Browsing by Department "Education Foundation, Leadership, and Technology"
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Perceptions of Central Alabama Elementary Principals on the Benefits of Pre-Kindergarten Programs
(2015-07-28)
The purpose of this research study was to examine principals’ perceptions on the benefits of high quality Pre-K programs in Central Alabama elementary schools and their impact on student achievement for at-risk children. ...
Perceptions of Digital Technology in Military Education
(2016-03-31)
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship, if any, between perceptions of students and instructors with digital technology in military education at a military installation in the southeast region of Alabama. ...
Perceptions of Ninth through Twelfth Grade Administrators Toward the Inclusion of Students With Disabilities in Alabama Public Schools
(2017-04-25)
The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine the perceptions of 9th through 12th grade administrators toward inclusion of students with disabilities in Alabama public schools. Further, the study attempted to ...
Perceptions of Social Support for Healthy Eating and Physical Activity among Low-Income Adults in Rural Alabama
(2021-08-09)
Social cognitive and social support theories suggest that psychosocial factors such as
social support from friends and family can influence health behaviors (Heaney & Israel, 2008;
McAlister, Perry, & Parcel, 2008). ...
Perceptions of Soft Skill Development in Secondary Agricultural Education Programs by Agricultural Teachers
(2017-09-12)
The research embodying this study replicates the study performed by Mitchell (2008),
which explored the essential successes of soft skills in the twenty-first century workforce as
perceived by Alabama business/marketing ...
Perceptions of Teaching Excellence: An Examination of Foreign and U.S.-Educated Faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
(2017-07-25)
This study examined the teaching qualities and behaviors that U.S.-educated and foreign-educated faculty who teach at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) deem necessary for teaching excellence. The Teacher ...
The Perceptions of the Alabama Legislature Toward Higher Education
(2019-04-11)
With state legislatures across the nation decreasing funding in higher education, many higher education administrators are seeking new and creative ways to increase funding and decrease waste in colleges and universities. ...
Physical Therapists' Knowledge of and Attitudes Towards Treating Chronic Pain
(2023-05-04)
Physical Therapists’ Knowledge of and Attitudes Towards Treating Chronic Pain is an
investigation into physical therapists’ knowledge and perceptions of treating patients with
chronic pain. Chronic pain is a major ...
Pink Lemonade: An Autoethnographic Fantasia
(2020-04-29)
Pink Lemonade provides a campus climate study of queer experience on a rural, Southern
campus in the United States. The researcher employs autoethnographic methods under a post- qualitative paradigm to explore the lives ...
A Place in the Curriculum: Superintendents' Perceptions of Fine Arts Programs
(2014-05-02)
The decisions regarding school curriculum are based on mandates from state and local policies and funding from local, state, and federal government funding. In most K–12 public school systems, decisions regarding funding ...
A Place in the Higher Education Program Curriculum? An Examination of Faculty Members’ Perceptions of the Importance and Inclusion of Higher Education Fundraising in the Curriculum
(2017-07-25)
In light of rising expectations for fundraising knowledge of a variety of leaders in higher education — academicians and administrators alike (Perlmutter, 2016; Drezner & Huehls, 2015; Doan & Morris, 2012; Pritchard, 2011; ...
Post-Secondary Instructors’ Approaches to the Assessment of Online Discussions: Influential Factors, Obstacles, and Solutions to the Challenges
(2017-04-20)
This study examines the factors, challenges, and solutions to the challenges to assessing online discussions. Online learning continues to become more and more prevalent. Entire degrees are now being offered online. One ...
Preparing Culturally Competent Educational Leaders
(2014-07-02)
The demographic profile of the US has been rapidly changing and as a result, the US is becoming more culturally diverse. This change in demographics is reflected in schools, and by 2020 minority students will constitute ...
Preparing Future Faculty Programs and Boyer's Four Domains of Scholarship
(2013-08-13)
Austin and McDainels (2006) revealed that American universities and colleges should
increase the interest in preparing future faculty using the four domains of scholarship among doctoral students so that students can ...
A Presidential Curriculum: An Examination of the Relationship between Higher Education Administration Programs and Preparation towards the University Presidency
(2011-07-18)
Since the election of the first American college president in 1640—Henry Dunster of
Harvard College—the position of president has been one of extreme responsibility and high
visibility. There are many questions regarding ...
Principal Preparation Programs: Addressing Aspiring School Leader Well-Being
(2024-04-29)
The National Educational Leadership Preparation Program (NELP, 2018) standards require that effective school leaders not only promote the well-being of students but also promote the well-being of the adults in the building, ...
Principals' Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Reading Coaches and the Necessity of Reading Coaches within Elementary Schools
(2010-02-22)
Achieving 100% literacy is an important goal for many schools. Over the past 5-10 years, government legislation and federally funded programs such as Title I, No Child Left Behind, and Reading Initiatives, such as the ...
Problem-Solving Styles in the Southeast Construction Industry
(2016-11-02)
The construction industry has undergone significant changes in recent decades: new project delivery methods, cyber-trek projects, increased complexity of buildings and systems, increased prefabrication, advancing technology ...
The Professional Learning and Development of Principals and Assistant Principals
(2022-07-29)
Continued professional learning and development of school leaders is a way to improve schools and promote positive organizational change (Andreoli et al., 2020; Kim, 2020; Rieckhoff & Larsen, 2012) as well as and a way to ...
Professional Learning Communities: An Examination of 21st Century and Traditional Facility Designs
(2022-04-08)
Today’s educational structures require teachers to move from isolation to collaboration to improve knowledge, skills, and instructional practices for effective teaching and learning. To do this, many schools across the ...