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School-Based Prereferral Intervention Practices, D. Elizabeth Crockett
School-Based Prereferral Intervention Practices, D. Elizabeth Crockett
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Tenured Teacher Dismissal For Incompetence And The Law: A Study Of State Legislation And Judicial Decisions, 1983--2003, Marguerita Kalekas Desander
Tenured Teacher Dismissal For Incompetence And The Law: A Study Of State Legislation And Judicial Decisions, 1983--2003, Marguerita Kalekas Desander
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No abstract provided.
Analysis Of Data -Based Decision-Making: The Perceptions And Roles Of Teachers And Administrators, Richard Byron Bishop
Analysis Of Data -Based Decision-Making: The Perceptions And Roles Of Teachers And Administrators, Richard Byron Bishop
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
Educators are required by federal and state mandates to use data in order to improve student achievement and teacher performance in public schools. The public's faith in public schools is dependent upon the school organization's ability to respond to the data and to make changes that will improve schools. The perceptions of members of the school organization regarding barriers and facilitative strategies that either hinder or promote the effective use of data, respectively, inherently impact the effective use of data. The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of school staff members regarding the use of data to …
Defining The Roles And Responsibilities Of Public School Assistant Principals In Virginia, David William Gaston
Defining The Roles And Responsibilities Of Public School Assistant Principals In Virginia, David William Gaston
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
The major purpose of this study was to identify and document the responsibilities of current assistant principals in the Commonwealth of Virginia and compare them to those found in the extant literature on the assistant principalship, as well as the responsibilities outlined in the Code of Virginia. Additionally, the responsibilities of current assistant principals were compared to the responsibilities of current principals in Virginia.;A survey instrument adapted from the Maine Principals' Study of 2001 was used to collect data from a random stratified sample of 50 elementary, 50 middle, and 50 high school assistant principals, and 50 elementary, 50 middle, …
Paraprofessional Supervision: A Survey Of Special Education Teachers And Paraprofessionals, Yannis Mavropoulos
Paraprofessional Supervision: A Survey Of Special Education Teachers And Paraprofessionals, Yannis Mavropoulos
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
Special Education Assistive Technology: A Phenomenological Study Of Building Administrator Knowledge And Practices, Patricia J. Mcmahon
Special Education Assistive Technology: A Phenomenological Study Of Building Administrator Knowledge And Practices, Patricia J. Mcmahon
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
No abstract provided.
The Development Of Self-Efficacy In The Teaching Of Reading, Peggy B. Mcmaster
The Development Of Self-Efficacy In The Teaching Of Reading, Peggy B. Mcmaster
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
Licensed primary teachers (N = 93) in nine schools completed surveys of their self-efficacy beliefs, level of implementation, and the value they placed on the strategies before and after participating in four levels of inservice training in the Tucker Signing Strategies for Reading. The independent variable was the structure of the training teachers received, and the dependent variables were teacher sense of efficacy in general, teacher sense of efficacy for reading, implementation of the reading strategies, and the value of the reading strategies taught. Components of the training for the use of Tucker Signing Strategies for Reading were structured into …
Retention Of Novice Teachers: A Study Of Factors That Affect Their Decisions To Stay, Kimberly Dawn Handley
Retention Of Novice Teachers: A Study Of Factors That Affect Their Decisions To Stay, Kimberly Dawn Handley
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
An issue of growing importance in the field of education is the retention of novice teachers. Current statistics indicate that new teachers are leaving the field at an alarming rate, providing much cause for concern (Billingsley, 2004; Graziano, 2005; Ingersoll & Smith, 2003). Since the current demand for educators stems partly from growing attrition rates of teachers, especially those within the first five years of their careers, schools must begin making concerted efforts to improve forms of assistance offered to novices in hopes of increasing retention (National Commission on Teaching and America's Future, 2003). School systems have been experiencing difficulty …