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Showing 1 to 20 of 193 for “"Private school"”.
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Private school choice and the returns to private schooling
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Economics, 1993.
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The Societal Impacts of Private School Choice around the World
… as Education Secretary of the United States, private school choice – in the form of vouchers, tuition tax-credits, and education savings accounts – has become increasingly policy relevant. While an introduction of competitive pressures into the schooling sector may improve educational quality …
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Beyond Lip Service: How teachers in a private school utilize multicultural literature
… over a seven-month period during the 2009-2010 school year. The teaching of six texts defined by the school as multicultural (one of the texts would not be viewed as multicultural by other definitions), Esperanza Rising and Journey to the River Sea were the fifth grade texts, Roll of Thunder …
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Challenges Facing First Year Chinese International Students In a California Private School
… their first year at one suburban California private school which established an international student program in 2007. The researcher conducted personal interviews with nine Mandarin speaking, mainland Chinese international secondary students in grades seven through 11 who were in their first …
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Does Private School Competition Improve Public School Performance? The Case of Nepal
… countries, the evidence on the impact of school type on student performance is mixed. Researchers are also interested in finding out the effect of private school competition on educational outcomes. The evidence on this for developed countries is mixed as well. What is the effect in …
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Parental attitudes towards inclusion of students with disabilities in a private school setting
… of parents of children without disabilities in a private school setting, towards inclusion of children with disabilities. Forty-nine parents of children with no identified disabilities were surveyed. All of these children attended a private day school. A 20-item questionnaire was utilized to …
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Attitudes of teachers on inclusion in a private school that is not federally mandated
… teachers' attitudes toward inclusion in a private school setting. Seventeen general education classroom teachers in a private religious day school completed a 33-item questionnaire designed to assess their attitudes toward inclusion of students with disabilities in their classroom. Areas …
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Private School K-12 Educator Perceptions Of Professional Learning Communities Based On Years of Experience
… as viewed through the lens of Central California private school teachers based on years of experience. The necessity for the research derived from the utilization of PLCs as an effective training methodology for private school educators. PLCs are increasingly being implemented regionally as well …
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Making meaning of gender-based violence: Elite subjectivity and gender performance in a Canadian private school
School-related gender-based violence is a global epidemic that affects students at all levels of public and private education. The study outlined in this dissertation started from a need to understand the scope of sexual harassment and sexism in schools to support my daughter through her experience …
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Exploring the role of employment status on learning support facilitators’ work experiences in a private school
… education has meant changes in the ways in which schools approach learners with diverse educational needs. A more inclusive educational environment is the goal for all schools, although how they reach this goal may vary. One such method of providing additional support to learners facing barriers …
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Improving Student Achievement of Private School Students Receiving Title Services: A Positional and Dispositional Change Plan
… actions needed to improve student achievement. Private school students receiving title services were assessed using the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) test in May of 2014. The results of that test were that fifty-four percent of the students receiving title services met or exceeded their …
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An Evaluation of the Status of Computer Knowledge of Public and Private School Teachers in Illinois
The purpose of this study was to assess the current technology based education knowledge of Illinois teachers, the importance this knowledge has to their work, and importance for all educators.
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Mandarin Chinese Immersion Program for Preschool Children in an Urban Private School in California: A Case Study
… Comprehensive focused personal interviews of preschool Mandarin Chinese language immersion educators in a private school provided the basis of the study. The research literature reviewed indicated that when young children learn a new language it benefits them later in their education. These …
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Teacher Preferences On Technology Use Using the iTEaCH Implementation Model: A Case Study In A Tanzanian Private School
<p>To advance both transformative school leadership skills and the use of ICT integration in this school, while aiming to enhance positive school change, this study used the iTEaCH (ICT-Technogogy-and-Collegiality) Implementation Model proposed by Choy (2013) to investigate, quantitatively, teacher …
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Promoting the "classroom and playground of Europe": Swiss private school prospectuses and education-focused tourism guides, 1890-1945
… study and tourism. The historically entangled private schooling and tourism industries have steadily communicated idealised images of educational tourism in Switzerland via advertising. Concentrating on the period 1890 -1945 – when promotional ties between tourism organisations and private …
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A Comparison of Public and Private School Teachers' Job Satisfaction When Controlling for Policy Perspectives, Individual, and Workplace Characteristics
… to the job satisfaction levels of public and private school teachers. Furthermore, an emphasis is placed on how policy, procedures, and workplace characteristics affect levels of job satisfaction. This study focused on other contributing factors of job satisfaction such as personal attributes, …
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Educational Materials in a Private School Setting: An Industrial Ethnography and Document Analysis of One School’s Presently-Used Educational Documents
… documents presently used at a single small, private boarding school. This school, where students are given an individualized curriculum and experience immersed in technology, frequently uses Google Apps for Education to share electronic documents used in the classroom.<br /><br />Qualitative …
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Developing Teachers' Capacities to Create Caring Relationships with Students: A Case Study of a Gandhi-Inspired Private School in India
… caring relationships with students such as the school environment (Schaps, 2009), lack of cultural understanding (Thompson, 1998), the teacher's beliefs and attitudes about care (Goldstein, 2002), and personal experience of being cared for (Noddings, 1984). Yet, little research exists on how …
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PREPAREDNESS OF MUSLIM ESL STUDENTS TO MEET THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS-BASED ASSESSMENT: A QUALITATIVE STUDY IN AN ISLAMIC PRIVATE SCHOOL
… parents whose ESL children attend an Islamic private school in the American Southwest. The study investigates the preparedness of these Muslim ESL students to meet the Common Core State Standards-based assessments. The focus of the study is the conceptual processes included in the academic …
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"Growing Pains": A Feasibility Study of Expansion Choices for Montessori Schools of Omaha, Inc., a Private School Using the Montessori Method of Education
Mr. Larry Verschurr, Director of the Montessori Schools of Omaha Inc., was reviewing his preparations for a meeting that evening with a group of parents in Bellevue, Nebraska, who had expressed interest in enrolling their children in a Montessori school. A few minutes earlier he had watched the …
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