The purpose of this study was to determine if
students' school-related attitudes are significantly
affected by teacher classroom discipline management based
upon concepts contained in Judicious Discipline: A Constitutional
Perspective for School Rules (Gathercoal, 1986).
The data relative to student school-related attitudes
of elementary, middle, and high school students toward...
Over the past twenty years, the national three-year graduation rate for community college students has ranged from 44% to roughly 31% in 2013 (NCES, 2013). As a way to address such low graduation rates, colleges have implemented a myriad of services and programs (i.e., tutoring, mentoring, etc.). Another intervention is...
Purpose of the Study
The study was designed to determine whether the amount of
formal education industrial education teachers have completed does
affect their (1) attitude toward teaching and (2) performance in the
classroom. The specific questions formulated to investigate this research
were:
1. Will the amount of formal education...
Recent trends in higher education have led to the development of
alternatives to traditional on-campus graduate degree programs. There is a
concomitant need to understand student experience in field-based programs
which support continuing education and career development for employed
adults. The central purpose of this research was to explore the...
Purpose of the Study
The purpose of this study was to determine and analyze criteria
and procedures used in the selection of occupational advisory committee
members in Oregon community colleges. The existence of a
common core of criteria and procedures for selecting occupational
advisory committee members was investigated. Further, the...
Purposes of the Study The study had several purposes, the major one being to
determine the common professional education competencies needed by
community college instructors of trade and industrial education. Two
other purposes of the study were to determine if differences existed
among community colleges according to scores trade and...
Purpose of the Study
The purpose of this study was (1) to identify the educational and
socio-economic characteristics of enrollees in the In-School Neighborhood
Youth Corps Program and (2) to determine those educational
and socio-economic characteristics that would predict potential achievement
in the In-School Neighborhood Youth Corps Program.
Procedures
A...
This qualitative study describes and interprets the interactions of participants in a
community college writing class delivered by computer-mediated communication
(CMC). The class represented a best practice model of learner-centered instruction in a
CMC class. The description and the discussion are framed by five aspects of CMC
instruction: (1) context;...
The purpose of this study was to improve instructional system design at Small
Business Development Centers by developing a best practice model for assessing client
training needs. Two research questions were addressed:
1. Is self-directed learning an appropriate framework for instructional system design at
Small Business Development Centers?
2. What...