21st Century Learning Frameworks, Education Reform, Missions Of Public Education
This study examined the relationship between the missions of public education in the United States and selected 21st century reform frameworks published by think tank organizations. This was conducted through the process of an integrative review.
African American slavery, Bible knowledge, biblical illiteracy, biblical literacy, Black church, Christian education
Although the Bible is the world's best-selling book, the magnitude and scope of biblical illiteracy among Americans has been observed and documented by pastors, researchers, and Christian educators. This general decline in biblical literacy in...
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...
The purpose of this mixed method quasi-experimental nonequivalent comparison group study was to analyze the effects of an Extended Learning Opportunity (ELO) in mathematics and reading for targeted at-risk middle school students in grades six...
Challenges of Military Leadership, Leadership, leadership challenges with global conflict, Military Leadership
The post 911 military challenges threaten Army leadership. Traditional leadership that governed a cold war military has made current policies and practices detrimental to effective leadership and, therefore, demands change. This paper examines the...
Sibling relational breakdown continually afflicts African American families. The effects of social inequality and its adverse impact continue to upset family adjustment in the lives of African Americans as evidenced by social conditions such as...
There are many advantages supporting the use of computers as an alternate mode of delivery for high stakes testing: cost savings, increased test security, flexibility in test administrations, innovations in items, and reduced scoring time. The...
The purpose of this mixed methods study was to examine the alignment of the written, enacted, and tested Algebra I curricula in the Cherry Hill (NJ) Public School District. Furthermore, this QUAN-QUAL study sought to determine the impact of course...
The primary purpose of this study was to determine the current educational level of police chiefs in Delaware as well as the educational requirements to become a Delaware police officer. It also was used to establish the extent these police...
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...
Charter schools performance, Competitive effect, Pennsylvania System of School Assessment results, School effectiveness, Traditional public school performance
This study is relevant to parents, private organizations, and the educational
system interested in discovering whether charter school students perform better
academically than traditional public elementary school students. The Pennsylvania
System...
This dissertation as an executive position paper (EPP) will provide a thorough literature review and the most current and reliable data on Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD) prevalence, show the high...
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...
community college, developmental education, graduation, Hispanic, recruitment, retention
The graduation rates for Hispanic students in higher education are the lowest in the nation in comparison to any other subgroups, yet they are the fastest growing population in the nation. Lack of a rigorous curriculum in a K-12 setting and...
Achievement Gap, Best Practices in Teaching, Instruction, Leadership, Learning Focused Solutions, Student Achievement
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the preliminary implementation of the Learning Focused Solutions Model in the three high schools in the Brandywine School District and its impact on student achievement. A mixed methods design was...
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 First Day of January, A. D. 1861. Volume XII.
Laws of the State of Delaware. Passed at an Adjourned Session of the General Assembly, Commenced and Held at Dover, on Tuesday, the Ninth Day of January, A. D. 1866. Volume 13.
Laws of the State of Delaware, Passed at a Session of the General Assembly, Commenced and Held at Dover, on Tuesday, January 2d, A. D. 1883. Volume XVII
