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Jones, Laura Estella – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this systematic grounded theory study was to explore the process of change in teacher attitudes toward including Roma ("Gypsy") students in non-segregated schools in Romania. The theories guiding this study included Mezirow's (1991, 2000) theory of transformation, Gay's (2002, 2013) theory of culturally responsive…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Minority Groups, Attitude Change, Self Efficacy
Di Stefano, Marialuisa – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This dissertation covers the purpose, findings, and implication of a 10-week ethnographic research study in a dual language immersion (DLI) third-grade classroom in the northeastern U.S. The purpose was to promote a better understanding of the processes and products of identity development in a DLI setting. Sense of belonging and language…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Bilingualism, Self Concept, Immersion Programs
Tsao, Jane Ming Yao – ProQuest LLC, 2017
As the frontline nurse leaders, associate degree nursing (ADN) faculty members represent the key players for a seamless RN-BSN academic progression at the fundamental level of nursing education, which requires a balanced academic-clinical practice teaching. However, the Institute of Medicine's recommendation on expanded scope of nursing practice…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Faculty, Faculty Development, Nursing Education
Smith, Mariah Lea – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Robotics has gained a great deal of popularity across the United States as a means to engage youth in science, technology, engineering, and math. Understanding what motivates youth and adults to participate in a robotics project is critical to understanding how to engage others. By developing a robotics program built on a proper understanding of…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Robotics, Technology Education, Counties
Finley, Robert, III. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The position of assistant principal is underrepresented in the extant body of education literature. Yet, at the same time, the position is viewed as the profession's pathway to the principalship. In the midst of the dilemma, this qualitative study endeavored to explore the backgrounds, roles, accomplishments, and future career aspirations of high…
Descriptors: African Americans, Assistant Principals, Occupational Aspiration, Principals
Allen, Belinda K. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This phenomenological case study explored the perceptions and experiences of mentors who work for a community-based mentoring program that was created to provide at-risk minority students with male role models. Most studies from the past 20 years have assessed mainly the academic, social, and emotional outcomes of mentoring among at-risk minority…
Descriptors: Mentors, Community Programs, Phenomenology, Case Studies
Tsoukalas, Jillian M. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The kindergarten program at the study site transitioned from half day to full day, yet the curriculum was not updated to accommodate the full day schedule, or to include best practices. In order to prepare learners for their future in education, activities were implemented to determine how problem based learning can promote acquisition of the 21st…
Descriptors: Social Change, Kindergarten, Constructivism (Learning), Socialization
Galster, Donald C. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
As expectations for improvements in public K-12 education continue, principals and teachers need to collaborate for continuous school improvement. Innovative change is needed to meet the needs of students. Michael Fullan's change theory (1993) identified many inhibitors to change, such as the human tendency to avoid change due to vulnerability and…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, High Achievement, Principals, Instructional Innovation
Grant, Will – ProQuest LLC, 2011
My goal in this study is to examine some of the diminishing factors that distinctively influence the limited presence of African American teachers in the teaching profession. The study is designed to investigate some of the reasons a large number of African American teachers appear to be leaving the teaching profession. A review of the…
Descriptors: African American Teachers, Minority Group Teachers, Faculty Mobility, Statistical Analysis
Zamora, Roxanne N. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The rise in the number of students found to have autism has been staggering over the past ten years. Accommodating these students effectively and appropriately in a public school is a challenge many teachers are deemed with, sometimes without adequate training. This study was aimed at affecting the underlying social misunderstandings inherent to…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Interpersonal Competence, At Risk Persons
Cowley, Billie Jo – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Technology has become increasingly prominent in schools. The purpose of this study was to examine the integration of technology with students with disabilities, particularly the use of one-to-one computing when used in inclusive classrooms. This study took a qualitative approach exploring how one teacher integrated one-to-one computing into her…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Individualized Instruction, Disabilities
Wiedeman-Rouse, Teri – ProQuest LLC, 2012
There is great concern by teachers, school administrators and parents regarding the increase in the number of preschool-aged students who exhibit challenging behavior in early childhood settings (Benedict, Horner & Squires 2007), need for early intervention procedures that focus on young children who may be at risk for developing patterns of…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Behavior Problems, Early Intervention
Zakrzewski, Victoria S. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Research indicates that many factors may impede teachers' ability to develop caring relationships with students such as the school environment (Schaps, 2009), lack of cultural understanding (Thompson, 1998), the teacher's beliefs and attitudes about care (Goldstein, 2002), and personal experience of being cared for (Noddings, 1984). Yet, little…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Caring, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Environment
Hill, Kathleen M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
To address the need of scientists and engineers in the United States workforce and ensure that students in higher education become scientifically literate, research and policy has called for improvements in undergraduate education in the sciences. One particular pathway for improving undergraduate education in the science fields is to reform…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Biology, Science Teachers, Undergraduate Study
Cooler, Meredith – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore why some low-income minority students were academically successful in school using a three-tiered approach to research including individual student interviews, classroom observations, and photographs and follow up interviews on photographs to identify factors contributing to academic…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Success, Low Income Groups, African American Students