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Employed, rural high school seniors, mandatory attendance, and senior English: A phenomenological exploration.
(2007)
This phenomenological study examines the lived experiences of seven employed high school seniors to explore the research question: How do rural, employed high school seniors approach learning in English, their only required ...
Joy, passion and tenacity: A phenomenological study of why quality teachers continue to teach in high-challenge urban elementary schools .
(2007)
Over the last decade, research into the importance of teacher quality has shown that the quality of the teacher in the classroom plays a very important role in student achievement. (Bembry, Jordan, Gomez, Anderson & Mendro, ...
Fiscal equity comparison between current and capital education expenditures and between rural and non-rural schools in Oklahoma.
(2005)
Accordingly, the data to be analyzed with resource accessibility measures and wealth neutrality measures was reported by schools through the Oklahoma Cost Accounting System (OCAS). Specifically, all current expenditures ...
At-risk high school students examine practices, obstacles, and action plans for democratic school reform.
(2002)
This study examines the perceptions of at-risk high school students to the application of the nine practices of the high achieving schools (O'Hair, 1999). The research method was qualitative naturalistic. Data sources ...
Using Young Adult Literature as the Cornerstone of Literacy: Pairing Young Adult Novels with the Classics
(2016-05-13)
English classes are still relying on novels taught consistently since the eighties if not earlier. Though our students have changed drastically since that time, our teaching methods and texts have not. And now, only 20% ...
Academic Optimism and Collective Student Trust of Teachers: A Test of the Relationship in Urban Schools
(2014-12)
The purpose of this study was to test the relationship between academic optimism and collective student trust in urban schools after controlling for contextual conditions that can enhance or impede cooperative student-teacher ...
A phenomenological study of middle school and high school students' perceptions of social studies.
(2002)
The purpose of this study was to investigate middle and high school students' perceptions of social studies. Haiadyna and Shaughnessy (1982) contend that three factors had a direct correlation with student attitude. It is ...
WHAT GENDER CHARACTERISTICS, NORMS, AND ROLES MAY BE REPRESENTED IN THE THREE POPULAR YOUNG ADULT NOVEL BOOK SERIES HARRY POTTER, TWILIGHT, AND HUNGER GAMES?
(2013-12)
This dissertation research project explores the areas of gender characteristics, norms, and roles as may be interpreted by young people through the reading of the three popular young adult book series Harry Potter, Twilight, ...
A case study of the adoption of a technology-based innovation in an urban school district: An e-portfolio initiative.
(2007)
The study also provides several recommendations for further research. Recommendations include the expansion of several demographic and/or contextual data points in an effort to provide rich narrative of the environment ...
An assessment of teacher concerns about classroom technology integration in Southeast Oklahoma.
(2005)
Three hundred sixty-two teachers volunteered to complete the survey instrument. Based on the findings of this study, the following conclusions were made: (a) Teachers were at the Stage 5, collaboration; (b) teachers had ...