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Ford, Luke – ProQuest LLC, 2022
As a descriptive case study, this research reports on the factors that are needed when opening a new high school. The purpose of this study was to discover the processes, variables, and systems needed to open a new secondary school. The researcher used emerging themes from the data to find the commonalities that lead to the effective opening of a…
Descriptors: High Schools, Experience, Needs, Best Practices
Pyle, David R. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this program evaluation was to evaluate the effectiveness of a personalized learning environment while analyzing the cultural changes a small school district faced as it transitioned to a new delivery model using individual technological devices. Findings for the study will be used to guide 1:1 Chromebook implementation initiatives…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Middle Schools, Educational Development
Wood, Phillip R. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Quality teacher training and continued learning is essential to providing the high quality education that yields adequate levels of student success. Though called by many different names, academic coaches appear to be the answer to the continuing problem of creating a positive learning environment that meets the challenges of educating students…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Teacher Attitudes, Educational Development, Teacher Surveys
Duo, Samuel N. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to understand the role of non-formal education and training in the organizational change process of Civil society organizations (CSOs) in post war Liberia. CSOs are the local foundation for democracy and development in Liberia, and serve a wide range of roles in local communities. For example, in post-war Liberia,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, War, Educational Development
Blimpo, Moussa Pouguinimpo – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Education is a powerful tool to improve lives and enhance the prospect of innovation and development of nations. While primary school enrollment has increased considerably over the past few decades in Sub-Saharan Africa, learning and the retention rate have remained low. The first two chapters of this dissertation analyze two dimensions in a bid…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Human Capital, Trust (Psychology), Economics
Wright, Sandra K. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This historical research will provide school leaders with a broad conception of the conditions, forces and processes behind the development of Economics Education. It serves as a case study of past and current practices and approaches to advocacy in economics education. Since it began in 1885, economics education has experienced many obstacles and…
Descriptors: Economics Education, Program Effectiveness, Secondary Education, Doctoral Dissertations