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A Phenomenological Study of Women Administrators' Experiences in Mennonite High Schools
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Tieszen, Pamela K. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This phenomenological qualitative research study investigated Mennonite women with experience leading Mennonite high schools across the United States and Canada during their first year serving in the role of principal. This study gives voice to 12 Mennonite women leaders who felt God's "call" to lead. Women leaders encountered bias due…
Descriptors: Females, Women Administrators, Religious Cultural Groups, Religious Education
Technology in Mathematics and Science: An Examination and Comparison of Instructional Use in the United States and Taiwan
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Sparapani, Ervin F.; Calahan, Patricia S. – Education, 2015
Mathematics, science, and technology are three disciplines that are highly discussed in national and international circles, especially as regards their importance to the success of young people after they leave school. With that, the purpose of the study is to examine the integration of technology into mathematics and science instruction in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Technology Integration, Technology Uses in Education, Mathematics Instruction
Board Member Testifies at Cyber Safety Hearing
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Kingston, Mary – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2011
House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities unanimously expressed concern for the growing trend in cyberbullying during a hearing last June 24. The event, which featured National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) board member Barbara-Jane Paris and other witnesses, including TV personality Dr. Phil…
Descriptors: Bullying, Safety, Cooperation, Federal Government
The Nature of the Liaison in Developing and Sustaining Successful Business Partnerships with High Schools
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Murray, Maureen S. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
High schools in the United States have been the focus of reform efforts for the past decade, and the business community has been quite vocal in the debate about how to improve public education. Business representatives are concerned that while the demands in the workplace have changed significantly, with most jobs requiring some education beyond…
Descriptors: High Schools, School Restructuring, Qualitative Research, Data Analysis
Graduation Rates: Real Kids, Real Numbers
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Swanson, Christopher B. – Principal Leadership, 2004
With the advent of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), graduation rate accountability has become the educational law of the land, a small part of it at least. Some uncertainty continues to persist around key issues like exactly how to calculate graduation rates and how much weight should be placed on graduation versus test scores when attaching…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Graduation Rate, Accountability, Educational Legislation
Mercury and Chemical Management in Schools: An Instructor's Guide for Trainers in Schools in Southeast Asia. EPA 747-R-08-003
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US Environmental Protection Agency, 2008
This instructor's guide is a tool to help instructors promote the concepts of safe mercury and chemical management in schools. It contains three types of materials: (1) Guidance for the instructor/facilitator on conducting the training course (Section I); (2) A copy of all presentations with talking points as appropriate (Section II); and (3)…
Descriptors: Hazardous Materials, Risk, Adolescents, Foreign Countries