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Showing 1 to 20 of 50 for “"Successful School"”.
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Attributes of Successful School Improvement Teams: Participants' Perspective
… political and economic pressure being placed on school districts, it is imperative for school leaders to implement initiatives which will contribute to the school improvement process. Better utilization of administrators and faculty is key to the efficient and effective implementation of school …
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Parental Involvement: An Essential Ingredient for a Successful School
<p>It has been noted that parental involvement plays an important role in a child’s academic and behavioral success. The purpose of this study is to show the relationship between parental involvement and the child’s academic and behavioral success. Elementary teachers were asked to fill out …
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Bridging Aesthetics and Community : A Story of a Successful School
… in-depth analysis culminates with the study of a school that successfully incorporates aesthetics and community into its curriculum. The study is based on a methodology known as portraiture (Lawrence-Lightfoot, 1997) where relationships and community involvement are important elements in telling …
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Key life events of successful school superintendents in North Carolina
… in North Carolina during the 1994-95 school year. Each superintendent was requested to provide a personal profile and nominate five successful superintendents based on their perception of success. An analysis of the responding superintendents’ nominations was done to determine the top …
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Corroborating what data collected by 9th-12th grade school librarians articulate and validate a successful school library program
… an experts' consensus from the field of school librarianship of the characteristics of a successful school library program, this study aimed to corroborate what data collected by 9<sup>th</sup>-12<sup>th</sup> grade school librarians articulate and validate a successful school library …
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Examining the Relationship Between Academic Optimism and Successful School Leadership in Title I Public Schools in Rural South Alabama
… research investigates the relationship between successful school leadership and academic optimism, a top predictor of student achievement, in rural Title I public schools in South Alabama. Researchers analyze the construct of academic optimism which includes academic emphasis, collective …
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One Rural Elementary School's Experience in Becoming A School of Distinction
… significant in helping a selected elementary school reach the standards for School of Distinction status. A descriptive case study design was used to identify answers to the overall guiding research question and subordinate questions formulated from the review of literature. A carefully …
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A History and Evaluation of a Small District’s Elementary School Camping Program
… (1) to enable the writer to gain a knowledge of school camping programs; (2) to develop criteria for the establishment of successful school camping programs; and (3) to outline a definite program of procedures for the establishment of a school camping program for seventh grade pupils.
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The relationship of personal and social adjustment and academically related interests to the school success of sixth-grade children from low-income homes
… between selected nonintellectual traits and successful school achievement of children from low-income homes. The subjects for this study were 347 sixth-grade children who lived in a depressed urban area. Each subject was assigned to one of four achievement groups based on achievement test …
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A Meta-Ethnography of International Case Studies on Contributors to School Success
… investigated the indirect relationship between school leadership and student outcomes; however, there is a limited understanding and evidence regarding the indirect influence of leadership and which process variables are most effective in achieving school and student success. Moreover, we know …
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Building better working relationships between high school library media specialists and school technology coordinators
… technology and technology-integration within school media centers are just as important these days as traditional curriculum and teachings. Embracing this fact is essential to a successful school library media program, especially those programs whose main goal is to produce the next generation …
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An editing framework guiding students toward self-correcting errors in writing
In order to have a successful school experience, a student must be able to write effectively. It is a skill that transfers to nearly every content area, especially once students reach the high school level. From our first year of education to our last, teachers stress the importance of working …
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The Effects of Morale Building Activities on Teachers in a Rural High School
… problems and lack of teacher input into school decision-making. The purpose of this study is to explore the major factors contributing to low teacher morale and to test morale-building activities within a rural high school. Literature related to this describes many factors contributing to …
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An open source model for teaching environments incorporating wireless devices
… have been made at bridging the digital divide in schools using desktop PC systems without much success. As a result many computer laboratories sit empty. There are many reasons for these failures. Often there are incompatibilities of software applications for the PC and its operating systems. In …
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Exploring the School-Within-A-School (SWAS) Model
… challenges of modern day learning environments, Schools-Within-School programs are studied. The research has been examined to pinpoint instructional and organizational factors that lead to student success. Specifically studied are Schools- Within-School programs. A thorough reading of the …
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Exploring Opportunities for Supporting Juvenile Justice-Involved Youth: A Path Forward Through Expanding Graduate Training in School Psychology
<p>School psychologists are equipped with a dynamic skill set and an ethical and moral responsibility to support the diverse needs of all youth. While juvenile justice-involved youth may not be a primary subpopulation served by all school psychologists, they are a high-needs group that requires …
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Increasing eye contact and appropriate verbalizations of young children with autistic characteristics
… by researchers and educators to be crucial to successful school performances as well as an individual's overall social functioning. The need to be competent in social skills increases for children with autism or autistic characteristics. A teaching strategy was modelled and taught to increase …
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Assessment of Success factors for Academic Performance Amongst Non-Government Secondary Schools in Tanzania: A Case of Selected Schools in Dar es salaam, Morogoro and Coast Regions
… at the post primary level due to a number of schools’ internal and external factors. The problem statement addressed by this study was scant literature on success factors for performance among non-government secondary schools operate. The study was conducted in Dar es Salaam, Morogoro and …
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Building transformative school-community collaboration : a critical paradigm
School-community collaboration has received increasing attention in social work because of its potential for enhancing the quality of services to meet the multifaceted needs of students. However, there is little understanding of how to create and maintain successful school-community collaboration. …
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Realizing Sustained School Improvement
… effective methods for improving America's schools is dependent upon coordinated work of practitioners and researchers. School improvement proves a complicated, confusing and most often troubled process; one characterized by the unprecedented challenges of dramatic societal shift, increasing …
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