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Showing 1 to 20 of 27 for “"culture of collaboration"”.
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Culture of collaboration: professional learning communities and collaborative coaching
… effect does cognitive coaching have on the work of a professional learning community? Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) in my district can be unfocused and unproductive. This may be due to the lack of collaboration and a culture of isolation among staff within the district. Self-reflection …
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The role of military-industrial relations in the history of vaccine innovation
… conditions that have contributed to high rates of vaccine innovation in the U.S. during the twentieth century. Empirical analysis of vaccine license data demonstrates that the highest rates of innovation were achieved during the 1940's. Historical analysis of this data indicates that a large …
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Two Rural Schools: A Study of the Planning, Process and Leadership of School Improvement
Results of the study showed that the schools researched exhibited only some of the eight indicators to a high level. The teachers at both schools perceive they have quality leaders in place who can successfully guide them into the future. Both schools were making attempts to be collaborative, yet …
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Collaboration for Organization Success: Linking Organization Support of Collaboration and Organization Effectiveness.
… an organization to be effective? Does successful collaboration lead to more effective organizations? This study explored these questions both theoretically and empirically in an effort to help organizations understand the most important aspects to consider when attempting to achieve collaboration …
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Prufrock Among the Bohemians: The Dissemination of "Prufrock" through the Twentieth Century
This thesis examines the dissemination of T.S. Eliot's poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" through the twentieth century. While scholars seem interested in "Prufrock" as an influential poem, it seems there is limited scholarship on how its influence was propagated. This thesis posits that …
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The role of principal leadership in special education: a Delphi study
… evaluation system coupled with the demands of leading programs for students with disabilities has resulted in the need for school principals to understand and apply leadership skills that will result in successful achievement for all students. The purpose of this qualitative Delphi study was …
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A Three Part Dissertation: Part I - Implementation of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Framework for Education: A Case Study of a Suburban School District's Improvement in Operational Processes Over a Ten-Year Period, Resulting in Sustained Student Learning Environment Satisfaction and Improvement. Part II - Creating a Sustainable Organization Through the Development of a Strategic Plan. Part III - Development of a Strategic Plan and Process for Implementation: A Policy Advocacy Document
… dissertation concentrates on the implementation of a performance excellence framework with a key component of strategic planning. The importance of implementing a strategic planning process is key to understanding what the mission of the district is and how it achieves its goals that align to …
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Impact of Professional Learning Community Design on Teacher Instruction
… descriptive case study closely examined a professional learning community in an Arkansas middle school. The site was selected because the school was removed from the state's school improvement list after implementing professional learning communities. The purpose of the study was to determine …
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Attendance Matters! A Policy Advocacy Document
… difficult to affect.</p> <p>This Part III of the dissertation is a Policy Advocacy for absenteeism at the local level. Reflecting on my experience as a student, teacher, and administrator, student attendance is key baseline data to a successful school. After a deep dive of district …
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Building Collaborative Care Through the Formation of Organizational Partnerships and Interprofessional Education in Clinical Learning Environments: A Case Study
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to achieve an in-depth understanding of anorganizational partnership, from its inception to implementation, that has contributed to formation of a high-quality interprofessional primary care clinic model within a larger academic health system. The …
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Using A Coach Approach In Regulatory Practice: One Technique On The Enforcement Spectrum
… qualitative action research explored the use of a coach approach in the field of human care licensing. The Community Care Facilities Licensing program (CCFL) in Island Health strategically employed a 6-year coach training program between 2009 and 2015. This study specifically looked at how …
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Attendance Matters! We Must Decrease Student Truancy and Absenteeism
… extremely difficult to affect.</p> <p>Part II of this dissertation is a Changed Leadership Plan focusing on a small suburban school district with stagnant average daily student attendance, high chronic truancy, and high absenteeism. By increasing student attendance data for the district, then …
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What can School Administrators do to Improve the Math Performance of Black Males?
… and ensuring the successful education of all students. They use myriad techniques to this end, though not all students share in the success. For example, Black male students are more likely to underperform than are other groups of students, which places their academic and economic …
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Identifying Predictors of New Teacher Retention
Identifying Predictors of New Teacher Retention Abstract High teacher turnover is a financial and instructional problem in schools on the national, state, and district level. Because the greatest proportion of teacher attrition (not related to retirement) and turnover occurs in the first five years …
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Individual and collective teacher efficacy and the relationship to quality professional learning communities
… Act (2016) mandates that teachers receive professional development. ESSA states that professional development for teachers is to be “collaborative, job embedded, data driven and student focused” (p.11). In a professional learning community (PLC), teachers collaboratively work together using …
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Science teachers' perceptions of expertise in practice : An exploratory study.
This thesis reports on an exploration of the nature and characteristics of science teaching expertise as exhibited by six identified expert science teachers. An action research methodology was adopted with data gathered through: semi-structured interviews; classroom observations, and reflective …
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Examining the adoption of digital transformation initiatives in higher education institutions: A mixed-methods investigation of employee perceptions and decision-making processes
… refers to the strategic integration of innovative technologies, which include mobile devices, artificial intelligence, and cloud computing, to name a few. These digital technologies weave into business processes to drastically enhance and ultimately improve the customer experience, …
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Role Of Health Professions Faculty Leadership In Student Success: Exploring Student And Faculty Views
… continues to be a challenge in U.S. health professions colleges. Institutions of higher education use a variety of program strategies to improve student success. Studies show that student success, although multi-factored, is most strongly influenced by faculty-student interactions. Radiologic …
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Do After-School Performing Arts Programs Impact Student Attendance?
… are extremely difficult to affect.</p> <p>Part I of this dissertation is a Program Evaluation focusing on the correlation between student attendance and after-school performing arts programs. This study is an Empirical-Analytical Quantitative analysis of longitudinal archived data for schools in a …
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Planning for Change While Changing the Plan: A Case Study of Staff Perceptions of an Elementary ELL Program Redesign
… implemented a program redesign over the course of two years (2009-11). At the time of this study I was faced with multiple factors which led to the inspiration for change: (a) the relatively rapid increase in the number of students needing ELL services, (b) a growing teacher concern for ELLs …
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