Browsing by Author "Maiden, Jeffrey"
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An Examination of the Relationship Between Academic Achievement and Federal Supplemental Revenue as It Relates to American Indian Students in a Public School District
Whiteman, Funston (2017-05-05)Using a vertical equity lens this study investigates the effect of federal funding on the academic achievement of American Indian students in a high Indian enrollment (HIE) public school district in Oklahoma. This single ... -
Exploring Entrepreneurial Mindset and Characteristics: Their Influence on Readiness, Success, and Educational Implications
LeCount, David (2024-04-02)Entrepreneurship has historically taken the inadequate and misleading misnomer of starting a business. The concept is far more significant and encompasses much more than the act and its process. Typically, the critical ... -
Factors Affecting the Level of Technology Implementation by Teachers in Elementary Schools
Brunk, Jason Dan (2008)Technology investing in public schools has reached historical levels, yet the impact on student achievement has been under-realized. Despite annual increases in school technology expenditures, there are still limited cases ... -
Faculty intentions to learn new technology in regards to existing teaching, research and service commitments: An integration of prospect theory and theory of planned behavior
Burris, Alicia (2015-05-08)This research used a revised theory of planned behavior model and incorporated perceptions of time pressure, perceived instrumentality and a modified loss aversion index, to examine relationships between these constructs ... -
A Focus On The Learning That Occurs Within A Formal School Administrator Mentoring Program
Connery, Lori (2014-05-09)The focus of this study was on examining the role of mentoring relationships established in formal mentoring programs in building strong leaders for schools, and investigated the types of learning that occur within a formal ... -
From zero-tolerance to restorative practices: a narrative inquiry of the transition in policy and practice
Buckmaster, Daniel (2020-12-04)This dissertation explores an educational leader’s unique journey to establish a new culture for school discipline in a Midwest urban middle school. This study chronicles three years of the implementation of restorative ... -
Gender Inequality in Career and Technical Education: Women in Nontraditional Trade and Industry Programs.
Shandy, Josh (2023-12-15)This study explored why we have such an underrepresentation of women in our CTE trade and industry programs. The purpose of the research was to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of the phenomena surrounding ... -
Holding Back English Learners: The Impact of Early Elementary Grade Retention on Language Development
Buckmaster, Jamie (2019-05-10)An abundance of scholarly work indicates that the practice of requiring a student to repeat a grade likely has significant academic, social and long-term effects on students. Grade retention, prevalent in elementary schools ... -
How Early Childhood Hope Lessons Impact Students and Teachers
Jackson, Robye Kay (2024-05-10)While focusing on instruction and academics, today’s classroom teachers must also meet the individual needs of students who come to the learning environment socially and emotionally unprepared. Positive psychology Hope ... -
HOW LEADERSHIP INFLUENCES TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS IN RESPONSE TO EDUCATIONAL REFORMS: A HERMENEUTIC PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY
Pankhurst, Sherri (2016-05-13)In 2009 a rash overhaul of educational reform occurred in our nation’s educational system, specifically preempted by Race to the Top. Administrators and teachers have been in a flux of understanding the importance of these ... -
HOW TEACHERS AT OKLAHOMA VIRTUAL CHARTER ACADEMY ADDRESS THE FIVE ELEMENTS OF COGNITIVE ENGAGEMENT: AN INTERPTRETIVIST CASE STUDY
Morrison, John (2017-05-13)This qualitative case study examines teacher perceptions of how they cognitively engage their students in live online classes to determine the perceptions and practices of ten teachers at Oklahoma Virtual Charter Academy. ... -
THE IMPACT OF CAPITAL OUTLAY INEQUITIES ON SCHOOL DISTRICT COST SAVING MEASURES IN A CLIMATE OF BUDGET REDUCTIONS
Reynolds, Tammie (2019-05)The purpose for conducting this study was to determine whether inequitable capital outlay capacity, as defined by district valuation, was associated statistically with the following cost-saving measures: implementation of ... -
The Impact of School and District Fiscal Decisions and Demographic Characteristics on Oklahoma Elementary School Principal Turnover
Meier, Seth (2023-12-15)This study is a quantitative, causal comparative study exploring the effect that various school-level and district-level fiscal decisions and demographic characteristics have on elementary principal turnover within ... -
THE IMPACT OF THE FOUR-DAY SCHOOL WEEK, DISTRICT FINANCIAL DECISIONS, AND CHARACTERISTICS ON TEACHER RETENTION
Byerly, Channa (2019-05)This study is a non-experimental quantitative design exploring teacher retention in Oklahoma by looking at variables including district level decisions and characteristics. The population in the study included 521 public ... -
THE IMPACT OF THE INEQUITY OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT REVENUE ON THE EQUITY OF CURRENT EDUCATIONAL EXPENDITURES IN OKLAHOMA SCHOOLS
Hime, Shawn (2017-05)ABSTRACT The purpose for conducting this study was to examine the extent to which students in districts that have moderate or significant levels of capital funding through building and bond funds are placed at a relative ... -
Influence of Character Education on Student Character Growth: A Program Evaluation
Puccino, Laura (2019)The purpose of this program evaluation was to analyze one Southwest Oklahoma school’s character education program and its effect on school climate, student and teacher relationships, and student growth in character. This ... -
Insights into what influences school administrators to adopt a school dress code: an analysis of school administrators' perceptions of safety, discipline, and student voice
Hein, James Jr (2020-12-18)Abstract Research in the field of school dress codes has in general been centered around whether they improve the learning environment in areas of safety discipline and academic performance. Researchers have studied the ... -
LANGUAGE PRESERVATION, POLICY, AND PLANNING IN A LANGUAGE “HOT SPOT”: AN INTERPRETIVE POLICY ANALYSIS
Tribble, Jeffry (2014-12-12)Native American tribes within the state of Oklahoma are faced with the loss of their heritage language at an alarming rate, much to do with past and present monolingual English language ideologies and policies that have ... -
LIVED EXPERIENCES OF FEMALE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS IN RURAL REMOTE HIGH SCHOOLS OF A SOUTHWESTERN STATE
Craig, Sheryl (2017-05-12)This hermeneutic phenomenology research study expands the knowledge base concerning leadership experiences of female high school principals. Specifically, the research explored the perceptions of four female high school ... -
Middle and high school principals’ perceptions of movement as part of instruction in lecture-style classrooms
Henry, Misty (2023-05-12)Research has reported multiple benefits when using movement in the classroom as part of the curriculum. These benefits have been shown to help students physically, emotionally, and mentally. Research on the benefits of ...