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Direct linkGainous, Bridget Fabrienne – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The No Child Left Behind Act mandates that all elementary and secondary students achieve 100% proficiency in reading by 2014. Guided by constructivist theories of Dewey and Vygotsky, which hold that individuals learn through experiences and through social interactions with others, the purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Reading Achievement, Elementary School Students
Kelley-Hall, Caren – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to explore the role of Student Support Services (SSS) in encouraging student involvement and its impact on student perceptions and academic experiences in three technical colleges in upstate South Carolina. By examining Alexander Astin's theory of student involvement in the services provided by the program, a better…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, College Students, Academic Support Services, Student Participation
Martin, Tammy Faith – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine principal leadership styles and their influence on school performance as measured by adequate yearly progress at selected Title I schools in South Carolina. The main focus of the research study was to complete descriptive statistics on principal leadership styles in schools that met or did not meet adequate…
Descriptors: Principals, Leadership Styles, Transformational Leadership, Correlation
Starks, Quesha Shenique – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this quantitative study was to identify conditions that are favorable in promoting the academic achievement of children living in poverty by comparing perceptions of teaching and learning conditions in Title I high schools in Alabama that achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) and Title I high schools that did not achieve AYP. The…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Secondary School Teachers
Williams, Florence S. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
In an effort to improve student achievement in our nation's public schools, former President George W. Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001. The NCLB Act requires that each State Department of Education establishes a set of standards for student achievement with a grading system for making adequate yearly progress (AYP)…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Academic Achievement, Student Improvement, Educational Legislation
Shipp Meeks, Jada – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to understand how students' involvement in TRIO Upward Bound and Student Support Services has affected their decision to persist in obtaining a postsecondary degree. The overall aim in the study was to explore critical influences on the student's participation in these services, particularly those…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Family Characteristics, Educational Attainment, Federal Programs
