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Title: A CASE STUDY OF THE ENGLISH SECOND LANGUAGE PROGRAMS OF A NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL DISTRICT
Author: Harris, Letitia
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers
Description: As the United States struggles with issues regarding the rapidly increasing immigrant population, so do public schools struggle with providing the youth of this non-English speaking population a quality education. Because of the requirements and s...

Title: A Comparison of Developmental Mathematics Sequences at a North Carolina Community College Using a Markov Chain Model
Author: Peeler, Matthew
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Mathematics--Study and teaching, Community colleges--Study and teaching, Educational evaluation
Description: This study compares students at a North Carolina community college taking a course-based developmental mathematics sequence to students taking a new, module-based emporium method developmental mathematics sequence using a Markov chain model to com...

Title: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of a Measure of Preservice Teacher Knowledge, Skills and Dispositions
Author: Ellison, Antoinette
Date Created: 2009
Subjects--Topical: Teachers--Training of, Educational tests and measurements
Description: Recent literature on school improvement indicates that teacher quality has a large impact on student learning (Aaronson, Barrow, & Sander, 2007; Rivkin, Hanushek & Kane, 2005; Hanushek, Kane, O'Brien, & Rivkin, (2005); Nye, Konstantopoulos, Hedges...

Title: A Cultural Wealth Perspective on Success and Persistence in Engineering for Black and Latino Students: Exploring Interactions with Faculty and Other Institutional Agents
Author: Foxx, Krystal
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Engineering, Education
Description: Using Yosso's (2005) community cultural wealth (CCW) framework, this qualitative case study (conducted through a federally-funded grant) explored the experiences of eight Black and Latino successful engineering students at a Southeastern universit...

Title: A Delphi-Based Investigation on Principal Preparedness for Managing School Finance
Author: Christian, Arthur
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Management, Education--Finance
Description: Background. Research on principal preparedness for managing school finance is limited. Grounded in theory, principal preparation programs are wifout practical exercises for leadership readiness on budgets and finance. On its face, this topic is he...

Title: A LEGAL ANALYSIS OF CYBERBULLYING WITH SEXTING CASES
Author: Ayers, Dana
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Law
Description: The misuse of social media and technology is an emerging threat to adolescents. The court systems are being forced to address the legality and fine line of social media use and the First Amendment rights of those involved. This research study is a...

Title: A Multiple Case Study on the Lived Experiences of Five Upper Elementary School Teachers Who Transitioned from Traditional Grading Practices to Standards-Based Grading Practices
Author: Frazier, Meghan
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Education
Description: Through a qualitative multiple case study, the researcher’s goal in conducting this study was to investigate and understand the experiences of five upper elementary teachers in grades three through five who transitioned from traditional grading pr...

Title: A Phenomenological Study of the Influence of Masculinity on Peer Accountability in Fraternities
Author: Knight, Shawn
Date Created: 2024
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher, Education, Higher--Administration
Description: The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of the social construct of masculinity on the experiences fraternity members had with accountability. This study focused on the methods fraternities used to hold their members accountable, how th...

Title: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF THE PERCEPTIONS OF BEGINNING PK–12 PUBLIC EDUCATION TEACHERS ON DEFINED BENEFIT RETIREMENT PLANS
Author: Mangiaracina, Rex
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Education and state, Education--Finance, School management and organization
Description: ABSTRACTA QUALITATIVE STUDY OF THE PERCEPTIONS OF BEGINNING PK–12 PUBLIC EDUCATION TEACHERS ON DEFINED BENEFIT RETIREMENT PLANS. The significance of this study was its ability to further inform beginning PK–12 public education teachers and policy ...

Title: A QUALITATIVE STUDY ON THE EXPERIENCES OF FACULTY ADVISORS’ PARTICIPATION IN A SHARED MODEL OF ADVISING AT A PRIVATE, COMPREHENSIVE UNIVERSITY
Author: Siarzynski-Ferrer, Kristina
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher
Description: Faculty advising has maintained a prominent role in the history of higher education institutions in the United States (Cook, 2009; Habley, 2003; Rudolph 1962). The role of faculty serving as advisors is still significant at private, four-year coll...

Title: A Qualitative Interview-Based Study of the Experiences of Community College Disability Services Providers
Author: Nichols, Jennifer
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Education, Education, Higher, Disability studies
Description: The purpose of this study is to explore and capture the experiences of disability services providers (DSP) within the community college setting as it relates to facilitating and coordinating accommodations for students with disabilities, collabora...

Title: A Qualitative Interview-based Study of the Lived Experiences of North Carolina Community College Students Who Report Food Insecurity
Author: Stafford, Nanci
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Community colleges--Study and teaching, Adult education, Education, Higher
Description: AbstractA Qualitative Interview-Based Study of the Lived Experiences of North Carolina Community College Students Who Report Food Insecurity (Under the direction of Dr. Alan Mabe)This study represents North Carolina community college student exper...

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 Attitudes of University of North Carolina Education Faculty Toward the Use of Computer-Based Simulation in Pre-service Teacher Education Methods Courses
Author: Englebert, Mary
Date Created: 2010
Subjects--Topical: Education, Higher, Teachers--Training of, Educational technology
Description: ABSTRACTMARY F. ENGLEBERT: A study of the attitudes of University of North Carolina education faculty toward the use of computer-based simulation in pre-service teacher education methods courses. (Under the direction of DR. JOHN GRETES) The use of...

Title: A Systematic Approach To Interrater Reliability In Early Childhood Teacher Performance Evaluations
Author: Bottoms, Bryndle
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Educational evaluation
Description: Teacher evaluations are routinely conducted across the United States for licensure and professional development supports. However, there is limited research on the interrater reliability of these evaluation assessment systems, despite federal reco...

Title: A partial posterior p value test for multilevel mediation
Author: Cox, Kyle, Kelcey, Benjamin
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Statistics, Mathematics
Description: A variety of inferential tests are available for single and multilevel mediation but most come with notable limitations that balance tradeoffs between power and Type I error. We extend the partial posterior p value method (p3 method) to test multi...

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 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: 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 ...