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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 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: Academic and Social Integration of the Non-Traditional College Student: Does Engagement Affect Retention?
Author: Cox, Barbara
Date Created: 2013
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership, Adult education
Description: ABSTRACTFor years, educators from colleges and universities across the country have searched for ways to improve student engagement and increase retention. Changing demographics, decreasing enrollments and greater public demands have created uniqu...

Title: Adequacy Post- Rose v. Council for Better Education in Kentucky Public School Facilities: A Case Study
Author: Wilson, Caroline
Date Created: 2013
Subjects--Topical: Education, Education--Finance, Law
Description: The decision in the 1989 landmark Kentucky case, Rose v. Council for Better Education, initiated many reforms to ensure that children have access to an adequate education, including funding new construction and renovations for school facilities. T...

Title: Educational Leadership Coaches' Development of Domain Specific Expertise: A Phenomenological Study
Author: Lewis, Janice
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership, Educational evaluation, School management and organization
Description: Districts and schools having high poverty and low achievement experience the highest rates of administrator turnover. A recent paradigm shift promotes "coaching" as a supportive and focused intervention that might move the district and/or school f...

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: 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: PREDICTORS OF OPINIONS OF K-12 HIGH AND LOW BMI STATE PRINCIPALS WITH VARYING DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS IN THE ROLE AS INSTRUCTIONAL CATALYST FOR THE PREVENTION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY
Author: Francis, Philip
Date Created: 2014
Subjects--Topical: Education and state
Description: The researcher's purpose in the study was to examine the predictors of the opinions, attitudes or beliefs of K-12 high and low BMI state principals from varying demographic factors by serving in the role as instructional catalyst by leading classr...

Title: Principals' Perceptions Of Resource Adequacy For Addressing Childhood Obesity
Author: Floyd, Otis
Date Created: 2015
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership, Obesity in children
Description: ABSTRACTOTIS HENRY FLOYD. The perceptions of the K-12 principals on resource adequacy for professional development addressing student obesity (Under the direction of DR.RICHARD G. LAMBERT). With the rapid expanse in childhood obesity and the schoo...

Title: School Building Level Administrators and Special Education: Roles, Responsibilities, and Expectations
Author: Carney, Tracey
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership
Description: Special education has transformed over the last three decades to ensure the provision of services and instructional practices are provided for students with disabilities. However, there a disconnect remains between special education and the requir...

Title: TEACHERS’ PERSPECTIVES OF THE PRINCIPALS’ INVITATIONAL LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS, TEACHER JOB SATISFACTION AND PRINCIPAL EFFECTIVENESS IN HIGH-POVERTY RURAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Author: Younis, Matthew
Date Created: 2017
Subjects--Topical: Educational leadership
Description: The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of Invitational Leadership behaviors on school teacher satisfaction, teacher perceptions of the school principal’s performance, and to identify if there was a difference between the levels of inv...