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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"California schools"”.
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CAM Education in California Schools of Nursing
… undertaken was to determine the extent to which California’s schools of nursing have incorporated holistic nursing practices and complementary and alternative modalities into their curricula. Of the 51 programs included in the study 31 (61%) of the programs stated that they were aware of the new …
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Use of tape recorder in Modesto elementary schools and other California schools
… they are used in the city school districts of California; (3) to find out by personal interviews the extent to which they are used in nearby counties and comparable neighboring school districts; (4) to determine the administrative practices and extent of use of tape recorders within elementary …
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Factors that Contribute to the Shortage of Minority Teachers in California Schools: A Review of the Literature
… surrounding the lack of minority teachers in California public schools. This paper focuses on the relationship between the inadequate and unequal education for ethnic and racial minority students in California and nationwide. The paper is divided into three main parts: Why we need minority …
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Changing the High School Core Literature
… heads of English programs at two Northern California schools participated in an interview about the core literature. Their responses indicated that although some schools are given a significant amount of variety concerning their book lists, schools are forced to cover so much material that …
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Building Better Bridges: Toward More Effective Strategies for Promoting Teacher Diversity in California Secondary Social Science Classrooms at the Pre-Service Level
<p>The State of California’s teaching corps does not reflect nearly the same level of cultural diversity, as does the student body that it serves. Multiple sources of evidence suggest that the quality and outcomes of the learning experience are compromised for many of the students enrolled in …
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Creating Spaces for Deep Conversations around Equity in Synchronous Online Learning Environments: A Case Study
… education is a new frontier for many rural California schools. In the spring of 2020, a global pandemic caused an immediate transition to online, synchronous learning platforms for the entire state. In discussion-based classrooms, where students build learning from the material, and …
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An analysis of the relationship between teacher trust and achievement for students of Latino and White ethnicities
… students of Latino and White ethnicities in California schools was investigated. The school percentage of students proficient or advanced on the 2013 California Standards Test in English Language Arts and standardized scores from the Omnibus Trust Scale constituted the data sources for this …
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Effect of Proposition 227 on the Academic Achievement of English Language Learners
<p>With the passing of Proposition 227 in California in 1998, bilingual education and the use of primary language of students for instructional purposes was severely restricted. The passing of the initiative created great controversy about the effectiveness of bilingual education in contrast to …
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The efficacy in the development and implementation of the California high school exit exam and the eighth-grade algebra 1 policy
… had in the Eighth-grade Algebra I policy and the California High School Exit Exam policy. From a political, economical, and historical perspective, the intended purposes of many education policies have been distorted due to implementation. By investigating national and California education …
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The use of audio-visual aids in music education in California
… which was conducted by Thad Stevens of Oakland, California. This thesis is a result of my interest in this subject; an interest that I intend to retain in my work in music education.</p><p>Of specific interest in the presentation of this thesis is the following quotation from the California …
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Teachers’ Experiences of a District’s Transformational Leadership Design Program: A Qualitative Study
… drawn statewide attention by winning the 2020 California Golden Bell Awards recently. The annual awards promote excellence in education and recognize prominent California schools’ and districts’ programs and exemplary practices which respond to the evolving needs to improve student …
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Female teachers, whiteness, and the quest for cultural proficiency
<p>Though America's public schools have become increasingly diverse, the teaching staff remains relatively homogeneous. This gap is more apparent in California schools that serve large numbers of students of color, being taught by teachers who are predominately White and female. Because the …
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Teacher Self-Efficacy and Resilience With Multilingual Learners: A Rural Secondary Story
… have been studied by education researchers in California schools. However, there is limited research on educators of multilingual learners who serve rural secondary school sites. While there is a growing number of multilingual learners in rural sites, there is an invisibility of multilingual …
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Academic Leadership in Advancement Activities: A Dimension of the Dean's Role in American Higher Education
… education with particular attention given to schools of dentistry. It focused on how American schools of dentistry may organize and manage their fund -raising programs to maximize voluntary financial support. With the prospect of declining support and rising costs, an aggressive and effective …
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Using public relations to lessen the impact of budget cuts in a public elementary school
<p>Public schools in California have suffered severe budget cuts, causing lay-offs among teachers and support staff, class size increases, and program cuts. This thesis includes an audit of a public elementary school to determine its use of public relations practices to establish family and …
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Teachers in Elementary Schools…Do They Have What They Need?
… technology) are not equally available at all K-5 schools. Hahnel (2020) discussed how even though California is one of the wealthiest states in the nation, funding awarded to schools in California was not enough to meet educational goals or individual needs of students, partially due to the high …