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Savage, Rachel Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this qualitative, case study was to understand how the four-day school week influenced a school district in Northern Arizona, over five years. Research Questions 1 through 3 addressed district performance including teacher/staff and student attendance, achievement on the state assessment in reading and math, and costs on utilities.…
Descriptors: School Schedules, Case Studies, School Districts, Qualitative Research
Wu, Chenglin – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Current education reform in both the United States and China promotes a reformed inquiry-based approach based on the constructivist learning theory. This study contributes to the research literature by exploring the relationship between reformed science teaching and students' creativity. Chinese education is often criticized for a lack of…
Descriptors: Creativity, Middle School Students, Mixed Methods Research, Semi Structured Interviews
Nilsen, Richard K. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Organizational information system users (OISU) that are victimized by cyber threats are contributing to major financial and information losses for individuals, businesses, and governments. Moreover, it has been argued that cybersecurity competency is critical for advancing economic prosperity and maintaining national security. The fact remains…
Descriptors: Computer Security, Information Security, Knowledge Level, Competence
Hoyt, Joshua Paul – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this mixed-methods research study was to examine how stress levels of middle school mathematics teachers who taught Algebra I in school districts in the state of Pennsylvania relate to high-stakes testing and to explore the experiences of middle school mathematics Algebra I teachers. The researcher collected and compared it to…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Stress Variables, High Stakes Tests, Middle School Teachers
Scheidel, Sarah – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this sequential mixed-methods study was to explore senior student affairs officers' reports of joint intra-institutional efforts within the past three years to achieve the common goal of supporting the academic and personal success of college students with mental illness. The 20 factors identified by Mattessich, Murray-Close, and…
Descriptors: Student Personnel Workers, College Students, Mental Disorders, Mixed Methods Research
Sweet, TeCora Lashon – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The functional curriculum is a beneficial curriculum for education students with intellectual disabilities. Special education teachers have transitioned from spending most of their academic time using the functional curriculum to spending more time teaching the additional academic content material. There are numerous research studies focusing on…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Communication Skills, Special Education Teachers, Knowledge Base for Teaching
Murray, Laura Carolyn – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This dissertation study employs an exploratory sequential mixed methods design to investigate how emerging adults with psychiatric disabilities plan for and transition to and through college. Special attention is paid to how disclosure of disability status in educational contexts can influence both educational and recovery outcomes. Though more…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Mixed Methods Research, Transitional Programs, Student Adjustment
Ellis, Jerald K. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this study was to determine if a pre-hire structured interview with competency-based behavioral questions can be linked to the teaching performance ratings of faculty at member institutions of the Florida State University System (SUS). Insights gained from this investigation can support the initiative for a proactive Human Resource…
Descriptors: Structured Interviews, Teacher Competencies, College Faculty, Human Resources
Taylor, Daniel Arnett – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Among the faculty of Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee, it is perceived that optometry students often enter their clinical assignments with poor clinical judgment. To address this, "Understanding the Cranial Nerves"--an online-self paced instructional intervention of approximately two hours' duration--was developed. In…
Descriptors: Brain, Neurological Organization, Optometry, Online Courses
Milone, Joseph P. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The phenomenon of interest in this exploratory case study was the self-reported leadership skills of first-generation college students who were actively participating in intramural sports. Specifically, the purpose was to describe participants' reports of engaging in behaviors or actions, during intramural sports, that are aligned with the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, First Generation College Students, Leadership Qualities, College Athletics
Johnson, Amy B. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Active duty United States soldiers encounter unimaginable stressors and challenges throughout their military career. Many of these soldiers are also simultaneously working to achieve a long-term goal of obtaining post-secondary education, yet they face unique challenges due to the demands of military service that traditional students do not.…
Descriptors: Military Personnel, Online Courses, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Walton, Marquetta – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The effectiveness of U.S. cyber-capabilities can have a serious effect on the cyber-security stance of the US and significantly impact how well U.S. critical infrastructures are protected. The problem is that the state of the U.S. cyber-security could be negatively impacted by the dependency that the US displays in its use of defensive…
Descriptors: Technological Literacy, Computer Security, Information Security, Qualitative Research
Cigdem, Hayriye Nilgun – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of the study was to explore the perceptions of former ELL students on aspects of their learning community experiences in a New York City community college to better understand how participating in the learning community's one-semester developmental English program contributed to their increased academic achievement and persistence.…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Student Attitudes, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students
Cantu, Brenda A. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
In their studies on student motivation in the 1990s, Gorham & Christophel and Christophel & Gorham found that students perceived their own demotivation to be caused by instructor behaviors. While there are studies that explore the topic of student demotivation and other studies that illustrate the great influence instructors have on…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Doctoral Degrees, Student Motivation, Teacher Behavior
Harris, Joy Renae – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Today's high school student faces several complex experiences that impact his or her decision to stay in school. These factors, often a culmination of school events beginning in the elementary years, are correlated to a student's likelihood of graduating from high school. Moreover, students with disabilities face additional factors that impact the…
Descriptors: High School Students, Learning Disabilities, Disabilities, Dropouts