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Title: Examining Design Knowledge and Practice Among Stem Faculty-Designers Using Visual Lesson Blueprints
Author: Budhrani, Kiran
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership, Educational technology, Design
Description: Attention is being given to improving the design of undergraduate gateway courses (i.e., entry-level, introductory) in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), particularly those facing challenges of large enrollment...

Title: Exceptional institutional performance: A case study of three North Carolina community colleges' strategic responses to accountability factors: 2007-2009
Author: Lattimore, John
Date Created: 2011
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership, Education, Higher--Administration, Community colleges--Study and teaching
Description: Accountability demands on North Carolina community colleges are examined in a qualitative case study of three institutions that met Exceptional Institutional Performance standards set by the North Carolina General Assembly in 2007-2008 or 2008-200...

Title: Expectancy-Value Model: Investigating Academic Success and Retention Predictors of First-Year STEM Majors
Author: Findlater, Nickcoy
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Education, Educational leadership, Educational tests and measurements
Description: The gap in supply (i.e., shortage) and demand of the STEM workforce have prompted extensive research on identifying factors that predict STEM outcomes and retention of students. Few studies, however, have examined the relationships between STEM ou...

Title: Experiences and Perceptions of Professional Development Facilitators In a Job-Embedded School Initiative
Author: Mashariki, Kaia
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Education, Teachers--Training of, Adult education
Description: Recent legislation and accountability efforts in K-12 schools have increased the need to support and maintain high-quality teachers through enhanced professional development and teacher training efforts. As districts and schools seek new and innov...

Title: Exploratory And Confirmatory Analyses Of A Hospital Employee Satisfaction Survey
Author: Redden, Kenneth
Date Created: 2009
Subjects--Topical: Management
Description: This study explored the factor structure of a 22-item survey developed to measure employee satisfaction in a healthcare setting. The purpose was to determine if a homegrown survey possessed factors known to measure employee satisfaction. First an ...

Title: Exploring Secondary Classroom Engagement in Mathematics
Author: Cline, Jessica
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Education, Mathematics, Education, Secondary
Description: The term engagement appears in teacher effectiveness models as well as state and federal legislation, including the most recent reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Schools Act of 1965 (ESEA), known as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ES...

Title: Exploring the Relationship of Grit as a Non-Cognitive Predictor of First Semester Academic Success for Community College Transfer Students
Author: Simms, Howard
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership, Education, Higher
Description: A growing narrative within higher education is to discover better practices and strategies that will increase retention and graduation rates among community college transfer students. Community college transfer students are at significant risk of ...

Title: FACTORS THAT DETERMINE THE CAREER STABILITY OF ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS IN A LARGE URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE SOUTHEAST
Author: Edwards, Danielle
Date Created: 2009
Subjects--Topical: Education, School management and organization
Description: This study examined the career stability (career choices assistant principals intend to make over the next five to ten years) in a large, urban school district in the southeastern region of the United States in order to identify factors significan...

Title: FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE BOARD MEMBERS IN THE SELECTION OF AN ARCHITECTURAL FIRM FOR NEW SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AND/OR RENOVATION PROJECTS IN NORTH CAROLINA
Author: BLOUNT, STUART
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership, Architecture, School management and organization
Description: This research study examined the factors that influence board members in the selection of an architectural firm for new school construction and/or renovation projects in North Carolina. School board members completed a survey which allowed the res...

Title: FACULTY ADVISORS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE IMPACT OF AN ACADEMIC ADVISING QUALITY ENHANCEMENT PLAN ON ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE OF A COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Author: Stewart, Makena
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership, Community colleges--Study and teaching, Adult education
Description: Student success initiatives identify comprehensive academic advising as a key strategy in promoting student retention while also ushering in cultural change within an organization. A qualitative intrinsic case study was conducted to examine the im...

Title: FACULTY PERCEPTION OF KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE IN DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING ACCESSIBLE ONLINE COURSES
Author: Guilbaud, Thelma
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership, Education, Higher, Educational technology
Description: This study examined the perceptions of university faculty on their knowledge and accessibility practices in designing and delivering online courses for students with disabilities. An online survey developed by the researcher was utilized to collec...

Title: FACULTY PERCEPTIONS OF, AND EXPERIENCES WITH, AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE STUDENTS AT A COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Author: Jenkins, Shantelle
Date Created: 2013
Subjects--Topical: Community colleges--Study and teaching, Education, Higher, Adult education
Description: Many studies involving African American male students have focused on achievement gaps and student retention models of those attending four-year institutions. However, there are limited investigations of African American male students at the commu...

Title: FROM ROOTS TO STAR TREK: A CASE STUDY ON SUCCESSFUL PERSISTENCE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MALE ENGINEERING MAJORS
Author: McGee, Marquis
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Engineering, Education, Higher, African Americans--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
Description: The United States is competing on a global level for jobs in the STEM fields but retention and graduation rates in the engineering disciplines are lower than desired. African American males make up 5 % of the population of American colleges and un...

Title: First Year Residential Tradtional-aged College Students' First Semester Experience and it's impact on Social Identity
Author: Douglas, Niesha
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Education, Education, Higher
Description: ABSTRACTNIESHA CHARISSE DOUGLAS. First year residential traditional aged college students' first semester experience and its impact on their social identity. (Under the direction of DR. LISA R. MERRIWEATHER)The needs of our society are not met whe...

Title: From Early College to the University: A Case Study Exploring First-Semester Experiences
Author: Smith, Bradley
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher
Description: This single case study explored the first-semester experiences of twelve early college high school (ECHS) graduates as they transitioned to a large, public university in North Carolina. The purpose was to understand how early college graduates mad...

Title: Functions, Practices, and Leadership Responsibilities of High School Athletic Directors in the United States
Author: DeCesare, Tammy
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Education
Description: The consistent growth of high school sports has created a noticeable evolution in the athletic director position requiring an increase in competencies in business administration and leadership. However, academic requirements, credentials, and trai...

Title: Health Literacy: Assessing the Current State of Practice Among Respiratory Therapists
Author: Clark, Kimberly
Date Created: 2009
Subjects--Topical: Health education
Description: Nearly half of American adults lack the necessary health literacy skills needed to understand and act appropriately on health information. The purpose of this research was to assess the current state of practice and knowledge of health literacy am...

Title: High School Success: An Effective Intervention for Achievement and Dropout Prevention
Author: Lowder, Christopher
Date Created: 2012
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership, Educational evaluation, School management and organization
Description: The purpose of this mixed-design study was to use quantitative and qualitative research to explore the effects of High School Success (a course for at-risk ninth graders) and its effectiveness on student achievement, attendance, and dropout preven...

Title: Hispanic-Black Achievement Gap: The Educational Schism in South Carolina Middle Schools
Author: Belton, Sr., Montrio
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership
Description: The academic achievement gap that exists between middle class White and non-White and poor students is well-documented. As policy-makers and educational leaders in South Carolina grapple with the academic achievement gap between White and non-Whit...

Title: How Intercollegiate Athletics Contributes to Institutional Viability and Culture: Small Private College Presidents’ Perspectives.
Author: Simmons, Connie
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership, Education, Higher, School management and organization
Description: Small, private colleges provide an essential element to the landscape of higher education, offering intimate class sizes and high touch experiences for traditional college populations. Led by an institutional president, who sets strategic initiati...