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Title: The Impact of Parental Involvement on the Literacy Achievement of Low-Income Pre-Kindergarten Students
Author: Williams, LaWanda
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership
Description: The focus of this correlational study was to determine whether and to what degree a statistical relationship exists between parental involvement and literacy achievement for pre-kindergarten students from poverty-stricken backgrounds. Secondarily,...

Title: The Effects of Prekindergarten on Kindergarten School Readiness as Measured by Reading Scores at Two Title I Schools
Author: Harris, Sharone
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Early childhood education
Description: This research study examined the effectiveness of prekindergarten (PK) on kindergarten school readiness. The parents or guardians of kindergarten students at two Title I schools located in an urban school district in the southeastern United States...

Title: The Effect of Intentionality on Leadership Development: A single-subject case study
Author: Bryant, Joel
Date Created: 2012
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership
Description: The purpose of this single-subject case study was to examine the effect of intentionality on leadership development, employing the theoretical frameworks of Positive Organizational Scholarship and Multiple Realities. The two fundamental research q...

Title: The Development and Validation of an Intercultural Competencies Assessment Instrument for K-12 Educators
Author: Lynn, David
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Educational tests and measurements, Education, School management and organization
Description: As schools adapt curriculum and learning environments to better prepare students for entry into an increasingly globalized society, cultivating intercultural competencies in K-12 in-service educators is of heightened importance. The purpose of thi...

Title: The Development Of A Comparative Appraisal Of Perceived Resources And Demands For Clergy
Author: Jackson-Jordan, Elizabeth
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Adult education
Description: The purpose of this study was to develop the Comparative Appraisal of perceived Resources and Demands for Clergy (CARD-C), which is used for appraising perceived stress for clergy persons. An appraisal-based definition of stress was derived from t...

Title: The Balancing of the Artist-Teacher Dual Identity in K-12 Public School Visual Art Educators
Author: Wall, Deborah
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Education, Educational leadership, Art--Study and teaching
Description: DEBORAH MILLS WALL. THE BALANCING OF THE ARTIST-TEACHER DUAL IDENTITY IN K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOL VISUAL ART EDUCATORS(Under the direction of Dr. Rebecca Shore) The purpose of this narrative qualitative study was to explore how artist-teachers perceive ...

Title: The Association of Frequency of Utilizing Student Services with Student Success at a Community College
Author: Kendra-Dill, Zachary
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher
Description: As colleges work to meet performance standards, staff have been placed in key service areas to help students be successful. With the majority of the seven million community college students attending part-time, needing developmental education, and...

Title: Teacher Self-Efficacy and Student Learning: A Case Study of the Implementation of Common Core State Standards in Mathematics in a Parochial Middle School
Author: Mazze, Candace
Date Created: 2013
Subjects--Topical: Middle school education, Education, Mathematics
Description: ABSTRACTCANDACE ELIZABETH MAZZE. Teacher self-efficacy and student learning: a case study of the implementation of Common Core State Standards in Mathematics in a parochial middle school (Under the direction of DR. COREY R. LOCK)In response to US ...

Title: THE ROLE OF COURSE DELIVERY METHODS IN PERSISTENCE AMONG NONTRADITIONAL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AS FOUND IN TWO FOUR-YEAR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
Author: Houchins, Carlie
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher--Administration, Adult education
Description: This dissertation investigated the association of course delivery method with persistence of first-time, beginning, and transfer nontraditional undergraduate students at two public universities over a 6-year period (2009–2015). Research exists on ...

Title: THE IMPACT OF SENSE OF BELONGING INTERVENTIONS ON SOCIAL INTEGRATION AT A SMALL, PRIVATE INSTITUTION
Author: Perrell, Amber
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher
Description: Higher education institutions continue to struggle with encouraging retention for first-year students. Prior research has shown that establishing social integration during the first-year of college is a crucial component of a successful transition...

Title: THE IMPACT OF SECONDARY CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ON STUDENT POST-SECONDARY PREPAREDNESS
Author: Pore, Holly
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership
Description: Beneath most efforts to reform education is the assumption that its current direction can be problematic, or, at minimum, not as effective for the economy, labor market, and workplace. The reform of the American high school must have Career and Te...

Title: THE EFFECTS OF BLENDED LEARNING ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, INTERACTION LEVELS, AND ONLINE READINESS SKILLS IN THE HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES CLASSROOM
Author: Rinehardt-Cline, Michelle
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership, Educational technology
Description: ABSTRACTMICHELLE RINEHARDT-CLINE THE EFFECTS OF BLENDED LEARNING ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT, INTERACTION LEVELS, AND ONLINE READINESS SKILLS IN THE HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES CLASSROOM (Under the direction of DR. JIM BIRD) The purpose of this experime...

Title: THE EFFECT OF MENTORING AND EXTENDED LEARNING PROGRAM ON NORTH CAROLINA END-OF-COURSE TESTS
Author: Gibbs, Portia
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Education, Educational leadership, Education, Secondary
Description: ABSTRACTPORTIA GIBBS-ROSEBORO. The effect of a mentoring and extended learning program on North Carolina end-of-course Tests. (Under the direction of DR. COREY LOCK)The purpose of this research study was to determine if effective interventions in ...

Title: THE EFFECT OF DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON RESPONSE AND ENGAGEMENT IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASSROOM
Author: Macon, Amanda
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Education
Description: This case study examined the effects of a one-day differentiated instruction professional development on teacher implementation and student engagement. All schools provide professional development for teachers and expect student engagement in the ...

Title: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPARATIVE APPRAISAL OF PERCEIVED RESOURCES AND DEMANDS FOR PRINCIPALS
Author: Maerz, Drew
Date Created: 2011
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership, Educational tests and measurements, School management and organization
Description: The purpose of this study was to develop the Comparative Appraisal of perceived Resources and Demands for Principals (CARD-P), which is used for appraising perceived stress in the elementary school principalship. An appraisal-based definition of s...

Title: TEACHERS’ PERSPECTIVES OF THE PRINCIPALS’ INVITATIONAL LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS, TEACHER JOB SATISFACTION AND PRINCIPAL EFFECTIVENESS IN HIGH-POVERTY RURAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Author: Younis, Matthew
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership
Description: The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of Invitational Leadership behaviors on school teacher satisfaction, teacher perceptions of the school principal’s performance, and to identify if there was a difference between the levels of inv...

Title: Super-Generators? Exploring the Career Trajectories and Leadership Practices of Women Superintendents
Author: Lockhart, Joyce
Date Created: 2013
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership
Description: ABSTRACTJOYCE Y. LOCKHART. Super-Generators: exploring the career trajectories and leadership practices of women superintendents (Under the direction of DR. LISA G. DRISCOLL) This investigation explored how the personal history, career trajectorie...

Title: Students' Perceptions of Motivation and Use of Metacognitive Self-regulated Learning Strategies in Remote Asynchronous Elementary Spanish Classes
Author: Esparragoza, Rosalba
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher
Description: The purpose of the study was to investigate whether intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, task value, metacognitive self-regulation, self-efficacy for learning, and cumulative GPA predicts academic success among college students enrolled in ...

Title: Students' Perceptions of Early Childhood Program Quality According to the National Association for the Education of Young Children Standards
Author: Javidi, Farhad
Date Created: 2011
Subjects--Topical: Community colleges--Study and teaching, Educational evaluation, Early childhood education
Description: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the extent to which one community college was preparing its early childhood education students for employment in the field according to the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) p...

Title: Student Success in a Large-Size Hybrid Learning Course - A Study of Student Backgrounds, Online Video Quizzes, and Persistence
Author: Park, Enoch
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership
Description: The purpose of this study was to identify and examine the potential factors that could predict college students' success in a large-size undergraduate hybrid learning course, offered in a southeastern public university.Based on a review of the exi...