Browsing by Author "Educational Leadership"
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NCAA ATHLETIC DIRECTORS' SELF-PERSPECTIVE OF TRANSFORMATIONAL/TRANSACTIONAL LEADERSHIP
Manning, Laurie Watlington (East Carolina University, 2012)The purpose of this study was to examine NCAA athletic directors' (ADs') perceptions of their own leadership styles as they relate to the five dimensions of transformational leadership and the three dimensions of transactional ... -
Nimble or Not? Pivoting an International School to Embrace Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Practice
Powell, Christie Marie (East Carolina University, 2019-04-17)The increasing cultural and linguistic diversity of international schools presents challenges for students, teachers and administrators. Using a participatory action research (PAR) methodology that included co-practitioner ... -
Nontraditional Pathways to the University Presidency: The Lived Experiences of Contemporary Chancellors in the University of North Carolina System
Burnette, Glen Gordon, III (East Carolina University, 2019-07-16)Over the last decade, American higher education has been negatively impacted by crisis after crisis. Events such as The Great Recession of 2008 have forced institutions of higher education to do more with less. Due to these ... -
NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM AND FACULTY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Tumey, Darcie L. (East Carolina University, 2015-04-24)Community colleges are composed of full-time faculty and adjunct faculty who serve a diverse student population. As faculty they are expected to remain up-to-date in the best practices of instruction; to be experts in their ... -
Novice Teachers’ Preparedness Towards Successfully Interacting with Culturally Diverse Student Populations
Young, Tremaine Ronnell (East Carolina University, 2019-07-15)Teacher effectiveness is the most influential factor to student achievement. Systems of public education in the United States have traditionally centered on White, middle class norms, as suggested by the founding arguments ... -
NURTURING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH GOAL SETTING: A STRATEGY EVALUATION OF THE ABOUT2BE PROGRAM FOR PROBATIONARY COLLEGE STUDENTS
James, Morgan Branch (East Carolina University, 2019-04-23)This research was a part of a series of studies designed to evaluate the impact of a goal setting strategy entitled About2Be on the engagement and goal setting for probationary college students in the second semester of ... -
OPENING DOORS THROUGH INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING: EXPLORING HOW SOCIAL CAPITAL THEORY ENHANCES COLLEGIAL FOCUS AND INTENTIONAL STRUCTURES IN AN INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING MODEL
Catalano, Christine Hallmark (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 ... -
ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS IN COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO CULTURAL AND LEADERSHIP COMPLEXITY
Pharr, Maria Assunta Saccoccia (East Carolina University, 2014)Higher education institutions are increasingly pressured to identify performance measures related to organizational effectiveness. Research has shown that theorists and practitioners have varying views on which criteria ... -
PARTNERSHIPS AMONG SCHOOLS AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS : IMPACT ON STUDENT SUCCESS
Connelly, Marvin (East Carolina University, 2012)The purpose of this study was to explore the perceived effect of faith-based mentorship on student academic and behavioral success by examining the impact of a specific partnership--the Uplift Mentor Program--a faith-based ... -
THE PERCEIVED IMPACT OF THE 2006 NORTH CAROLINA STANDARDS FOR SCHOOL EXECUTIVES ON UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP PREPARATION PROGRAMS
Williams, Thomas J. (East Carolina University, 2010)Not surprisingly, the members of the Ad Hoc Committee on School Administration - a committee established by the North Carolina State Board of Education for the purpose of revising standards for principals in North Carolina ... -
PERCEPTIONS OF HOW ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE IMPACTS STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN A SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL
Graham, Cherié N. (East Carolina University, 2015-04-29)The purpose of this study was to identify an appropriate structure to successfully serve all alternative students in an effort to increase the graduation rate and academic proficiency of the students at an alternative high ... -
PERCEPTIONS OF HOW VIRTUAL LEARNING AND SEAT TIME IMPACT STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN AN ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL
McAllister, Terrence L. (East Carolina University, 2015-04-29)The purpose of this study is to identify an appropriate structure to successfully serve all alternative students in an effort to increase the graduation rate and academic proficiency of the students at an alternative high ... -
Perceptions on cooperative learning : a case study of Kagan cooperative learning structures in the classroom
Hinson, Tina (East Carolina University, 2015-04-30)The purpose of this study was to gain insight to the perceptions of teachers and students on learning and engagement due to the implementation of Kagan cooperative learning structures. The study utilized quantitative and ... -
A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF FIVE HBCU CHANCELLORS IN ONE SOUTHEASTERN STATE
Abbott, April LoFranee (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 ... -
PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING A GLOBAL CURRICULUM : A CASE STUDY OF ONE NORTH CAROLINA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Whitaker, Sara (East Carolina University, 2012)Today the world is more interconnected than ever (Stewart, 2012). Students in the 21st century need competent teachers who use technology as a routine way of learning, and who coach student learning that is authentic and ... -
PLAY IS LEARNING: A PEDAGOGY FOR BUILDING TEACHER CAPACITY INTEGRATING PLAY IN MATH INSTRUCTION
Randhawa, Amandeep Kaur (East Carolina University, 2023-11-27)The purpose of this participatory action research (PAR) project was to support teachers to integrate play as a primary pedagogy in the math program. The theory of action was: If teachers develop a mathematical program ... -
POLICY DEVELOPMENT FOR SCHOOL LEADERSHIP REFORM IN NORTHEASTERN, NORTH CAROLINA
Farrelly, John (East Carolina University, 2018-01-09)The purpose of this study was to develop policies to support school leadership reform efforts in poverty dense northeastern, North Carolina. There are many northeastern, North Carolina schools that are in need of school ... -
PORTRAITS OF LEADERSHIP: THE EXPERIENCES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE ADMINISTRATORS
Ramsey Arnold, Katrina (East Carolina University, 2017-11-29)The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore the experiences of African American women administrators working in executive leadership positions that exist within the presidential pipeline at predominately White ... -
Portraits of Relentless Progressives: Equity Work in Complex Educational Organizations
Yung, Mary M (East Carolina University, 2021-04-20)This study used portraiture to examine relentless progressives: three administrators who work for complex educational organizations. Portraiture is an ethnographic, qualitative study method that blends art and science, in ... -
POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORTS AT A NC PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL: A PROGRAM EVALUATION
Meadows, Christopher Lynn (East Carolina University, 2020-11-16)AB STRACT Chris Meadows, POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORTS AT A NC PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL: A PROGRAM EVALUATION (Under the direction of Dr. Marjorie Ringler). Department of Educational Leadership, December ...