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Laying The Foundation: An Investigation Of Bachelor's Degree Attainment Rates Of Early College High School Graduates, Ellen Lea Fischer
Laying The Foundation: An Investigation Of Bachelor's Degree Attainment Rates Of Early College High School Graduates, Ellen Lea Fischer
Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
This quantitative study explored the post-secondary success of the graduating classes of 2010 and 2011 from one early college high school in Washtenaw County, Michigan. The Early College Alliance (ECA) program is located on the campus of Eastern Michigan University (EMU), a public four-year university. It is a consortium program providing a unique and supported dual enrollment opportunity to high school students. After mastering both the academic and socioemotional skills required for success in college, ECA students earn up to 60 undergraduate credits at EMU and graduate from high school with both a high school diploma and a significant head …
A Study Of The Effect Of School Management Upon 4th And 8th Grade Math And Reading Results In Relation To Market Driven Theory, Reginald Kirkland
A Study Of The Effect Of School Management Upon 4th And 8th Grade Math And Reading Results In Relation To Market Driven Theory, Reginald Kirkland
Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
There are several types of organizations that propose to educate students living within a large urban city in southeastern Michigan. These organizations manage portfolios of schools and differ in a variety of ways. Some of them are for-profit corporations, and others are nonprofit. There is a portfolio of schools directly managed by the traditional public school system, and yet another managed by a state agency. In addition to the aforementioned, there are several that are empowered by state law to authorize charter schools to founding boards of directors, who who in turn contract with management companies or attempt to manage …
Crossing Jordan: An Exploration Of Academic Optimism In The Schooling Experiences Of Low-Income African American Female Students And Their Perceptions Of Their Academic Lives, Cristal Nichols
Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
This qualitative dissertation study explored the construct of academic optimism and its manifestation in the schooling lives of low-income, African American females who have obtained post-secondary educational status. The study also examined the facilitators and barriers the participants have encountered on their academic journeys towards the attainment of a fouryear college degree. The construct of academic optimism has previously been applied to schools and educators. This research explored the construct of academic optimism as it related to students, in this instance, low-income, African American female college students. The research study also explored what factors contributed to low-income, African American women’s …
Applying Distributed And Transformational Leadership Theories To Increase Opportunities For Women In Senior Educational Leadership In Saudi Arabia, Refah Aldawsari
Applying Distributed And Transformational Leadership Theories To Increase Opportunities For Women In Senior Educational Leadership In Saudi Arabia, Refah Aldawsari
Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
In Saudi Arabia, the lack of representation of women in senior educational leadership is a problem that continues to plague the quality of K–12 educations in girls’ schools in the nation. In this paper, I will address the likely causes and outcomes of this issue and will suggest strategies for change that focus on the implementation of distributed and transformational theories of leadership to encourage renovation in Saudi girls’ school curricula. This paper also analyzes and compares some aspects of the Saudi boys’ and girls’ K–12 curriculum and conducts a survey that will present current opinions of the roles women …