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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, ...
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 ...
Parent engagement and involvement: A case study exploring the manifestation through participation in a parent education program
(2015-12)
The purpose of this research was to explore the manifestations of parent engagement in a school system with a formal parent program through parents who have participated in the program and parents who have not participated ...
Early childhood education: Understanding pre-kindergarten and kindergarten readiness through Systems Theory
(2013-12)
Scope and Method of Study: This naturalistic inquiry case study explored a selected pre- kindergarten program and the extent of its provision for school readiness through the lens of General Systems Theory. Assessment ...