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Alanís, Iliana – Association of Mexican American Educators Journal, 2018
Changing demographics have led to a need for dual language teachers to adjust their pedagogy to best meet the needs of second language learners in dual language programs. However, the development of linguistic and cognitive skills for dual language learners continues to challenge early childhood teachers (Martinez, 2010; García & Kleifgen,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Learning Activities, Bilingual Education, Preschool Education
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Silva, Cecila; Kucer, Stephen – Journal of Inquiry and Action in Education, 2016
This research examines the impact of field experiences with English language learners on the conceptual and emotional development of preservice disciplinary students. For one semester, preservice university students worked with English language learners enrolled in middle and high school Newcomer Programs. During this time the university students…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Field Experience Programs, Program Effectiveness, Preservice Teachers
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Odom, Summer F.; Ho, Sarah P.; Moore, Lori L. – Journal of Leadership Education, 2015
The Undergraduate Leadership Teaching Assistant (ULTA) experience offers students a high-impact opportunity to develop, practice, and evaluate their leadership knowledge, skills, and abilities. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine outcomes of the ULTA experience as a high-impact practice for students studying leadership. Weekly…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Teaching Assistants, Qualitative Research, Transfer of Training
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Jacobs, Jennifer; Burns, Rebecca W.; Yendol-Hoppey, Diane – Professional Development in Education, 2015
Teachers today operate in highly politicized accountability environments where quick results, typically measured by K-12 test scores, are demanded. Although focusing on student learning outcomes is critical, equally essential is assuring that teacher learning opportunities which can strengthen instruction are available to teachers. A decade ago,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Equal Education, Professional Development, High Stakes Tests
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Hoops, Leah D.; Kutrybala, Lindsay – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
Summer bridge programs (SBPs) improve the likelihood that students will succeed in postsecondary education. The majority of SBP research has focused on programs designed for underprepared high school graduates rather than nontraditional populations (i.e., older, [General Education Diploma] GED-holders, parents, etc.). This study sought to address…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Community Colleges, Summer Programs, Two Year College Students
Cortez-Castro, Diana H. – ProQuest LLC, 2015
Play has been globally recognized as valuable to children's learning and development (Frost et al., 2012). The value of play is acknowledged as a developmentally appropriate practice in part because it fosters cognitive, physical, emotional, and social benefits to children. Play is also known as a human right that should be protected. However, in…
Descriptors: Play, Child Development, Qualitative Research, Grounded Theory
Wright, Ronald J., Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2015
This qualitative phenomenological research study used narrative inquiry to explore the perceptions of safety of rural Texas high school teachers as it related to a campus intruder or active shooter. The investigator utilized Creswell's (2012) six steps in analyzing and interpreting the qualitative data. The results of the study showed that…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, High Schools, Secondary School Teachers, Phenomenology
Salazar, Jesse R. – ProQuest LLC, 2015
This qualitative phenomenological narrative research study strives to better understand the challenges Hispanic administrators face when working with high minority populations. According to the Pew Foundation (2008), schools where students fail to do well academically, tend to have a larger population of Hispanic students. In a brief from the…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Phenomenology, Hispanic Americans, Barriers
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Shadduck, Peggy – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2017
Despite good career prospects in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, persistence of students in STEM fields of study at the community college and transfer to universities to pursue STEM majors is often quite low. Theories of persistence emphasize the importance of engagement, integration, validation, and financial…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Two Year College Students, Community Colleges, STEM Education
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Salinas, Cinthia; Vickery, Amanda E.; Franquiz, Maria – High School Journal, 2016
Border pedagogies recognize citizenship as a contentious privilege afforded to some but not others. In reconciling the multiple and often conflicting renditions of citizen/ citizenship, this qualitative single case study found that preservice teachers benefit from examining the great civic divide between home and school and in confronting spaces…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Context Effect, Qualitative Research, Case Studies
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Unruh, Tiffany; Peters, Michelle L.; Willis, Jana – Computers in the Schools, 2016
The purpose of this research was to compare the beliefs and attitudes of teachers using the flipped versus the traditional class model. Survey and interview data were collected from a matched sample of in-service teachers representing both models from a large suburban southeastern Texas school district. The Attitude Towards Technology Scale, the…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs, Technology Uses in Education, Blended Learning
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Salinas, Cinthia; Alarcón, Jeannette D. – International Journal of Multicultural Education, 2016
Notions of citizenship, as taught through the official state curriculum, are narrow and fail to consider the importance of histories that reveal a composite of diverse races/ethnicities, multiple languages, and complex patterns of immigration and transnationalism. The richness of such histories embodies the experiences and contributions of…
Descriptors: High School Students, Hispanic American Students, Hispanic Americans, History Instruction
Hernandez, Regina – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This qualitative case study documented the experiences of two adult educators and four older learners' teaching and learning technology and new media in a community-based program in Texas. The research questions guiding this study included: (1) What can we learn from looking at the educational efforts of a community-based programs offering…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Adult Educators, Adult Students
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Mansell, Nicole; Justice, Madeline – Administrative Issues Journal: Connecting Education, Practice, and Research, 2014
This study involved identifying, categorizing, and comparing critical incidents related to qualifying dual credit high school students' decisions to enroll or not to enroll in dual credit coursework in either a traditional or early college high school. The purpose of the study was (a) to identify the reasons qualifying students decide to enroll in…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, High School Students, Critical Incidents Method, Decision Making
Callahan, Laura L. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Over 600 higher education institutions have been identified as alleged diploma mills by governmental authorities based on criteria set forth in U.S. federal law. The characteristics of religious colleges exempt from State oversight varied based on each States' higher education legislation and implementing policy. The U.S. Constitution was the core…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Church Related Colleges, Institutional Characteristics, Case Studies
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