This action research study was focused on how two middle school science teachers at the American International School in Israel (AIS-1) addressed strategies to develop projects in which their students could learn at a distance but not from a distance. The idea was not to develop…
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The purpose of this study was to assess the counseling and guidance needs of middle school students of Niger as perceived by policy makers, administrators, teachers, students, and parents. It also assessed the areas of counseling and guidance that were most beneficial and necess…
The major aim of this study is to investigate the perception of Saudi Arabia middle school principals and teachers as they pertain to the implementation of characteristics identified in the literature as appropriate for middle school students. The study instrument was a 44-item …
The purpose of this case study was to identify factors that contributed to the academic success of high achieving Dominican middle school students in a public school in New York City. The factors examined included the role of parents, teachers, peers, and participants' perceptio…
Interdisciplinary teaming refers to a team of teachers from various disciplines teaching the same core group of students. While a body of research exists to support teaming, especially in a middle-level context, teams themselves are rarely afforded the time to reflect on their p…
Diversity in the American classroom has created an unavoidable debate about cultural identity and its impact on students' performance. The acculturation or assimilation level is crucial to the development of the self and determines the level of comfort of dealing with people fro…
The importance of science and technology in the global economy has led to growing emphasis on math and science achievement all over the world. In this study, I seek to identify variables at the student-level and school-level that account for the variation in science achievement …
The related literature affirms that conducting teacher evaluations is an important responsibility of school principals because assessments provide both data regarding the proficiency of teachers to be used for tenure purposes (summative), and feedback so that teachers can improv…
The purpose of this mixed-methods research was to examine the impact of mediated cognitive strategy intervention on the reading comprehension and self-efficacy of Palestinian-Arab middle school students with learning disabilities. Eighteen seventh-grade students with LD who were…
The purpose of this exploratory study was to assess the potential viability of Holocaust education for students of grades 5-8 in New York Orthodox day schools. The researcher surveyed educators of grades 5-8 who were employed during the 2003-2004 school years in New York Orthodo…
Tolerance is the foundation of a just society and is a necessary tool to equip students with to function successfully in the world's global community (Vogt, 1997). While tolerance is touted as a goal to teach on educational and government lists, little emphasis is placed on meth…
This study was a two-year examination of the material culture of adolescent (12, 13 and 14-year-old) immigrant students attending a public middle school in a suburban area of northern California. The children represented a diversity of religions, social class and immigration pat…
The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences, attitudes, and needs of middle school mainstream teachers and students towards the inclusion of the ELL student in the mathematics and science mainstream classrooms, through focus groups interviews and surveys. In their f…
In this study, I examine how preteens interpret classical Hebrew literature. I explore the following questions about classroom discussion: What experiences do students link to Jewish texts? How do students question them? What patterns of interaction occur to sustain discussion? …
In this dissertation I explore how cultural and sociohistorical dimensions of stakeholder groups (teachers, students, administrators, and researchers) mediate the interests of urban students in science. This study was conducted during the school year of 2006-2007 in a low-academ…
Continuous evaluation and feedback are essential to improving the quality of teacher preparation programs. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the perceptions of various aspects of the preparation of preservice middle school mathematics teachers at Riyadh Teachers' College…
Teachers' beliefs have been a major focus of educational research due to their influence on teachers' practice. Understanding teachers' beliefs and the processes in which beliefs are formed provides information for teacher training programs. Therefore, teacher education programs…
The purpose of this study is to investigate how upper elementary school (grades 6 through 8) geometry education in Turkey has developed since the reform movement of 2004. Mathematics education in Turkey revolves around the historical context surrounding the national curriculum, …
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) education system is missing an educational plan that can provide students the necessary information to learn about themselves and the world of work and help them make a smooth transition from primary school to secondary schools and the workplace. T…
What happens when a Bible teacher feels the tension between her personal interpretive needs, the students' interpretive needs and the core values she wants to transmit? How does a teacher tackle "difficult texts" causing tension between these core values? This study explores the…