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- Title
- A LEGISLATIVE EXAMINATION OF THE NORTH CAROLINA TEACHERS' AND STATE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM: RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT
- Author
- Griffin, Richard
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational leadership, Education and state, Education--Finance
- Description
- The North Carolina Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System (TSERS) experienced a decline in its funded ratio from 112% in 2002 to 94% in 2011 and an increase in its unfunded actuarial accrued liabilities over the same period. The change i...
- 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
- An Evaluation of a Strategic Staffing Initiative in a Large Urban School District
- Author
- Rosenbach, Laura
- Date Created
- 2012
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Educational evaluation, Education and state
- Description
- LAURA JULIA ROSENBACH. An evaluation of a Strategic Staffing Initiative in a large urban school district. (Under the direction of DR. CLAUDIA FLOWERS) This mixed method study examined the impact of a district-wide Strategic Staffing Initiative (SS...
- 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
- DEVELOPING AND VALIDATING A NEW INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE THE SELF-EFFICACY OF ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHERS
- Author
- McGee, Jennifer
- Date Created
- 2012
- Subjects--Topical
- Mathematics--Study and teaching, Educational psychology, Educational tests and measurements
- Description
- The purpose of this study was the development and validation of an instrument to measure the self-efficacy of elementary mathematics teachers. Self-efficacy, as defined by Bandura, was the theoretical framework for the development of the instrumen...
- 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
- 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
- HOT SPOTS IN THE CITY: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTERISTICS AND THE DEMAND FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMERGENCY SERVICES
- Author
- Wodicka, Reid
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Geography, Government policy, Urban forestry
- Description
- There is a common understanding among members of local government emergency services professionals that some neighborhoods require a substantially larger amount of services than others. This phenomenon is primarily driven, it is believed, by the c...
- 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
- Principal Efficacy of Alternative Secondary and Traditional Secondary Principals
- Author
- Snyder, Elizabeth
- Date Created
- 2018
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational leadership
- Description
- Serving in North Carolina’s public alternative secondary schools can be a challenge for principals. Self-efficacy is the perceived judgment that one has the ability to execute a course of action to bring about a desired result. Using Albert Bander...
- Title
- Understanding the Impact of Racism and Sexism on the Development of the Professional Identity of African American Women Principals
- Author
- Brown, Chrystal
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational leadership
- Description
- The purpose of this study is to understand the impact of racism and sexism in the development of the professional identity of African American women principals in public K-12 schools. African American women experience the principalship differently...