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Transitioning from junior high to middle school: A case study of teachers' and administrators' perceptions from one suburban school district
(2010)
The purpose of this study was to analyze through a set of interpretive and pragmatic theoretical lenses the perceptions of the middle school teachers, principals, and administrators of one school district's transition from ...
A Historical Case Study of Dropout Recovery Programs in the State of Oklahoma
(2013)
The purpose of this historical case study was to gain an understanding of dropout recovery programs from an interpretive historical perspective. Dropout Recovery is an Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education ...
THE EFFECT OF INSTRUCTIONAL SUPERVISION ON PRINCIPAL TRUST
(2010)
Within-school climates and culture are predicated on organizational structures, distributions of power, and roles that are highly interactive. Hierarchical structures and uneven power distributions, primarily those of ...
Social Networking for Adddressing Teacher Isolation: A Phenomenographic Inquiry
(2013-12-14)
Abstract
Given the recalcitrant effects of isolation and individualism and the barriers to organizational change, the purpose of this study is to put theory into practice by creating a social network for connecting ...
A CROSS-CULTURAL ANALYSIS OF SHAME IN MORAL EDUCATION BETWEEN SOUTH KOREA AND THE UNITED STATES
(2017-05)
Although there have been various issues involving shame in the educational scene, little research in the field of philosophy of education has seriously investigated this topic. In my dissertation, a comparative philosophical ...
The Relationship Between Organizational Citizenship Behavior and Principal Self-Efficacy
(2015)
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) and Principal Self-Efficacy (PSE). With a nationwide quest to improve teaching and learning in schools, every ...
Modern Day Warriors: An Exploration of Indigenous Male Graduates
(2018-05-11)
Abstract
This study explores successful experiences of Indigenous males who earned a master’s or professional degree from non-native institutions. Research on this population in relation to persistence and success is ...
THE PERCEPTIONS OF ADMINISTRATORS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES: A CASE STUDY IN AN OKLAHOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT
(2010)
In January of 2002, President George Bush implemented the No Child left behind act that required all students to be proficient on state standards by the year 2014. One way a school district in Oklahoma met these new ...
RURAL SCHOOL TEACHERS, NEED SUPPORT, AND WILLINGNESS TO STAY IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT
(2018-05-08)
This study aims to understand the extent of perceived need-support (autonomy-support, competence-support, relatedness-support) of novice teachers in rural schools and whether need-support is related to a novice teacher’s ...
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 ...