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Lindahl, Rebecca. "Research-Based Characteristics of Professional Learning Communities at the High School Level." ScholarWorks, 2011. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/859.

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An educational problem facing high schools in 2 Midwestern school districts is that few local contextual experiences exist for developing professional learning communities that contain research-based characteristics. Identifying such experiences is important to school leaders and teachers. The purpose of this study was to examine 2 local high school professional learning communities to identify research-based characteristics such as practice-based discussions and a focus on learning and results. Constructivism and social change theory provided the theoretical foundation. A single research ques

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Warren, Jeremy Eugene. "Small Learning Communities and High School Academic Success." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/2905.

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Thousands of students drop out of high school every day in the United States and the repercussions affect more than just the individual. Research on smaller learning communities (SLC) reveals increased student achievement, as well as improved teacher perception of student engagement. Student attendance, grade point average, and standardized test scores have been seen to improve within the SLC. In addition, graduation rates for students enrolled in a SLC have revealed increases, but this research focuses on the SLC as an intervention for any student. The current research targets at-risk student

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Atiti, Abel Barasa. "Critical action research exploring organisational learning and sustainability in a Kenyan context /." Phd thesis, Australia : Macquarie University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/27324.

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Thesis (PhD)--Macquarie University, Division of Environmental and Life Science, Dept. of Graduate School of the Environment, 2008.<br>Bibliography: p. 370-395.<br>Part 1: Introduction and contextual influences ; chapter 1: Getting a sense of the research terrain ; chapter 2: Shaping contextual influences -- Part 2: Theoretical foundations of the study ; chapter 3: Understanding organisational change ; chapter 4: Exploring organisational learning and sustainability as social learning processes -- Part 3: Methodology and research processes ; chapter 5: Critical action research methodology ; chap

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Laughlin, Ronnee. "Second change order at Mark Twain Elementary an action research study /." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/6055.

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Thesis (Ed. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2008.<br>The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on June 19, 2009) Includes bibliographical references.

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Axe, Josephine. "Developing a learning community : exploring the impact of online activities on the building of campus-based communities." Thesis, University of Bradford, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/4322.

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Taking an action research approach, this study explores the experiences of three intakes of undergraduate students who worked in a cohort-based learning environment where team work and classroom participation was expected. This educational setting required students from diverse backgrounds to work closely together on campus during the intense one-year program. To facilitate in the development of a face-to-face learning community, where individual differences could be celebrated and problems could be solved in an open, trusting environment, an online bridging course was developed. Aimed at decr

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Woltenberg, Leslie Nicole. "Relationships & Capital in Living Learning Communities: A Social Network Analysis." UKnowledge, 2014. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/epe_etds/20.

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This study was designed to explore the possible connections between student peer relationships and individual students’ roles in a network as it pertained to outcomes such as self-reported academic achievement and personal satisfaction with the first year of college. The research question directing this inquiry is: How does a student’s role within a residential community of peers relate to success in college? Social network analysis was employed for examination of individual engagement within the context of a larger community. The vast learning community literature tells an interesting story:

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Hockey, Neil Edward. "Learning for liberation : values, actions and structures for social transformation through Aboriginal communities." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2007. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/16520/1/Neil_Edward_Hockey_Thesis.pdf.

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Negative perceptions of being Aboriginal persist and policies such as self-determination are generally perceived to have failed despite many texts to the contrary. This thesis examines assumptions and presuppositions within contemporary writings and practices, determining in the process, conditions seeming necessary for decolonising ways of living and research. Much closer attention is required not only to developing better understandings, but especially to articulating explanations via the reality of deep structures, their powers and causal mechanisms underpinning social life generally and in

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Hockey, Neil Edward. "Learning for liberation : values, actions and structures for social transformation through Aboriginal communities." Queensland University of Technology, 2007. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/16520/.

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Negative perceptions of being Aboriginal persist and policies such as self-determination are generally perceived to have failed despite many texts to the contrary. This thesis examines assumptions and presuppositions within contemporary writings and practices, determining in the process, conditions seeming necessary for decolonising ways of living and research. Much closer attention is required not only to developing better understandings, but especially to articulating explanations via the reality of deep structures, their powers and causal mechanisms underpinning social life generally and in

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Arday, Jason. "An exploration of peer-mentoring among student teachers to inform reflective practice within the context of action research." Thesis, Liverpool John Moores University, 2015. http://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/4552/.

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In recent decades, reflective practice and mentoring have become vehicles for endorsing professional development and competency among student teachers during their induction into the teaching profession. This research study aims to explore the extent to which peer-mentoring can inform reflective practice among student teachers within a community of practice. The mentoring concepts illuminated within this study suggest a move away from hierarchical expert-novice approaches towards mentoring, in exchange for more reciprocal endeavour where power dynamics are removed and both participants become

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Braziel, Rick. "Impact of Homeland Security Communities of learning : developing a strategy for training and collaboration." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/2675.

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CHDS State/Local<br>As the threat of domestic terrorism increases and the demands on Emergency Responders and the public intensify, a more distributed, efficient, and flexible training and collaboration model is needed to guide future efforts. The current blended learning strategy unintentionally limits collaboration. As learners move away from interactive learning to more static based solutions, continuing education and collaboration is severely limited. This research investigates the potential impact of Homeland Security Communities of Learning on information sharing, training costs, and inn

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Hofer, Marilyn. "Elements that impact facilitation of an asynchronous professional learning community a participatory action research exploration /." Laramie, Wyo. : University of Wyoming, 2009. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1939381521&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=18949&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Yagodzinski, Elizabeth. "Formative Research on an Instructional Design Theory for Online Learning Communities: A Higher Education Faculty Development Case." NSUWorks, 2012. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/gscis_etd/341.

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The steady and consistent growth of online learning and the rapid development of Web 2.0 technologies such as wikis and blogs have led to innovative methods of training and instruction. As a result, continuing research is needed to develop and validate instructional design theories and models that support teaching and learning in today's technology-rich learning environment. The goal of this research was to refine the Creating Online Learning Communities for Adults (COLCA) instructional design (ID) theory by using the theory to design an online faculty development course. A formative research

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Kohl, Kathleen Theresa. "Teachers' Perceptions of Becoming a Professional Learning Community." ScholarWorks, 2014. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/64.

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Professional learning communities (PLCs) have become popular in schools to help improve student achievement. One local middle school implemented a PLC community, yet experienced problems with sustaining the concept and moving forward. The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the current state of the PLC at the middle school under study, how it functioned, and possible areas for improvement. The theoretical framework revolved around constructivist learning and the dimensions of a quality PLC: collaboration, shared mission, values, vision, and goals. Research questions addressed tea

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James-Scribner, Jason. "Developing an online learning community to connect private and public child welfare services with faith-based communities| A grant proposal." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10099851.

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<p> Child welfare agencies continue to be challenged in their separate and collaborative pursuits to achieve child safety, well-being, and permanence. The debate over separation of church and state is turning new corners with the recognition that collaboration between faith-based communities and public/private child welfare can exist and yield great benefits. Individual sovereignty of faith-based, non-profit, private, and public child welfare agencies can better provide for national mandates of child safety, well-being, and permanency by allowing every provider to fulfill its mission according

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Wilkins, Elizabeth. "Learning to Become: An Exploration of Transformative Faculty Development." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2015. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/5788.

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This multi-article dissertation explores the experience of becoming a professor who effectively facilitates students' identity formation. While the growing body of literature on student transformation suggests that faculty must transform themselves to authentically invite change in others, little research has been done on helping professors become mentors who facilitate students' movement toward their potential for meaningful contribution. To address this gap, this dissertation suggests a framework to facilitate transformative faculty development based on a review of the literature on learning

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Golden, David. "Teacher Perceptions of Professional Learning Communities on the Instructional Climate At Flintville Elementary School in Lincoln County, TN." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3179.

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A qualitative investigation was conducted to explore teacher perceptions of Professional Learning Communities on the instructional climate at Flintville Elementary School in Lincoln County, Tennessee. Participants in the study included five teachers, the evaluation supervisor, and one parent from Flintville Elementary School. Through the analysis of interviews and a review of documents collected from Professional Learning Communities (PLC) meetings in grades Pre-K through 8, the investigator was able to extract meaning and code the data into categories that led to an understanding of the perce

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Omidvar, Tehrani Omid. "Collaboration for research and development : understanding absorptive capacity and learning in R&D consortia across phases, levels, and boundaries." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2013. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/collaboration-for-research-and-development-understanding-absorptive-capacity-and-learning-in-r-and-d-consortia-across-phases-levels-and-boundaries(8ab9543c-87f7-44d5-b462-e5118d5f2428).html.

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Over the past two decades, the literature on Absorptive Capacity (AC) research has been burgeoning with enormous empirical and theoretical contributions to the field. Yet, there is not much advancement in understanding the internal dynamics of AC and the concept remains a black box in a large body of research. This study aims at contributing to this body of knowledge by examining the development of AC throughout the lifecycle of R&D consortia. In particular, it examines the pre-conditions of AC across its three dimensions corresponding with the phases of consortia: exploratory, transformative

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McGregor, Rowena. "Education higher degree research students writing for publication." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2012. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/63275/1/Rowena_McGregor_Thesis.pdf.

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Higher Degree Research (HDR) student publications are increasingly valued by students, by professional communities and by research institutions. Peer-reviewed publications form the HDR student writer's publication track record and increase competitiveness in employment and research funding opportunities. These publications also make the results of HDR student research available to the community in accessible formats. HDR student publications are also valued by universities because they provide evidence of institutional research activity within a field and attract a return on research performan

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Miles, Prudence E. "Teachers' use of multiplatform educational screen content: The case of Australia's SBS." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2017. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/107547/3/Prudence%20Miles%20Thesis.pdf.

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This study explores the development and use of educational resources to accompany Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) television programs and multiplatform program content. Through action research and participant observation methods, this study discusses the growing importance of multiplatform screen content in education, and how and why teachers use educational materials prepared by broadcasters. In doing so, it incorporates social theories of learning, particularly communities of practice theory. It concludes that, to best engage teachers and their students, education and broadcaster communit

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Fernandes, Anthony. "Building Alliances: A Partnership between a Middle School Mathematics Teacher and a University Researcher." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/195779.

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This case study examined the evolution of a partnership between a middle school mathematics teacher and a university researcher around discussions on the content and teaching of mathematics. In particular, the study sought to examine the evolution of the partnership, the constraints present for the teacher and researcher, the impact of the partnership on the mathematical and pedagogical issues that arose in planning, teaching, and assessment, and the impact on the tasks that the teacher chose and implemented in the classroom. Drawing from the literature on collaborations and the emergent pers

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Martoo, Gladys Vivian. "Reculturing a school as a learning organisation: investigative narratives in two Queensland schools." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2006. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/16294/1/Gladys_Martoo_Thesis.pdf.

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The focus of this study has been to connect the idea of developing schools as learning organisations with the notion of developing learning leaders and building school capacity for our knowledge economy. Therefore, this action-inquiry self-study has examined the issues of curriculum reform in the context of more general organisational reform. It has explored the notion of schools being recultured or reconstructed to work as learning organisations in a climate that focuses on the improved social and academic learning outcomes of their students. This self-study represents two significant cha

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Martoo, Gladys Vivian. "Reculturing a school as a learning organisation: investigative narratives in two Queensland schools." Queensland University of Technology, 2006. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/16294/.

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The focus of this study has been to connect the idea of developing schools as learning organisations with the notion of developing learning leaders and building school capacity for our knowledge economy. Therefore, this action-inquiry self-study has examined the issues of curriculum reform in the context of more general organisational reform. It has explored the notion of schools being recultured or reconstructed to work as learning organisations in a climate that focuses on the improved social and academic learning outcomes of their students. This self-study represents two significant cha

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Higginson, Kelsey. "Investigating Teachers' Implementation of New Social and Emotional Learning Standards Through a Community of Practice." The Ohio State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1593171201789911.

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Holder, Polly Stewart Liston Delores D. "Different lattitudes, different attitudes educator narratives of a professional development in Honduras /." Diss., Statesboro, Ga.: Georgia Southern University, 2009. http://www.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/archive/fall2009/aronica_m_gloster/gloster_aronica_m_200908_EDD.pdf.

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"A dissertation submitted to the Graduate Faculty of Georgia Southern University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Education." Title from PDF of title page (Georgia Southern University, viewed on May 6, 2010). Delores D. Liston, major professor; Grigory Dmitriyev, Hsiu-Lien Lu, David Alley, committee members. Electronic version approved: December 2009. Includes bibliographical references (p.167-181).

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Jones, Rahim Jamal. "The principal's role in building teacher leadership capacity in high-performing elementary schools : a qualitative case study." [Tampa, Fla.] : University of South Florida, 2007. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0002167.

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Thornton, Kortney Michelle. "A Quantitative Study Comparing Traditional High Schools and High Schools Implementing Freshman Academies in the State of Tennessee." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2009. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1838.

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The purpose of this study was to compare 9th grade student achievement in Tennessee schools the year before and after the schools implemented a freshman academy, as well as compare such schools with traditional Tennessee high schools. The factors in this study that impact student achievement and serve as the dependent variables were attendance rates, number of credits earned, and suspensions for 9th graders. Data were obtained by various software programs used by the schools to enter, maintain, and retrieve student data. 2 x 2 ANOVAs were conducted to determine if there were differences in the

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Daniels, Mats. "Developing and Assessing Professional Competencies: a Pipe Dream? : Experiences from an Open-Ended Group Project Learning Environment." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala universitet, Avdelningen för datorteknik, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-145983.

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Professional competencies are explicitly identified in the primary learning outcomes for science and engineering degrees at many tertiary institutions. Fulfillment of the requirements to equip our students with these skills, while formally acknowledged as important by all stakeholders, can be hard to demonstrate in practice. Most degree awarding institutions would have difficulties if asked to document where in degree programs such competencies are developed. The work in this thesis addresses the issue of professional competencies from several angles. The Open-Ended Group Project (OEGP) con

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Nordstrom, Karen Lynn. "Pedagogical Praxis Models in Sustainability Education: A Focus on Food Systems and Environment." ScholarWorks @ UVM, 2015. http://scholarworks.uvm.edu/graddis/390.

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As societies embrace notions of sustainability, there is an increasing interest in how to best educate students about these concepts. The field of sustainability education (SE) is an approach that has been developed to address this concern. SE frameworks seek to integrate into curricular contents and formats within campus learning environments, in order to systematically improve upon approaches and services developed to support student learning and development. My research offers insight into the relationships between the philosophical principles and praxes of sustainability education, with th

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Peters, Anne-Kathrin. "Learning Computing at University: Participation and Identity : A Longitudinal Study." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala universitet, Datorteknik, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-331613.

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Computing education has struggled with student engagement and diversity in the student population for a long time. Research in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education suggests that taking a social, long-term perspective on learning is a fruitful approach to resolving some of these persistent challenges. A longitudinal study has been conducted, following students from two computing study programmes (CS/IT) over a three-year period. The students reflected on their experiences with CS/IT in a series of interviews. Drawing on social identity theory, the analysis has focu

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Guidi, Marc-Antoine Diego. "Exploring the creation of values through waste management in poor communities as an alternative to waste externalization : participative research examples showing collaborative learning in India, Bolivia and Brazil." Thesis, Université Paris-Saclay (ComUE), 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019SACLE022.

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Cette recherche explore la capacité des communautés pauvres de pays en développement à concevoir et mettre en œuvre des solutions sanitaires durables. Elle s'inscrit dans un cadre théorique qui examine les « plis de pensées » qui amènent à une « externalisation » des déchets: rejetés, sans valeur, devant être enterrés, et gérés technologiquement (Douglas, 1996, Hird, 2012). Le rôle de la création de valeur et des économies circulaires, et le potentiel de l'entreprenariat communautaire sont facteurs de gestion durable (Peredo, 2003; 2006; 2010).Trois études de cas ont été entreprises dans des c

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Nagy, Caroline. "Fler bråk i matematikundervisningen : En aktionsforskningsstudie där lärare lär om progression." Licentiate thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Lärande, Profession och Samhällsutveckling, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-36057.

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Few studies have a focus on progression in teaching and learning mathematics. An assumption for this study was that progression in teaching between school stages was important. The approach of the study was based on action research. Four teachers from preschool to 9th grade (age 1-16) were invited to a temporary team, a community of practice. The overall aim of the study was to develop knowledge about teaching fractions when teachers used students’ understandings as a point of departure for their action plans. A second aim was to illuminate what influences progression in their teaching. The te

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Setari, Ryan R. "SUPPORT NETWORKS OF “EDUCATIONAL PIONEERS”: A METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH FOR EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF A RESIDENTIAL LEARNING COMMUNITY ON FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS." UKnowledge, 2017. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/epe_etds/49.

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The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the use of social network analysis to examine the peer involvement and supportive relationships of students living within an exclusively first-generation RLC. Using network surveys targeted toward a first-generation population, the networks of first-year residents were visualized and measured. The supportive peer relationships that provided students with encouragement, validation, and academic assistance were identified, as well as the networks for friendship and study partnership. The networks identified for this study were examined to find if chang

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Madsen, Christine McCarthy. "Communities, innovation, and critical mass : understanding the impact of digitization on scholarship in the humanities through the case of Tibetan and Himalayan studies." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2010. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:928053ea-e8d9-44ff-9c9a-aaae1f6dc695.

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The dominant discourse surrounding academic research libraries today is one of change and scholarship in the humanities has seen a similar revolution in practice. Yet, most of the documented changes in either have been ascribed to the availability of online journal materials. Despite the accessibility of millions of rare, digitized primary resources freely available on the web, little has been done to understand the impact of these materials on either the practice of scholarship or on libraries. The research described in this proposal is an investigation into digitization projects involving ra

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Graham, Faith Christine. "A Regression Analysis of a Local Freshman Interest Group Program at a Public University." ScholarWorks, 2016. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3225.

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Freshmen Interest Groups (FIG) programs 'peer support systems for entering students at a public university in the northeast' were believed to contribute to positive retention outcomes, but had not been evaluated to determine their impact on student retention. The rationale for this project study was the absence of formal evaluations to determine retention program effectiveness. The results are important to enrollment management staff and academic program coordinators whose job responsibilities are tied to student retention. Bean's nine themes of college student retention provided the conceptua

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Greenham, Felicity J. "How the New Labour Government Third Way policies (1998-2010) and the delivery of the New Deal for Communities (NDC) regeneration programme impacted on participation in health care in an area-based initiative. A longitudinal study using action-learning research methodology in a New Deal for Communities Area Based Initiative." Thesis, University of Bradford, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/16922.

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The research examines New Labour’s Third Way policies and the impact New Deal for Communities (NDC) regeneration programme had on participation in health care. This longitudinal study (1998-2007) explores participatory joint working, welfare state, social capacity, health inequalities, citizen involvement and community capacity. It captures the experiences of local community and front-line workers whilst delivering the Health Focus Group (HFG) in the NDC programme. Using action learning reflection techniques, the study analyses a purposeful sample of 15 from the local community, front-line wor

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Bunting, Bryce D. "Being Transformed by Being a Peer Mentor: An Examination of High-Impact and Transformative Peer Mentor Experience." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2014. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/5628.

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This multi-article dissertation explores the potential for the undergraduate peer mentoring experience to contribute to transformative learning for those who serve in peer mentoring or peer leadership roles. While past research has established that peer mentors experience a variety of positive outcomes associated with their leadership experience, there are gaps in the literature with regard to how the peer mentor experience can be intentionally designed as a high-impact practice for student leaders. Through three qualitative studies, as well as a comprehensive literature review, this dissert

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Uelk, Katie Owens. "Arts-Based Pedagogies and the Literacy of Adolescent Students in High-Risk and High-Poverty Communities." The Ohio State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1555430793261226.

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Batchelor, Jacqueline. "Mobile information communication and technology use in secondary schools a feasibility study /." Diss., Pretoria : [s.n.], 2007. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-09102007-161045/.

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Samuelson, Monet Calloway. "Student Outcomes and the Implementation of a Ninth Grade Academy in a Western North Carolina High School." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2011. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1365.

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One purpose of this study was to compare outcomes of students who were part of a 9th grade academy during their freshman year with outcomes of students who were not part of a 9th grade academy during their freshman year. Student outcomes are defined for this study to include attendance, promotion rate to 10th grade on time, in-school suspension assignments, Algebra I End-of-Course exam scores, and English I End-of-Course exam scores. The second purpose of this study was to compare outcomes of 10th grade students who were part of a 9th grade academy during their freshman year with outcomes of 1

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Campbell, Robert. "Understanding and disrupting institutional settings : using networks of conversations to re-imagine future farming lives." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2013. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/603.

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Farmers in Australia and elsewhere face the challenge of remaining profitable whilst dealing with adverse structural arrangements and public expectations to better manage environmental degradation. This thesis draws on arguments that dominant paradigms in agricultural science and environmental management have often been ineffective in addressing these apparently competing demands and appear poorly suited to ‘messy’ situations characterized by uncertainty and complexity, and in which diverse stakeholders are motivated by varying goals and values. Engaging with such situations requires a philoso

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Wiggberg, Mattias. "Computer Science Project Courses : Contrasting Students’ Experiences with Teachers’ Expectations." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala universitet, Avdelningen för datorteknik, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-120081.

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Including small or large project courses is widely recognized as important in preparing computer science students for a professional career. Typical examples are the capstone courses, which often are seen as the jewel in the crown since this is where students will bring their previous knowledge and skills together to show mastery of their craft. These courses are, however, quite complex with often contradictory ideas about how to actually run them in order to reach the learning objectives. This thesis deals with the contrast between students’ experiences and teachers’ expectations of such cour

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Phipps, Oliver Lorenza. "The Effect of Researched-Based Practices on Reading Achievement of Title Î? Students." ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/1321.

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Title Î? schools are supported to improve student reading achievement and to bridge the achievement gap between low-income students and other students. The researched-based practices of professional learning communities, coteaching classrooms, and the RtI 3-tiered model were added to a Title Î? school to improve students' reading achievement; however, the effects of these research-based practices on students' reading achievement were unclear. The purpose of this quantitative causal comparative study was to examine the impact of these research-based practices on reading scores of students. Flor

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Reyes, Salazar Vannesa. "Desde el barrio hasta afuera, From the Neighborhood Out: Building Sustainable Cities and Empowering Latinx Communities in Southern California through Asset-Based Community Development." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2019. https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/1271.

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Being one of the largest and most influential ethnic groups in Southern California, Mexican and Latinx communities have continuously played a significant role in the shaping of major cities. Despite the history of racist and exclusionary urban planning and policy, Latinxs have persevered through adaptive and creative methods of creating space and reusing resources. Such strength, creativity, and resourcefulness are assets within Latinx communities and are also ways that they practice sustainability, thus having the potential to play a significant role in the development of sustainable cities.

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Koebley, Sarah Cotton. "Dimensions of Social Capital Among High School Mathematics Teachers." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1364830696.

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Eubank, Morris Carrie Elizabeth. "TOWARD ASSESSMENT LEADERSHIP: STUDY OF ASSESSMENT PRACTICES AMONG SCHOOL AND CLASSROOM LEADERS." UKnowledge, 2017. https://uknowledge.uky.edu/edsc_etds/30.

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Traditionally, models of instructional leadership espouse data-informed decision making in response to student assessment outcomes as one of the core school leader behaviors. In recent years, rising expectations from accountability policies and related assessment practices have myriad implications for school districts, specifically in the areas of standards-driven reform, student assessment systems, and professional development models. As a result, demands on schools to collect and use student assessment data to inform curricular and instructional decisions has expanded. While principals are t

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Feffer, James F. "Teacher Learning Within Professional Learning Communities." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/166.

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Professional Learning Community (PLC) structures require focused sessions of teacher collaboration as part of developing effective instructional practices leading to improved student performance outcomes. The PLC structured collaboration model has been implemented in schools across the country, however the current body of research regarding PLC structures has been focused on student performance and rather than the teacher learning processes that occur within the model. Teachers must learn throughout the PLC model, as they collaborate, plan instruction, create assessments, analyze data, and adj

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Polich, Susan. "Assessing Faculty Learning Communities." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1140206712.

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Braun, Rose. "Learning communities : how does the Internet environment enhance creativity in school-based learning communities?" Thesis, Anglia Ruskin University, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.369386.

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Darabi, Rachelle L. "Basic writers and learning communities." Virtual Press, 2004. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1285086.

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Blackburn, Sean Stephen. "Learning Communities in Greek Houses." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/32210.

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The purpose of this study was to examine the degree to which Greeks living in Greek housing experience outcomes associated with living in a learning community. Additionally, the study explored differences in the degree to which these outcomes were achieved by type of house (fraternity v. sorority) and type of control (university vs. private). Data were collected by administering the Learning Communities Assessment (LCA; Turrentine, 2001) to Greek students living in fraternity and sorority houses at a major research institution in the mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. Specifically, the study

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