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Graham, Derrik – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this qualitative grounded theory study was to create a student leadership development model specific to secondary students in a private Christian Hawaiian school system. The paradigm that guided this study was Kouzes and Posner's (2012) transformational leadership theory as it provides a framework of leaders equipping, encouraging,…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Student Leadership, Models, Secondary School Students
Meeks, Gloria Amparo – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The focus of this study was a problem identified by human resources directors and managers in a medium sized community in the southeast of the United States. The problem was that some college graduates are not equipped with the necessary soft skills to be successful in the workforce. Executive directors and human resources managers brought this…
Descriptors: Job Skills, College Graduates, Emotional Intelligence, Human Resources
Hernandez-Scott, Erica – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Latina/o teachers are underrepresented in the educational workforce. As such, the purpose of this narrative inquiry is to explore the experiences of Latinas/os who are teaching in urban school districts. The central question addressed by this narrative inquiry was: "To what do Latina/o teachers attribute to their academic and career…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Urban Schools, Focus Groups, Semi Structured Interviews
Nordman, Jenny – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This qualitative, grounded theory study investigated teacher perspectives on the relationship between executive function and reading aptitude. The influence of executive function may be underestimated in terms of its impact on reading aptitude, which could have significant implications on how reading aptitude is currently defined. The foundational…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Grounded Theory, Correlation, Sampling
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Sum, Raymond Kim Wai; Dimmock, Clive – European Physical Education Review, 2013
This study investigates the career trajectory of primary school physical education teachers (PSPETs) in Hong Kong. It is focused on the problems arising from apparent overload and the multiple roles of physical education teachers' career development in Hong Kong brought about by education and curriculum reforms. The specific research question is,…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Elementary Schools, Foreign Countries, Physical Education Teachers
Gauthier, Amy P. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Students choose to attend liberal arts institutions for a number of different reasons, including small class size, breadth of academic material, and emphasis on life-long learning (Astin, 1999; Pascarella, Cruce, Wolniak, & Blaich, 2004). Those attending small liberal arts colleges have come to expect that they will have a higher level of…
Descriptors: College Choice, Liberal Arts, Qualitative Research, College Faculty