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Superintendent Perceptions Of The Accreditation Process In The State Of Mississippi, Betty Mae Merhundrew
Superintendent Perceptions Of The Accreditation Process In The State Of Mississippi, Betty Mae Merhundrew
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The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 provides guidelines that all public schools in the United States must follow. Provisions of this law require that specific assessments be given to all students in schools across the United States and that individual states establish one system of accountability for all schools. Although much is being done, public schools are still lacking in the area of accountability reform. Many states set their own achievement goals and standards for which schools within their states are measured and then held accountable for students’ performance. This study examined the perceptions of all Mississippi school …
Emotional Antecedents Of Preprimary Teacher Learning, Elizabeth Anne Beavers
Emotional Antecedents Of Preprimary Teacher Learning, Elizabeth Anne Beavers
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A study of the relationships between emotional understanding, the dispositional attributes to think critically, receptiveness to new learning and willingness to change using structural equation modeling was conducted. Data from 186 preprimary teachers were analyzed to confirm the relationships between the constructs yielding four key findings addressing the individual and collective relationships between the variables expressed. Specifically, the findings and interpretations of this study produced the following conclusions: 1) one’s willingness to change may stem directly from the individual’s emotional understandings; 2) there is a strong relationship between emotional understanding and critical thinking dispositions; 3) receptiveness to new learning precedes …