Browsing Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies by Title
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No rookies on rookies: compliance and opportunism in policy implementation
(Ohio State University PressOklahoma State University, 2001)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: This case study analyzes implementation of an institutional policy restricting the use of graduate teaching assistants in freshmen-level instruction. Findings suggest ... -
Non-legal Factors And Judging In K-12 Race Discrimination Cases At United States Supreme Court: 1954-2013
(Education, 2014-09-17)This study investigated the influence of political ideology, appointment era, decisional era, and religious affiliation on voting at the United States Supreme Court in K-12 race discrimination cases using binary logistic ... -
Non-legal Factors Influencing Judging In United States Courts Of Appeal In Higher Education Sex Discrimination In Employment Cases
(Education, 2014-07-14)Despite the general increase of women in the workforce, there has been an increase in sex discrimination law suits brought in the U. S. every year (Beiner, 2005). Plaintiffs alleging gender-based workplace discrimination ... -
Non-legal Influences On Individual Voting And Decisional Outcomes In K-12 Sex Discrimination In Employment Claims In United States Courts Of Appeal: 1964-2013
(Education, 2014-07-14)This investigation examined K-12 gender discrimination education in the workplace and litigations arising through the United States Court of Appeals between the years of 1964 and 2013 through Equal Protection, Title VII ... -
The North Texas Aerospace Manufacturing And Aviation Industries: An Explanatory Case Study Of School-to-work Collaborative Networks
(Education, 2014-12)The purpose of this study is to explore how educators, business partners and facilitators developed ties or networks to initiate a school-to-work collaboration to prepare students for jobs and careers in the aerospace ... -
Nuestra Realidad: Illumnating The Lived Experiences Of Middle-class Hispanic Parents In Predominanty White Texas Public Schools
(Education, 2014-12)As the student population across the nation becomes increasingly diverse, educators are constantly met with challenges that go beyond teaching. While the Latino population continues to grow, and the projection of the ... -
PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND SATISFACTION: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF HIGH-SCHOOL CHARTER SCHOOLS AND TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS
(2022-05-17)The purpose of this study is to examine parents’ levels of satisfaction with school choice by comparing charter and traditional public schools at the secondary level. The main assumption of the study is that parental ... -
Pathway to adopting learning analytics: Reconceptualizing the decision-making process of K-12 leaders in North Texas
(2019-12-11)Learning analytics has emerged as a data-driven way to improve learner outcomes over the past decade. However, as the adoption and implementation of learning analytics continues to surge, there are some significant barriers ... -
Perceived Educator Knowledge Of Response To Intervention (RTI)
(Education, 2014-12)This study examined the perceived knowledge level of the Response to Intervention (RTI) practices among general education teachers, special education teachers, and principals in three school districts located in Northeast ... -
Performance-Based Funding in Texas: Sensemaking Experiences of Administrators at Hispanic-Serving Community Colleges
(2022-05-16)Despite the expansive literature on higher education performance-based funding (PBF) policies, there is an oversaturation of quantitative studies focused on measuring metric performance at the statewide level. These studies ... -
PIPELINE TO POWER: A CREATIVE EXPLORATION OF MY JOURNEY TO BLACK YOUTH EMPOWERMENT
(2022-05-12)Through an arts-based autoethnography, I explored the influences and experiences that informed my approach to leading Black youth empowerment programming. Although there is a significant amount of scholarship on Black youth ... -
POSTSECONDARY PARTICIPATION AND COLLEGE CHOICE FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: DOES HIGH SCHOOL MATTER?
(2023-05-04)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 05/04/2025** ABSTRACT: Students with disabilities (SWDs) face unique challenges when it comes to the transition from high school to college. There is a lack of research ... -
Power Distance in Online Learning: Experience of Chinese Learners in U.S. Higher Education
(International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning (IRRODL) Athabasca UniversityDepartment of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, University of Texas at Arlington, 2013-10) -
Predicting High School Student Success From Extracurricular Activity Participation: A Logistic Regression Analysis
(Education, 2014-12)There is a large number of students who do not finish high school, and there is an even larger number of students who do not go on to college (Chapman, Laird, Ifill, Kewal Ramani, 2011). School officials are challenged ... -
Predicting Juvenile Delinquency in Texas Public Schools: Response to a Texas Legislator's Challenge
(2019-12-03)The purpose of this study is to engage in a systematic inquiry of juvenile delinquency in Texas public schools and respond to the statement made by a member of the Texas Legislature who challenged public school officials ... -
PREDICTING NCLEX-RN® FAILURE IN A PRE-LICENSURE BACCALAUREATE NURSING PROGRAM
(2019-05-31)Graduates of pre-licensure baccalaureate nursing programs must pass the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses, or NCLEX-RN®. First-time pass rates are the primary quality indicator for nursing programs. ... -
PRINCIPAL RETENTION: THE PERCEPTIONS OF VETERAN SECONDARY PRINCIPALS WHO REMAIN IN THEIR ROLES AS INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERS
(2021-08-10)The role of school principals has changed from being managers to instructional leaders. As a result, many principals do not feel prepared to lead under these conditions, in which some leave their campuses within the first ... -
Procedural methodology for a grounded meta-analysis of qualitative case studies
(Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.Dept. of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Texas at Arlington, 2010)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: University researchers conduct large numbers of case studies in the field of consumer studies each year and many are published in the research journals. Although ... -
A Qualitative Analysis Of Mexican-immigrant Mothers' Involvement In A High-performing Low-income Elementary School
(Education, 2014-03-12)This qualitative study explores how low-income first- and second-generation Mexican-immigrant mothers, the largest sub-group of the Latino population, support the academic success of their children who are in a low-income ... -
Rationalizing neglect: an institutional response to transfer students
(Copyright 2012. The Ohio State University Press. Reproduced with permission.Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, University of Texas at Arlington, 2012)Almost 60% of college students attend more than one institution (Adelman, 2006; Peter & Forest Cataldi, 2005) and a growing body of literature documents the distinct academic and social challenges these students encounter ...