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Best, Kathryn Whitaker – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This case study examined learning components and outcomes of the UDL Virtual Classroom project, a web-based professional development program that was a collaboration between educators in the United States and Jamaica. The study applied the HPL lens (NRC, 2000) in order to understand the ways that Jamaican educator-participants perceived the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Access to Education, Virtual Classrooms, Faculty Development
Vernon, Nichole – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to examine the success of students in Exceptional Education in Tennessee Virtual Academy. Students participating in this study are in grades 5-8, have a diagnosis of Specific Learning Disabilities, residents of Tennessee, currently enrolled in Tennessee Virtual Academy, and received Exceptional Education services.…
Descriptors: Special Education, Student Needs, Academic Achievement, Special Needs Students
Stone, Carmen Mellisa Boatwright – ProQuest LLC, 2013
In the United States, K-12-12 online schools are growing, but research on the topic is limited. The purpose of this quantitative, correlational study was to determine if there was a relationship between teacher perceptions of the Effective Schools Correlates and student achievement within two South Carolina online high schools. The independent…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Web Based Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education
Santacroce-Tejedor, Andrea – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to examine three e-learning technologies based on a pedagogical framework for virtual learning environments, and to explore how these technologies could be used to facilitate extended professional learning opportunities whereby K-12 educators could communicate, collaborate, and reflect on their practice. This…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Feedback (Response), Qualitative Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Franetovic, Marija – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Current educational initiatives encourage the use of authentic learning environments to realistically prepare students for jobs in a constantly changing world. Many students of the Millennial generation may be social media savvy. However, what can be said about learning conditions and student readiness for active, reflective and collaborative…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Virtual Classrooms, Cooperative Learning, Learner Engagement
Lee, Juanita Joyce – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The long-term concern relative to education inequity indicates that the nation's youth will not be adequately prepared for the global and highly competitive marketplace of the 21st century (Casner-Lotto & Barrington, 2006). Initiatives to address this concern persist, including the creation of the virtual charter school (Vanourek, 2006;…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Qualitative Research, Educational Philosophy, Focus Groups