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Showing 1 to 20 of 251 for “"Middle School Education"”.
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A beneficiary analysis of the communication process relative to the teacher-pupil paradigm of the preadolescent student
… are an increasingly important component of middle school education. Evidence suggests that teachers who care for their students often exhibit communication behaviors that facilitate positive relationships. This study focused on teacher-student interactions in the middle school setting as …
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Preparing Culturally Responsive Middle School STEM Educators: An Examination of Undergraduate Syllabi
… the number of diverse cultures in the public school system has swelled. However, the teachers at these public schools have expressed that they are having trouble with this increase in diversity and do not feel prepared to teach a class of diverse students (Miller-Dyce & Owusu-Ansah, 2016). …
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The Alternative to Traditional College Degree Programs: Implications for a Sustainable Workforce in the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Background: Albeit public elementary and middle school education is free and compulsory in the Federal Republic of Nigeria, at least over 10 million of the country’s children within ages 5-14 years are not attending school, because of the associated costs, which render access prohibitive. Of the …
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Illness Representations of Breast Cancer among Hispanics
… of $20,001 - $30,000 and completing at least a middle school education. While the majority indicated that they did not have health insurance, most indicated that they did have a regular source of health care. Additionally, while most had not been diagnosed with cancer, nearly half of the sample …
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Adaptation and validation of a technology attitude scale for use by American teachers at the middle school level
… Scale (TAS) for use by American teachers at the middle school level. The study provided an instrument for American middle school teachers to determine students' attitudes toward technology and concepts of technology. The Technology Attitude Scale (TAS) , an adaptation of a Dutch instrument …
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Exemplary career development practices of Virginia's middle schools
… guidelines for all groups from elementary school students through adulthood. These guidelines have been adopted by over 40 states. Virginia has chosen not to adopt them and currently does not have state standards against which to identify or assess exemplary career development practices in …
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A descriptive study of the current status of middle schools in Virginia
… study was to determine the current status of middle schools in Virginia. A questionnaire, validated by a panel of middle school authorities, was mailed to 110 principals of all public school organizations labeled as "middle" or "intermediate" which had at least three grade levels, including …
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A comparison of selected indicators of educational outcomes in small and large middle schools in Virginia
Middle school education emerged nationally during the late 1960’s and early 1970’s and was emphasized as a requirement for accreditation in the state of Virginia by 1986. This study examined the effect of school size on a set of indicators related to outcome variables from 6-8 configuration middle …
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Comparing Perceptions of Effective Characteristics of Middle School Advisors from Administrators, Teachers, and Students
… perceptions of effective characteristics of middle school advisors from administrators, teachers and students at Fort Couch Middle School, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The research questions for this study included the following:</p><p> 1. What are the effective qualities that …
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Peer Sexual Harassment in Middle School: Classroom and Individual Factors
… from an urban, culturally diverse and low-income school district was used. Self-report and peer-reported data were obtained from 744 students in the fall. Self-report measures include PSH (AAUW, 1993; 2001); self-reported delinquency (Elliot, Huizinga, and Ageton, 1995), a modified friends' …
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Current Scheduling, Teaming, and Curriculum Practices In Virginia's Middle Schools
… teaming practices, and curricula used by the middle-level schools in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and it was conducted through the use of descriptive statistics. A questionnaire was sent to experts in the area of middle school education for review and field-tested with practicing …
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A study to determine the current level of implementation of eighteen selected critical attributes of middle schools in the United States
The growth of the middle school movement has been rapid. During the first two decades of middle school growth, 1960-1980, experts in the field of middle school education began to identify the guiding principles which appeared best able to meet the special needs of middle school age youngsters. The …
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Changing the tune of classroom behaviors : A case study in a rural Indiana middle school examining the effects of preferred ambient music in a special education classroom
… selected ambient music within a rural Midwestern middle school would affect the students’ classroom behaviors. In this study, behaviors are defined as noticeable student actions. This study was seeking how the students behaved within their 40-minute guided study hall classroom when ambient music …
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Guidance histories of selected pupils of a minority group in the intermediate grades
… of the intermediate grades in the elementary school, and what methods and techniques are used by the staff of the elementary school in meeting and attempting to solve the problems?</p><p> The purpose of this study was: (1) To make a study of discipline cases over a stated period of time.; (2) …
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Instructional Leadership for Middle School Students with Disabilities in the General Education Classroom: The Role of the Principal
… create a supportive learning environment and school culture that promotes the education of all students. Furthermore, effective instructional leaders are knowledgeable of effective instructional strategies and promote the use of such strategies by communicating with and supervising educators. …
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Rules of the Game: Effects of a Game-based Metaphor on Instructional Activity Design and the Use of Student Mentors on Learning Outcomes in a Middle School General Science Class
… use of student mentors on learning outcomes in a middle school general science class. The participants for this study were 165 students, ages 13-14 years old, who were enrolled in 8th grade at a mid-Atlantic middle school. Two research questions were used to conduct the research:;1. Can science …
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