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2016

Educational Leadership

Bethel University

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Flipped Learning Instruction: Differentiating Mathematics Instruction Through The Use Of Technology, Nathan A. Flansburg Jan 2016

Flipped Learning Instruction: Differentiating Mathematics Instruction Through The Use Of Technology, Nathan A. Flansburg

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This study examines the relationship between mathematics achievement and the instructional approach used (flipped versus traditional). A suburban school district located outside of the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul implemented flipped learning instruction in one-half of all six elementary sites across the district. Half of the students in fifth grade mathematics classes received instruction via traditional lecture-style teaching methodology while the other half of the students received instruction via flipped learning instruction. Data was collected over three years time and a comparison of the quantitative results based on flipped versus non-flipped classes, differences between student groups as defined …

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Rural Principals On The Move: Why They Leave, Cynthia Hansen Jan 2016

Rural Principals On The Move: Why They Leave, Cynthia Hansen

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the personal, institutional, and environmental factors that influenced a principal’s decision to leave his or her school. Respondents included six elementary principals in rural Minnesota who left their positions within the past year. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, coded, and analyzed for themes. Transferability and credibility were enhanced through the participation of the researcher in a bracketing interview to identify potential biases, independent coding by an outside analyst of the bracketing and regular interviews, and repeated checks with respondents about transcriptions, codes, and themes. Themes were codes that occurred in at least four …

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Good Goodbyes And Happy Hellos: The Tck Transition To Postsecondary Education, Sarah R. Hoverson Jan 2016

Good Goodbyes And Happy Hellos: The Tck Transition To Postsecondary Education, Sarah R. Hoverson

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The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to discover the lived experiences of Third Culture Kids transitioning to postsecondary education in the United States, and what role social media had in building or maintaining bridging and bonding social capital. All the participants in this study were Missionary Kids (MKs). MKs, a subgroup of Third Culture Kids (TCKs), spend a significant part of their developmental years outside their passport culture due to the nature of their parents work. The participants of this study grew up in different regions of the world, including: South America, Africa, Eastern and Western Europe, the …

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Improving Parental Engagement Through The Use Of Reading Apps, Evelyn M. Lemons Jan 2016

Improving Parental Engagement Through The Use Of Reading Apps, Evelyn M. Lemons

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A qualitative case study was conducted in a rural Title I school in the Piedmont of North Carolina using a pre and post-intervention survey and participant interviews, during the summer of 2016. The intervention was a workshop for parents to show them how to use online reading apps at home to help their child with reading. The goal was to determine if that workshop would improve parental engagement. The study found that the one time offering of the workshop for parents did improve parental engagement. The summary of the findings for the study are described in chapter four. Practical recommendations …

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Relationship Between Grade Configuration And Parent Perceptions About Schools, Jason J. Lind Jan 2016

Relationship Between Grade Configuration And Parent Perceptions About Schools, Jason J. Lind

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This was a comparative case study that used in-depth interviews of parents to investigate the advantages and disadvantages of two grade configurations, and the possible influence of grade configuration on parent participation and parental attitudes toward their schools. The purpose of this study was to gain deeper insight into the differences of two grade configurations from the perspective of parents, and determine if parents reveal more advantages of one model over the other model. There were seven sets of parents interviewed from a K-5, 6-8 configuration and six sets of parents interviewed from a K-8 configuration. The results indicated advantages …

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Big Five Personality Traits And Other Predictors Of Academic Success In Physician Assistant Students, Wade Avery Nilson Jan 2016

Big Five Personality Traits And Other Predictors Of Academic Success In Physician Assistant Students, Wade Avery Nilson

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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between cognitive and noncognitive variables, and academic performance among Physician Assistant (PA) students. Noncognitive variables (i.e. personality traits) were assessed using the Big Five Inventory and the Marlowe Crown Social Desirability Scale. Academic performance outcomes were defined by the participants’ preclinical GPA, clinical GPA, PACKRAT score, PANCE score, and PANCE pass/fail. Cognitive variables were assessed using participants’ overall preadmission GPA and science GPA. The study followed 146 PA student participants’ in seven class cohorts, from matriculation to graduation (first time PANCE). Pearson correlations were computed for each of the cognitive …

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Arts Integration And Student Achievement, Sheryl Denise Ray Jan 2016

Arts Integration And Student Achievement, Sheryl Denise Ray

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Abstract This is a quantitative cross sectional survey design dual method study to test a theory that relates arts integration to achievement for students in grades two through six at three arts magnet schools and five non-arts schools in two school districts in Minnesota. Demographic groups studied included special education, ethnicity, socioeconomic status (FR), Limited English Proficiency (LEP), gender, and gifted. The dual design method included the use of cross tabulations, chi-square tests, MAP RIT results, and teacher practice survey responses to find relationships. Oreck’s (2000) Teaching with the Arts Survey (TWAS) was examined and used as a resource to …

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Teacher Burnout: A Comparison Of Schools In North Dakota, Wayne R. Samson Jan 2016

Teacher Burnout: A Comparison Of Schools In North Dakota, Wayne R. Samson

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Teacher burnout is a substantial issue in education today, and its negative effects have been seen across the United States. This quantitative study will focus on the state of North Dakota and analyze teacher burnout through the lens of the number of students that a school serves. By implementing the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Educator’s Survey (MBI-ES) this study attempts to not only see the prevalence of teacher burnout between large and small schools in North Dakota, but also to understand if the causes for burnout are similar or different based upon student population in schools. According to the information gathered within …

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A Case Study Of How Teacher Preparation Programs In Minnesota Are Preparing Elementary Teachers To Work With English Learners, Sarah Lynn Stay Jan 2016

A Case Study Of How Teacher Preparation Programs In Minnesota Are Preparing Elementary Teachers To Work With English Learners, Sarah Lynn Stay

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As the population of English Learners in mainstream classrooms across the United States continue to increase, it is critical that all classroom teachers (not just English language specialists) take responsibility for and are adequately prepared for working with and educating ELs. The exponential growth of culturally and linguistically diverse students in the public school system raises important questions about teacher preparation. Since academic achievement in elementary school directly correlates to high school graduation rates, it is critical to examine current teacher education programs and the opportunities within these programs that provide an understanding of EL needs. This study will examine …

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The Impact Of Principal Turnover On Pbis Success: A Quantitative Analysis, Katie A. Svenby Jan 2016

The Impact Of Principal Turnover On Pbis Success: A Quantitative Analysis, Katie A. Svenby

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The purpose of this study is to quantitatively analyze the impact of principal turnover in the principal’s office on the successful maintenance indicators of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS). The study sampled identified PBIS-utilizing, public, elementary and middle schools in the state of Minnesota. Research has helped established PBIS as an effective behavioral intervention in the United States. PBIS requires principals to understand not only the base principles of PBIS but also how best to establish and promote PBIS within a specific school setting. Scholars have also documented acceleration in the turnover of public school principals. Given the environment …

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A Day In Their Shoes: Lived Experiences Of Five Agricultural Education Teachers Working With English Learners, Julie A. Ketterling Jan 2016

A Day In Their Shoes: Lived Experiences Of Five Agricultural Education Teachers Working With English Learners, Julie A. Ketterling

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This dissertation took a phenomenological approach in order to take a deeper look into the experiences of five agricultural education teachers that taught English Learner (EL) students and factors that affected those experiences. Dunkin and Biddle’s (1973) Teacher Model provided the conceptual framework and underpinnings for the literature review. The study identified a pilot study teacher with EL experience and 4 agricultural education teachers that taught agricultural education at schools with at least a 15% EL student population. The interviews were semi-structured in nature and each was audiotaped and later transcribed. Each of the transcribed interviews was coded. Through a …

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