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Using Questioning During a Directed Reading-Thinking Activity to Improve Comprehension and Reading Attitude of First Grade Students
(2015-04-26)
The purpose of this action research study was to determine how questioning during a Directed Reading-Thinking Activity would impact comprehension and reading attitude of first graders. This quasi-experimental pre/posttest ...
ANALYSES OF THE IMPACT OF SCHOOL UNIFORMS ON VIOLENCE IN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS
(East Carolina University, 2010)
This study incorporated a multiple-methods design utilizing both quantitative and qualitative data. The quantitative portion investigated several annual reports distributed by the North Carolina Department of Public ...
Flagship: News for the Pirate Education Nation
(2013-05)
Newsletter for the Walter and Daisy Carson Latham Clinical Schools Network, produced by the Office of Teacher Education, College of Education, East Carolina University. Previous title: Clinical Schools Network News. Print ...
Relationship Between Test Performance of Students with Learning Disabilities and the Poverty Levels of Their Schools
(East Carolina University, 2010)
The purpose of this causal-comparative study was to explore the relationship between the achievement of students with learning disabilities (LD) and the socioeconomic make-up of their schools. The research was guided by ...
A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF FIVE HBCU CHANCELLORS IN ONE SOUTHEASTERN STATE
(East Carolina University, 2014)
Founded out of necessity due to overt racism that kept Blacks out of higher education, HBCUs today find themselves in precarious positions to stay relevant in an academic field where PWIs compete for Black students. There ...
Calculating and Coaching School Organizational Health
(East Carolina University, 2018-08-01)
To date, most studies of teacher turnover in high-poverty schools have focused on the characteristics of the students and their teachers, rather than on the organizational health of the schools where they teach. The purpose ...
THE CREATION OF THE ARMADILLO CAREER READINESS SKILLS GAP PROGRAM AT RANDOLPH COMMUNITY COLLEGE: CLOSING THE CAREER GAP FOR HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS
(East Carolina University, 2018-10-01)
The task of making important career decisions for many individuals and especially high school students occur during high school and beyond. Preparing students to be ready for work, life, and citizenship will require a ...
INCREASING AFRICAN AMERICAN ADVANCED STEM PROFESSIONALS: A CASE STUDY OF TWO PREDOMINANTLY WHITE FLAGSHIP UNIVERSITIES IN THE SOUTH
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-23)
This qualitative multiple-case study explores how two select predominantly white institutions (PWIs) have learned to be successful in advancing undergraduate African-American students to advanced degrees in the life sciences. ...
BUILDING GRANTEE CAPACITY THROUGH AN INNOVATIVE-PROCESS-DRIVEN, PEOPLE-CENTERED-EVALUATION FRAMEWORK
(East Carolina University, 2018-03-07)
Program evaluation is an essential function for grant-seeking organizations, yet many struggle with measuring the impact of their work. The form of program evaluation is also an ongoing challenge for funders. Many grant-seeking ...