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Phillips, Cecil John – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this collective case study is to examine the decisional ethic Christian school administrators employ when evaluating textbooks for adoption in Christian schools. The study affirms the truism that Christian schools ought to be decidedly Christian and focuses upon textbook adoption practices in Christian schools. A multisite,…
Descriptors: Christianity, Decision Making, Models, Case Studies
Blank, Jessica C. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study was aimed to investigate the potential negative impact that positive (e.g., praise and rewards) and punitive (e.g., sending students to the office) disciplinary techniques, commonly used within the Schoolwide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS) approach, have on students' prosocial motivation, and how aspects of…
Descriptors: Discipline, Student Motivation, Incentives, Behavior Modification
Baum, Donald Rey – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Public-private partnerships are being increasingly supported and advocated for, ideologically and financially, as an approach to educational reform in many countries across the world. Proponents suggest that non-state involvement in the education sector has the potential to bolster international Education for All efforts, improve school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Educational Change