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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Catholic elementary schools"”.
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Successful Leadership of Small Catholic Elementary Schools
… principals’ perceptions of their leadership of Catholic schools. It focuses on Catholic schools with student populations of fewer than 150 students and addresses which attributes of their successes may be replicable for other small Catholic elementary school leaders, with focused attention on …
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Modern Practices for Beginning Teachers in Catholic Elementary Schools
It is hoped that this study will enable the young teachers to enter into their vocation with more thought and ability and that it will provoke thinking and stimulate further study in the students for whom it is planned. They will have been alerted to the process of learning, the need of research, …
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Mathematics Performance in Public and Catholic Elementary Schools: Explaining the Disparity
… decades it has been a common belief that private schools do a better job of educating the nation’s children than do public schools. Public Choice theorists in particular argue that public schools are inefficient and ineffective because they are accountable to bureaucracies, while private schools …
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A Qualitative Study on Sustainable Professional Learning Communities in Catholic Elementary Schools
… of professional learning communities within Catholic elementary schools. The purpose of this study was to investigate best practices of Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) as reported by elementary principals in a random sample of Catholic elementary schools. The researcher interviewed …
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A Descriptive Study of Technology Acquisition and Integration in Middle Atlantic Catholic Elementary Schools
… that make yesterday's innovations obsolete. How Catholic elementary schools attempt to meet the financial challenge to provide necessary technological tools to their students is a concern expressed throughout the Catholic education community. The questions addressed in this study include: (1) how …
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Comparison of Views of Teachers from Full-Day and Half-Day Kindergarten Programs on Reading Readiness in Catholic Elementary Schools
<p>The trend in elementary education is to move from half-day to full-day kindergarten programs in response to state and local pressure to improve reading readiness in young children. Some teachers are resistant to change in certain settings and voicing their philosophical beliefs that this move is …
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A study of the perceived problems of open and close-minded selected inner-city teachers of Catholic elementary schools in Chicago
… of selected teachers of two different types of Catholic elementary inner-city schools in Chicago and (2) to compare through the California F-Scale the perceived problems of open and closed-minded inner-city teachers of selected Catholic elementary schools in Chicago. Responses of the teachers to …
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Shifting Gears to Achieve School Improvement: Revitalizing the Mission of Catholic Elementary Schools Through Disruptive Innovation and a Blended Learning Network
Many Catholic educational practitioners and researchers believe that if Catholic schools in the United States are to survive a crisis of decreased enrollment, they must shift gears to new models of sustainability in order to compete in educational markets (D’Agostino, 2014; Kennedy, 2012; Linbeck, …
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An Examination of the Behaviors and Strategies of Resurgent Parish Elementary Schools.
Catholic schools in the United States of America have witnessed a steady decline in enrollment since the 1960s. Some Catholic elementary schools have rebuked the trend and are finding new and inventive ways to grow. The identification of these best practices and strategies may indicate a new …
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Catholic Schools and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics): An Exploration of Stakeholders' Interest and Perceptions of STEM Programs in Elementary Schools
To remain competitive in the educational market, Catholic elementary schools are exploring alternatives, such as STEM education, to incorporate into their learning environments. In this qualitative phenomenological study, 16 interviews were conducted in Catholic elementary schools to understand …
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Clergy Preparation for Catholic School Leadership in a Midwestern Diocese
… ultimately responsible for the leadership of a Catholic elementary school. The role of the priest is similar to that of a superintendent in a public-school setting. Priests of the Diocese of Omega are prepared for their responsibilities by the local seminary. The curricular program at the local …