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Showing 1 to 20 of 38 for “"Education in Virginia"”.
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The development of vocational agricultural education in Virginia
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A Survey of Education in Virginia City, Nevada 1859-1897
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State government and higher education in Virginia: the Secretary of Education
… relationship between state government and higher education is problematic for both policy makers and students of higher education governance. The purpose of this study was to provide a better understanding of the position of Secretary of Education, one facet of the multi-faceted relationship …
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The Regional Instructional Specialist for Adult Education in Virginia: A Case Study
In the late 1980s regional instructional specialists were hired by the Virginia Department of Education in 18 planning districts. The purpose of this study was to describe the role of one specialist in a rural setting. The description may be beneficial to adult education planners and policy makers …
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A Case Study of the Dimensions of Affordability of Undergraduate Education in Virginia
The main purpose of this research was to examine the dimensions of affordability of public undergraduate education, focusing on a single state during a particular period of time. The main research question was: What are the dimensions of affordability of public undergraduate education in Virginia? …
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A study of the role of local supervisors of social studies education in Virginia
… studies, social studies teachers, and building principals relative to the role of the local supervisor of social studies education. Data were gathered to determine the perceptions of supervisors, teachers, and principals regarding actual and ideal performance on forty-two selected …
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A description of peer education programs in public institutions of higher education in Virginia
The purpose of this research was to determine the status of peer education programs in state-supported institutions in Virginia. The result of this research was to provide base-line data relative to peer education programs in colleges in Virginia. Survey research methodology, specifically interview …
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A case study of education in Virginia: the Roanoke County public school system, 1870-1920
The prevailing purpose of this dissertation is the preparation of an historical account of public schools in Roanoke County from 1870 to 1920. The primary focus rests with the cultural, economic, political, and geographic factors that affected the evolvement of public schools in Virginia relative …
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STEM education in Virginia 4-H: A qualitative exploration of engineering understandings in 4-H STEM educators
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education is spurred by an economic and social need for cross-discipline understanding of complex, worldwide problems, made through intentional connections between two or more STEM subject areas. In order for educators to articulate these …
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The effects of implementation of standards of quality policy on the quality of education in Virginia, 1972-1980
The present investigation took place in the State of Virginia, where the instrument of Statewide change was the Standards of Quality (hereafter SOQ). For the first time in the history of Virginia, performance standards for education were prescribed by the State constitution. The State Board was …
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An assessment of the attitudes of selected respondents toward the standards of quality for public education in Virginia
The purpose of this study was to determine the attitudes of local school board members, division superintendents, local elected officials, state department of education personnel, and state legislators towards the approach taken to improve the public schools in Virginia by the enactment of state …
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Applications of Qualitative and Quantitative Techniques of Management in Administrative/Academic Decision-Making in Institutions of Higher Education in Virginia
The purpose of this study was to examine the status and extent to which administrators of colleges and universities in the state of Virginia apply qualitative and quantitative techniques of management in planning, directing, reporting, and controlling activities for enhancing their administrative …
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Status of Admission Policies and Practices at Four-Year Public Institutions of Higher Education in Virginia Implemented to Evaluate Home School Applicants
The purpose of this study was to determine how current admission policies and practices at four-year public institutions of higher education in Virginia are implemented to evaluate home school applicants. University administrators, admission officials, and other interested individuals may gain …
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S. John Davis: a thematic history of public education in Virginia as interpreted through the professional career of the sixteenth superintendent of public instruction
S. John Davis served as superintendent of public instruction for the Commonwealth of Virginia from 1979 to 1990. Dr. Davis worked for three governors--John N. Dalton, Charles S. Robb, and Gerald L. Baliles. His tenure in office marked an important era of innovation and change in Virginia's …
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Levels at which skills or knowledge in cooperative office education in Virginia are taught as perceived by teachers and the level used as perceived by graduates
The purpose of this study was to determine the perceived skills and knowledge levels that were being taught in the Cooperative Office Education programs in the state of Virginia and to determine if those skills and knowledge competency levels are accurately meeting the needs as perceived by the …
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Teacher characteristics related to the adoption of agriscience curriculum in Virginia middle school agricultural education programs
Middle school programs in agricultural education are unique educational experiences that provide middle school aged children in Virginia with a basic understanding of agriculture and its applied sciences. Curriculum innovations such as the one for Virginia middle schools provide guidance for …
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Dr. Woodrow W. Wilkerson: his life and work as state superintendent of public instruction in Virginia, 1960-1974
… Woodrow W. Wilkerson who served as State Superintendent of Public Instruction for the Commonwealth of Virginia from August 16, 1960, to April 1, 1975. His length of service exceeded that of any of the thirteen previous superintendents in the 103-year history of public education in Virginia. The …
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Basic beliefs of business and office education personnel in Virginia regarding the coordination of cooperative education
… and compare the basic beliefs of teacher-coordinators, local supervisors, state supervisors, and teacher educators of business and office education in Virginia regarding the coordination of high school cooperative office education programs. A secondary problem was to determine if there was a …
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An analysis of the influence of information on the educational aspirations of black high school seniors
The influence of systematic information interventions on black high school students in Virginia was examined in this study. The State Council of Higher Education in Virginia (SCHEV) sponsored a series of information intervention activities since 1982 to influence black high school student …
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Trade and Industrial Education: A Climate For Reform
… a proposed reform model for secondary trade and industrial (T&I) education in Virginia. Vocational administrators and T&I instructors beliefs about the extent to which the adoption of the proposed model would precipitate selected outcomes were measured by using an instrument developed …
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