At Risk for Success: Promising Practices in Their Own Voices

• Authors : McElwee, Amber Leigh

Subjects: High School Graduates; Teaching Methods; School Role

• Source: ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, University of Northern Colorado.

• Abstract: This qualitative phenomenological study utilized high school graduate perceptions to identify pedagogical methods, educational structures, and school supports that improved their participation, inclusion, and growth ... As Provided

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Exploring How Special Education Teachers Use Interactive Whiteboard Technology in Self-Contained Classrooms

• Authors : Walshe, Suzanne

Subjects: Special Education Teachers; Visual Aids; Educational Technology

• Source: ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, Walden University.

• Abstract: Researchers have indicated special education students tend to be motivated by working with interactive whiteboard (IWB) technology; ... As Provided

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Does Student-Centered Education Correlate with Student Academic Achievement to a Greater Extent than Teacher-Centered Education?

• Authors : Zepka, Marybeth Christine

Subjects: Student Centered Learning; Academic Achievement; Conventional InstructionHigh School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (NCES)

• Source: ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, Northcentral University.

• Abstract: The problem addressed by this study was whether a shift toward student control could yield a greater academic benefit in As Provided

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Disrupting High School Students' Mathematical Disaffection through a Professional Learning Community: A Retrospective Case Study

• Authors : Housen, Monica

Subjects: High School Students; Adolescents; Mathematics Achievement

• Source: ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, Northeastern University.

• Abstract: International tests indicate that students in the United States rank lower in mathematical achievement than students in ... As Provided

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A Case Study of How and If a Professional Development Model Based on the TPACK Framework Builds Teachers' Capacity for Technology Integration

• Authors : Odajima, Rebecca

Subjects: Faculty Development; Technological Literacy; Pedagogical Content Knowledge

• Source: ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, Baylor University.

• Abstract: Digital technologies are prevalent in society and K-12 classrooms today and the belief that educational technology can be a transformative agent of change in As Provided

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College and Career Ready through Personalized Learning: Business and Industry Perspective of the Don Tyson School of Innovation

• Authors : Rollins, Joseph Ryan

Subjects: College Readiness; Career Readiness; Educational InnovationArkansas

• Source: ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, University of Arkansas.

• Abstract: This qualitative research study describes perceptions of Northwest Arkansas' business, industry and post-secondary institutions as to the Don Tyson School of Innovation (DTSOI) and its ... As Provided

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Characteristics of Principals in High-Performing High-Poverty Schools

• Authors : VanderWey, Risha Anne

Subjects: Principals; Administrator Characteristics; PovertyArizona

• Source: ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, Northern Arizona University.

• Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between Title I school performance and effective district leadership and reform strategies. This study focused ... As Provided

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Person Centered Teaching in the Classroom; Use of Jung's Active Imagination by High School Mathematics Teachers

• Authors : Guynn, Claudius Lyttleton

Subjects: Student Centered Learning; Imagination; High School Teachers

• Source: ProQuest LLC, Psy.D. Dissertation, Saybrook University.

• Abstract: Carl Jung introduced using creative expression (active imagination (AI)) to connect with contents of ourselves of which we are not aware (the unconscious mind). AI ... As Provided

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Anti-Racist Leadership in a High-Performing Public High School: A Design-Based Study of Detracking Mathematics

• Authors : Ballard, Jack

Subjects: High School Students; Racial Bias; Grade 9

• Source: ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, San Francisco State University.

• Abstract: Creekside High School is a high-performing public high school where students who are not White or Asian face a racialized school ... As Provided

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School Literacies, Youth Identities: Literacy and Ideology in a Remedial Reading Program

• Authors : Masterson, Jessica E.

Subjects: Remedial Instruction; Reading Programs; Achievement Gap

• Source: ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, The University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

• Abstract: In tandem with the rise of popular, though problematic conceptions of the "achievement gap," some have similarly surmised that this gap, which points to the ... As Provided

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