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Hanson, Josef – Journal of Research in Music Education, 2017
Gifford Pinchot III coined the term "intrapreneur" to recognize "dreamers who do": individuals who transform ideas into new endeavors within existing organizations. The purpose of this study was to gauge the salience of intrapreneuring for K-12 music teachers and examine how its attributes and behaviors relate to teachers'…
Descriptors: Music, Music Education, Music Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
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Crook, Simon J.; Sharma, Manjula D.; Wilson, Rachel – International Journal of Science Education, 2015
Our study capitalized on a unique natural experiment rather than a researcher-designed, randomized experiment whereby, thanks to the Australian Government's Digital Education Revolution, half of grade 9 students in 2008 received laptops and half did not. Consequently in late 2011, when these students sat for their grade 12 external examinations…
Descriptors: High School Seniors, Secondary School Science, Laptop Computers, Access to Computers
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Watson, Joshua C. – Professional Counselor, 2012
This study examined the relationship between enrollment in online counseling courses and students' counseling selfefficacy beliefs. Results indicate that students enrolled in online courses report statistically significant higher selfefficacy beliefs than students in traditional FTF courses. Online instructional method may increase counselor…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Counselor Training, Self Efficacy, Correlation
Cwik, Lawrence C. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study is a quantitative investigation of the relation of middle school science teachers' attitudes and beliefs about inquiry-based instruction to their accumulated amounts of science content preparation, content and pedagogical professional development, and their pedagogical content knowledge. Numerous researchers have found that even though…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Science Teachers, Teacher Education, Faculty Development
Simmons Nevels, LaShanda D. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to investigate the factors associated with the successful achievement of National Board Certification. This study also aimed to identify common characteristics among teachers who have achieved National Board Certification, as perceived by National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs). Through structured…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Teacher Certification, National Standards, Structured Interviews
Mitchell-White, Kathleen – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Continued improvement of the training and preparation of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) special agents is critical to the organization's ability to protect the national security of the United States. Too little attention has been paid to the factors that improve new agent trainees' (NATs) ability to learn and succeed in their training…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, National Security, Problem Based Learning, Program Effectiveness