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Leadership, Goals, & Transformation
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Barone, Carole A. – EDUCAUSE Review, 2005
John C. Hitt became the fourth president of the University of Central Florida (UCF) on March 1, 1992, after nineteen years of administrative experience and a distinguished academic career. He received his M.S. and his Ph.D. at Tulane University. Dr. Hitt serves on the boards of EDUCAUSE, the National Center for Educational Accountability, the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Higher Education, Educational Change, Leadership Styles
Playing the Game and Paying the Price: Academic Resilience among Three High-Achieving African American Males
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Gayles, Jonathan – Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 2005
This article examines themes of academic resilience in the descriptions of academic achievement by three students at Benjamin High School, one of the least affluent high schools in Bayside, Florida. Through ethnographically informed interviews conducted during their senior year, coherent themes emerge that provide insight into these students'…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, High Achievement, African American Students, Males