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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"school improvements"”.
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School improvements and student achievement: teachers' conceptions and practices in an urban school community
<p>SCHOOL IMPROVEMENTS AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT:</p> <p>TEACHERS' CONCEPTIONS AND PRACTICES IN AN URBAN SCHOOL COMMUNITY</p> <p>by</p> <p>JENDAYI JOHARI GARDNER</p> <p>May 2012</p> <p>Advisor: Dr. Jazlin Ebenezer</p> <p>Major: Curriculum & Instruction</p> <p>Degree: Doctor of Philosophy</p> <p>This …
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An Exploration of Collaboration Among Education Agencies as a Means of Promoting Local School Improvements
… education agencies working cooperatively toward school improvements. More specifically, the purpose of the research was to isolate and analyze operational factors which either promote or hinder joint efforts at desirable educational change.
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Interim Evaluation of the UNT/Dallas Public Schools Leadership Development Program: A Working Model
… one year of operation, the UNT/Dallas Public Schools Leadership Development Program was progressing in accordance with the goals set out for the program. Questionnaires administered to 26 interns and 10 mentor principals and follow-up focus group interview sessions provided answers to the …
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School psychologists involvement with response-to-intervention and students with social, emotional, and behavioral difficulties
The current school reform is being driven by shifts in thinking about school improvements, including a willingness to consider prevention versus remediation. Response-to-Intervention is a buzz word in education right now as it is the framework by which this shift in thinking is to be implemented. …
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Something Better for Our Children: Black Organizing in the Chicago Public Schools, 1963--1971
… critical role of Black organizing for Chicago school reform in the 1960s, both in the Civil Rights and Black Power eras. During the Civil Rights era, there were organized efforts to push for integration of public schools to insure equality. Because of Mayor Richard J. Daley's control of Chicago …
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School Experiences of Non-Medicated Children Diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
The purpose of this study was to understand the school experiences and educational outcomes of young adults diagnosed with ADHD who utilized alternatives to ADHD medication to mitigate their symptoms throughout their public school years. Eight freshmen from a university in the southwest …
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Leadership in School Improvement: Planning and Providing for Barriers to Student Learning
When it comes to improving schools, context always matters (Murphy, 2013, p. 260). School leaders are "masters at brokering" (Murphy, 2013, p. 259) change. These changes are usually through the transfer of programs, interventions, and structures that worked elsewhere and pay little regard to the …
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The Public Sector's Experience and Response to Private Competition: The Case of Nepal
Private schools have become a mainstay in developing countries. The private market share in primary education in low-income countries has nearly doubled from 12% in 1990 to 22% in 2010 (World Bank, 2013). There is a long-running debate amongst academics and the policy community about how increased …
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Elementary School Principals' Utilization of Walkthroughs in the Role of Instructional Leaders
… find themselves in the age of accountability and improvements with the expectation that they will function as instructional leaders. Walkthroughs provide a vehicle for principals to step into the role of instructional leaders. The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand how elementary …
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Elementary school administrators' perceptions of parental involvement : from espoused theory to theory-in-use within school improvement efforts
… the perceptions and practices of elementary school administrators regarding parental involvement in three urban elementary schools. Particular attention was given to understanding the connection between the beliefs that school leaders shared about parental involvement and its role in school …