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Showing 1 to 20 of 56 for “"Community and school"”.
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Relationships Among Student Demographics and Community and School Context Factors and Value-Added Gain Scores in Ohio
… linear regressions to test the assertion that school level value-added gain scores are not affected by student demographics and school and community context factors using fourth and eighth grade Ohio value-added gain scores in reading and mathematics. The study also compared the effects of …
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A Survey of the Opinions of Parents and Teachers Regarding the Reporting System Used in the Vale Elementary School in Cashmere, Washington
… to elicit the opinions of the Cashmere parents and teachers towards the present reporting system and reporting in general and to ascertain whether the present reporting system used in the Vale Elementary School was meeting the needs of the community and school.
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Ethnographic Narrative: Nereida Montes
… my experience as a Mexica-America student, and my decision to become a History-Social Science educator. Throughout this narrative, I explored the competencies of becoming a warm-demander and an effective educator for culturally and linguistically diverse students. I interviewed 3 students of …
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Image, Context, and Knowledge in the Practice of Two Elementary Music Teachers
… related to context, music teaching images, and knowledge in operation. Historical and present contexts, such as family, community, and school, are discussed as to how they shaped the knowledge used for music teaching. Analysis revealed that the teachers' images were based on their …
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Reconstructing Resilience: Including African -American Female Students in Educational Resiliency Research
Understanding that educational resilience is a process that is contextually bound, the study also includes a social, political, and economic historical analysis of the city where the study took place. Also, very important to this study is that the researcher introduces a new theoretical and …
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A Generational Perspective of Teachers' Perceptions of Principals' Leadership Practices
… of the leadership practices of Boomer and Gen X principals. Leadership practices of principals have been studied for decades in education. This research study analyzed data of eight dimensions of leadership practices from the 75 item School Improvement Opinion Survey (2006). The …
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Learning How to Become an Effective Teacher: Creating a Space to Belong
… observational research, interviews, and student samples explain the complex social structure in my math classroom and my effectiveness as a teacher. The ethnographic narrative will be divided into four major sections. The major sections are Part A, Part B, Part C, and Part D. Part A …
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Ethnographic Narrative Project: Surviving My First Year Teaching
… “Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach,” and it often left me wondering what life would be like outside of the teaching field. I thought I knew what being a teacher was about since I was always around teachers, so I purposely chose a different career path, but the call to teach eventually …
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Ethnographic Narrative Project: An Educator’s Journey
… Beginning with my own educational experiences and how I decided this was the path for me. During this first year I was able to conduct a field study with three focus students from my classroom. Conducting student interviews, home visits, classroom observations, and speaking with other teachers …
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The political role of the principal in community/school system relations
As educational resources dwindle, school principals are increasingly finding themselves functioning as mediators in financial matters affecting their community and school system. How principals function in this role may impact on perceptions of their effectiveness and on the resources their schools …
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Neuropsychological and adaptive skills deficits in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder with and without comorbid fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
… this study was to compare the neuropsychological and adaptive skills profiles of children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) with or without comorbid FASD in order to improve interventions for both of these populations. This study paid particular attention to neurological, …
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Elementary teachers' attitudes toward human growth, development, and sexuality
… descriptive study was conducted in a large urban school district to determine elementary teachers' attitudes toward human growth, development, and sexuality. The "Attitudes Toward Teaching Human Sexuality" (Schultz & Boyd, 1984) instrument was completed by 125 full time elementary school teachers. …
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Elementary teachers' attitudes toward human growth, development, and sexuality
… descriptive study was conducted in a large urban school district to determine elementary teachers' attitudes toward human growth, development, and sexuality. The "Attitudes Toward Teaching Human Sexuality" (Schultz & Boyd, 1984) instrument was completed by 125 full time elementary school teachers. …
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Breaking Barriers: An Educator's Pursuit to Provide Equity in Student Achievement
… minority students, students with disabilities, and English-language learners. This makes immediate school action necessary to create a more equitable learning environment. Without strategic interventions, including improved teacher retention efforts, stronger student support systems, and …
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Problems confronted and methods used by citizen committees interested in education
Thesis (Ed.D.)--Boston University
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"""Movin' Up That Third Grade Hill"": Discourses of Progress and Hybrid Language and Literacy Practices in a ""Mainstream"" Multilingual Classroom"
… setting. This case study draws from ethnographic and narrative data, and feminist-poststructuralist theories to examine a ""mainstream"" novice teacher as she attempted to adapt her literacy instruction for her multilingual third graders. Her efforts toward pedagogical change are framed according …
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Rural community participation in the delivery of education in selected primary schools of Lundazi district in Eastern province of Zambia.
The study investigated rural community participation in the delivery of education in selected primary schools of Lundazi District. The study employed a qualitative design on a population of 80 respondents. The sample consisted of (5) head teachers, 10 PTA members, 25 teachers and forty (40) …
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The school manager we want: voices of stakeholders.
… how views of stakeholders were embraced in school management, focusing on stakeholders’ participation in decision making, factors affecting participation and effects of participation in decision making. The analysis was based on the findings of the study conducted in six selected schools of …
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Rural community participation in the delivery of education in selected primary schools of Lundazi district in Eastern province of Zambia.
The study investigated rural community participation in the delivery of education in selected primary schools of Lundazi District. The study employed a qualitative design on a population of 80 respondents. The sample consisted of (5) head teachers, 10 PTA members, 25 teachers and forty (40) …
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