The purpose of this study was to examine whether a significant relationship exists between the variables of faith development and perceived servant leader behaviors among governmental leaders in the County of Salem, NJ. Specifically this study...
Peirce College did not offer a universally available "leadership course or program" that strictly focused on student leadership development. This applied dissertation was designed to develop an intentional leadership program for application to...
This executive position paper is to support those classroom teachers who are coping with differentiation on a regular basis in order to assist student achievement. The major focus of this document is to approach differentiation as a concept and...
As principals explore various professional development approaches, they must be aware that many initiatives often fail due to ineffective implementation. This paper focuses on a change process that gradually changed a school culture that believes...
Professional development, technology, vocational school
Although extensive efforts have been made to provide staff with the technology tools and professional development to support technology integration into daily classroom learning activities at the Vocational Technical High School, it was unclear...
Adolescents, Improvement, Middle, Motivation, School
Effectively addressing the unique developmental and academic needs of adolescents is a challenge that educators have been grappling with since the mid-1960's when school systems began to convert junior high schools into middle schools. While...
criminal justice, law enforcement, mental illness, police, probation officer, website
Probation and parole officers supervise a disproportionate amount of offenders with mental illness. Many causes contribute to this over-representation ranging from deinstitutionalization, to co-occurring disorders, to homelessness. It appears...
Direct Support, Distance Education, Distance Learning, Staff Development, Staff Training
This quasi-experiment utilized three groups of direct service staff to explore the effectiveness of three methods of training and an optional survey was offered after the study. The researcher used a counterbalance design. Three courses developed...
My capstone experience involved participation in the Eastern Shore Faculty Academy and Mentorship initiative (ES-FAMI) sponsored by Salisbury University, Chesapeake College, and Sojourner-Douglas College. The program included meetings and...
career and technical, hispanic, k-12, undocumented
This executive position paper proposes a legal process by which undocumented students enrolled in career and technical schools can obtain cooperative employment and pursue post-secondary opportunities. The recommended process is based on the...
American public school systems, Harford County Maryland, historical development of American public school districts, public school districts
The history of the Harford County Public Schools school system, located in Harford County, Maryland, is examined. The school system's development in regard to financial and operational components of the organization is the focus of this overview...
This executive position paper proposes recommendations for the development of editing workshops and editing training for adjunct faculty of Wilmington University. An editing workshop was developed and taught to two groups of adjunct instructors at...
Employee Engagement, High Performance Work Place, Organizational Culture, Performance Metrics, Program Evaluation
Leadership development and employee engagement are two elements critical to the success of organizations. In response to growth opportunities, our Distribution and Logistics company set on a course to implement High Performance Work Place to meet...
change leadership, change process, coach, educational change, instructional coach, professional development
The overall purpose of this study was to examine the attitudes and participation in professional development activities of key stakeholders as related to the change of position from an Instructional Support Teacher to an Instructional Coach....
learning mentor, learning mentors, mentor, student mentor, student support mentor, support mentor
There are at least 4,500 mentoring agencies in America, and at least 2.5 million children being mentored (DuBois &Karcher, 2005 & Rhodes, 2002). America is not making the gains academically as it once was. Students are in need of more academic as...
adolescent health, girls on the run, health promotion, physical activity, running, youth development program
The purpose of this study was to identify the impact the Girls on the Run (GOTR) program had on the New Castle County, Delaware, third, fourth, and fifth grade girls who participated in the spring 2011 season. Specifically, this study examined...
Laws of the State of Delaware. Passed at a Session of the General Assembly, Commenced and Held at Dover, on Tuesday, the Seventh Day of January, in the Year of Our Lord, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty-Five. Volume X.
Laws of the State of Delaware. Passed at a Session of the General Assembly, Commenced and Held At Dover, On Tuesday, the Fourth Day of January, In the Year of Our Lord, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty-Three. Volume XI.
Laws of the State of Delaware. Passed at a Session of the General Assembly, Commenced and Held at Dover, on Tuesday, the First Day of January, A. D. 1861. Volume XII.
