Browsing Electronic Theses, Dissertations, and Records of Study (2002– ) by Author "Rackley, Robin"
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Lopardo, Genevieve M. (2021-03-24)Cyberbullying is a modern threat that continues to plague vulnerable adolescent children. As their access to technology increases, so does their risk for cyberbullying. Schools have a unique challenge to utilize technology ...
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McNeill, Elisa Hutson (2011-08-08)This dissertation examines the construct of hope and its ability to be taught to pregnant and parenting adolescents as a strategy to improve academic achievement and dissuade repeat adolescent pregnancy. A systemic review ...
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Phillips, Debra K. (2014-12-17)This mixed-methods study investigated the impact of a multilayered approach to coaching that combined on-going coaching with a six hour staff development session. It examined the effects of coaching on the reading progress ...
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Stringfellow, Kathy Darlene (2019-03-19)Today’s students need college and career readiness skills to ensure they are prepared for postsecondary success, whether this includes further education or entering the workforce. All students need subject area courses ...
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Thornton, Ann Hill (2019-05-21)At Grand Intermediate School, teachers work with a large population of English language learners (ELL). The teachers were all trained to use the Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol Model (Echevarría, Vogt, and Short, ...
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Douglass, April Gayle (2012-10-19)This dissertation describes the results of two studies that examined preservice and inservice teachers' knowledge of social and emotional learning (SEL) and its impact on academic achievement. Components of SEL, such as ...
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Hao, Haiping (2015-08-03)China’s principal concern for ensuring educational quality has generated an emphasis on teacher professional development efforts -- using the most effective ways to transform its teachers from novices to experts. Changes ...
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Reeves, Laura Michelle (2019-11-08)Research shows that educational leaders hesitate to embrace technology because of the need to balance diverse learning approaches along with pressure to promote and expect teachers to integrate technology chosen primarily ...
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Miller, Reba Marie (2020-04-14)Teachers in rural areas need equitable access to professional development to develop their instructional capacities and efficacy. Moreover, the teachers in this district work in rural schools with little access to professional ...
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Dyke, April Lynette (2013-08-28)The focus of this study was on the factors that play a role in preparing novice teachers for their first Admission Review and Dismissal (ARD) committee meeting. A mixed methods approach was used to answer the research ...
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Davis, Sarah Lynne (2015-12-07)This study examined the relationship between administrators and parents at a high-performing elementary school in Virginia over the course of an academic year. The school has a population of parents who expect and require ...
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Evans, Russell Thomas (2020-03-10)This study will seek to investigate learned levels of student social-emotional learning (SEL) competencies, improvements made to overall school climate as measured through teacher behavior responses and ensuring that the ...
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Ashmeade, Lisa Ann (2016-11-30)This record of study examines the relationship between certified staff personnel perception of digital citizenship and the impact upon professional development. Quantitative and qualitative data was used to examine responses ...
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Alford, Beverly Lynn (2012-07-16)The purpose of the study was to observe pre-kindergarten through second-grade public school classrooms, specifically noting child-centered and teacher-directed pedagogical approaches, by simultaneously examining: student ...
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Keil, Matthew James (2014-04-09)Data were collected from 32 teachers using mixed methods to investigate teachers’ perceptions of online professional development (PD) offered through a school-community partnership. The partnership between multiple school ...
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Jackson, Sharon Rodgers (2019-12-10)The purpose of this study was to observe Head Start classrooms in public schools to examine differences among instructional practices by teaching staff and whether these practices were related to student outcomes in their ...
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Powers, Scott Kenneth (2014-07-11)Project-based learning (PBL) is a constructivist approach to instruction in which students are challenged to address a problem without sufficient knowledge at the outset to solve the problem. PBL models generally include ...
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Ditoro, Timothy Paul (2020-05-29)Foreign language courses that are delivered at a distance using synchronous video tend to be more instructor centered than learner centered. Based on literature indicating that foreign language learning occurs when learners ...
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Schneider, Julia Ana (2022-11-16)This explanatory sequential mixed methods study was designed to explore and understand the factors associated with student achievement scores at high performing elementary schools serving a high percentage of children of ...