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Content And Instructional Strategies In Learning Arabic As A Second Language:The Impact Of A Five Cs Designed Unit On Learners’ Speaking Motivation, Ghada Ali Al-Sadoon
Content And Instructional Strategies In Learning Arabic As A Second Language:The Impact Of A Five Cs Designed Unit On Learners’ Speaking Motivation, Ghada Ali Al-Sadoon
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The Arabic language is one of the significant world languages; it is the official language of 21 countries. Over three million people speak Arabic as a first language in the United States and almost all of them are native-born Americans (Sehlaoui, 2008). Taha (2007) indicated that 84.5% of international students and American students felt that learning Arabic was an asset because of the linguistic and cultural aspects. Arabic as a second language does not reach the same level of popularity as other world languages (Ryding, 2013). Students choose not to study Arabic due to the complex sociolinguistic situation in the …
Math Self-Efficacy Effects On Prisoners' Academic Achievement, Randall Peder Bergman
Math Self-Efficacy Effects On Prisoners' Academic Achievement, Randall Peder Bergman
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This study examined three hypothesized math-self efficacy (MSE) sources that inhibit adult basic education male prisoner mathematics achievement. Previous correctional studies indicated that United States prisoners tend to have low self-efficacy and therefore lower academic achievement (Greve & Enzmann, 2003). Adult education studies also indicated lower self-efficacy in adults older than age 20 who take coursework to complete their high school diploma (Jameson & Fusco, 2014). Survey studies of MSE factors from analysis showed that students who self-reported lower self-confidence, negative self-beliefs, increased math anxieties, and greater devaluation of math’s usefulness to their future employment have significant barriers to math …
Rice To Biscuits: An In-Depth Look At China-Born Chinese Teachers’ Experiences In American Classrooms, Xiaoman Cook
Rice To Biscuits: An In-Depth Look At China-Born Chinese Teachers’ Experiences In American Classrooms, Xiaoman Cook
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Schools in America need Chinese teachers with experience and cross-cultural aptitude. The increasing rate of globalization and the rapid increase in the number of Chinese guest teachers teaching in the United States points to the need for continued study concerning teachers who can exhibit a more cross-cultural approach. A phenomenological approach was deployed in this qualitative study to explore the lived experiences of China-born Chinese teachers in American classrooms by looking deeply into the impact of culture and context on those teachers’ experiences in the United States. Data collection was achieved by conducting in-depth interviews, and data was analyzed using …
The Relationship Of Work Stressors And Perceived Organizational Support On Nurse Manager Work Engagement In Geriatric Care, Jacob Michael Goering
The Relationship Of Work Stressors And Perceived Organizational Support On Nurse Manager Work Engagement In Geriatric Care, Jacob Michael Goering
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This study examined the relationship of work stressors and perceived organizational support on work engagement for nurse managers in geriatric care practice settings. A non-experimental descriptive, cross sectional design examined the relationship in nurse managers working for member organizations of two Minnesota aging services trade associations: LeadingAge and Care Providers. Four instruments measured work engagement, work stressors, and perceived organizational support. Study instruments were: (1) the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES); (2) the Challenge-Hindrance Stressor Scale (CHSS); (3) the Survey of Perceived Organizational Support (SPOS); and (4) the Practice Environment Scale – Nursing Work Index (PES-NWI) developed by Kramer and …
The Impact Of National History Day Curriculum On Mathematics And Reading Achievement Of Middle School Students, Cory Reed Hanson
The Impact Of National History Day Curriculum On Mathematics And Reading Achievement Of Middle School Students, Cory Reed Hanson
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The National History Day program has been utilized in a Southeastern Minnesota school on and off since Minnesota began participating in the program in the 1980s. This secondary data analysis sought to determine the impact that embedding National History Day programming would have on the achievement of students on two standardized tests, the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment III and the Northwest Evaluation Association Measures of Academic Progress. Existing research identified that National History Day curriculum was a disciplinary literacy strategy that would transfer skills to other subjects including reading and math when compared to scores from students that did not participate. …
The Effect Of Unfunded Tuition Discount On The Financial Health Of Very Small Colleges, Andrea L. Ide
The Effect Of Unfunded Tuition Discount On The Financial Health Of Very Small Colleges, Andrea L. Ide
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Very small colleges, under 750 students, are valuable and yet vulnerable institutions in American higher education. Without financial stability, very small colleges are more susceptible to failure in the face of economic challenges. Very small colleges adopt many of the same financial strategies used by larger colleges without consideration that the size of the college may require different strategies. This study considered the relationship between the unfunded tuition discount rate and the financial health of private, non-profit, four-year, baccalaureate colleges. Enrollment, institutional debt and institutional wealth were then used as moderators in a moderation regression analysis to determine the effect …
Participative Decision-Making And Informing As Antecedents Of Trust Through A Hierarchical Layer Of Leadership, Ross J. Jahnke
Participative Decision-Making And Informing As Antecedents Of Trust Through A Hierarchical Layer Of Leadership, Ross J. Jahnke
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This study investigated a potential path to foster trust in two levels of college and university leadership (direct leaders and senior leadership). Two direct leader empowering leadership behaviors (participative decision-making and informing) where explored as antecedents of trust. The population studied was full-time faculty members at mid-sized not-for-profit colleges and universities in the Great Lakes region. Direct leader’s participative decision-making related positively with trust in direct leader. Evidence of trust transfer through a hierarchical layer of leadership was also found. Direct leader’s participative decision-making related positively to trust in senior leadership, but only when mediated by trust in direct leader. …
Health Clinics And Adults With Physical Disabilities: An Inclusive Approach, Teresa Elizabeth Jones
Health Clinics And Adults With Physical Disabilities: An Inclusive Approach, Teresa Elizabeth Jones
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There is evidence for health and education communities that call for disability curricula in care provider education. The purpose of this study was to explore what adults with physical disabilities (AWPD) experience in health clinics regarding access to care with physical environments, attitudes, and disability knowledge, and to construct a comprehensive survey for care providers asking about accessibility in their clinics. A transformative mixed methods approach included AWPD in research to provide an authentic representation of this population accessing care in health clinics. This study was conducted in two phases. Phase one collected qualitative data and documented AWPD perceptions, and …
Continuous Practices During Kindergarten Transitions, Nikole Lajuan Turner Logan
Continuous Practices During Kindergarten Transitions, Nikole Lajuan Turner Logan
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Although children’s development may be continuous, their early learning experience may not be. Absent from the field is literature describing actual teacher practices that are continued from early learning settings to kindergarten. This quantitative comparison study explored the continuous adult behaviors in two types of childcare early learning environments to determine if these behaviors are continuous, and to what degree, with the adult behaviors exhibited by kindergarten teachers at the time of kindergarten entry. Twenty-one classroom teachers were observed in the areas of physical environment, adult-child interactions, and teaching strategies. Of these classroom teachers, eight were in childcare early learning …
Commonly Used Practices In Hosting International Students By Faith-Based Universities In Minnesota, Kalia Sayaovong Lo
Commonly Used Practices In Hosting International Students By Faith-Based Universities In Minnesota, Kalia Sayaovong Lo
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The process of hosting of international students in America started in 1946. Since then, there has been a steady increase of international students attending universities in America. In order to be competitive in the global market for international students, many universities in America created their own unique strategies to gain access to international students. The purpose of this study was to identify the commonly used practices in hosting international students by faith-based universities in Minnesota. The International Student Services Director Survey (ISS-DS) was used to collect the needed data to conduct an independent t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson Correlation on the …
An Analysis Of The Motivational Type Exhibited By Students After Their High School Biology Course Fulfilling The Minnesota Science Standards In Biology, Cheryl A. Moertel
An Analysis Of The Motivational Type Exhibited By Students After Their High School Biology Course Fulfilling The Minnesota Science Standards In Biology, Cheryl A. Moertel
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Ninth-grade students were given a survey modified from the work of Aydin, Yerdelen, Gurbuzuglo, Yalmanci, and Goksu (2014) following completion of their high school biology course which asked for their level of agreement on 18 statements regarding motivation to learn biology. The results from the state assessment in biology standards competencies were correlated with reported motivation type and level. Students were asked to indicate their course choice, identified culture, gender, and whether they qualified for free or reduced-priced lunch. The results indicated that the course in which the student had been enrolled showed a significant correlation with atrinsic and extrinsic …
Teachers’ Perceptions Of Value-Added Models For Use In Annual Performance Appraisals: A Case Study, Theresa M. Pascual
Teachers’ Perceptions Of Value-Added Models For Use In Annual Performance Appraisals: A Case Study, Theresa M. Pascual
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Motivating and retaining teachers is a critical element of the educational process. In 2011, Florida law required school administrators to implement a Valued-Added Model (VAM) for teacher evaluation, compensation, and retention decisions. However, the Florida VAM includes complex calculations to measure student learning progress. This qualitative case study was to explore teachers’ professional and personal perceptions of the VAM to determine teachers’ performance, compensation, and personnel consequences. Data collection involved semi-structured interviews with 12 teachers employed at a single Florida school district. Participants held a negative view on the use of VAM for teacher evaluations and merit pay determination. A …
Measuring Student Engagement In Online Secondary Education, Meagan A. Rathbun
Measuring Student Engagement In Online Secondary Education, Meagan A. Rathbun
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The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine which factors in the modified National Survey of Student Engagement benchmark variables, demographic variables, and experience variables relate to student engagement in online secondary education. The survey collected data from online secondary schools in Minnesota on benchmark variables, as well as demographic variables in grade level and employment, and experience variables of previous online education and length of time with the current online program. As a result of the study, it was found that NSSE benchmark variables had a measured positive relationship with student engagement. Demographic and experience variables had no …
An Examination Of Educational Non-Verbal Yardsticks Implementation (Envoy) And The Impact On Teacher Efficacy, Amy Joan Reed
An Examination Of Educational Non-Verbal Yardsticks Implementation (Envoy) And The Impact On Teacher Efficacy, Amy Joan Reed
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Classroom Management has long been recognized as a potential problem in the educational system that deserves serious attention, as the landscape of today’s classrooms continue to evolve and change as the students who are served become more culturally, academically, physically, socially, and emotionally diverse. The purpose of this correlational study was to explore the relationship between Educational Non-Verbal Yardsticks (ENVoY) implementation (independent variable) to determine if this innovation has an impact on teacher efficacy in student engagement, classroom management, and instructional strategies (dependent variables). Additionally, the study confirmed whether or not teacher efficacy is viewed the same by all teaching …
Montessori As Metonymy: How Montessori Early Childhood Teachers Approach Race In The Classroom, Teresa M. Ripple
Montessori As Metonymy: How Montessori Early Childhood Teachers Approach Race In The Classroom, Teresa M. Ripple
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The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine how Montessori early childhood teachers approach teaching about race and racial bias in their classrooms. Twenty-four Montessori early childhood teachers participated in an open-ended survey, and five teachers of those 24 participated in a data-informed online semi-structured interview. The interviewees received an infographic with narrative and graphics in which themes of the survey were detailed, a form of graphic elicitation. Surveys and interviews were coded and analyzed for themes. Themes were verified through independent coding by an independent analyst. Several themes that emerged from the surveys and interviews indicated that 1) …
A Study Of Life Satisfaction And Its Relationships With Acculturative Stress, Social Connectedness, And Perceived Social Support In International Students Attending Faith-Based K-12 Schools, Todd Allen Russ
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Life satisfaction has a profound impact on individuals. Social and emotional well-being are tied to positive life satisfaction. This quantitative study explored the relationship between life satisfaction and the variables of acculturative stress, social connectedness, and perceived social support. International students come from countries around the world to the United States (U.S.) in hopes of a bright future. They come from a variety of cultures many that are different from the traditions and cultures of U.S. Cultural differences and the student’s challenge to adapt causes acculturative stress. This stress is as a barrier to life satisfaction. This study identified that …
Total Language Immersion Education And Achievement In Standardized Tests, Ndeye Kany Seck
Total Language Immersion Education And Achievement In Standardized Tests, Ndeye Kany Seck
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In this era of accountability, schools work hard to find ways to improve students’ achievement especially performance on standardized tests. This quantitative study utilized two-by-two factorial ANOVAs and Chi-square tests of independence to test its primary and secondary research questions. Primary research questions included finding out whether or not there was a difference in third and fifth grade students’ MCA-III math and reading scores based on whether they attend a total language immersion school or a traditional model school. Secondary research questions looked at potential differences in MCA-III math and reading scores between black and Free/Reduced Lunch students in total …
Understanding Design Thinking As An Approach To Solving Problems At A Large Public University, Ryan Matthew Torma
Understanding Design Thinking As An Approach To Solving Problems At A Large Public University, Ryan Matthew Torma
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This dissertation investigated how designers, leaders, and clients at a large public research university enacted and perceived the value of design thinking as an approach to solving problems. A review of the literature found interest but little research in how design thinking may help higher education institutions address complex problems. The researcher visited the university, gathered documents, viewed and photographed work spaces used for design thinking, and conducted semi-structured interviews with 16 people at the university. Participants’ responses were recorded and transcribed. The gathered data was analyzed for themes. Participants described enacting design thinking through Design Challenge events, using design …
Adaptive Leadership And Student Achievement, Michelle Faye Wang
Adaptive Leadership And Student Achievement, Michelle Faye Wang
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The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the relationship, if any, between the adaptive culture of an elementary school and student achievement. The Adaptive Culture Profile Scale collected data from elementary school leadership teams across Minnesota. This data was then compared to student achievement results, as measured by the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment (MCA). Results of the study indicate there is no relationship between adaptive culture of an elementary school and student achievement proficiency or student achievement growth. Pearson’s –r correlation was used to determine the lack of relationship. This study suggests further research is needed to continue to …
Factors Contributing To School Placement For Students With Emotional Behavioral Disorders, Colleen F. Weis
Factors Contributing To School Placement For Students With Emotional Behavioral Disorders, Colleen F. Weis
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Students with Emotional Behavioral Disorders, in combination with significant and chronic behaviors, are often placed in alternative educational settings. No clear rationale is used by school districts to determine educational placement, and schools rely on a variety of settings to provide instruction and services to students with disabilities. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the narrative regarding student placement in restrictive settings and the individual and institutional rationales for student transitions. It also studied the narratives supporting students’ return to a less restrictive educational placement. Participants were school district representatives in one Minnesota county who served on …
The Relationship Of Underrepresented Minority Status With Choice Process When Considering The Physician Assistant Profession, Christina Hanson
The Relationship Of Underrepresented Minority Status With Choice Process When Considering The Physician Assistant Profession, Christina Hanson
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Representation of African Americans, Latinos, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Alaskan Natives in the Physician Assistant (PA) profession is not growing at the same rate as in the general population, leaving these groups underrepresented in the PA profession. To increase the diversity of the PA profession, the diversity of matriculating PA students must first increase. The purpose of this study was to investigate the choice process of underrepresented minority (URM) and non-URM applicants and matriculants to PA school, to identify trends in the choice processes of URM individuals considering the PA profession. In this quantitative, retrospective study, chi-square analysis was performed …
Diversity Ideology In The Cccu: A Critical Discourse Analysis, Desiree Libengood
Diversity Ideology In The Cccu: A Critical Discourse Analysis, Desiree Libengood
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As American demographics shift, it is necessary for institutions of higher education to adapt to the needs of an increasingly diverse student population. Christian colleges and universities have often been criticized for their lack of diversity efforts, and much of the existing research focuses on this deficiency. Some Christian institutions, however, work diligently to increase diversity on their campuses and to support the needs of a diverse student body. In the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU), for example, several institutions with high commitment to diversity have received the Racial Harmony Award (RHA). Focusing specifically on racial/ethnic diversity in …