Browsing by Department "Education Foundation, Leadership, and Technology"
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Project-Based Learning in Adult English as a Second Language Programs: A Multiple Case Study
(2015-12-10)
Given the influx of internationals immigrating to the United States (US), English language learners (ELLs) are now the fastest growing group of students in the country with 65% of them being born in the US (DaSilva, Combs, ...
Public Education Employee Perceptions of School Resource Officers
(2021-11-10)
Abstract
The use of School Resource Officers (SRO's) has become an increasingly popular strategy in attempting to create safe learning environments on school campuses in the United States. The implementation of SROs saw ...
Recruiting and Retaining Teachers in Remote Rural School Districts: Strategies for Success
(2016-12-08)
The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the strategies used to recruit and retain teachers in remote rural school districts, from the perspective of the superintendent, the principal, and the teacher. Data was ...
Regional Airline-University Airline Transport Pilot Bridge Programs: An Examination of Student Perceptions
(2017-04-16)
Aviation has been described as the physical internet, connecting communities, regions, and nations around the globe. Living in the age of airplanes, we often take for granted the ability to jump on a plane and travel ...
Regional Sociopolitical Values and Postsecondary Opportunities for Undocumented Students
(2021-11-29)
The United States is home to 45 million foreign-born inhabitants, including naturalized citizens, resident aliens, visa holders, and undocumented immigrants with and without DACA authorization (U.S. Census Bureau, 2019). ...
Relational Reasoning and Self-Directed Learning: An Analysis of Their Effects on How Adults Process Information Online
(2022-08-03)
The purpose of this study is to understand the relationship between self-directed learning readiness (SDLR), relational reasoning (RR), and Civic Online Reasoning (COR) for mid-career U.S. Air Force officers, U.S. Space ...
The Relationship between Computer Expertise and Obesity in the Black Belt Region of Alabama
(2013-04-22)
This study deals with the relationship between computer expertise and obesity in the Black Belt region of Alabama. On the surface these concepts may seem unrelated. However, access to the internet has been associated ...
The Relationship Between Creativity and Learning Style Preference, Age, and Educational Achievement
(2015-12-04)
This study investigated the relationship between creativity and learning style preference, age, and educational achievement. One hundred adult graduate students from the departments of Adult Education and Higher Education ...
The Relationship between Delinquency and Creative Writing for Detained Adolescent Males
(2017-04-26)
This study examined the use of a brief writing intervention, Writing Our Stories (WOS), as it relates to delinquency, impulsivity, and IQ in a sample of detained adolescent males. The oppositional and unruly subscales of ...
Relationship between Educational Outcomes and Mental Health of Turkish-American Adolescents
(2016-05-05)
The purpose of the present study is: (a) to identify the effects of internalizing problems, externalizing problems, and total problems (as measured by the of the Youth Self Report [YSR] and the parent-reported Child Behavior ...
The Relationship between School Characteristics and Teachers' Intentions to Continue Teaching in High-Needs Schools
(2016-08-03)
With the ever changing and global economy, the demand for effective teachers is steadily increasing. Regrettably, the problem of attracting and retaining those effective teachers presents a formidable challenge, especially ...
The Relationship Between Teacher Burnout and Principal Leadership Style
(2024-05-01)
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between principal leadership style and perceived teacher motivation and burnout in a specific region of Alabama in various elementary, middle, and high schools. In ...
Relationship between Teachers' Attitudes and Beliefs and Adoption of Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices
(2020-05-15)
Despite gains in student achievement in the South and nationwide, NCLB-defined achievement gaps for underrepresented populations persist. The need to address this gap is particularly important in Texas where 2015-2016 ...
The Relationship Between Transformational Leadership and Instructional Coaching
(2010-09-20)
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship, if any, between transformational leadership of school administrations and instructional coaching provided by individuals other than school faculty who specifically ...
The Relationship of Internal Academic Measures of Success and Graduation Rates
(2014-03-31)
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has continued to implement metrics to determine the number of student-athletes who are academically eligible to compete within their sport and ultimately earn a degree. ...
The Relationship of Principals' Perceptions of Professional Development Practices and Student Achievement in High Poverty Schools
(2010-04-30)
This study investigated if there are differences among Torchbearer and Non- Torchbearer Schools principals’ professional development practices as measured by principals’ perceptions of the implementation of the NSDC ...
The Relationship of Trust in the Health Care System and Perceived Hope to the Quality of Life Satisfaction Among Adults in Alabama’s Expanded Black Belt
(2013-07-25)
This quantitative study explored the quality of life in a historically depressed area in Alabama’s Black Belt where trust in the health care system has been challenged secondary to a landmark sentinel event altering the ...
The Relationships Between Needs Assessment Measures, Productivity Measures, and Ethics in Developing a Budget Allocation Model for Higher Education
(2011-07-08)
To maintain credibility, leaders entrusted with public funds need to ensure their decisions
regarding those funds are ethical and moral. The research investigating the relationships
between needs assessment measures, ...
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 ...
The Role of Hope in School Leadership
(2016-12-09)
The purpose of this mixed methods study was to explore the relationship of hope in school principal leadership through (a) the administration of a self-report instrument that measures trait hope in the school principal, ...