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Adetogun, Adeyemo Adekanmi – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education has become increasingly important in the US due to its influence on the nation's educational needs, the creation of a skilled labor force, and opportunities for more tech-savvy workers. However, the evaluation approaches and methodologies used in STEM education programs have come…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators, Educational Philosophy
Squire, Michelle Suzette – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This research study is a case study of the development of an African-centered school over a 20-year period. The study describes how the kindergarten-through-eighth-grade institution was established. Interview questions focused on: 1. Establishment of an African-centered institution 2. Challenges of setting up an African-centered institution 3.…
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, African Culture, Kindergarten, Grade 1
Hedgecock, Dara Jeannene – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Principals must be instructional leaders in their schools in order to adhere to federal, state, and local mandates as well as being able to discern that the programs for students with disabilities are being developed and implemented with fidelity to meet the needs of those students. The transition a school goes through to include students with…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Role, Inclusion, Program Implementation
Ahmed, Zahra G. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This dissertation studies the creation and implementation of service learning policy and the implications of these programs for democratic citizenship and political participation. The project focuses on service learning centers at three universities in the Los Angeles area, framing the creation and implementation of these campus-wide centers as an…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Citizenship, Democracy, Service Learning
Schloss, Martin – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The last twenty-five years has brought increased recognition of the educational rights of individuals with mental retardation and with it, increased programming in the Jewish community to meet their needs. Through the use of hermeneutics, this paper seeks to contribute to the knowledge and understanding of the "halakhic" status and needs of…
Descriptors: Community Leaders, Modern History, Jews, Mental Retardation
Furness, Janet Elisabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Evangelical institutions of higher education began introducing programs of social work education after 1960 during a period of academic reform and dramatic social change. Public dialogue increasingly acknowledged impoverishment as a reality in America, and the renewal of social concern among evangelicals stimulated interest in education for the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Institutional Mission, Educational Innovation, Integrity