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Steward, Jennifer M. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Sexual violence on college campuses is a pervasive problem with the potential for extensive physical and psychological health consequences. Institutions have begun implementing prevention programs; however, more research is needed to understand whether these programs are effective. Bystander intervention programs have increased in popularity…
Descriptors: College Students, Sororities, Prevention, Sexual Abuse
Herrin, Cory D. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine the importance and priority of practices for directors of career and technical education in the state of Indiana. An analysis was prepared to determine the rankings and correlations of importance and priorities of 50 leadership practices as well as 11 categories of practices for the career…
Descriptors: Career Education, Technical Education, Educational Practices, Administrator Attitudes
Johnston, Elizabeth Jacqueline – ProQuest LLC, 2013
There exists much debate in the area of hybrid and online developmental mathematics. Researchers believe that the best method of delivery of developmental mathematics is the traditional, instructor-based classroom setting. This study examined the success of developmental mathematics students in traditional, hybrid, and online classroom…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Developmental Programs, Remedial Mathematics, Electronic Learning
Thomson, Kathleen Sonia – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This dissertation entitled "Educational choice and educational space" aims to explore the confluence of constructed space and geographic space using a supply-side context for New Zealand's public school system of quasi-open enrollment. In Part I, New Zealand's state and state-integrated school system across four urban areas is analyzed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Choice, Public Schools, Urban Areas
Stevens, Brian – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Technology is an increasing part in the lives of junior high students, but little is known about how this technology affects their reading. Reading comprehension from e-books is compared to reading comprehension from conventional print books with junior high students. The problem is that students may be reading from a medium that is less than the…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Reading Comprehension, Books, Electronic Publishing
Armstrong, Lenora E. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This study explored career pathways for becoming an athletic director (AD) at National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Divisions I, II, and, III member institutions with consideration of gender and race/ethnicity. The study employed an exploratory, descriptive research design using a quantitative electronic survey tapping a census of all…
Descriptors: College Athletics, Career Choice, Career Development, Administrators
Booker, Kimberley Haynes – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The challenges for secondary schools and principals in the United States include changing demographics, schools and curricula that are inappropriately designed for today's adolescents, principals trained to be managers rather than instructional leaders, and a dramatic shortage of qualified candidates willing to take on the principalship. The…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, African American Students, Principals, Curriculum Implementation