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ACADEMIC AND PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS INFLUENCING FEMALE CADETS' INTENT TO PERSIST IN RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS (ROTC) AND COMMISSION IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE OR ARMY
(East Carolina University, 2013)
In spite of representation in enlisted ranks, women are underrepresented among top leadership positions within the military. As the largest commissioning source, ROTC plays a vital role in increasing the number of female ...
A COMPARATIVE CASE STUDY OF KINDERGARTEN TRANSITION PRACTICES AND THE IMPACT ON CHILDREN'S KINDERGARTEN READINESS
(East Carolina University, 2013)
This comparative case study, with a phenomenological approach examined the effect of kindergarten transition practices on kindergarten reading achievement. Study participants were 4 administrators and 8 kindergarten teachers ...
A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF BAND AND NON-BAND PARTICIPANTS IN CRAVEN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
(East Carolina University, 2013)
This study was intended to compare the academic achievement of students who participated in high school band classes with non-band participants. A problem of practice study was designed to provide data for principals who ...
AN ANALYSIS OF PERSISTENCE FACTORS OF 2+2 UNIVERSITY CENTER TEACHER EDUCATION STUDENTS
(East Carolina University, 2013)
The issue of teacher shortages across the state and nation, especially in rural areas, is a complex one. The disparity between the number of teachers produced and what is needed to fill classrooms across the nation in ...
THE ACQUISITION OF NEW STUDENT AFFAIRS PROFESSIONALS' BELIEFS AND PERCEPTIONS ABOUT FACULTY
(East Carolina University, 2013)
The purpose of this study is to better understand how new student affairs professionals acquire their beliefs and perceptions about faculty. This study originates from a conceptual framework that includes: (1) a call for ...
THE NAMING OF THE PARTS : AN ASSOCIATIVE STUDY OF WRITNG [sic] RELEVANT KNOWLEDGE, WORKING MEMORY, AND CURRICULUM POTENTIAL
(East Carolina University, 2013)
This study was designed to identify and to test a model to assist educational leaders to develop quantifiable assessments of student learning to meet the requirements for institutional assessment by external stakeholders ...
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; ...
EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF EARLY FIELD EXPERIENCES ON TEACHER CANDIDATE READINESS
(East Carolina University, 2013)
To meet the demands of living and working in the 21st century, it is critical that every P-12 student in every classroom have an effective teacher. Yet, each year, thousands of new teachers enter the field unprepared to ...