Browsing The University of Oklahoma by Author "Mackey, Hollie"
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An Analysis of the Effects of All-Day Prekindergarten on Academic Achievement and Socio-Behavioral Development
Hinton, Stephanie (2017)Providing access to prekindergarten has been an important conversation in several states. Oklahoma has previously pioneered this effort, ensuring quality prekindergarten opportunities in nearly every district in the state. ... -
Biased Neutrality: Examining the Existence of Gender Segregation and Clustering in the Retail Industry
Winn, Amber (2017-12-15)A significant portion of existing research on gender segregation in the workplace is devoted to the study of gender dominance across professions, but few studies have focused on job segregation within specific industries. ... -
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 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 ... -
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 intelligence quotient in justice
Foster-Hale, Jamie (2017)This project was designed to research information about intellectually disabled individuals in the criminal justice system. The beginning stages of this project focused on defining intellectual and developmental disabilities ... -
A Narrative Inquiry into an Army School Leadership Experience
Smith, Kyle (2016-05-13)The focus of this study is to reconstruct meaning through an interpretation of change on who I am and what I am becoming, navigating through a pervasive space that encompasses temporal, personal/social, and place creating ... -
Oklahoma Teachers' Perceptions of the Qualitative Portion of the Teacher Evaluation System
Beatty, Ivana (2017-05-13)This quantitative study explores teacher evaluation from a teachers’ perspective through an organizational lens. Political reforms such as Race to the Top has ignited state reforms within the teacher evaluation framework. ... -
Organizational Structure, Leadership, and Organizational Citizenship Behavior
Willis, Valerie (2015-05-08)A plethora of research on Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) exists. However, there is a limited amount of research examining this construct within schools. This study examined the OCB phenomenon in schools. More ... -
An Outcome-Based Evaluation of an Intervention and Remediation Program for High School Freshmen
Wilkerson, Teresa (2016-05-13)The transition from middle school to high school is a critical stage in the educational development of teenage students. Despite comprehensive education reforms aimed at helping all students graduate high school, many ... -
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. ... -
THE ROLE OF LEADERSHIP IN PROMOTING POSITIVE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTIONS IN URBAN SECONDARY SETTINGS
Hester, Twylla (2018-12-15)Positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS) is a framework for organizing evidence-based interventions into a unique curriculum that enhances the academic and social behavior outcomes for all students. This study ... -
SOCIAL MEDIA POLICIES IN OKLAHOMA K-12 SCHOOLS: A POLICY CONTENT ANALYSIS
Cook, Patricia (2016-08-19)This qualitative study examines current trends in public school district policies regarding social media use in K-12 schools Oklahoma. Participants were selected from the Oklahoma Community Grouping Model using Probability ... -
TURNING WORDS INTO ACTION: A CASE STUDY EXPLORING HOW IDEOLOGY LINKS CONTEXT AND CHANGE
Dollarhide, Ellen Ansley (2015)The purpose of this study was to examine how context affects the ideological content of school district leadership as it enacts change. The political pressure which demands public school reform has created an environment ... -
Using Capacity to Model School Effectiveness
Miskell, Ryan (2014)This study examines concepts and conditions that show promise for creating more accurate indicators of school performance than those currently in use and dominated by student outcome measures. Data were collected from ... -
What Affects Have "Discovery" "Westward Expansion" And "Manifest Destiny" Had On The Indigenous Peoples Of North America And Museum Cultures Today?
Myers, Larry (2016)WHAT AFFECTS HAVE “DISCOVERY” “WESTWARD EXPANSION” AND “MANIFEST DESTINY” HAD ON THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF NORTH AMERICA AND MUSEUM CULTURES TODAY? ...