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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"State mandate"”.
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Make it so: How low-resourced school districts implement a Virginia state mandate to prepare K-12 teachers to integrate technology into the classroom
… the K-12 classroom in response to a Virginia state mandate. Factors influencing computer integration into the curriculum were also studied. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 50 educators representing 2 state-level administrators, 12 district level-administrators, 8 school-level …
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The Role Understanding and Perceptions of the Superintendent/principal in Small Rural Illinois Schools
… the administrators' ability to meet the state mandate for the principal to serve as the school's instructional leader. Dual role administrators struggle with internal and external conflict due to the nature of their assignment and the multiple constituent groups with whom they work. The …
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THE EFFECT OF STATE LAWS MANDATING ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAMS IN PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS ON EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES: EVIDENCE FROM ARKANSAS
… consists of two essays on the impact of state-mandated Advanced Placement (AP) programs in public high schools on student outcomes. In the first essay, I examine the effects of a 2004 state-mandate in Arkansas on student achievement (measured by test scores), high school graduation and …
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Ecosystem Management and its Application at the Local Level: APNEP, CAMA and Local Land Use Planning in North Carolina
<p>A fundamental purpose of state-mandated growth management has been to infuse regional environmental concerns into local land use planning. Similarly, collaborative ecosystem planning efforts have attempted to encourage local communities to participate in regional planning efforts, and to adopt …
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The effects of student outcome assessment on long term change in Virginia's community colleges: an examination of the applicability of Newcombe and Conrad's theory of mandated academic change
… of educational change in recent years has been mandated by external groups such as legislative bodies, executive agencies, and accrediting organizations. Much of this mandated change affected the academic realm of the colleges and universities. Newcombe and Conrad's development of their 1981 …
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Illinois Physical Therapists' Preferences For, Attitudes Toward, and Perceptions of Continuing Education
… 2002, physical therapists in Illinois were mandated to engage in continuing education (CE) to maintain their license to practice. The purpose of this investigation was to describe physical therapists' preferences for, attitudes toward, and perceptions of CE. Their perceptions of the …
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The level of teacher involvement in the Vermont mathematics portfolio assessment process and instructional practices in grade 4 classrooms
… mathematics portfolios that are submitted to the state Department of Education for scoring. A student portfolio should include 5--7 pieces of best work selected by the student that can be scored. This alternative assessment process has been in place for ten years, but limited information has been …
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Probability of First-Time Freshman Admission by Race and Gender at a Large Predominantly White Land Grant Research University in the Years 1994-1998
… which suggested that Affirmative action in the state of Virginia applied only to African Americans and also that there were targeted goals in the state intended to increase the number of African Americans in the state's public higher education institutions. The admissions officers could, …