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Middle-Class Parental Involvement in the Summer Activities of Four Elementary Students: A Qualitative Study
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Ballard, Iva B.; Chappell, Manya; Johnson, Susan; Ngassam, Marlise DePaul – Research in the Schools, 2013
In this study, we explore middle-class parental involvement in summer activities of four elementary students. Many researchers discuss summer programs initiated by institutions, but fail to explain how parents' availability, experiences, and related criteria affect student summer activities. From our interviews, observations, and artifacts, we…
Descriptors: Middle Class, Parent Participation, Summer Programs, Elementary School Students
Sustaining Inquiry-Based Teaching Methods in the Middle School Science Classroom
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Murphy, Amy Fowler – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This dissertation used a combination of case study and phenomenological research methods to investigate how individual teachers of middle school science in the Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative (AMSTI) program sustain their use of inquiry-based methods of teaching and learning. While the overall context for the cases was the AMSTI…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Science Instruction, Inquiry, Case Studies
Developmental Mathematics Education: A Study of Remedial Mathematics Programs in Alabama Community Colleges
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Sivley, Stacey Moore – ProQuest LLC, 2013
With open door admission policies, lower tuition rates, and convenient locations, community colleges are enrolling more and more academically unprepared students who are placing into developmental mathematics courses. Many of these community colleges need to assess their developmental education programs, instructors, courses, and students to…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Developmental Programs, Remedial Mathematics, Community Colleges
Student and Parent Perceptions of Barriers to and Benefits of the School Breakfast Program in Elementary Schools in Southeast Alabama
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Sabol, Alexis; Struempler, Barbara J.; Zizza, Claire A. – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2011
Purpose/Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore the factors impacting participation in the School Breakfast Program (SBP) for elementary school students in southeast Alabama. Methods: Focus groups were used to gather qualitative data from southeastern Alabama public school fourth and fifth grade students and their parents. Six student…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Focus Groups, Breakfast Programs, Nutrition
DEVELOPMENT OF THEORETICAL MODELS AND RESEARCH TECHNIQUES IN RACE RELATIONS. FINAL REPORT.
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ANGELL, ROBERT C.; BARTH, WILLIAM P. – 1968
THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE 1964-66 ACTIVITIES OF A COOPERATIVE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AND TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE (ALABAMA). DURING THE 2-YEAR PERIOD SCHOLARS AND ADMINISTRATORS OF THE TWO INSTITUTIONS HAVE ESTABLISHED A NEW SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH CENTER AT TUSKEGEE, INCLUDING A SURVEY RESEARCH OPERATION WHICH…
Descriptors: Blacks, Community Study, Cooperative Programs, Data
Cell Phone Methodology for Research and Service with High Risk Mothers and Children
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Lanzi, Robin Gaines; Ramey, Sharon Landesman; Lefever, Jennifer Burke; Guest, Kristi Carter; Atwater, Jane; Hughes, Kere – NHSA Dialog, 2007
Cell phones afford a set of distinctive advantages for gathering information on daily patterns of behavior, establishing relationships, maintaining contact, and providing professional expertise to participants in a wide array of programs, including intervention, treatment, and service. This paper presents new findings about innovative applications…
Descriptors: Mothers, Handheld Devices, Telecommunications, Behavior Patterns