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Power Analysis for Models of Change in Cluster Randomized Designs
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Li, Wei; Konstantopoulos, Spyros – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2017
Field experiments in education frequently assign entire groups such as schools to treatment or control conditions. These experiments incorporate sometimes a longitudinal component where for example students are followed over time to assess differences in the average rate of linear change, or rate of acceleration. In this study, we provide methods…
Descriptors: Educational Experiments, Field Studies, Models, Randomized Controlled Trials
Examining School Counselors' Commitments to Social Justice Advocacy
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Feldwisch, Rachel P. – Professional School Counseling, 2016
Many school counselors endorse using social justice advocacy to close achievement gaps. In this study, school counselors from a single state scored in the moderate to high range on the Social Issues Advocacy Scale. Results showed alignment between school counselors' self-endorsement of social justice advocacy and scores on the Advocacy…
Descriptors: School Counselors, Counselor Attitudes, Social Justice, Advocacy
Verbal and Visual-Spatial Working Memory: What Develops over a Life Span?
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Swanson, H. Lee – Developmental Psychology, 2017
This study investigates whether age-related changes in the structure of 5 complex working memory (WM) tasks (a) reflect a general or domain specific system, (b) follows a similar trajectory across different age spans, and (c) contribute domain general or domain specific resources to achievement measures. The study parsed the sample (N = 2,471)…
Descriptors: Visual Perception, Spatial Ability, Verbal Ability, Short Term Memory
Cultural Competence, Systems of Care, and Students with Emotional and Behavioral Challenges
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Meyer, Lakeisha D.; Anderson, Jeffrey A.; McQueen, Kand – Education, 2013
For youth with emotional and behavioral challenges, there is a trend of minority overrepresentation in restrictive settings. "System of care" refers to an approach that emphasizes cultural competence and providing services in the least restrictive setting. This study investigated the relationship between placement restrictiveness,…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Racial Differences, Age Differences
Principal Perceptions about the Implementation and Effectiveness of Online Learning in Public High Schools in Indiana
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Rayle, Timothy W. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine the principal perceptions and demographic relationship of the implementation and effectiveness of online learning in non-charter Indiana public high schools. An analysis was prepared to determine whether demographic factors played a role in the principal's perceptions of the implementation…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Research Design, High Schools, Online Courses
A Study of the Perceptions of Administrators and Faculty Regarding the Relevancy and Frequency of Effective Characteristics of Alternative Schools in Indiana
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Edsell, Timothy Owen – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to conclude if there is a difference in the perceptions between alternative school directors and alternative school teachers with regards to the extent of existence of effective characteristics and the importance of effective characteristics in their alternative education programs throughout the state of Indiana. Lead…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Administrator Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, School Effectiveness