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Direct linkMarcus A. Macias – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This study looked at teacher and administrator perceptions of the high-stakes policy environment on the influence of teaching gifted and talented students through the lens of systems theory. The national accountability standard of NCLB created a previously unmatched standard of accountability for student performance through high-stakes testing.…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Educational Policy, Educational Environment, Academically Gifted
Perez, Kristen – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Professional development has been deemed ineffective for several decades. This ineffectiveness could stem from the one-size-fits-all professional development designs, and the inconsistencies and contradictions pointed out in professional development research (which is used to create these designs). Investigating how subject taught (STEM and…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Faculty Development, Instructional Program Divisions, Preferences
Amber H. Dean – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The purpose of this study was to examine rulings of Pennsylvania hearing officers in cases that addressed procedural denials of a FAPE and provide recommendations to school districts. In order to develop recommendations, an examination of the 50 most recent due process cases occurred. The study examined the procedural regulation mentioned in the…
Descriptors: Public Education, Civil Rights, Hearings, State Government
Wyandt, Beth A. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The Ohio Teacher Evaluation System (OTES) was created in response to the 2009 House Bill 1 mandate requiring the development of a state teacher performance assessment. This study examined K-12 public school teachers' dispositions toward OTES after the first year of implementation. Data were collected from 142 teachers over a 4-week period in 2015…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
Lasker, Karen – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this qualitative research study was to follow 1 principal's journey to assist the district in its reconfiguration goals, and help the school change through deep examination of district personnel's and parents' perceptions of the change process. This was done by acknowledging distinctions and differences between junior…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Junior High Schools, School Restructuring, Educational Change
Speake, Jacquelyn Hoffmann – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Recent anti-evolution legislation, in the form of Academic Freedom bills, has been introduced in many state legislatures over the last three years. The language in the proposed Academic Freedom bills may allow different interpretations of what can be taught in the science classrooms, and possibly spur parents to take advantage of their perceived…
Descriptors: Evolution, Parent Rights, Academic Freedom, Scientific Concepts
