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AN ANALYSIS OF LEADERSHIP TRANSITIONS THROUGH THE LENS OF SOCIAL IDENTITY THEORY
(2015)
The purpose of this study was to explore leadership transitions in private school environments through the lens of social identity theory. The study relied on qualitative analysis of in-person interviews with three leaders ...
The Role of the Principal in Professional Learning Communities
(2018-05-11)
To meet the demands of increased student achievement, schools are implementing professional learning communities as a means of driving school improvement efforts. For the professional learning community structure to be ...
Exploring Cognitive Processes of Teachers in the Open-Ended Learning Environment
(2011)
This study explores professional learning of teachers in a web-based Open-Ended Learning Environment (OELE). Adult learning theorists suggest that adults are self-directed, experience-based, personally- and socially-related, ...
An Examination of the Relationship Between Academic Achievement and Federal Supplemental Revenue as It Relates to American Indian Students in a Public School District
(2017-05-05)
Using a vertical equity lens this study investigates the effect of federal funding on the academic achievement of American Indian students in a high Indian enrollment (HIE) public school district in Oklahoma. This single ...
Parent Social Networks and Parent Responsibility
(2011)
Despite benefits of family involvement for student achievement, family-school partnerships are difficult to initiate and sustain in ways that actually promote student learning in high poverty communities. Schools may be ...
A Phenomenological Exploration of Resilience in Cheyenne and Arapaho University Students
(2012)
This study explored the experience of transitioning from common education to higher education for a group of Cheyenne and Arapaho students. Additional features of resilience<bold/> were examined as well, which included ...
Changing lives through short-term study abroad: A transformative experience?
(2011)
The purpose of this phenomenological inquiry was to increase the knowledge base of
AN INVESTIGATION INTO FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO EFFECTIVE BOARD BEHAVIORS WITHIN CONSOLIDATED RURAL DISTRICTS
(2014-05)
The purpose of this study is to examine the experiences of two rural consolidated districts through the consolidation process, as well as board effectiveness (post consolidation), in actions using relevant behaviors taken ...
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEACHER BELIEFS ABOUT RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION AND STUDENT OUTCOMES: AN ATTEMPT TO GAIN TEACHER BUY IN AND INCREASE STUDENT OUTCOMES
(2018)
Response to Intervention (RtI) is a tiered system of supports designed to offer early prevention services, blend general and special education services, focus on research-based strategies, and emphasize data-based decisions. ...
The Effects of Relational Conditions and Organizational Commitment on Teacher Turnover Intention
(2017)
This study examines organizational commitment’s potential role as a psychological mediator between the relational conditions in schools and individual teachers’ intentions to leave their positions. Although there is a ...