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Exploring Direct and Indirect Relationships among Teacher Self-efficacy, Motivations for Teaching, Teacher-child Interactions, and Child Outcomes in Early Head Start Classrooms
(2016-08)
More infants and toddlers are in early care and education settings at this time than ever before in history, making the study of these settings of critical importance. In the first three years of life, patterns for health, ...
American Indian Persistence In STEM-Related Graduate Degree Programs
(2016-05-13)
Historically, American Indians (AI) continue to struggle to meet the same levels of educational success as their United States counterparts. Moreover, AIs are the least represented group earning a college degree in the ...
A comparative study of motivation to read between American and Japanese fourth grade students
(2016-08-12)
This dissertation investigated and compared motivation to read between American and Japanese fourth grade students. In addition, this study examined critical factors impacting reading motivation of the fourth graders in ...
The Innovation Evaluation Process of Undergraduate Biology Instructors Who Actively Use Case Studies in Their Introductory Courses
(2016-08-12)
There is little detail in the literature that describes how college biology instructors have evaluated case study teaching as an innovative teaching strategy. This study used Diffusion of Innovations (DOI) Theory and ...
School Experiences and the Academic Achievement of Gifted Middle School Students
(2016-05-13)
ABSTRACT
This study investigates the lifeworld of ten gifted middle school students in an attempt to determine the role school environment plays in the academic achievement. The inquiry focuses on the experiences of ...