Browsing by Author "Hellman, Chan"
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Building Teacher Competence through Modeling and Practice in an Instructional Coaching Session
Lein, Joanna (2017)This study aims to understand how instructional coaching supports novice teachers by examining how to build teacher competence effectively. Using self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 2002) as the conceptual framework, ... -
Conceptualizing and Validating a Measure of Principal Trust in Central Administration
Burchfield, Debra (2013-12)ABSTRACT Trust is a core social resource for schools. Lack of trust, however, is a serious impediment to the implementation of improvements in schools today. The absence of a valid and reliable scale to measure principals’ ... -
Conceptualizing Social Power in Adolescence
McMillin, Keegan (2021-05-14)Popularity in adolescence has been of interest to researchers for decades—oft described and conceptualized as social power, yet few studies have investigated the overlap between popularity and social power outside of ... -
Creative Self-Efficacy, Technology Acceptance, and the Theory of Planned Behavior: Antecedents to a Maker's Intention to Return to Make
Norris, Matthew (2016-12)Fab Labs, Makerspaces and Hackerspaces are part of a decentralized global Do-It-Yourself movement providing unique resources to tinkerers, hobbyists, inventors and artists to make almost anything. Individuals who use these ... -
Development of Assessment Tool to Measure Soft Skills in the Performance of Healthcare Providers
AbuJbara, Nida'a (2020-05-08)The objective of the study is to develop an assessment tool to measure healthcare providers’ use of soft skills during their encounters with patients in primary care settings. Development of the assessment tool is designed ... -
DUAL LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN PRESCHOOL: A MULTI-CASE STUDY ON HOW THE LANGUAGE ENVIRONMENT SUPPORTS LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
Kelly, Janice (2015)The increase of dual language learners in today’s classrooms have caused serious implications when examining how the country educates children (McWayne, Melzi, Schick, Kennedy, & Mundt, 2013). Because of the cultural and ... -
AN EXAMINATION OF FORMAL SCHOOL STRUCTURE AND TEACHER EVALUATION
Brands Vereecke, Elizabeth (2016-08)Research showing that teachers are the most important school-related factor for student improvement has increased attention on what and how to improve teaching quality in our classrooms. Compounding this is the heightened ... -
Examining How QRIS Programs Ensure Quality, Access, and Availability of Services For All Young Children Including Those With Disabilities
Berg, Teresa (2015-07-30)Nearly twenty years ago Oklahoma set the foundation for high-quality childcare in the state and across the country by creating the Reaching for the Stars program (STARs), a Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) ... -
Experiences of Early Childhood Educators Who Use Constructivist Approaches in an Era of High-Stakes Accountability
Davis, Jill (2015-08)Over the past thirty years, American education has moved toward a system of increased accountability. High-stakes accountability is characterized by the reliance of high-stakes testing, or assessments that lead to significant ... -
Exploring Direct and Indirect Relationships among Teacher Self-efficacy, Motivations for Teaching, Teacher-child Interactions, and Child Outcomes in Early Head Start Classrooms
Patrick, Susan (2016-08)More infants and toddlers are in early care and education settings at this time than ever before in history, making the study of these settings of critical importance. In the first three years of life, patterns for health, ... -
Exploring the role of Continuity Operations Management in University supported Volunteer Student Organizations
Brabazon, William (2019-08)THE ORGANIZATIONAL LIFE CYCLE CONTAINS BETWEEN THREE AND SEVEN PHASES. THE FINAL PHASE OF ALL MODELS HAS BEEN THE DEATH OF THE ORGANIZATION. THIS STUDY DETERMINED IF THERE COULD BE AN ALTERNATIVE TO THIS ORGANIZATIONAL ... -
Feeding Hope Through Tulsa's Philanthropic Community
Macon, Randy K. (2014)Hope Theory continues to emerge in the scholarly literature. Rooted in positive psychology, this theory is comprised of three facets: goals, pathways thinking, and agency thinking. To date there has been limited application ... -
Hope and Burnout in Human Services Nonprofit Organizations
Muse, Yira (2018-12-14)In the nonprofit sector, organizations that provide services to victims of violence or abuse present job contexts that are naturally stressful and prone to employee burnout. The aim of this study was to determine the ... -
Hope-Centered Leadership
Freeze, Christopher (2023-11-17)Hope has been found to be a strong predictor of employee well-being. However, until now, no scale existed to measure whether leaders were activating and operationalizing hope within employees. The Hope-Centered Leadership ... -
How do adults who experienced complex childhood trauma describe their progression through school?
Yahola, Lisa (2024-05-10)Complex trauma is considered the most severe form of trauma. It is characterized by multiple harmful events that typically begin early in a child’s life, are chronic and prolonged, result in highly adverse developmental ... -
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 ... -
Identifying intergenerational transmission of historical trauma using the genogram psychosocial assessment tool
Butler-King, Renea (2020)Intergenerational Transmission of Historical Trauma (ITHxT) is a real-world challenge that is multifaceted for Black children. As children with a legacy of slavery, the passing of trauma into their environment (home life) ... -
IN SEARCH OF THE SEA DADDY: AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE MENTOR-PROTÉGÉ DYAD IN THE US ACTIVE DUTY NAVY UTILIZING A GROUNDED THEORY APPROACH
Gurchik, John (2020-05-08)This research project advances the understanding of the formation of the mentor-protégé dyad in the United States Navy. Utilizing open-ended interview techniques that are recorded, transcribed, and coded, utilizing a Classic ... -
Meditation and gratitude practice for early childhood teachers
Evans, Samantha L. (2022-05-13)Many early childhood educators are experiencing an increase in stress, affecting their self-efficacy well-being (Hue & Lau, 2016). Mindfulness, which is the awareness, openness, and receptiveness of one’s present life ... -
Performance Measurement Indicators in the Healthcare Industry: A Systematic Review
Abu Jbara, Nida'a (2016-08)Objectives: The purpose of this study is to explore and investigate the types of employee performance measurement systems applied in healthcare services and assess their efficiency in providing accurate measurement of the ...