Browsing Library by Author "Hyle, Adrienne E."
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Academic Optimism And Academic Success: An Explanatory Case Study
Mishoe, Jeffrey Neil (Education, 2013-03-20)Increasing student academic achievement continues to be a national call to action. Early student academic success can help prepare future citizens to be college and workforce ready. One construct, academic optimism (Hoy, ... -
Educator Perceptions Of The Use Of Power And Student Responses To The Use Of Power At A Disciplinary Alternative Education Program (DAEP): One Texas Perspective
Johnson, Rayetta M. (Education, 2014-03-12)This study was conducted to reveal educator perceptions of the uses of power and student responses to that power at the Disciplinary Alternative Education Program (DAEP) in one suburban Texas school district. The study ... -
Exit Exam Requirements And High School Graduation: A Texas Perspective
Stroy Sr., Kelvin (Education, 2014-07-14)The movement towards exit exams requirements prior to a student graduating from high school is one of the most prominent developments on the education policy landscape nationwide. Previous research on the impact of exit ... -
Factors Of Attrition In Cohort Doctoral Education: A Self Determination Theory Perspective
Garcia, Linda Ann (Education, 2014-03-12)Attrition rates, completion rates, and time to degree are the key areas researchers have sought to examine influencing factors and patterns of behavior that describe the departure process of students in doctoral study. ... -
Motivation For Academically Gifted Students In Germany And The United States: A Phenomenological Study
Bourgeois, Steven James (Education, 2013-03-20)Recent trends toward globalization have engendered interest in comparative educational systems, pointing toward more fundamental change beyond the current focus upon accountability measures. This phenomenological study ... -
Single-gender School Settings And Student Achievement: A Study Of One Texas Girls' Academy
Navarre, Rebecca Rae Mayhugh (Education, 2014-07-14)The purpose of this study was to compare the academic success of female students selected to enter the single-gender school and female students' eligible but not selected to the single-gender school setting. Since ... -
Superintendent's Practical Intelligence Across High And Low Performing School Districts
Whaley, Sandra Brigette (Education, 2014-07-14)The purpose of this study was to compare the practical intelligence scores of Texas superintendents in high performing and low performing school districts. The Tacit Knowledge Inventory for Superintendents used in this ... -
Teacher Attitudes And Perceptions Of The Influence Of Professional Development On Minority Student Achievement In Reading
Plair, Clarissa Jeanne (Education, 2014-03-12)This qualitative study is written from a phenomenological standpoint using Van Manen's (1990 ) hermeneutic lived experiences of the participants. Fourth grade teachers from a large urban school district in the southwestern ... -
Teacher Self-efficacy In A Project-based Learning (PBL) Classroom
Cyprian, Thomas Edward (Education, 2014-09-17)Preparing students, in the K-12 pipeline and in higher education institutions, will require new skills, soft skills, to ensure success in a 21st century workforce (Wagner, 2008). Soft skills, defined as being able to ... -
Teachers' Orientation To Teaching And Their Perceived Readiness For 21st Century Learners
Bunker, Diane H. (Education, 2013-03-20)In a 21st century world where students will need mastery of both core subjects and applied skills, the purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the congruence of teachers' orientations to education and the 21st ... -
Urban Underrepresented Minority Students In Science, Technology, Engineering, And Math: An Analysis Of The Differences Between Developmental Assets And Academic Achievement
Wells, Jovan Grant (Education, 2013-07-22)The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between the developmental assets and academic achievement of urban underrepresented minority male and female students in a specialized science, technology, ...