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An examination of the relationship between parental involvement and academic achievement within an Ojibwe Indian population.
(2003)
After three separate mailings and follow-up phone calls and home visits, a total of fifty-three (53) completed survey questionnaires, along with signed parent and student Informed Consent Forms, were returned in the stamped, ...
The Iatrogenic Consequences of Standards-Based Education
(2006)
Standards-based assessments were prescribed as the cure for the poor accountability of public schools. Billions of dollars have been spent on curricula, tests, and scoring rubrics so that federal and state agencies can ...
Emerging leadership among African American female educators.
(2002)
The purpose of this study is to understand the process of why African-American female teachers seek administration early in their teaching career. This study examines the chronological stages of five women teachers that ...
Mandatory child abuse reporting practices of Oklahoma educators.
(2002)
This study investigated why, despite mandatory reporting laws, Oklahoma elementary teachers failed to report suspected child abuse and neglect cases. Variables included years taught, grade level taught, general knowledge ...
Authentic instruction: A comparative case study of three urban high schools.
(2005)
All five of these teachers were part of the National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsored (grant #0086415) Authentic Teaching Alliance (ATA) which involved public school teachers, graduate and advanced undergraduate fellows, ...
Political presidents at four-year institutions of higher education in Oklahoma: A study of leadership.
(2002)
The primary questions addressed by this study are: (1) What are the stories of university presidents of four-year institutions in Oklahoma who transitioned to the presidency from an elected or politically appointed office? ...
The advancement of women in higher education leadership.
(2001)
The cross-case analysis is supported by literature on organizational culture, change and life cycle. The importance of pioneers and the context for social change are discussed along with their impact on the diffusion of ...
Community Engagement in an Urban Elementary School: A Critical Ethnographic Inquiry
(2014-05-09)
The challenges of engaging families in poverty have been documented and strategies for addressing the unique needs of communities of poverty have been put forward (Hands & Hubbard, 2011; Hiatt-Michael & Hands, 2010; Raffo ...
Supervisory beliefs and behaviors associated with veteran teacher motivation.
(2000)
This study examined how principals view the supervision of veteran teachers, and identified supervisory beliefs and behaviors that may affect veteran teacher motivation. Two interviews with six elementary principals were ...
An examination of Project Team Life: Two case studies.
(2003)
The study revealed little difference in the curriculum development schemes between the two cases. Implementation occurred in both cases and was achieved in different ways. Of all the themes, the resources theme was found ...