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Comparing Effective Content, Delivery Methods, and Practices of Exemplary Educational Leadership Preparation Programs with a University Program in the Eastern Part of the United States
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Kelsey Elizabeth Borchers DerGurahian – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The purpose of this study was to focus on the content, delivery methods, and practices that impact program quality within an educational leadership preparation program in the eastern part of the United States. The sample of this study was composed of four participants: one current student, one graduate, one faculty member, and one administrator of…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Administrator Education, Student Experience, Program Content
Disruptions and Transformations: The Influences of Culture and Community on Pre-Service Music Educators' Occupational Identities
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Albert, Daniel Joseph – ProQuest LLC, 2016
With the intent of helping to reconceptualize music teacher education programs and improve the quality of music education for all students, the purpose of this study was to examine the interactions within the cultural cohort communities of a music teacher education program embedded within the culture of a school of music and the role that these…
Descriptors: Music Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Music Education, Cultural Influences
Open Educational Resources: A Delphi Study of Instructional Design Quality
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Emerson, Marnice K. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this modified Delphi research study was to investigate instructional designers' beliefs about the instructional strategies and activities to be included in a universal framework for designing quality, self-directed, multimedia, open educational resources (OERs). With the rapid growth of availability and use of OERs by a widely…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Educational Quality, Open Education, Educational Resources
An Examination of Effective Professional Development Characteristics in Professional Learning Communities
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Strickland, Crystal Y. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this quantitative study was to investigate the extent to which professional development practices in professional learning communities are consistent with research-based principles of effective professional development. Additionally, the study investigated potential differences in the content focus, active learning, coherence, and…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Statistical Analysis, Educational Practices, Faculty Development
Exploring College Readiness: Self-Perceptions of Early College Students
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Ramsey-White, Kim Renee – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Research shows that too many students are graduating from high school ill-prepared to be successful in the postsecondary environment. This study examined the high school experiences of dual-enrollment students who participated in an Early College High School, and how the students perceived their high school experiences in preparing them for…
Descriptors: College Readiness, College Students, High School Students, Student Experience
Evaluation of the Academic Empowerment Center at a Private University
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Edwards, James E., Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This applied dissertation described the evaluation of a program designed to provide students with the necessary academic and social skills needed to matriculate and graduate from the university. The problem was that there was no evidence of a formalized program evaluation to determine if the Academic Empowerment Center (AEC) was effective in…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Program Evaluation, Grade Point Average