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Carter, Pamala J.; Cowan, Kay W. – Metropolitan Universities, 2013
This article, "Confidence and Preparedness to Teach" is a quantitative study that examines the level of preparedness for the classroom of fifty-seven student teachers. The student teachers, their cooperating teachers, and the professor-in-residence who monitored the placement completed a twenty-four item survey that rated the prospective…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Career Readiness, Cooperating Teachers, Teacher Educators
Boyce, Mary; Chukwuemeka, Veronica; Cruz-Uribe, Kathryn – Metropolitan Universities, 2013
Unlike many universities, the historically under-represented (URM) students at California State University, Monterey Bay, typically graduate at a higher rate than non-URM students. Intense efforts have been made by staff and faculty to increase retention and graduation rates of all students. This paper examines the graduation rates in the context…
Descriptors: College Students, Disproportionate Representation, State Universities, Graduation Rate
Barrett, Frances Ziehr – ProQuest LLC, 2013
For a student with a disability to receive special education services, an IEP team composed of education professionals and the student's parents must reach consensus on eligibility, programming, and placement. Conflict, mistrust, and dissatisfaction contributed to the breakdown in the IEP process. These three factors were examined through a…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, Parent School Relationship, Conflict, Trust (Psychology)
Ferree, Stephanie A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
As national and state demands continue to mandate school improvement, leaders in schools have continued to seek answers from leadership theory and research to improve and sustain the culture and climate that has been created in order for diverse populations to meet academic excellence. The purpose of this research was to determine the relationship…
Descriptors: Leadership Styles, Elementary Schools, Principals, Educational Environment
Watkins, Leah Rice – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to examine the predictive capacity of specific demographic and organizational variables upon teacher attrition from the profession. The study examined the possibility of predicting attrition of teachers based upon these variables. Furthermore, the study attempted to create a profile of the most likely teachers to…
Descriptors: Faculty Mobility, Demography, Predictor Variables, Prediction
Harris, Mark Cameron – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study explored the factors that are critical to the success of public (government) sector knowledge management initiatives and the lessons from private sector knowledge management and organizational learning that apply in the public sector. The goal was to create a concise guide, based on research-validated success factors, to aid government…
Descriptors: Knowledge Management, Public Sector, Guides, Success
Stephenson, Amber L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship of brand identification and supportive behaviors for alumni of a medium-sized state-run public institution of higher education in the mid-Atlantic region of the US. The research examined the perceptions of donor and non-donor alumni of a state-run public institution of higher education to…
Descriptors: Alumni, Public Colleges, Donors, Statistical Analysis
Donnelly, David S. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study employed a design-based research methodology to develop a theoretically sound approach for designing instructional treatments. The instruction of interest addressed the broad issue of physician wellness among medical school faculty, with particular emphasis on physician self-diagnosis and self-care. The theoretically sound approach…
Descriptors: Physicians, Wellness, Medical School Faculty, Web Based Instruction
Skrabut, Stanley A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
University of Wyoming Extension educators are often hired because of their subject matter expertise; yet, they must still develop education skills as well as learn to use various and ever-changing technologies. This research was conducted to understand what impact guided instruction on informal learning concepts and methods had on UW Extension…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Extension Education, Extension Agents, Universities
Estes-Jones, Kelley Kathleen – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEIA 2004) dictates that children with disabilities, ages 3-5, must be provided educational services through the public school setting. Like their peers ages 5 and older, these children are subject to the legal requirement of being educated in the least restrictive environment…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Mainstreaming, Preschool Children, Disabilities
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2013
This publication presents early estimates of apprentice and trainee commencements for the December quarter 2012. Indicative information about this quarter is presented here; the most recent figures are estimated, taking into account reporting lags that occur at the time of data collection. The early trend estimates are derived from the National…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Trainees, Vocational Education, Foreign Countries
Massie, Dennis – OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., 2013
This report presents strategies for providing efficient and affordable interlending of actual physical items from special collections for research purposes, as well as advice on determining if a loan is the most appropriate way to fulfill a particular request. Lending physical items ranks among the most divisive issues in the field of archives and…
Descriptors: Library Materials, Library Administration, Libraries, Archives
Faster, Darlene; Lopez, Daisy – National School Climate Center, 2013
Today, school climate assessment has become an increasingly important and valued aspect of district, state, and federal policy. Recognizing that effective school climate improvement efforts are grounded in valid and reliable data, the Federal Department of Education launched the Safe and Supportive Schools grant in 2010 to provide 11 states with…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, School Culture, Evaluation Methods, Measurement Techniques
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Reinardy, Scott; Crawford, Jerry, II. – Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, 2013
For nearly ninety years, journalism professionals and academics have attempted to develop standards by which to prepare college students for the media industry. For nearly 70 years, the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC) has assessed programs based on its standards. This study surveyed administers of…
Descriptors: Journalism Education, Higher Education, Accreditation (Institutions), Standards
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Kalmijn, Wim – Social Indicators Research, 2013
Happiness is often measured in surveys using responses to a single question with a limited number of response options, such as "very happy", "fairly happy" and "not too happy". There is much variety in the wording and number of response options used, which limits comparability across surveys. To solve this problem, descriptive statistics of the…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Measures (Individuals), Scoring, Surveys
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