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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 ...
Differences in Motivation and Cognitive Learning Strategy Use from High School to College and Impact on First-Semester College Grade Point Average
(2011-04-12)
The academic success of a college student is dependent upon many factors, among which
are motivation and learning strategies. A substantial amount of research using these variables has
been done; however, there is a lack ...
The impact of Freshman Year Learning Community Participation on Students' Self-reportedacademic self-efficacy, sense or meaning in life and commitment to academic major at the beginning of the second acae
(2011-08-05)
Student retention is one of the most studied areas in higher education. Much of the focus has been on providing services to aid in retention efforts from the first to the second academic year. Freshman seminar classes as ...
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 ...
A Study of the Relationship Between the Preferred Area of Clinical Practice of Registered Nurses and their Learning Style Modality Preference
(2011-04-01)
Learning styles are a major consideration in the education process. Knowledge of an individual’s learning style can be helpful in assisting the individual to be successful in educational undertakings. Nursing is a discipline ...