Leadership, Research & Foundations
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An Analysis of Proactive Personality in U.S. Air Force Academy Cadets : A Mixed Methods Study
This mixed methods study examined the proactive personalities of cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Survey responses from first- and third-year cadets were analyzed to examine the influence of a cadet’s proactive ... -
Increasing adolescent life satisfaction and academic effort : appreciation and a positive model of integrity
This study examined the effects of two character strength exercises—an appreciation journaling exercise and a journaling exercise applying the new model of integrity—on life satisfaction, effort, attitude, and prosocial ... -
Colorado Community Colleges' Transfer Production : The Effect of Math Remediation
Colorado joins a cadre of states implementing a performance based funding model for institutions of higher education-a performance model that primarily champions completion rates and student progression toward a certificate ... -
What does the nation's report card say about early physics models? : using the National Assessment of Educational Progress High School Transcript Study 2009 (NAEP HSTS 2009) to examine inverted curriculum
This study, using data from the National Assessment on Educational Progress (NAEP) High School Transcript Study 2009, examined the effect of inverted curriculum (IC) on 12th grade NAEP math assessment performance, algebra ... -
The effects of non-compulsory freshman seminar and core curriculum completion ratios on post-secondary persistence and baccalaureate degree attainment
This study contributes to the body of research that is attempting to uncover what student characteristics and university programs and policies are predictive of student persistence and graduation. Loss of student enrollments ... -
Student achievement through the development of complete high school culture
This dissertation undertook an investigation of school culture and achievement in the high school setting. The national data set ELS:2002 was used as the pool of variables because it allows for a complete picture of school ... -
The Colorado Articulation Policy : an implementation study using interpretive policy analysis
This implementation policy analysis uses the methodology of interpretive policy analysis, which is grounded in the theoretical framework of symbolic interaction to examine how street-level bureaucrats understand and interpret ... -
A comparative analysis of freedom and educational outcomes using TIMSS and PIRLS
This study examines the relationship between freedom and educational outcomes across countries. In past studies education is used as a control variable with freedom as the dependent variable. This study reverses the model ... -
Creating standards for student organizations at public institutions in Colorado
At institutions of higher education, the environment for developing student organizations has been less than optimum due to a lack of development of effective and efficient standards for these organizations. Even though ... -
Leadership style and organizational growth : a correlational study
This research project explored the dynamic relationship between leadership style and organizational achievement in an ecclesiastical setting. The correlation between transformational leadership and growth within an ... -
Statewide mandatory remediation policies : national, state, and institutional perspectives
Despite uncertainty related to student outcomes resulting from remediation (Bettinger & Long, 2009), eleven states mandate remedial education through common placement testing and standardized cutoff scores rather than ... -
Cognitive apprenticeship in military teacher induction : facilitating the transition from war fighter to educator at the United States Air Force Academy
This qualitative research study examined teacher induction in the military undergraduate education context. The U.S. Air Force Academy relies on approximately 520 military and civilian instructors to educate nearly 4000 ... -
An analysis of mentor-based induction program components and teachers' perceptions of improvement in teaching
This study examined the relationship between mentor-based induction program components and beginning teachers' self-perceived improvement of their teaching as a result of work with their mentors. The conceptual framework ... -
An analysis of the effectiveness of secondary school civic education on the attainment of national objectives in Nigeria
Noting that colonial policies worked against the integral development of Nigeria, postcolonial administrations employed different policy initiatives to redress the situation. This case study aimed to measure the effectiveness ... -
Reduction in public funding for postsecondary education in Colorado from 1970 to 2010 : a study documenting change and the resulting shift from public good to private good
This study examines and chronicles the change in public funding for postsecondary education in Colorado from 1970 to 2010. Colorado was ranked sixth among states in per capita funding for public higher education in 1970 ... -
Principal criteria for hiring teacher candidates
The criteria of the quality of teaching must be identified by the principal and incorporated at the point of hire with the potential teacher for the school during the teacher interview. Although NCLB criteria influenced ... -
Coming back to college : Middle East veteran student involvement and culture shock
Increased veteran enrollment in universities warrants the examination of the challenges of students transitioning on campus. In this phenomenological, mixed methods study incorporating reverse culture shock theory and ... -
Differentiated instruction : exploring implementation at the middle level
This qualitative research study, utilizes a multiple case study to address the gap in the literature related to the examination of the implementation of differentiated instruction in public middle schools. Employing ... -
The eye of the storm : the significance of diversity awareness and beliefs on culturally responsive practices of educators
As the diversity of student populations continues to grow in our public schools, understanding the level of diversity awareness, the personal and professional beliefs of educators in regard to diverse populations ... -
"Caught in the crossfire" : effects of policy ambiguities and inconsistencies on higher education professionals providing support to undocumented students
Policy ambiguities and inconsistencies at federal, state, and institutional levels regarding undocumented student access to and success in higher education have created a variety of effects for professionals working within ...
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