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Willits, Fern; Brennan, Mark – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2017
This study assessed the relationships of student attributes, course characteristics and course outcomes to college students' ratings of course quality in three types of settings. The analysis utilised data from online surveys of samples of college students conducted in 2011 and 2012 at the Pennsylvania State University. Included in the analysis…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Online Courses, Course Evaluation
Strohm, Kristina Howell – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Failure to identify gifted students is an important, yet under acknowledged problem facing our nation's schools (Miller, 2009; Webb, 2000). It is important for teachers to be aware of typical and atypical or, unexpected characteristics of gifted students. The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify factors that influenced elementary…
Descriptors: Special Education, Referral, Identification, Academically Gifted
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Willits, Fern K.; Brennan, Mark A. – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2016
Writing in 1990 for the Carnegie Foundation and the American Council on Education, Ernest Boyer described the importance of strengthening the colleges and universities as vital communities of learning by emphasizing six critical dimensions or characteristics of campus life: educationally purposeful, open, just, disciplined, caring, and…
Descriptors: College Environment, Student Surveys, Student Attitudes, Teacher Surveys
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Smith, James G.; Vilhauer, Ruvanee P.; Chafos, Vanessa – Journal of American College Health, 2017
Objective: The authors sought to assess military veterans' functioning in college by comparing their experience with that of civilian students. Participants: The study, conducted from April 2012 to February 2013, included 445 civilian and 61 student service member/veteran (SSM/V) undergraduates, drawn from a community college and two 4-year…
Descriptors: Veterans, Undergraduate Students, Comparative Analysis, Two Year College Students
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Bonafini, Fernanda Cesar; Chae, Chungil; Park, Eunsung; Jablokow, Kathryn Weed – Online Learning, 2017
Engagement in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) is based on students who self-organize their participation according to their own goals and interests. Visual materials such as videos and discussion forums are basic ways of engaging students in MOOCs. Student achievement in MOOCs is typically measured using assessments distributed throughout the…
Descriptors: Large Group Instruction, Online Courses, Video Technology, Academic Achievement
Emmanuel-Frenel, Rouseline – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study asked two primary questions: (1) to what extent do distance learners find value in student support services; and (2) is there a relationship between the value placed on student support services and students' sense of belonging in the university's learning community? Value was defined as the frequency of use, importance, and satisfaction…
Descriptors: College Students, Church Related Colleges, Catholics, Student Attitudes
Kane, Kevin T. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Today's superintendents face increasingly non-routine and complex problems that are educational, managerial, and political in nature. This study investigated occupational stressors and job satisfaction of school superintendents in Pennsylvania. This was accomplished through self-report of superintendents and through the perspective of school board…
Descriptors: Superintendents, School Districts, Stress Variables, Job Satisfaction
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Benson, Jeryl D.; Szucs, Kimberly A.; Mejasic, J. J. – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2016
This article explores how teachers in the school system perceive the role of the occupational therapist. Participants of this study were 47 teachers in the school systems that currently work with an occupational therapist in a public or private school. Data were collected via an anonymous online survey and analyzed using descriptive statistics and…
Descriptors: Occupational Therapy, Allied Health Personnel, Role, Teacher Attitudes
DiLella, Anthony R., IV – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this quantitative non-experimental correlational study was to investigate how professional development, specifically the PIL professional development initiative, influenced principals' and assistant principals' self-perceived leadership behaviors. A purposive sampling of public school principals and assistant principals located in…
Descriptors: Principals, Assistant Principals, Correlation, Faculty Development
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Blau, Gary; Halbert, Terry; Atwater, Craig; Kershner, Ronald; Zuckerman, M. Michael – Journal of Education for Business, 2016
This study compares correlates of two outcomes: satisfaction with a bachelor of business administration degree, and business school reputation influencing students' perceived market value to potential employers. A sample of 261 graduating business school seniors completed a fall 2014 survey measuring these outcomes and a number of correlates.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Business Administration Education, Student Satisfaction, Reputation
Vizza, Jill Pinnola – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study was designed to identify factors that might influence Pennsylvania public school superintendents in the decision regarding the potential use of single-subject acceleration as a practice for meeting the needs of students in the elementary setting. The research targeted public school superintendents in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Districts, Superintendents, Decision Making
Wolfrom, Sean E. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study was to determine Pennsylvania principals' perceptions and understanding of the physical and psychosocial impact of childhood obesity, whether they believe schools should be addressing the issue, who they feel should be leading efforts within schools, what actions they believe are taking place to address the issue within…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Obesity, Program Implementation
Murt, Thomas P. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Title IX establishes in law equal opportunity for women in educational programs that receive financial support from the federal government. In higher education in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the misapplication of Title IX in college athletics is believed to have caused the termination of college wrestling programs that were otherwise…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Higher Education, College Athletics
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McKnight, Katherine; O'Malley, Kimberly; Ruzic, Roxanne; Horsley, Maria Kelly; Franey, John J.; Bassett, Katherine – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2016
A successful digital conversion for classrooms, districts, and states is not determined by the technology, but by how technology enables teaching and learning. The purpose of our multisite case study was to document digital instructional strategies teachers use to enhance and transform student learning, and align that use with learning research.…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Instructional Improvement, Instructional Innovation, Case Studies
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Paulsen, Thomas H.; Martin, Robert A. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2014
The purpose of this multi-state study was to identify agricultural education teachers' perceived level of importance regarding selected instructional supervisory practices used in the nonformal components of agricultural education. The theoretical frame supporting this study was the theory of andragogy. Data were reported on the perceived…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Agricultural Education, Supervisory Methods, Andragogy
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