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A qualitative study designed to explore some factors that white educators need to teach black students effectively

Henry, Calvin Oscar Leon (1997-04-16)

The purpose of this study was to explore some of the factors White educators need to teach Black students effectively. It examined what role the race of the teachers may play in Black students' academic success and whe ...
Qualitative study of patterns in attitudes, values and behaviors among fathers of gifted and non-gifted children in selected preschools

Clausing-Lee, Marianne Sue (1992-04-14)

The purpose of this study was to determine differences in patterns and underlying practices between fathers of gifted and fathers of non-gifted children. The study included 10 fathers of gifted (FG) children and 10 f ...
A qualitative study of successful Hispanic transfer students at a community college

Gutierrez, Roberto (2003-01-21)
A qualitative study of the professional growth of mid-career community college faculty

Crawford, Charles J. M. (2012-06-04)

The purpose of this study is to explore experiences of professional growth for mid-career community college faculty. The research question that guided the study is: How do community college faculty members experience pro ...
Quality management factors and related performance measures in the cooperative extension system

Boltes, Barbara V. (1992-02-07)

The purpose of this study was to identify the critical factors for effective quality management in the Cooperative Extension System (CES) and develop an instrument that measured quality management performance in selec ...
Raising fragile : the experiences & perspectives of the families of male Fragile X individuals

Shorb, JoAnne E. (2013-04-24)

The purpose of this qualitative research study was to address the experiences and perspectives of those who have grown up with and raised males who have Fragile X syndrome. The methods used in the study included surveyin ...
The re-discovery of soul and reclamation of spirit anew : the influence of spirituality on the persistence of Mexican American Chicana (o) community college transfer students at a small liberal arts university

Rasca-Hidalgo, Leo (2001-06-29)

Low completion rates have created serious "leakage points" (Astin, 1988) and "severe hemorrhaging" (Lango, 1996) in higher education to a large number of Hispanics. Traditional research on college persistence, which ha ...
Reaching for the Accounting Education Change Commission's recommendations through cooperative learning

Swanson, Janice M., 1944- (1994-05-17)

The Accounting Education Change Commission (AECC) is a consortium of concerned accounting professionals and accounting educators that advocates the redesigning of accounting curriculums in higher education. Traditiona ...
Recordando memoria : shaping Chicana identity

Martinez, Yolanda Tellez (2004-04-20)

This research explored the self-concept of Chicanas in terms of their lived experiences and how those experiences influenced the shaping of their identity. It examined the multiple labels Chicanas use to self-identify ...
Reducing aggressive student behaviors through block scheduling

Link-Jobe, Jannice (1996-08-01)

This qualitative and quantitative study examines the potential improvement in aggressive student behaviors when a block schedule is implemented in a rural, low socio-economic and multi-cultural middle school. The numb ...
Reflections on change : a community-college faculty perspective

Zmetana, Katherine (2002-03-27)

This phenomenological research study focused on educational change as perceived by 16 Liberal Arts faculty members at a Pacific Northwest community college. Research data were collected through in-depth dialogic interv ...
Reform in undergraduate physical education major programs in the United States and in Japan

Takeshita, Shunichi (1991-03-27)

Undergraduate physical education major programs in the United States and Japan were compared in terms of reform during the period 1972-74 to 1988-90. Two kinds of reform were studied: (1) change from single-track pro ...
The relationship among community commitment to education, resource allocation and education success in rural Oregon

Pankratz, John (1991-07-17)

The study examined associations between rural interschool district expenditure allocations and high school student achievement, after accounting for socioeconomic factors. Both cross-sectional and time series per-student ...
The relationship between completing the Applications of Mathematical Reasoning course and high school to community college transitions

Hammer, Joyce D. (2011-12-19)

In 2004, the Transition Mathematics Project (TMP), funded by the state of Washington and The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, was established to create projects to help high school students gain the necessary skills to ...
The relationship between correctional education participation and recidivism at one corrections center in Washington State

Brewster, Edward J. (1999-08-02)

This study compared recidivism rates of adult male completers and non-completers of correctional education programs in ABE/GED/high school, vocational, and college transfer programs over a five-year period. A total of ...
The relationship between hearing impairment and motor proficiency in selected school age children

Schmidt, Sharon (1981-08-07)
The relationship between terminal values and health care preferences among Chinese students from the People's Republic of China and Taiwan attending Oregon State University

Wright, Bernadette P. (1991-03-12)

The purpose of this study was to determine if significant relationships exist among terminal values, demographic variables and health care preferences for information and behavioral involvement for graduate students f ...
The relationship of instructional delivery methods and individual differences to the training of operators of computer systems

Kluge, E. Alan (1988-05-02)

The objectives of this study were to: (1) determine if individual differences in the learner characteristics of field dependence, state and trait anxiety, age, sex, and prior computer experience were related to perfor ...
The relationship of teacher role characteristics, staff development, and school climate to the use of manipulatives in primary grade mathematics

Smith, Karen Clark (1990-05-25)

A review of the literature revealed that there are many variables that influence teachers' instructional practices. These influential variables fall into three categories: those related to the teacher, which are referr ...
Retention of adult second language learners : Hispanic learners in Washington State communicty and technical colleges

Jones, Gary E. (2005-02-11)

This study was designed to investigate a phenomenon, retention of Hispanic adult second language learners in Washington State's community colleges, from a qualitative paradigm and phenomenological approach. The focus o ...