standards, Michelle Pearce
Theses: Doctorates and Masters
The context of this study is the inclusion of students with dillabilities in secondary schools. The introduction of legislation in the United States and Australia has resulted in large numbers of students with disabilities being included in regular classes by subject teachers. Inclusion in secondary schools has proved especially challenging to teachers. Reviews and research highlight the need for teacher training. but do not specify the knowledge and skills that teachers need to become inclusive. It has been proposed that professional teaching standards have the potential to guide preservice and inservice training. Before standards could be assessed for their inclusivity, …
Teacher-Student Relationships In Primary Schools In Perth, Natalie C. Leitao
Teacher-Student Relationships In Primary Schools In Perth, Natalie C. Leitao
Theses: Doctorates and Masters
This study investigated teacher-student relationships at Perth metropolitan schools in Western Australia. From the literature, three key social and emotional aspects that affect teacher-student relationships, namely, Connectedness, Availability and Communication, were identified as important to good, positive teacher-student relationships. Data were collected in four parts: (1) through a teacher questionnaire; (2) through a student questionnaire; (3) through teacher interviews; and (4) through student interviews. The three relationship aspects formed the structure of a teacher questionnaire in which ten stem-items were conceptualised from easy to hard - four stem-items for Connectedness, three for Availability, and three for Communication - and answered …
The Impact Of The Facilitated Individualizededucation Program Training On Case Conference Meetings, Marsha Anne Bialaszewski
The Impact Of The Facilitated Individualizededucation Program Training On Case Conference Meetings, Marsha Anne Bialaszewski
All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This study was designed to assess the effectiveness of a program for improving facilitation skills of case conference coordinators during individualizedEducation program meetings throughout the state of Indiana. The population of the study included case conference coordinators within the state of Indiana who have been trained in the Facilitated IndividualizedEducation Program (FIEP) process, and case conference coordinators from the state of Indiana who have not been trained in the FIEP process. The case conference coordinators included administrators from all levels, specialEducation directors, and other educators who were determined to be case conference coordinators by their respective school districts. Research questions …
The Eagleville Times,Volume 5, Issue 24, Debbie Ryan
The Eagleville Times,Volume 5, Issue 24, Debbie Ryan
Eagleville Times
No abstract provided.
Implementing Pharmacy Informatics In College Curricula: The Aacp Technology In Pharmacy Education And Learning Special Interest Group, Ross E. Vanderbush, H. Glenn Anderson Jr., William K. Fant, Brad S. Fujisaki, Patrick M. Malone, Paul L. Price, Maria C. Pruchnicki, Teresa L. Sterling, Kara D. Weatherman, Karl G. Williams
Implementing Pharmacy Informatics In College Curricula: The Aacp Technology In Pharmacy Education And Learning Special Interest Group, Ross E. Vanderbush, H. Glenn Anderson Jr., William K. Fant, Brad S. Fujisaki, Patrick M. Malone, Paul L. Price, Maria C. Pruchnicki, Teresa L. Sterling, Kara D. Weatherman, Karl G. Williams
Pharmacy Practice & Administration
Many professional organizations have initiatives to increase the awareness and use of informatics in the practice of pharmacy. Within education we must respond to these initiatives and make technology integral to all aspects of the curriculum, inculcating in students the importance of technology in practice. This document proposes 5 central domains for organizing planning related to informatics and technology within pharmacy education. The document is intended to encourage discussion of informatics within pharmacy education and the implications of informatics in future pharmacy practice, and to guide colleges of pharmacy in identifying and analyzing informatics topics to be taught and methods …
An Anatomy Of An Unsuccessful School Bond Election In A Rural School District, Leigh Barrett Mobley
An Anatomy Of An Unsuccessful School Bond Election In A Rural School District, Leigh Barrett Mobley
Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of the study was to examine the failed bond attempt of the Community School District and investigate reasons for the failure. Specifically, the role of the superintendent, the opposition, the media, and the school board during the bond election process were examined to determine how their roles influenced the outcome of the election. This qualitative case study employed purposeful sampling. Data collection techniques included document analysis, audiovisual material analysis, and personal interviews. Participants included media representatives, community members who were opposed to the bond election, members of the bond election committee, members of the board of trustees at …
Education Policy Analysis Archives 15/22 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida
Education Policy Analysis Archives 15/22 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida
College of Education Publications
School commitment and alcohol use : the moderating role of race and ethnicity / Tamela McNulty Eitle [and] David James Eitle.
The Race Gap: Education Of Black Youth In Boston, Alix Cantave Ph.D., Cheryl Holmes Ph.D., Barbara Lewis Ph.D.
The Race Gap: Education Of Black Youth In Boston, Alix Cantave Ph.D., Cheryl Holmes Ph.D., Barbara Lewis Ph.D.
William Monroe Trotter Institute Publications
On April 23, 2007, The William Monroe Trotter Institute held a Roundtable convening more than fifty individuals at UMass Boston for a two-hour conversation on the education of black children in Boston. Roundtable attendees represented a balanced mix of professional and lay persons, including educators, advocates, academics, elected officials and policymakers, and donors. Attendees included the Suffolk County Sheriff, the Acting Superintendent of Boston Public Schools (BPS), and the president of the Boston Teacher’s Union.
Developing Research And Scholarship At Aku-Ied: Possibilities And Challenges, Anjum Halai
Developing Research And Scholarship At Aku-Ied: Possibilities And Challenges, Anjum Halai
Institute for Educational Development, Karachi
No abstract provided.
The Eagleville Times,Volume 5, Issue 23, Debbie Ryan
The Eagleville Times,Volume 5, Issue 23, Debbie Ryan
Eagleville Times
No abstract provided.
The Eagleville Times,Volume 5, Issue 22, Debbie Ryan
The Eagleville Times,Volume 5, Issue 22, Debbie Ryan
Eagleville Times
No abstract provided.
International Education Week 2007
International Education Week 2007
Diversity Programs
Lectures during International Education Week, November 2007.
Ideological Battlefields, Clarence Holland
Ideological Battlefields, Clarence Holland
Faculty Publications and Presentations
No abstract provided.
Integrating The Wasl Into The High School Algebra Curriculum, Kent Stafford Pearsons
Integrating The Wasl Into The High School Algebra Curriculum, Kent Stafford Pearsons
All Graduate Projects
Most Algebra courses in Washington are supplemented with Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) material. However, in the last two years, little more than half of Washington sophomores passed the math portion of the WASL; for about half of tenth graders the extra worksheets did little to no good. Students need relevant WASL material that correlates with the current math they are studying. In this manner, even though questions may be phrased differently, the material is familiar and so answering questions are more possible. Also, since new worksheets have multiple choice, teachers can discuss how most wisely to answer this …
School-Based Mentoring: An Effective Intervention With Students At Risk For Ebd, Paul Caldarella, Shauna Valentine, K. Richard Young, Michael Adams
School-Based Mentoring: An Effective Intervention With Students At Risk For Ebd, Paul Caldarella, Shauna Valentine, K. Richard Young, Michael Adams
Faculty Publications
Relationships with non-parental adults are vital assets for positive youth development (Scales, 2003). Studies of resilience among youth from at risk backgrounds alerted scholars to protective functions that can be fulfilled by relationships with non parental adults (Werner, 1995).
Mcgee, Mildred Interview 1, Bronx African American History Project
Mcgee, Mildred Interview 1, Bronx African American History Project
Oral Histories
Mrs. Mildred McGee was born June 29, 1927 and married to Judge Hansel McGee. Also interviewed here are her daughter Dr. Elizabeth McGee and Mr. Leroi Archible. In the first session, Mrs. McGee provides details of her education, her parents’ backgrounds, living in Harlem, the Bronx, Washington DC and moving back to the Bronx. She also describes her husband’s childhood and his education. She attended an elementary school where there were no African-American teachers and she had only one African-American teacher in Junior High who taught Social Studies. The students also learned how to sew, cook and housekeeping at school. …
The Eagleville Times,Volume 5, Issue 20, Debbie Ryan
The Eagleville Times,Volume 5, Issue 20, Debbie Ryan
Eagleville Times
No abstract provided.
The Effect Of Remittances On Child Labor And Child Education In Nepal, Michael Milligan, Alok Bohara
The Effect Of Remittances On Child Labor And Child Education In Nepal, Michael Milligan, Alok Bohara
Himalayan Research Papers Archive
Remittances from international sources form an important part of the typical Nepalese households income. We analyze the effects of household international remittance and non-remittance income on educational achievement and the amount of child labor using Heckman's two-step analysis. For the analysis of educational achievement, the ratio of years of schooling to age is the independent regression variable, and a dummy variable representing whether or not the child has attended school at all is used as the select variable. For the analysis of child labor, the number off hours spent working in the labor force is the regression independent variable and …
Fall 2007 Farquhar Forum, Farquhar College Of Arts And Sciences
Fall 2007 Farquhar Forum, Farquhar College Of Arts And Sciences
The Farquhar Forum College Magazine
No abstract provided.
Undergraduate Catalog, 2007-2008, Anderson University - South Carolina
Undergraduate Catalog, 2007-2008, Anderson University - South Carolina
Catalogs
The 2007-2008 undergraduate academic catalog and introduction to the university.
Evaluating A Four State Workforce Education Project: Questions Of Investigative Interest And Impact, Neal Grandgenett, Elliott Ostler, Applied Information Management Institute, Jeanne L. Surface
Evaluating A Four State Workforce Education Project: Questions Of Investigative Interest And Impact, Neal Grandgenett, Elliott Ostler, Applied Information Management Institute, Jeanne L. Surface
Teacher Education Faculty Publications
How can a large scale, multi-state, collaborative workforce development project be evaluated? This article describes the evaluation process of the Midwest Center for Information Technology (MCIT). The project uses “impact threads” to connect the outcomes of the project to strategic evaluation questions. The MCIT project, involving 10 public two-year colleges located in Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, and North Dakota, strives to assist partner colleges in enhancing information technology training and related degree programs. The MCIT was funded as a regional center within the Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program of the National Science Foundation (NSF). This article details the evaluation plan …
Re-Imagining Your Professional Boundaries And Future Patrons: Are You Ready For Your Second Life?, Holly E. Phillips, Deborah K. Lapointe, Geoffrey Alexander, Nathaniel Schneider
Re-Imagining Your Professional Boundaries And Future Patrons: Are You Ready For Your Second Life?, Holly E. Phillips, Deborah K. Lapointe, Geoffrey Alexander, Nathaniel Schneider
Posters and Presentations
Question/Purpose: To describe and demonstrate the virtual online world Second Life (SL) in the context of education, library, and health seeking behavior. Setting/Participants: An educator, a librarian, and a health seeking SL resident participate in a learner -oriented vignette on the SL Health Info Island. Brief Description: The authors will briefly describe the online virtual world SL, the relevant information seeking uses of the world, how the authors became interested in applying the online setting to health education and information dissemination, a few of the technological and social shortcomings of the site, and show a pre-recorded health education vignette in …
Challenges Facing Physiotherapy Education In Africa, Jose Frantz
Challenges Facing Physiotherapy Education In Africa, Jose Frantz
Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice
Health care is changing and the demands put on health professionals are increasing. Physiotherapy education should reflect the health and social priorities of the nation. The World Confederation of Physical Therapy (WCPT) is committed to assisting physiotherapy associations in developing educational standards. Physiotherapy education in Africa however, seems to have a real need for assistance from the WCPT. The aim of this paper is to highlight the challenges facing physiotherapy education in Africa. The Delphi methodology was used to obtain information from key informants involved in the area of physiotherapy education from a variety of African countries. The majority of …
School-Based Mentoring: Drawing Strength From The Community To Help At-Risk Students, Shauna Valentine, Paul Caldarella, Adam Fisher, Jennifer James, Janet Young, Michael Adams
School-Based Mentoring: Drawing Strength From The Community To Help At-Risk Students, Shauna Valentine, Paul Caldarella, Adam Fisher, Jennifer James, Janet Young, Michael Adams
Faculty Publications
What is a mentor? Someone with greater wisdom or experience; Someone who offers guidance or instruction intended to facilitate growth and development; A guide, teacher, friend, tutor, advocate, motivator, role model, link to another generation.
Universities And Schools: Partners In A Diverse Democracy, Nancy Cantor
Universities And Schools: Partners In A Diverse Democracy, Nancy Cantor
Chancellor's Collection
As we contemplate the future of our democracy, we must, therefore, do two things simultaneously: (1) increase access to the stakeholder shares in our democracy and therefore reduce the gaps between the haves and the have nots; and (2) learn to live together and share communal responsibility for our future.
The Eagleville Times,Volume 5, Issue 18, Debbie Ryan
The Eagleville Times,Volume 5, Issue 18, Debbie Ryan
Eagleville Times
No abstract provided.
Education Policy Analysis Archives 15/18 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida
Education Policy Analysis Archives 15/18 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida
College of Education Publications
Fissures in standards formulation : the role of neoconservative and neoliberal discourses in justifying standards development in Wisconsin and Minnesota/ Samantha Caughlan [and] Richard Beach.
2007 Fall Faculty Conference: The Role Of Scholarship And Creative Work At Otterbein College, Academic Affairs
2007 Fall Faculty Conference: The Role Of Scholarship And Creative Work At Otterbein College, Academic Affairs
Fall Faculty Conference
The 2007 Fall Faculty Conference features remarks by Dr. Scott Colley, the former president of Berry College, and breakout discussion groups.
Continuing Teacher Professional Development In Post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan, Rahat Joldoshalieva
Continuing Teacher Professional Development In Post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan, Rahat Joldoshalieva
Institute for Educational Development, Karachi
After the collapse of the USSR, Kyrgyzstan became an independent Central Asian state in 1991. Since its independence, there have been enormous changes in the political, social and economic life of the young state, which strives to become a democratic and aspiring market-oriented economy. Its education system has also begun experiencing changes. However, most of the reforms brought in this area continue to be short-term and ever-changing. Economic hardship does not allow the continuation of the previously state-funded teacher retraining system, which further creates deteriorating quality education in the schools. On one hand, the country continues to follow the Soviet …
Leadership In The Classroom: Closing The Achievement Gap Through Motivation, Janis Estrella
Leadership In The Classroom: Closing The Achievement Gap Through Motivation, Janis Estrella
Honors College Theses
Implementing motivation strategies in elementary urban public schools can be challenging because of contextual factors such as socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, culture, physical and emotional health, and prior learning experiences. This thesis focuses on 1) how urban public school teachers can effectively motivate their students in spite of these factors, and 2)whether their motivation efforts really influence students' desire to achieve. Interview protocols and a survey instrument will be probed, and data will be collected from New York City public school teachers and from their general education elementary school students. The results of the study can be used to customize motivational …