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Joseph Raymond Genovese – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this process evaluation was to evaluate how classroom teachers, campus administrators, and instructional staff differ in their perception of data usage for educational improvement in a large suburban Independent School District (ISD) in Southeast Texas. The researcher was granted permission by the superintendent of the school…
Descriptors: Data Use, Decision Making, Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes
Albert Talley Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2020
The problem that was addressed in this qualitative case study was that student retention and graduation rates at community colleges have been affected by the lack of support provided to students during their academic careers. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to gain an understanding of how administrators perceived they were acting in…
Descriptors: Community College Students, School Holding Power, Graduation Rate, College Administration
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Rebecca Taylor-Perryman; Ariana Audisio; Laura Meili – Learning Professional, 2024
As U.S. school leaders anticipate the end of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds and contemplate possible budget shortfalls, they will have to make hard choices about how best to leverage limited resources to improve student outcomes. With the stakes high, lawmakers and experts urge school system leaders to rely on research and…
Descriptors: School Administration, Federal Aid, Grants, Emergency Programs
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De'Armond, De'Arno; Patterson, Robin – Research in Higher Education Journal, 2018
One of the critical components of achieving and maintaining business school AASCB accreditation is the collection of assessment data that provides evidence that a program is meeting its assurance of learning (AOL) goals. Although turnkey assessment solutions are available from outside vendors, customized approaches to gathering quality data can be…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Masters Programs, Business Administration Education, Educational Quality
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Ramaswamy, K. V. – American Journal of Business Education, 2012
The purpose of this proposal is to develop and implement a concentration in Supply Chain Management in the existing traditional MBA program effective fall 2012. Houston is the hub for many multinational oil and energy companies, large healthcare systems, wholesale/retail businesses, engineering and construction companies, and is a major city along…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Masters Degrees, Supply and Demand, Information Management
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Zhang, Yi; Fei, Qiang; Quddus, Munir; Davis, Carolyn – Research in Higher Education Journal, 2014
This research examines the effectiveness of early intervention on academic success for at-risk students. An intervention program is implemented in a minority serving public university by providing counseling and advising to academically at-risk students. Student performance is monitored and evaluated to explore whether early intervention impacts…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, At Risk Students, Academic Achievement, Counseling Services
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Elrod, Henry; Scott, Jeannie; Tiggeman, Theresa – Journal of Case Studies in Accreditation and Assessment, 2012
This internship study was designed to help determine the effect of different management styles and structures, by studying two programs. One, housed in the MS in Accounting program, and the other housed in the Business Internship Director's office, produced statistically different results at the 5% level of significance, in intern's site ratings,…
Descriptors: Internship Programs, Leadership Styles, Accounting, Program Effectiveness
Gaubert, Jennifer Miller; Knox, Virginia; Alderson, Desiree Principe; Dalton, Christopher; Fletcher, Kate; McCormick, Meghan – MDRC, 2010
This report presents early implementation and operational lessons from the Supporting Healthy Marriage (SHM) evaluation. Funded by the Administration for Children and Families, SHM uses a rigorous research design to test the effectiveness of a new approach to improving outcomes for low-income children: strengthening the marriages and relationships…
Descriptors: Marriage, Low Income Groups, Parents, Family Programs
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Eiler, Doyle A.; Stock, Paul A. – College Teaching Methods & Styles Journal, 2008
Approximately five years ago, the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor added a unique, practical work experience requirement to the customary graduation requirements for an undergraduate business degree. This paper examines the perceived value of this requirement from the perspective of the students (now alumni) who have been subject to the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Majors (Students), Business Administration Education, Work Experience
Rutschow, Elizabeth Zachry; Richburg-Hayes, Lashawn; Brock, Thomas; Orr, Genevieve; Cerna, Oscar; Cullinan, Dan; Kerrigan, Monica Reid; Jenkins, Davis; Gooden, Susan; Martin, Kasey – MDRC, 2011
In 2004, Lumina Foundation for Education launched "Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count," a national initiative aimed at improving success among community college students, particularly low-income students and students of color. Now encompassing more than 130 institutions in 24 states and the District of Columbia, Achieving the…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Program Descriptions, Student Characteristics, College Administration
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Nihiser, Allison J.; Lee, Sarah M.; Wechsler, Howell; McKenna, Mary; Odom, Erica; Reinold, Chris; Thompson, Diane; Grummer-Strawn, Larry – Journal of School Health, 2007
Background: School-based body mass index (BMI) measurement has attracted much attention across the nation from researchers, school officials, legislators, and the media as a potential approach to address obesity among youth. Methods: An expert panel, convened by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2005, reviewed and provided…
Descriptors: Body Composition, Measurement, Obesity, Children
Texas State Dept. of Community Affairs, Austin. Office of Early Childhood Development. – 1976
This pamphlet defines and discusses the family day home system. A family day home is a private home where six or fewer children under 14 years of age, including the day care giver's own children, are cared for during a part of the 24-hour day. Several family day homes under the auspices of one agency comprise a family day home system. Usually the…
Descriptors: Administration, Budgeting, Certification, Child Caregivers
Turner, W. D.; McBride, John R. – Facilities Manager, 1999
Examines the monitoring results from two large-scale metering and energy information projects: Texas LoanSTAR Program; and the Texas A & M Campus Project. Data suggest implementing an energy metering system is cost effective, particularly if the system can be coupled with skilled engineering applications such as energy cost allocation and…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Energy Conservation, Energy Management, Postsecondary Education
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Rodman, John A. – Journal of the Society of Research Administrators, 1982
A consortium in North Texas to facilitate interinstitutional cooperation in research programs is described. Benefits included reduced duplication of effort, better information and grantsmanship, increased extramural funding, and improved industry-university relations. A faculty directory illustrating research capabilities was developed and a…
Descriptors: Consortia, Directories, Higher Education, Institutional Cooperation
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Taylor, Bryan P. – Integrated Education, 1972
The text of testimony before the Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs concerning the participation of the San Diego Independent School District in the National School Lunch program, by the district superintendent. (JM)
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Administration, Educational Resources
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