Dissertations of graduates of the Doctor of Education - Educational Leadership approved in the 2017-2018 academic years. NOTE: To see all the content in this collection, click on the search icon without search terms.
The role of the government in creating standards from which curriculum was to be developed, caused states to realize a need for curriculum specific to the educational needs of students. In the 1990s, Missouri began the process...
Soggetto:
English Language Arts, Middle School, High School e Missouri Learning Standards
Creatore:
Ross, Debbie
Collaboratore:
Pamela Hedgpeth (Advisor/Committee Chair), Michael David Arnold (Committee Member) e Kevin Schriver (Committee Member)
Correctional facilities across the state of Missouri are trying to combat the ever growing number of ex-offenders who return to prison within 2 years of release. To accomplish this, they have incorporated various programs to...
Soggetto:
Prison Education, GED Program e HSED Program
Creatore:
Starnes, Traci
Collaboratore:
Duke Jones (Advisor/Committee Chair), Pamela Hedgpeth (Committee Member) e Duane Widhalm (Committee Member)
School climate is an aspect of school life that has been examined closely in recent literature as it related to student interactions, behavior, and student achievement. Problem behaviors can affect students’ academic learning...
Soggetto:
School Climate e Positive Behavorial Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
Creatore:
Quackenbush, Rebecca J.
Collaboratore:
Kevin Schriver (Advisor/Committee Chair), James Truelove (Committee Member) e Allison Langford (Committee Member)
This study surveyed school board members at rural districts in Missouri about their perceptions of their ability to evaluate a rural superintendent. A total of 41 school districts and 287 individual board members were included...
Soggetto:
School Board Members, Evaluation, Rural School e Superintendent
Creatore:
Brigham, Steven A., II
Collaboratore:
Michael David Arnold (Advisor/Committee Chair), Robert Perry (Committee Member) e Kevin Goddard (Committee Member)
Sarros (2002) suggested the anecdotal evidence surrounding the theory of servant leadership was plentiful. However, the lack of empirical research has left the theory of servant leadership underdefined (Anderson, 2009; Van...
Soggetto:
Servant Leadership e Organizational Effectiveness
Creatore:
Slater, Kirk
Collaboratore:
Shelley Kirkpatrick (Advisor/Committee Chair), Tammy Condren (Committee Member) e Robert Perry (Committee Member)
Professional development is formal in-service training offered to teachers to improve their pedagogical skills, which ultimately increases the academic performance of their students. This study measured the perceptions of...
Soggetto:
Professional Development, Academic Performance e Teaching Skills
Creatore:
Hinsley, J. Lloyd
Collaboratore:
James Truelove (Advisor/Committee Chair), Robert Perry (Committee Member) e Tammy Condren (Committee Member)
This quantitative study surveyed teachers in high schools with a one-to-one technology program to determine their perceptions on the nine tenets of digital citizenship and the frequency with which they were addressed in their...
Soggetto:
Digital Citizenship, High School e One-to-One Technology
Creatore:
Webster, Jared P.
Collaboratore:
Edward Walton (Advisor/Committee Chair), Dwight Haun (Committee Member) e Lori Wilson (Committee Member)
As new initiatives and requirements are added to the expectations of teachers, fewer resources, such as time, money, and energy, are available to ensure quality implementation. As a result, initiative fatigue sets in, and...
Soggetto:
Initiative Fatigue e Teacher Efficacy
Creatore:
O'Quinn, Kati Mae
Collaboratore:
Tammy Condren (Advisor/Committee Chair), Pamela Hedgpeth (Committee Member) e Kevin Schriver (Committee Member)
The subject of school improvement and accountability continues to be a discussion topic of legislators and organizational leaders nationwide. In Missouri, the focus has shifted somewhat from the student to the teacher. Teacher...
Soggetto:
Teacher Evaluation e Professional Development
Creatore:
DeWitt, Danny L.
Collaboratore:
Michael David Arnold (Advisor/Committee Chair), Tammy Condren (Committee Member) e Patricia Wilson (Committee Member)
The American public school system has used the same agrarian-based calendar for the past century despite drastic changes to the educational system. In recent years, some schools have come under financial burdens associated with...
Soggetto:
Four-Day School, School Culture e Collaboration
Creatore:
Vernon, Alison
Collaboratore:
Nancy Colbaugh (Advisor/Committee Chair), Bill DuVall (Committee Member) e Lisa Burton (Committee Member)
