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Myers, Talbert – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand the experiences of African American male students in community college and to explore their decision-making process to persist. The study sought to describe these experiences and to discover any impact these experiences might have on decisions regarding completing a degree. The research…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Males, African American Students, Two Year College Students
Williams, Theresa – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Retention and graduation are major challenges in South African higher education institutions. These phenomena are especially troubling among Black and Colored (BC) students at both historically advantaged and historically disadvantaged institutions. The retention and graduation rates of these groups are disturbingly low compared to those of White…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Universities, College Students
Noonan, James H. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Since the 1999 Columbine High School shooting school administrators have been tasked with creating positive education environments while also maximizing the safety of the students and staff. However, limited resources require school administrators to only employ safety policies which are actually effective in reducing crime. In order to help…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Evidence, Secondary Schools, Crime
Mwalimu, Michelle – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Community schools and other approaches to Alternative Primary Education or APE have increased access to primary education for underserved populations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America as a major goal of the Education for All (EFA) movement. In Zambia, a country where an estimated 20 percent of the basic education enrollment now attends community…
Descriptors: Community Schools, Elementary Education, Community Control, Disadvantaged Youth
Broome, John P. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of the study was to examine students' expected and observable civic engagement in a Montessori Erdkinder-based middle school classroom. Research questions included: (a) In what ways is civic engagement addressed in the Montessori Erdkinder-based middle school explicit curriculum? (b) How does the expected civic engagement in the…
Descriptors: Political Socialization, Student Behavior, Citizenship Education, Community Involvement
Johnson, Linda K. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The overarching goal for American education under President Barack Obama has been to increase college enrollment and completion rates. The pressure to achieve this goal has been keenly felt in the postsecondary community, especially as federal and state funding have become increasingly tied to achieving higher college completion rates. Yet the…
Descriptors: High Schools, Urban Schools, Public Schools, High School Students
Murphy, Erin K. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
At present, school administrators do not have necessary information to create a school environment where teenage girls unhappy with their bodies can experience success at school. This research surrounds three research questions: (1) How do adolescent girls' definitions of their bodies relate to their perception of their high school's climate? (2)…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, High Schools, Physical Education, Qualitative Research
Jones, Eric L. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
High schools in the United States are facing increased scrutiny to increase the number of students graduating with a diploma in four years. This pressure comes from many sources. First, the No Child Left Behind Act instituted graduation as a measure of a high school's success at the federal level. States soon followed by increasing accountability…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Computers, Accountability, Student Attitudes
Dunham, Victoria K. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Today, the importance of learning mathematics and reading by students in our schools has been underscored by the introduction of various high-stakes testing regimens in all states across the country. The requirements mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act (2002) necessitated a response to intervention that introduced many difficult challenges…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Factor Analysis, High Stakes Tests, Competence
Athens, Wendy – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Self-directed learning (SDL) is an important life skill in a knowledge-based society and prepares students to persist, manage their time and resources, use logic to construct their knowledge, argue their views, and collaborate. The purpose of this study was to facilitate mastery of physics concepts through self-directedness in formative testing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Physics, Mastery Learning, Academic Discourse
Peterson, Kara Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Research suggests that many students learn best when teaching practices are outdoors, nature-based, and experiential. Meaningful outdoor experiences increase students' social and academic achievement and contribute to the development of critical thinking and problem-solving skills Experiential and nature-based instruction in the outdoors has been…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Charter Schools, Experiential Learning, Intervention
Williams, Gerri Brown – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to compare the retention factors between first-generation college students and second- and third-generation college students in the postsecondary educational setting. This study examined the differences in the preselected retention factors: faculty-student interaction, college mentor, academic support, residential…
Descriptors: Interaction, College Environment, First Generation College Students, Social Integration
Peska, Scott F. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Many four-year institutions accept community college transfer students at mid-year (i.e., second semester) to recuperate declines in fall semester enrollments (Britt & Hirt, 1999). Students entering mid-year may face unique challenges adjusting and find that the institutional support to assist in their adjustment that is available to students…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Persistence, Student Adjustment
Chamberland, Lorie – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This action research study examines the development of distributed leadership practice among a new team of teacher leaders and their principal at an elementary school. Using a qualitative approach including a series of interviews, observations and journal entries, this study analyzes the interactions and changing roles of teacher leaders and their…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Teacher Leadership, Teaching Methods, Principals
Peterson, Julie Ellen – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The first purpose of this experimental study was to determine if there were effects on achievement between traditional pencil-and-paper instructional strategies and computer simulated instructional strategies used to teach interior design business ethics. The second purpose was to determine the level of engagement of interior design students using…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Interior Design, Computer Simulation, Statistical Analysis