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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 ...
Territorial Justice: The Fight for Black Educational Rights in the Oklahoma Courtroom
(2021-12-18)
This dissertation explores previously unstudied and undiscovered court challenges brought by Black settlers during Oklahoma’s territorial period (1889-1907) in the United States. These Black pioneers challenged new legislation ...
THE IMPACT OF CAPITAL OUTLAY INEQUITIES ON SCHOOL DISTRICT COST SAVING MEASURES IN A CLIMATE OF BUDGET REDUCTIONS
(2019-05)
The purpose for conducting this study was to determine whether inequitable capital outlay capacity, as defined by district valuation, was associated statistically with the following cost-saving measures: implementation of ...
The Impact of School and District Fiscal Decisions and Demographic Characteristics on Oklahoma Elementary School Principal Turnover
(2023-12-15)
This study is a quantitative, causal comparative study exploring the effect that various
school-level and district-level fiscal decisions and demographic characteristics have on
elementary principal turnover within ...
The Choice for Public School: An Investigation into the Failure of Low-Income African-American Parents to Utilize School Vouchers in the Cleveland School District
(2009)
Cleveland, Ohio has one of the longest running voucher programs in the United States. The program began in 1995 by offering tuition scholarships and tuition assistance to students for $2,250. The program was implemented ...
ATVDASTANVI UNUNINOHETLVNVHI ANISGEYA LISTENING TO THEIR STORIES: EXAMINING HOW NATIVE MEN ENGAGE THE TRICKSTERS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
(2019-05-10)
Between 2015 and 2016, only 40% of the total population of Native students enrolled in degree granting public post-secondary institutions identified as being male. However, since 1977 we have seen a steady decline in the ...
The perceived quality and impact of the Tulsa model evaluation: a survey of teachers and principals in Oklahoma public schools
(2020-12-18)
Oklahoma began implementing its Teacher Leader Effectiveness Law in 2011, the state’s response to competing for federal Race to the Top grant money and the nation-wide cry from education reformers for tougher teacher ...
The apparent strategies of universities with exemplary retention rates: A synthesis of academic cocurricular programming.
(2003)
Many institutions of higher education offer cocurricular programming opportunities outside of the classroom to supplement learning and to impact retention. While many retention studies have focused on social programming ...
Community Engagement in an Urban Elementary School: A Critical Ethnographic Inquiry
(2014-05-09)
The challenges of engaging families in poverty have been documented and strategies for addressing the unique needs of communities of poverty have been put forward (Hands & Hubbard, 2011; Hiatt-Michael & Hands, 2010; Raffo ...
INVESTIGATING THE REPRESENTATION OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN DISTANCE EDUCATION
(2010)
The primary purpose of this study was to determine the representation of students with disabilities participating in distance education courses. Corollary research questions investigated perceptions, beliefs and expectations ...