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Porter, Brian Joseph – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The actions of two assailants who shot and killed 10 people and wounded three others, including a student, in the region around Washington, D.C., in October 2002, provides the backdrop for a qualitative study of the emergency response by school district leaders in Montgomery County, Maryland. The study explores and describes the experiences of the…
Descriptors: School Districts, Decision Making Skills, Leadership, Crisis Management
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Martinez, Iveris L.; Frick, Kevin D.; Kim, Kristen S.; Fried, Linda P. – Educational Gerontology, 2010
Teacher attrition is a costly and persistent problem in urban schools. The objective of this study was to evaluate senior volunteers' potential impact for improving teacher retention. We conducted interviews with six principals, 20 teachers, and six retired educators participating in the Experience Corps Baltimore program. Findings indicate that…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Teacher Persistence, Older Adults, Faculty Mobility