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Dispelling The Misconceptions Raised By The Davis Dissent, Joan E. Schaffner

GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works

This article argues that the Supreme Court’s majority opinion in Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education did not do enough to explicitly assuage the dissenters’ concerns and aims to do so itself. Davis permitted liability for school districts that purposely ignore instances of student-on-student sexual harassment that deprived a student of the opportunity for education. The three issues raised by the dissent were federalism, whether the conduct at issue is sexual harassment, and First Amendment concerns about the aggressor’s speech being protected. In response, I argue that the majority opinion does not violate federalism principles, the harassment qualifies as …

Title Vii, The Bilingual Education Act: A Study Of The Evolution Of United States Federal Policy Since 1968 To The Year 2000, Gilda Del Risco

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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Prediction Of Ohio Fourth Grade Proficiency Test Performance From Gesell, Metropolitan, And Otis-Lennon Scores, Ned L. Pakosz

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A Qualitative Study Of Central New Jersey Home Schoolers As A Reform Movement, Veronica De Noia

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Alienation From School Among Aboriginal Students, Jan Gray, Quentin Beresford

Research outputs pre 2011

It is difficult to overstate the depth of the educational disadvantage which continues to be experienced by Aboriginal young people in the Swan District. While encouraging signs can be found in the genuinely positive attitudes towards school among many of the Aboriginal students who are regular attenders, it is still the case that considerable differences in educational outcomes between Aborigines and non-Aborigines remain.

For example:

• Only one of the students interviewed was found to be undertaking a full Tertiary Entrance Examination course in the district during the Year 2000.

• Few students (especially boys) remain at school to study …

Home And Classroom Learning Environment Correlates Of Academic Self -Efficacy In Middle School Mathematics., Thaddeus Theodore Claiborne

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study investigated the relationship between home and classroom learning environment characteristics and middle school students' self-efficacy beliefs about mathematics. Specifically, the study examined linkages between sources of efficacy in the home and classroom learning environments and the strength of students' self-efficacy beliefs in mathematics. Social cognitive theory includes self-efficacy beliefs as a major source of human agency and functioning (Bandura, 1997). Enactive mastery experiences, vicarious learning (modeling), verbal persuasion, and physiological/affective states (emotional arousal) are four sources of human efficacy. While numerous studies have been completed linking self-efficacy to learning and achievement (Pajares, 1996b), no studies within schools were …

Teacher Personal And School Culture Characteristics In Effective Schools: Toward A Model Of A Professional Learning Community., Dianne Fuselier Olivier

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

The purpose of this study was to explore personal and organizational factors within schools operating as professional learning communities and the relationships of these variables with intent to stay in teaching and organizational effectiveness. A conceptual framework, a Professional Learning Community Model, was developed to organize and conceptualize linkages among school culture, teacher self-efficacy, collective efficacy, human caring, intent to stay, and organizational effectiveness. Original measures were developed to assess teacher self-efficacy and collective efficacy and revisions/modifications of measures were used for school culture, human caring, and intent to stay. The study used a large sample and quantitative data analysis …

Toward A Reconceptualization Of The Integration Of Culture And Language In The Korean Efl Classroom., Seung Bin Roh

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

Many Korean EFL (English as a Foreign Language) students do not have sufficient opportunity to learn cultural knowledge and information in their classrooms. EFL teachers also tend to ignore the teaching of culture. Even though culture is taught, it simply delivers "fact-only" information rather than cultural awareness by comparing native with target culture. Teaching target cultural knowledge and information should be delivered within the native cultural frame, and teaching of culture must be an integral part of teaching and learning English. For the effective integration of culture in EFL classes apart from conveying simply "fact-only" information, this research advocates the …

The Assessment Of Student Performance And Satisfaction Outcomes With Synchronous And Asynchronous Interaction Methods In A Student -Centered Distributed Learning Environment, Shawn F. Clouse

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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The Relationship Between Immediate Communication, Flow, And Motivation To Continue Learning And To Integrate Technology, Warren Linger

Master's Theses

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Improved Leadership Through A Myers-Briggs Analysis: Personality Styles Of Principals And Teachers At The Secondary Level, Mark William Loos

Master's Theses

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Teachers' Perceived Effectiveness Of Their Evaluation Process At Selected School Districts, Heather Mcdougall

Master's Theses

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Introducing Peer Mediation Into A Low -Income Elementary School, Rebecca Lea Boland

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The effectiveness of a peer mediation program implemented in a small, low income elementary school (520 students grades kindergarten through fifth) was examined. Twelve fifth grade students were trained in the fall of 1998 to mediate conflicts during the 1998–1999 school year and twelve fourth grade students were trained in the spring of 1999 to serve as conflict managers during the 1999–2000 school year. All conflict managers were trained using the San Francisco Community Boards Program. During the mediation session, conflict managers completed a report form which outlined the research questions and described the types of conflict brought to mediation, …

Memory Recall Among Individuals Reporting Child Sexual Abuse: The Role Of Suggestibility, Dissociation, And Closeness With The Perpetrator, Tammy M. Schultz

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Over the past decade, a contentious debate regarding delayed memories of child sexual abuse (CSA) has existed. Advocates on one side of the debate (Williams, 1994) maintain that common sequelae to traumatic events include memory disturbances. Dissociation and the dependent relationship between the victim and perpetrator are used to explain these memory disturbances. In contrast, proponents from the other end of the continuum (Loftus, 1993) argue abusive events are memorable, and suggestible clients adopt erroneous traumatic memories, as a result of leading questions used in therapy. The purpose of this study was to determine the epidemiology of CSA, and address …

Student Expectations And Satisfaction Levels In Private Career Colleges, Tammi Huggins

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The purpose of this study was to examine students' expectations of and satisfaction with academic experiences provided by private career colleges. Trends in student expectations and satisfaction levels at private career colleges were identified using the USA Group Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory (SSI) database for private career colleges for the years 1997, 1998 and 1999. In addition, differences in perceived importance and satisfaction levels based on gender, age, race/ethnicity, grade point average (GPA), and employment status were identified. Means and standard deviations were calculated in each of the categories by year for all 21,409 students to determine both students' ranks …

Successful First -Generation College Students At Indiana State University, Thomas Robert Rios

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This mixed-method research study focused on successful first-generation college students enrolled at a mid-sized public university. The study's purpose was to explore factors that help explain academic persistence and progress among first-generation college students at Indiana State University. Quantitative analyses tested the predictive power of student characteristics associated with academic success that are commonly found in research literature. The study's 17 predictor variables together accounted for 21% of the variance in first-generation college student success. The independent variables of (1) high school grade point average, (2) SAT total score, (3) hours spent on high school homework, (4) gaining a college …

The Psychological And Social Characteristics Among College Students Who Binge Drink, Mary Elizabeth Grigar

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This study examined whether personality type and social variables predict: (a) binge drinking behavior, and (b) alcohol related consequences. Two hundred thirty-seven first year students from a private, Midwest, engineering college were administered the Myers Briggs Type Indicator, a Student Information Questionnaire, a Drinking Questionnaire, and the Young Adult Alcohol Problems Screening Test. Binge drinking was defined as the successive consumption of four or more drinks for women and five or more drinks for men in one sitting. Logistical and multiple regression analyses were performed. The judgment-perception personality type predicted binge drinking behavior. The social variables which predicted binge drinkers …

Cognitive, Academic, And Behavioral Differences Between Children With Different Subtypes Of Adhd, Gregory Scott Howell

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This study evaluated cognitive, academic, and behavioral differences among clinic-referred children diagnosed with different subtypes of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Children diagnosed with ADHD Predominantly Inattentive Type (ADHD-I), children diagnosed with ADHD Combined Type (ADHD-C), children in a clinical control group, and children in a nonreferred control group were compared on measures of cognitive ability, academic achievement, and behavior. It was hypothesized that the nonreferred control group would outperform the other groups on some of these measures. It was also hypothesized that few of these measures would distinguish among the ADHD groups. The results showed that there were no significant differences …

Impact Of A Court -Ordered Psychoeducational Course On Stepfamily Adaptability And Cohesion, Heather Jo Henderson

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This study investigated the impact of court-ordered participation in a psychoeducational course on stepfamily adaptability and cohesion. Thirty parental dyads, consisting of one biological parent and one stepparent of an adjudicated adolescent, were randomly assigned to the treatment or control group. Treatment dyads participated in a 5-session workshop based on the Strengthening Stepfamilies” psychoeducational program (Albert & Einstein, 1986). Both groups were administered a demographic data questionnaire and the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale-III (FACES-III; Olson, Portner, & Lavee, 1985). Additionally, the treatment group participated in a follow-up interview. Results of plotting the FACES-III scores on the Family Circumplex …

Development Of An American Indian Studies Program For The Tohono O’Odham Community College, Byron Lee Blackwell

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

The Tohono O'odham Community College opened a tribal Indian college in the fall 2000 semester. The Tohono O'odham Reservation was previously referred to as the Papago Reservation; the name was changed in 1986. The problem was that there was no curriculum in American Indian Studies at the college. In the past the Papagos always had to leave the reservation if they wanted to pursue higher education in American Indian studies.

The purpose of the applied dissertation was to develop a product. The purpose of the applied dissertation project was to design an American Indian Studies Program for the tribal college …

Obstacles To The Professionalisation Of Residential Child Care Work, David Williams, Kevin Lalor

Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies

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Development Of A Comprehensive District-Wide Student Service Plan To Enhance Student Success At Tarrant County College, Lonzetta R. Smith-Allen

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

Tarrant County College (TCC) is a comprehensive community college dedicated to the mission of providing quality education in response to the expectations of the people of Tarrant County. The institution holds student success and learning as top priorities and is dedicated to providing meaningful educational experiences in support of these priorities (Tarrant County College, 2000a).

In recent years TCC has faced many challenges, including state accrediting agency mandates, changing demographics, technological advances, community demands and increased competition, that have necessitated institutional change. The changes are affecting who is being taught as well as the services that are being required.

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A Phenomenological Analysis Of The Psychotherapist's Experience Of Delivering Psychotherapy In A Managed Behavioral Health Care Environment, Jami M. Messina-Connolly

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A Study Of New Jersey Public School Superintendents' Perceptions Regarding The Behavioral Characteristics Of Effective Elementary School Principals, Richard W. Fair

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Administrators' Perception Of Violence In Elementary Schools In An Urban District, Glenda Seals Johnson-Green

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An Analysis Of Protective Factors And The Development Of Resiliency In Ninth And Twelfth Grade Male And Female Students Of A Heterogenous Suburban High School, Frances E. Clemente

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An Evaluative Study Of The Walter Panas High School Individualized Senior Experience Program (Wise), Ernest J. Piermarini

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Block Scheduling: A Comparative Study Of Learning Activities And Strategies In Selected New Jersey Public High Schools, David Clauser

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Decision-Making And Organizational Commitment: A Comparison Of Faculty Perceptions At Unionized And Non-Unionized Private Colleges And Universities, Mary J. Meehan

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