The American public high school is a unique institution that has been the focus of much public discussion and debate over the past 130 years. Much work has been done by researchers, policy makers, and educators to perfect the institution with...
90-90-90, Administration, African American, High Performing, Poverty, Urban
Accountability is at an all-time high in education. High-stakes testing and the pressure of being an exemplary school put a considerable strain on school districts, schools, and their stakeholders. Many schools that are labeled as high-poverty,...
This QUAN-QUAL, quasi-experimental, research studied the impact of a math enrichment program on student achievement. Pre and post NJ ASK test data was analyzed to determine the impact of the program on student achievement. Additionally, a student...
High Stakes Testing, Inclusion, No Child Left Behind, Teacher Perception
Recently, federal legislation has been implemented requiring that public school students meet a specified performance level of academic proficiency by the 2013/2014 school year. This reform movement, known as "No Child Left Behind" (NCLB), was...
direct instruction, middle school, note-taking skills, performing arts, SMALSI
The purpose of this quasi-experimental non-equivalent control group research study was to provide evidence of the effectiveness of direct instruction of note-taking skills for 84 eighth grade math students enrolled at a performing arts middle...
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...
The purpose of this study was to determine if an integrated mathematics and science instructional approach in which students apply their knowledge to solve engineering problems, is effective in increasing students' science and mathematics,...
College Concerns, College Experiences, Community College, First-Year Experience Program, Nontraditional Students
There are more nontraditional students coming to college every day. Little research is being done to investigate the concerns of that group of individuals as they enter the academic setting. This paper investigates the concerns and college...
This dissertation examines what the staff of the Buena Regional School District knows about the practice of student grade-level retention and how they feel about the practice. The literature regarding student grade-level retention is reviewed. ...
Algebra Education, algebraic problem solving, Developing algebraic thinking skills, mathematics learning and instruction, mathematics Teachers' beliefs, students' cognition from arithmetic to algebraic concepts
Recently, the community of mathematics educators recognized the importance in elementary grades to think algebraically . Researchers found that students throughout elementary school have the ability of understanding...
Adults, Health Risk Behaviors, Physical Activity, Smoking
The purpose of the study was to determine if there are significant relationships between the independent variables gender, age, education, income, race, cigarette smoking, general health, and days not healthy and the independent variable physical...
The academic interventions for students in the Delsea Regional School District who fail the New Jersey GEPA are not addressing all reasons for the failure. Students who do not pass the Grade 8 test go on to have higher dropout and transfer rates...
Curriculum, DSTP, Education, Mathematics, Problem-based, Traditional
The purpose of this non-experimental, causal-comparative study was to examine 10th-grade achievement in mathematics when taught with a problem-based curriculum versus a traditional curriculum. Ex-post facto data collected by the...
Case Study, Childcare, Early Childhood, Response to Intervention
The purpose of this mixed-methods descriptive case study was to take a retrospective view of a single school district's journey into the creation of an early childhood response to intervention process. The study examined the process the district...
This executive position paper proposes recommendations for changes to the teacher evaluation policy and practice in the Delsea Regional School District. These recommendations are based upon best practices and evolving federal and state mandates in...
The landmark educational reform legislation known as the No Child Left Behind Act (2001) brought sweeping change to the educational establishment through clearly defined learning goals and equally clear consequences for poorly performing schools. ...
A Model for Promoting Newly Licensed Nurse Success, grounded theory, incivililty, issues in the nursing workforce, nursing satisfaction, qualitative study
A qualitative study of newly licensed nurses in their first five years of practice, this study looked at twelve participants' receptions into the nursing workforce, and their intent to stay or leave their first nursing positions were examined....
The evolution of work environments has prompted an increased focus on the importance of service within industry. Today, service centered cultures exist in many industries in which high expectations are placed on employees to deliver extraordinary...
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...
