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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Blue Ribbon"”.
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Blue Ribbon Schools: Knowledge and Attitudes of Principals Towards Inclusive Practice
… statements indicated that the principals of Blue Ribbon Schools are not in agreement on the definition of inclusion and do not feel that all children should be included in regular education classrooms. These principals appear to spend more time in the general activities necessary for …
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Group dynamics among physical educators and principals in Blue Ribbon Schools
… and 4 principals representing three different Blue Ribbon recognized physical education departments. Each physical education teacher and principal participated in formal and informal interviews designed to explore their perceptions of group dynamics and leadership within and around their …
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Safety Changes in Blue Ribbon Schools Since the Attack on Columbine High School
… measurement of a school's success was The Blue Ribbon Award from 1982 through 2002. This award quantified success based on schools achieving successful outcomes in a variety of areas with specific criteria.</p><p>Blue Ribbon award winning schools are exceptional by Department of …
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The Process of Becoming a Blue Ribbon School: Perceptions of Participating Teachers And Principals
… the United States Department of Education Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Award in Georgia. In one sense, these schools are already successful. They were required to document five consecutive years of high and improving test scores as a prerequisite for consideration. Therefore, an attempt …
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Instructional Leadership Practices Principals Use In Blue Ribbon Awarded Public Elementary Schools In Virginia
… leadership practices elementary principals in Blue Ribbon awarded public elementary schools in Virginia implemented to influence the instructional program. A mixed methods research design was used to collect and analyze data. Principals at eleven of the sixteen public elementary schools in …
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Culture of empowerment in a restructured school
… and a 1993 West Virginia Department of Education Blue Ribbon School. In this study “empowerment” is considered as the democratic involvement of teachers as they have input into decisions which affect them and their students. A longitudinal survey of the historical background of the school precedes …
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Leadership Training of Ministerial Students in Evangelical Institutions of Higher Education
… to five categories. Three programs received blue ribbon status as emphasizing leadership training, and three programs received status as supporting leadership. Clearly, leadership training for pastors is very limited and often nonexistent in many evangelical institutions according to this …
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Cost-Benefit Analysis of Environmental Quality Improvement Projects: Uncertain Benefits of Willingness to Pay from Referendum Contingent Valuation
… common in project analysis. Ever since the NOAA Blue Ribbon Panel Report in 1993 (NOAA, 1993) recommended the use of the referendum form of CV, it seems to have become the method of choice in practical settings. Referendum-type questions are thought to be easier to answer than the open-ended …
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School improvement through site -based management practices
… are successful at this recently recognized Blue Ribbon School. as a professional community, the administrators and teachers collaborated to develop the vision, mission, and school improvement plan, especially with a focus on student achievement. Although the results were positive overall, …
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RESPONSES OF UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES SUBJECTED TO BLAST LOADING
… way Americans think and live. According to the Blue Ribbon Panel (BRP) on Bridge and Tunnel Security assigned by AASHTO, the US transportation system consists of 337 highway tunnels and 211 transit tunnels in 2003. The number is expected to grow in the near future. These tunnels are subjected to …
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The manifestation of leadership in three high -flying New Hampshire elementary schools
… excellent word-of-mouth reputation, a National Blue Ribbon recipient, and a top scoring school as measured by the New Hampshire State Testing Program (NHEIAP). Participant observation conducted in these schools along with stakeholder interviews provided primary data sources. Interviews were tape …
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LEADING CURRICULAR CHANGE: THE ROLE OF THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL IN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS
… school principals leading nationally recognized, Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence and document analysis of demographic data, this study makes sense of how instructional leaders negotiate and facilitate mandated change. </p> <p>Findings illuminated school culture and reflective practice of school …
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The thermal conductivity of filler materials and permeability of a cement sealant for deep borehole repositories for high level nuclear waste
… 2020 at the risk of increased liabilities. The Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future proposed in 2012 that further development is necessary for geological repositories for spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and high level waste (HLW). They also noted that deep boreholes drilled into granite …