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  • College Instructor Preparation : Enough to Feel Comfortable?

    Creator:
    Fleming, Eric
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    Over several decades, much attention has been paid to the preparation of K-12 teachers. More recently, the body of literature on graduate teaching assistants' preparation for teaching has begun to increase. Since many graduate teaching assistants are hired as community college and university instructors, it is important to understand how...
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    was a time during which one could become an elementary or high school teacher without obtaining a

  • A qualitative study of the professional growth of mid-career community college faculty

    Creator:
    Crawford, Charles J. M.
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    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 professional growth at mid- career? The research design included an interpretive social science methodology and phenomenological method. Nine...
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    Dissertation
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    ) new types of faculty appointments; (c) a more diverse faculty, whose needs differ from the white

  • Tenure-track faculty : motivations, expectations, and experiences

    Creator:
    Pearson, Heather S.
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    This study explored the motivations, expectations, and experiences of tenure-track faculty members at a public research institution. Through semi-structured interviews with twelve participants, the study utilized a constructivist paradigm to qualitative research to address the individual experiences of faculty members entering the professoriate and pursuing tenure. With this methodology and...
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    : Jessica E. White This study explored the motivations, expectations, and experiences of tenure-track

  • The Professional Identity of Community College Faculty Members

    Creator:
    Mohrbacher, Robert C.
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    Background: Previous studies suggested that the professional identity of community college faculty is less than clearly articulated. Lack of clarity with regard to professional identity may have impacts in a number of areas, including recruitment, professional development, and the overall reputation of community colleges. Purpose: To examine how community college...
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    community college teacher or faculty member is described—especially by the general public, but to some

  • Pre-service and new teacher attitudes and understanding about their preparation to work with special needs and diverse learners

    Creator:
    Egby, Phyllis
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    The 2004 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and No Child Left Behind (NCLB) are two federal mandates which impact general education teachers working with special needs students and diverse learners (second language learners, students from severe poverty, students from different cultures, students who experience occasional emotional needs, and students...
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    , 2011. Title: Teacher Attitudes and Understanding about their Preparation to Work with Special Needs

  • White principals examine power, privilege, and identity : the challenge of leading for equity

    Creator:
    McCann, Julie McLaughlin
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    The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the experience of white principals in understanding their white identity, privilege, and power as they worked to implement socially-just and culturally proficient schools. The findings offer insights into the following questions: 1) How do white school leaders view white identity and...
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    : White Principals Examine Power, Privilege, and Identity: The Challenge of Leading for Equity

  • Elementary and secondary teachers use of agriculture as a context for teaching : a concerns based approach

    Creator:
    Anderson, Shawn M.
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    The purpose of this study was to determine the concerns of past participants of the Summer Agriculture Institute regarding the use of agriculture as a context for teaching and to determine how they implement curriculum integration. The study used the Concerns-Based Adoption Model as a theoretical framework, which resulted in...
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    instructor four years ago. This experience has truly made me a better teacher and has prepared me for a

  • Barriers to Implementation of Comprehensive Behavior Support Planning in Schools

    Creator:
    Wilcox, Bailey E.
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    Student problem behavior continues to be a primary concern in schools and, as resources decrease and greater burden is placed upon teachers, schools are pursuing better ways to mange student behavior. Researchers have continually found that when correctly implemented, Positive Behavior Supports (PBS) is an effective system for mitigating problem...
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    the behavior. For example, if a child throws a chair when his teacher has required him to sit still

  • Concerns During Development and Implementation of Research-Based Curricular Materials

    Creator:
    Panther, Grace C.
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    Decades of educational research has not reached and benefited most students due to the "implementation gap." The implementation gap is a term used to describe the divide between the number of research-based curricular materials created and the number that are broadly used in classrooms. A common approach to researching this...
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  • “I Was That Student”: Exploring Instructor Experience of Empathy Amid Identities in the Classroom

    Creator:
    Anderson, Anna
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    This research is an exploration of empathy in the classroom from the standpoint of how instructors experience it and understand themselves to communicate it to their students, particularly students from different cultural backgrounds. The research method used was ethnographic analysis of a classroom observation and a one-hour semi-structured interview with...
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    study the impacts of cultural differences such as these to the learning process, and many teacher