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Vassiliou, Corina – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to evaluate a new music education program in Cyprus. The program which was created by the author of this study, combined early childhood music education and children's literature. Nine lessons were created which included three original children stories and six songs. Five primary music teachers implemented the whole…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Music Education, Program Effectiveness, Educational Change
Bobbera, Robert L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The school principal's role is demanding. Responsible for complex systems impacting student learning, the principal must possess knowledge in varied areas of the educational system. Rising from the roots of the teaching principal, the leadership paradigm of modern school principals has evolved over time. With the integration of digital…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Principals, Capacity Building, Action Research
Liang, Guodong – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This dissertation research examined the characteristics of teacher incentive pay programs in the state of Missouri and across the nation in the United States. The purposes of this study were (a) to examine the characteristics of districts that offered performance-related pay (PRP) programs and teachers who received PRP awards in 2007 using the…
Descriptors: Incentives, Teacher Salaries, Awards, Teacher Effectiveness
Vance, Melissa – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This comparative case study describes and evaluates programs designed to assist students with the first year transition into postsecondary education. Rather than focusing on quantitative measures of student completion, retention, or graduation, this case study uses qualitative methods to examine the ways faculty incorporate principles of…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Student Experience, Intellectual Development, Educational Principles
Fawcett, Janet – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to determine if the National Board Teacher Certification (NBTC) process was an effective form of professional development for teachers that would result in changing teachers' instructional practice resulting in improved student learning. The study also examined how a cohort of NBTC candidates impacted the non-NBTC…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Teacher Certification, Professional Development
Johnston, Elisabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which a preschool program followed the recommendations outlined by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) in their joint position statement "Early Childhood Mathematics: Promoting Good…
Descriptors: Investigations, Mathematics Activities, Preschool Education, Young Children