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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 ...
Transfer transitions: first semester experiences of transfer students at selected Texas Christian universities.
(2006-07-30)
This study examined the experiences of new transfer students in the Fall semester of 2005 at three Christian universities. The research focused on determining the variables that predicted transfer students' successful ...
School personnel perceptions of youth gangs presence and activity at elementary schools in Fort Worth Independent School District in Texas.
(2007-01-10)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences in perceptions of selected school personnel (principals, assistant principals, counselors, and teachers) about gang presence in elementary schools in a large ...
A study of the relationship between selected background/psychosocial variables and the persistence of Hispanic female community college students.
(2008-06-05)
This study on Hispanic females (HF) in a two-year community college setting was guided by two research questions. To what extent do persister and non-persister Hispanic female students differ on each of the following 14 ...
Women presidents of American four-year colleges and universities: an analysis of reported changeable attributes contributing to their success.
(2006-07-31)
Women are grossly under-represented in academic presidencies in the United States, with only 20% of all higher education presidencies, and just 13% at doctorate-granting institutions (The American College President, 2002). ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
A qualitative study of the development of a health sciences center at a two-year community college.
(2008-06-09)
One purpose of this research was to investigate the dynamics of collaboration in the formation of a health sciences center at a two-year college. Another purpose was to propose guidelines that other community colleges ...
Teachers leaving the profession: the influence of violent student behavior on teacher attrition in Pennsylvania's public schools.
(2006-05-27)
This study was conducted to develop a descriptive profile of school administrators responsible for human resources management in Pennsylvania’s public school districts relative to their perception of violent student ...