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Since the early 1980's, there have been significant institutional efforts to support student success in the first year of college, most notably in the form of the contemporary first-year seminar (Greenfield, Keup & Gardner, 2013)....
Over the last two decades, the charter school movement has arguably become the most widespread school reform in the United States. Charter schools differ tremendously in terms of where and when they form and the entities and...
In the last few decades, the growth of administration costs on higher education campuses surpassed the growth of instructional costs. The escalating costs of higher education, which are now outpacing general price levels, have raised...
College dropout crisis has become one the major problems in U.S. Higher Education. Over the past decade, universities nation-wide have been trying to better understand the specific factors that influence undergraduate degree completion...
Florida's Gold Seal Quality Care program, created in statute in 1996, serves as a policy lever to improve program quality in childcare and serve as a symbol of quality for parents when choosing a childcare provider for their children....
ABSTRACTThe quality of care children receive from birth to kindergarten sets them on a trajectory for successful entry to school. Children who receive high-quality care, which is provided by qualified early educators with demonstrated...
Students need proficient literacy skills if they are to be successful in school and in life. Students typically master foundational literacy skills in the primary grades, and their abilities continue to develop throughout middle and high...
Akademi Komunitas is a policy borrowing or policy transfer in Indonesian higher education system from the U.S. community college system. This policy officially started in 2012 under the Indonesian Law No.12/2012 on Higher Education with...
The low quality of educational services in the favelas (slums) of Rio de Janeiro is well documented (e.g., Abramo, 2003; Alves, Franco & Ribeiro, 2008; Cano, 2012; Cavallieri e Coelho, 2003; Frigotto, 2004; Henriques, 2000; Henrique &...
The authors report on major trends and emerging issues in state education policy-making. Two parts cover, first, the history, status, and future of educational governance and, second, the alternatives open to state leaders in structuring...
The author has made this study of the actual receipts and expenditures in public education for Escambia County, Florida for two main reasons. First, to gain a clearer insight into the financing of education in this county, and to learn...
This evaluation assesses the Alternative Route to Licensure (ARL) program of the Clark County School District (CCSD), in Clark County, Nevada from the program participants' perspectives. The program was implemented to reduce teacher...
This study examined the factors contributing to the underrepresentation of women studying undergraduate Computer Science (CS) at Florida Research University (FRU), a preeminent public university. Even as the growing popularity of...
In this study, I analyzed the Florida anti-bullying law and compared it to the adopted anti-bullying policies at the district and school levels to describe if there were significant discrepancies between the state-level anti-bullying law...
Landlocked Malawi ranks among the world’s least developed countries. The country faces numerous social and health problems such as widespread household poverty and a high rate of HIV/AIDS infections, with severe consequences for children...
Many educators and business people are awakening to the growing need to better equip students with an international perspective and understanding. One common method to promote these goals is accomplished via a variety of study abroad...
Researchers such as Tinto (1993), Astin (1975) and Kuh (1995) have found that most students who are engaged with their college environment have a greater connection with the institution and in some instances, higher rates of persistence...
For close to a decade, the Jefferson County School District (JCSD) was characterized by failed academic performance and financial instability. Some of the factors that drove these outcomes include school board dysfunction, poor use of...
This profiles handbook presents in narrative form a statement about the statewide postsecondary agencies that administer statewide programs, coordinate and plan for postsecondary education.
Walter Dill Scott (1869–1955), tenth president of Northwestern University and pioneer of industrial psychology, is an essential architect of student personnel work. This study of his accomplishments, drawing on records from the...
This quantitative study examines the current status of Black women higher education administrators in comparison to other higher education administrators of another race and/or gender. Specifically, years of service, social support, ...
Researchers have given extensive consideration to public school teachers' retention. Yet, despite independent schools enrolling approximately 12% of our nation's students, the work that has been completed on teachers at independent...
This comparative case study explores the agency of two teacher leaders (TLs) as they facilitate their respective teacher-organized lesson study groups. Applying sociocultural theory, I describe TL agency as manifesting at two levels: (1)...
Exploring Grade Retention Policy: A Case Study of How Elementary School Administrators and Teachers Make Sense of School District Grade Retention Policy
Grade retention has long been at the center of education debates (Rothstein, 1998). Despite the overwhelming evidence of the negative effect of retention on student's self-esteem (Holmes and Matthews, 1984), attitude towards school ...
This three article mixed methods dissertation is titled "Three Studies on the Leadership Behaviors of Academic Deans in Higher Education." Each of the three articles offers a distinct thesis regarding administration in academic...
States are running out of qualified teachers. However, data from numerous studies indicated that the problem is not a shortage of teachers, but a problem of teacher turnover (Darling-Hammond, 2000). The purpose of this study is to...
The sixth edition of the State Postsecondary Education Profiles Handbook presents information about postsecondary education in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.
This study determined whether differences existed between the teaching styles of male and female community college instructors who teach online. It was significant because distance education literature highlights a learner-centered...
This dissertation is a case study and historical analysis of the rise of indigenous organizing in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico over the past three decades. The primary focus is on how indigenous organizations in Oaxaca reconstructed...
Traditionally, women's leadership has been overlooked and underappreciated by researchers and policymakers although this leadership has been vital to America's ultimate success and infrastructure. Simply stated, contributions of female...
As microblogging tools like Twitter and now Yammer become more prevalent, and as students from the Millennial generation continue to increase their enrollment in online courses, instructors and instructional designers need more...
In Florida, persistently low-performing schools generally service high concentrations of minority and free and reduced-price lunch students. As minority demographics grow throughout Florida (Florida Office of Economic & Demographic...
This new edition provides a basic reference document for those interested in the historical background, current status, and emerging patterns of state higher education structures. The document begins with an introductory essay and...
Cultural Identity Crafting Across Different Cultures in the U.S.: An Ethnographic Study of Temporary Migrant Korean Secondary Students Chogi-Youhacksangs and Girugi Students
This study explores the significantly growing number of Korean secondary students' study abroad experiences in the U.S. This study examines how these students deal with potential cultural conflicts as they move between Korea and the U.S....
Students do not learn from experience but from reflection upon experiences. Reflection is a significant component of experiential learning including leadership learning. Leadership educators utilize reflection to enhance students'...
Research literature suggests that school leadership matters, and that their influence on student achievement is typically observed through indirect means. Following suit, the purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of school...
The purpose of this study is to present a grounded analysis that fills gaps in the higher education literature on the concept of educational consumer value and perceptions that support that consumer value. Specifically, the study focuses...
Some contend that grievance procedures, which typically include arbitration as the final stage of the process, may be a hindrance in administrators' ability to exercise discretion in school management operations (Hess & Kelly, 2006;...
Parental Leave and Primary School Academic Achievement: An Exploratory Comparative Study of National Policies and Their Relationships with Assessment Scores in Mathematics, Science, and Reading
This study used mixed methods to investigate the relationships between parental leave policy components and academic achievement measured by TIMSS and PIRLS. Qualitative document analysis was used to analyze the policy documents and...
While early childhood education has received increasing attention in the developing world in recent years, relatively little evidence is available from sub-Saharan Africa on its effects on child development and subsequent school...
School Is Always Hard. With the Covid Stuff, It's Just Hard in a Different Way: Voices of African American, Male Teenage Students during a Global Pandemic
This dissertation utilized a reflective narrative inquiry to document the authentic, lived educational experiences of African American, male, ninth grade students who navigated their middle school years during the COVID-19 global...
This project is focused on improving Environmental Education in Tallahassee, specifically in regards to the Food and Agriculture System. This paper draws on research about environmental education practices as well as issues within the...
As leadership educators we aim to provide students with opportunities necessary to gain knowledge and appropriate leadership skills. Valuable opportunities developed through Student Affairs and Academic Affairs collaborations which...
School choice has been regarded as an important strategy to improve the educational system in the U.S. for several decades. This topic has received strong attention from scholars and an increasing body of research has investigated the...
In the late 20th century, states began approving community colleges to offer four-year baccalaureate degrees, signifying the emergence of the community college baccalaureate (CCB) movement. From 1989 to 2007, 16 states included in this...
This study examines how student learning conditions are impacted by the allocation of school resources, especially time and staff. It also explores the consequences of such allocation on student achievement. More specifically, it...
Public education in the United States has seen many changes over the years. Some of those changes came in response to what are now recognized as clear problems with religious liberty in the common education system adopted in the mid 1800...
College prices have risen at a dramatic pace, with tuition increasing over 200% since 1989. Federal and state aid programs have long provided support to students' efforts to cover the costs of college; however, some argue that aid...
In the research literature on school reform and leadership effectiveness, little has been written on the nature and impact of the governance structure of elementary schools and the appropriateness of these structures in meeting the...
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