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Leisure Reading Habits: Students Attitudes Toward Their In School Reading Compared To Out Of School Reading., Jeffrey Early
Leisure Reading Habits: Students Attitudes Toward Their In School Reading Compared To Out Of School Reading., Jeffrey Early
Education Masters
The purpose of this study is to discover how students attitudes toward their in school reading compare to their out of school reading. It is my claim that students will have a much more positive attitude toward the reading that they do outside of school than they do of in school reading. Data was collected using students from three different ELA classrooms grades 10-12, including questionnaire data as well as interviews. The study reveals that a variety of different factors contribute to the difference in reading outside of school compared to the reading that takes place in school. If teachers …
Encouraging Students To Become Critical Thinkers: Using Critical Literacy And Young Adult Novels In The Social Studies Classroom, Jessica Stenshorn
Encouraging Students To Become Critical Thinkers: Using Critical Literacy And Young Adult Novels In The Social Studies Classroom, Jessica Stenshorn
Education Masters
This action research project looked at whether students could engage in critical talk utilizing young adult literature in the social studies classroom. Research indicated that students who were presented with multiple perspectives and documents in the social studies classroom did achieve critical talk. To examine this I utilized the four dimensions of critical literacy. I created my own lessons per each dimension. I analyzed the data based on the four dimensions framework for data analysis. It is evident that students who were exposed to critical literacy with a young adult novel in the social studies classroom did achieve and utilize …
Assessing The Authenticity Of The Document-Based Question Featured Within The New York State Global History And Geography Regents, Clinton Depew
Assessing The Authenticity Of The Document-Based Question Featured Within The New York State Global History And Geography Regents, Clinton Depew
Education Masters
This study questioned the validity of the Global History and Geography Regents exam DBQ as an authentic learning event and assessment. The previous five years of the Global History and Geography Regents DBQs administered in June were evaluated to assess the authenticity of the documents in regards to their context, the level of questioning featured in the task and constructed response questions, and the readability levels of the documents. Ultimately the analysis of the data disproved the validity of the DBQ as an authentic task as presented in the Global History and Geography Regents. In the end, teachers must infuse …
The Use Of Morning Meeting To Develop Social And Emotional Skills, Amanda Margaret Williams
The Use Of Morning Meeting To Develop Social And Emotional Skills, Amanda Margaret Williams
Education Masters
This action research project asks how the teaching of social and emotional skills supports early literacy development. The research claims that the activities embedded within Morning Meeting provide social and emotional support in a whole group setting. One student was chosen for observation of social, emotional, and academic behaviors within Morning Meeting as well as various activities throughout the day. It was found that the daily routine provided the sense of belonging and self-esteem that leads to engaged learning throughout the day. This project supports that Morning Meeting should be used in all classrooms to provide social and emotional support …
Phonics Strategies And Letter-Sound Acquisition Knowledge, Kristina Reeb
Phonics Strategies And Letter-Sound Acquisition Knowledge, Kristina Reeb
Education Masters
This study addressed the question of how phonics strategies contribute to letter-sound acquisition knowledge through the use of three different phonics strategies. I emphasized that the use of phonics strategies in support to instruction increased the students' identification knowledge of letters and sounds. Data was collected through using three phonics strategies, letter and sound assessments, interviews, questionnaires, and observations. Four out of the five students were able to increase their letter-sound acquisition knowledge by identifying more letters and sounds on the assessments following the initial. Educators should use phonics strategies as a tool to enhance their instruction since the students …
Retelling Using Different Methods, Sarah Stoutz
Retelling Using Different Methods, Sarah Stoutz
Education Masters
This study examines different methods of retelling and the effects of these methods on the quality of retelling produced. I claim that different methods of retelling will elicit varying quality of retellings. Data was collected through asking two first graders to retell stories that I had read to them using different methods. The study shows that confidence, memory, and cognitive demand of the retelling task, as well as visual cues and prompting play a role in retelling quality. Retelling is a strategy that is easy to use and can be easily adapted to meet the needs of different types of …
The Affects Of Manipulatives On Sight Word Recognition, Meghan Huver
The Affects Of Manipulatives On Sight Word Recognition, Meghan Huver
Education Masters
The following study examines the affect manipulatives have on sight word recognition. Data was collected in a variety of ways throughout this action research project, which include observations, interviews, audio recordings, questionnaires, as well as authentic work completed by the participant. This study reveals that the use of hands-on materials increase one’s sight word recognition, motivation, and engagement. As a result, teachers should incorporate manipulatives and educational games into their curriculum. These tools will motivate students and assist them in learning new sight words.
The Effects Of Electronic Books On The Reading Experience Of First Grade Students, Ashley Melinis
The Effects Of Electronic Books On The Reading Experience Of First Grade Students, Ashley Melinis
Education Masters
This study examines the effect of electronic books on the reading experience of first grade students. Data was collected through observations, audio recordings of student retellings, interviews, and questionnaires on the student‘s reading experiences on the computer and Nook. The study reveals that electronic books motivate and engage all students, help strengthen struggling readers‘ text comprehension, provide supportive features for word reading, but also have potentially distracting features. Therefore, teachers should use electronic books in the classroom to foster technology and literacy skills and motivate struggling and reluctant readers, but must carefully select texts and train students on their use.
An Examination Of Factors Impacting The Career Decisions Of Black Women In Management Positions At Us Institutions Of Higher Education, Kimberly Mckinsey-Mabry
An Examination Of Factors Impacting The Career Decisions Of Black Women In Management Positions At Us Institutions Of Higher Education, Kimberly Mckinsey-Mabry
Education Doctoral
Research during the last decade indicates that while Black women have been graduating from college and entering the academic workforce at increasing rates, they continue to be underrepresented in managerial and administrative positions at institutions of higher education. As colleges and universities in the United States face demands to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse society, educational leaders will need to find ways to address the opportunity for diverse leadership growth. One strategy to address this opportunity is to identify the personal and professional factors that influence the career choices of Black women who work at institutions of higher …
Cultivating Readiness For Professional Learning Community Through Learning Teams In A Restructuring High School, Cassandra H. Hyacinthe
Cultivating Readiness For Professional Learning Community Through Learning Teams In A Restructuring High School, Cassandra H. Hyacinthe
Education Doctoral
The traditional organizational structure of large comprehensive high schools: departmental divisions, teacher isolation, fragmented subcultures, student alienation, and competing group interests have undermined student and adult learning and have thwarted attempts at school reform. Professional learning communities (PLCs) are a promising strategy for advancing student achievement and school reform. Schools with strong PLCs foster a collaborative culture, focus on learning, promote shared responsibility, and pursue results-oriented goals and assessments to ensure student academic gains. The study investigated the use of learning teams as a preliminary strategy for PLC and to inform school-wide PLC implementation in a restructuring high school. Wenger’s …
A Qualitative Study On The Experiences Black Adolescent Females Have With Cyber-Bullying In An Urban High School Environment, Paul Miller
Education Doctoral
This study examines and analyzes the effects of cyberbullying among adolescent Black females in an urban setting. This population is largely excluded from Digital Youth Culture (DYC) research within cyberbullying literature (Patchin & Hinduja, 2006), even though such research is clearly warranted. To understand school violence, students must be viewed as social actors, experiencing the negative ramifications of DYC in school. These ramifications result from an imbalance of power generated through the use of aggressive tactics designed to damage a teen’s reputation, social status, and emotional well being. Currently, no research reports how cyberbullying manifests itself in an urban context, …
A Phenomenological Study Of “Organizational Development Targeting Diversity” In A Nonprofit Human Service Organization, Christopher Henry Hinesley
A Phenomenological Study Of “Organizational Development Targeting Diversity” In A Nonprofit Human Service Organization, Christopher Henry Hinesley
Education Doctoral
This study explores the experiences of non-profit human service staff members engaged in “organizational development targeting diversity” (ODTD) for two years or more. This term was adapted by combining concepts in workforce diversity management (Cox, 1993; Ely & Thomas, 1996) and intra-organizational oppression (Fine, 1996; Hyde, 1998). Drawing upon Crenshaw’s (1989) theory of intersecting oppressions stemming from race, class, and gender stratification, the experiences of staff members in a nonprofit human services organization provided a window into an organization attempting to address its use of power and how to model empowerment for a disempowered clientele. This study was conducted using …
The Lived Experiences Of Families Who Have Attended A Cardiogenetics Clinic, Esma D. Paljevic
The Lived Experiences Of Families Who Have Attended A Cardiogenetics Clinic, Esma D. Paljevic
Education Doctoral
This study explored the lived experiences of the family members who have participated in a Cardiogenetics Clinic at The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, which utilizes an interprofessional approach to care. A qualitative phenomenological approach was used to explore the lived experience of the families. Families that are referred to the clinic have suffered the loss of a family member to sudden cardiac death (SCD). This interprofessional model of care offers information regarding SCD, a genetic profile to determine risk for SCD, an integrative collaborative approach to care as well as nursing, medical interventions, psychological support, and counseling. The theory of …
Building Leadership Through Action Research, Douglas Llewellyn, John Travers, Mike Wischnowski
Building Leadership Through Action Research, Douglas Llewellyn, John Travers, Mike Wischnowski
Education Faculty/Staff Publications
In a poem by the Nobel Prize winning Irish poet Seamus Heaney, the narrator remarks, "She taught me what her uncle once taught her: how easily the biggest coal block split if you got the grain and the hammer angled right." Getting the grain and the hammer angled right is never an easy task for leaders in any complex organization. However, if the coal block-size dilemmas of education are to be split into problems that are manageable, comprehensible, and mutable, then school leaders will have to work assiduously and persistently to accomplish just this.
Reforming Education Legislation, Angela Elizabeth Parkison
Reforming Education Legislation, Angela Elizabeth Parkison
Education Masters
For the purposes of my literature review, I chose to research current statutes pertaining to reforming education in the United States. Additional research and consideration on this topic is needed in the wake of severe budget cuts, in attempts to find solutions to prevent further decreases in funding which will likely exacerbate issues such as graduation rates, disparities in classification of minorities to increase funding through special education, and position cuts which increase classroom sizes. Throughout the research process, I analyzed the evolution and effectiveness of education legislation both historically and presently. In particular, I focused my research on the …
How Can Prewriting Strategies Benefit Students?, Shannon O'Mealia
How Can Prewriting Strategies Benefit Students?, Shannon O'Mealia
Education Masters
This study examined the benefits of using strategy instruction during the prewriting stage of the writing process. Research was conducted in the home of 10 year old twin brothers as they were introduced to three types of prewriting strategies: brainstorming, graphical representations, and plan, organize, write. Data was collected through student questionnaires, student writing samples, and researcher observations. The findings showed that strategy instruction in the prewriting stage improves student writing in terms of content, organization, and voice, and also improves student’s motivation and creativity towards writing. In order to be beneficial to student writing, educators need to implement instruction …
Ipads In The Classroom For Literacy Instruction, Angie Selner
Ipads In The Classroom For Literacy Instruction, Angie Selner
Education Masters
This study examined the benefits of using the iPad in the special education classroom for literacy instruction. Research was conducted in a self-contained special education classroom setting. Data was collected through formal and informal observations in the classroom as well as from teacher questionnaires. The findings showed that the students in the special education classroom benefited greatly from using the iPad to reinforce instruction. In order to determine the full potential of the iPad in the classroom for literacy instruction more research needs to be conducted.
Using Digital Novels To Enhance The Reading Experience, Kimberly Benway
Using Digital Novels To Enhance The Reading Experience, Kimberly Benway
Education Masters
This study examined how the use of digital novels or “vooks” enhances the reading experience. Research was conducted at the household of one of the participants. The study included three elementary level males, and they were informally observed as they participated in reading the digital novel, Skeleton Creek. Data was collected through informal observations, interviews, anonymous questionnaires, and samples of student work. These findings showed that using digital novels when accessible, promotes student interaction, student participation, motivation, and an enhanced reading experience.
Reading Assessments For Students With Autism, Cassie Pruitt
Reading Assessments For Students With Autism, Cassie Pruitt
Education Masters
This study aims to compare the use of standardized reading assessments and informal reading assessments in students with autism. I assert that informal reading assessments provide the most benefits for both the student with autism and the teacher, while aligning with the standardized Data was collected through the assessment and observation of a high school student with autism. The study reveals that both types of assessment evaluate reading level, structural elements, and cognitive components. assessment incorporates student interest. However, only the informal The use of the informal assessment allows for flexibility and more diagnostic data for the teacher to plan …
The Interconnectedness Between Adolescent Girls’ Home Literacy And Adolescent Girls’ School Literacy, Jody Flannery-Calder
The Interconnectedness Between Adolescent Girls’ Home Literacy And Adolescent Girls’ School Literacy, Jody Flannery-Calder
Education Masters
Extensive research has been done in the area of home literacy. The research has found many connections to student school performance. adolescent girls’ However, the connection between home literacy of and school literacy has yet to be explored. This action research project seeks to answer the question “How do adolescent girls’ home literacy practices connect to adolescent girls’ literacy practices at school?” This research focused on four adolescent girls from three different school districts. Methodology included the use of questionnaires delivered via Facebook Messaging and e-mail. Data analysis indicates that because adolescent students use a vast amount of technology outside …
Home Literacy Activities In The Preschool Classroom: Increasing Participation Among Male Students, Lucia Adams
Home Literacy Activities In The Preschool Classroom: Increasing Participation Among Male Students, Lucia Adams
Education Masters
Through the lens of sociocultural theory, this action research paper looks into the home literacy activities of a group of six three-year old males and explores how the students ’ home literacy activities can be integrated into the preschool classroom to increase their participation. Because students bring a wealth of literacy knowledge and experience to school with them, having already mastered their primary discourse, it is imperative that this knowledge is used in the classroom to engage students in learning. interviewing By collecting home literacy diaries, and observing and six male participants, this study supports the idea that students’ home …
Response To Intervention In The Middle School: Examining One Middle School’S Readiness To Implement An Rti Framework, Cindy Blair
Response To Intervention In The Middle School: Examining One Middle School’S Readiness To Implement An Rti Framework, Cindy Blair
Education Masters
This study was conducted to determine the readiness of one middle school to implement an RTI framework under the AIS provision of the state education regulations. The study took place amongst the ELA department of a suburban middle school and data collected included teacher questionnaires and interviews as well as an observation of a department meeting. The data showed that assets and barriers existed. The primary asset was the knowledge and expertise of the teaching staff and their willingness to make changes. The barriers included scheduling, communication, and lack of a clear vision for curriculum and pedagogical practices.
Representation Of Race In Children's Picture Books And How Students Respond To Them, Emily Conley
Representation Of Race In Children's Picture Books And How Students Respond To Them, Emily Conley
Education Masters
This study examined how race is represented in children's picture bokos and how students reacted to those representations. Research was conducted in a child care center. Data was collected through field observations, interviews, questionnaires, and audio recordings. The findings showed that the students are familiar with multicultural texts and are able to point out differences among characters and cultures. However, the students did not analyze the text from a critical standpoint. In order for students to use critical literacy, educators must understand it and incorporate it into their classrooms.
Benefits Of Blogging In A Fourth Grade Classroom, Laura Jones
Benefits Of Blogging In A Fourth Grade Classroom, Laura Jones
Education Masters
The current study examined the impact of using a blog in the classroom and how it affected the literacy skills of fourth grade students. I worked with 25 fourth grade students. The study consisted of observing the students using a blog, analyzing the blog responses the students typed, and using a questionnaire to find out how the students felt about the blog experience. The findings of this study were that blogs increase student motivation, blogs were a social, reflective tool for learning, and using a blog built s tudent familiarity with blogging and technology experience. This study has implications for …
It Is Not All Greek To Me: The Interconnectedness Of A First Grader’S Greek And English Reading Strategies, Maria Katsetos
It Is Not All Greek To Me: The Interconnectedness Of A First Grader’S Greek And English Reading Strategies, Maria Katsetos
Education Masters
The current study examined the literacy skills that a bilingual first grader uses when reading and discussing texts in Greek and English. I worked with a first grader, Lauren, and her mother. The study consisted of interviewing the participants, assessing Lauren’s literacy skills, and observing Lauren and her mother read together. The findings of this study were that Lauren uses the same literacy strategies when reading books in Greek and English (this finding is concurrent with other studies) Lauren’s reading skills in Greek are less advanced than her reading skills in English and that the student prefers reading in English, …
Critical Talk: How Urban 8th Grade Students Critically Talk About The Holocaust, Jessica Klee
Critical Talk: How Urban 8th Grade Students Critically Talk About The Holocaust, Jessica Klee
Education Masters
With in the confines of this action research project I answered my question about how urban 8 th graders talk critically, specifically about the Holocaust. Using the book Night by Elie Wiesel three students from an urban upstate New York school district met with me and discussed the Holocaust, particularly events around the novel. In addition to participating in two critical discussions, the students wrote in their journals, answered a questionnaire and responded to a picture. The journals, questionnaire, picture response and transcriptions were analyzed using the four dimensions model of critical literacy. The study showed that students were able …
The Effect Of A Cognitive Model, Thinking Maps, On The Academic Language Development Of English Language Learners, Estrella López
The Effect Of A Cognitive Model, Thinking Maps, On The Academic Language Development Of English Language Learners, Estrella López
Education Doctoral
This study describes how teachers of two urban suburban schools with large numbers of English language learners (ELLs) used Thinking Maps as a cognitive model resulting in student’s improved academic language development. Teachers used Thinking Maps that included a common cognitive language that transcended grade levels and disciplines. An antecedent condition for these results was school-wide professional development of teachers’ expertise using Thinking Maps. Teachers’ anecdotal reports and samples of student work gave evidence to this researcher’s hypothesis: participating schools that implemented cognitive visual tools improved the academic language development of all their students. A phenomenological methodology was used to …
A Profile Of Latina Leadership In The United States: Characteristics, Positive Influences, And Barriers., Damary M. Bonilla-Rodriguez
A Profile Of Latina Leadership In The United States: Characteristics, Positive Influences, And Barriers., Damary M. Bonilla-Rodriguez
Education Doctoral
Latinas face obstacles achieving proportionate representation in significant leadership roles. This research aimed to identify characteristics unique to Latina leaders that represented shared values and beliefs of Latinas, and to understand positive factors and obstacles associated with Latina leadership in the United States. Survey responses from three hundred thirty-five Latinas and four interviewees from across the U.S. suggested that there are forty-three characteristics an effective Latina leader should possess. Four essential characteristics identified were: creative, good listener, optimistic/positive, and passionate. The forty-three characteristics were categorized into five groups of similar characteristics to synthesize what study participants believed were essential characteristics …
The Perception Of Organizational Climate Of Inclusivity Moderated By Commitment: A Quasi-Experimental Study, Stanley Byrd
The Perception Of Organizational Climate Of Inclusivity Moderated By Commitment: A Quasi-Experimental Study, Stanley Byrd
Education Doctoral
Empirical studies about diversity in healthcare organizations have shown that those organizations have been slow to embrace diversity management (Dreaschlin, Weech-Maldonado, & Dansky, 2004). This study explores whether the ability to retain employees is connected to the employee’s perception that the organization possesses an inclusive environment. The study was conducted at an upstate New York University Medical Center. This research built on existing studies related to the importance of creating a climate of inclusivity in organizations as an important component of specialized diversity recruitment. Specifically, the study tested whether there is a difference in the perceptions of the presence of …
The Effects Of Teacher Personality Characteristics And Formal Training On Students’ Reporting Bullying In The Middle School, Kristin E. Talleyrand
The Effects Of Teacher Personality Characteristics And Formal Training On Students’ Reporting Bullying In The Middle School, Kristin E. Talleyrand
Education Doctoral
Bullying is a widespread and serious issue for students in the United States. Many students who are bullied do not report it to a teacher or other staff member. This correlational research study investigated four questions: (a) Is there a relationship between the first choice of a staff member to whom a student would report bullying incidents and that staff member's personality characteristics, as assessed by the MyersBriggs Type Indicator, (b) Is there a relationship between the certificated staff member identified least frequently to whom a student would report bullying incidents and that staff member's personality characteristics, as assessed by …