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- Title
- A STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARDS ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND TEACHER INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS
- Author
- Lutz, Cheryl
- Date Created
- 2010
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational technology
- Description
- CHERYL LEE LUTZ. A study of the effect of Interactive Whiteboards on student achievement and Teacher Instructional Methods. (Under the direction of DR. JOHN GRETES) Students today are digital natives. They grow up immersed in technology long befor...
- Title
- A Study of Leadership Factors, Retention Strategies, and Retention Rates in Associate Degree Nursing Programs
- Author
- Arthurs, Janet
- Date Created
- 2009
- Subjects--Topical
- Nursing, Community colleges--Study and teaching, School management and organization
- Description
- The purpose of this study was to examine transformational leadership practices of Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) directors, the relationship to student retention rates, and retention strategies used. The Leadership Practices Inventory-Self (LPI-Se...
- Title
- A Study of the Effects of School Choice on Student Achievement
- Author
- Crawford, Jamal
- Date Created
- 2013
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational leadership, Education and state, Educational sociology
- Description
- No Child Left Behind (NCLB), the 2002 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, was the signature education legislation of the George W. Bush administration. NCLB was but the latest evolution of at least two pre...
- Title
- ADHERENCE TO ISLAMIC DRESS CODE AND HIJABI MUSLIM STUDENTS’ EXPERIENCES OF BELONGING, SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT, AND ISLAMOPHOBIA
- Author
- Pouraskari, Neda
- Date Created
- 2020
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational leadership, Education, Higher
- Description
- The purpose of this study was to understand how level of adherence to Islamic dress code relates to sense of belonging, social adjustment, and experiences of Islamophobic microaggressions among hijabi Muslim undergraduate students on U.S. college ...
- Title
- AFRICAN-AMERICAN MALES: DO THEY PERFORM BETTER ON STANDARDIZED READING AND MATHEMATICS TESTS IN TITLE I ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS OR NON-TITLE I ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS?
- Author
- Anderson, Sony
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- Education
- Description
- African-American males continue to slip through the cracks of the Education System in America. McSpadden McNeil et al. (2008) report that district officials continue to focus on school scores as if they are the only way to assess student progress....
- Title
- AN EXAMINATION OF THE PERCEIVED RESOURCES AND DEMANDS OF NORTH CAROLINA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS
- Author
- Helf, James
- Date Created
- 2012
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Educational leadership, School management and organization
- Description
- School administrators are faced with an increased number of responsibilities and challenges. In order to effectively create and maintain effective schools, educational leaders must provide principals with the proper tools. The purpose of this stud...
- Title
- AN INVESTIGATION OF THE IMPACT OF SINGLE-SEX CLASSROOMS ON SELF-ESTEEM IN MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS
- Author
- Hart, Laura
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Middle school education, Sex role, Instructional systems--Design
- Description
- Overall, research on the effectiveness of single-gender education is inconclusive. However, research does indicate that some benefits beyond academic achievement may be possible. This is particularly true for middle-school girls, who often struggl...
- Title
- AN INVESTIGATION OF THE SUCCESS OF ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES
- Author
- Foreman, Brian
- Date Created
- 2010
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational leadership, Organizational sociology
- Description
- ABSTRACTBRIAN KEITH FOREMAN. An investigation of the success of organizations involved in community engagement initiatives. (Under the direction of DR. DAVID M. DUNAWAY)Organizations seeking to invest human and financial resources in community-bui...
- Title
- Academic and Social Integration of the Non-Traditional College Student: Does Engagement Affect Retention?
- Author
- Cox, Barbara
- Date Created
- 2013
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational leadership, Adult education
- Description
- ABSTRACTFor years, educators from colleges and universities across the country have searched for ways to improve student engagement and increase retention. Changing demographics, decreasing enrollments and greater public demands have created uniqu...
- Title
- Academic self-efficacy among students enrolled in developmental education: The role of social modeling
- Author
- DeAngelis, Kristin
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational psychology, Adult education, Instructional systems--Design
- Description
- Students in developmental education face three types of barriers: institutional, situational, and affective. Current interventions focus on addressing institutional barriers; however, continuing low success and retention rates indicate a need for ...
- Title
- Access to the Baccalaureate: A Multilevel Model of Baccalaureate Completion for Associate in Applied Science Transfers
- Author
- Atwell, Adam
- Date Created
- 2020
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Higher
- Description
- This study used multilevel modeling to examine the extent to which student, academic, institutional, and community-level characteristics impact the baccalaureate attainment of students who transferred with the Associate in Applied Science (AAS) de...
- Title
- Adequacy Post- Rose v. Council for Better Education in Kentucky Public School Facilities: A Case Study
- Author
- Wilson, Caroline
- Date Created
- 2013
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Education--Finance, Law
- Description
-
The decision in the 1989 landmark Kentucky case,
Rose v. Council for Better Education , initiated many reforms to ensure that children have access to an adequate education, including funding new construction and renovations for sch...
- Title
- African American Male Former Student Athletes' Perceptions of their Academic Experiences and Faculty Expectations of their Coursework at Predominantly White Institutions
- Author
- Chaplin III, Nathan
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- Social sciences--Study and teaching
- Description
- This qualitative phenomenological study investigated the academic experience of African American (AA) male student athletes based on the recollected narratives of nine former student athletes who had played sports at a National Collegiate Athletic...
- Title
- An Evaluation of Best Practices in Online Continuing Theological Education
- Author
- Raybon, Stephen
- Date Created
- 2012
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational evaluation, Continuing education, Religious education
- Description
- ABSTRACTSTEPHEN PAUL RAYBON An evaluation of best practices in online continuing theological education (Under the direction of JOHN A. GRETES) The principle purpose of this mixed methods case study was to evaluate the extent to which a wholly onli...
- Title
- An Investigation of Academic Resiliency among African-American Males in Secondary Schools
- Author
- Casey, Lee
- Date Created
- 2018
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Educational leadership
- Description
- This non-experimental survey study investigated the relationship between the participants’ perception of the existence of resiliency-building strategies in schools and their levels of resilience and academic achievement. The study used a correlati...
- Title
- An analysis of administrative spending across education organizational forms
- Author
- Prieto, Tatia
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational leadership, School management and organization
- Description
- This study compared administrative expenditures among 542 traditional school districts and 258 charter schools in Michigan, exploring whether one organizational model might better minimize administrative spending. A non-experimental correlational ...
- Title
- Black HBCU Students’ Perceptions Of A Short-Term Heritage-Seeking Immersive Study Abroad Program: Journey To The First Black Republic
- Author
- Brown, Sabrina
- Date Created
- 2022
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Higher
- Description
- Study abroad is a high-impact practice in the college and university setting that can lead to increased student engagement and student success. While study-abroad participation has increased, it is not a common practice across ethnic demographics ...
- Title
- Black Women Doctoral Students' Perceptions of Barriers and Facilitators of Persistence and Degree Completion in a Predominately White University
- Author
- Howell, Cathy
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational leadership
- Description
- This study explored the experiences of persistence and degree completion for Black women at a Predominately White Institution (PWI). The conceptual framework used to ground the research was Black Feminist Thought (BFT). The participants were 12 Bl...
- Title
- CAREER ASPIRATIONS VERSUS CAREER ACTUALIZATIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN EXECUTIVE LEVEL ADMINISTRATORS IN HIGHER EDUCATION AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN A STATE IN THE SOUTHEAST: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY
- Author
- McManus, Kristen
- Date Created
- 2013
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational leadership
- Description
- Despite affirmative action, gender inequities persist at institutions of higher learning in the United States. The purpose of this qualitative research study was to explore the perceptions of African American women serving in executive-level leade...
- Title
- CHARACTERISTICS AND SKILLS OF SUSTAINED LEADERS OF SUCCESSFUL PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS IN NORTH CAROLINA
- Author
- Leahy, Maria
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational leadership
- Description
- ABSTRACTMARIA MARSELLA LEAHY. Characteristics and skills of sustained leaders of successful public charter school in North Carolina. (Under the direction of DR. REBECCA SHORE)Effective school leadership is fundamental to a school’s success and ult...