Children who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing (D/HH) present with specific challenges in language acquisition and literacy learning. For these children, developing age-appropriate language and literacy skills is often the...
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Deaf and Hard of Hearing (D/HH), disparate achievement, evidence-based interventions, language and literacy und teacher self-efficacy
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Deaf, Hearing impaired, Deaf students, Hearing impaired students und Teachers -- Self-efficacy
The purpose of this study was to explore the attitudes of teachers who are responsible for teaching ELLs in an inclusion setting. In this study, inclusion refers to the integration of ELL students into mainstream classes with...
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Attitudes, English language learners, Middle school teachers und Teacher attitudes
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English language -- Study and teaching (Middle school) -- Foreign speakers -- North Carolina, Language arts teachers -- North Carolina -- Attitudes, Middle school teachers -- North Carolina -- Attitudes und Language arts (Middle school) -- North Carolina
The purpose of this study was to examine western North Carolina’s middle school teachers’ perceptions of the professional development experiences they participated in during the 2009-2010 school year and whether or not the...
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middle school, professional development und staff development
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Middle school teachers -- In-service training -- North Carolina, Western
Assistant principals exist in most school contexts and, although instructional leadership has been a frequent topic of educational research, most studies have focused specifically on the role of principals. The present...
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Assistant Principals, Instructional Influences, Instructional Leadership und Professional Development
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Assistant school principals, Educational leadership und Career development
As schools have become increasingly diverse, the teaching force has remained mainly White (Brown, 2004). The disparity between students and teachers is seen in schools across the nation, including small, rural schools. Many...
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Cultural Responsive Pedagogy, Culture, Professional Development, Race and Poverty, Rural Education und Teacher Preparation
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Culturally relevant pedagogy -- North Carolina, Western -- Case studies und Education, Rural -- North Carolina, Western -- Case studies
There is a growing concern in scholarly literature indicating that college students struggle with conducting research and using information effectively (Head, 2013; Lawrence, 2013; Head & Eisenberg, 2011). This research...
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Information Literacy
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Information literacy -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- North Carolina -- Mecklenburg County und Information retrieval -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- North Carolina -- Mecklenburg County
The purpose of this study was to describe implemented and planned Latino student success activities in North Carolina community colleges and to examine variations in these activities based on the degree of Latino settlement in...
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Community college, Latino und student success
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Hispanic American community college students -- North Carolina, Community colleges -- North Carolina und Academic achievement -- North Carolina
The purpose of this study was to understand the experiences of kindergarten teachers as they worked to implement a developmentally appropriate approach to teaching. Their stories included details related to the support they...
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developmentally appropriate practice, mandates, professional needs und teacher beliefs
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Kindergarten teachers -- North Carolina -- Case studies, Kindergarten -- North Carolina -- Case studies und Kindergarten -- Study and teaching -- North Carolina
The purpose of this research was to analyze North Carolina traditional publicschool principals’ perspectives about and experiences with charter schools. A history ofschool choice in America was explored, as well as the changing...
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Charter schools, Principals, Public Schools und School leadership
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School principals -- North Carolina -- Attitudes und Charter schools -- North Carolina
Students who transfer from a two-year institution to a four-year institution often have some difficulty settling into their new university home, but a combination of social and academic supports can ease the transition. This...
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Online Program, Social Media, Social Supports, Transfer Student und Transition
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Online learning and distance education, Western Carolina University, Social media, Social networks und Transfer students
