Browsing by Author "Cate, Jean"
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2016 Simons Patricia Dissertaton
Simons, Patricia (2016-05-13)Abstract The purpose of this investigation is to explore through a historical case study the ways in which one principal mentored and built capacity with a school-based cohort of teachers who became school leaders themselves ... -
Employee Beliefs Regarding an Energy Management Company's Transformational Program in Developing Energy Efficient Practices in Public Schools
Myers, Jonathan (2014-05-10)Public schools throughout the United States of America are experiencing financial hardship (Oliff, Mai, & Leachman, 2012), and due to the turbulence and fluctuation of state budgets, sound funding and competent budgeting ... -
AN EXPLORATION OF TEACHER AUTONOMY IN RELATION TO ELEMENTARY TEACHERS’ SCIENCE INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE
Slater, Janis (2017-05-12)This mixed methods study uses a participant selection model with a qualitative emphasis (Creswell & Plano-Clark, 2007) to examine the science teaching practices of elementary teachers in self-contained classrooms. Their ... -
The Impact Of Instructional Technology Training And Support: A Case Study Of A Technology-Rich School
Craige, Brenda (2014-05-09)Despite the increase in technology available to classrooms, results of the research on the impact of technology on student achievement have been mixed at best. Studies consistently show that if technology is effectively ... -
Principal. Me. An Autoethnographic Analysis of Role Conceptualization Within the Principalship
Beck, Scott (2015-05-08)Over the course of the past several decades, the principalship has shifted dramatically. Neo-liberal inspired accountability pressures and increasing societal demands have increased the workload of those who lead schools. ... -
Rural school postsecondary education Discourse: Individual anxiety-corporate confidence
Love, T. N. (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 ... -
Why Wage War? Global Education in the Middle School Classroom
Pennington, Kimberly (2014-12-12)As the 21st Century unfolds, there is increasing need for globally knowledgeable citizens, and social studies is a natural domain for global education to take place. Unfortunately, multiple studies show a lack of global ...