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A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study of School Administrators’ Participation in Personal Learning Networks and Privacy Issues
(2014-07-18)
The purpose of this hermeneutic phenomenological study was to understand how
school administrators made sense of their experience utilizing social networking tools to
participate in personal learning networks (PLN) while ...
School Counseling for the Achievement Gap: Attitudes and Beliefs of School Counseling Graduate Students About Culturally Responsive School Counseling
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
School counselors are uniquely positioned to mitigate gaps in opportunity,
achievement, and attainment for culturally and linguistically diverse students. However,
culturally responsive school counseling is a relatively ...
Effects of Adaptive Learning Technologies on Math Achievement: A Quantitative Study of ALEKS Math Software
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
The intent of this study is to investigate the effects of a particular adaptive math learning
program (ALEKS) on math achievement and its impact on closing the achievement gap in
math performance of middle school ...
A Heuristic Multiple-Case Study of Culturally Relevant Practices of Six Urban Elementary School Principals
(2019)
The purpose of this heuristic multiple-case study was to explore the practices of six urban elementary school principals regarding the use of culturally relevant practices in their schools. The central question was: How do urban elementary...
A Narratological Heuristic Case Study of Teachers Teaching in a Blended Learning Classroom Environment
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
The purpose of this narratological heuristic multiple case study is to describe the
specific components that teachers need in both their knowledge and skills to meet the
individual needs of their students in a blended ...
Performance-Based Pay: Perceptions of Elementary Teachers of the Pandora School District
(2014)
In the last decade, there has been a resurgence in the support of using teacher pay
to influence the outcome of student achievement on state tests. Current research about the
effectiveness of these performance-based pay ...
Post-intentional phenomenology inquiry to explore white educators’ stories of developing a critical consciousness of race
(2023)
The current makeup of the PK-12 educational workforce is largely White persons. However, the demographic makeup of the student body is soon to be a majority of students of color. This is problematic due to the disproportionate statistics of students...
Teacher Perceptions of Student Growth Measures in Performance Evaluation
(2019)
The accountability measures for schools originally outlined in the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation established links between student and teacher performance. Race to the Top (RttT) initiatives and waivers for the ...
Impact of Mandatory Advising on Retention and Persistence of Male African American and Latinx Community College Students
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)
This correlational research study examined the effects of mandatory advising on the
retention and persistence of African American and Latinx male community college students
who attended an urban community college in ...
A Case Study of Two 21ˢᵗ Century Schools: Are We Preparing Students for the Global World?
(2016)
There is no question that we live in a global society. The ability to compete
successfully in the global marketplace is a fact facing our world today as it never has before.
American education must prepare students ...
Instructional Program Coherence and Literacy Achievement
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2017)
High stakes testing and meaningful accountability measures have caused many
suburban school districts to take a closer look at how their students were performing,
especially students from traditionally marginalized ...
A Heuristic Narrative Exploration of Teacher Perception: The Usefulness of Teacher Evaluation
(2021)
but lacking in direction to improve practices. Observations and feedback by peers and outside individuals such as district-level coaches or subject or program area experts were pivotal points in their growth and development as teachers. Professional...
A qualitative case study deconstructing teachers' decisions in the pre-active stage of teaching to illuminate considerations made for teaching 21st-century skills and knowledge
(2019)
-case and cross-case analysis, aided by the use of a qualitative data software, NVivo 12 Qualitative Data Analysis, themes identified in the data were: Pre-Active Stage Inputs, 21st-century Framework Comprehension, Barriers to Implementation, and Fidelity...
Shame shapeshifters masking as disengagement: a grounded theory study examining academic achievement-related emotions in high school
(2019)
, the following central question was addressed: How and in what ways might shame be reflected in students’ learning environments? Data collection included documents such as a written response about the students’ experiences in school, 15 in-depth interviews...
Cognitive tutoring and assessment systems and mathematics achievement: a quantitative study of the Summit Learning Platform
(2021)
The purpose of this study was to determine if the Summit Learning Platform, a type of Intelligent Tutoring System, has a positive association with mathematics achievement of high school students in grades nine through ...
Balanced Calendar versus Traditional Calendar: Measuring the Difference in Reading Academic Achievement among Kindergarten through Third-Grade Students Who Have Been Identified as Reading Below or Well-Below Grade Level
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)
School accountability is increasing with federal mandates. As public schools investigate
strategies to raise students’ achievement scores and graduation rates, some have implemented a
modified school calendar. Schools ...
Local decision making: the relationship between federal educational legislation and educational practices
(2013)
The purpose of this heuristic, social constructivist, phenomenological study was to
understand the perceptions of teachers, school administrators and state legislators on the
relationship between federal legislation, ...
A Narrative Study of The Perceptions Of Education for Globalization Held by Teachers in the Urban Core
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2018)
The purpose of this social constructivist narrative study is to understand the thoughts,
perceptions and experiences of urban K-8 educational professionals regarding education for
globalization. The goal of this study ...
A Heuristic Narratological Case Study of the Literacy Experiences of High School Seniors in an Urban High School
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
The intended purpose of this heuristic, narratological, descriptive case study is to
capture the individual experiences of a group of urban high school students as they
pertain to literacy developmental opportunities. ...
Heuristic Descriptive Case Study of Math and Language Arts Teachers' Past and Current Experiences in the Implementation of the Missouri Learning Standards
(University of Missouri–Kansas City, 2016)
Teacher retention and attrition continues to be relevant areas of concern for school
districts as many reports are surfacing correlating the performance of students with the
attrition rate of teachers. The focus of ...