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Information-Seeking Behaviors Of Practitioners In A Primary Care Practice-Based Research Network (Pbrn), James E. Andrews, Kevin A. Pearce, Carol Ireson, Margaret M. Love

School of Information Faculty Publications

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the information-seeking behaviors (e.g., information resource usage patterns, access to types of sources and to medical libraries, and use of particular information technologies) of members in a primary care practice-based research network (PBRN) to inform future efforts supporting primary care practitioners in their daily care of patients.

METHODS: Every primary care practitioner who was a member of the Kentucky Ambulatory Network-including family practitioners, general practitioners, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants-was surveyed. The cross-sectional survey included twenty-six questions to investigate the information-seeking behavior of primary care practitioners.

RESULTS: The response rate was …

Education Policy Analysis Archives 13/23 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Using Pressure and Support to Create a Qualified Workforce / Sharon Ryan [and] Debra J. Ackerman.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 13/21 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Texas charter school legislation and the evolution of open-enrollment charter schools / Carrie Y. Barron Ausbrooks, Edith J. Barrett [and] Theresa Daniel.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 13/20 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Workforce quality goals and the implications for education : the Oregon experience / Nathan Sivers-Boyce, Tom Hibbard [and] Jerry Gray.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 13/19 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Mandating supplemental intervention services : is New York State doing enough to help all students succeed? / Kieran M. Killeen [and] John W. Sipple.

Teachers’ Perceptions Of Their Professionalism In Government Primary Schools In Karachi, Pakistan, Meher Rizvi, Bob Elliot

Institute for Educational Development, Karachi

This paper examines teachers’ perceptions of their professionalism under conditions of educational reforms in government primary schools in Karachi, Pakistan. Conceiving teacher professionalism in terms of four dimensions (teacher efficacy, teacher practice, teacher leadership and teacher collaboration) it reports a quantitative survey research study of teachers in these schools, where educational reforms have been initiated. One conclusion from the study is that such teachers do perceive themselves as professionals—a finding that is counter to the often-held beliefs about these teachers. The paper argues that it is important to regard teachers as professionals, capable of further enhancing their own professionalism, for …

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

Eagleville Times

No abstract provided.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 13/16 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Impact of degree field on the earnings of male and female college graduates / Catherine E. Freeman, Thomas D. Snyder [and] Brooke Connolly.

School-Based Mental Health Services Delivered By School Psychologists, Emily Luis

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study involved analyses of an existing database conducted for the purposes of identifying and understanding factors that are associated with the delivery of school-based mental health services by school psychologists. The study examined the average number of hours per week in which school psychologists engage in mental health services and the types of mental health services in which they engage. Factors such as training, desire to deliver mental health services, time available and support for mental health services were investigated. The database that served as the basis for these analyses had been created by mailing a survey to 1000 …

Education Policy Analysis Archives 13/15 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Designing finance structures to satisfy equity and adequacy goals / Richard A. King, Austin D. Swanson [and] Scott R. Sweetland.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 13/11 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Policymaking in education : understanding influences on the Reading Excellence Act / Jacqueline Edmondson.

The Eagleville Times,Volume 3, Issue 2, Debbie Ryan

Eagleville Times

No abstract provided.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 13/03 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Inclusive Education and Training Systems: Illusion or Reality? The Story of Nothemba / Lebusa A. Monyooe.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 13/01 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Change and continuity in student achievement from grades 3 to 5 :a policy dilemma / Mary McCaslin, Heidi Legg Burross [and] Thomas L. Good.

20th Century Black Women's Struggle For Empowerment In A White Supremacist Educational System: Tribute To Early Women Educators, Safoura Boukari

Women's and Gender Studies Program: Information and Materials

The goal in this work is to provide a brief overview of the development of Black women‟s education throughout American history and based on some pertinent literatures that highlight not only the tradition of struggle pervasive in people of African Descent lives. In the framework of the historical background, three examples will be used to illustrate women's creative enterprise and contributions to the education of African American children, and overall racial uplift. In doing so, I will refer to how those women struggled to set up schools in a totally hostile society where, race, patriarchy, class and gender, interlocking issues …

The Children Left Behind: Roma Access To Education In Contemporary Romania, Aram A. Schvey, Martin S. Flaherty, Tracy E. Higgins

Crowley Mission Reports

In Romania, Roma children are nearly always educated in more poorly resourced schools than non-Roma children; they are nearly always educated by less-qualified teachers; and they are often treated differently—and worse—than non-Roma children by their principals, teachers, and classmates. While non-Roma children move ahead through Romania’s education system, Roma children are too often left behind. This Report begins with a synopsis of the problem. It then examines the roots of the plight of the Roma in general and of Roma children in particular. The Report then outlines the particular findings of the Mission and sets forth the relevant domestic, international, …

Special Education Students' Placement Preferences As Shown In Special Education Journals, Maurice Miller Ph.D., Pamela Garriott Ph.D., Deanna Mershon Ph.D.

Electronic Journal for Inclusive Education

The purpose of this review was to determine what has been found about placement perceptions and preferences of those who are most impacted by LRE placement decisions—the students themselves. Eleven studies were found in recent issues of most frequently-read special education journals. While a variety of preferences were found, the number who expressed strong preference for the general education classroom was noteworthy. Student preference is considered to be an influential variable in the performance of the students.

Contemporary Issues In Early Childhood Education And Care: Proceedings Of The Conference Held In St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra, Dublin On Saturday, 23rd. April, 2005., Noirin Hayes

Conference Papers

No abstract provided.

Cognitive And Non-Cognitive Predictors Of Academic Success For Conditionally Admitted Students At Indiana State University, Jeffrey Tincher

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This was a quantitative method research study that looked at conditionally-admitted students at Indiana State University, a mid-sized public institution. The study's purpose was to find factors that could be used to predict the success of conditionally-admitted students. Quantitative analyses tested the predictive capability of a combination of eight cognitive and non-cognitive variables, some that have traditionally been used to predict success in college (high school grade point average, high school class rank, standardized test scores) and some that have not (motivation, attitude, gender, ethnicity, and geographic region). The study's eight variables together accounted for 14% of the variance in …

School Demographic Characteristics That Predict No Child Left Behind Sanctions In Indiana Title I Schools, Ronnie Lee Hiller

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 is causing fear, confusion, and havoc in some schools and school districts that have failed to achieve adequate yearly progress on state-sponsored standardized tests. Educators fear sanctions that label them as schools in need of improvement; give parents a choice of moving their children to high-performing schools; provide supplementalEducational services; replace the principal and staff; reopen their school as a charter school, and provide for a state takeover of schools and school districts. The purpose of this study was to discover if school demographic characteristics could predict No Child Left Behind sanctions …

Childcare Practices In Three Asian Countries, Shamah Md-Yunus

Faculty Research and Creative Activity

Childcare practices such as feeding, toilet training, sleeping arrangement and discipline in three Asian countries (Chinese, Japan, and India) are compared. These countries differ from each other in culture, religion, language and ethnic makeup from Euro-American culture. The differences in childcare practices are broadly related to the differences in family values, traditions, and religions among these countries. Educational implications of sensitivity to cultural differences are also discussed.

Prevention/Intervention Programs For Students With Or At-Risk Of Emotional Disturbances : A Thesis ..., Mack Smith

Capstone Projects and Master's Theses

The purpose of this qualitative action research study was to examine prevention/intervention programs that: a) are widely used research based effective prevention/intervention programs; b) can be used within a school setting and/or day treatment program; c) can be aligned with the services provided by other agencies as the best suited program at this unique site that services 12 1st-12th grade emotionally disturbed youth. The procedures used was 18 pre-presentation interview questions answered by eight participants followed by a 30-minute powerpoint presentation on five prevention/intervention programs for students with or at-risk of an emotional disturbance. Data collection concluded with 18 post-presentation …

Neuropsychological Impairment In Racial/Ethnic Minorities With Hiv Infection And Low Literacy Levels: Effects Of Education And Reading Level In Participant Characterization, Elizabeth L. Ryan, Reon Baird, Monica Rivera-Mindt, Desiree Byrd, Jennifer Monzones, Susan Morgello, The Manhattan Hiv Brain Bank

Psychology Faculty Publications

Educational attainment is an important factor in the interpretation of cognitive test scores but years of education are not necessarily synonymous with educational quality among racial/ethnic minority populations. This study investigated the comparability of educational attainment with reading level and examined whether discrepancies in education and reading level accounted for differences in neuropsychological test performance between HIV+ racial/ethnic minority and nonminority participants. Study participants (N = 200) were derived from the Manhattan HIV Brain Bank (MHBB) where 50% of the cohort had ≤8th grade reading level but only 5% had ≤8 years of education. Significantly lower reading ability and education …

Nurses' Confidence And Competence Levels, Ellen M. Wathen

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Frequently, nurses with lower levels of self-confidence do not perform at the level of competency they normally would in non-testing or clinical situations. This obstacle to the evaluative process causes an inaccurate assessment of nurses' competency levels. This study examined the effects of confidence-building techniques on nurses during specific competency assessments of an 8-day orientation course in a Midwestern healthcare institution. Data was collected using researcher-developed tests for both medication administration and blood administration, and theEducational Testing Service's factor-referenced temperament scale on self-confidence. Forty-six nurses received confidence building statements within their tests and other written materials, as well as verbally. …

Dayton Public Schools 5th Grade Social Studies Instructional Guide. Dayton Teaching American History. Unit 7: Government And Citizenship, Dayton Public Schools

Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention

This instructional guide is from unit 7 of Dayton Public Schools' 5th grade social studies course, which covers topics on government and citizenship.

This guide was part of the Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention project which was sponsored by the Ohio Humanities Council and was a National Endowment for the Humanities We The People project.

Dayton Public Schools 9th Grade Social Studies Instructional Guide. Dayton Teaching American History. Unit 2: American History 1900-1910 Industrialization And Labor, Dayton Public Schools

Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention

This instructional guide is from unit 2 of Dayton Public Schools' 9th grade social studies course, which covers topics on industrialization and labor in American history from 1900-1910.

This guide was part of the Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention project which was sponsored by the Ohio Humanities Council and was a National Endowment for the Humanities We The People project.

Dayton Public Schools 9th Grade Social Studies Instructional Guide. Dayton Teaching American History. Unit 11: American History 1980-Today, Dayton Public Schools

Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention

This instructional guide is from unit 11 of Dayton Public Schools' 9th grade social studies course, which covers topics on American history from 1980-today.

This guide was part of the Gateway to Dayton Teaching American History: Citizenship, Creativity, and Invention project which was sponsored by the Ohio Humanities Council and was a National Endowment for the Humanities We The People project.

Improving Student Achievement Through Parent Involvement, Bridget Anderson Hardesty

Theses Digitization Project

This project consisted of four parent workshops designed to examine and strengthen home-school communication for Banks Elementary School students, teachers, and parents. The goals of the workshops were to improve parent-teacher relations, increase parent usage of school resources, and increase parent student interaction in the home. Workshop topics included providing parents with information on state-mandated testing, literacy issues, reading strategies, and homework.

The Inclusion Of Parents In Early Childhood Language And Behavior Development, Kathryn Lee Demoville

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to determine what language and behavior changes occur when parents are included in a curriculum that provides intervention for children with language delays and behavior and social delays. This project was a collaborative effort between the Early Intervention Special Education Program for three-five year old children in the school distrtict, and the County of Riverside, Department of Mental Health Services.

Efficacy And Perception Of Inclusion At The Secondary Level For Students With Mild Disabilities: A Review Of The Literature, Tracy Blankenship Ph.D., Cecil Fore, Iii Ph.D., Richard T. Boon Ph.D.

Electronic Journal for Inclusive Education

The purpose of this article is to provide a review of the published literature on the efficacy and perception of inclusion for students with mild disabilities at the secondary level. In this review, ten studies were obtained, reviewed, and synthesized. The studies reviewed indicated mixed results have been found regarding the differential efficacy of an inclusive environment to a resource environment on a number of different dependent variables. Further concerns and challenges are raised regarding aspects of implementation of inclusive programs. Future research issues and implications for both teachers and students with mild disabilities at the secondary level are discussed.