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The Effects of School Based Intervention Programs On Student Achievement at a Northeastern North Carolina Early College High School
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-17)
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of four school-based programs on student academic performance at an early college high school in northeastern North Carolina. The four school-based intervention programs ...
PROBLEM SOLVING IN THE DIGITAL AGE: BRINGING DESIGN AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING TO THE K-12 CLASSROOM
(East Carolina University, 2018-03-29)
A focus on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education has been an ongoing trend in the United States for most of the last decade. Recently, computer science has stood out as a focus within this movement. ...
OPENING DOORS THROUGH INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING: EXPLORING HOW SOCIAL CAPITAL THEORY ENHANCES COLLEGIAL FOCUS AND INTENTIONAL STRUCTURES IN AN INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING MODEL
(East Carolina University, 2018-03-14)
Teachers working in silos and in isolation from their colleagues characterize how we have always done business in education. Closed classroom doors are the norm. In today's educational environment of high stakes ...
Toward a balanced demographic: A case study of parents's preference for rural charter schools
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-09)
Against a background of failure on the part of the focus of this case study to adhere to its founding charter in terms of enrollment, the purpose of this study was to explore how and why rural parents choose charter schools ...
IMPROVING LEARNING THROUGH PRINCIPAL PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES
(East Carolina University, 2018-04-09)
This dissertation examines how the creation of a Principal Professional Learning Community (PPLC) including principals at two high performing schools (STEM High and Early College High) and principals at two low performing ...
A Framework for Successfully Transitioning Students Into the Middle Grades
(East Carolina University, 2018-06-11)
This Problem of Practice dissertation addresses the need for an elementary to middle school transition program in a school district in eastern North Carolina. To develop this program, district end-of-grade assessment results ...
AN ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF mCLASS: READING 3D ON STUDENTS’ READING ACHIEVEMENT IN SECOND GRADE
(East Carolina University, 2015-04-28)
The purpose of this program evaluation was to research North Carolina’s adoption of mClass: Reading 3D to determine program effectiveness, how teachers use student data from the program to improve instructional practices, ...
Mclass: READING 3D— : UTILIZATION OF STUDENT DATA TO DETERMINE INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES
(East Carolina University, 2015-04-28)
This dissertation is a program evaluation of a state-mandated early reading assessment program, titled mClass: Reading 3D, implemented in K–3 classrooms in a rural public school system in North Carolina. The purpose of ...
THE IMPACT OF ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT ON THE SENSE OF BELONGING AND ENGAGEMENT OF MILITARY LEARNERS ON THE COLLEGE CAMPUS
(East Carolina University, 2017-11-29)
Afforded by access to G.I. Bill educational benefits, high numbers of military learners are enrolling on college campuses. The influx of military learners brings distinctive challenges to the college campus. Challenged by ...
A COMPARISON OF NON-TENURE TRACK FACULTY CULTURE WITH TENURED FACULTY CULTURE AT THE DEPARTMENTAL LEVEL AT A FOUR YEAR PUBLIC INSTITUTION
(East Carolina University, 2017-12-15)
Today, non-tenure track faculty (NTTF) make up the majority of those teaching in higher education. Yet, very little is known about what constitutes the culture of the group. Most research focuses on the group as outsiders, ...