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Educators' understanding and implications of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
(2005)
As schools across the nation implement the new law, the purpose of this study is to examine the understanding of NCLB and its implications as perceived by educators and to determine: (1) if there are any significant ...
7th grade Chinese students' reading motivation in Taiwan.
(2007)
This dissertation study investigated seventh-grade Chinese students' reading motivation in Taiwan. The mix-method triangulation research design was employed to find answers to the study's questions. A total of 247 seventh-grade ...
A mixed methods study of the teaching of social studies concepts in elementary classrooms.
(2007)
This study questions the accepted belief that social studies is not being taught in regular elementary education classrooms. That belief is based on time studies and a body of research that looks at curriculum and teacher ...
It is the process, not the test: A mixed method study of a professional learning community at one elementary school in Oklahoma.
(2006)
The juxtaposition of the quest for reaching accountability benchmarks and the desire for meeting students' individual needs has created a problem for district administration, site principals, and school staff. As a result, ...
A framework for learner-instructor interaction in the online, distance education environment.
(2003)
Current literature argues that learner-instructor interaction is important in distance education, but fails to describe this interaction in a way that provides a theoretical or empirical basis for understanding its ...
Revealing the potentiality for chaos in a public high school.
(2002)
The heuristic methodology utilized in this study is critiqued and study findings are related to the current literature. Implications and recommendations are made to educators and education reformers. Finally, suggestions ...
Courting the shadow: A heuristic study of valuable learning.
(2002)
The researcher's experience with heuristic methodology application is critiqued and the study's findings are related to pertinent literature. Finally, implications and recommendations for educators and educational reformers ...
AUTONOMY SUPPORT, COMPETENCE SUPPORT, AND RELATIONAL SUPPORT CAN FOSTER SELF-EFFICACY FOR SELF-REGULATED LEARNING IN URBAN SCHOOLS
(2014)
Purpose. The purpose of this research was to examine the relationship between school conditions (namely: autonomy support, competence support, and relational support) and student self-efficacy for self-regulated learning ...
Voices unheard: An interpretive study of in-school suspension.
(2003)
This research project challenges public school officials to examine existing punitive curricular programs so that the programs may be better aligned with program descriptions and goals or eliminated from the curriculum. ...