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A systems thinking approach to education reform : addressing issues surrounding teacher burnout through comprehensive school change

Creator:: Matier, Kimberly E.
Abstract:: 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....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Addressing Issues Surrounding Teacher Burnout Through Comprehensive School Change Abstract approved

Middle school science teachers' personal growth and professional development : what do they mean?

Creator:: Holmes, Frank L.
Abstract:: A teacher may say, "I have twenty years of experience," but just what does it mean? This study suggests explanations for the meaning of "Experience," not by looking at the number of years in a classroom, but at what teachers did in those years that could make the teaching experience...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: 282 Teacher Education 282 Middle School Teachers 283 Subject Matter Knowledge 284 Teaching Repertoire

Attitudes toward computers of ROC public middle school teachers

Creator:: Liou, Horng-Hwang
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Computer Attitude Scale developed by Loyd and Gressard (1984a) to test 187 middle school students about

Time is the key to reform : a study of teacher perceptions regarding a change in a middle school schedule

Creator:: Olsen, Kris J.
Abstract:: Time is the educational resource educators most desire, but which is in shortest supply. Educators cannot add more days to the 12-month calendar year, or minutes to the day. Whatever control is to be had over the calendar and clock rests in the way time is managed by those in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : A Study of Teacher Perceptions Regarding a Change in a Middle School Schedule. Abstract approval

Evaluation of the LifeKnowledge Curriculum and its usability in the Oregon Agricultural Sciences classroom

Creator:: Crawford, Paul Wesley
Abstract:: The LifeKnowledge curriculum is a recent initiative of the National FFA Organization to develop key learning precepts in agriculture education students. This material utilizes cutting-edge teaching techniques in lesson plans designed to develop leadership, teamwork, personal development, and communication abilities in students. This project surveyed current agriculture teachers in Oregon...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: middle school, high school, and advanced high school students through the collaboration of teachers

A comparison of the educational attitudes of eighth-grade students of Portland, Oregon : urban black and urban white

Creator:: Rini, Victor Matthew
Abstract:: This study was based on the assumption that urban black students hold more positive attitudes and opinions toward teachers, school, and education than urban white students. The black students were from schools with a high concentration of lower-to-middle-class students and the white students were from schools with a high concentration...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: -middle-class white eighth-grade students, both groups from the urban school district of Portland, Oregon

Selected Oregon student, parent, and teacher perceptions of the factors that influenced eleventh grade students' readiness to make career choices

Creator:: Derr, Debra A.
Abstract:: Oregon educational reform efforts are moving ahead with the support of legislation, business and industry, and education. There has been little apparent consideration given to the readiness of tenth graders to make career choices even though the research in the area of career maturity indicates that students at this period...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Selected Oregon student, parent, and teacher perceptions of

Making the connection to K-12 education for noncollege-bound students : the voices of students and workers address school experiences and workforce preparation

Creator:: Campbell, Willa M.
Abstract:: This study examined the relationships between business, education, and the economy, and specifically addressed the significant impact that business has had on education and educational policy. A large amount of research exists on the history of school reform and the development of educational policy, but none of the research examined...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: .……………………………………………………………….……...97 3.1 Portland Public School Senior Survey Participants, 2005-2007 ….…….…125 3.2 Profiles of

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

Creator:: Anderson, Shawn M.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the teacher to receive the instrument may be limited by the filters imposed on school district’s

Barriers to Implementation of Comprehensive Behavior Support Planning in Schools

Creator:: Wilcox, Bailey E.
Abstract:: 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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: for their friendship and for enduring this process with me. Oregon State University School of

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A systems thinking approach to education reform : addressing issues surrounding teacher burnout through comprehensive school change

Middle school science teachers' personal growth and professional development : what do they mean?

Attitudes toward computers of ROC public middle school teachers

Time is the key to reform : a study of teacher perceptions regarding a change in a middle school schedule

Evaluation of the LifeKnowledge Curriculum and its usability in the Oregon Agricultural Sciences classroom

A comparison of the educational attitudes of eighth-grade students of Portland, Oregon : urban black and urban white

Selected Oregon student, parent, and teacher perceptions of the factors that influenced eleventh grade students' readiness to make career choices

Making the connection to K-12 education for noncollege-bound students : the voices of students and workers address school experiences and workforce preparation

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

Barriers to Implementation of Comprehensive Behavior Support Planning in Schools

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