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Kirkland, Janice – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Students with learning disabilities may experience difficulty engaging in literacy activities, as they risk being hindered by negative attitudes and doubt of their intellectual abilities, reduced effort, lower self-efficacy, and failure (Klassen, 2007; Litcht & Kirstner, 1986; Oldfather, 2002; Roberts, Torgesen, Boardman, & Scammacca,…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Grade 8, Learner Engagement, Reading
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Moorefield-Lang, Heather M. – Qualitative Report, 2010
This study explores the question "Does arts education have a relationship to eighth-grade rural middle school students' motivation and self-efficacy?" Student questionnaires, focus-group interviews, and follow-up interviews were data collection methods used with 92 eighth-grade middle school students. Strong emphasis was placed on gathering…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Self Efficacy, Questionnaires, Content Analysis
Kratochvil, Kathie R. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This research study presents one in-depth case study that investigates the successes, challenges, and processes of developing and enacting arts education programming at the elementary school level given the time limitations and other constraints associated with the high stakes testing environment that currently characterizes many of California's…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Qualitative Research, School Culture, Action Research