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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 ...
The lived experiences of six superintendents who successfully implemented one-to-one technology : a case study.
(2020-03-11)
The purpose of this multiple descriptive case study was to describe and explain the perceptions and lived experiences of superintendents who have crafted and supported 1:1 technology initiatives for public school students ...
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 representation of Asian Americans in children's literature : a content analysis of Texas reading basals.
(, 2013-09-24)
Children’s literature serves as mirrors and windows for the students we teach today. Through literature, children should be able to see their own reflections as well as the world around them. Yet despite their long history ...
Case studies of teachers participating in differentiated professional development for the purpose of student-centered technology integration.
(, 2014-09-05)
School districts are quickly adopting various technologies in hopes that students can be taught in the same way their technological world works. Common reasons given to justify these expensive purchases include increasing ...
The impact of an informal science program on students' science knowledge and interest.
(, 2012-08-08)
In this sequential explanatory mixed methods study, quantitative and qualitative data were used to measure the impact of an informal science program on eleventh grade students’ science knowledge and interest. The local ...
Mathematics anxiety and attitudes towards mathematics in adult developmental learners : an exploratory examination of the relationship between mathematics anxiety, attitudes towards mathematics, and successful adult developmental learners.
(2016-11-29)
According to Complete College America (2015), as many as 53.6% of learners may need developmental courses as they enter college or university programs, most commonly mathematics, and only 17.1% of these learners complete ...
Early elementary students' fractional understanding : examination of cases from a multi-year longitudinal study.
(, 2014-09-05)
For more than three decades fractions have been considered critical and foundational, yet they represent a challenge for teaching and learning higher mathematics by students, teachers, and teacher educators. The purpose ...
Using graphic novels to improve literacy.
(, 2013-09-24)
In order to address the current concerns about traditional literacy skills as well as the call for a new set of skills referred to as new literacies, the researcher chose to investigate the use of graphic novels with a ...
An exploration of media literacy education programming in undergraduate teacher preparation institutions in the United States : presence and practice.
(2020-03-19)
Media literacy education (MLE) helps students to foster critical thinking skills and build their capacity to navigate media use based on well-rounded media literacy (ML) principles. Media literacy education functions as ...