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Online Credit Recovery in a Large School Division in Virginia: Examining Factors for Participation and On-Time Graduation
… the pressure of federal accountability for high schools in the United States to improve and maintain high rates of on-time graduation, online credit recovery has become an increasingly popular intervention to help students earn credit in a course that they have previously failed. While some …
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Associations Between School Safety And Behavioral Health Issues: A Multivariable Study Of A Large School Sample In Kentucky
<p>The perception of feeling safe in school impacts academic achievement of students. As the number of school shootings has grown, implementing effective school safety plans has become a significant job duty of educators. There is some conflict in the exact constructs that fit within the school …
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Practices middle school principals in large school divisions located within the Commonwealth of Virginia employ during the supervisory process
… this study was to examine the practices middle school principals employed during the supervisory process. This qualitative research study examined the practices middle school principals followed during the pre-observation process, observation process, and post observation process. The study also …
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The Effect of Allocated Assessment Time and Allocated Instructional Time on Student Achievement in Small, Medium, and Large School Districts in Florida
… instructional time in small, medium, and large school districts in Florida. A sample of 12 school districts was selected representing small, medium, and large school districts based on student enrollment from Florida Education Finance Plan (FEFP) data. Data related to State and school …
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An analysis of the functional tasks of superintendents of selected school districts in Indiana based on student average daily membership
… investigate the differences that exist between school board members and superintendents in perceiving the role of the superintendent.The following null hypothesis was tested:No statistically significant difference exists in the perceptions held by superintendents and school board members of the …
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Career patterns of Michigan public school superintendents in districts with an enrollment of 5,000 or more students
… study was to analyze career patterns of public school superintendents in Michigan serving school districts with a student population of 5,000 or more. Evidence indicated commonalities exist in the career path administrators follow to become the superintendent of a large Michigan school …
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A Descriptive Statistical Analysis of the Relationships Between Socioeconomic Status, Attendance Rates, Per Pupil Expenditures, Teacher Qualifications, and On-Time Educational Attainment Rates within the State of Virginia Including a Comparative Study of the Appalachian and Non-Appalachian School Division
… of Virginia and (b) to compare the Appalachian School Divisions of Virginia with the non-Appalachian school divisions for each of these variables. METHOD Data pertaining to socioeconomic status, per pupil expenditures, attendance rates, teacher qualifications, and on-time educational attainment …
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Assessing and Describing Sixth-Grade Students Use of Number Sense to Demonstrate an Understanding of Mathematics Concepts
… sixth-grade students in a selected elementary school of a large school district were chosen to participate in a study to individually assess and describe their use of number sense, which demonstrated their understanding of mathematics concepts. The instrument used was teacher made and consisted …
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A Comparison of Perceived Job Satisfaction Levels Among Shared and Nonshared Superintendents in Iowa
… superintendents, nonshared superintendents, large school district superintendents, and shared superintendents of 1988. Procedure. Four independent samples of superintendents in Iowa were developed. The samples included shared superintendents in Iowa in 1993, nonshared superintendents serving …
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The Relationship Between Mathematical Self-Concept and Math Performance
… ninth grade students in a selected high school of a selected large school district were surveyed for mathematical self-concept. The instrument used was Gourgey's Mathematical Self-Concept Scale. Mathematical Self-Concept was compared to performance as measured by numerical class grades …
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Building a Foundation for Positive Psychology in Schools
Abstract Teachers in a large, non-urban school system completed one or more positive psychology questionnaires assessing strengths of character; happiness; orientation toward pleasure, engagement, and meaning as three different paths to happiness; explanatory style; orientation toward teaching as a …
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The Effects of Vertical Acceleration in Mathematics
… mathematics courses. All seniors in four high schools in a large school district in Georgia completed the questionnaire. Responses of those seniors who had taken algebra in the eighth grade were analyzed by examining the percentages and frequency counts. The study revealed a high attrition rate …
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Closing the Achievement Gap in Elementary Schools: A Policy Advocacy Dissertation
… details a policy recommendation for elementary schools in a large school district in Florida. Its aim is to provide equal educational opportunities and equity for all students. I developed it in part based on an educational, economic, social, political, and moral-ethical analysis. My policy's …
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The Use of Algebra III as an Effectlve Means of Improving Mathematical Competencies For Marginally Successful Mathematics Students
… third year of algebra their senior year in high school. A questionnaire was administered to high school graduates who had taken Algebra III in their senior year and to graduates who had taken two years of algebra and a year of geometry but had not taken a math course their senior year. The study …
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Elementary special education teachers' self-determination and perceptions of barriers related to the implementation of individualized education plans during the COVID-19 pandemic : a single case study.
… Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) during school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic in a large school district in Alabama. I chose a single case study design as a qualitative means of focusing on a large school district in Alabama. I used a questionnaire, semi-structured interviews, and …
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Engaging adult literacy learners: investigating problem based learning object (PBLO) use as a possibility for implementing problem based learning (PBL) online
… that learners in an adult literacy program at a large school board in Ontario were disengaged - unable to identify opportunities to act in response to traditional pedagogy used to prepare them for science PLAR assessments. Given the evidence that Problem Based Learning Objects (PBLOs) engage …
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A Phenomenological Examination of How Counseling Students Define Harmful And Healthy Spirituality
… interviewed seven counseling students, at a large school located in the Southeast, to measure how they defined these terms. Implications for pedagogy in counselor education programs will be discussed.</p>
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Critical District Supports for New Magnet Programs
<p>Magnet schools have been a remedy districts, including the district under study, use to create voluntary integration within school districts under court-ordered desegregation. The purpose of this study was to determine how district leaders can support magnet programs in districts not receiving …
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Investigation of motivation strategies used by school teachers for workplace engagement
… was to explore the strategies that elementary school teachers use to be engaged in their work. Participation was solicited from a random sample of schools stratified by location (i.e., urban, inner city, and rural) of a large school board. The study used an anonymous quantitative/qualitative …
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