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Powers, Jarett – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this qualitative case study from archival material was to evaluate the degree of public transparency in the evaluation methodology and procedures of school superintendents of districts with student populations between 700 and 900 students in the State of New York. This study examined the language of the 71 superintendent employment…
Descriptors: Superintendents, School Districts, Educational Administration, Administrator Evaluation
Webert, Candice D. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study addressed the impact of VAM, concerns with VAM data, uses and interventions educational leaders provided teachers, and components perceived as necessary for VAM effectiveness as an evaluation tool. The demographics used for this study were position, school size, and experience. Due to the documented need for educational accountability…
Descriptors: Value Added Models, Educational Administration, Leadership Effectiveness, Educational Practices
Hickman, Torey – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This paper adds to the literature on student-centered teaching in higher education, answering the question of what is expected of instructors for them to teach in a student-centered manner. Building upon the existing literature regarding student-centered teaching, this paper defines a construct of student-centered teaching. In addition, two…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Teaching Methods, Educational Administration, Universities
Sumner, Carol A. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
As enrollment in postsecondary education increases, colleges and universities increasingly rely heavily on the use of the Internet as a means of communication with their students. Upon students' admission, institutional webpage messaging shifts to messages about students' new affiliation with the institution in their situated identity--a college…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, College Freshmen, Student Attitudes, Focus Groups
Lee, Stephen – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the implementation of enrollment management at two public universities. The theoretical framework was conceptual and centered on the effectiveness of the implementation process as a pivotal factor in the development of a comprehensive enrollment management operation. This multi-site case study included 14…
Descriptors: Universities, Enrollment Management, Cooperation, Educational Administration
Polito, Vincent A., Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The objective of this research was to explore the possibilities of identifying knowledge style factors that could be used as central elements of a professional business analyst's (PBA) performance attributes at work for those decision makers that use advanced analytical technologies on decision making tasks. Indicators of knowledge style were…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Personality, Scoring, Multivariate Analysis
Bolen, Kevin John – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study examines the impact that diversity courses (DC's), created to increase social awareness on college campuses, have on 553 students' interactions with faculty, critical thinking and social engagement. Conducted at a large, private tier one research institution, this study reviews a pre-college survey, post-college survey and student…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Critical Thinking, Interpersonal Competence, Campuses
Richardson, Michelle Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2009
As one set of responses to the increasing demands of adequate yearly progress exerted by the No Child Left Behind Act, schools have been using professional learning communities as a tool to improve academic performance. The researcher conducted this descriptive quantitative study to query principals from 40 high- and 40 low-performing elementary…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Federal Legislation, Educational Improvement, Federal Programs
Kimpel, Lucina – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This research was comprised of a case study conducted at Grand View University to determine faculty perceptions and perspectives of outcomes related to a Title III grant-funded, professional development program. The conceptual framework for the study was based on a systematic process called the logic model (W. K. Kellogg Foundation, 2004). A…
Descriptors: Models, Interviews, Professional Development, School Holding Power