Browsing Education - Seattle by Subject "Educational administration"
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Chasing Paper: A qualitative systems analysis of the tensions between money, diplomas, and learning in high profile intercollegiate athletics
At the heart of the academic issues embedded within intercollegiate sports are the tensions between institutional academic prestige, athletic department revenue, and the National Collegiate Athletic Association ’ s (NCAA ... -
Educator-driven data use? A case study of P-20 data use in Washington State
The federal government has granted states millions of dollars to build longitudinal P-20 data systems. These systems link early learning, K-12, post-secondary and workforce data so the various educational pathways people ... -
Factors and Sources of Information School Boards Consider when Evaluating a Superintendent
University of Washington Abstract Factors and Sources of Information School Boards Consider when Evaluating a Superintendent Philip H. Gore Marge Plecki, PhD Professor College of Education This mixed methods study uses ... -
Free Teacher Education Policy Implementation in China
(2012-09-13)In 2007 the Chinese central government implemented the Free Teacher Education Policy (FTEP), which offered qualifying students admission to prestigious national universities, four years of free tuition, room and board, and ... -
How Principals Make Sense of and Influence the Implementation of Instructional Reform in Secondary Science
After decades of calls to change science instruction, including the recent Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), classroom practices remain largely stable. Research has much to say about who principals are and what ... -
Leveraging Resources for Learning Improvement Agendas: The Role of Educational Service Agencies and Local Communities
Rural America is rapidly becoming more diverse, yet rural communities remain different from their urban and suburban counterparts. Despite several decades of economic hardship in rural areas, rural schools are under ... -
Managing the Work of Leadership: An Activity Theory Perspective
Because school principals are accountable to a broad array of stakeholders and impacted by numerous reform efforts, principal workloads are reaching crisis levels. This study aims to address four key questions about how ... -
New Pathways for Partnerships: An Exploration of How Partnering with Students Affects Teachers and Schooling
(2014-04-30)This "basic" qualitative study (Merriam, 2009) was designed to examine the ways school policy and leadership in the context of an intermediary partnership at one urban high school facilitated the creation of adult-student ... -
Overcoming Barriers to Faculty Engagement in Study Abroad
(2013-02-25)This research explored the experiences and perspectives of college and university faculty members who developed, directed and instructed study abroad programs for undergraduate students from three different institutions: ... -
Ready, Fire, Aim: Instructional Leaders’ Evidence Use and Assessment within a Latino and Emergent Bilingual-serving School
Accountability systems and instructional reform efforts have relied on various forms of data to improve student outcomes. Yet, it is unclear exactly how data is being used in practice, by leaders and educations within ... -
Retention and Completion of Underrepresented Students in Higher Education; A Look at the Seattle Colleges
The purpose of this paper is to highlight the need for further attention and action towards creating effective retention efforts among underrepresented students in higher education given their underrepresentation in college ... -
Shaping Student Teacher Expertise: A Design to Converge Feedback, Technology, and Social Relationships
The current push to improve teacher effectiveness calls for high-quality teacher preparation programs that provides preservice teachers with impactful learning opportunities. At the heart of this teacher training is ... -
A Tale of Two Ed.D. Programs: A Case Study of Intersectionality between Program Structure and Advising Model
(2013-02-25)The purpose of this study is to explore the intersectionality of program structure and advising models in Doctor of Education (EdD) programs. This study examines two EdD programs, one that is traditional in its structure ... -
Women of Color Chief Diversity Officers: Their Positionality and Agency in Higher Education Institutions
(2013-07-25)Colleges and universities are seen as sites for harnessing for the common good the challenges and opportunities associated with diversity. Research supports the link of diversity experiences with a range of individual, ...