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Yikon'a, Lydia Kaji – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This nonexperimental, cross-sectional, explanatory, quantitative study sought to analyze the influence of length of school day on student performance on the third-grade New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge Language Arts Literacy and Mathematics total percentage of Proficient and Advanced Proficient scores. The data were obtained from the…
Descriptors: Time Factors (Learning), School Schedules, Academic Achievement, Grade 3
Alagbada-Ekekhomen, Gloria O. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This research examined teachers' perceptions of effective leadership skills and any significant differences of teachers' views of an administrator's success based on the leader's gender. A review of studies examining differences in the leadership behaviors of men and women did not provide conclusive results. The three hypotheses based on the…
Descriptors: Leadership Effectiveness, Gender Differences, Teacher Attitudes, Skill Analysis
Trejo, Arturo – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The present quantitative correlational research study explored relationships between Emotional Intelligence (EI) competencies, such as self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management, and project management outcomes: scope creep, in-budget project cost, and project timeliness. The study was conducted within the…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Correlation, Emotional Intelligence, Predictor Variables
Lin, Jien-Jou – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Every year a group of graduates from high schools enter the engineering programs across this country with remarkable academic record. However, as reported in numerous studies, the number of students switching out of engineering majors continues to be an important issue. Previous studies have suggested various factors as predictors for student…
Descriptors: Success, Prediction, Predictive Measurement, Predictive Validity
Hojan-Clark, Jane M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This mixed methods research compared the leadership potential of traditionally aged first generation college students to that of college students whose parents are college educated. A college education provides advantages to those who can obtain it (Baum & Payea, 2004; Black Issues in Higher Education, 2005; Education and the Value of…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Student Leadership, Interviews, Student Surveys
Azdell, Grant L. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Almost every institution of higher education advertises its ability to "produce" or "train" leaders for the community and world. Indeed, most institutions, if asked, would freely report that leadership development is a large part of their overall mission of educating students. The purpose of this research is to determine…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Peer Influence, Leadership, College Students
Carr, Joel L. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study is to examine the differences between groups of psychology students and groups of psychology professionals based on the personality trait of Extraversion, and its facets, as measured by the NEO Personality Inventory-Revised (NEO PI-R; Costa & McCrae, 1992). Previous applications of the NEO PI-R have focused on…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Psychology, Personality Traits, Graduate Students