Browsing Department of Educational Leadership by Title
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Causes and differences in retention of white, African American, and Hispanic students who progressed toward graduation after first year in college.
(2010-10-08)African American and Hispanic students' retention rates in college have revealed that minority students are much more likely than white students to drop out of college. Additionally, minority students' graduation rates ... -
Conceptualizing the undocumented college student's legal status.
(, 2014-06-11)Undocumented students in pursuit of a college education face a unique intersection of conflicting identities: one that potentially gives them a higher societal status by joining the social category of “college student,” ... -
Demographic characteristics and workload perceptions of higher education faculty in Texas who prepare K-12 principals.
(2010-06-23)Research shows that the role of the K–12 principal is a significant factor in school improvement. Principal preparation programs have been criticized for inadequately preparing their graduates for the challenges they must ... -
Department chairs' perceptions of music transfer student success.
(2007-02-14)The purpose of this study was to describe and understand the perceptions department chairs had of various attributes that contributed to two-year music transfer student success, in upper-level instruction at a four-year ... -
Development of a scale to measure Academic Capital in high-risk college students.
(, 2013-09-16)The purpose of this study was to create a psychometric instrument that quantitatively measures academic capital in college students. St. John, Hu, and Fisher (2011) define academic capital as a set of social processes that ... -
The development of an instrument to determine the relevance and validity of the Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC) Standards for Advanced Programs in Educational Leadership.
(2008-10-15)The Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC), in 2002, created Standards for Advanced Preparation Programs in Educational Leadership. The purposes of this study, using Texas superintendents, were to: (1) design ... -
Differences in parental involvement typologies among Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Generation Y parents : a study of select bay area region of Houston elementary schools.
(2011-01-05)The purpose of this study was to determine whether differences existed among generations (Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Generation Y) regarding the levels of parental involvement within each of these generations. Also ... -
Differences in self-efficacy and global-mindedness between short-term and semester-long study abroad participants of selected Christian universities.
(2006-05-28)It has been suggested that the human experience is an increasingly globalized one in which people have multiple cross-cultural exchanges or interactions. Given the growing the global interdependence and awareness of common ... -
Does gender matter? Transfer students' perceptions of their transition experiences.
(, 2014-06-11)This study focuses on the role of gender in the meaning-making processes of transfer students and their selection and use of institutional and non-institutional resources during their transitions to a new university. ... -
Elementary principals' attitudes towards the inclusion of students with disabilities in the general education setting.
(2006-12-11)Since the beginning of special education, educators have explored the topic of how best to serve students with disabilities. Only recently have schools begun to integrate students with disabilities in mainstream classrooms. ... -
Evaluating the effects of counseling services on student retention.
(2011-05-12)Although some research exists regarding the connection between counseling and retention, few studies have been conducted in the past decade that examine the current student population. This study is an effort to bridge a ... -
Examining the effect of Enneagram competence on empathy in college students.
(2018-04-19)The Enneagram is a personality system that describes nine personality types with distinct underlying motivations that drive behavior. The Enneagram exists to help people understand themselves and others, so the purpose ... -
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. ... -
Exploring industry perceptions of the development and sustainability of academia-industry advanced technological education partnerships.
(, 2012-11-29)The increasing demands on community colleges to broaden access and provide for the community’s economic welfare, while maintaining its traditional educational role, have served as a powerful impetus for institutional change. ... -
Faculty interpretations of faith-integration in classroom practices.
(, 2014-06-11)The purpose of this study is to better understand faculty members' interpretation of faith-integration as a practice of teaching in the classroom. The relationship between faith and learning has continuously prompted ... -
Female community college faculty : perspectives of collegiality and the collegium.
(2018-07-11)Although collegiality is an essential component of faculty work, it is a concept that is universally championed, yet conditionally awarded based upon membership into the collective professorial unit known as the collegium. ... -
The impact of providing two years of pre-kindergarten on academic performance and cost benefits in the San Antonio Independent School District.
(2011-05-12)The purpose of this study was to examine the academic performance of students who attended two years of pre-kindergarten in San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD), and to determine if there was a cost benefit for ... -
The individual competence and institutional culture of student affairs professionals in relation to collaborations with academic affairs.
(, 2012-08-08)Academic affairs and student affairs collaborations are increasingly important on college campuses. However, much of the research on these partnerships is not based on student affairs professionals. The purpose of this ... -
The influence of ethnic student organizations on students' sense of belonging.
(, 2014-06-11)Sense of belonging as a measure for a student's connection with his/her institution allows student affairs administrators to better serve their students. Increased sense of belonging is a higher indication of retention ... -
Perceptions, management practices, instructional programs and resources frequently used by urban school principals to meet the requirements of school accountability.
(2006-07-30)The purpose of this study was to investigate and identify principals' perceptions of management practices, instructional programs, and resources most important to meeting the requirements of public school accountability. ...