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....
employee retention, hiring and training, hotels, motivating and inspiring, retention practices, rewarding and recognizing
Employee retention in the hospitality industry is a persistent problem which management can reduce by applying effective managerial and leadership practices as a means of generating employee satisfaction. Researchers found factors such as long,...
iPad, Pilot, Productivity, Professional Development, User Support, Walkthroughs
This study employed a pilot test of iPads to determine how the device could be integrated into the ABC school district's instructional and technical environments. The research design included a descriptive longitudinal case study evaluation of the...
High quality preschool programs, Preschool curriculum
This executive position paper proposes recommendations for changes to the Mount Ephraim preschool program based on research-based best strategies for high quality preschool programming using developmentally appropriate practices. A narrative of...
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...
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...
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...
China, Chinese, Community College, Global, Higher Education, Language
Public education reform designed for K-12 and higher education exists to transform teaching and learning within the United States in order to graduate today's student. One specific initiative on the federal, state, and local levels is the...
The purpose of this descriptive study is to examine the factors that influenced
parents in a school district in Delaware when they selected a high school for their
child. This study also sought to examine the sources of information that parents...
Black Scholes Merton, Covered Call, Derivative, Dollar Strike, Great Recession, Penny Pilot
Options on equities valued below $50.00 have traditionally traded in $2.50 strike price increments. The SEC, in cooperation with options exchanges, has completed a pilot program of $1.00 strike price increments for options on equities valued...
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...
organizational communications, public relations practice, public relations theory
The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), the leading professional organization for U.S. public relations (PR) practitioners, recently approved a new definition of the function that states, "PR is a strategic communication process that builds...
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...
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...
Although it is assumed that increasing the institutionalization (or maturity) of project management in an organization leads to greater project success, the literature has diverse views. The purpose of this mixed methods study was to examine the...
Chemotherapy, FACT-B, Health Belief Model, Quality of life, Self-directed learning, Younger women with breast cancer
In addition to facing advanced and more aggressive forms of breast cancer than older patients, younger women with breast cancer face a wider range of age-specific challenges, have unique information needs, and often report lower quality of life....
The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of future task assignments on current task execution in a Mid-Atlantic engineering site. To describe this relationship, a model of interference was developed that incorporates relationship...
The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of future task assignments on current task execution in a Mid-Atlantic engineering site. To describe this relationship, a model of interference was developed that incorporates relationship...
In the context of a quality initiative to improve organizational performance, action research was conducted through a library program called Delaware Library Learning Journeys held in libraries and other venues throughout the state of Delaware from...
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...
