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...
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...
Army National Guard, Deployments, Military Families
The U.S. military continues to fight the war on terrorism around the world which leads to a great burden on all of our military families. Research about military families reveals that long-term deployments of soldiers to a war zone is a leading...
accountability, diverse learners, English language learners, high stakes testing, mainstream teachers, preparation
The number of English language learners has grown at a pronounced rate in U.S. schools in the last ten years. Meanwhile, teacher training at the college level and local school level is not preparing teachers to meet diverse learners' needs...
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...
ecological systems theory, self-determination, self-determination theory, specific learning disability, students' perspectives, transition planning
The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand how students with a specific learning disability understood, defined and engaged in the self-determination process. Ninth grade students with specific learning disabilities who were enrolled...
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...
School library media centers, library space design, students with physical disabilities
As a result of federal legislation, children with physical disabilities are one of the many groups of children who should not be denied access to the school library. These children have the same information needs as their peers. They want equal...
