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Elementary School Administrators' Preparedness in the Area of Special Education Leadership: Implications for School Administrative Preparation Programs
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Jeanette E. Wojcik – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study explores the perceived preparedness of elementary school building leaders in special education leadership and its implications for school administrative preparation programs. This study aimed to address this problem by examining two research questions. The first was to investigate course offerings in administrative preparation programs…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Principals, Administrator Qualifications, Special Education
The Effects of Project-Based Game Development on Student Learning and Attitudes: Action Research in an 8th Grade Introductory Computer Science Course
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Jenks, Theodore G. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this action research was to implement a digital game development project and describe its effects on the performance and attitudes of eighth-grade students in a required computer science course at South Carolina School District Alpha. The following research questions were explored: (1) How does the game development project impact…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Active Learning, Student Projects, Games
Educators' Understanding of Young Children's Typical and Problematic Sexual Behaviour and Their Training in This Area
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Ey, Lesley-anne; McInnes, Elspeth; Rigney, Lester Irabinna – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2017
As part of a wider study, this paper reports on Australian educators' understanding of children's typical and problematic sexual behaviour and their source of training in this area. A sample of 107 educators from government, independent and Catholic primary schools, preschools and care organisations across Australia answered an online…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers, Caregiver Attitudes
Experiences and Perceptions of STEM Subjects, Careers, and Engagement in STEM Activities among Middle School Students in the Maritime Provinces
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Franz-Odendaal, Tamara A.; Blotnicky, Karen; French, Frederick; Joy, Phillip – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2016
To enhance understanding of factors that might improve STEM career participation, we assessed students' self-perceptions of competency and interest in science/math, engagement in STEM activities outside of school, and knowledge of STEM career requirements. We show that the primary positive influencer directing students to a STEM career is high…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Student Attitudes, Student Experience