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Showing 1 to 20 of 330 for “"aspiring"”.
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ASPIRING LITERACY SPECIALISTS' (UN)CERTAINTY: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS
… <p>This study provides new insights about aspiring literacy specialists' identities and discourses at an important transitional juncture. At this point, as certified teachers, they were completing advanced studies to earn additional certification as literacy specialists. These insights seem …
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The Contextual and Micropolitical World of Aspiring Professional Coaches
… future Coach Education to the practical needs of aspiring Professional Coaches within Rugby Union (Potrac & Jones,2009b). This was achieved by examining the daily practice of a selected group of aspiring Professional Coaches in a developing Rugby nation (Hong Kong) over a twoyear period, utilising …
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Internship Experiences for Aspiring Principals: Student Perceptions and Effectiveness.
… mentors are necessary components of an effective aspiring principal preparation program. Two data measures were analyzed: 25 survey questions measured on a 4 point Likert scale and 3 open-ended questions. Nine research questions guided this study and quantitative data were analyzed using …
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Aspiring Writers and the Conditions of Authorship, 1870–1914
This study examines the aspiring writer in Britain between 1870 and 1914. It shows how, in a new era of mass literacy, universal schooling, a burgeoning publishing industry, and a fledging literary advice industry, there was a large stratum of ordinary people who aspired and attempted to write. …
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Improving communication in the aspiring stand-up comedy community
This thesis aims to fill a gap in academic literature regarding stand-up comedy, particularly research about relationships between comedians in a social media setting. The research analyzes such relationships with the uses and gratifications approach, which ties the use of a particular medium of …
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An Analysis Of The Aspiring Principal Preparation Programs Provided By
… of the study was to identify the basis of the aspiring principal preparation program (appp) components florida school districts provide to their aspiring principals and their relationship, if any, to the state and isllc standards. A total of 50 school districts in florida participated in this …
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Mentor Principals’ Perceptions About a Mentoring Program for Aspiring Principals
… serve as mentors for an internship program for aspiring principals at East Tennessee State University. Each mentor was interviewed to gather information about the internship program, the benefits of mentoring in the program, and what the mentors may have learned about their tacit knowledge as a …
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Why engineering? : descriptive study mapping the motivations of aspiring engineers
… of analysis showed that the motivations of aspiring engineers can generally be grouped into three broad categories - intrinsic motivation, external influence, and extrinsic motivation. The intrinsic motivation for choosing engineering comes from a place of interest in the subject matter, and …
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A Qualitative Investigation: Why Teachers are Not Aspiring to the Principalship
<p>While <em>No Child Left Behind</em> and <em>Race to the Top</em> inaugurated new movements in education, it has been reported that school districts are finding it increasingly difficult to recruit qualified new principals. Reports indicate there is an abundance of certified individuals able to …
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A Study of the Career Paths of Female Aspiring School Superintendents
… of female participants of the Virginia Tech Aspiring Superintendents Program and the decisions they made about their career advancement in public education. Additionally, the study gathered data regarding the factors that influenced the career decisions of the participants. A …
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Equipping Aspiring Elders for Ministry Effectiveness at Harvest Bible Chapel, Miami, Florida
ABSTRACT EQUIPPING ASPIRING ELDERS FOR MINISTRY EFFECTIVENESS AT HARVEST BIBLE CHAPEL, MIAMI, FLORIDA Jason Michael Fevig, D.Min. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2015 Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Danny R. Bowen This project examines the relationship between an individual’s biblical …
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The Struggle Is Real: Black Doctoral Students' Perceptions Aspiring to the Professoriate
This qualitative research explored the unique experiences of Black doctoral students. Specifically, Black doctoral students’ perceptions of themselves, their academic program, and the possible role of racism were explored as factors that may contribute to the Black Faculty Gap phenomena. Study …
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Performance of an AGI-aspiring system & narrow-AI approaches : a systematic comparison
… for Applications (ONA), a version of the AGI-aspiring Non-Axiomatic Reasoning System, measures up against traditional narrow-AI implementations on these metrics. Few, if any, tools allow such a direct comparison of AGI-aspiring and more traditional narrow-AI systems, an exception being the …
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Promoting normal birthing : aspiring to develop a midwife-led scope of practice
… the core category of Promoting normal birthing: Aspiring to develop a midwife-led scope of practice emerged, illustrating the processes utilised by midwives in practice to support normal birth.
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Aspiring to Prosperity: the Economic Theology of Urban Muslims in Contemporary Indonesia
This study examines the dissemination of economic theology among urban Muslims in contemporary Indonesia. This “economic theology” emphasises the performance of Islamic devotional acts with a strong expectation that such performance will result in material wealth as its reward. It is promoted by …
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Essential Personal Attributes, Skills and Abilities Needed by Aspiring Community College Presidents
… leadership potential and challenges for aspiring presidents. The primary recommendations stemming from this study include additional research to gain the perspectives of community college trustees in other states. The perspective of community college presidents in other states regarding …
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A Study of the City Public Schools' Leadership Academy for Aspiring School Leaders
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the City Public Schools" Leadership Academy has met its primary goal of preparing public school administrators to serve the school division. This study is built on research that reveals that there are a number of principal preparation programs …
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Resettled Refugee Experiences of Aspiring To and Navigating Through the Postsecondary Access Process
More than 3 million refugees have resettled in the U.S. alone since 1948 (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees [UNHCR], 2018). Less than 10% of refugees resettled in the U.S. make educational advancements of any kind post-resettlement, and only six percent of refugees worldwide have …
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Aspiring Entrepreneurs from Kenya, South Africa, and Uganda: New Media Use and Cultural Perceptions
… countries, especially in regard to empowering aspiring entrepreneurs for economic success.
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Aspiring and Doing Activism Under Repressive Systems: A Narrative Inquiry of Former Student Activists
<p>The expansion of higher education in the last 24 years in Ethiopia has broadened the causes, alignments, and avenue for students to engage in student organizations and contentious actions. Despite the severity of the state‘s repressive tactics, university students contentious actions have not …
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