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Perspectives of teacher leaders in an educational reform environment : finding meaning in their involvement

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Birky, Virginia Davidhizar

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The purpose of this qualitative research study was to describe the experiences of secondary teachers who were actively involved in positions of teacher leadership in their schools and to discover the meaning that leadership activities had for them in their work. The informal teacher leaders performed their leadership functions in...

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at Oregon State University who helped me reach this point of my educational career. You made it
Internationalization in Oregon and Washington community colleges

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Sipe, Deborah M.

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Research on higher education during the period 1990 to 2013 has suggested that U.S. higher education institutions were significantly impacted by a number of global forces, including an increase in the movement of goods, information, and people across borders. During the same period, a measurable increase occurred in the number...

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institutional change in Oregon and Washington community colleges. The practical significance of this
A systems thinking approach to education reform : addressing issues surrounding teacher burnout through comprehensive school change

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Matier, Kimberly E.

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There is a wealth of research on issues surrounding teacher burnout and school reform. The literature on burnout, however, does not provide information on system-based burnout prevention models. Comprehensive reform, although intended to improve schools as a whole, does not look at reform models developed as sources of teacher support....

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education reform occurred. Historical Influences on Educational Change Throughout its history