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Education Policy Analysis Archives 09/42 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Significance of test-based ratings for metropolitan Boston schools / Craig Bolon.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 09/39 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

When an "a" is not enough : analyzing the New York State global history and geography exam / S.G. Grant.

Fort Wayne Alumnus, Taylor University Fort Wayne

TUFW Alumni Publications (All)

The Fall 2001 edition of The Fort Wayne Alumnus, published by Taylor University Fort Wayne in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

The Alumni Network, Fall 2000 (Vol. Xv No. Iii), Nova Southeastern University

Alumni Network Newsletter

No abstract provided.

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 …

Brief 9: Practices And Policies For Dealing With Students With Mental Health Issues, New England Resource Center For Higher Education, University Of Massachusetts Boston

New England Resource Center for Higher Education Publications

One of higher education’s crowning achievements is that colleges and universities are currently educating many groups of people who have been denied access to this resource in the past. A growing percentage of the new population of students arrives on campus with unique mental health needs, which until now campuses have been largely unprepared to accommodate. This new student profile may be more familiar to Student Affairs’ offices, but the educational implications extend to the whole campus. Members of NERCHE’s Student Affairs Think Tank discussed this topic at one of their meetings and offer the following insights.

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.

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 …

Gender Politics In Massachusetts: Progress For Paid Family Leave, Elizabeth A. Sherman

New England Journal of Public Policy

Advances in the educational and occupational status of women in the United States over the past quarter century have greatly expanded the participation of women in the workforce. However, economic and social changes in women’s lives have put pressure on traditional family roles and on the political system to respond to the problems families face balancing work and family responsibilities. Initiatives for paid family leave in Massachusetts reflect the newfound political strength of women in politics — as leaders of political organizations, as elected officials, and as voters — and the willingness of the state’s political elite to grapple with …

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.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 09/29 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Formación de posgrado en las ciencias sociales argentinas : oportunidades y restricciones para la innovación / Ana M. García de Fanelli.

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.

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 …

University Of Nevada, Las Vegas Advanced Accelerator Applications University Participation Program: Quarterly Report First Quarter (March-May 2001), Anthony Hechanova

Transmutation Research Program Reports (TRP)

This Quarterly Report is a primary deliverable from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Advanced Accelerator Applications (AAA) University Participation Program (UPP) director to the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology (DOE-NE) as defined in the UNLV AAA Proposal.

The foundation of the UNLV AAA University Participation Program started as a grassroots effort in the late 1990s among community members and local, state, and federal representatives to encourage research and development of technical alternatives to direct disposal of used nuclear fuel which had been targeted since the early 1980s for Yucca Mountain, Nevada. A …

Developing An Implementation Plan For The Alaskan Msri Coalition Workshop Summary - Final Report, Florida Solar Energy Center, Gerard Ventre

FSEC Energy Research Center®

Workshop conducted to develop and implementation plan for the Alaskan Million Solar Roofs Initiative.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 09/19 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Género y construcción de identidad profesional : el caso de la maestra en vías de profesionalización (de los años 50 a los 60 en el franquismo intermedio) / Sonsoles San Román Gago.

Crisis Management Plan Characteristics In Elementary Schools As Perceived By Nebraska Public School Principals, Linda K. Christensen

Student Work

The purpose of this study was to investigate the importance of crisis management plans and their elements as perceived by Nebraska elementary school principals. Data were collected by using a survey instrument sent to a stratified random sample of 300 Nebraska elementary school principals. The sample was delineated by school district size, small, medium, and large. The survey, which included 21 questions, was designed to analyze the extent to which crisis management plans were in place. A total of 188 surveys were returned for a return rate of 63%.

Differences In Value Expectancy And Outcome Expectation Regarding Weight Gain Among Participants In An Air Force Tobacco Cessation Program, James E. Reineke

Student Work

The impact of tobacco has been one of the greatest public health concerns of the last quarter century, and while advances have been made a significant percentage of Americans continues to smoke. One reason which tobacco users cite for continuing this negative health habit is the desire to maintain their current weight, or the fear of weight gain following tobacco cessation. While there may be negative consequences (real and perceived) to weight gain in the general population, definite sanctions exist in the United States military for those who gain weight in excess of their maximum allowable weight. Tobacco cessation classes …

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.

A Study Of Parental Involvement At A Blue Ribbon Elementary School On The Texas-Mexico Border, Jay Scott Hollinger

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

The involvement of parents in their children's education influences student achievement. In 1995, researchers identified mechanisms necessary for effective parent involvement. Although substantial research has been done on parent and family involvement, few studies have described the phenomenon among low socioeconomic Mexican-American families. In 1996, one case study was conducted at a high school and another was conducted at a middle school on the Texas-Mexico border. These studies described strategies and tactics used by the principal, teachers, and support staff to influence parents to become more involved in their children's education. The present study expands on these works by investigating …

Education Policy Analysis Archives 09/14 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Conceptualizing the process of education reform from an international perspective / Benjamin Levin.

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.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 09/11 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Constructing outcomes in teacher education : policy, practice and pitfalls / Marilyn Cochran-Smith.

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

Practitioners' News

No abstract provided.

The New Face Of School Desegregation, Kristi L. Bowman

Duke Law Journal

No abstract provided.

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

College of Education Publications

Academic journal : has it a future? / Gaby Weiner.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 09/08 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Effects of vouchers on school improvement : another look at the Florida data / Haggai Kupermintz.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 09/05 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

How the Internet will help large-scale assessment reinvent itself / Randy Elliot Bennett.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 09/02 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Testing times : a school case study / Ivor Goodson [and] Martha Foote.