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- Title
- How school leaders prioritize and allocate resources to improve teacher quality through teacher professional development: A multiple case study in suburban North Carolina
- Author
- Tyson, Deonte
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Educational leadership, Teachers--Training of
- Description
- This multiple case study examined the methods by which school leaders determined and planned teacher professional development, as well as what teachers perceived as their professional development needs and how they believe school leaders take thos...
- Title
- IMAGINING THE UNTHINKABLE: A CASE STUDY EXPLORING AN INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSE TO THE PERSISTENCE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES.
- Author
- Wilson Jr., Clyde
- Date Created
- 2013
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational leadership, Education, Higher--Administration
- Description
- Over the past thirty-five years, the rates of retention and graduation among African American males attending colleges and universities in the U.S. have declined. Many institutions of higher education have responded to this problem by reexamining ...
- Title
- INTEGRATION AND PERSISTENCE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN A U.S. PRIVATE FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTION: A QUALITATIVE CASE STUDY
- Author
- ADEWALE, TITILOLA
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Multicultural education, Education, Higher--Administration, Education, Higher
- Description
- ABSTRACTTITILOLA OLUWATOSIN ADEWALE. Integration and persistence of international students in a U.S. private 4-year institution: A qualitative case study. (Under the direction of DR. MARK D’AMICO)Globalization has resulted in the rapid mobility of...
- Title
- Instructional Relationships and Predictors for Eighth Grade Student Academic Achievement as Measured by the North Carolina End of Grade Comprehensive Reading Scores to the Number of the Visual Arts Classes Completed During Middle Score
- Author
- Newnam, Michelle
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Art--Study and teaching
- Description
- The purpose of the researcher was to test for any significant relationships existing among the physical number of visual arts courses completed by 8th grade students during the middle school years to the actual academic performance as measured by ...
- Title
- Internalizing Genderization: Women’s Navigation of Power Dynamics in Senior-level Student Affairs Roles
- Author
- Wheeler, Emily
- Date Created
- 2020
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Higher
- Description
- While women have attained higher-level roles and greater representation in higher education administrator roles, the concept of the higher, the fewer (Nidiffer, 2002) represents the "gendered prestige hierarchies" (Allan, 2011, p. 58) that limit w...
- Title
- Investigation of a Nursing Career Counseling Program in a Community College
- Author
- Hedgpeth, Ruth
- Date Created
- 2015
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Nursing, Health education
- Description
- ABSTRACT Balancing the demands of heavy academics with everyday adult responsibilities often proves overwhelming for nontraditional nursing students in a community college nursing program. Too often, nontraditional students elect to leave school a...
- Title
- Investigation of the Relationships Among Online Community College Students' Characteristics and Instructional Delivery Model Preferences
- Author
- Lander, Maria
- Date Created
- 2009
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Higher, Educational technology
- Description
- The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between age, gender, program of study, and number of online courses previously taken and instructional delivery preferences related to students' control of their own learning, interaction,...
- Title
- JUST LET HER EAT THE DARN COOKIES: TO WHAT EXTENT WILL EDUCATION ABOUT THE NATURE AND CONSEQUENCES OF ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY INFLUENCE A PERSONS END-OF-CARE CHOICES
- Author
- Speer, Mary
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Medicine, Health education, Ethics
- Description
- ABSTRACTMARY JOAN MIDGLEY SPEER, Just Let Her Eat the Darn Cookies: To what extent will education about the nature and consequences of advanced medical technology influence a person’s end-of-life care choices? (Under the direction of DR. LISA MERR...
- Title
- K-12 Principals' Perceptions of State and Local Wellness Policies
- Author
- Jefferies, Shelton
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational leadership, Education and state, School management and organization
- Description
- ABSTRACTSHELTON L. JEFFERIES. K-12 principals' perceptions of state and local wellness policies. (Under the direction of DR. J. ALLEN QUEEN)The prevalence of obesity and a high probability of an increased medical and financial toll have prompted l...
- Title
- Lambda Coefficient of Rater-Mediated Agreement: Evaluation of an Alternative Chance-Corrected Agreement Coefficient
- Author
- Holcomb, Timothy
- Date Created
- 2022
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational tests and measurements, Educational evaluation
- Description
- In this study, the performance of the Lambda Coefficient of Rater-Mediated Agreement was evaluated with other chance-corrected agreement coefficients. Lambda is grounded in rater-mediated assessment theory and was developed as an alternative to Ka...
- Title
- Leading for Equity: Perceptions of How School Districts Build the Capacity of Equity-Driven District Leaders
- Author
- Mason, Michele
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational leadership
- Description
- School leadership practices are changing and evolving as are the expectations for school leaders and, thus, central office leaders, to lead and support the creation of equitable outcomes for all students. School systems are recognizing methods to ...
- Title
- Low-Income Community College Student Perceptions of Faculty Interaction in Online Courses
- Author
- Salanger, Carolyn
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Higher--Administration
- Description
- ABSTRACTCAROLYN VINAL SALANGER. Low-Income Community College Student Perceptions of Faculty Interaction in Online Courses. (Under the direction of DR. LISA R. MERRIWEATHER)The purpose of this survey design research study was to understand student ...
- Title
- Low-Income Community College Student Perceptions of Faculty Interaction in Online Courses
- Author
- Salanger, Carolyn
- Date Created
- 2021
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Higher--Administration
- Description
- ABSTRACTCAROLYN VINAL SALANGER. Low-Income Community College Student Perceptions of Faculty Interaction in Online Courses. (Under the direction of DR. LISA R. MERRIWEATHER)The purpose of this survey design research study was to understand student ...
- Title
- Major Decisions: A Phenomenological Study of the Experiences and Decision Making Processes of Undecided, First-Generation College Students
- Author
- Siarzynski, Kristen
- Date Created
- 2020
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Higher
- Description
- While many students decide to attend college for increased career opportunities, first-generation college students (FGCS) are far more likely than their peers to report attending college for this reason (Bui, 2002; Byrd & MacDonald, 2005; Martinez...
- Title
- More than Pizza: Exploring the Professional Development Needs of Afterschool Administrators and Cultural Relevance
- Author
- Miller, Chiquita
- Date Created
- 2020
- Subjects--Topical
- Education
- Description
- Afterschool programs play a significant role in the lives of minoritized students, offering a safe space for them to develop academically, socially, and emotionally. Program administrators are responsible for the oversight of the organization and ...
- Title
- Motivators of Adult Women Enrolled in a Community College
- Author
- Johnston, Connie
- Date Created
- 2010
- Subjects--Topical
- Women's studies, Community colleges--Study and teaching, Adult education
- Description
- The goal of this study was to describe what motivates adult women enrolled in a community college to pursue higher education. Utilizing profile analysis and multiple regression analyses, this study investigated the extent to which gender, English ...
- Title
- NCAA Transfer Student-Athletes, Athletic Identity, and the Impact of COVID-19
- Author
- Verburg, Mark
- Date Created
- 2022
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Higher
- Description
- Transfer students are an increasingly important piece of the college athletics puzzle; however, little is known about the athletic identity of this important population and the effects of COVID on their commitment to sport. The purpose of this stu...
- Title
- NEIGHBORHOOD CONDITIONS IN RELATION TO ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
- Author
- Zuo, Huifang
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Education
- Description
- In the United States, the academic achievement gap between European American and African American students has been identified as one of the major problems related to educational equity. Students’ academic achievement has been largely examined fro...
- Title
- NORTH CAROLINA COLLEGE INSTRUCTORS' AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS' PERCEPTIONS OF THE EARLY COLLEGE PROGRAM
- Author
- Parker, Ruth
- Date Created
- 2011
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational leadership, Community colleges--Study and teaching, Education, Secondary
- Description
- The purpose of this quantitative study was to explore the perceptions of college instructors and high school teachers regarding the purpose and benefits of the Early College High School program in North Carolina. College instructors and high schoo...
- Title
- NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE ENROLLMENT SINCE IMPLEMENTING TIERED FUNDING TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- Author
- Davis, Marc
- Date Created
- 2020
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational leadership, Education and state, Education--Finance
- Description
- Since the 2008 recession, public higher education in terms of both two- and four-year institutions has been cut by $9 billion in state and local funding (Mitchell, Leachman, & Matterson, 2017). Between 2005 and 2016, state and local appropriations...