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The identification of core competencies needed for high school graduation in Oregon

Creator:

Fancher, Burr Edwin

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PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to identify a set of core competencies needed to meet the minimal requirements for high school graduation and to test their level of acceptance by administrators, counselors, teachers and parents in 50 Oregon secondary school districts. PROCEDURES: Utilizing the 1136 existing graduation competencies...

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Dissertation

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school graduation in Oregon AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Burr Edwin Fancher for the degree of Doctor
Perspectives of teacher leaders in an educational reform environment : finding meaning in their involvement

Creator:

Birky, Virginia Davidhizar

Abstract:

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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Dissertation

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