Publication Date
In 2025 | 0 |
Since 2024 | 0 |
Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 10 |
Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 100 |
Descriptor
Source
ProQuest LLC | 100 |
Author
Aluri, Ajay Kumar | 1 |
Ball, Albert L. | 1 |
Barsh, Rick | 1 |
Bayard, Robert | 1 |
Bejerano, Arleen R. | 1 |
Bergey, Bradley W. | 1 |
Boone, Michael A. | 1 |
Borsky, Amanda E. | 1 |
Brandon, Katherine J. | 1 |
Budge, Stephanie L. | 1 |
Chan, Yi-Chih | 1 |
More ▼ |
Publication Type
Dissertations/Theses -… | 100 |
Education Level
Higher Education | 43 |
Postsecondary Education | 26 |
Elementary Education | 18 |
Secondary Education | 14 |
High Schools | 10 |
Two Year Colleges | 9 |
Middle Schools | 7 |
Junior High Schools | 6 |
Grade 8 | 5 |
Grade 10 | 4 |
Grade 9 | 4 |
More ▼ |
Audience
Location
California | 6 |
United States | 4 |
Florida | 2 |
North Carolina | 2 |
Texas | 2 |
Africa | 1 |
China | 1 |
Colorado | 1 |
Hong Kong | 1 |
Minnesota | 1 |
Poland | 1 |
More ▼ |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
No Child Left Behind Act 2001 | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
Early Childhood Longitudinal… | 2 |
Myers Briggs Type Indicator | 1 |
Program for International… | 1 |
Schools and Staffing Survey… | 1 |
Vineland Social Maturity Scale | 1 |
Woodcock Johnson Tests of… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Griffin, Claudia M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The Hispanic population in the United States is the fastest growing ethnic group. It is also one of the least-educated and poorest groups and one of the least researched nationally. The purpose of the study was to identify the variables that affect the persistence of Hispanic college students who begin their postsecondary educations at community…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Community Colleges, College Attendance, Path Analysis
Horne, Erin Thomas – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Beginning teachers leave the profession at an alarming rate. Role expansion and role intensification have become more predominate in the profession as a result of numerous reform and accountability movements, including "No Child Left Behind". Research suggests that social supports and engagement in multiple roles can buffer the effects…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Mentors, Teacher Persistence, Teacher Role
Ridings, Kelley R. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This investigation examined the impact combinations of at-risk factors had on 10,373 high school students in an urban school district from the school years 2000-2001 to 2006-2007. Students were categorized as high school graduates or dropouts. At-risk factors were associated with each student record. Hypothetical structural models were created for…
Descriptors: Student Records, Urban Schools, High Schools, Structural Equation Models
Stevenson, Adam – ProQuest LLC, 2009
I investigate the nexus of gender, student ability, and post-baccalaureate (PB) program quality. This is the first general empirical study of graduate and professional educational investment to consider inter-field differences in quality and gender composition. A primary goal of this dissertation is to establish whether admissions policy can…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, College Graduates, Graduate Study, Graduate Students
Ulrich, Jana Wellman – ProQuest LLC, 2009
A growing number of demographically diverse, globally-conscious students demand instant access and flexibility when it comes to formal learning. Institutions of higher education are hard pressed to respond, and often cling to old delivery methods and pedagogy. Learner-directed use of Web 2.0 applications to locate, organize, and evidence…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Structural Equation Models, Colleges, Online Courses
He, Jinxia – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study examined factors that might impact student knowledge sharing within virtual teams through online discussion boards. These factors included: trust, mutual influence, conflict, leadership, and cohesion. A path model was developed to determine whether relationships exist among knowledge sharing from asynchronous group discussion and the…
Descriptors: Health Services, Undergraduate Students, Group Discussion, Trust (Psychology)
Shambleau, Krista M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Federally funded Healthy Marriage Initiative (HMI) programs provide marriage education as well as other services to low-income diverse individuals and couples at many points along the marital continuum with improving children's well-being as the overarching purpose. These programs need appropriate measures of healthy marriage for couples with…
Descriptors: Marital Status, Interpersonal Relationship, Disadvantaged Youth, Child Rearing
Wright, Tiffany – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Effective school leaders work to assist students and staff alike in feeling safe within the school environment. Educators need to feel safe in order to successfully carry out their professional responsibilities. Historically and presently, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) educators have felt unsafe in school settings, even though…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Homosexuality, Inclusion, Educational Environment
Freeman, Barbara – ProQuest LLC, 2010
English language learners (ELLs) often find themselves marginalized with respect to learning mathematics in U.S. schools due, in part, to language barriers and gaps in prerequisite math knowledge and skills. The goal of this study was to use Sen's (1980, 1992, 1999) capabilities approach model as a lens through which to analyze the relationship…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Second Language Learning, Intervention, Self Efficacy
Tauriac, Jesse J. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Researchers express growing concern over the increasing higher education achievement gap between subgroups of Black American students (e.g., Massey, Mooney, Torres, & Charles, 2007). Whereas the number of degrees awarded to Black females has consistently grown for each of the past twenty years, the number of degrees awarded to Black males during…
Descriptors: African American Students, First Generation College Students, Structural Equation Models, Academic Achievement