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Thompson, Brad – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This Educational Leadership Portfolio (ELP) documents my exploratory study of the feasibility of developing a new associate level (A.A.S) degree program. While this study and plan is designed to serve as a guide for any two-year or community college thinking of developing such a program, many of the artifacts in this study are written specifically…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Associate Degrees, Feasibility Studies, Program Development
Acklin, Carrie – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this study was to develop a core HIV/AIDS knowledge assessment (CHAKA) for students enrolled in counseling-related degree programs. Although there are studies that examined counseling HIV/AIDS knowledge, the instruments that were used were limited in ways that may compromise the accuracy of the inferences that were made. This study…
Descriptors: Program Development, Pilot Projects, Field Tests, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Caradona, Sally Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to build on the previous work of articulation practices of Virginia's public school divisions and community colleges participating in dual enrollment partnerships, and to understand the role of the community college in initiating, developing, and implementing dual enrollment programs. The primary focus involved…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Public Schools, Articulation (Education), Dual Enrollment
Harwell-Braun, Debra A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to conduct a program evaluation of a K-5 Gifted Education Program. Program evaluation addressed how well the gifted education program studied met the National Association of Gifted Children standards. In addition, this study included stakeholder perceptions of the current gifted education program K-5. This program…
Descriptors: Evidence, Gifted, Program Evaluation, Models
Mensel, Ruth – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study was designed to determine which factors contributed to the development and persistence of a women's leadership development program in higher education. The "Hedwig van Ameringen" Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine[R] "Program for Women" was the basis for this single-case study. To speculate about ELAM's development and…
Descriptors: Females, Persistence, Leadership Training, Data Analysis
Guo, Zhen – ProQuest LLC, 2010
A basic and classical assumption in the machine learning research area is "randomness assumption" (also known as i.i.d assumption), which states that data are assumed to be independent and identically generated by some known or unknown distribution. This assumption, which is the foundation of most existing approaches in the literature, simplifies…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Man Machine Systems, Probability, Data
Bissell, Erica K. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Although several school districts in a southern US state use a three-tiered Response to Intervention (RtI) model to supplemental core reading instruction and positively impact student achievement, the model appears to have had nominal impact. The theoretical foundation for this study is anchored in a constructivist approach to education. Three…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Accountability, Program Effectiveness, Self Efficacy
Kim, Hyun Jung – ProQuest LLC, 2011
To understand how tensions caused by the multidisciplinary nature of executive coaching are perceived and overcome, this modified ethnographic study was conducted at an executive coaching program and leadership center at a prestigious European business school. This study is built on prolonged discussions on the role of psychology in executive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Coaching (Performance), Business Administration Education, Leadership Training
Snopkowski, Michael David – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The amount of data available for the classroom teacher to inform instruction and increase student achievement has grown significantly in recent years. New technology-based assessments, analytical tools and reporting systems have joined traditional methods of assessing student learning. Unfortunately the training needed for teachers to access this…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Academic Achievement, Mathematics Teachers, Secondary School Teachers