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National Identity in Higher Education: The Guardianship of a Kingdom
(2016-12-17)
Changes in the structure of higher education in Saudi Arabia and through advanced scholarship programs abroad have resulted in an educational reformation within the country. Though the Saudi Monarchy desires to create a ...
MEXICAN AMERICAN WOMEN, URBAN EDUCATIONAL LEADERS IN OKLAHOMA: A HERMENUETIC PHENOMENOLOGY
(2016-12)
This study investigates three Mexican American female school leaders in an urban school district in Oklahoma. To this end hermeneutic phenomenology was used to obtain, analyze and interpret rich descriptive data to explore ...
Women Superintendents: The Effects of Gender on Leadership
(2016-12)
The superintendency is one of the most heavily masculinized roles in American culture (Brunner & Grogan, 2007). It is documented that women are underrepresented in the position of superintendency. Approximately 20% of the ...
AN EXAMINATION OF FORMAL SCHOOL STRUCTURE AND TEACHER EVALUATION
(2016-08)
Research showing that teachers are the most important school-related factor for student improvement has increased attention on what and how to improve teaching quality in our classrooms. Compounding this is the heightened ...
2016 Simons Patricia DissertatonTAKING A CLOSER LOOK: A CASE STUDY OF ONE PRINCIPAL WHO DEVELOPED TEACHER LEADERS WHO BECAME EDUCATIONAL LEADERS IN OTHER SETTINGS
(2016-05-13)
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The purpose of this investigation is to explore through a historical case study the ways in which one principal mentored and built capacity with a school-based cohort of teachers who became school leaders themselves ...
Trust, Transformational Leadership, and Collective Teacher Efficacy in an Urban School Setting
(2016-12-17)
The purpose of this study is to show how together trust along with transformational leadership moderates the effect of economic disadvantage on instructional capacity, defined by collective teacher efficacy, in urban ...
SOCIAL MEDIA POLICIES IN OKLAHOMA K-12 SCHOOLS: A POLICY CONTENT ANALYSIS
(2016-08-19)
This qualitative study examines current trends in public school district policies regarding social media use in K-12 schools Oklahoma. Participants were selected from the Oklahoma Community Grouping Model using Probability ...
Monstrous Miseducation: Frankenstein as Educational Thought on the Modern Problem of Terror
(2016-12)
Seeking to understand terror as an under-theorized educational problem with critical implications for contemporary schools and societies, this dissertation is an inquiry into the life, work, and influence of Mary Shelley ...
An Examination Of Oklahoma Education Funding Adequacy And District Spending Efficiency
(2016-05-13)
From 2009 to 2014, school districts in Oklahoma faced the challenge of educating a growing population of students to high academic standards and increased accountability while state aid has been restricted to flat or ...
The New American Settlement: Religious Diversity, Democracy & Public Schooling
(2016-05-13)
As the United States becomes increasingly religiously diverse, public schools must also face the implications of such diversity. While all public schools may not witness such diversity in the classroom, it is a socio-cultural ...