Browsing by Subject "Education, Secondary."
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Music education in Central America: A comparative study of educational policies and practices in Guatemala, Honduras, and Costa Rica .
(2007)This study aimed to investigate how music is currently being taught, primarily at the elementary school level, in three countries---Guatemala, Honduras, and Costa Rica---where music education is included in the public ... -
Opinions of traditional and nontraditional female students as expressed among and toward each other in a selected postsecondary educational institution.
(1983)A total of one hundred and forty-six (146) respondents completed the "Demographic Background Information" page and the "Opinion of Self and Others" questionnaire. Reliability of the opinions instrument was established and ... -
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Peer tutoring and at-risk students: The effects of peer tutoring on attendance rates, misbehavior in school, and academic progress for students identified as at risk for dropping out of high school.
(2000)When at-risk students who participated in a six-week tutoring project were compared to at risk students who did not participate as a tutor, significant differences were found in academic performance in math class and on ... -
Perceptions of AIDS education issues: A qualitative study of at risk individuals.
(1998)The research affirmed certain elements of current AIDS education theories and revealed areas which should be added to instructional methods and curriculum content. Significant patterns affecting the participants' behavior ... -
Pleasing the teacher: An exploration of the construct and its behavioral and motivational patterns.
(1997)The current study examined motivational patterns related to high school students reasons for pleasing the teacher, and motivation in classes where they like and dislike the teacher. One hundred and twenty-five high school ... -
Political learning in adolescence: A survey of political awareness and attitudes of middle school students in the heartland.
(1998)The results of this study of 942 middle school students in the Oklahoma City Public Schools reveal that family discussions of politics and group membership provide a pull into the world of politics for many adolescents. ... -
Practicing a Professional Ethic: Leading for Students’ Best Interests
(2011-08)This research examined secondary administrators’ perspectives about the expression “the best interests of the student.” Principals’ intimate reflections provided empirical insights into what they mean when they use the ... -
Preservice teachers' beliefs about young adolescents and their impact on grade level teaching preference.
(2006)Middle level education programs need qualified, specifically trained teachers to best address the needs of their young adolescent learners. However, despite extensive information as to what constitutes appropriate middle ... -
The relationship between teacher morale and perceived leader behavior in the junior high schools of a selected metropolitan district in Oklahoma.
(1980)Methodology. Two instruments, the Purdue Teacher Opinionaire and the Leader Behavior Description Questionnaire-Form XII, were u -
Revealing the potentiality for chaos in a public high school.
(2002)The heuristic methodology utilized in this study is critiqued and study findings are related to the current literature. Implications and recommendations are made to educators and education reformers. Finally, suggestions ... -
Rural school postsecondary education Discourse: Individual anxiety-corporate confidence
(2014-12-12)This study addressed a gap in the literature about the importance of the school context in predicting and mediating postsecondary education participation for rural students. Using grounded theory with a modified constant ... -
Secondary instrumental music teachers' evaluation of essential knowledge and skills for successful teaching.
(2007)A pilot study of instrumental music teachers in Texas (N = 60) was completed, and revisions to the questionnaire and variables used in the main study were made. The final portion of the study asked band and orchestra ... -
Sexual harassment policies, training and perceptions of the problem in the educational setting: A survey of Oklahoma middle level public school principals, counselors and teachers.
(1999)The researcher mailed a survey to 155 Oklahoma middle school principals, 188 middle school counselors and 160 middle school teachers. Largely a rural state, Oklahoma has a wide range of school district size, school size ... -
Student Characteristics and Motivation in Rural High Schools
(2009-11)This research tested a path model for how rural high school students' self-perceptions and environmental perceptions influence their course-related interest, school engagement and ultimately, post-graduation intentions. ... -
A study of the causes for pupil failure in high school /
(The University of Oklahoma., 1966)