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Hughes, Kevin Flynn – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The objective of this study was to ascertain the reasons why a specific urban Catholic high school was successful with a highly at-risk population of students. The school examined in this study was named Dylan High School. A common phrase discussed at this school when referencing student success was a phenomenon called the "Dylan Way." However, it…
Descriptors: Effective Schools Research, At Risk Students, Academic Achievement, Urban Schools
Leddon, Leo Levy, Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this research was to examine court cases dealing with compulsory attendance laws, also known as compulsory education laws, for the purpose of establishing the issues, outcomes, and trends in compulsory attendance litigation. In this manner, school officials could be provided guidance on dealing with issues surrounding the attendance…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, School Law, Attendance, Compulsory Education
Massenburg, Masa J. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The political doctrine of the separation of church and state is perhaps the major contributor to the lack of discourse on whether or not spirituality in any way affects the leadership of United States public schools. Similarly, the distinction between spirituality and religion seems to affect adversely the degree to which public school leaders are…
Descriptors: Research Design, Public Schools, Administrator Attitudes, Content Analysis
Iyer, Vidya V. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Despite the phenomenal growth projected for the Indian information technology (IT) industry, one of the biggest challenges it faces is the high rate of turnover in offshore supplier firms based in India (Everest Research Group 2011). According to recent estimates, turnover rates among Indian information systems (IS) professionals have been…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Industry, Professional Personnel