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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Reform Models"”.
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Building relational trust within comprehensive school reform models : exploring the relationship between trust and instruction improvement
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Michigan State University. Department of Curriculum, Teaching, and Educaional Policy, 2010
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Leadership – Organizational Culture in the light of Public Management reform models = Leadership – Szervezeti kultúra, a közmenedzsment reformok fényében
… jellemvonásai, a közintézményi menedzsment reform modellek fényében. Napjainkban egyre nagyobb szerepet kapnak a szervezetek, intézmények vezetői és talán ez még hangsúlyosabb a közigazgatási intézmények irányítói esetében (legyen szó középszintű, vagy felsővezetőről). Ez nem is meglepő, …
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Healing the land : monitoring transformation and agricultural sustainability on a Western Cape land reform project
… instituting a sustainable agriculture-based land reform programme in South Africa. The legacies of colonial and apartheid-era racial injustices have severely constrained access to land for agricultural production. Moreover, the impact of commercial agriculture on nature and society, warrants that …
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Career Academy Implementation: School Leaders Perceptions
… rates and increase student achievement, school reform models are spreading as a form of school improvement across America. Educational reform moves in cycles, and the change has moved to smaller learning communities in an effort to improve education. Smaller Learning Communities (SLC's) have …
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At the Core of School Reform: A Culture of Commitment, Collaboration, and Collective Leadership
… today is a product of more than a century of reform. Innovators of each era have attempted to transform the education system to match their ideals and beliefs. Educational reform efforts to improve learning for all students have been an issue of debate since the founding of America – seeking …
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The role of social capital in the Fast Track Land Reform Programme (FTLRP) of Zimbabwe: a case of Rouxdale (R/E) Farm, Bubi District, Matabeleland North Province
… villagised model of the Fast Track Land Reform Programme (FTLRP), which has been largely viewed as successful in academic literature. The study emerges out of a large gap in scholarly literature, which largely side-lines social outcomes of the FTLRP while focusing mostly on material …
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Preparing for change: an examination of an urban school's extra-curricular activities and professional learning communities in creating a culture ready for change
… city, Bartlett, New Jersey. Numerous academic reform models have failed to improve teaching and learning. The researcher hypothesizes these programs failed because they were not designed to meet the specific needs of the Sonia community. The school community is rift with stakeholder …
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Building partnerships : public schools as a catalysts for community development
… community. A rising trend in urban school reform models is the community school concept where schools serve as centers of communities. These schools are open throughout the year and include a diverse set of programs to enrich the learning experience. They can also provide adult learning …
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An Investigation of the Principal's Communication in the Comer School Development Model
… in school practices. In the age of school reform, the principal of the twenty-first century must provide the structure; resources and support that schools need to succeed. Research indicated that successful school leadership makes important contributions to the improvement of student …
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Exploring students' decisions to attend an early college high school
… College High Schools (ECHS's) are examples of reform models that are developed to support student achievement among undeserved groups. Without an understanding of the factors that influence student decisions to attend ECHS's and an understanding of the ways students perceive their experiences …
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Independent power projects in Africa : balancing development and investment outcomes
… power provision evolved and how power sector reform models need to be adjusted to better reflect the reality in developing countries and emerging economies.
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Context counts : leading educational reform in New Zealand secondary schools
… leader behaviours, change sequences and reform models, yet few studies explore the nuanced manner in which individual leaders make sense of and respond to the dynamic influences shaping their thinking and practice over time. In posing the question, how do principals experience leadership …
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"A journey through ""the village"": lessons learned from the full-service community school model at Legacy High School"
There are many education reform models intended to close the achievement gap between different groups of students (i.e., students from different racial and ethnic backgrounds, students of differing household income levels, students who live in rural versus metropolitan regions, etc.). Although not …
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The effects of community school partnerships on students and educators in five urban high schools : a view from the field
… system has experimented with K-12 education reform models in order to turn around underperforming schools. One of the newer models that is being implemented across the country is a strategy called community schools. Over the last few years, the number of districts that have started to utilize …
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An Inquiry into the School Wide Enrichment Model at Mercer Middle School
… in the possibilities of change through school reform models. It is the foundation upon which I base my research into the Schoolwide Enrichment Model. Anthropological inquiry makes it possible to bring these diverse theories and stories into one cohesive body of research through the lived …
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Evaluating commercialisation models in the water supply sector: a comparative case analysis of LWSC, Aguas Andinas and Johannesburg Water (2001-2014)
… In this study I analysed different water reforms undertaken in developing market economies with a specific focus on Chile, South Africa and Zambia. The main research question I sought to address is whether commercialisation has proportionately improved water supply delivery in the …
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School improvement planning and the development of professional community
… are increasingly common. In contrast to packaged reform models, these programs are founded on the belief that, when trained in a structured process of inquiry, school communities can learn to identify their own challenges in addressing student achievement and create, implement, monitor, and adjust …
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The intended and enacted curriculum in a new developmental mathematics course: a study of community college students' participation and attitudes
… or developmental, classes. One emerging reform has pushed for the inclusion of more real-world problem solving and group work in these classes, mirroring reform efforts in K-12 mathematics education (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1989, 2000). Success rates of students in …
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The governance schema of regional and rural public hospital nurses: how relevant are the dimensions of stewardship governance and trust in management?
… (Bish et al., 2012). Regional and rural health reforms had also deeply affected the practice and work environments of many nurses in these areas over a long period and more change was proposed by State and Commonwealth levels of government (Department of Health and Ageing, 2010; Mahnken, 2001; …