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Organizational and individual factors related to retention of county extension agents employed by Texas Cooperative Extension
(Texas A&M University, 2005-02-17)
The purpose of this study was to determine the organizational and individual factors related to job retention of Texas county Extension agents and learn why agents choose to stay employed by Texas Cooperative Extension. ...
Service-learning and leadership life skills: an experimental study
(Texas A&M University, 2004-11-15)
This study examined the effect of service activities on the development of leadership life skills in youth and if having a reflection component as part of the activity makes a difference. Additionally, the study examined ...
A parametric building energy cost optimization tool based on a genetic algorithm
(Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)
This record of study summarizes the work accomplished during the internship at the Energy Systems Laboratory of the Texas Engineering Experiment Station. The internship project was to develop a tool to optimize the building ...
Perceived superintendents' leadership and student performance in Region V Education Service Center: a cohort study
(Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)
The intent of this study was to measure the perceived superintendentsâ leadership practices in relation to student performance on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) in Region V Education Service Center, ...
Case studies of low socioeconomic Mexican American graduates in the Austin Independent School District: why they didn't drop out
(Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)
Research data revealed that Mexican Americans have the highest dropout rate of
any other Hispanic group. Since Hispanics are becoming the highest minority group in
the U.S., the primary purpose of this qualitative study ...
The relationship between small learning communities and student performance as identified by the Academic Excellence Indicator System at Robert E. Lee High School in North East Independent School District, San Antonio, Texas
(Texas A&M University, 2008-10-10)
The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship of small learning
communities (SLCs) and student performance for ninth grade students at Robert E. Lee
High School in North East Independent School District ...
Leadership behaviors and collective efficacy as perceived by teachers of schools in the Katy Independent School District
(Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)
The primary purposes of this study were to discover any connections between
leadership effectiveness and collective efficacy from campuses in the Katy Independent
School District. It also was designed to discover other ...
Impact assessment of the Nevada 4-H program: an examination of public school students' perceptions and behavior
(Texas A&M University, 2008-10-10)
A 4-H impact evaluation study, conducted in Montana, Idaho, Colorado, and
Utah, was replicated in the Nevada public schools. The purpose was to measure the
impact of the 4-H experience on the lives of Nevada youth, and ...
Case study of the implementation of cognitive coaching by an instructional coach in a Title 1 elementary school
(Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)
This research is a qualitative case study involving eight participants' ÃÂÃÂseven
teachers and one instructional coach at an elementary school. The student population of
this school was a Title I eligible elementary ...
The relationship between student performance and leadership practices as perceived by principals and selected site-based decision making (SBDM) committee members of middle schools in Region 5 Education Service Center (ESC), Texas: a cohort study
(Texas A&M University, 2007-09-17)
This study, one of four cohort studies, was designed to determine the relationship
between student performance and leadership practices as perceived by principals and
selected site-based decision making committee members ...