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Education Policy Analysis Archives 09/46 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Second year analysis of a hybrid schedule high school / James B. Schreiber, William R. Veal, David J. Flinders, [and] Sherry Churchill.

Broadly Speaking - November, 2001, Nova Southeastern University

Broadly Speaking

No abstract provided.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 09/45 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Elementary principal/superintendent relationship as perceived by teachers and its effects on the school : a case study comparison / Catherine H. Glascock [and] Diane Taylor.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 09/40 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

High school size, achievement equity, and cost : robust interaction effects and tentative results / Robert Bickel, Craig Howley, Tony Williams, [and] Catherine Glascock.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 09/38 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Teachers who grow as collaborative leaders : the rocky road of support / Richard D. Sawyer.

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 …

"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.

Education Policy Analysis Archives 09/21 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Impact of grants-in-aid on collegiate education : evidence and implications of a regional study in India / M.R. Narayana.

An Analysis Of Key Leadership Behaviors Of The Principal In A High -Performing Elementary School Serving Mexican American Children In South Texas, Alda T. Benavides

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

This study is based on the theoretical framework that defines leadership as an influence process, one that depends on the extent to which people eventually perceive leadership as a quality someone possesses and as a result of that perception, consent to be led (Greenfield, 1998). Leadership is the process of being perceived as a leader (Lord and Maher, 1993). Doing good work at one's school and being seen to do such work is likely to be the most powerful strategy for positively influencing teachers' perceptions of one's leadership. This study expands on the theory that it is what you do …

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 09/10 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Japanese EFL teachers' perceptions of communicative, audiolingual and Yakudoku activities : the plan versus the reality / Greta Gorsuch.

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.

Broadly Speaking - March, 2001, Nova Southeastern University

Broadly Speaking

No abstract provided.

A Delphi Expert Assessment Of Professional Certification Programs For Contracting Personnel, Ronald L. Tougaw Jr.

Theses and Dissertations

This study examined the strategic goals that were the basis for the DoDs implementation of mandatory certification for individuals serving in the contracting career field of the acquisition workforce. The study then went on to enlist panels of contracting experts to assess the extent to which two of the available certification programs meet, or fail to meet, those goals. The research method employed to gather input from experts was a Delphi discussion technique. Two separate panels, one consisting of Air Force civilian employees, the other of Air Force active duty officers, participated in eight Delphi iterations facilitated by the researcher. …

Education Policy Analysis Archives 09/04 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Factors influencing GED and diploma attainment of high school dropouts / Jeffrey C. Wayman.

Early Childhood Education In Ireland: Policy, Provision And Practice, Noirin Hayes

Articles

No abstract provided.

Nursing Teachers' Attitudes Toward Multicultural Classrooms, Sylvia Cruz Link

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to assess the nursing teachers' attitudes toward multicultural classrooms based on the philosophies of assimilation and pluralism. Multicultural classrooms are classrooms that promote democratic values, beliefs and pluralism. Cultural pluralism encourages the expression of ethnicity and the contributions of all ethnic groups. The study looked at the relationship of attitude” and the selected demographic information. A review of related literature was conducted. A historical background of multiculturalEducation was provided as well as information on the five approaches to multiculturalEducation according to Sleeter & Grant (1999). The data for this study was collected from nursing …

Broadly Speaking - January, 2001, Nova Southeastern University

Broadly Speaking

No abstract provided.

Nsu Achievements - Winter 2001, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Achievements

No abstract provided.

Learner-Centered Instruction: Inquiry-Based, Technology-Enriched, Integrating Workplace Reality: A Resource Guide For Teachers, Marjorie L. Mclellan

Geography Faculty Publications

Inquiry-based instructional strategies function best with motivated students whose interest and imagination are already enlivened and whose curiosity will help them master new learning skills. The responsibility for supplying the initial impetus falls upon many diverse entities across the student's educational life. College teachers often inherit students with years of spoon-fed, low-expectation instruction, challenging instructors in higher education to overcome this deficit. Fortunately, most students possess a native curiosity that is eventually heightened by academic success, especially when their achievements are perceived to stem from their own work and thought processes. This is the power of inquiry-based learning.

The rapidity …

Experiences And Meaning Of Urban Public School Teachers In A School Choice Environment, Reva Cardwell Cosby

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Peer Education And Its Effects On The Beliefs Of Rape Myths, Allison Marmer

UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations

Research has found that there is a relationship between men's acceptance of rape myths and violence against women (Malamuth, 1989). These stereotypical ideas about rape, rape victims, and rapists, perpetuate rape. Peer education may play a beneficial part in teaching students about rape, and is the primary focus of this study. The hypothesis of this study was that the rape myth prevention intervention would reduce the beliefs in myths about rape. The intervention, or informative lecture that was given to the experimental group was a derivative of material geared towards high school students. In summary, this research study succeeded to …

School Culture, Teacher Efficacy, And Decision -Making In Demonstrably Effective And Ineffective Schools., Jacquline Jeanine Bobbett

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose for this study was fourfold. First, a conceptual model was developed to help understand teacher perceptions of the schools' professional culture, teachers' self-efficacy beliefs, participation in decision making and linkages to school effectiveness. Second, an original measure of teachers' self-efficacy beliefs about their own teaching effectiveness was developed and tested. Third, characteristics of the measures (quantitative and qualitative) were reported. Fourth differences in the mediating variables related to school effectiveness were examined. A stratified sample made up of 1,057 total school faculty in 41 elementary schools representing the uppermost and lower most quartiles of poverty in a southern …

A Study Of The Measurement And Sources Of Teachers' Self And Collective Efficacy Beliefs In Professional Learning Environments., Amy Marie Barrilleaux Dellinger

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study examined relationships between sources of efficacy information available in teachers' professional learning environments and teacher self-, work-group collective and faculty collective efficacy beliefs. An argument is presented that teachers' individual and collective efficacy beliefs are vital factors that mediate linkages between professional learning and meaningful change in schools. School professional learning environments are hypothesized to provide efficacy information that may serve to enhance teachers' beliefs in their abilities to accomplish tasks that are linked to effective teaching and learning. Social cognitive theory and triadic reciprocal causation provided the framework for this research. Self-efficacy theory, a sub-theory of social …

Navigating Knowing/Complicating Truth: African American Learners Experiencing Oral History As Real Education., Lavada Taylor Brandon

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Dominant explanations for why urban African American learners dropout is that these students are "at-risk" (Swanson, 1991; Sartain,1989; Levine, 1988; Macchiarola, 1988). Such explanations blame the victim while exonerating the role schooling plays in shaping students' "at-risk" conditions (Woodson, 1933/1998; Tatum, 1997; Freire, 1970/1997; Shujaa, 1994; Gordon, 1993). This research contests these explanations for why African American learners dropout by centering 10 African American students' voices to highlight the role curriculum plays at casting them at-risk. Consequently, this work shifts reproach from individual students' home environments to the larger structural dimensions of curricula (what we know) and instruction (how we …

On Oysters And Other Life Lessons: Art Teacher’S Perceptions Of Social Class And Schooling, Kimberly Cosier

Journal of Social Theory in Art Education

I had to be taught that the world was not my oyster. As a child I was quite sure that I was destined for a wondrous life of adventure and distinction. I was the first born in my family, the first child, the first grandchild, the first niece; everyone was crazy about me. My mother swears that on the day I was born my father floated across the room, so filled with joy and pride that his feet literally glided above the floor as he held me in his arms for the first time. I realize now that this is …

A Comparison Of Pre-Post Student Outcomes And Perceptions After An Intervention Of A Secondary Alternative Education Program For Disruptive Students, Lloyd Sain, Jr.

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to describe the effect of an alternative education program on the grade point averages, attendance, and suspensions of secondary school students. In order to meet this purpose, the study tested two research questions that focused on the grade point average, attendance, and suspensions of disruptive secondary school students prior to their intervention of an alternative education program and after their return to home school for two consecutive nine weeks. Length of enrollment and its impact on grade point averages, attendance, and suspensions were also examined. The study also investigated to what extent the characteristics …

A Study Of Arkansas Public School Superintendents' Knowledge Of And Attitudes Toward Charter Schools, William E. Broadnax

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to explore reasons why most public school superintendents have not applied for the creation of a charter school, and to ascertain whether or not public school superintendents in Arkansas plan to open a charter school in their school district. In essence, this study investigated current knowledge and attitudes of Arkansas public school superintendents toward charter schools and Act 890 legislation. A non-experimental research design was conducted using a modified survey instrument (Ogden, 1995), which included all 310 public school superintendents in the State of Arkansas. A nonprobability sample of 160 superintendents completed and returned …