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A qualitative study on teaching methods and leadership strategies used by six legendary Texas high school football coaches.
(2017-03-16)
With this multiple case study, the researcher examined the different teaching methods and leadership strategies used by six coaches actively coaching in the fall of 2016 who are considered successful in their fields. Four ...
Promoting generalization of communication training by use of the iPad™.
(, 2011-09-14)
The current study examined the effects of communication training with an iPad™ used as a speech generating device (SGD) to promote generalization to community settings. The participants were taught to use the iPad™ with ...
Antecedents to turnover intention : examining organizational learning culture and leader member exchange.
(2016-04-04)
Turnover intention is an important variable for organizations seeking to retain employees and reduce costs associated with hiring and training new employees. While variables such as organizational commitment, job satisfaction, ...
Texas Hispanic students attending Texas community colleges : institutional characteristics influencing enrollment and graduation.
(, 2012-08-08)
This quantitative study used the college choice nexus developed by St. John, Paulsen, and Starkey (1996) to explore how the predictor variables of average total cost of attendance (AVGCOA), average federal/state/local ...
Examining women superintendents' perceptions of the importance of types of mentoring functions.
(2011-05-12)
In American public school systems, women hold the majority of teaching positions, while men hold the majority of administrative positions. Reasons for low numbers of women superintendents have been researched for years. ...
College student identity formation and negotiation in the context of study abroad.
(2017-03-31)
The distinct structure and environment of institutions of higher learning directly influence and validate the identities, roles, and statuses of students. Study abroad programs represent one such sub-environment of colleges ...
Using high-p intervention to reduce difficulties in task transition for children with autism.
(2017-07-31)
Difficulties with task transition is a problem that cannot be neglected as it interferes with instruction times. This study extended the use of high probability request sequence (high-p) intervention to reduce challenging ...
Veterans as teachers? A qualitative study of the inhibitors and enabling factors for OIF/OEF-era active duty veterans to complete a teacher education program and initial certification using military educational benefits.
(, 2013-09-24)
Over two million veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq may be coming to American colleges and universities as a result of the Post-9/11 GI Bill. Veterans have education benefits available to them, such as the ...
The effects of a computerized study program on the acquisition of science vocabulary.
(, 2013-05-15)
The following study examined the difference in science vocabulary acquisition
comparing computer-assisted learning and a traditional study review sheet. Fourth and
fifth grade students from a suburban school in central ...
Collegiate student-athletes' academic success : academic communication apprehension's impact on prediction models.
(2010-06-23)
This dissertation study examines the impact of traditional and non-cognitive variables on the academic prediction model for a sample of collegiate student-athletes. Three hundred and fifty-nine NCAA Division IA male and ...