Browsing by Author "Watson, Margaret"

A STUDY OF RELATIONSHIPS AMONG PERCEPTIONS OF POSITION FIT, JOB SATISFACTION AND RETENTION IN TEXAS SECONDARY TEACHERS

Jeffery, Tonya 1973- (2012-12)

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among teacher preparation pathway, perceptions of position fit, job satisfaction and retention rates in first-year and second-year secondary teachers (N=267) across ...

ADDRESSING SUMMER MELT: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A SUMMER BRIDGE PROGRAM IN IMPROVING COLLEGE ATTENDANCE RATES FOR AT-RISK HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES

Cobb, Jennifer Pettersson (2014-05)

In July 2013, National Public Radio (NPR) showcased a research study on why economically disadvantaged students "melted" during the summer between their high school graduation and fall enrollment in an institute of higher ...

AN EVALUATION OF EXTENSIVE AND INTENSIVE TEACHING OF LITERATURE; ANOTHER YEAR’S EXPERIMENT IN THE ELEVENTH GRADE

McConn, Matthew 1974- (2012-12)

Since the start of the 20th century, educators have continuously debated the two prevailing methods of teaching literature: intensive and extensive. Nancy Coryell’s famous 1927 study titled “An Evaluation of Extensive and ...

An Examination Of The Nature Of Science Presentation In High School Chemistry Textbooks Used In The United States and India

Krishnaswamy, Ammani (2014-12)

The need for a scientifically literate society is essential to advance civilization and solve many global problems such as depletion of natural resources and carbon-based fuels, cure for life threatening ailments, famine, ...

Community College Students' Motivational Orientations and Chinese Language Learning

Deng, Xiongying; 0000-0002-8147-6259 (2015-05)

Motivation is a key component in Second Language (L2)/Foreign Language achievement. In existing literature, a few studies have explored the students’ motivation in Chinese language learning. However, the majority of ...

Data Mining A PeopleSoft Database To Assist In Developing Student Retention Interventions

Jonason, Greg Alan Đào; 0000-0003-3212-5345 (2016-12)

Per a Bellwether Education Partners study (Aldeman, 2015, p. 8), "As of 2013, there were 29.1 million college dropouts versus 24.5 million Americans who dropped out with less than a high school diploma. In pure, raw numbers, ...

Denial and Antisocial Traits in Sexual Offenders

Sanders, April 1971- (2012-05)

It is typically assumed that denial is related to negative outcomes among sexual offenders and significant, life changing decisions are made regarding adjudicated sexual offenders based on their denial of sexually abusive ...

Differences Between Children with ASDs, Their Non-ASD Siblings, and the CBCL Normative Sample Based on CBCL Profile Scores

Buchalter, Dena (2011-08)

A sparse amount of research exists comparing individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and their typically developing siblings regarding behaviors on a broadband measure, and little research has been conducted using ...

DOES BLENDED INSTRUCTION MATTER FOR ENGLISH-LANGUAGE LEARNERS? A STUDY ASSESSING THE INFLUENCE OF INSTRUCTIONAL METHOD ON LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

Laverpool Leatherwood, Lenora (2013-12)

In the 21st century, Texas schools continue to experience exponential growth in their numbers of English language learners (ELLs). At the secondary level, high school ELLs are expected to take and pass the State of Texas ...

ENGLISH LEARNERS: QUALITY INDICATORS OF EFFECTIVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY LITERACY FOR TEACHERS AND COACHES

Beyer, Haley (2014-05)

To compete in global markets American children need the opportunity to develop critical educational skills that will be necessary to enter an ever-changing workforce. Many times the first chance educators encounter children ...

Examining the Relationship between Teacher Qualifications, Teacher Stability, and the Quality of Classroom Learning Environments in Child Care Centers

Zhang, Aidong (2014-12)

High quality early childhood programs lead to positive effects on children's development in physical, cognitive, social and emotional domains (Copple & Bredekamp, 2009). As an important component of quality child care ...

EXPLORING THE DEVELOPMENT OF MATHEMATICS PATTERNING SKILLS AND CONCEPTS IN YOUNG CHILDREN WHO EXPERIENCE INTEGRATED MUSIC AND MATH LESSONS

Wade, Carolyn E. (2011-08)

Research touting the positive effects of music instruction on mathematical ability is abundant. Specifically, studies have shown a causal link between listening to music and spatial temporal reasoning (Rauscher, 1994), ...

Gender Role Identity, Gender Role Conflict, Conformity to Role Norms and Men’s Attitudes Toward Psychological Help-Seeking

Schwartz Moravec, N. Margaret 1985- (2013-08)

Men typically seek less help than women in a variety of domains, including health concerns and psychological distress (see Courtenay, 2000, for a review). In order to understand this disparity, men’s attitudes toward seeking ...