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Community Participation for the Improvement of Educational System in Pakistan

Description: The purpose of this study was to investigate the current state of community participation in Pakistani schools in the capitol city of Pakistan. All national education policies developed by the government of Pakistan stress the need for community participation in the schools. School leaders are mandated to develop strategies to involve parents and community members in schools. This research focused on a single case with multiple subunits geographically situated in Islamabad, Pakistan. In the cur… more
Date: December 2022
Creator: Nadeem, Fiaz
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Strategies Effective Turnaround Principals Use to Improve School Performance Ratings Under the Texas A-F Accountability System

Description: School accountability has been a focus for state and federal legislators for over 50 years. In 2017, Texas passed House Bill 22 to align their accountability system with the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015. This piece of legislation gives every Texas public school a letter grade based on state assessment scores, attendance, and other factors. Schools that received a D or F, or schools that need to improve the scores of certain subpopulations, were identified as in need of targeted support. F… more
Date: December 2022
Creator: Knox, Jessica Lynn
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Secondary Programming for Students with Moderate to Severe Disabilities in Relation to Postsecondary Needs

Description: For students with moderate to severe disabilities, their secondary education, specific to Grades 9 through 12, greatly impacts postsecondary outcomes. Key components of secondary education for this learner population include classroom structures and alternative curricula implementation. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine selected secondary programs to determine whether classroom structures and alternative curricula were meeting the postsecondary needs of students with moderate… more
Date: December 2022
Creator: Haq, Summayia
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Voices from the Field: What Special Education Teachers Want Their Principals to Know

Description: Special education in the public-school setting is designed to support students with disabilities by providing them specially designed instruction to meet their unique needs. This cannot be achieved without special education teachers who undergo specialized training to enable students with a disability to reach their maximum potential. Special education teachers' job duties differ greatly from that of a general education teacher, and they require specialized supports from their administrators. T… more
Date: August 2022
Creator: Stephens, Jennifer Elaine
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Leadership Styles that Contribute to African American Male Students' Discretionary Disciplinary Incidence Rates

Description: Factors that influence a school leader's disciplinary determination for student discretionary decisions are many times difficult to measure. The purpose of this study was to investigate leadership style factors that may be linked to contributable factors for African American male disciplinary incidents. The following leadership factors were examined: (a)self -awareness, (b) collaborative dialogue, (c) drive to achieve, (d) internalization of campus disciplinary vision, (e) building relationship… more
Date: May 2022
Creator: White, Samantha L
Partner: UNT Libraries
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An Exploration of Impostor Phenomenon among African American Women in Educational Leadership Roles

Description: African American women in educational leadership roles face a myriad of barriers and challenges. Black feminist theory and impostor phenomenon theory offered a potent conceptual lens for understanding the experiences of successful African American women. A qualitative phenomenological study was conducted to examine and explore strategies that African American women use to (a) navigate the impostor phenomenon in relation to career mobility, and (b) identify and understand how social constructs … more
Date: August 2022
Creator: Dumas, Simonè Marquise
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Through the Eyes of a Teacher: Reflections on Preparedness to Teach Special Population Students

Description: Teacher preparation programs are varied in their approach to preparing teachers for the realities of the classroom, particularly when working with special population students. School districts and leaders utilize mentoring and professional development opportunities to help teachers bridge the knowledge and skills gap between what they learned in their preparation programs and what they need to know in their current position for instructing special population students. The purpose of this qualit… more
Date: August 2022
Creator: Whitworth, Misty Kay
Partner: UNT Libraries
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More Than Just a Test Score: Designing and Implementing a Community-Based Accountability System in One Texas School District

Description: Since at least the 1960s, federal and state policymakers have debated how best to hold public schools accountable for producing graduates who are prepared to fully participate in our democratic society. Since that time, reform efforts have led to Texas' current test-based A-F accountability system. This qualitative case study explored how one Texas school district worked to design and implement an alternative accountability system. A community-based accountability system (CBAS) is created in co… more
Date: August 2022
Creator: Leader, Joel Alan
Partner: UNT Libraries
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A Systems Approach to Closing the Achievement Gap: Effects on Collective Teacher Efficacy and Student Performance

Description: I designed an explanatory sequential mixed-method study to explore the relationship between leadership practices, collective teacher efficacy (CTE), and educational outcomes of low SES students in an open school system. Four data sources were analyzed: K-5 student Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA) results of 1,170 students, Collective Teacher Belief Scale (CTBS) survey to measure CTE perceptions of 48 teachers, focus group interviews composed of a stratified sample of 11 K-5 teachers, and … more
Date: May 2022
Creator: Mira, Jose Alexander
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Program Evaluation of Districtwide Literacy Intervention Programs: Implications for District Leaders

Description: This mixed methods study was designed for two purposes: (1) to provide district and campus leaders data about the effectiveness of how the studied district's READ 180 and System 44 literacy intervention programs were implemented, and (2) to assess the programs' impact on student outcomes to determine whether the district was meeting literacy goals and if recommendations identified in the previous program evaluation report were addressed. Archival de-identified student achievement data and focus… more
Date: May 2022
Creator: Reynolds, Danielle Foss
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Relationship of Bullying and Cyberbullying to Social and Emotional Learning and the Impact on Student Engagement

Description: At a time where technology is easily accessible, emotions are high, and students are dealing with more and more as they earn a basic education, in-person and cyberbullying add to students' stress. As 21st century students have easy access to technology, adolescents have multiple ways to encounter bullying and cyberbullying. The purpose of this study was three-fold: (a) to identify the relationship between bullying and cyberbullying and student engagement; (b) to identify the impact of school cu… more
Date: May 2022
Creator: Larson, Sandy Dawn
Partner: UNT Libraries
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