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Role of school culture in the career advancement of educators: A case study
(2016-08)
The purpose of this study was to explain, through the lens of Grid and Group Theory, how different cultural environments promote and inhibit the career advancement of educators. In this qualitative study, purposeful sampling ...
Reflective thinking by teachers and improvement in teaching practices
(2012-07)
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Zero-tolerance discipline approaches: Perspectives from exemplary alternative schools
(2012-05)
Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore alternative school administrator, teacher, and student perceptions of the factors that surround zero-tolerance discipline policies and practices, ...
Adoption of the "Leader in Me" and school culture: A grid and group case study
(2017-05)
The purpose of this study is to describe how school culture shapes and is shaped by the implementation of a character education curriculum, The Leader in Me, in two selected schools.
Teacher certification types and teacher effectiveness and preparedness in Oklahoma
(2015-05)
Like a majority of other states, Oklahoma has provided for alternative methods to teacher certification. This study examines the perceptions of principals and teachers regarding the level of preparedness and ability to ...
Case study of teacher beliefs about student achievement in a suburban middle school
(2012-12)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions and beliefs of teachers at a Midwestern suburban middle school about students, student learning, and about teacher's beliefs of their collective abilities to ...
Role of culture: Effective elementary principals describe leading in an era of continuous reforms
(2015-05)
The purpose of this study was to explore how effective elementary school principals described the role of culture in leadership during an era of continuous reforms. A case study methodology was used to consider the ...
Teacher effectiveness: Examining the relationship between teacher grit and teacher self-efficacy
(2016-05)
The purpose of this research was to examine the relationship between teacher grit and teacher self-efficacy. Teachers in grades 3-11 in a mid-sized public school district located in a rural community containing a large ...
Principal succession: A view through the lens of Mary Douglas' grid and group
(2012-07)
Scope and Method of Study: This Naturalistic Inquiry Case Study examines principal succession at two small, rural high schools through naturalistic inquiry presented through the lens of Mary Douglas' grid and group cultural ...
Leadership in language immersion schools: Case studies of four elementary principals
(2014-12)
Since 1971, foreign language immersion schools have existed in the United States, generating a robust body of literature to explicate the benefits and challenges of children learning the school curriculum through the medium ...