The decreases in students' motivation, self-esteem, and academic achievement have become a great concern in education. Research has found that as students transition to middle school they incur decreases in academic achievement, academic motivation, and academic responsibilities…
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This dissertation explored the possible effects that the 2008 financial recession might have had on superintendents' leadership and decision-making. A great deal of scholarship has addressed the effects of the 2008 financial recession as well as educational leadership, however, …
This study examines the development of early grade reading skills as a means for quality improvement in global education. Specifically, this study explores the contextual factors that affect the achievement of early reading skills in Ethiopia and investigates the relationship be…
Negligence in the school setting is one legal issue that exists and, if case law is any reflection, is a pervasive problem in the educational system. Although negligence affects students, parents, teachers, and staff, the issue has the most impact on administrators’ legal respon…
This dissertation focuses on the systems and structures of formal and informal education in Ancient Greece under the leadership of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle and the systems and structures of education and discourse on social media, specifically on blogs and Twitter. Using hi…
This research study explored the concept of capacity building and motivation of staff by school leadership teams in the successful development and implementation of educational initiatives, specifically Response to Intervention (RtI). A great deal of scholarship has addressed le…
Research has repeatedly shown leadership as a crucial factor in the overall effectiveness and success of schools. Consequently, this study focused on a model of school leadership that also embodies the change in contemporary educational leadership toward greater teamwork, collab…
Millions of children worldwide grew up watching Fred Rogers, aka " Rogers," as their childhood neighborhood friend on the television show Mister Rogers' Neighborhood . How was a man able to produce one of the most successful, longest running children's television programs and st…
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This dissertation is a two-part essay on access to education and educational outcomes in two very different parts of the world: Indonesia and the United States. While the two countries are at different stages of educational development, we focus on the young population who may b…
This research study explored the critical nature of the connection between student achievement and superintendent leadership. A great deal of scholarship has addressed either student achievement or leadership and previous evidence has suggested the impact of both parental educat…
This study focuses on new teachers' job satisfaction and their challenges and experiences during their probationary period. This research concentrated on how their challenges and experiences affected their choice to leave the profession. Basic Interpretive Qualitative method was…
This descriptive, embedded case study sought to explore the phenomena of how to improve and create effective partnerships between urban parents and urban schools. The study examined a novel parent involvement program in Detroit that involved over 500 urban parents. The program, …
This dissertation is an institutional case study. Its purpose was to discover the origins of Umm Al Qura University in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, and to provide a chronological record of the university's evolution and growth. The study was intended to describe and analyze the extent …
The primary objective of this study is to investigate the methodology, atmosphere, motivation, and facilities of the English program in Saudi Arabia to determine the kinds of problems and obstacles encountered in the teaching of English in the intermediate boys' schools througho…
Over the years, students of Catholic High/Senior secondary schools in Edo state, Nigeria have maintained a significantly higher level of academic achievement than their counterparts in public schools in the state. This development has not only been a cause of serious concern for…
The primary purpose of this study is to examine characteristics of principal leadership influencing school culture as viewed by stakeholders involved in the International Schools Group (ISG) in Saudi Arabia. A secondary purpose of this study is to inform ISG educational leaders …
This study examined the way a juvenile detention center and local feeder high schools worked in conjunction with each other to educate students that are incarcerated and then transition back to their home school. The goal of this study was to determine the adequacy of the transi…
This study was designed to determine whether or not undergraduate Saudi Arabian students currently studying in the United States still expect and experience negativity more than a decade after the events related to September 11, 2001. The study target population is all undergrad…