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Organizing Data for Instructional Use in One Elementary School: An action research study
(2014)
The purpose of this action research study was to identify and improve organizational strategies for data use at East Omak Elementary in the Omak School District in Washington State. The study was conducted using Stinger's ...
Understanding Principals' Perspectives in Hiring High Quality Teachers in Washington State
(2014)
UNDERSTANDING PRINCIPALS' PERSPECTIVES ON HIRING HIGH QUALITY TEACHERS IN WASHINGTON STATE:
A CRITICAL RACE PERSPECTIVE
ABSTRACT
This study investigated principals' perceptions in the hiring process of classroom teachers ...
The Representation of White Antiracism Activism in Children's Picture Books
(2014)
This study looked at how white antiracism activism is portrayed to children through one of the most popular literacy tools, the picture book. Both written text and images in children's literature can contribute to ...
GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHERS' ATTITUDES, KNOWLEDGE, AND STRATEGIES RELATED TO TEACHING STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES IN SAUDI ARABIA
(2014)
Although Saudi Arabia has an inclusive classroom for students with learning disabilities (LDs) the general education teachers are not prepared to handle the special needs of the students with LDs. This study examined ...
Teacher Cognition: Four Case Studies of Teachers in Low-SES Schools
(2014)
This qualitative study examined the cognition and practices of four teachers teaching in low -SES schools. The four case studies were comprised of three elementary teachers and one middle school teachers in the state of ...
DIGITAL STORYTELLING IN NURSE PRACTITIONER EDUCATION: NEW PATHWAYS OF LEARNING
(2014)
This qualitative descriptive study examined graduate nurse practitioner (NP) students' experience of creating a digital story. There has been little research done that focuses on the use of digital storytelling (DS) in ...
Exploring engagement in foreign language instructional design and practice
(2014)
This dissertation includes two studies to explore the application of task engagement principles in foreign language instructional design and practice. The first study explores how task engagement principles can be integrated ...
A Lingering Coloniality: Considering the Epistemic and Structural (Im)Possibilities of University-Sponsored Prison Writing Programs
(2014)
Walter Mignolo suggests a fused relationship between modernity and coloniality. I suggest that prison writing sponsorship carries the possibility of this coloniality in the ways that sponsors account for and justify programs. ...
The Role of An Ethic of Care in Instructional Leadership and the Development of Teacher-Student Relationships: A Case Study of an Urban Middle School
(2014)
Federal, state, and district mandates in the current era of accountability have narrowed middle school improvement efforts to a singular focus on academic excellence at the expense of student relationships and developmentally ...
OCCUPANT TRAINING IN HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDINGS: AN ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SATISFACTION, LEARNING, AND BEHAVIORS IN BUILDINGS
(2014)
In the past twenty years, more stringent energy codes and environmental standards have led to higher performance building designs that use less energy. Oftentimes, high performance buildings that incorporate passive building ...