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Social networks and novice teachers: An examination of supports provided through social networks
(2015-07)
The purpose of this study was to examine the support provided to novice teachers through their social networks. Data for this qualitative study were collected and analyzed through use of the Social Capital Theory of Social ...
"Who am I now?": Widows' learning journeys in self-identity
(2017-07)
Spousal death has been described as both a trauma and a "seismic event" (Montpetit et al.) and it is not unusual for one to experience PTSD symptoms. With almost one million people a year in the United States entering ...
Intrinsic case study of the 113th Congressional Session House General Aviation Caucus
(2015-05)
This research examined the House General Aviation Caucus during the 113th Congressional Session. Caucuses, or Congressional Member Organizations (CMOs), are informal groups that are made up of members in Congress who share ...
Women's experiences of educational leadership in public school systems: A feminist life history approach
(2010-07)
Scope and Method of Study: There is a need for research that provides an opportunity for female leaders to tell their stories as they function as educational leaders. The purpose of this study was to understand the lived ...
Interrelationship of pre-kindergarten writing and an early childhood play environment
(2016-07)
The purpose of this qualitative study is to understand the interrelationship of students' writing and developmentally appropriate play environments in a public prekindergarten class in Oklahoma. As standards impose literacy ...
Social equity decision making: Narrative explorations with elementary teachers
(2012-05)
Scope and Method of Study: In this critical postmodern narrative study, I explore with my participants their decision making process/es around social equity issues (race, class, gender, social class, sexual identity, ...
Learning strategy preferences, verbal-visual cognitive styles, and multimedia preferences for continuing engineering education instructional design
(2014-07)
A literature search revealed very little information on how to teach working engineers, which became the motivation for this research. Effective training is important for many reasons such as preventing accidents, maximizing ...
Troops to teachers challenges and strengths for today's classrooms: A case study
(2017-12)
Recruitment of quality teachers has become difficult in today's educational turmoil. Failing schools, disruptive classrooms, stringent testing goals, teacher evaluations and more have created a demanding work environment ...
Sociocultural factors that influence pre-service teachers' intentions to adopt computer-based instructional technology in Kenya
(2016-05)
Although the use of computer technology has transformed the modern society in an unprecedented way, its use has not been evenly adopted across the globe. Kenya is among the African countries where the use of technology in ...
School personnel perceptions of students with disabilities: A study of special education student discipline
(2015-07)
The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of high school principal, special education teacher, and key school personnel perceptions of the process that leads to disciplining students with disabilities. Case ...