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Direct linkEzra Jonah Greene – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The problem is that secondary school students within an education system in a small island Caribbean state are not performing at the required academic standard. The purpose of the study was to explore the perceptions of the Ministry of Education and Public Service Commission regarding the recruitment and selection of prospective principals with…
Descriptors: Principals, Personnel Selection, Administrator Attitudes, Secondary School Students
Aiwekhoe, Frederick – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Despite the educational advancements as the world becomes more integrated, the problem of disparity in assessment of academic value still lingers with the criteria for validating foreign students' credentials. This can leave these students unable to further their education at different universities or even different departments within the same…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Credentials, Program Validation, Qualitative Research
Nixon, John David – ProQuest LLC, 2015
Studies have shown a direct correlation between positive school culture and increases in student achievement (Bulach et al, 1995; Goddard et al, 2000; Kaplan & Owings, 2013; McCarley et al, 2014; Thapa et al, 2013; Whitaker, 2001). The literature also suggests that the culture within a school can be positively impacted through effective…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Rural Schools, Middle School Students, Poverty
Jackson, Monica B. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The United States has a tradition of faith-based K-12 education that can be traced back to the 1600s. This sector of education has played a vital role in America's urban communities. Faith-based schools have a strong record of serving disadvantaged families. They provide moral grounding, community ethic, safe and structured environment, academic…
Descriptors: Declining Enrollment, Elementary Schools, Religious Education, Disadvantaged
Ryerson, Dean – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This was a study of an education doctorate program at a small, private college. It examined the following nine components: theory of leadership for school improvement; candidate recruitment and selection based on leadership; coherent curriculum; use of active learning strategies; knowledgeable faculty; high quality internships; social and…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Administrator Education, Small Classes, Private Colleges
Hagen, Lisa J. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
A case-study was designed to assess the extent of change at a selected Florida community college that transformed into a state college. The purpose of the investigation was to explore how the transformation influenced institutional culture, mission, and identity based on the perceptions of faculty members and administrators. Data collection…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, State Colleges, College Administration, Case Studies
