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Savage, Rachel Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this qualitative, case study was to understand how the four-day school week influenced a school district in Northern Arizona, over five years. Research Questions 1 through 3 addressed district performance including teacher/staff and student attendance, achievement on the state assessment in reading and math, and costs on utilities.…
Descriptors: School Schedules, Case Studies, School Districts, Qualitative Research
Brown, Natalie Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to understand how utilizing the Core Knowledge Sequence and aligned curricular resources influenced teachers' perceived self-efficacy for a sample of Arizona elementary charter school teachers. The sample for this study was a convenience sample of 15 elementary teachers, who were currently…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs, Case Studies
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Zambo, Debby; Buss, Ray R.; Zambo, Ron – Studies in Higher Education, 2015
The educational doctorate (EdD) is being re-envisioned as a distinct professional degree. Today's EdD graduates are envisioned as scholarly practitioners. Given this it may be reasoned these individuals have unique identities comprised of several layers. In this study, we examined how 18 entering students and 17 graduating students from an EdD…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students, College Graduates, Self Concept
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Kaloti, Yesim Ozek – Journal of International Education Research, 2016
Contrasting studies of foreign language teacher education have become a growing interest among educationists and researchers in different countries (Yoder, 1992; McKay & Montgomery, 1995; Baker & Giacchino-Baker, 2000; Stachowski & Sparks, 2007; Firmin, M. W., Firmin, R & MacKay, F. M., 2008; LaFond & Dogancay-Aktuna, 2009;…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Teachers, Second Language Instruction, Comparative Analysis
Pisciotta, Summer – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Changes in state laws led the education system personnel in Arizona to reconsider how they assess students, teachers, and administrators. Higher expectations for teacher and student performance and a budget deficit at schools resulted in evaluations being a focal point in teacher contract renewal. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Teacher Evaluation, Qualitative Research, Case Studies
Elias McAllister, Dora – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to understand the factors influencing the college choice process of Mexican American first-generation students who had an older sibling with college experience. While a considerable amount of research exists on factors influencing the college choice process of first-generation college students, and a few studies…
Descriptors: Mexican Americans, Case Studies, Qualitative Research, Social Influences
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Stokrocki, Mary L.; Flatt, Barbara; York, Emily – Journal for Learning through the Arts, 2010
Using participant observation, we describe/interpret the results of teaching a constructivist unit that empowered students in narrative writing and illustration. Participant observation methods included daily note taking, pre-post questioning, and photographing artworks. We analyzed students' stories and illustrations with borrowed and emerging…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Constructivism (Learning), Participant Observation, Writing (Composition)