Although called by our vocation and the mission of Catholic schools, students with disabilities (SWD) are underserved in Catholic education. Only approximately 1% of the nation’s SWD population (67,000 students) attend private schools with 40% identified as Catholic (U.S. Depart…
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This research is a multi-layered examination of existing policy frameworks and curricula surrounding Indigenous education in Ontario public elementary schools: how these documents have evolved and been adapted within the Ontario public elementary school system, focusing on the y…
Organized afterschool activities present great potential to support individuals’ positive development. Despite the general findings on the positive role of organized afterschool activities on individual development, existing studies have been limited in multiple ways. They have …
A qualitative research study was conducted to identify, describe, and understand the perceptions of administrators of public school districts in northeast Tennessee regarding school safety. Using a semi-structured interview process, the researcher identified emerging themes rega…
The intent of this explanatory sequential mixed-method study is to examine Islamic teachers thoughts on improving critical thinking skills in elementary schools in the Southwestern province of Saudi Arabia. This study involves the collection of quantitative data and an explanati…
In Saudi Arabia, the majority of students with severe disabilities are still educated in special schools that do not meet their unique needs for interaction with their typically developing peers in public schools settings where they could improve social, communication, and acade…
The Ivy + Bean secret treasure box
by Barrows, Annie, Barrows, Annie, Blackall, Sophie
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Type: Book
Ivy + Bean: When seven-year-old Bean plays a mean trick on her sister, she finds unexpected support for her antics from Ivy, the new neighbor, who is less boring than Bean first suspected. Ivy + Bean and the ghost that had to go: Second-graders Ivy and Bean set out to expel the…
Designed around a practical "practice-what-you-teach" approach to methods instruction, "Your Science Classroom: Becoming an Elementary/Middle School Science Teacher" is based on current constructivist philosophy, organized around 5e inquiry, and guided by the National Science Ed…
School gardening has a longstanding history in American education, dating as far back as the mid-1800s. Despite fluctuations in popularity throughout the twentieth century, school gardens have grown into an established method for hands-on teaching. This paper builds upon a histo…
Research studies of extracurricular activities have illustrated specific relationships between participation and certain student characteristics, such as higher grades, higher standardized test scores, higher attendance, fewer discipline issues, and increased positive school per…
School effectiveness has been tied in research to a wide range of factors, such as Socio-Economic Status, teacher preparation, quality of instructional materials, funding, etc. Certain elements of the school such as climate, structure, interpersonal relationships have also been …
The current study quantitatively and qualitatively investigated Spanish maintenance among 45 Spanish heritage language (SHL) speakers in Utah who completed a survey about their linguistic background, their attitudes toward Spanish, their self-rated Spanish proficiency, and their…
At what point will educational actors recognize the limitations and utilize the possibilities of policy implementation processes to actualize long overdue reform measures for students—particularly those from historically marginalized backgrounds? Previous literature has attended…
The purpose of this study was to examine teachers' attitudes toward parental involvement in the elementary schools in the state of Kuwait. The sample for the study consisted of two hundred elementary teachers representing both genders (100 males and 100 females) equally. Twenty …
This dissertation is the first to focus on the historical development and progress of art education in Kuwait from 1912 until 1997. Records used as data reveal that early in the twentieth century Kuwait lagged behind neighboring countries in modernization, with a weak social, po…
Primary school enrollment rates in Pakistan are far lower than in countries facing similar economic circumstances. The problem is particularly severe for girls in poor families and rural areas. To address this problem, the Balochistan Education Foundation with technical support …
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the current situation in Cyprus elementary classrooms regarding computer technology integration. The study examined how Cypriot elementary teachers use computers, and the factors that influence computer integration in their classroom prac…
The major purpose of this study is to determine if gender makes a difference in the way headmasters and headmistresses make decisions about curriculum and instruction. The study sought to ascertain whether there are relationships between the responses of the headmasters and head…
The qualitative research that forms the central focus of this dissertation is an instrumental case study of an elementary school in Netanya, Israel which successfully sustained a nationally acclaimed school reform process through a transition of principals. The study explores se…