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Charter School Annual Schools Report (2000-2001), Grand Valley State University

Charter School Reports from 1998-2005

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Education As A Tool For Social Change: Case Study Of An Arizona Inner-City Charter School, Heather Koger Devich

Master's Theses

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The Effect Of Social Support And Health Behavior On Psychosocial Adjustment Of Coronary Heart Disease Patients, Theresa Annette Drewniak

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The purpose of this study was to examine whether three aspects of social support and four aspects of health behavior would significantly predict psychosocial adjustment in patients with coronary heart disease. The participants were recruited from two cardiologists' offices. One-hundred thirty-one patients completed four questionnaires. Due to exclusionary criteria, 80 were selected for the data analysis. The UCLA Social Support inventory was used to assess three domains of social support. The Health Behavior Scale assessed four domains of health behavior. Psychosocial adjustment was assessed using the Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale-Self Report. The hypothesis that three domains of social support …

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Conflict Resolution For Peace: Giving Voice To Young Children, Nancy Alice Grote

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Purpose of the study . The purpose of the study was to explore six-to-nine-year-old children's ideas about peace and strategies to resolve conflicts peacefully. Procedures . Participants in the study were twenty-four first, second, and third graders, twelve girls and twelve boys, from an urban magnet public school based on the Montessori philosophy. Data were triangulated by three developmentally appropriate activities during semi-structured interviews. Each interview was audio recorded and transcribed into a verbatim transcript. The data were coded and analyzed using the qualitative research computer program, QSR NUD*IST/N4 Classic. Findings . Two themes emerged from the analysis of the …

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Elementary Classroom Placement Of Multiples, Robin Keller Shamsaie

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Parents of multiples seek practical advice in parenting. One area of great concern expressed by parents of multiples is in appropriate classroom placement decisions for their children. A great deal of anecdotal literature and folklore exists, which suggests placement in separate classrooms is best, so that each multiple can develop as an individual, rather than part of a set. There is, however, no research that supports the appropriateness or effectiveness of this belief. Research does support the merit of assessing each case individually when making classroom placement recommendations (Emmons, 1976; Dreyer, 1991; Hay, 1991; LeRoux, 1992; Segal, 1992). This study …

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Understanding Conflict And Human Capacity: The Role Of Premises In Mediation Training, Robert A. Baruch Bush, Sally G. Pope

Hofstra Law Faculty Scholarship

In this article, the authors, point out that underlying mediator practices and techniques, there are deeper premises and values that guide and shape practice. The authors argue that mediation training should include articulation and explanation of the premises that underlie the transformative orientation to mediation practice and give examples of how these premises can be conveyed within an overall training design, and how doing so enriches the teaching of skills and techniques themselves.

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Continuing Education In Irish Higher Education: A New Era Ahead, Frank Mcmahon

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Media Education In Ireland: An Overview, Brian O'Neill

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Hong Kong Higher Education In Transition: The Academic Community's Perception At The Time Of 1997 Retrocession, Jiyu Yang

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of this study was to ascertain the perceptions of selected faculty and academic administrators of the 1997 retrocession of Hong Kong to China with respect to the dual challenge of Hong Kong higher education assisting with the modernization of socialist Mainland China while maintaining its function supporting the capitalist system in Hong Kong. Twenty-five selected faculty and academic administrators in two representative universities of Hong Kong were interviewed at the eve of the retrocession. Four related themes were investigated in the interviews: the implications of “one country, two systems,” the ability of the Hong Kong higher education system …

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Aboriginal Students Perceptions Of The Effect Of Vocational Education And Training On Post School Experiences, Steven J. Florisson

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

Over the past decade there have been dramatic and unprecedented changes in post compulsory education, with an increase of over 40% for year 12 retention rates to 76.6% in 1992 and huge expansion of year 11 and 12 vocational education and training programs. However, for Aboriginal past compulsory age students, the picture is very different. In 1993 the year 12 Aboriginal retention rate was only 24.48% or 982 students (Australia wide), and by 1996 only 10% of the indigenous 15 and older population had any post school qualification, compared to 35% of the total population. Only 34% of West Australian …

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The Framing Of Truancy : A Study Of Non-Attendance Policy As A Form Of Social Exclusion Within Western Australia, Jan Gray

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

Truancy is a product of socially constructed knowledge. The final product of this knowledge provides insight into the defining features of current societal beliefs, values and fears, becoming a powerful framing influence for definitions of acceptable patterns of school attendance and behaviour. In this sense, the perceived incidence of truancy within a community has far more impact on the creation and enactment of public policy associated with young people who do not regularly attend school than the incidence itself. This does not deny the incidence of truancy, nor the empirical data indicating correlates of truancy, illiteracy, crime, poverty and unemployment. …

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What Counts As Accountability? : Towards An Accountability Framework For The Pre-Primary, Lennie Barblett

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

Accountability in the pre-primary year has become a focus for attention as schools develop corporate school plans. Pre-primary teachers can no longer work in isolation and are required to implement the school development plan in order to account for their portion of the school's work. This study aimed to find out how pre-primary teachers accounted for their educational programs and what factors influenced their accountability notions and practices. The study conducted in Western Australia used an ecological theoretical framework. Data was collected using multi-modal techniques and analysed using an interpretive-constructivist approach. Three case studies, a questionnaire and focus groups of …

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Black And White Undergraduate Resident University Students' Stages Of Intercultural Sensitivity And Racial Identity At Indiana State University, Kenneth Darryl Coopwood

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The summary report of the 1996 climate study conducted at Indiana State University revealed that the campus could appropriately be termed chillyâ€. The study further revealed that only 54% of Black students and 74.9% of White students would recommend the university to another potential student. The ability to survive in chillyâ€ climates has many determinants rooted in students' ability to identify with self (Tatum, 1997). However, since there were no or inaccurate references to student present identities, retention-based programmatic developments thought to be central to student perceptions of campus life were perceived to be in vain. The use of cognitive …

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Effectiveness Of The Infusion Of Reading Component Model Based Remedial Reading Instruction On The Reading Achievement Of Students In Learning Disabilities And Title I Remedial Reading Programs, Sonja O'Lita Frantz

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The present study tested the effectiveness of the infusion of remedial reading instruction, derived from the Reading Component Model, on the reading achievement of children in learning disabilities and Title I classrooms. The Reading Component Model is based on the premise that the reading process is composed of two major components, word recognition and comprehension, and poor functioning of either component can affect reading performance. Remedial instruction based on the component model focuses and tailors instruction on the weak component. In contrast, the discrepancy model, a model that is predominant in U.S. schools, classifies students into two categories: those with …

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The Effects Of Placement And Instruction In Resource Rooms On Reading Achievement And Measured Intelligence (Iq) Of Elementary School Children In Learning Disability Programs, Kwesi Ewusi Bentum

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The present study is an attempt to examine long term effects of learning disability instruction and resource room placement on reading achievement. The study also examines the level of cognitive functioning (IQ) of students identified as having reading disability who had been placed in resource rooms over periods of three and six years. Using initial evaluation data on students' reading achievement and level of cognitive functioning (IQ test scores) as a base, the effects of instructional and placement for periods of three and six years were studied on the basis of changes in these variables. Two groups of elementary grade …

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The Perceptions Of Highereducation Administrators As They Relate To Student Retention Issues, Julia Bickel

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The purpose of this study was to determine the perceptions of the chief academic officer and the chief student affairs officers at public and private Indiana baccalaureate institutions, and to determine what programs, practices, and policies those four officers groups perceive as important, which ones are available at the officers' institutions, and then how effective the officers perceived them to be. A survey instrument was developed to determine those perceptions within response modes for important,â€ available,â€ and effectiveâ€ as they affected eight topics related to retention. Those topics were (1) Mission and Policy, (2) Budgeting and Funding, (3) Institutional Awareness, …

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A Comparative Study Of Indiana Superintendent's Perceptions Of Principal Evaluation Instruments, Ginger Lee Studebaker

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The purposes of this study were (1) to determine the difference between formative or summative principal evaluation instruments used by large and small school districts in the state of Indiana, (2) to determine which outcomes are used to for principal evaluations, (3) to compare school districts' use of administrative evaluation instruments based on the skills necessary for effective leaders, and (4) to compare the perceptions of superintendents regarding their principal evaluation instruments. Surveys were sent to 69 Indiana public school superintendents. Thirty-one school districts had a student enrollment over 7000, and thirty-eight districts had a student enrollment of less than …

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Influence Of Home And School Environments On The Academic Performance Of Chinese-Australian And Anglo-Australian Students Studying At An Academically-Oriented High School In Perth, Western Australia, Ranbir Singh Malik

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

Although minority status has been associated with low academic achievement, the “high Asian achieving syndrome" remains as one of the unresolved sociological puzzles. Consistent evidence suggests that regardless of the family status, children from the Asian migrant families, settled in the industrialised countries, tend to perform academically better than their counterparts from the dominant group. This disparity is attributed to a number of factors, which taken separately, do not address this complex issue. In Australia little research has been done to compare the home environment and school experiences of children coming from Chinese-Australian and Anglo-Australian families even though the number …

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A Comparison Of Wealth In Public School Corporations In Relation To Specialeducation Costs, Jeffrey Scott Baer

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The study's purpose was to test if there is a significant difference in the amount of general fund monies used to support specialEducation programs among Indiana school corporations identified by wealth. The independent variables were defined as: (1) the percent of households with children living in poverty, (2) assessed valuation per pupil, and, (3) general fund per pupil appropriations. The dependent variable was defined as the amount of general fund monies used to support specialEducation programs. This study was completed in Indiana including all Indiana public school corporations. The sample of school corporations was selected from the three defined variables …

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A Study Of Indiana State University's Pds Partnerships Through Qualitative Review Of Liaison Activities, Collaborative Inquiry, And Teacher Perceptions, Kevin Bruce Bolinger

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The purpose of his study was to examine the characteristics of the Professional Development School partnership between Indiana State University and several local school sites to determine the extent of institutional commitment, the roles which are valued and practiced by university liaisons, and the types of collaborative inquiry research which are conducted by university and school personnel. A survey of school teachers within PDS school sites was conducted to elaborate on the perceptions and opinions about the function and results of the PDS partnership. A sample of 425 teachers was non-randomly selected from five PDS sites; 171 teachers completed and …

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Alcohol Consumption Patterns, Death Attitudes, And Personal Meaning Among College Women, Christopher Hugh Nolan

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Viktor Frankl's logotheory proposes that personal meaning in life and the attitudes people hold toward their own subjective mortality play important mediating roles in the way individuals choose to view and conduct their lives. The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of Frankl's existential model in explaining problem drinking among college women by determining whether there are group differences in personal meaning and death attitudes as a function of alcohol consumption patterns. The sample consisted of 154 college women whose patterns of alcohol consumption allowed for participant classification into one of three groups: (a) non-drinkers (n = …

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Leadership Reconsidered: Engaging Higher Education In Social Change, Kathleen E. Allen, Alexander W. Astin, Helen S. Astin, John Burkhardt, Christine M. Cress, Robert A. Flores, Phillip Jones, Nance Lucas, Bonnie L. Pribush, William C. Reckmeyer, Bettye Parker Smith, Kathleen A. Zimmerman-Oster

Educational Leadership and Policy Faculty Publications and Presentations

This book was prepared over a period of two years. Most of us have worked together previously as members of an advisory committee for “College Age Youth,” a W.K. Kellogg Foundation initiative to develop leadership abilities in college undergraduates at 31 institutions. That program demostrated that colleges and universities can provide highly effective environments for the development of future leaders (Zimmerman-Oster & Burkhardt, 1999). The idea of writing a book that could address the application of transformative leadership to higher education was first conceived in November 1997. However, work on the book did not begin until the Spring of 1998. …

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Regular Teachers' Attitudes To The Need For Additional Classroom Support For Integrated Students With Intellectual Disabilities, Rory Mcnally

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

The purpose of this study was to examine regular classroom teachers' attitudes to additional classroom support, both physical and personnel, for students with mild and severe intellectual disabilities who may be integrated into regular classrooms. The concerns of the regular classroom teachers with regard to the successful inclusion of students with intellectual disabilities are certainly merit addressing. As the regular classroom teachers are largely responsible for the education of these integrated students, it is worthwhile to examine their perceived support levels in relation to integrated students with intellectual disabilities. It is anticipated that the results of this study will prove …

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The General Board Of Education In Western Australia 1847-1871: Its Establishment And Performance, Derek Jowle

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

This thesis is a history of the politics of education in nineteenth century Western Australia with a particular focus on educational administration. It traces the activities of the educational pioneers in Western Australia and in particular synthesises research material from a wide variety of sources to demonstrate and explain: •How and why these pioneers established an education system in Western Australia; •The difficulties faced by the pioneers and how they overcame those difficulties; •Why the General Board of Education ("the Board"), which was formed by the early pioneers, was established in 1847; •How and why the Board was terminated in …

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The Effects Of The Provision Of An Interactive Teaching Program And Word Processors On The Writing Of Year 9 Students With Learning Disabilities, Cecily Cropley

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

Three male year nine students with learning disabilities were given an intervention program that involved use of a word processor to write science fiction stories. The program was conducted over a five-week period. The effects of the use of the word processor alone were compared to the effects of the provision of an interactive teaching course program in conjunction with a word processor. The treatment program was a single subject treatment design. One participant's writing improved to an equal extent whether or not an interactive teaching program was provided. A second participant's fluency, spelling and the number of unique words …

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Conceptions Of Learning Identified By Indigenous Students Entering A University Preparation Course, Alison M. Bunker

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

The increase in Indigenous participation in university courses in recent years has not been matched by an increase in graduation. In the mainstream university population, student success has been linked to approaches to learning, which are linked to conceptions of learning. This study investigates what conceptions of learning Indigenous students identify at the beginning of their university career. Thirty six students completed a 'Reflections on Learning Inventory' developed by Meyer (1995). Nine of these students were interviewed in depth about what they thought learning was and how they would go about it. The interview analysis for each of the nine …

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Broadly Speaking - December, 1999, Nova Southeastern University

Broadly Speaking

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Pages, Volume 7, No. 3, December 1999, Keith Alverson, Frank Oldfield

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Contents: Editorial; Announcements -- Science Highlights: Long Paleo-Records -- Workshop Reports -- Program News -- Last Page

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Facilitative Or Favorable Conditions For Adult Learners To Acquire Oral Proficiency In English, Shigeko Suzuki Hironaga

Linguistics & TESOL Dissertations - Archive

Social interaction in the language classroom has been said to contribute to the acquisition of oral proficiency in a target language by presumably facilitating comprehension and learner production through negotiation of meaning. Since a great portion of interaction is initiated by teacher questions, numerous studies on questions have been conducted. The majority of these studies, however, fail to provide adequate explanations for the conditions or environments which result in successful or unsuccessful elicitation. The study investigated the relationship between input, interaction and learner production with a focus on internal and external factors to teacher questions. Factors such as form, function, …

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Classroom Environments Of Coaching And Non-Coaching Teachers At A Large Midwestern High School, Lance L. Raabe

Student Work

This descriptive study examined the classroom environments of coaching and non-coaching teachers. The purpose of examining factors involving classroom environments is to help determine what the best possible learning environment is for both teachers and students. In this study, high school teachers and teacher-coaches were asked to give their perceptions of the environment of a single class period during the school day. Research done in this area has focused on the perceptions of students and has subsequently used and compared this data to describe the "ideal" and "real" classroom environment. This study, comparing teachers and teacher-coaches, used the Short Form …

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Charter School Annual Schools Report (2000-2001), Grand Valley State University

Charter School Reports from 1998-2005

Education As A Tool For Social Change: Case Study Of An Arizona Inner-City Charter School, Heather Koger Devich

Master's Theses

The Effect Of Social Support And Health Behavior On Psychosocial Adjustment Of Coronary Heart Disease Patients, Theresa Annette Drewniak

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Conflict Resolution For Peace: Giving Voice To Young Children, Nancy Alice Grote

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Elementary Classroom Placement Of Multiples, Robin Keller Shamsaie

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Understanding Conflict And Human Capacity: The Role Of Premises In Mediation Training, Robert A. Baruch Bush, Sally G. Pope

Hofstra Law Faculty Scholarship

Continuing Education In Irish Higher Education: A New Era Ahead, Frank Mcmahon

Articles

Media Education In Ireland: An Overview, Brian O'Neill

Articles

Hong Kong Higher Education In Transition: The Academic Community's Perception At The Time Of 1997 Retrocession, Jiyu Yang

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Aboriginal Students Perceptions Of The Effect Of Vocational Education And Training On Post School Experiences, Steven J. Florisson

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

The Framing Of Truancy : A Study Of Non-Attendance Policy As A Form Of Social Exclusion Within Western Australia, Jan Gray

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

What Counts As Accountability? : Towards An Accountability Framework For The Pre-Primary, Lennie Barblett

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

Black And White Undergraduate Resident University Students' Stages Of Intercultural Sensitivity And Racial Identity At Indiana State University, Kenneth Darryl Coopwood

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Effectiveness Of The Infusion Of Reading Component Model Based Remedial Reading Instruction On The Reading Achievement Of Students In Learning Disabilities And Title I Remedial Reading Programs, Sonja O'Lita Frantz

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The Effects Of Placement And Instruction In Resource Rooms On Reading Achievement And Measured Intelligence (Iq) Of Elementary School Children In Learning Disability Programs, Kwesi Ewusi Bentum

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The Perceptions Of Highereducation Administrators As They Relate To Student Retention Issues, Julia Bickel

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

A Comparative Study Of Indiana Superintendent's Perceptions Of Principal Evaluation Instruments, Ginger Lee Studebaker

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Influence Of Home And School Environments On The Academic Performance Of Chinese-Australian And Anglo-Australian Students Studying At An Academically-Oriented High School In Perth, Western Australia, Ranbir Singh Malik

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

A Comparison Of Wealth In Public School Corporations In Relation To Specialeducation Costs, Jeffrey Scott Baer

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

A Study Of Indiana State University's Pds Partnerships Through Qualitative Review Of Liaison Activities, Collaborative Inquiry, And Teacher Perceptions, Kevin Bruce Bolinger

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Alcohol Consumption Patterns, Death Attitudes, And Personal Meaning Among College Women, Christopher Hugh Nolan

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Leadership Reconsidered: Engaging Higher Education In Social Change, Kathleen E. Allen, Alexander W. Astin, Helen S. Astin, John Burkhardt, Christine M. Cress, Robert A. Flores, Phillip Jones, Nance Lucas, Bonnie L. Pribush, William C. Reckmeyer, Bettye Parker Smith, Kathleen A. Zimmerman-Oster

Educational Leadership and Policy Faculty Publications and Presentations

Regular Teachers' Attitudes To The Need For Additional Classroom Support For Integrated Students With Intellectual Disabilities, Rory Mcnally

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

The General Board Of Education In Western Australia 1847-1871: Its Establishment And Performance, Derek Jowle

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

The Effects Of The Provision Of An Interactive Teaching Program And Word Processors On The Writing Of Year 9 Students With Learning Disabilities, Cecily Cropley

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

Conceptions Of Learning Identified By Indigenous Students Entering A University Preparation Course, Alison M. Bunker

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

Broadly Speaking - December, 1999, Nova Southeastern University

Broadly Speaking

Pages, Volume 7, No. 3, December 1999, Keith Alverson, Frank Oldfield

PAGES

Facilitative Or Favorable Conditions For Adult Learners To Acquire Oral Proficiency In English, Shigeko Suzuki Hironaga

Linguistics & TESOL Dissertations - Archive

Classroom Environments Of Coaching And Non-Coaching Teachers At A Large Midwestern High School, Lance L. Raabe

Student Work