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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 ...
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 ...
Factors affecting teacher retention in a local school district.
(2020-04-09)
Teacher turnover is high in many school systems throughout the world. However, school systems in a small number of countries consistently present low annual teacher turnover rates. A growing body of research shows that ...
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. ...
Principals' perceptions of self-efficacy to administer special education in relation to regional education service center professional learning opportunities.
(2020-03-06)
The purpose of this doctoral study was to investigate Texas principals’ perceptions of self-efficacy to administer special education services. An additional focus was the degree to which principals perceived the professional ...
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 ...
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,” ...
Exploring connections between college students' purpose and deliberate outdoor adventure activities.
(2017-04-04)
This phenomenological qualitative research study explores possible connections between traditional-age college students’ engagement in deliberate outdoor adventure activities and their understanding of their life purpose. ...
Structure, culture, and nurture in women’s academic leadership.
(2018-06-27)
This qualitative study investigated what role structure, culture, and nurture play in women’s experiences in academic leadership. From personal interviews with 41 women in senior-level roles across Birnbaum’s four ...