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Academic and Social Integration of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students in a Carnegie Research-I University
(2003-12-05)
Of the small number of deaf and hard-of-hearing students who enroll in mainstream colleges and universities, between 60% and 80% do not persist to attain a college degree. Reasons for the high attrition rate are several, ...
A Qualitative Case Study of the Impact of Principal Leadership and School Performance Awards on Eight Maryland Schools
(2004-05-13)
From 1996-2001, the Maryland State Department of Education allocated each year, $2.75 million in monetary awards to schools that made significant improvement in student achievement on the Maryland Performance Assessment ...
Color Selection in Object Drawings of Young Children
(2006-03-20)
This action research study examined the selection of color used in six object drawings of young children. Study sample size consisted of eighteen Kindergarten students from a public elementary school in Prince George's ...
The Effects of Explicit Instruction of Expository Text Structure Incorporating Graphic Organizers on the Comprehension of Third-Grade Students
(2007-08-20)
An important goal of education is to assist students to read and write expository text. Success in school, work, and society depends largely upon the ability to comprehend this type of text. However, there is ample research ...
ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE: A RETROSPECTIVE EXAMINATION OF THE TRANSITION OF A PROPRIETARY SCHOOL TO A DEGREE-GRANTING COLLEGE
(2008)
This study examines factors that influenced individuals who participated in, and affected, the transformation of TESST Institute of Technology (TESST), a private career school, to change into a degree-granting college. ...
Mathematics Teachers' Interpretations of Messages in Curricular Resources and the Relations of These Interpretations to Their Beliefs and Practices
(2008-07-28)
The curricular materials that teachers use, the assessments that teachers are required to administer, and the professional development activities in which teachers engage all contain messages about mathematics and mathematics ...
A Narrative Inquiry into Perceptions of the Development of Self-determination by Community College Students with Learning Disabilities
(2006-05-03)
ABSTRACT
Title of Document: A NARRATIVE INQUIRY INTO PERCEPTIONS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF SELF-DETERMINATION BY COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES
Alice B. Faber, Doctor of Education, ...
How Three Middle School Reading Teachers Engender Interest in Reading
(2007-04-23)
Teachers are generally aware of the link between reading skills and academic achievement. They also recognize the connection between motivation and the learning of reading skills. What escapes many teachers, however, is ...
Re-Making the Namibian Teacher: A Study of Teacher Reflection in an Era of Social Transition and Policy Reform.
(2008-12-15)
After achieving independence from South Africa in 1990, the Namibian government began sweeping educational reforms. These reforms were built on a new philosophy of education that envisaged education as playing a transformative ...
Following the Yellow Brick Road: The Lived Journey of Nurses Becoming Nurse Practitioners
(2007-04-25)
In this phenomenological study, I explore the lived experiences of registered nurses who become nurse practitioners. Text for this study comes from narrative sources such as reflective writings, one-on-one conversations, ...