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- Title
- The Influence of Leadership Practices on Faculty Job Satisfaction in Baccalaureate Degree Nursing Program
- Author
- Afam, Clifford
- Date Created
- 2012
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Nursing
- Description
- Using a correlational, cross-sectional study design with self-administered questionnaires, this study explored the extent to which leadership practices of deans and department heads influence faculty job satisfaction in baccalaureate degree nursin...
- Title
- SECURING MOBILE HYBRID APPLICATIONS THROUGH CONFIGURATIONS - FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE
- Author
- AlJarrah, Abeer
- Date Created
- 2018
- Subjects--Topical
- Computer science
- Description
- Mobile hybrid apps have the potential to dominate the mobile and IoTs apps market. Cross-platform or hybrid apps are providing a promising development choice that appeals to a great body of developers. This development approach \wraps" standard we...
- Title
- A Case Study of Hispanic Middle School Students In An ESL Classroom: Discourses In Academic Reading Instruction
- Author
- Andrews, Horace
- Date Created
- 2010
- Subjects--Topical
- English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers, Ethnicity--Study and teaching, Hispanic Americans--Study and teaching
- Description
- This case study examined student teacher interaction that took place in one ESL middle school classroom with 29 Latino/a students learning to read in English. Observations in classrooms and interviews with teachers were conducted over a ten month ...
- 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
- Mathematics Readiness of Entering College Students
- Author
- Blat, Catherine
- Date Created
- 2018
- Subjects--Topical
- Mathematics--Study and teaching, Education, Higher
- Description
- The purpose of this descriptive research study was to identify key mathematics competencies first-time college students need to succeed in entry-level college mathematics courses. The study was conducted at a large, urban public, research universi...
- Title
- Evaluating the Effectiveness of Montessori Reading and Math Instruction for Third Grade African American Students in Urban Elementary Schools
- Author
- Brown, Katherine
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Education, Elementary
- Description
- Improving academic achievement for students of color has long been the subject of debate among advocates of education reform (Anyon, 2013; Breitborde & Swiniarski, 2006; Payne, 2008). Some scholars have advocated for the Montessori method as an al...
- Title
- The Influence of Teach for America on Algebra I Student Achievement
- Author
- Carroll, Curtis
- Date Created
- 2013
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational leadership
- Description
- This non-experimental study examined the influence of an initiative that High Risk School District (pseudonym) implemented to offset the effect of low student academic performance in low performing-schools. The study attempted to answer the follow...
- Title
- An Investigation of Academic Resiliency among African-American Males in Secondary Schools
- Author
- Casey, Lee
- Date Created
- 2018
- Subjects--Topical
- Education, Educational leadership
- Description
- This non-experimental survey study investigated the relationship between the participants’ perception of the existence of resiliency-building strategies in schools and their levels of resilience and academic achievement. The study used a correlati...
- Title
- The Differences between Violently and Nonviolently Injured Trauma Patients and the Factors among Violently Injured Trauma Patients following a Brief Alcohol Counseling Intervention
- Author
- Dongre, Leigh
- Date Created
- 2016
- Subjects--Topical
- Counseling psychology, Mental health, Health services administration
- Description
- Alcohol use is well documented as a public health issue and a significant contributor to violent injury (Lam & Chim, 2010; World Health Organization, 2006). The purpose of this research was to examine the difference between violently and nonviolen...
- 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
- STUDY ABROAD PARTICIPATION AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ INTERCULTURAL SENSITIVITY
- Author
- Edmunds, Julia
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Educational leadership, Foreign study
- Description
- The purpose of this study was to examine the intercultural sensitivity of College of Education students who participated in short-term, faculty led, study abroad programs at a large, urban, branch, university in the Southeast. The research questio...
- Title
- Effects of the Shared Principles of Middle School Philosophy and Culturally Responsive Education on the Academic Achievement of African American Middle School Students
- Author
- Ellis, Tarra
- Date Created
- 2012
- Subjects--Topical
- Multicultural education, Education, Educational sociology
- Description
- This study was an investigation of the overlapping principles of relevance, rigor, and relationships inherent in both middle school philosophy and culturally responsive education to determine their effects on the academic achievement of African Am...
- 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
- FACTORS INFLUENCING BLACK FEMALE TEACHERS' JOB SATISFACTION AND INTENTION TO REMAIN IN THE K-12 CLASSROOM: A MIXED METHODS ANALYSIS
- Author
- Farinde, Abiola
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Education
- Description
- Sixty years after Brown v. Board of Education, current retention trends indicate a Black teacher shortage. Research shows that Black teachers' retention rates are often lower than White teachers'. In examining retention, job satisfaction has been ...
- Title
- The Effects of Question-Answer Relationship (QAR) Instruction on Standardized Reading Test Scores of Third Grade Students
- Author
- Green, Susan
- Date Created
- 2019
- Subjects--Topical
- Reading
- Description
- Despite many school reform initiatives designed to ensure reading proficiency for all students, recent reports from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reveal that only 37 percent of fourth grade students and only 34 percent of ...
- Title
- DIFFERENT APPROACH, DIFFERENT RESULTS: A STUDY OF MASTERY LEARNING INSTRUCTION IN A DEVELOPMENTAL READING CLASS AT AN URBAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
- Author
- Hill-Miller, Patricia
- Date Created
- 2011
- Subjects--Topical
- Reading, Adult education
- Description
- ABSTRACTPATRICIA L. HILL-MILLER. Different approach, different results: A study of mastery learning instruction in a developmental reading class at an urban community college. (Under the direction of DR. ROBERT RICKELMAN) Mastery learning is an in...
- Title
- The Effects of Self-Advocacy and Conflict Resolution Instruction on the Ability of College Students with Hidden Disabilities to Request and Negotiate Academic Accommodations
- Author
- Holzberg, Debra
- Date Created
- 2017
- Subjects--Topical
- Special education
- Description
- According to the National Center for Education Statistics (Raue & Lewis, 2011), students with disabilities (SWD) attend postsecondary education at rates similar to their peers without disabilities. However, graduation rates from postsecondary educ...
- 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 Effects of Explicit Self-regulated Learning Strategy Instruction on Mathematics Achievement
- Author
- Jenkins, Janet
- Date Created
- 2009
- Subjects--Topical
- Mathematics--Study and teaching, Curriculum planning
- Description
- Self-regulated learning includes the use of a set of strategies for planning, monitoring, and self-evaluating students' efforts toward reaching specific learning goals. This study examined the extent to which explicit self-regulated learning strat...
- Title
- EFFECTS AND PERCEPTIONS OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT ON THE MATHEMATICAL ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS IN A STEM COURSE: A MIXED-METHOD STUDY
- Author
- Johnson, Sarah
- Date Created
- 2014
- Subjects--Topical
- Mathematics--Study and teaching, Education
- Description
- To understand how to identify and examine factors that influence parental involvement and math achievement of high school students, I conducted a mixed-method study was guided by the following questions: 1. What are the perceptions of students, te...