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Talking about Race: Overcoming Fear in the Process of Change
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Palmer, Emily Lilja; Louis, Karen Seashore – Journal of School Leadership, 2017
Purpose: We investigated the way in which structured, multiyear conversations about race and institutional racism occurred in suburban secondary schools with changing racial demographics. Research Framework: The study draws on interpretive research traditions, in that we assume that how teachers understand race and racism will influence how they…
Descriptors: Racial Bias, Race, Secondary Schools, Suburban Schools
A Decade of Change: Motivating and Discouraging Factors Affecting Faculty Participation in Online Business Education Courses
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Hurt, Ransom Todd – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The number of college students enrolled in online courses increased more than 22 percent between 2002 and 2011. Despite this rapid rise in online course enrollment, only a two-percent gain in faculty acceptance of online learning occurred during this same time period. The majority of teaching faculty remain resistant to online instruction with…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Online Courses, College Faculty, Teacher Motivation
Technology Transformation
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Scott, Heather; McGilll, Toria – Principal Leadership, 2011
Social networking and other technologies, if used judiciously, present the means to integrate 21st century skills into the classroom curriculum. But they also introduce challenges that educators must overcome. Increased concerns about plagiarism and access to technology can test educators' creativity and school resources. Air Academy High School,…
Descriptors: Plagiarism, Technology Integration, Educational Technology, Climate Control
Middle School Students' Learning of Mathematics Using Mobile Phones: Conditions and Consequences
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Baya'a, Nimer; Daher, Wajeeh – Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 2010
We used a grounded theory approach to investigate and describe the learning of middle school students when they carry out mathematical activities (in the classroom or out of it) and explore mathematical objects and relations using mobile phones. We found that a web of conditions and consequences could be related to the students' learning when they…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Middle School Students, Learning Modalities, Internet
An Analysis of Specialized Reading Instruction in High School English Classes for Students with Disabilities Included in General Education
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Beasley, Kathy Rosvold – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study is a qualitative case study that examined and analyzed the instructional strategies implemented by high school English teachers when teaching reading to students with disabilities in inclusive classrooms. Ten teachers who teach high school English on collaborative teams made up of a general and a special educator participated in the…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, High School Students, General Education, Reading Instruction
Total Quality Management in Secondary Schools in Kenya: Extent of Practice
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Ngware, Moses Waithanji; Wamukuru, David Kuria; Odebero, Stephen Onyango – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2006
Purpose: To investigate the extent to which secondary schools practiced aspects of total quality management (TQM). Design/methodology/approach: A cross-sectional research design was used in this study. A sample of 300 teachers in a residential session during a school holiday provided their perceptions on the practice of TQM in their schools. Data…
Descriptors: Teacher Participation, Participative Decision Making, Secondary Schools, Total Quality Management