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David E. A. Beckford – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Few studies have been completed on the persistence of certificate-seeking students attending American proprietary career colleges. Therefore, this study investigated variables predicting the persistence of certificate-seeking students at ABC Career Health College (a pseudonym), a Texas proprietary career institution. Data for the quantitative…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Predictor Variables, Certification, Educational Certificates
Chastain, Patricia Elaine – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Universities and colleges are consistently being held accountable for measurable outcomes from internal and external stakeholders. Outcomes such as the development of critical thinking skills have been tied to funding from state and federal governments and employers believe that graduates should be able to think critically and produce results…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, College Freshmen
Drake, Brittany Rene – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this embedded descriptive case study was to describe job satisfaction and job dissatisfaction factors that influence urban teacher retention, along with looking at the influence and role of principal leadership through looking at the State of Texas Attrition Report, interviewing an elementary principal, and surveying the teachers at…
Descriptors: Faculty Mobility, Teacher Persistence, Principals, Job Satisfaction
Linton, Pamela Kelly – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The need for teachers across the United States is anticipated to increase as a result of turnover. Student enrollment within Texas continues to grow, requiring an additional supply of teachers beyond those needed to replace departing educators. Whether assuming a vacated position or accepting a new one, many of these teachers will be new to the…
Descriptors: Labor Turnover, Teacher Supply and Demand, Alternative Teacher Certification, Teacher Education Programs
Bogrek, Muhammed Fatih – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This empirical study compared the organizational identification and professional identity of teachers in charter and regular public schools. The purpose of study was three-fold; the first was to investigate whether charter school teachers differ from their regular public school peers in the study variables (i.e. self-efficacy, perceived…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Professional Identity, Charter Schools, Public Schools
Geronima Florinda Nale – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this study was to review policies that affect English Learners in Texas public schools. Specifically, the relationship between ESL certification and teacher preparedness to teach English Learners was addressed. In this journal-ready dissertation, the first article contains a review of national and state policies that were designed…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Teacher Certification
Riley, Shanda R. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of professional advocacy and job stress on burnout in professional school counselors in Texas. One hundred and thirty professional school counselors in Texas participated in the study by completing an online survey in which they answered 8 demographic questions and questions from the Counselor…
Descriptors: Burnout, School Counselors, Online Surveys, Questionnaires
Reese, Allen – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which the nine components of successful alternative schools were implemented, the importance placed on these components by traditional public high school administrators, and the impact these components had on Disciplinary Alternative Education Programs (DAEPs) in one Texas Education Service…
Descriptors: Principals, High Schools, Nontraditional Education, Administrator Attitudes
Agbakoba, Mary Olivia – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Catholic School principals play an important role in the development of students' spiritual, social, and academic wellbeing. Consequently, in order to improve students' spiritual, social, and academic skill, it is vital to study the perceived leadership styles and decision-making of Catholic School Principals. Research questions include: "Is…
Descriptors: Leadership Styles, Decision Making, Principals, Catholic Schools
Principles and Practices of Biblical Leadership: An Undergraduate Course for American Indian College
Clouse, Ronald J. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
In recent years, numerous pastors, in many cases alumni of American Indian College (AIC), have observed that graduates from Assemblies of God (AG) educational institutions, whether native or non-native, lack leadership skills necessary for an efficacious post-college profession. In order to address this dearth of leadership among AIC alumni and…
Descriptors: Biblical Literature, American Indian Education, Tribally Controlled Education, Leadership Training
Moreno, Hilda A. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This study examined the relationship between authentic leadership and teacher burnout. 600 teachers from the Rio Grande City Consolidated Independent School District in South Texas were invited to participate in the study. Teachers completed a survey that included the Authentic Leadership Questionnaire Version 1.0 Rater (ALQ), (Avolio, Gardner,…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Burnout, Teacher Burnout, Teacher Surveys
Lang, Clayton, Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the extent of success and the challenges faced by community college presidents in creating an entrepreneurial culture. Fourteen American community colleges, identified by Roueche and Jones (2005), were surveyed for this study. These fourteen community colleges are located in Texas, Florida,…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, Community Colleges, College Presidents, Administrator Attitudes
Novotny, Rebecca Maria – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this mixed methods study was to define the roles of school librarians as perceived by librarians and principals in regard to the ALA/AASL Standards for the Initial Preparation of School Librarians (2010). This study was designed to explore the perceptions of librarians and principals on the role of the librarian in the…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Librarians, Mixed Methods Research, Role
Kopachena, Beverly – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this study was to investigate what factors lead to disparate views of online teaching among faculty in the biological sciences. The population for this study included full-time community college and university faculty members teaching biology courses in northeast Texas. The study was conducted using an online survey that included…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, College Faculty, Science Teachers
Callahan, Casey – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study was conducted to explore how public school superintendents consider the skills, traits, behaviors, and responsibilities of effective school principals in the hiring and assessment of campus principals at high performing schools in Education Service Center Region 15 (ESC Region 15). The participants of the current study (n=42) were the…
Descriptors: Personnel Selection, Administrator Effectiveness, Public Schools, Superintendents