Browsing Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Author "Prater, Doris L."
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A Study of One Suburban High School's Transformation to Small Learning Communities
Mack, Linda (2011-05)It was once thought that large high schools could offer a range of benefits including student body diversity, more choices for elective courses, greater opportunities for gifted students, and increased competition in the ... -
AN ANALYSIS OF PRINCIPALS’ PERCEPTIONS OF TECHNOLOGY’S INFLUENCE IN TODAY’S SCHOOLS
Bell, Robert (2011-05)In this era of accountability created by federally mandated initiatives, school leaders are still searching for ways to improve schools. Principals must learn to manage schools efficiently while moving classrooms out of ... -
Developing Future Texas Community College Leaders
Gascon, Jackeline 1963- (2011-05)According to Weisman and Vaughan (2002), a high percentage (79%) of community college presidents have plans to retire by 2012. In the midst of the community college’s increasingly central role in the U. S. postsecondary ... -
High School Course Patterns as related to University Academic Achievement and Persistence
Grefenstette, Cheryl 1960- (2011-05)Texas is committed to better prepared students for educational endeavors after high school. Specifically, Texas seeks to increase participation in higher education by 630,000 students as well as to increase certificate ... -
Is the Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA2) a predictor of success on the 3rd Grade Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) Reaing Test?
Lewin, Nancy L. (2011-05)Accountability for student achievement is urgent business in the world of education today. Within Texas, strict accountability measures have been in place since 1980. Various accountability assessments have moved schools ... -
The Impact of Principal's Meetings on Principal Professional Development
Lesley, Misha (2011-05)With increasing demands for schools to meet standardized test expectations, decrease drop-out rates, prepare a globally competitive workforce, and develop students who are college-ready, many schools are faced with the ... -
The Perceptions of Principals and Assistant Principals on Their Role in Parental Involvement
Rios-Harrist, Lisa (2011-05)This study examines the beliefs of school principals and assistant principals regarding the role of parents in the educational process of their children. Henderson and Berla (1994) indicated that parental involvement was ... -
Voices of Assistant Principals on the Importance of Student Discipline to Effective Schools
Wyatt, Ronald (2010-12)Research in education, criminology, and sociology has long suggested that there is a strong, reciprocal connection between students’ behaviors in school and their academic achievement. Student misbehavior in schools has ...