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Mission Us And Historical Empathy: A Qualitative Case Study Of Sixth-Grade Students' Experiences, James Richard Maxlow
Mission Us And Historical Empathy: A Qualitative Case Study Of Sixth-Grade Students' Experiences, James Richard Maxlow
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No abstract provided.
Chancellor's College Success Coach Initiative: A Formative Program Evaluation Of The Virginia Community College System's Initiative From The Success Coaches' Perspective, Marcia C. Strange
Chancellor's College Success Coach Initiative: A Formative Program Evaluation Of The Virginia Community College System's Initiative From The Success Coaches' Perspective, Marcia C. Strange
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No abstract provided.
Korean Elementary Teachers' Perceptions Of Giftedness And Support For Talent Development, Youngeun Son
Korean Elementary Teachers' Perceptions Of Giftedness And Support For Talent Development, Youngeun Son
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No abstract provided.
An Analysis Of State And Local Alignment Of Teacher Evaluation In Maryland, Serene N. Peterson
An Analysis Of State And Local Alignment Of Teacher Evaluation In Maryland, Serene N. Peterson
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This study explored the components of Maryland's newly-implemented teacher evaluation framework and compared state requirements with evaluations to three local school systems' evaluation procedures. The study sought to investigate the relationship between three evaluation protocols in comparison to the state requirements.;Three local school districts were selected based on their student population served and the availability of their evaluation documents. Howard County Public Schools, Anne Arundel County Public Schools, and Montgomery County Public Schools were selected. State evaluation documents were also included in the study, coming from the Maryland State Department of Education. Evaluation documents underwent a qualitative data analysis using …
An Exploration Of Compliance Predictors Of The Institutional Effectiveness Requirements Of The Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools Commission On Colleges' Baccalaureate Instittutions Between 2008 And 2012, Benjamin Ninjo Djeukeng
An Exploration Of Compliance Predictors Of The Institutional Effectiveness Requirements Of The Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools Commission On Colleges' Baccalaureate Instittutions Between 2008 And 2012, Benjamin Ninjo Djeukeng
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Curricular Pathways To Algebra I In Eighth Grade, Melinda Rose Griffin
Curricular Pathways To Algebra I In Eighth Grade, Melinda Rose Griffin
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No abstract provided.
Impact Of The Bologna Process And German Higher Education Reforms On Professorial Work And Role Definition At The University Of Potsdam: A Case Study, Christen Cullum Hairston
Impact Of The Bologna Process And German Higher Education Reforms On Professorial Work And Role Definition At The University Of Potsdam: A Case Study, Christen Cullum Hairston
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No abstract provided.
Realizing Federal Policy Outcomes Of The Post-9/11 Gi Bill: Veterans' And Active Duty/Reservist Perceptions, Lydia Leporte
Realizing Federal Policy Outcomes Of The Post-9/11 Gi Bill: Veterans' And Active Duty/Reservist Perceptions, Lydia Leporte
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The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 (Public Law 78-346), generally referred to as the GI Bill, provided any veteran, who had served for at least 90 days from the time period of September 1940 to July 1947, paid full-time education. The original Act also called for the creation of a central agency dedicated to the administration of all veterans' benefits, which ultimately became the Veterans' Administration (VA). The GI Bill has been revamped five more times since its initial inception, with the most recent iteration, the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008, being hailed to be potentially as powerful …
Women In Engineering: The Impact Of The College Internship On Persistence Into An Engineering Field, Kimberly M. Brush
Women In Engineering: The Impact Of The College Internship On Persistence Into An Engineering Field, Kimberly M. Brush
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No abstract provided.
Faculty Sense Of Academic Optimism And Its Relationship To Students' Achievement In Well Performing High Schools, Michael Tyrone Cromartie
Faculty Sense Of Academic Optimism And Its Relationship To Students' Achievement In Well Performing High Schools, Michael Tyrone Cromartie
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The aim of this study was to determine the organizational characteristics and behaviors that contribute to sustaining a culture of academic optimism as a mechanism of student achievement. While there is a developing research base identifying both the individual elements of academic optimism as well as the academic optimism construct itself as contributors to student achievement, little information exists to assist school leaders in identifying specific organizational practices that sustain collective teacher efficacy, academic emphasis, and trust in students and families. This study employs case study methodology to investigate faculties' interpretations of academic optimism by examining the organizational and instructional …
High Stakes Testing Policy Issues In Education: An Analysis Of Litigation Involving High Stakes Testing And The Denial Of Diplomas, Lisa M. Winfield
High Stakes Testing Policy Issues In Education: An Analysis Of Litigation Involving High Stakes Testing And The Denial Of Diplomas, Lisa M. Winfield
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No abstract provided.
Emancipated Foster Youth's Transition From Care To Virginia Community Colleges, Shylan E. Scott
Emancipated Foster Youth's Transition From Care To Virginia Community Colleges, Shylan E. Scott
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The focus of this study was the experience of students who had successfully achieved the transition from foster care to enrollment in Virginia Community Colleges. The following questions guided the inquiry: How do students who are emancipating from foster care describe their transition to enrollment at one of the Virginia Community Colleges? What challenges do students who are emancipating from foster care face in the transition to college? What types of support do these students require to successfully transition to college?;This study used a qualitative approach to examine the transition from care of emancipated foster youth to post-secondary education. Narrative …
Dimensions Of Principal Support Behaviors And Their Relationship To Organizational Citizenship Behaviors And Student Achievement In High Schools, Jennifer A. Tindle
Dimensions Of Principal Support Behaviors And Their Relationship To Organizational Citizenship Behaviors And Student Achievement In High Schools, Jennifer A. Tindle
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This research was designed with the primary purpose of identifying the dimensions of principal support perceived by public high school teachers in Virginia and identifying the relationship between principal support and organizational citizenship behaviors. In addition, this study also examined the relationship between principal support and student achievement; organizational citizenship and student achievement, as well as the interaction of Principal Support, Organizational Citizenship Behaviors and Student Achievement when controlling for SES. Participants in the study were self-selected after being contacted by a member of a team of researchers from The College of William & Mary. Thirty-four schools elected to participate …
How Institutional Theory Informs State Education Policy Regarding Exit Outcomes For Students With Disabilities, Michele Myers Hopkins
How Institutional Theory Informs State Education Policy Regarding Exit Outcomes For Students With Disabilities, Michele Myers Hopkins
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As school districts negotiate accountability requirements imposed by federal and state policies regarding exit outcomes for students with disabilities, one strategic response has been to provide students with mild disabilities such as SLD, ED, and Gil with alternative routes to graduation (Goertz & Duffy, 2003; Guy, Shin & Lee, 1999; Johnson & Thurlow, 2003; Johnson, Thurlow, & Stout, 2007; Pankaskie & Webb, 1999). These alternatives made available by state policy may assist school districts to maintain legitimacy by meeting accountability targets and obtaining resources; however, unintended negative consequences may arise.;The purpose of this study was to examine the responses of …
Continuous Improvement Monitoring: An Analysis Of State Special Education Compliance Procedures, Barbara Richmond Blake
Continuous Improvement Monitoring: An Analysis Of State Special Education Compliance Procedures, Barbara Richmond Blake
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The purpose of this policy analysis was to examine the responses of selected states to the special education monitoring requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA) with particular attention paid to the years after this most recent reauthorization. This study examined the legislative and litigative history of students with disabilities including the gradually increasing role of the federal government in both general and special education.;The various approaches used by the selected states to monitor special education procedures and student outcomes were identified as well as the procedures used by these states in order to remediate non-compliance …
A Cross-Cultural Comparative Study Of Teacher Effectiveness: Analyses Of Award-Winning Teachers In The United States And China, Xianxuan Xu
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No abstract provided.
Effective Teaching Practices And Teacher Efficacy Beliefs Of International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme Teachers, Gregory C. Hutchings Jr.
Effective Teaching Practices And Teacher Efficacy Beliefs Of International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme Teachers, Gregory C. Hutchings Jr.
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This study compared the teaching practices and efficacy beliefs of traditional middle school teachers and International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (IBMYP) teachers in an urban school district using the framework of Stronge's Model of Effective Teaching (2007), Stronge and Tucker's (2003) Teacher Effectiveness Behavior Scale, and Tschannen-Moran & Hoy's (2001) Teacher's Sense of Efficacy Scale. Recommended practices for effective teaching were extracted from the following four categories of Stronge's (2007) Model of Teacher Effectiveness: classroom management and organization, implementing instruction, monitoring student progress, and construct of teacher's sense of efficacy.;A stratified random sample of teachers was selected from four middle …
Against The Odds: Academic Resilience Among High -Ability African American Adolescents Living In Rural Poverty, Wendy Taylor Ellis
Against The Odds: Academic Resilience Among High -Ability African American Adolescents Living In Rural Poverty, Wendy Taylor Ellis
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No abstract provided.
An Evaluation Of The Public Relations Program Of The Public Schools Of Alleghany County, Virginia, Walter Lee Hodnett
An Evaluation Of The Public Relations Program Of The Public Schools Of Alleghany County, Virginia, Walter Lee Hodnett
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No abstract provided.