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Direct linkGrubb, Norton W.; Flessa, Joseph J. – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2006
Background: Current federal, state, and local school accountability measures as well as policy initiatives that call for improved leadership have placed increasing demands on principals. Many districts face shortages of appropriate candidates for the job; popularly, this shortage is explained by the fact that simply too few hero-principals exist…
Descriptors: Accountability, Principals, Educational Improvement, School Administration
Tampas, Joanna W.; Harkrider, Ashley W.; Hedrick, Mark S. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2005
Auditory event-related potentials (mismatch negativity and P300) and behavioral discrimination were measured to synthetically generated consonant-vowel (CV) speech and nonspeech contrasts in 10 young adults with normal auditory systems. Previous research has demonstrated that behavioral and P300 responses reflect a phonetic, categorical level of…
Descriptors: Phonetics, Young Adults, Acoustics, Auditory Perception
Lecavalier, Luc; Aman, Michael G.; Scahill, Lawrence; McDougle, Christopher J.; McCracken, James T.; Vitiello, Benedetto; Tierney, Elaine; Arnold, L. Eugene; Ghuman, Jaswinder K.; Loftin, Rachel L.; Cronin, Pegeen; Koenig, Kathleen; Posey, David J.; Martin, Andres; Hollway, Jill; Lee, Lisa S.; Kau, Alice S. M. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2006
The factor structure, internal consistency, and convergent validity of the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) algorithm items were examined in a sample of 226 youngsters with pervasive developmental disabilities. Exploratory factor analyses indicated a three-factor solution closely resembling the original algorithm and explaining 38% of…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Measures (Individuals), Measurement Techniques, Autism
Bernheimer, Lucinda P.; Keogh, Barbara K.; Guthrie, Donald – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2006
We report on a 20-year follow-up of 30 children with developmental delays identified at age 3. Our purpose was to assess the relationship of early indicators of delay to cognitive and personal-social status in young adulthood. Predictors were Developmental and Personal-Social factors derived from standardized tests and parent questionnaires…
Descriptors: Young Children, Developmental Delays, Young Adults, Predictor Variables
Barnes, Marianne B.; Hodge, Emilia M.; Parker, Melinda; Jo Koroly, Mary – Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2006
The purpose of this study was to examine how the practicing science and mathematics teachers participating in the University of Florida's Teacher Research Update Experience (TRUE) perceived their experiences in Summer 2000. We conducted in-depth interviews and collected data from survey questionnaires and addressed research in the following areas:…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Science Education, Interviews, Surveys
Leavy, Aisling; O'Loughlin, Noreen – Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 2006
The principal objective of this study was to gain insight into preservice elementary teachers understanding of the mean. Specifically, the research focused on identifying preservice teacher conceptions of the role and function of the mean as a statistical measure. Multiple data sources and data collection methods were utilized in an effort to…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers, Mathematical Concepts
Mzimkulu, Kanyiswa G.; Simbayi, Leickness C. – International Journal of Disability, Development & Education, 2006
The aim of this study was to investigate perspectives and practices of Xhosa-speaking African traditional healers, known as "amagqirha", in managing psychosis. Four traditional healers, 3 male and one female, were chosen to take part in the study through their association with psychosis patients undergoing treatment at a South African…
Descriptors: Psychiatric Hospitals, Patients, Identification, Schizophrenia
Wright, Steven; McNeill, Michael; Fry, Joan; Tan, Steven; Tan, Clara; Schempp, Paul – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2006
This study examined 49 student teachers' actions and perspectives when implementing a curricular innovation (the tactical games approach). Data were collected via videotaped lessons, interviews, and follow-up questionnaires. Questions for interviews and questionnaires were pilot tested and data were analyzed using the constant comparison method.…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Student Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes, Videotape Recordings
Ge, Xiaojia; Brody, Gene H.; Conger, Rand D.; Simons, Ronald L. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2006
The association of pubertal maturation with internalizing and externalizing symptoms was examined with a sample of 867 African-American 10-12-year-old children. Children reported their pubertal development status and timing using a self-report questionnaire, and symptoms were assessed through diagnostic interviews with the children and their…
Descriptors: Puberty, Maturity (Individuals), Individual Development, African American Children
Karagiorgi, Yiasemina; Charalambous, Kyriacos – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2006
This study set out to measure the perceptions of pre-primary and primary school teachers in Cyprus regarding the impact and efficiency of a particular ICT in-service training initiative. The research was carried out through telephone interviews with two groups of trained teachers. Teachers' responses indicated a significant impact of such training…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Professional Development, Inservice Teacher Education
Stanford, Beverly Hardcastle – Educational Gerontology, 2006
Prompted by increasing U.S. longevity and aging demographics, this phenomenological study explored what it is like for 13 women, 75-91, to thrive in elder adulthood. Through multiple interviews, projective inventories, and focus groups, 6 group patterns emerged: (a) vital involvement and service, (b) desire to learn, (c) appreciation of basic life…
Descriptors: Females, War, Coping, Older Adults
Abi-El-Mona, Issam; Abd-El-Khalick, Fouad – School Science and Mathematics, 2006
This study aimed to identify the types of arguments promoted in various contexts common to a high school chemistry classroom, including lecture-discussion and laboratory activities. The study was guided by the following research question: What types of argument structures and schemes, if any, are promoted and engaged by students within various…
Descriptors: Grade 10, Science Instruction, Persuasive Discourse, Science Laboratories
Ridgley, Robyn; Hallam, Rena – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2006
Individualized family service plans (IFSPs) should reflect the concerns and priorities of the families for which the plan is written. Families with low incomes that live in rural areas may have unique concerns and priorities due to their financial circumstances and where they live. In this study, qualitative methods were used to examine the…
Descriptors: Methods, Child Rearing, Rural Areas, Low Income
Download full textGolub, Dawn B. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2006
This study explored the factors that contribute to a successful work experience for employees who are visually impaired from the perspective of employers. The employers who were interviewed emphasized the dual responsibility that employees have to empower their own success and that employers have to enable the employees' success. In addition, an…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Employees, Work Experience, Models
Bunn, Joanne – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2004
In a series of focus groups, past and present distance students of the Master of Library and Information Studies (MLIS) at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, were interviewed to establish which factors they believed enabled them to persist with their program. Related issues, such as reasons for enrolling, expectations, and barriers to…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Focus Groups
