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DEVELOPING SELF-EFFICACY: MIDDLE-SCHOOL TEACHERS' PERCEPTIONS AND PRACTICES AFTER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
(2018-08-09)This qualitative case study explored how middle school English teachers in one North Texas school district perceived professional development grew or hindered their self confidence. Bandura’s (1977) theory of self-efficacy ... -
Do Teachers' Backgrounds Matter? Examining Teachers With Low-socioeconomic Backgrounds' Perceptions Of Teaching Economically Disadvantaged Students
(Education, 2014-12)This qualitative study explored how teachers from low-income backgrounds perceived their roles as teachers of economically disadvantaged students. The specific setting was Pinewood Park Elementary School in North Texas ... -
Dual Credit as a Key to Preparation: Exploring Dual Credit as a College Readiness Strategy
(2019-05-08)Dual credit is a rapidly-expanding coursework option for high school students that provides a means to early college credit and is also touted as a strategy to increase postsecondary readiness. However, existing studies ... -
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
(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 ... -
EFFECT OF FINANCIAL FACTORS ON THE POSTSECONDARY PARTICIPATION AND CHOICE FOR FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS
(2023-04-19)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 04/18/2024** ABSTRACT: EFFECT OF FINANCIAL FACTORS ON THE POSTSECONDARY PARTICIPATION AND CHOICE FOR FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS Deanna Pickney The University of Texas ... -
The Effect Of Tonality And Rhythm On Memory Recall In Elementary General Education Classrooms: A Quasi-experimental Study
(Education, 2013-10-23)The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of rhythm and tonality on an academic memory task by comparing three different treatment conditions: a poem, a rhythmic chant (or rap), and a melodic rhythm (or song). ... -
An Empirical Analysis Of Non-legal Factors Influencing Judging In Student-initiated Sex Discrimination Suits In Higher Education
(Education, 2014-07-14)The sexual interaction among students and educators has become a significant social issue in higher education, resulting in claims being brought to the U.S. courts by students and parents alleging sex discrimination and ... -
ENHANCING STUDENT MATHEMATICS SUCCESS THROUGH SERVICE-LEARNING: AN EXAMINATION OF STUDENT MOTIVATION USING THE SELF-DETERMINATION THEORY
(2020-08-04)The increase in collegiate enrollment, yet bleak graduation rates, poses a significant problem for students and educators alike. Contributing to the high attrition rates, a lack of academic motivation often leads to poor ... -
Ethical Decision-Makers: How Student Affairs Staff Make Moral Choices in the Face of Sexual Assault Cases on Campus
(2019-08-08)This qualitative study examined the experience of seven student affairs staff at a private, religiously oriented university in the South who deal with sexual assault cases. Using Nathaniel’s (2006) theory of moral reckoning ... -
EXAMINING HOW RACE MEDIATES TEACHER-STUDENT RELATIONSHIPS
(2018-12-06)This study focused on the role that race plays in Teacher-Student Relationships (TSRs). The study took place at a middle school in North Texas. A racially diverse group of teachers at the school was interviewed regarding ... -
Examining the Social Effects of Community-Based Mentoring on At-Risk Adolescent Girls
The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study is to examine which strategies of mentoring, if any, have a positive impact on adolescent girls who engage in potentially at-risk social behaviors, which may negatively ... -
Exit Exam Requirements And High School Graduation: A Texas Perspective
(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 ... -
Experiencing Technology Integration In The Collegiate Classroom: From The Perspectives Of Itinerant Adjunct Language Instructors
(Education, 2015)In the last 40 years, the adjunct instructor population has become the largest group in higher education. Despite their numbers, they continue to be largely ignored and, most importantly, untrained. Their itinerancy forces ... -
Exploring College Readiness: The Role Of Dual Credit And SES On College Persistence And Student Success
(Education, 2013-03-20)Texas' 2006 House Bill 1, which required all high schools in Texas to provide students with the opportunity to earn a minimum of 12 hours of college credit prior to their graduation beginning the fall of 2008, changed the ... -
Exploring Principals' Perceptions Of Characteristics, Practices, And Programs That Influence College Readiness For Low Socioeconomic Students In Smaller Texas High Schools: A Delphi Study
(Education, 2013-10-23)The purpose of this study was to investigate characteristics, practices, programs, and other factors of smaller Texas high schools that are successful at producing college-ready low-SES graduates. The analysis of the data ... -
Factors Of Attrition In Cohort Doctoral Education: A Self Determination Theory Perspective
(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. ... -
Faculty Beliefs, Experiences, and Interactions with Students in the Context of Campus Carry
Although gun possession has traditionally been prohibited at higher education institutions, several states have passed legislation in recent years allowing guns to be carried on college campuses. The so-called “campus ... -
Faculty tiering and academic inbreeding: one institution's relationships and realities
(Oklahoma State University, 2000)"Like inbreeding, if the proliferation of faculty tiering is problematic for academe, this institution is promoting faculty tiering, but at a lower rate than national trends. But, inbreeding and faculty tiering appear to ... -
FOURTH AMENDMENT KNOWLEDGE IN STUDENT HOUSING: A STUDY OF TEXAS PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS
The purpose of this quantitative study was to analyze Texas public college and university housing professionals’ knowledge of constitutional Fourth Amendment law using a 20-question True/False/Unsure survey. This survey ...