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Richards, Sabrina – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This quantitative study examined secondary schools across a south Florida school district to determine the relationship between school characteristics and measures of teacher quality with the aim of ascertaining the equitable distribution of the educational resource, teacher quality. Data regarding student population, staff climate survey…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Access to Education, Educational Resources, Teacher Effectiveness
Hysell, June C. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This descriptive study provides a snapshot of the correlations between a child's learning experiences a year before entering kindergarten and the reading/literacy skills a child has entering kindergarten. Early literacy assessment scores were used to evaluate the effectiveness of four categories of learning experiences prior to entering…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Education, Private Schools, Kindergarten
Lorio, Katherine Matranga – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Principals' attitudes toward inclusion have been shown to have a positive impact on successful inclusive practices within schools. Providing guidance, support, and training to assist the faculty and staff with inclusion had been acknowledged to make a difference for schools administrators who were making changes to include more students with…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Inclusion, General Education, Negative Attitudes
Lundy, Heather F. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Family quality of life (FQOL) refers to the degree to which families of individuals with disabilities are able to meet their basic needs, enjoy time together, and pursue leisure interests and activities (Park et al., 2003). Researchers have identified barriers that families of individuals with disabilities encounter as they pursue a life of…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Measures (Individuals), Parent Attitudes, Elementary School Students
Maestas, Gary E. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The problem investigated in this research study relates to the referral rate for special education evaluations between students of teachers who were exposed to the professional development and resources associated with the federally funded Reading First program and students of teachers who were not exposed to the program. The purpose of this study…
Descriptors: Research Design, Lunch Programs, Program Effectiveness, Multivariate Analysis
Vanderhaar, Judi Elisa – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Alternative school settings for students who are identified as "disruptive or dangerous" are playing an increasingly prominent role in the world of public education, yet many gaps in the research literature are abound. This dissertation study is an effort to contribute to an understanding of the students placed in these alternative schools,…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Suspension, Grade Repetition, Predictor Variables