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Sarah A. Levin – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Student veterans may encounter educational barriers that can impact transitions to college. This research focused on veteran transitions to college during onboarding. Onboarding is beneficial in a higher education setting and, when properly deployed, can help ease transitions. This study involved the development, implementation, and assessment of…
Descriptors: School Orientation, Program Development, Transitional Programs, Program Evaluation
Brinley Poulsen Stringer – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Many interventions are being studied to help combat barriers into STEM fields that contribute to high attrition and low persistence rates (Chen, 2013; Ejiwale, 2013; Ellis et al., 2016). One such intervention is near-peer mentor (NPM) programs, which utilize undergraduate students as academic supports to fellow undergraduate students. Studies have…
Descriptors: Intervention, Mathematics Instruction, Outcomes of Education, Mentors
Angelica Acevedo Guanzon – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study thoroughly explores the relationships between the challenges faced by students and the alternative problem-solving strategies employed. By analyzing these connections, the research aims to offer a comprehensive understanding of how students address difficulties in science learning and the adaptive strategies they apply. Through this…
Descriptors: Science Education, Science Curriculum, Science Instruction, Science Teachers
Amanda Colleen Picard – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the implementation of the "Phonics First"® program within one district to inform district level curriculum team decisions and program planning moving forward. As a level 4 Directed State Support district, the studied district was looking for ways to close the achievement gap and raise overall…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Phonics, Teaching Methods, Reading Instruction
Shugerman, Susan Robin – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Closing the achievement gap has been a national conversation for several decades and a priority for educators and researchers. By looking closely at one school which is showing exceptional success with closing the achievement gap for low income students and English language learners, this study seeks to understand how school personnel and parents…
Descriptors: Case Studies, After School Programs, Achievement Gap, Effective Schools Research
Amundson, Cielle – ProQuest LLC, 2012
In order to create long-term academic success for their students, it is critical for classroom teachers and administrators in language immersion settings to be effectively trained in best practices for teaching a second language. The purpose of this outcomes-based program evaluation was to explore the perceived effectiveness of the professional…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, Program Effectiveness, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Programs
Ausburn, Jerry Paul – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This descriptive study of the twenty regional Education Service Centers in Texas is an exploratory analysis of programs and services that promote school improvement. Data collected from each service center website enabled the researcher to determine which programs and services are available to school districts and also allowed the researcher to…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Academic Achievement, School Districts, Educational Change
Belknap, Mary Colleen – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study explored the components of six Michigan community college teacher education programs that were members of Michigan Association of Community Colleges in Educator Preparation (MACCEP) in 2006-2007. Data were collected from face to face interviews and institutional resources. Each interviewee was an identified "champion" of their…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Community Colleges, Interviews