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The relationship of teacher role characteristics, staff development, and school climate to the use of manipulatives in primary grade mathematics

Creator:: Smith, Karen Clark
Abstract:: 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 referred to in this study as teacher role characteristics; those related to the inservice education activities of teachers, referred to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Dr. Jo Ann Brewer A review of the literature revealed that there are many variables that influence

A voice from the classroom : an autoethnographic study of a mathematics teacher's development to teacher leader

Creator:: Knapp, Melinda
Abstract:: The focus of this autoethnography was an in-depth analysis of the recorded experiences of a middle school math teacher's transitional development from classroom teacher, to teacher leader. The following research questions guided this study: (1) In what ways did the researcher’s view of self as a teacher leader change during...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: A Voice from the Classroom: An Autoethnographic Study of

Nontraditional students in nontraditional graduate programs in education : coping with the conflicts between family and career responsibilities and the institutional demands of higher education

Creator:: Brazier, Allan A.
Abstract:: This qualitative study was designed to identify factors that might affect the psychological and educational wellness of nontraditional students in nontraditional graduate programs in Education. Specifically, informants were selected purposefully from three Oregon State University extended-campus graduate programs in Education. Student informants were working professionals with family obligations. Faculty informants...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Allan A. Brazier for the degree of

Systems theory for minority students : a potential tool for the improvement of academic performance

Creator:: Godwin, Karen Sato
Abstract:: The study was undertaken to determine if the construct and vocabulary of systems theory are related to academic performance such that a) the understanding of either or both can predict grade-point average for college students, and b) the explicit teaching of both construct and vocabulary to minority students can improve...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the Improvement of Academic Performance by Karen Sato Godwin A THESIS submitted to Oregon State

Perceptions about schooling and substance abuse treatment success from court mandated adolescent males

Creator:: Mazzotta, Margaret Ann
Abstract:: Many youth are able to be successful in the traditional school setting. Large numbers are not successful. Dropout rates are alarming. There is little research that examines the drop out problem from the perspective of the youth. Traditionally programs that are designed to help have been designed by adults. This...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Substance Abuse Treatment Success from Court Mandated Adolescent Males By Margaret Ann Mazzotta A

Transforming STEM Education and Empowering STEM Educators Through Collaborative Learning: Co-creating Critical Identities through Social Justice and Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies

Creator:: Hale, Karla M.
Abstract:: Despite ongoing initiatives and research efforts, the persistent underrepresentation of marginalized groups in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) disciplines in the U.S. has seen little improvement. This study posits that a fundamental change in teacher preparation can lead to more inclusive STEM learning environments. It centers on the development...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Cory A. Buxton Abstract Despite ongoing initiatives and research efforts, the

From risk to resiliency : academic persistence in Mexican-American high school English as a Second Language students

Creator:: Temes, Carla A.
Abstract:: Five student-researchers and the author engaged in a continually-evolving, student-driven qualitative research study. Despite significant disadvantages, including navigating a. foreign culture without speaking the language, these invulnerable learners succeeded. Ultimately of greatest interest to the six were an analysis of their collective knowledge and experiences, and their individual transformation over...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: -American high school English as a Second Language students AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Carla A

Integrating indigenous knowledge into the community development process : the Zimbabwean experience

Creator:: Munyaka, Golden
Abstract:: This study is a critical ethnography of my professional career as an educator born and raised in the Shona culture in Zimbabwe. In this metaphysical study I reconstruct a worldview that I consider to be representative of Shona customs and beliefs. Doing this project has challenged my own ethnic identity...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: biases at a time when I had almost lost hope; Professor Karen Higgins for introducing me to radical

Indigenous language preservation programs and language policy in education : a web-based intertextual analysis

Creator:: Muniz, Gloria J. Bock
Abstract:: There are more than 6,900 known living languages in the world, half of which could be extinct within one hundred years. Approximately 150 indigenous American languages are still spoken in the United States; however, it is estimated that by the year 2050 only twenty of them will remain. Language preservation...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : A Web-Based Intertextual Analysis. Abstract Approved: _________________________________________

The effect of videotaped poetry readings on students' responses to poetry

Creator:: Bernhisel, Donna
Abstract:: This research study focused on the ways that reading poetry in print differs from viewing poetry in performance and the effect this had on comprehension and appreciation. Videotaped poetry readings provided students with opportunities to experience poetry in performance. Because very little had been researched in this area, a grounded...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Because very little had been researched in this area, a grounded theory study was used. This

ScholarsArchive@OSU

The relationship of teacher role characteristics, staff development, and school climate to the use of manipulatives in primary grade mathematics

A voice from the classroom : an autoethnographic study of a mathematics teacher's development to teacher leader

Nontraditional students in nontraditional graduate programs in education : coping with the conflicts between family and career responsibilities and the institutional demands of higher education

Systems theory for minority students : a potential tool for the improvement of academic performance

Perceptions about schooling and substance abuse treatment success from court mandated adolescent males

Transforming STEM Education and Empowering STEM Educators Through Collaborative Learning: Co-creating Critical Identities through Social Justice and Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies

From risk to resiliency : academic persistence in Mexican-American high school English as a Second Language students

Integrating indigenous knowledge into the community development process : the Zimbabwean experience

Indigenous language preservation programs and language policy in education : a web-based intertextual analysis

The effect of videotaped poetry readings on students' responses to poetry

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