Browsing Published ETD Collection by Author "Liberman, David"
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A Comparison of the Instruments that Assess Language and Communication in Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders and an Analysis of Their Functional Uses
Cullum, Catriona (2010-12)Previous research indicates that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) receive a different mental age equivalent score for each language instrument administered although these assessments are used interchangeably ... -
An Ethnographic Study of a Refugee Family in the Initial Stages of Resettlement in a Major City in the United States
Bezette, Noel (2010-12)The researcher used ethnographic methods to catalog the experiences of a family of Burmese refugees re-settled in the U.S. Archival video footage from a documentary film was analyzed in the light of Bronfenbrenner’s (1979) ... -
CREATING AN INTEGRATED ARTS-INFUSED PROGRAM: EXPLORING ONE SCHOOL’S JOURNEY INTO ARTS-BASED TEACHING AND LEARNING, STORIES GIVEN AND LIVED
Cote, Julia (2010-12)This dissertation explores an alternative to the Technical Rationalist (Schön, 1983) approach to schooling, which has traditionally prevailed in the U.S. public schools. It examines theories of learning and creativity ... -
Postsecondary Education Exploration and Decision Making: Public High School Counselor Identification of Key Topics for Traditional High School Students and Their Parents
Collins, Katherine 1959- (2010-12)K-12 educators cite problems with preparing traditional high school students and their parents for postsecondary education exploration and decision making. These problems include inadequate college resources and materials, ... -
Principals' Perceptions of Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes (KSAs) of Effective School Principals
Williams, Robin (2011-08)This study addresses the knowledge, skills, and attributes of success school principals from the perspective of 310 practicing principals from a large metropolitan area in the Gulf Coast region of Southeast Texas. Although ... -
Talent Development and Twice Exceptional Learners: The Monarch School
Clark, Christine (2011-12)This project was undertaken in order to demonstrate how talent can be developed in twice exceptional learners, individuals who dually possess high abilities and learning difficulties. As a result of interviewing academics, ... -
The Creative Visual Arts Experience: A Phenomenology of Artistic Adolescents and Their Teachers
Jackson, Susan (2010-12)It is necessary to understand creativity in order to support it in educational settings. This is complicated by the fact that there are many theories and definitions of creativity. Even when the support of creativity in ... -
THE EFFECT OF COLLABORATIVE TEACHING ON THE GENERAL EDUCATION STUDENT POPULATION: A CASE STUDY
Cuellar, Kregg (2011-05)The study aims to answer the following questions: (1) How do non-disabled students perform academically in a collaborative teaching environment using the method of inclusion in comparison to a traditional non-inclusive ... -
The Effects of Single Gender Schools on Boys' Self-esteem and Academic Confidence
Morgan, Nicholas (2011-05)Boys are falling behind academically in many schools in the United States. Over that past thirty years, girls have surpassed males in academic achievement in all subject areas, including those traditionally thought of as ... -
The Importance of the Relationships Between Teachers and School Principals
Van Beck, Scott (2011-05)Leithwood et al. (2004), Marzano, Waters, and McNulty (2005), Portin et al. (2009), Louis and Leithwood et al. (2010), and Knapp et al. (2010) stated that the relationship between teachers and the school principal are ... -
Why Montessori: A Parent's Perspective
Momin, Heena (2012-05)The purpose of this study was to investigate the rationale parents have for placing their children in a Montessori School above all other means of education. A 26-question survey was administered utilizing quantitative and ...