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Factors Influencing Career Decision-Making And Post-Secondary Career Choices Of A Cohort Group Of Female Cuban Immigrants, Angela E. Lopez

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Factors That Affect The Implementation Of The New Jersey Technology Related Assistance For Individuals With Disabilities Act, Tekelah C. Sherrod

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General Education And Learning Disabled High School Student Ratings Of Teacher Effectiveness, Kathleen W. Monks

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Hidden Factors In Teachers' Secondary Grading Practices, Robert H. Rich

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Higher Education And Early Retirement In The New Jersey State Police, Edward J. Lynskey

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Home Schooling: Parent Choice And Student Needs, Adrienne Tator

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Implementation Levels Of, Supports And Barriers To, And Influence Of The Essential Characteristics Of Effective Middle Schools In New Jersey Blue Ribbon Middle Schools, Robert Stuart Ranta

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Classroom Technology: The Shaping Of Our Future, Nancy Bannon

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A Case Of Unconstitutional Immigration: The Importation Of England's National Curriculum To The United States, Jaime S. Boutwell

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

The decline in the quality of the American educational system continues to spawn debate and criticism across the nation. Despite many suggestions and arguments on how to improve American schools, such as voucher systems, smaller class size, and higher teacher qualifications, the concern, while deeply felt, appears to be empty rhetoric. Teachers' low salaries, the disparity in funding among schools, and the lack of parent and community involvement demonstrate America's apathy towards education reform. To effectuate meaningful changes in education, American communities must reach consensus on education's purpose and importance.

The failure of schools requires America to take action. State …

Aboriginal Parental Involvement In Early Childhood Education, Rosalyn M. Frecker

Theses : Honours

Aboriginal parent and community participation in the education process has been identified as a priority for educators of Aboriginal children in Western Australia. The priority is one strategy aimed at addressing the inequity of student outcomes for Aboriginal children. This study set out to investigate the opinions of school staff and Aboriginal parents regarding the opportunity for, and value of Aboriginal parental involvement in the education process. Also, similarities and differences of opinion between school staff and parents were identified and discussed. The study employed qualitative methodology and included triangulation for internal validity. Semi-structured interview schedules were used to collect …

Development Of A Five Year Plan To Synchronize The Funding Of Existing Programs With Visionary Initiatives Of The Moody Bible Institute, Richard R. Epps

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education ETD Archive

Moody Bible Institute (MBI) is an 115-year-old institution located in Chicago, Illinois. In addition to its fully accredited vocational ministry focused educational programs, MBI has extensive broadcasting and publishing enterprises. MBI is heavily dependent on donations for its continued existence and expansion. The problem was that with a finite amount of financial resources, competition arises between the demands for funding existing core programs and the allocation of funds for visionary initiatives related to the expansion of education, broadcasting, and publishing. The purpose of this study was the development of a five-year plan that will synchronize the funding of existing programs …

Disordered Eating And Its Psychosocial Correlates Among Hispanic Adolescent Females, Annette Santiago

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This study investigated the incidence of disordered eating and its relationship with acculturation, depression, and body dissatisfaction among Hispanic adolescent females. One hundred and five students enrolled at two midwestern high schools completed a Student Demographic Questionnaire, the Bidimensional Acculturation Scale for Hispanics (Marin & Gamba, 1996), the Beck Depression Inventory (Beck, Steer, & Brown, 1996), the Body Dissatisfaction Subscale of the Eating Disorder Inventory (Garner, Olmstead, & Polivy, 1983), and the Eating Attitudes Test (Garner, Olmstead, Bohr, & Garfinkel, 1982). Two null hypotheses were examined. The first investigated the relationship among acculturation, depression, body dissatisfaction, and disordered eating utilizing …

The Effect Of Individual Counseling On Hope And Its Impact On The Utilization Of Services By Individuals With Hiv Disease, Barry Michael Vesciglio

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The interrelationships of participation in counseling, level of hope, and care service utilization in a sample of individuals with HIV disease was the focus of this study. It was hypothesized that individual counseling would improve an HIV-positive person's level of hope, and would increase participation in additional care services. It was also hypothesized that individuals with more hope would seek a greater number of care services. The Health Status Questionnaire, which contains the Hope Scale, and the Social Support Questionnaire were used to collect data. Participation in individual counseling was not related to level of hope. Additionally, stage of illness …

The Impact Of Creative Problem Solving For Generaleducation Intervention Teams On Team Members' Ratings Of Treatment Acceptability, Jennifer L. Grimes

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Many states require or recommend school-based, problem-solving teams in an effort to develop interventions to address student and teacher needs. Often these teams have not been trained in a structured problem-solving process, which is thought to improve the quality of interventions developed by a team. Creative Problem Solving (CPS) is a problem-solving process developed from creativity and cognitivePsychology literature and has been found to increase team effectiveness. CPS has been modified for use with school-based, problem-solving teams, which are called GeneralEducation Intervention (GEI) teams in the state of Indiana, to assist in developing quality interventions. This modified process is called …

The Use Of A Creative Problem Solving Process With Generaleducation Intervention Teams, Angela Cristine Mckinney

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This study investigated the impact of training GeneralEducation Intervention (GEI) teams in Creative Problem Solving (CPS). CPS is a process designed to organize problem solving efforts. Through the process users identify problems, generate novel and useful ideas to address problems, and plan for successful implementation of solutions. Using an experimental design, GEI teams trained in CPS and untrained GEI teams were compared on the number of referrals to the GEI team, the rate of referrals to specialEducation, the rate of non-verifiable referrals, and ratings of team effectiveness. Additional areas explored were GEI teams' perceptions of how the GEI team benefits …

Creating Non-Representational Art By Students Who Are Severely Intellectually Disabled Through A Pictorial And Musical Program, Jane Riddoch

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

The main purpose of this research study was to investigate the worth of a recently developed Pictorial and Musical art program for severely intellectually disabled students, and to compare the non-representational art work produced by lower primary students in a special education school to similar art work being produced by lower primary students in a regular school, when taught in the same program. A subsidiary purpose of the study was to investigate teacher reactions in the art classroom of each participating school, and to observe the extent of the Pictorial and Musical program interventions on the students' attitudes and production …

Early Childhood Teachers' Knowledge Of Children With Disabilities And Teaching Children With Disabilities, Pamela A. Kilgallon

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

Trends to integrate students with disabilities into general education schools, rely on early childhood teachers utilising their knowledge and skills to provide successful induction into the education system, and fully including students with disabilities in the teaching program. This study describes early childhood teachers' knowledge of children with disabilities, and the teaching of these children, through teachers recounting their sources of knowledge and experiences in teaching children with disabilities. This study was conducted in the northern metropolitan teaching districts of Perth, Western Australia. Using both quantitative and qualitative methodology, 22 early childhood teachers completed a survey involving open-ended questions, followed …

School Staff Positions On P1 Composite Classes, Elizabeth Stamopoulos

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

As a result of a government strategic decision in 1995, a new formation (the PI class) has emerged in Western Australian primary schools and its implementation is now set to accelerate across the state. Unlike multi-age groupings, PI is constructed when there are insufficient numbers of children to run straight pre-primary classes. School staff responsible for developing PI classes have raised a number of concerns. For example, the basis on which PI curriculum is to be built has yet to be promulgated. Also, a formal process for dealing with the ideological differences with respect to pre-primary and primary education has …

North Dakota Higher Education : A Political Analysis, Jason R. Bernhardt

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A Descriptive Survey Of Social Skills Training Practices For Preschool Children With Special Needs In Indiana, Carol Anne Mclean

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A statewide mail survey of specialEducation preschool teachers (N = 370, return rate of 51%) in Indiana was conducted to gather descriptive information about social skills training practices. Reported practices were compared to recommended practices from the theoretical literature. Results indicated a lack of formal training of teachers, lack of curriculum selection guidelines, lack of systematic assessment and intervention programs, and a lack of individualization of social skill training goals. Practices consistent with the theoretical literature were revealed including working with teams to develop IEP social skill goals, prioritizing social skills training activities, and effective use of observation assessment methods, …

Achievement Goals And Exam Performance: An Exploration Of The Role Of Study Strategies And Anticipatory Test Anxiety, Chris Andrew Baldwin

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The most influential approach to the study of achievement motivation in contemporary literature has been the achievement goal approach. Achievement motivation has been conceptualized by Elliot and colleagues (Elliot, 1997; 1999; Elliot & Church, 1997; Elliot & Harackiewicz, 1996; Elliot & McGregor, 1999; Elliot, McGregor, & Gable, 1999) as a hierarchical model in which achievement motives, need for achievement and, fear of failure, influence the adoption and pursuit of three distinct types of achievement goals (i.e., mastery, performance-approach, and performance-avoidance). Pursuit of these various achievement goals, in turn, directly predicts achievement-relevant outcomes. Only recently has research begun to emerge exploring …

Tellin' It Like It Is: Disempowerment And Marginalization Of First-Generation, Low-Income College Students: A Participatory Research, Charlene P. Lobo

Doctoral Dissertations

This study examined the origins and outcomes of disempowerment and marginalization in five first-generation, low-income college students who were participants in Student Support Services, a federally funded TRIO program at a large urban commuter state university. Using dialogic introspection and participatory research, the participants reflected on their experiences in the areas of disempowerment, marginalization, educational equity, oppression and the needs and concerns of first-generation low-income students. Generative themes fell into three areas: creating conditions for learning; silencing the voice; and resistance, persistence and hope. Themes that created negative experiences for the students included disparities between academic and personal cultures, lack …

Aid Administration Of Bilateral, Multilateral And Non-Government Organisations In The Primary Education Sector: A Comparative Case Study Analysis Of Zambia, Patrick Nkhoma

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

This is a study of the administration of aid by bilateral, multilateral and non-government organisations in Zambia during the period 1990 to 2000. The particular purpose of this study is to compare the aid programs administered by the above organisations to the primary education sector using a case study approach. The study critically analyses how the performance of these organisation is or is not influenced by setting clear objectives, by elaborating planning processes and implementation arrangements. The study uses a matrix table developed through a NUD*IST retrieval reports generated from the data collected from each organisation’s documentation and in-depth interviews …

Education, Training And The Role Of Logistic Managers In Ireland, John Mangan, Orla Gregory

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The paper is based on the analysis of the responses of a questionnaire survey of logistics managers working in manufacturing firms in Ireland. The objectives of the survey were to establish the educational and training needs of the practicing logistics manager. The questionnaire was designed to address issues including the various logistics practices undertaken by the respondents' company and the time spent by respondents on these activities; the skills currently required by logistics managers; the attitude to logistics in respondents' companies; the qualifications held and nature of training received by logistics managers; the effectiveness of training received; future training requirements …

Perceptions Of Public School Superintendents In New Jersey Regarding Charter Schools, Vincent J. Occhino

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Preschool Handicapped Transition Plans And Family Centeredness: A Policy Analysis, Dana Ann Swarts

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Special Education Teacher Retention: An Examination Of Teachers' Perceptions Of Administrative Support And Intent To Stay In Teaching, William G. Weiss

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Teacher Perceptions Of Middle School Principals' Leadership Behavior, Beverley Roberts Brailsford

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The Association Between The Scores Of Students In High Performing Schools And Instruction In Computer-Based Word Processing, Roger Theodore Sauer

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The Effect Of Staff Development Of Teachers In The Use Of Higher Order Questioning Strategies On Third Grade Students' Rubric Science Assessment Performance, Maryrose Caulfield-Sloan

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