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Timothy C. Butler – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Effective teacher professional development is abundantly important for teacher learning and for meeting the needs of students. With many forms of professional development, districts seek to get high-quality professional development to stretch their school budgets. The purpose of this study was to examine the perception of members of regional…
Descriptors: Consortia, Professional Development, Faculty Development, Academic Achievement
Webb, LaToya Alexandra – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Few studies have explored feedback methods in undergraduate instrumental conducting courses. The purpose of this quantitative study was to investigate the various methods of verbal (spoken/written) and nonverbal feedback and to compare and contrast instructors' perceptions of feedback based on their attributes, school, and course characteristics.…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Music Education, Music Activities, Institutional Characteristics
Brian Zeller – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Black students in high schools do not matriculate in advanced level coursework, such as advanced placement (AP) classes, at the same rate as their White peers. The opportunity to participate in AP in high school has been shown to influence enrollment in college, earning higher overall grades, and better performance on high stakes assessments such…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Advanced Placement, African American Students, Administrator Attitudes
Gauthier, Amy P. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Students choose to attend liberal arts institutions for a number of different reasons, including small class size, breadth of academic material, and emphasis on life-long learning (Astin, 1999; Pascarella, Cruce, Wolniak, & Blaich, 2004). Those attending small liberal arts colleges have come to expect that they will have a higher level of…
Descriptors: College Choice, Liberal Arts, Qualitative Research, College Faculty
Stiemsma, Craig L. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The head coaches at smaller colleges usually have other job responsibilities that include teaching, along with the responsibilities of coaching, recruiting, scheduling, and other coaching-related jobs. There is often a dual role involved for these coaches who try to juggle two different jobs that sometimes require different skill sets and involve…
Descriptors: College Athletics, Job Satisfaction, Role Conflict, Athletic Coaches
Moody, Kimberly Brown – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to explore the beliefs and perceptions of teachers participating in a project funded by an EETT grant for technology integration, concentrating on factors that reveal how the implementation of the 21st century hardware and staff development might have changed the atmosphere of their classrooms and teaching practices.…
Descriptors: Research Design, Qualitative Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Technology Integration