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The Effectiveness of the Lee vs. Macon Consent Decree of 2003 with African Americans and Special Needs Students in Alabama’s Schools
(2011-08-04)
The idea of an inclusive setting is far from being a new theory in education. Various provisos with a great deal of narrations include integration, least restrictive environment, mainstreaming, deinstitutionalization, ...
Community College Students’ Attitudes toward Postsecondary Science Education
(2011-07-28)
Students in the United States are avoiding taking the higher level science courses in secondary and postsecondary academic institutions (Ball, 2000; Braund & Reiss, 2006; Lee & Frank, 1990). There are many careers that do ...
An Examination of Teacher Working Conditions in Alabama Middle Schools
(2011-05-09)
The purpose of this study was to determine what relationships, if any, exist between how Alabama middle school teacher perception of their principals affect student achievement and teacher attrition. Peer comparisons ...
Military Deployments: Evaluating Teacher Knowledge
(2011-07-18)
This mixed method study examined the possible influence of a military deployment online tutorial on teacher knowledge. DoDEA and public school teachers were the two groups used for the study. From this exploratory study, ...
Interviews as a Predictor of Success to Support Admission to Nursing School
(2011-11-21)
Baccalaureate nursing programs are encouraged to provide increased numbers of graduates prepared to meet the future needs of healthcare. Limited access to nursing schools and unique cohort learning necessitates close ...
An Examination of the Perceptions of Older Americans on Successful Aging and Adult Education Programs to Meet their Aging Needs in Southeast Alabama
(2011-11-21)
The purpose of this study was to examine the personal perceptions of older Americans in regards to the aging process and the characteristics of successful aging. In addition, the study aimed to determine individual ...
In Her Own Voice: A Narrative Study of the Persistence Strategies of Eight African American Women Vice Presidents for Student Affairs at Predominately White Institutions
(2012-05-04)
This narrative study explored the personal and professional experiences of eight African American women vice presidents for student affairs (VPSA) employed at predominately White institutions (PWIs) and the persistence ...
Examining Relationships between Enabling Structures, Academic Optimism and Student Achievement
(2012-05-11)
The purpose of this study was to examine relationships between enabling structures, academic optimism and student achievement; to determine whether academic optimism served as a mediator between the two and to discover ...
Review of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) Using Reliability Generalization Techniques to Assess Scale Reliability
(2012-05-07)
Reliability generalization studies were conducted on the motivation and learning strategies scales of the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) to typify score reliabilities for all scales on the instrument ...
An Analysis of Sales Training Effectiveness within the Housing Market
(2012-05-04)
The purpose of this study was to assess the performance outcomes of a sales training program. This study is unique in a number of ways. First, it focuses on an under-studied area (sales training effectiveness). Second, ...