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Lopez, Sonja A. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Communication directors have become part of public school districts' administrative framework in the 21st century. Maintaining a social media presence and satisfying stakeholders' expectations for current, up-to-date, and accurate information have increased the need for superintendents to employ a public relations professional. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Organizational Communication, Administrators, Phenomenology
Cortez-Castro, Diana H. – ProQuest LLC, 2015
Play has been globally recognized as valuable to children's learning and development (Frost et al., 2012). The value of play is acknowledged as a developmentally appropriate practice in part because it fosters cognitive, physical, emotional, and social benefits to children. Play is also known as a human right that should be protected. However, in…
Descriptors: Play, Child Development, Qualitative Research, Grounded Theory
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Enugu, Ramya; Hokayem, Hayat – European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2017
This study examined the challenges that pre-service teachers faced when implementing inquiry and their perspective on how to overcome them. The data sample was 55 pre-service teachers (PSTs) enrolled into two sections of a science methods course in a private university in North Texas. The data sources consisted of inquiry-based lesson plans, PST…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Program Implementation, Inquiry, Teaching Models
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Mama, Scherezade K.; McCurdy, Sheryl A.; Evans, Alexandra E.; Thompson, Deborah I.; Diamond, Pamela M.; Lee, Rebecca E. – Health Education & Behavior, 2015
Ecologic models suggest that multiple levels of influencing factors are important for determining physical activity participation and include individual, social, and environmental factors. The purpose of this qualitative study was to use an ecologic framework to gain a deeper understanding of the underlying behavioral mechanisms that influence…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Qualitative Research, Females, Physical Activities