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BUILDING BRIDGES: IMPROVING BEGINNING TEACHERS’ CULTURALLY RELEVANT TEACHING PRACTICES

Matkins, Jerry Taylor, Jr (East Carolina University, 2021-04-20)

Schools across the United States are becoming more diverse and the way they respond to that diversity could make all the difference in the success of future generations. The purpose of this participatory action research ...

BUILDING GRANTEE CAPACITY THROUGH AN INNOVATIVE-PROCESS-DRIVEN, PEOPLE-CENTERED-EVALUATION FRAMEWORK

Sorrells, Mark (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 ...

BUILDING TEACHER CAPACITY IN A RURAL HIGH SCHOOL THROUGH DIFFERENTIATED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Allen, Janita (East Carolina University, 2021-04-15)

Every student deserves to be educated by a highly qualified teacher. Since teachers have the greatest impact on student success (Sheninger & Murray, 2017), it is critical to ensure teachers are afforded opportunities to ...

BUTTS, BOOKS, BUSES, AND BETTER INSTRUCTION: HOW A PRINCIPAL CAN DEVELOP ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS INTO EQUITY-CENTERED INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERS BY JUGGLING TASKS TOGETHER.

Mudd, Timothy (East Carolina University, 2023-04-21)

The study aimed to build the capacity of assistant principals to identify and support teachers in using equitable classroom practices. The Participatory Action Research (PAR) study in a rural North Carolina school district ...

Calculating and Coaching School Organizational Health

Jethro, Jakki S (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 ...

Canadian Public Library Service to a Multicultural Society: An American Praises Canadian Distinctiveness

Jones, Plummer Alston (East Carolina University, 1991)

First published in Epilogue: Canadian Bulletin for the History of Books, Libraries, and Archives, this article traces the history of Canadian public library service to immigrants and ethnic groups through four periods of ...

CHANGE AGENTS IN A MULTICULTURAL WORLD: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CULTURAL COMPETENCE TRAINING FOR TITLE IX COORDINATORS

Bethea, Laura C (East Carolina University, 2022-04-21)

With our increasingly diverse college communities, the impact of racial and gender-based sexuality stereotypes and stigmas in decision-making, and societal perceptions regarding Title IX-related issues, it is an opportune ...

CHANGING SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT TEAM BEHAVIORS: THE INFLUENCE AND IMPACT OF ENGAGING SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT TEAMS IN PROFESSIONAL LEARNING CYCLES AS A MEASURE TO ACHIEVE SCHOOLWIDE ACADEMIC GROWTH

Cheeseman, Matthew F (East Carolina University, 2022-04-28)

The North Carolina General Assembly, in 2013, mandated that the state use test scores, academic growth measures, and other outcome-based measures to create an A-to-F performance grading system for all public schools in ...

Characteristics of an early Internet adoption in a middle school

Woodul, Charles E.

Characteristics of change in biology classes in a computer-assisted environment

Doughty, Janet Hall

CHILDREN OF WAR: PREPARING MILITARY DEPENDENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION BY PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE, FOCUSED SUPPORT TO IMPROVE EDUCATION OUTCOMES

Lucas, Deborah E (East Carolina University, 2022-03-22)

Since 2001, over two million children have experienced having one or both of their parents deployed (Tunac de Pedro et al., 2018). There is significant research that shows that "military children experience tremendous ...

CHOOSING TO ADVANCE: MOVING TEACHERS IN THE CHAPEL HILL CARRBORO CITY SCHOOLS TO A KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS-BASED COMPENSATION SYSTEM

Holmes, Philip J. (East Carolina University, 2017-04-28)

This study examines the design decisions, or choice architecture, that was made in planning and implementing a knowledge and skills-based career ladder in the Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS). At the start of the ...

Clinical Internship Support: Instructional Coaching

Smith, Judy; Cuthrell, Kristen (2013-07)

The Instructional Coaching Model is a product of the Teacher Quality Partnership Grant funded 2009-2014. Over the last four years, instructional coaches have been introduced in the traditional internship model with the ...

COLLABORATION IN THE LOOSELY COUPLED ACADEMY

Hodges, Tierini D (East Carolina University, 2016-04-26)

This dissertation examines how loosely coupled university units collaborate in the achievement of institutional wide goals. Today's higher education institutions are being asked to do more with less as resources have ...

Collaborative Curriculum Development and Implementation: Inquiry-Based Learning as a Centerpiece for School Change

Halligan, Kristin (East Carolina University, 2019-04-23)

Transdisciplinary, inquiry-based curriculum and pedagogy can positively affect teacher practice and student learning when educators collaboratively create a community of learners, engage in developing a cohesive curriculum, ...

The Collaborative Project : Principals' Perceptions Related to the Development and Implementation of a Teacher Performance Incentive Initiative

Miller, Patrick C. (East Carolina University, 2011)

The Collaborative Project (CP) began as a pilot project in five low-wealth, rural school districts in North Carolina in August, 2007. The Project included a performance incentive initiative for teachers and administrators ...

COLLABORATIVE SPACES FOR LEADERS: A PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH STUDY TO IMPROVE DISTRICT AND SCHOOL LEADER COLLABORATION

Parker, Johanna (East Carolina University, 2023-04-21)

When highly effective educators move into school leadership, their learning and growth are put on the back burner. Oftentimes, school leaders operate in silos within their school districts with little to no authentic ...