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Lyons, Josh D. P. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Expectations for reading achievement in the state of Iowa require all students to be proficient by the end of third grade (ELI, 2012). This requires both teachers and principals serving elementary schools to improve reading achievement. Although teachers are proven to have the most immediate impact on student achievement, it is principals'…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Elementary Education, Administrator Role, Principals
Hein, Molly – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Kindergarten classrooms of today look much different than those from a few decades ago; more time is spent focused on reading and writing, so ensuring children have early literacy opportunities in their environment during early childhood is essential. The purpose of this regression analysis was to evaluate relationships between children's literacy…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Emergent Literacy, Reading Habits, Time on Task
Klamfoth, David E. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The relationship between a superintendent and the school board is a key element in determining the tenure of the superintendent (Barth, 2003; Hoyle, English, & Steffy, 1998; Glass & Franceschini, 2007; Hess, 2002; Mountford, 2008), and superintendent tenure often determines the ability of school districts to make necessary improvements…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Expectation, Superintendents, Tenure
Heuser, Robin Rachelle – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The current study was designed to expand on previous research examining the effect of terminology on ratings of intervention acceptability and to investigate the effects of terminology on judgments of outcome data and willingness to implement. Secondarily, this study explored teacher beliefs and instructional style. The sample for this study…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers, Consultation Programs, Vocabulary
Ahart, Thomas M. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The challenge of improving the performance of public schools has been given attention from a variety of advocacy groups, researchers, government agencies, education organizations and schools. Since the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in 2002, titled No Child Left Behind, the stakes for public schools are higher.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Teacher Attitudes, School Culture, High Achievement
Polstra, Philip A., Sr. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Maximizing training efficiency is desirable in many areas of business. The ever increasing costs of flight training combined with a predicted shortage of pilots have resulted in steps being taken to improve flight training efficiency. In the past, the majority of airline pilots received their flight training in the military. Over time a growing…
Descriptors: Training, Air Transportation, Aviation Education, Statistical Analysis
Mukhtar, Farah – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study utilized the existing database from the Iowa State University 2009-2010 COACHE Tenure-Track Job Satisfaction Survey Report to explore faculty work life balance and job satisfaction among academic disciplines at Iowa State University. The articulation of work and life, cast as work life balance, has become a key feature of much current…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Job Satisfaction, Family Work Relationship, Intellectual Disciplines
Jeffers, Michael P. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this exploratory study was to analyze how high school principals approached developing a collaborative culture and providing collaborative leadership in a large high school setting. The population sample for this study was 82 principals of large comprehensive high schools of grades 9 through 12 or some combination thereof with…
Descriptors: High Schools, School Size, Organizational Culture, Principals
Berlau, David C. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Researchers have recently focused attention on the impact of district level leadership on student achievement. Superintendents are at the heart of that discussion as they are district leaders and thus held accountable for the performance of the school district. Superintendent longevity has been an issue for many years and even though researchers…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Tenure, Academic Achievement, Correlation
Smother, Anthony William – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to analyze the impact of "Career Cruising"© on self-efficacy of deciding majors in a university setting. The use of the self-assessment instrument, "Career Cruising"©, was used with measuring the career-decision making self-efficacy in a pre and post-test with deciding majors. The independent…
Descriptors: Colleges, College Students, Majors (Students), Decision Making
Beck-Cross, Cathy – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Youth suicide is a public health issue and the second leading cause of death for young Iowans ages 15 to 24 years, with young males six times more likely to die than their female peers (Iowa Department of Public Health, 2009). Suicide among adolescents is a complex issue, but there are patterns of individual, family, school, and community…
Descriptors: Suicide, Adolescents, Young Adults, Gender Differences
Schmit, Michelle Sams – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Accelerated programs, also referred to as dual enrollment and concurrent enrollment, provide an opportunity for high school students to earn both high school and college credit by enrolling in specified college courses. These programs provide high school students with the opportunity to experience the college atmosphere, get an early start on…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Dual Enrollment, Community Colleges, Rural Schools
Boord, Margi – ProQuest LLC, 2010
"During the past two decades, two-year and four-year colleges have increased their reliance on part-time faculty" (Antony & Valadez, 2002, p. 41). The hiring of part-time faculty started as a convenient way to meet the demands for instruction while remaining financially responsible during tough budgetary times. Currently…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Adjunct Faculty, Community Colleges, Teacher Effectiveness
Ford, D. Andrew – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to determine whether looping, a multi-year teaching arrangement where the teacher remains with the same group of students for two or more years is a practicable alternative, as assessed by teacher opinion, to the typical one year grouping of students. Because the teacher is the pivotal figure within the classroom and…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Looping (Teachers), Teaching Experience, Classroom Environment
Bacon, La Shawn Catrice – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The relationship between academic self-concept and academic achievement in African American students who have experienced geographic mobility was the focus of this study. Specifically, this study used quantitative methods to assess African American students from counties in Iowa to obtain information about the students' relocation from urban to…
Descriptors: African American Students, Rural Schools, Student Attitudes, Grade Point Average