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Showing 1 to 20 of 218 for “"New School"”.
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Of Surface and Shadow. Proposal for a new School of Architecture
Puerto Rico is a place of strong sunlight, temperate winds and humid climate. It is also a place where the landscape and the natives are very colorful. Today's culture consists of a chaotic urban atmosphere which tends to obscure an extraordinary geography and the natural richness of its …
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Lease Purchase Financing: The Processes and Impact on New School Construction in Texas
… lease purchase financing for the construction of new facilities in Texas. It sought to determine the impact of lease purchase financing and the characteristics of those districts that have utilized lease purchase financing for the purpose of new school construction. A two pronged approach was used …
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New school construction in Boston: a study of the politics and the process.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Thesis. 1972. M.C.P.
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Perceptions of Executive Directors of State Board Associations Regarding New School Board Member Training
… mandate for training or by the number of school boards within a state. The training methods that were employed also were similar, with an emphasis on conference sessions, specialized workshops, and whole board training. States with more school districts were less likely to report that they …
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Indigenous re-form: Change and adaptation in a new school in new Xade, Botswana
The objective of this M.Arch dissertation is to study the Ghanzi District, Botswana. Because of the few developments and small population in the area, it might be perceived as a place with little to offer architecturally. I am interested in uncovering the contextual layers (landscape and cultures) …
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On What We Confront in Perceptual Experience: Old School Ontologies for New School Realists
The focus of this thesis is a certain family of ontological positions. These positions say that there is some class of objects and properties, to which both physical objects and properties reduce and which are the kinds of things we confront in perceptual experience. Though largely absent from …
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From the faculty perspective: Factors that influence the development of organizational culture within a new school of education
… of organizational culture development within a new school of education, focusing on the various factors that influence culture as perceived by faculty. The research is situated within a mid-sized university in Canada. From the data analysis emerged the following factors that participants saw as …
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Perceptions of School Leaders, School Division Leaders, and non-SRO Model Employees Regarding a New School Safety Model in One Urban Virginia School Division
… study was to examine the perceptions of school leaders, school division leaders, and non-SRO model employees regarding the transition from a school safety model with School Resource Officers (SROs) to a model with non-SRO (NSRO) employees in one urban school division in Virginia. The …
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Guidelines for small school systems in developing orientation programs for board members
… this study was to develop guidelines for small school divisions in Virginia to use in preparing an orientation program which would meet the needs of the new school board members. These guidelines addressed state and local concerns which had been identified through the review of literature and a …
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The Odd Witch
… the young witch, Serendipity, as she navigates a new school and grapples with her lack of ability to wield the power of superstition.</p>
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Replicating a habitus: transplanting capital, habitus and doxa in a school start-up
Schooling in South Africa still reflects the inequalities of apartheid. The majority of learners live in low socioeconomic contexts, and face challenges accessing ‘quality’ education, which is largely only available at expensive, fee charging schools. Even if poorer learners do gain access to these …
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Planning procedures for school media centers
… using effective planning processes in renovating school libraries or building new school library facilities. A second purpose was to propose recommendations for improving planning processes to make them more effective and efficient in creating the best possible school library facility. A …
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A Survey of Unusual Features in Public School Buildings in the State of Washington
… of a composite survey of unusual features in new school buildings throughout the state of Washington. The writer does not desire to present the common characteristics of size, shape or description of the conventionally planned schools, but rather his aim will be to present the results of a …
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Building Social Self-Efficacy: Investigating How Refugee Adolescents Cultivate School Readiness Through a Summer Youth Readiness Program
… life, and are challenged with having to navigate new social settings while integrating into American schools. The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to investigate to what extent participation in a summer youth readiness program would increase levels of social self-efficacy in refugee …
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On Conversion
… of the convent of San Francisco into a school of architecture in Havana, comes out of my omnipresent desire to work with old structures, my faith in architectural education, and my love for he city in which I was born. My intention was to propose an alternative to conventional …
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Transitioning Students to the Middle school: A Case Study
… study was to describe how students moving from a school for students with learning disabilities to a regular public school classroom adjusted to the new school setting. The questions guiding the study were derived from issues identified by Dweck and Elliot in Fisher and Cooper (1990) as important …
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Perceptions of the Initial Steps a Planning Principal Takes to Open a New Plus One Elementary School
… steps that a planning principal takes to open a new plus one elementary school. Too often, the focus is on the completion of the bricks and mortar of the facility instead of what takes place in the building once construction is complete (Lane, 2008). "Effective planning for the opening of a new …
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Balancing Climate, Culture and Achievement in a New Bilingual Program
… at a small kindergarten through eighth grade school in a northern suburb of a large Midwestern city reveal the thoughts, concerns and excitement about the addition of a bilingual program to the school. This study outlines the need to diversify the school of study and identifies concerns each …
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The Effects of Mobility on Fourth Grade Students' Achievement, Attendance, and Behavior
… can be enduring. It seems important for school personnel to ascertain the extent of the problems caused by frequent transfer. Planning appropriate educational programming and meeting the needs of mobile students is of utmost importance. This exploratory study was designed to examine …
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