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A study comparing student achievement in a full-service school and a non-full-service school.
(2007)
Student achievement indicators in the two schools were compared. The schools were similar in enrollment, community type, percent low-income students, and percent minority students. Data gathered from the schools was retrieved ...
Teaching with the data in mind: Using Oklahoma achievement test results to close the gap for No Child Left Behind.
(2004)
This qualitative study investigated successful practices of "highly effective" elementary teachers as they used Oklahoma State achievement test data to close the gap for all student subgroups in fulfilling the mandates of ...
An analysis of talk in four first-year composition cooperative learning groups.
(2001)
This dissertation considers the question, "in what ways do students in cooperative learning groups in First-Year Composition courses create social contexts that allow positive, constructive criticism to take place?" Social ...
School of Business and Management's curricula in relation to multiculturalism as communicated in the catalogs of the Big XII universities.
(2006)
Racial tension running high in higher education, Improving campus racial climate, Inside higher education: Explosion over the N-word. These captions are but few of the many headlines referring to problems in higher education. ...
Perceptions of Islamic educators about the conflict between conservative and secular Muslims regarding Islamic education and the teaching of science, philosophy, and mythical stories to Muslim students.
(2000)
Analysis showed convergent and divergent views about Islamic education. Many perceived a conflict between Islamic Secularism and Conservatism in education and were pessimistic about a compromise between the two groups. ...
Master and novice secondary science teachers' understandings and use of the learning cycle.
(2000)
The learning cycle paradigm had been used in science classrooms for nearly four decades. This investigation seeks to reveal how the 1earning cycle, as originally designed, is currently understood and implemented by teachers ...
Schools as learning organizations: Relationships between professional learning communities and technology-enriched learning environments.
(2005)
During the last decade there has been a significant increase in the availability of technology in schools; unfortunately, research indicates the integration of technology in the teaching and learning process has been minimal ...
Exploring the transition from a pre-modern to modern conceptualization of the natural world: Implications for a more connected approach to contemporary education.
(2006)
Modernist science is a discourse that separates us externally from our environment, socially from one another, and internally within ourselves. This study not only examines the role education plays in developing our ...
The lived experience of public preschool teachers: A phenomenological study.
(2004)
Public preschools are rapidly being added to elementary schools throughout the nation. A literature review showed high-quality preschools both improve the lives of at-risk children and have several commonalities centered ...
Changes in the quality of effective teaching as perceived by kindergarten teachers using Great Expectations: A case study.
(2003)
Results indicated that findings of the current study concurred with those of earlier research. Important factors affecting the perceptions included professional development and character education. This study indicated ...