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Thurston, Paul; Salmon, Jessica – Journal of Research on Christian Education, 2022
Independent school leaders are continually faced with the challenges of declining enrollment and expanding public options and currently lack a mechanism to understand what influences parents' reenrollment choices. The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a theoretical framework for reenrollment decisions in secular and Catholic…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Enrollment, Parent Attitudes, School Choice
Shah, Harshini; Niland, Katherine; Kharsa, Miranda; Caronongan, Pia; Moiduddin, Emily – US Department of Health and Human Services, 2020
In 2017, the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) funded Mathematica to conduct the Infant and Toddler Teacher and Caregiver Competencies (ITTCC) project. The project aims to examine existing efforts across states, institutions of higher education, professional organizations, and…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Caregivers, Preschool Teachers
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Chen, Peggy P.; Cleary, Timothy J.; Lui, Angela M. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2015
This study examined the reliability and validity of a parent rating scale, the "Self-Regulation Strategy Inventory: Parent Rating Scale" ("SRSI-PRS"), using a sample of 451 parents of sixth- and seventh-grade middle-school students. Principal axis factoring (PAF) analysis revealed a 3-factor structure for the 23-item SRSI-PRS:…
Descriptors: Parents, Middle School Students, Factor Analysis, Grade 6
White, Marie C. – Online Submission, 2011
This study was designed to identify the help seeking behaviors of preservice teachers who are at risk for failure of state certification examinations through use of a scale adapted to the arena of teacher education, the Preservice Teacher Help Seeking Scales (PTHSS). In the past, self-report measures of help seeking behavior patterns have been…
Descriptors: Help Seeking, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Certification, Behavior Patterns
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Cunningham, Wm. Scott; Duffee, David E.; Huang, Yufan; Steinke, Camela M.; Naccarato, Toni – Research on Social Work Practice, 2009
Objective: This study describes the development of an engagement scale for use with youth in residential treatment centers. Engagement includes attitude about treatment, bond with providers, and participation in treatment activities. Method: Interview data were collected at the midpoint in residence of 130 youth in two centers. Items were selected…
Descriptors: Residential Programs, Content Validity, Factor Analysis, Logical Thinking
McCowan, Richard J.; McCowan, Sheila C. – Online Submission, 1999
This paper describes an evaluation model called embedded training evaluation (ETE) which can be used to evaluate different types of training ranging from basic skills through constructed learning. The model was developed for the New York State Child Welfare/Child Protection Services Common Core training program. ETE is particularly effective in…
Descriptors: Human Services, Child Welfare, Rating Scales, Assessment Centers (Personnel)