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Showing 1 to 20 of 56 for “"Program quality"”.
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SPARK program quality improvement at CHOP’s Homeless Health Initiative
… Activity and Recreation for Kids (SPARK) program through CHOP’s Homeless Health Initiative by developing and piloting a trauma-informed, developmentally aligned, and sustainable facilitation toolkit at two shelter sites. Project components included a structured session template, visual …
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A case study of supervisor-employee communication and the link to program quality
<p>This case study investigated the quality of supervisor- employee communication and its impact on employee job satisfaction, self-esteem and trust, as well as the link to program quality in a center-based childcare setting. Three research questions guided the study with the purpose of examining …
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Investigating early childhood teacher beliefs and teaching practices related to process factors of program quality
… of these findings are that early childhood programs and systems should work to facilitate peer-to-peer collaborative networks to help teachers develop their beliefs and related effective teaching practices.
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Inside perspectives on early childhood program quality : a case study of teacher beliefs and embedded practices
… early childhood teachers’ perspectives on quality of early childhood programs and how they embed those perspectives in their daily classroom practices. Questions explored teachers’ education levels, years of experience, and the ways in which their individual perspectives are manifested in …
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Graduate Professional Training in Christian Education at Dallas Theological Seminary and Alumni Perceptions of Program Quality
This study assessed the quality of graduate professional training in Christian education at Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS) in terms of the perceptions of program alumni. The subjects of the investigation were 780 alumni who graduated from DTS between 1984 and 2000. The Christian Education …
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THE SHORTAGE OF LICENSED SECONDARY AGRICULTURE INSTRUCTORS IN ILLINOIS: AN EXAMINATION OF THE IMPACT ON SECONDARY AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION PROGRAM QUALITY
… agriculture teachers in Illinois impacted the quality of Illinois programs. Due to the shortage of licensed agriculture teachers, the hiring of provisional instructors doubled over the five-year study. Every high school agriculture program in Illinois, from fiscal year 2014 to fiscal year 2018, …
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Evaluating Coaches’ Program Delivery in Golf Canada’s Learn to Play Program
… of this Master’s thesis was to evaluate coaches’ program delivery in Golf Canada’s national youth programming, Learn to Play, regarding two components: (a) the consistency of teaching life skills and (b) the quality of program delivery. The Learn to Play program has recently been updated to …
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Parent, Student, and Faculty Satisfaction With and Support of Campus Laboratory School Programs
… opinions concerning campus laboratory school program quality in three areas: (1) quality of teacher education, (2) research, and (3) childcare. There were 653 participants in the study: 246 parents whose children were enrolled in laboratory schools, 200 pre-service students who were taking …
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21st Century Community Learning Centers: Program Evaluation Evidence from Texas
<p>Texas afterschool programs strive to enhance academic performance and meet students' needs, yet gaps in program quality persist. This study evaluated 21st Century Community Learning Centers’ performance in reading, math, GPA, attendance, in-school suspension, and engagement, both within these …
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The Male-Female Gap in Post-Baccalaureate Schooling
… student ability, and post-baccalaureate (PB) program quality. This is the first general empirical study of graduate and professional educational investment to consider inter-field differences in quality and gender composition. A primary goal of this dissertation is to establish whether …
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Assessment of Quality Preschool Programming
… the contributing variables that promote high-quality preschool is a complex and multilayered endeavor. Mounting evidence indicates that the structural measures of quality indicators typically used to validate preschool programs are not sufficient for determining quality experiences for …
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Bureaucratic characteristics and TQM: are they compatible? A case study of the Bureau of Mines Spokane Research Center
… ground water. In 1992 the SRC instituted a Total Quality Management hybrid program-- Quality Improvement. Utilizing the case study method of analysis, this thesis ascertains the compatibility of Quality Improvement with traditional basic bureaucratic characteristics espoused by Max Weber.</p>
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User evaluation of learning resource programs in Virginia community colleges
… of community college learning resource programs, as measured by a questionnaire distributed to selected faculty and students at eighteen single-campus Virginia community colleges, and quantitative measures frequently used as comparative indicators of program quality. The questionnaire, …
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Vocational and Technical Education Changes that are Potential Contributors to the Economic Development of Trinidad and Tobago
… economy. These factors were (a) access to and quality of VTE, (b) VTE higher education programs, (c) VTE program quality, (d) VTE program comprehensiveness, (e) fundamental aspects of VTE, (f) preparation for and advancement in VTE careers, (g) meeting VTE student and program needs, and (h) …
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Healing Through the Struggle: Sociopolitical Empowerment as Context for Youth Thriving
… marginalized groups in sociopolitical processes, programs and initiatives intended to reduce these barriers to civic and social changemaking have become popular (Ginwright, 2018). In order to meaningfully support youth resistance, those who are positioned to collaborate with young people must be …
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Early Childhood Classroom Quality and Preschool Learning Behaviors
… decision-making although it lacks descriptive quality indicative of how children learn best and precisely what contributes to learning differences among children. Researchers have advocated for the use of alternative assessment methods to describe differences in children's learning. Limited …
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The first step in tech-prep program evaluation: the identification of program performance indicators
… specifically applies to determining Tech-Prep program quality, effectiveness, and goal attainment as determined by the directors/coordinators of the programs. This research sought to determine if program performance indicators exist that Tech-Prep directors/coordinators deem necessary to …
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To identify indicators of an effective extension unit program
… to identify indicators of an effective unit program in Virginia and to test the indicators identified to ascertain their usefulness as an extension program evaluation instrument. Fifty (50) extension agents participated in this study which used a modified Delphi research technique. Three (3) …
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A Study of Department Chairs in Two-Year Colleges: A Comparison of the 1992 International Community College Chair Survey to Department Chairs in the North Texas Community College Consortium
… exist regarding the challenges of maintaining program quality, providing technology, and managing financial issues. The regional sample expresses greater concern about the challenges of distance education, external accountability, and student matters.
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