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Catherine N. Pichon – ProQuest LLC, 2024
As superintendents steer their districts through uncharted territories, their experiences and strategies are key to transforming schools. This study employed transcendental phenomenology to explore how seven Virginia superintendents from two different regions described their experiences implementing novel cultural competency training. Data…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Cultural Awareness, Program Implementation, Administrator Attitudes
Morrison, Jennifer R.; Risman, K. L.; Ross, Steven M.; Latham, Gavin; Reid, Alan J.; Cook, Michael – Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2019
The purpose of the present study was to gather formative and summative data related to the FCPSOn initiative during its third year of implementation in the 2018-19 school year within Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS). The present study documents program implementation in 15 Phase One schools and stakeholder feedback for future FCPSOn schools.…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Laptop Computers, Access to Computers, Computer Uses in Education
Kipps-Vaughan, Debi; Ponsart, Tyler; Gilligan, Tammy – Communique, 2012
Healthier, happier teachers promote healthier, happier, and more effective learning environments. Yet, many teachers experience considerable stress. Studies have found that between one fifth and one fourth of teachers frequently experience a great deal of stress (Kyriacou, 1998). Stress in teaching appears to be universal across nations and…
Descriptors: Stress Management, School Psychologists, Wellness, Teacher Burnout
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Goodman-Scott, Emily; Doyle, Beth; Brott, Pamelia – Professional School Counseling, 2013
A trio of researchers presents a case study from a practical, participatory action research project to demonstrate how one school district implemented a school-wide bullying prevention initiative for all elementary schools based on Bully Prevention in Positive Behavior Support (BP-PBS). The purpose of this manuscript is to discuss the process of…
Descriptors: Bullying, Prevention, Case Studies, Action Research
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McCloskey, Molly – Educational Leadership, 2011
To learn more about how parents understand the whole child approach to education, ASCD commissioned KRC Research to conduct a study that included parent focus groups in Richmond, Virginia; and Columbus, Ohio, as well as a survey of 800 parents across the United States to identify their perceptions of what a whole child education is, how it is…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Holistic Approach, Surveys, Parents
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Forget, Mark A.; Morgan, Raymond F. – Reading Improvement, 1997
Finds recent brain research sheds light on roles played by a positive affective environment and the interactive use of language in teaching the learning process through content area classes. Implements these ideas over a 10-month period in a ninth-grade classroom. Compares program students to other ninth graders on measures of metacognitive…
Descriptors: Brain, Comparative Analysis, Educational Environment, Grade 9
Deich, Sharon G.; Hayes, Cheryl D. – Finance Project, 2007
This publication is part of a series of tools and resources on financing and sustaining youth programming. These tools and resources are intended to help policymakers, program developers, and community leaders develop innovative strategies for implementing, financing, and sustaining effective programs and policies. This strategy brief presents a…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Financial Support, Resources, Program Implementation
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Bucci, Terri Teal; Petrosino, Anthony J. – Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, 2004
The 2002 National Educational Technology Standards (NETS) Distinguished Achievement Awards, sponsored by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), were awarded to six teacher education programs across the United States. The awards recognize institutions that exemplify successful integration of the National Educational…
Descriptors: Awards, Educational Technology, Teacher Educators, Standards