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SCHOOL AND DISTRICT LEADER PERCEPTIONS ON BEGINNING TEACHER SUPPORT AND RETENTION
(East Carolina University, 2017-04-28)Teacher shortage is a chronic problem across the United States today. As a result school districts struggle each year to appropriately staff their schools and provide students with highly-qualified teachers. Of those ... -
SCHOOL PROFESSIONALS' PERCEPTIONS OF FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT AS RELATED TO STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
(East Carolina University, 2014)This study examined potential relationships between North Carolina school professionals' perceptions of formative assessment and district-level EOG, EOC, and AYP proficiencies. There were three primary areas of interest ... -
Second in command: Examining the factors that impact the career advancement of black women chief academic officers
(East Carolina University, 2018-10-01)Within the field of higher education, Black women are underrepresented in executive and senior-level positions that lead to the presidency. In considering the traditional pathway to the presidency for women leaders, tenured ... -
SECONDARY TO POSTSECONDARY TRANSITION FOR STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DIFFERENCES : STUDENT AND TEACHER PERCEIVED EFFECTIVENESS OF A SERIES OF NON-COGNITIVE TRANSITION CURRICULUM MODULES
(East Carolina University, 2014)With increasing frequency, students with learning differences are transitioning out of high school ill-prepared for the rigor and freedom of a postsecondary setting. The transition from high school to college is marked ... -
Service quality as a predictor for academic engagement, student performance, and student satisfaction
(East Carolina University, 2014)Many factors have led to the focus on quality and services in higher education. With an increase in competition from other academic institutions, a reduction in state resources, and increased program and service demands, ... -
SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I LEAVE : THE QUESTION OF TENURE TRACK FACULTY JOB SATISFACTION AT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION
(East Carolina University, 2009)The purpose of this study was to explore how tenure procedures at institutions of higher education, workload, confidence in support of teaching and research objectives, climate, culture, collegiality and salary affect job ... -
Shuttle & plow: A history of Alamance County, North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2000)This article reviews the book Shuttle & Plow: A History of Alamance County, North Carolina, which includes over 300 years of the county's history. -
SOCIAL JUSTICE WARRIORS: COACHING TEACHERS TO ENACT CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PEDAGOGY
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-03)This project centered on culturally and linguistically responsive pedagogy (CLRP) with the intention of increasing opportunities for rigorous academic discourse in middle school humanities classrooms. In collaboration with ... -
SOCIAL NETWORK DYNAMICS OF QUALITY ENHANCEMENT INITIATIVES IN THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SETTING : STRATEGIC CHOICE AND EMERGENT CHANGE
(East Carolina University, 2015-04-29)This study used social network analysis to examine the strategic and emergent dynamics of externally mandated quality enhancement initiatives in the community college setting. The theoretical context for this study relies ... -
SOCIAL POWER PREFERENCES OF CABINET LEVEL COMMUNITY COLLEGE ADMINSTRATORS IN THE ROLE OF CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER IN THE NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM
(East Carolina University, 2015-04-24)This study investigated the social power preferences of cabinet level community college administrators in the role of chief academic officer in the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS). The Power Base Inventory ... -
The Spread of Public Libraries: The Community of the Book in North Carolina, 1900-1960
(1996)History of the founding of public libraries in North Carolina, from the first one in 1897 to circa 1960 -
STRENGTHENING MENTORING: FACILITATING RELATIONSHIP BUILDING BETWEEN LOW-INCOME AND FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS AND FACULTY AND STAFF MENTORS AT A LAND GRANT UNIVERSITY
(East Carolina University, 2022-04-25)In this study, I examine the mentor-mentee relationships of low-income, first-generation students and faculty and staff in the Pack Promise program at NC State University. Through this study I sought to answer the following ... -
STRESS MANAGEMENT OF NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE PRESIDENTS : THE INFLUENCE OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
(East Carolina University, 2011)Occupational stress has long been associated with negative outcomes for both individuals and organizations. Studies suggest that physical and psychological health, as well as job satisfaction and organizational commitment, ... -
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND FIDELITY OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL CONCEPT IN MIDDLE SCHOOLS
(East Carolina University, 2013)This study, using qualitative, multiple case methodology, examined four middle schools within a Local Education Agency (LEA) in eastern North Carolina to determine whether the implementation of key middle school features; ... -
Student Grouping in Secondary Education
(East Carolina University, 2013)How to group students in secondary education in order to meet the rigorous state academic standards is a topic of concern in the educational arena. Because of the variations in student academic abilities, we must realize ...