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Showing 1 to 20 of 33 for “"Adult and Continuing Education Administration"”.
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How Principals Understanding Of Best Practices In Professional Development Impacts Teacher Pedagogy
… with teachers in order to improve teaching and learning. The single most important variable to student achievement is the quality of the teacher in the classroom ( Darling-Hammond, 2014). In order to ensure teacher quality, principals need to understand adult learning theory and professional …
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A Survey of Ten Community School Programs
The purpose of the study was to ascertain whether or not community school programs contained any or all of the recommended items set forth by authorities.
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Thoughts and feelings of a beginning tertiary group of adult learners in a human resource development course
This is a study of a case of adults entering tertiary study for the first time, and their mental life concerning their own self-performance, constructed across four instances. The purposes of the study were to identify some characteristics of the four participants’ covert behaviour during their …
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Degree Attainment Among Adult Learners
<p>The purpose of this study is to expand understanding and discover knowledge about degree attainment among adult learners. This qualitative inquiry is about what 15 bachelor's degree recipients over the age of 25 felt contributed to their efforts to attain the bachelor's degree.</p><p>This study …
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THE IMPACT OF SCHOOL SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A STATEWIDE PRINCIPAL MENTORING PROGRAM
<p>The professional demands on today’s school principal are varied and expansive, and as a result, relevant training and preparation is of utmost importance. Because of these rising demands, principal turnover is not uncommon, especially in low-SES schools. Formalized and strategic principal …
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Factors associated with Adult Literacy Student Outcomes in Campus-based versus Community-based programs
… of Georgia (TCSG) formally trains over 100,000 adult literacy students each year free of charge at a variety of campus-based and community-based programs located at community centers, churches, libraries, or businesses. A common, yet unproven, assumption among senior administrators and adult …
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The educational leader portfolio: the reliability of portfolios as documentation of mastery of Isllc standards and functions
… Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) leader standards. The quantitative portion of the study was conducted to determine to what extent are portfolios reliable as evidence of mastery of ISLLC standards and functions of students enrolled in educational leadership specialist programs when measured …
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A Description of Nonprofit Executive Leaders' Perceptions of Human Resource Capacity Building within their Organizations
… boomers entering retirement, job transitions, and underdeveloped talent within nonprofit organizations. Effective leaders are critical in keeping these organizations running so that they can serve and provide much needed services, thus investing in their organizations is the key to keeping NPOs …
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Obtaining Cultural Competency Skills: Perceptions from Supervisors in Higher Education
… competency skills for supervisors in higher education are discussed.
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Resonating Frequencies of a Virtual Learning Community: An Ethnographic Case Study of Online Faculty Development at Columbia College Chicago
… that demonstrate the ability to grow vibrant and connected online cultures may help guide future faculty development.</p> <p>The Virtual Learning Community (VLC) Fellowship program at Columbia College Chicago supports informal, faculty led online communities in an arts-based institution …
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How Navy and Marine Corps Veterans Make Meaning of the College Choice Process in the Post-9/11 GI Bill Era
… more than 1,900,000 people have used the benefit and more than $90 billion have been paid to institutions of higher learning and to Post-9/11 GI Bill users. During this period there has been a shift in the types of college and universities veterans attend, as well as the educational models they …
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Parent Perceptions of the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship
… The purpose of this study was to understand both contributors and barriers to use of the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship (SB10). Although SB10 was designed to offer parental choice of schools for students with disabilities, it has diminished the capacity of parents to access due process …
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A design thinking approach to professional development in reasonable adjustment: A new methodology for trainers in the vocational education and training sector of Western Australia
… development (PD) methodology for Vocational Education and Training (VET) trainers in understanding and applying reasonable adjustment (RA). The use of design thinking has the further benefit of raising the trainer’s empathy and understanding of the impact of injury and disability upon a …
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The Impact of Using AVID and AVID Schoolwide on Achievement, Equity, Access, and Opportunities for High School Students: A Program Evaluation Project
… had any impact on academic achievement and college and career readiness. Additionally, I evaluated whether AVID school-wide can support all students. The context of this study included AVID Teachers and AVID Coordinators across the United States. The outcomes indicated that 80% of AVID …
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Extended Learning Time
… participation in programs that provide academic and social activities contribute positively to children’s academic and social development (National Education Association, 2004). However, existing literature on teachers’ and parents’ views on extended learning time is limited. A lot of emphasis …
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