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Being through Books: A Phenomenological Study of Constructing a Sense of Self through Fiction
(2010)
Fiction provides us with diverse frames of reference and knowledge through which we make meaning of events in our lives and deepen our understanding of our own lived worlds. Using Max van Manen's methodology for phenomenological ...
The effect of violin, keyboard, and singing instruction on the spatial ability and music aptitude of young children
(2010)
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of violin, keyboard, and singing instruction on spatial ability and music aptitude of children ages four to seven years. Specifically, this research attempted to ...
SURVIVING AND THRIVING: A NARRATIVE INQUIRY INTO THE LIVES OF FIVE FILIPINA TEACHERS IN A U.S. URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICT
(2011)
This study centers five Filipina non-native English speaking (NNES) teachers, who teach English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL). It explores how we construct our identities as persons and as teachers who are surviving ...
A grounded theory of deaf middle school students' revision of their own writing
(2010)
This study used a grounded theory methodology to examine the experiences of deaf middle school students attending a program for deaf children in a public school to answer the following question: How do deaf children in ...
Government Support for 'Private Schools for the Poor': a case study in Mathare informal settlement, Kenya
(2011)
This case study provides an exploration of the Ministry of Education's strategy of engagement with non-formal schools in Kenya, and the responses made by these schools. Non-formal schools in the informal settlements of ...
HOW L2 LEGAL WRITERS USE STRATEGIES FOR SCHOLARLY WRITING: A MIXED METHODS STUDY
(2010)
This dissertation research fills existing gaps regarding the practices and processes of teaching second language (L2) writers at higher ranges of proficiency in academic domain context. It is a mixed methods, longitudinal, ...
The effects of classroom autonomy, staff collegiality, and administrative support on teachers' job satisfaction
(2013)
The purpose of my dissertation is to determine which job-related factors are most likely to explain teachers' sense of satisfaction with their current job. Based on previous research (Fairchild et al., 2012; Lee, Dedrick, ...
Teacher Leaders' Perceptions of Distributed Leadership Practice in Middle Schools
(2013)
ABSTRACT
Title of Document: TEACHER LEADERS' PERCEPTIONS OF DISTRIBUTED LEADERSHIP PRACTICES IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS
Arthur Williams, Doctor of Education, 2013
Directed By: Dr. Carol Sheffey Parham, Department of ...
Once Upon a Teacher: A Phenomenological Investigation of Teachers Who Begin to Use Storytelling in Their Classrooms
(2012)
It is through our stories that we come to know ourselves, and the world in which we live. For millennia people with no written language have used storytelling to transmit their culture, and to pass on their values, beliefs, ...
Double Jeopardy: An Analysis of the Reading Data of 8th Grade English Language Learners in Special Education
(2012)
This research investigates whether an achievement gap exists among eighth grade students who are identified for English Language Learners (ELL), in a Special Education (SE) program, or students who are identified as both ...