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Preparing School Principals For A Diverse And Changing World, Gilbert Davila Sep 2009

Preparing School Principals For A Diverse And Changing World, Gilbert Davila

Educational Considerations

The mission of the School of Leadership Studies at Kansas State University is to develop “knowledgeable, ethical, caring, inclusive leaders for a diverse and changing world."


An Autoethnography:A Mathematics Teacher's Journey Of Identity Construction And Change, Anthony B. Stinson Aug 2009

An Autoethnography:A Mathematics Teacher's Journey Of Identity Construction And Change, Anthony B. Stinson

Middle-Secondary Education and Instructional Technology Dissertations

Despite some gains, improving secondary mathematics instruction remains an area of concern of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). Recitation, also known as lecturing, prevails as the practice of choice of mathematics teachers in the United States. However, the report of the NCTM Research Advisory Committee 2000 indicates that the mathematical proficiency of students increases when the practice of choice includes more than recitation. Therefore, changes in instruction in the mathematics classroom should occur to improve student learning. The purpose of this dissertation is to provide a personalized account of one mathematics teacher’s use of reflective teaching as …


Entrepreneurial Leadership And Innovation: One Key To Personal And Organizational Success In The 21st Century, Connie I. Reimers-Hild Jun 2009

Entrepreneurial Leadership And Innovation: One Key To Personal And Organizational Success In The 21st Century, Connie I. Reimers-Hild

Kimmel Education and Research Center: Presentations and White Papers

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Are Transformation And Power Shifts All Or Nothing Events?, Jacqlyn S. Triscari May 2009

Are Transformation And Power Shifts All Or Nothing Events?, Jacqlyn S. Triscari

Adult Education Research Conference

This paper represents a qualitative case study conducted in one organization. It examines the role of power and shifts of power in an organization during an organizational transformation, a very specific form of change in which the center core or the worldview of the organization is altered.


Honors Convocation Speech (Text And Audio), Jonathan Dey Jan 2009

Honors Convocation Speech (Text And Audio), Jonathan Dey

Honorees for Teaching Excellence

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A Model Of The Process Of Change: Model Development And Exploration And Implications For The Classroom, Tana Ebaugh Jan 2009

A Model Of The Process Of Change: Model Development And Exploration And Implications For The Classroom, Tana Ebaugh

MA TESOL Collection

Change is an intricate and complex process. This paper explores a non-content, non-outcome driven model of the process of change that can be expressed mathematically. It explores the process of change as a means to help raise awareness of change that may lead to intentionality of change, more effective process of change and changer agency over their process. The preeminent component of the process of change is motivation; subsequently the changer’s and teacher’s understandings of those motivations is paramount, for both teaching and curriculum development. Motivation consists of components that interact with each other in quantitative and qualitative ways. The …