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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COLLECTIVE STUDENT TRUST AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
(2012)
The relationship between collective student trust and student achievement was tested in a sample of 1,748 5th grade students in 34 Title I elementary schools in an urban and urban fringe district. Trust was defined, the ...
Teachers' Perceptions of the Lived Experience of Safe Schools: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Approach
(2012)
Beginning in 1996, a rash of rampage school shootings occurred in the United States. "Rampage school shootings occur when students or former students attack their own school" (Langman, 2009, p. 2). Numerous studies have ...
Meeting the Culturally-Related Academic Needs of American Indian Students: A Case Study of Elva John Middle School
(2012)
Many issues (e.g. impact of cultural hegemony, cultural mismatch,
Meeting the Culturally-Related Academic Needs of American Indian Students: A Case Study of Elva John Middle School
(2012)
Many issues (e.g. impact of cultural hegemony, cultural mismatch,
MANDATORY SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNING IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION: THE ROLE OF THE IDEAL SELF AND IMAGERY IN MOTIVATION AND ACHIEVEMENT
(2012)
The majority of language learning in post-secondary higher education is compulsory. Many students in compulsory L2 courses demonstrate lower than average levels of achievement and persistence. Because L2 learning is an ...
Academic and Athletic Motivation as Predictors of Academic Performance of Division I College Student-Athletes
(2012)
Division I intercollegiate student-athletes represent a unique population of college students on college campuses today because they face competing demands between the student and athlete roles. Without the proper environment ...
EXPLORING THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ORGANIZATIONALLY-SPONSORED ONLINE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY FOR ADJUNCT FACULTY: THE INTERSECTION OF THEORY, RESEARCH, AND PRACTICE
(2012)
The use of part-time and adjunct faculty continues to grow within the United States, as they offer current experiences for students while offering flexible and low-cost options to post-secondary educational organizations. ...
THE ENGAGEMENT OF REFLECTIVE PRACTICE AMONG INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERS
(2012)
The purpose of this study was to describe the engagement of reflective practice among school leaders utilizing a qualitative case study methodology. While there have been studies conducted about school leaders and reflective ...
Jenks Public Schools Vocal Music Department: A 100 Year History
(2012)
The purpose of this study was to research, document, and detail the activities of the Jenks Public School Vocal Music Department from the establishment of the district in 1908 through its first one-hundred years. The study ...