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A framework for learner-instructor interaction in the online, distance education environment.
(2003)
Current literature argues that learner-instructor interaction is important in distance education, but fails to describe this interaction in a way that provides a theoretical or empirical basis for understanding its ...
An examination of the fiscal adequacy and equity effects of class size mandates embedded in extensive statewide education reform.
(1997)
The simple regression analysis did not show evidence of inadequacy in state general aid funding over the years of implementation. In the multiple regression statistical procedure, the district valuation variable was ...
The Concept of Capability Consciousness: Learning From Helen Keller
(2016-05-13)
This dissertation is a philosophical analysis of the meaning of a concept I name “capability consciousness” and propose as useful for special education. Understanding this concept can help us answer an educationally and ...
THE ROLE OF PRINCIPALS AS INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERS IN CLOSING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP BETWEEN REGULAR EDUCATION AND SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS IN A SUBURBAN SETTING
(2017-05)
Abstract
The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine if there is a relationship between the principal’s knowledge in special education and special education students making adequate yearly progress on the ...
Evaluating the improvement process of a teacher onboarding program in a large, urban, Midwestern school district
(2021-05-03)
Employee onboarding is the first opportunity an organization has to create space for individuals to acclimate to their work environment, helping them adjust to the social, operational, and performance aspects of their roles ...
LEADERSHIP FOR STUDENT SUCCESS OUTCOMES: A CASE STUDY OF PRESIDENTIAL AND COMMITTEE ACTIONS AT EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY
(2018-12-15)
In American Higher Education, retention and graduation rates have grown in their prominence as institutional quality indicators. Yet, when measures are interrogated for parity across racial groups, inequity in outcomes is ...
Conceptualizing and Validating a Measure of Principal Trust in Central Administration
(2013-12)
ABSTRACT
Trust is a core social resource for schools. Lack of trust, however, is a serious impediment to the implementation of improvements in schools today. The absence of a valid and reliable scale to measure principals’ ...
When Confucius "Encounters" John Dewey: A Historical and Philosophical Analysis of Dewey's Visit to China
(2016-12-17)
This dissertation focuses on John Dewey’s experience in modern China by exploring educational encounters between Dewey and the five Chinese scholars (Hu Shih, Liang Shuming, Tao Xingzhi, Guo Bingwen, and Jiang Menglin). ...
Does one school district's professional development model lead to improved student academic achievement?
(2006)
The results of this study contribute to narrowing the gap that is documented in the research literature concerning the true impact of professional development at the school district level. In addition, this study attempts ...
An assessment of attitude change in preservice physical education majors after exposure to movement education.
(1998)
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of exposure before and after the 16-week course, Skills and Techniques of Movement, Exercise, and Fitness on preservice physical education majors' attitudes toward ...