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Armbruster, Michael Dennis. "A study of student achievement in Florida high schools receiving Department of Education smaller learning community grants 2006-2009." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2010. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/4522.

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The focus of this research was to analyze the impact of the United States Department of Education's Smaller Learning Communities (SLC) Grant Program on student achievement in 17 schools in the state of Florida that were issued three-year grants during the school years 2006-2009 as compared to 17 similar schools in the state of Florida that did not receive grant funding. Base-line data for each of the 34 schools consisted of student performance in 2006, one year prior to SLC schools receiving the grant. Student achievement data from the base-line through the three-year grant period for the 17 g

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Bryant, Lindsay. "Student Learning Goals in Florida Public Universities: The Perceptions of Student Affairs Professionals." UNF Digital Commons, 2009. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/118.

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Student affairs administrators support student learning through interaction outside the classroom. Student affairs administrators have started to guide their work under student learning goals. In order for the student affairs professionals to work under student learning goals, it is imperative to have an understanding of which learning goals student affairs administrators perceive to be the highest priority to teach students. This study is a descriptive study that examined student affairs professionals perceptions of specific learning goals for undergraduate education and specifically examined

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Parrish, Robert Todd. "The Teach for Florida Project: A Case Study of Alternative Route Certification Policy." UNF Digital Commons, 2008. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/223.

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This study examined the policy implementation of the Teach for Florida Project, which was conducted as a grant program in 2003. The project was designed to help alleviate a critical shortage of teachers brought about in part by the passage in the fall of 2002 of Florida Constitutional Amendment 9, a referendum setting specific limits on the number of students who could be taught by one teacher. The project was created and run on a tight timeline, allowing only 6 months from initiation of the request for proposals to placement of new alternatively prepared teachers in their classrooms. Despite

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Khan, Marty Z. "Access to Higher Education in Florida and South Africa: A Comparative Policy Analysis." UNF Digital Commons, 2004. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/306.

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This study examines issues of access to higher education in Florida and South Africa. On November 9, 1999, the Governor of the State of Florida issued Executive Order 99-281 to establish the One Florida Initiative (OFI), which barred the use of race as a factor in university admissions. In South Africa, the government in February 2001 issued its National Plan for Higher Education (SANPHE). This plan outlined a framework to redress past inequities in the higher education system perpetuated by the former government's apartheid ideology. Senior university leaders in Florida and South Africa were

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Williams, Carl B. "The Relationship Between the Educational Beliefs and the Instructional Practices of Education Interns." UNF Digital Commons, 1994. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/102.

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Education researchers suggest that, since belief systems influence practicing teachers' behavior, it is important for teachers to examine their educational beliefs to determine whether those beliefs are consistent with current knowledge about teaching and learning. If the same relationship between beliefs and practices of inservice teachers holds true for preservice teachers, since beliefs are extremely resistant to change, reflection upon educational beliefs should be cultivated during the preservice stage of teacher development. To discover whether such a parallel exists, 12 preservice teach

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McCombs, John P. "A Path Analysis of the Behavioral Intention of Secondary Teachers to Integrate Technology in Private Schools in Florida." UNF Digital Commons, 2011. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/123.

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This research was designed to investigate the behavioral intention of a sample of teachers to develop curriculum based projects that require students to use technology. This research employed a quantitative study design of an educational version of the Universal Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology model. The UTAUT model was expanded to include factors from the Theory of Planned Behavior, and Social Cognitive Theory. The sample was composed of 251 private school teachers in Florida who completed an on-line survey instrument based upon the UTAUT model. The results were analyzed with confi

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Haney, Randall McGarey. "Secondary Student Perceptions of Vocational Education." UNF Digital Commons, 2002. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/181.

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The central focus of the present study was to examine the relationship between student personal factors (i.e., gender, race, academic performance, career awareness, and socio-economic factors) and the perceptions of secondary school students regarding vocational education. In recent years, traditional vocational programs have not done well throughout the nation. Enrollment within vocational education has dropped to approximately 10%, while enrollment in college preparation courses has increased to over 50%. The subjects of this study were secondary school students enrolled in the Duval County

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Ambler, Steven Benton. "The Debt Burden of Entry-Level Physical Therapists in Florida." Scholar Commons, 2016. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/6457.

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Despite the education, autonomy, and high demand for physical therapists both nationally and in Florida, recent graduates have seen steadily rising education costs with disproportionate changes in income once they have graduated and entered the workforce. The growing debt burden of physical therapists entering the workforce, coupled with the growth in projected need and stagnant wages, raises concern about where and how entry-level physical therapists will practice and if these choices will be affected by their debt burden. The purpose of this quantitative, cross-sectional survey study was to

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Andiric, Linda Reynolds. "Patient Education and Involvement in Care." UNF Digital Commons, 2010. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/272.

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A study conducted on patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty indicated that participants who were offered preadmission education for their procedure had statistically better outcomes than patients who had not attended an educational class. The study further focused on patients’ confidence in their ability to take control of their health situations as well as the effect of encouragement and motivation to provide active involvement. Two surveys, the Krantz Health Opinion Survey and the Multi Dimensional Health Locus of Control, were used to assess patients’ innate desires to be involved i

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Davis, Gloria Jean. "The Perceptions of Recent Business Graduates of The Transition Experience From The Collegiate Environment to The Work Environment." UNF Digital Commons, 2010. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/204.

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This qualitative study represents an examination of the perceptions of 18 recent business college graduates of their transition experiences from college to the workplace. The participant’s ages ranged from 23 to 28 years including 4 males and 14 females of diverse racial and ethic groups. One-on-one, semi-structured, open-ended interviews were the primary method for data collection. Using excerpts from the participants’ interviews, the data were examined and analyzed using content analysis (Patton, 2002) and educational criticism (Eisner, 1998). The data were organized into three main topics:

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Sparks, Linda S. "The Political Ecology of a School Board Decision to Hire a Nontraditional Superintendent." UNF Digital Commons, 2005. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/221.

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This retrospective study used the language of political ecology to describe the dynamics of a school board decision to hire a nontraditional superintendent. Those dynamics were described as contextual variables that existed within the community as well as mediating variables that were negotiated among the key players who were part of the selection process. This study confirmed that the school board did not make the decision in isolation from the community power structure. The methodology of this descriptive case study was qualitative, using a basic interpretive design informed by symbolic inte

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Kalynych, Colleen J. "The Application of Margin in Life Theory in Regard to Attrition and Remediation Among Emergency Medicine Residents." UNF Digital Commons, 2010. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/238.

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Medical residency is a time of high stress, long hours, high case loads, fatigue, and lack of free time. Burnout rates among residents have been reported to be between 25-76%. Scant literature exists in regard to resident stress and its impact on learning and attrition during residency. The theory of margin posits that a healthy margin is necessary for adults to learn. Healthy margin exists when a person’s ratio of burdens over resources creates a surplus of energy. This study sought to determine if there was a difference between emergency medicine (EM) residents’ margin in life scores and rem

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Hussein, Ramona. "Teaching About Religion: A Mixed Methods Study of Teachers' Attitudes, Knowledge, and Preparation, With a Focus on Islam and Muslims." UNF Digital Commons, 2009. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/206.

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The subject of religion in public schools has always been controversial. America is a religiously diverse society, and one of the fundamental documents of this country, the Constitution of the United States, prohibits the establishment of a single religion which may seek to influence or control the ―free exercise‖ of all religions. Indeed the discussion of religion in school is very extensive. The subject includes, but is not limited to the discussion of students‘ religious expression, prayer in school, students‘ religious accommodations, the right of the student to distribute religious litera

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Leech, Donald Wayne. "Faculty Perceptions of Shared Decision Making and the Principal's Leadership Behaviors in Duval County Secondary Schools." UNF Digital Commons, 1999. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/253.

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Members of the school community should work collaboratively in the educating of students. Teachers and principals must understand that their traditional roles have changed and improved organizational teamwork will be fostered by all members of the learning community assuming decision making roles. Toward this end, the purpose of this correlational study was to explore the relationship between teachers' perceptions of the leadership behaviors of Duval County secondary school principals and their perceptions of the level of shared decision making practiced in their schools. This study provides i

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Clifford, Matthew Woodward. "Exploring Mentoring Experiences in College Student Affairs : A Q Methodology Study." UNF Digital Commons, 2009. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/201.

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The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of new professionals in college student affairs as protégés in mentoring relationships. This study was designed as an exploratory study into the types of mentoring relationships that exist among college student affairs professionals, using Q methodology. The profession of college student affairs can use mentoring relationships to help recruit, train, develop, and retain high-quality individuals. Although mentoring relationships are frequently used to develop college student affairs professions, little is known about these relationships.

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Falaney, Patricia E. "National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification: Does It Impact Student Learning?" UNF Digital Commons, 2006. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/192.

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The present study measured student gains in learning using the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test pre and post-test mean scale scores in reading comprehension and math problem solving. The project involved classes of students in fourth and fifth grade in six north Florida counties. Thirty class sets of students were taught by a National Board Certified teacher, and a comparable set of thirty class sets of students of the same grade level and at the same school were taught by a teacher who was not National Board Certified. The analysis indicated if National Board Certified teachers produced

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Frank, John W. "Transformational Leadership and Moral Discourse in the Workplace and Civil Society." UNF Digital Commons, 2002. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/212.

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This study was grounded in the theory and practice of transformational leadership, where leaders function as moral agents of change as they facilitate values talk (moral discourse) among their constituents. The study took its cue from Rost's call for a new paradigm for leadership ethics that calls for methods of group moral decision making to assess organizational and social ends. The inquiry sought to better understand how leaders engage others in moral conversation and how such processes influence organizational culture and democratic civil society. The methodology was qualitative and phenom

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Webb, Garlon Mobley. "Relations Between Social-Environmental Characteristics of Families and Career Decision/Indecision of Secondary Tech Prep Students." UNF Digital Commons, 1996. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/218.

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The study examined the relations of social-environmental characteristics of families and demographic variables on career decision/indecision of 425 secondary Tech Prep students in North Florida. Career decision/indecision was the dependent variable, measured by the Career Decision Scale (Osipow, Carney, Winer, Yanico, & Koschier, 1987). Predictor independent variables included social-environmental characteristics of families as measured by the Family Environment Scale (Moos & Moos, 1981). Other predictor independent variables included academic achievement (reading comprehension and mathematics

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Kissinger, Jeffrey Scott. "A Collective Case Study of Mobile E-Book Learning Experiences." UNF Digital Commons, 2011. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/127.

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This research was designed to explore the learning experiences of state college students using mobile e-book readers. The purpose of the study was to build a rich description of how students used electronic textbooks delivered on mobile computing devices for college-level, introductory sociology courses. This research employed a multiple case study design that thoroughly investigated and documented student experiences with this instructional technology. The bounding frame was comprised of the literature on mobile technology, mobile learning theories, and e-books. Situated within the mobile lea

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Valentino, Cristina P. "The Impact of School Reform Design, English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Instruction and Socioeconomic Status on ESOL Students' Reading Achievement." UNF Digital Commons, 2005. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/225.

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The purpose of this study was to examine how school reform design, English speakers of other languages (ESOL) instruction, and socioeconomic status (SES) impact the academic achievement of ESOL students in Grade 2. Gains in lexile scores on the Scholastic Reading Inventory were used to measure one aspect of academic achievement, namely, general reading ability. The primary research question was: To what extent can gains in lexile scores on the Scholastic Reading Inventory be explained by the independent variable set of school reform design (America's Choice/Direct Instruction), ESOL instructio

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Larbi, Edward. "Causes of Student Underachievement in Northside New Era Secondary School in Ghana." UNF Digital Commons, 2002. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/308.

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This study focused on the causes of student underachievement in a selected high school in Ghana. The anonymous name chosen for the school was Northside New Era Secondary School. The participants in the study were administrators, teachers, and students. They were selected from the same school where the researcher conducted the study. The school was located in the Northern Region of Ghana. It had proven records of underachievement compared to other schools in the country according to the Ministry of Education's recent statistical report on education. The criterion for measurement was based on th

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Walker, Peggy Skilling. "A Curriculum for Gifted Secondary Science Students." UNF Digital Commons, 1985. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/320.

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What curriculum can be developed which would provide enrichment for gifted secondary science students, integrate the science disciplines, and provide a format for research? The purpose of this project is to develop a curriculum which would provide enrichment for gifted secondary science students, integrate the natural science disciplines, and provide a format for student research.

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Chenot, Theresa Maria. "Frameworks for Patient Safety in the Nursing Curriculum." UNF Digital Commons, 2007. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/236.

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Patient safety (i.e., the degree to which patients are free from accidental injury) has received a great deal of media coverage during the past few years. Professional and regulatory agencies have indicated that patient safety education should be provided to healthcare workers to improve health outcomes. The primary purpose of this exploratory study was to gain a better understanding of the current status of patient safety awareness among pre-licensure nursing students. To this end, six research questions guided the study: 1. Will interpretable item constructs be identified when responses to t

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David, Gigi M. "Assessing the Impact of a Visual Arts Family-Focused Pre-Kindergarten Intervention." UNF Digital Commons, 2006. https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/180.

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This study examined the effect of a visual arts, family-focused school readiness intervention on the parental efficacy and level of family involvement of low-income families. A second, primary focus of the study was to test the potential of academically focused experiences in the visual arts to increase the basic concept development of young children. To increase accessibility, the intervention was conducted in a neighborhood library. The research design for this descriptive study included qualitative and quantitative components. Data collection consisted of a non-randomized one group pre-test

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England, Rebecca Lynn. "Learning The ABC's: Family Involvement in Kindergarten Literacy." UNF Digital Commons, 2005. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/174.

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The present study investigated home literacy environments established through reading with children, engaging in literacy activities, and having literacy materials provided, along with families' participation in literacy-related school events. One hundred one kindergarten children and their families from five classrooms in two inner-city urban elementary schools were invited to participate in the "Learning the ABCs" project. A total of 68 families gave consent. Participation in the project included receiving 15 weeks of Home Literacy Bags. The 68 participating children were randomly assigned i

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Morris, LaDonna K. "Perceptions of a Chilly Climate: Differences in Traditional and Non-traditional Majors for Women." UNF Digital Commons, 2004. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/282.

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The purpose of the present study was to examine how perceptions of a chilly climate differ between students in traditionally female-dominated majors versus traditionally male-dominated majors, and how these perceptions relate to students' intentions to persist or pursue higher education in their chosen field. Participants were 403 students attending a community college in the southern United States, including students majoring in information technology (IT), engineering, education, and nursing. Participants completed the 28-item Perceived Chilly Climate Scale (PCCS) and other informational ite

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McKenzie, Kathleen Bell. "On Becoming Women: Adolescent Female Muslim Refugees Negotiating Their Identities in the United States." UNF Digital Commons, 2004. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/276.

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The United States is becoming more diverse; numerous immigrants and refugees enter every year. Among the newer groups are those practicing the Muslim religion. This qualitative research focused on the identity formation process of six adolescent female Muslim refugees from Afghanistan. Based on Erikson's paradigm of psycho-social development and Marcia's modifications to that theory, I used semi-structured interviews to understand how the participants negotiated their identities in the context of their families, the public school, and the community. This cohort appeared to exist within a circu

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Bassett, Judith Ann. "An Ecological Perspective of Community Health Partnerships: A Case Study of Collaboration, Empowerment and Effectiveness in Two HIV/AIDS Planning Consortia in Florida." UNF Digital Commons, 2001. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/203.

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The purpose of this study was to identify and describe from an ecological perspective the characteristics contributing to collaboration, empowerment and effectiveness of federally mandated Ryan White Title I and Title II planning councils and consortia within the State of Florida. A case study approach within two (2) community health planning partnerships, specifically those related to. HIV/AIDS consortia, was used to gather data over one and a half years. The methodology included a combination of qualitative and quantitative approaches, utilizing documents, administering several survey instru

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Brooks, Annabel. "Constructing a Public Community College Presidency: A Retrospective Study." UNF Digital Commons, 2002. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/305.

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This retrospective, qualitative case study examined the complexities of leadership in a community college setting under a single, long-term president. Six critical events were identified by 16 key informants as a basis for reflection on their views of the 23-year presidency of Dr. William Seeker at Florida Keys Community College. The researcher found a highly participatory leadership model and a college that functions in a less hierarchical manner than is traditionally encountered in community colleges. The study further revealed that the president of Florida Keys Community College expanded th

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Pass, Delia Raymos. "Effects of a Professional Development Initiative on Technology Innovation in the Elementary School." UNF Digital Commons, 2005. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/273.

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This non-equivalent group study explored the impact of teacher participation in the development and use of a web-based instructional resource on computer utilization by students. The effects of participation in the technology initiative on teacher attitudes toward computers, technology proficiency, and stages of adoption of technology were also investigated. Teacher volunteers participated in a treatment group that received a professional development intervention and a comparison or web access group (WAG) that received no professional development. The treatment, or Professional Development Gro

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Velez, Rene. "Perceptions of School Performance Measures: A Study of Principals in the United States and Head Teachers in the United Kingdom Using Q Methodology." UNF Digital Commons, 2006. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/275.

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Performance measures have been used throughout the business sector as a means to assess productivity, allocate resources, and increase profitability. More recently, they have been utilized to answer increasing calls for accountability in public education. Legislation has been passed in both the United Kingdom and the United States that implements performance measures as a means to measure student achievement and assess school performance. This study, conducted both in the United States and the United Kingdom, examined the perceptions of 15 primary and 15 elementary school leaders with regard t

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Long, Lynn Hunt. "Relationship Between Extent of Extracurricular Participation, Employment, and Substance Use Among Middle and High School Students." UNF Digital Commons, 2004. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/288.

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This study examined the relationship between student use of substances and extent of participation in school and/or community sponsored sport or nonsport activity. The study also examined student substance use and extent of participation in sport or nonsport activity together with extent of employment. Data were provided by 24,699 public school youths who attended grades 6 through 12 and completed the 2001-2002 Duval Secondary Substance Use and Violence Survey: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors. Frequency tables, crosstabulation, chi-square tests, and loglinear analysis were used to analyze

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O'Rourke, Nancy C. "Orchestrated Synergism: The Nurse-Leader as Facilitator in Collaborative Caring." UNF Digital Commons, 2000. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/292.

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Little is known of the way that nurses' roles have evolved within a hospital setting in which efficient and affective interventions include caring for sicker patients. The emergence of the Patient Care Coordinator (PCC) is one role that nursing developed to participate in an interdisciplinary collaborative team approach to caring for sicker patients. This qualitative study examined the exemplary role of eleven PCCs who practice in a regional nonprofit medical center. Research methodologies included interview, non-participant observation, and analysis of historical data. Interview questions wer

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Jacobs, Cindy S. "Accreditation in Teacher Education: An Analysis of the Costs and Benefits Associated with NCATE Peer Review." UNF Digital Commons, 2005. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/251.

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The purpose of the present study was to examine the costs incurred and the benefits realized by institutions participating in the NCATE accreditation process and to formulate a cost-benefit model to guide teacher training institutions who are assessing the value of peerreview by NCATE. The study utilized quantitative methodology with a descriptive research design. The study featured researcher-designed questionnaires: Accreditation Cost-Benefit Analysis Scale for faculty (ACBAS) and the Costs Inventory Analysis (CIA) for administrators and was administered to a purposive sample of faculty and

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Jones, Carmen L. "Attitudes of K-12 School Administrators Toward Speech-Language Programs in Public Schools." UNF Digital Commons, 2009. https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/528.

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This study examined K-12 school administrators' attitudes toward speech language pathology services in public schools. Elementary, middle, and secondary school based administrators, employed in 63 school districts throughout Florida, were solicited to participate in the study in a letter of invitation generated by a web-based design program, Enterprise Feedback Management (EFM) Community. Administrators volunteering in the study were given an assurance of confidentiality and fair treatment concerning their participation. A survey instrument, the Scale of Educators 'Attitudes toward Speech Path

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Beam, Joel W. "Preferred Leadership of NCAA Division I and II Intercollegiate Student-Athletes." UNF Digital Commons, 2001. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/166.

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The purpose of this study was to examine the differences of student-athletes' preferred leadership behavior for their coaches based on gender, competition level, task dependence, and task variability. Four hundred and eight male and female student-athletes from four NCAA Division I and six Division II universities expressed their preferences using the Revised Leadership Scale for Sport (RLSS) (Zhang, Jensen, & Mann, 1997). The preference version of the RLSS included six behavior dimensions, autocratic, democratic, positive feedback, situational consideration, social support, and training and i

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Seaton, Hugh Van. "The Financial Implications and Organizational Cultural Perceptions of Implementing a Performance Management System in a Government Enterprise." UNF Digital Commons, 2007. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/23.

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Successful organizations continually seek ways to improve productivity, reduce and control costs, and increase efficiency. Governmental entities also are driven by the need for increased efficiency and accountability in public service for their constituents.There is a continuing need for better tools and a number of government entities have turned to performance management systems due to their promise of improvement in various areas of productivity and accountability. This research focused on one such system, Six Sigma, which has recently experienced widespread adoption in industry in the Unit

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Mergo, Mary Beth. "Physical education : now and then, an in-depth investigation into the changes to physical education and organized sport as a result of legal liability, and the positive and negative impact these changes have had on athletic coaches, trainers, and educators - with special emphasis on the Seminole County, Florida public school system." Honors in the Major Thesis, University of Central Florida, 1999. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETH/id/79.

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This item is only available in print in the UCF Libraries. If this is your Honors Thesis, you can help us make it available online for use by researchers around the world by following the instructions on the distribution consent form at http://library.ucf.edu/Systems/DigitalInitiatives/DigitalCollections/InternetDistributionConsentAgreementForm.pdf You may also contact the project coordinator, Kerri Bottorff, at kerri.bottorff@ucf.edu for more information.<br>Bachelors<br>Health and Public Affairs<br>Legal Studies

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Bilbao, María Antonieta. "Perceptions of beginning teachers in Florida regarding their preparation as it relates to the Florida essential generic competencies." FIU Digital Commons, 1995. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1677.

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The purpose of the study is to investigate how beginning teachers in the state of Florida perceive their preparation to demonstrate the 27 Florida Essential Generic Competencies. The basic research question of this study was: How do beginning teachers perceive their level of preparation regarding their implementation of the Florida Essential Generic Competencies? This study identified and categorized the perceived degree of preparation for each of the competencies. Also, elementary, middle, and high school beginning teachers were compared to find significant differences and similarities in the

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Cawley, Jenna. "SEX EDUCATION POLICY IN FLORIDA: STRATEGIES FOR CHANGE." Master's thesis, University of Central Florida, 2008. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/3467.

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Sex education policies and programs in Florida are largely dominated by the abstinence-only approach. This paper makes the case that abstinence-only education is a failing policy in Florida, and evaluates strategies advocates may use in order to accomplish reform. Three different strategies are evaluated: countywide school district reform, statewide rejection of federal abstinence-only funding, and statewide standardization of sex education via legislation. Contrasts are drawn between all three strategies with regard to their potential impact on sex education policy in Florida, viability, and

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Bendriss, Rachid. "Internationalization Efforts at State Universities in Florida." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2007. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/2185.

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Today's global environment poses more and more challenges for higher education institutions to provide learning opportunities that enable students to become globally competent and prepared to face the challenges of an increasingly global society. For many universities, internationalizing their campuses can help students acquire knowledge, skills, and experiences to be able to compete in the global economy and become productive members of a diverse world society. The purpose of the study was to explore the extent to which internationalization had been realized in Florida's public universities b

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Darnell, Carl. "Sharecropping in Higher Education| Case Study of the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University - Florida State University Joint College of Engineering." Thesis, Indiana University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10680544.

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<p> Historically Black Colleges and Universities have historically been given less funding than White institutions, a known discrepancy partially rectified by the Civil Rights era desegregation lawsuits. The court-ordered funding, however, came with race-based restrictions for public HBCUs, and many lost academic programs to traditionally White institutions. In numerous situations, Black colleges were closed outright or merged with White institutions. The following study explores the unique case of an HBCU coerced into merging an academic unit with a neighboring historically White university.

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Henry, Michelle. "Constructing an "Appropriate" Education in Florida Special Education Due Process Final Orders." Scholar Commons, 2014. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/5494.

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This study examined how Florida administrative law judges (ALJs) constructed an appropriate education for students with disabilities in their final orders. This study utilized the Johnstone Method as a heuristic in analyzing the data. It examined the construction of an appropriate education from the implementation of PL 94-142 up to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Board of Education v. Rowley (1975-1978), after the Rowley decision (1983-1986), and after the reauthorization of the Individual with Disabilities Education Act in 2004 (2004-2007). Each time period was examined individually and t

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Herndon, J. S. "The effects of delay of gratification on the academic achievement, substance abuse, and violent behavior of middle-school students in alternative learning settings." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2011. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/4921.

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This study examined the effects of delay of gratification on academic success, substance abuse, and violent behavior. The participants in this study were chosen from an alternative learning school comprised of middle school students in Florida. The hypothesis for this study is as follows: Delay of gratification is negatively related to substance abuse and violent behavior, and positively related to academic achievement. The analysis of the data was conducted on the primary predictor variable (delay of gratification), alternate predictor variables (substance abuse and violent behavior) and the

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Elkhaldy, Feryal Y. "Analysis of parental choice : islamic school enrollment in Florida." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 1996. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/RTD/id/14618.

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University of Central Florida College of Education Thesis<br>The purpose of this study was to discover and interpret reasons Florida parents enrolled their children in Islamic schools. A selection of 30 parents from 3 different schools in Florida were interviewed by the researcher using a semistructured interview guide which used both oral and written responses. The sample was matched according to the gender of parents interviewed - 15 mothers and 15 fathers were interviewed. the sample was matched according to the gender of the referent child. Out of 30 referent children, 15 were female a

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Banks, Vicki Kaplan. "Florida social studies leaders' perceptions regarding an afrocentric curriculum." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 1998. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/RTD/id/17202.

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University of Central Florida College of Education Thesis<br>The purpose of this research study was to gain insight into the perceptions Florida's leaders have regarding the inclusion of an Afrocentric curriculum. The leaders chosen for this study were the Florida Council for the Social Studies Board and the Association of Social Studies Supervisors. These leaders were sent a questionnaire that contained 57 statements about social studies curriculum content in a Likert scale format. The results of the survey were reported by using mean scores and frequency distributions. The Likert survery

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Dutkofski, Daniel. "General education reform at a community college a grounded theory study." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2010. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/4584.

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Further studies concerning the same issue at other community colleges within the state, as well as the understanding of general education within the university system would contribute to a better understanding of the role of general education at the college and throughout the state system of higher education. The use of grounded theory as a methodology to achieve this reform provides a way to engage everyone involved more openly and to permit the efforts to be far more intentional.; The attempts to reform general education programs in higher education have been applied and studied throughout t

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Stanley, Laurel Alva. "Florida High Stakes Testing and Graduation Success." UNF Digital Commons, 2007. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/319.

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Florida has the longest history of high stakes testing of any state in the United States, spanning a period of 28 years, seven different testing policy periods, and five tests. In this study, analysis of statistics from the 28 years suggested that declines in graduation rates corresponded to increasingly difficult high stakes testing policy periods, new tests, and periods that did not include high stakes accountability for graduation rates. Overall, graduation rates declined through an erratic 28 years for a net loss of 4.51 %. The achievement gap in graduation rates between white and black st

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Ritchie, Andrew L. "Media literacy standard implementation in Florida perceptions of high school principals and language arts curriculum leaders." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2011. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/4828.

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The purpose of this study was to measure the extent to which educators in Florida public high schools perceived the Florida Media Literacy Standard to be implemented within their schools. This study also identified strategies that school leaders were using to successfully implement the Florida Media Literacy Standard and any perceived barriers to the implementation process. The Florida Media Literacy Standard was designed to address decision-making and critical thinking skills with regards to research, evaluation, and communication with various types of media. The standard was introduced in

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Sommella, Shannon R. "A comparative analysis of student achievement in Florida charter and non-charter public high schools 2007-2009." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2010. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/4515.

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Separate studies are recommended on the differences between charter and non-charter public schools with regard to instructional time, curriculum or grade levels offered, the differences between parent and student perceptions, and the differences between funding and principal background as it relates to student achievement.; The purpose of this study was to determine if any relationship existed between the change in developmental scale scores (DSS) on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) for reading and mathematics, in selected Florida school districts among charter and non-charter

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