CCSU Theses & Dissertations

- The Role of the Superintendent of Schools in Improving Student Achievement
- School superintendents -- Connecticut; Academic achievement -- Connecticut
- What is the instructional leadership role of superintendents in districts with sustained high levels of student achievement and/or where student achievement has improved over time? The objective of the study was to identify characteristics of...
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- The Impact of Family-School Partnerships on Student Achievement : A Case Study of an Elementary School in Connecticut
- Home and school -- Connecticut -- Plymouth -- Case studies; Education -- Parent participation -- Connecticut -- Plymouth -- Case studies; Parent-teacher relationships -- Connecticut -- Plymouth -- Case studies; Academic achievement -- Connecticut...
- Evidence abounds that students whose families are involved in their education have more academic success at school than students whose parents are less involved. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between effective...
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- The Effect of Distributed Leadership on Student Achievement
- Educational leadership -- Connecticut; Academic achievement -- Connecticut
- The study identified critical leadership dimensions essential to systemically transform schools to high performing, provided a 40-item instrument to measure schools' engagement in distributed leadership, and determined the order of leadership...
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- The relationship between learning context and student achievement
- Education, Elementary -- Connecticut; Teacher-student relationships -- Connecticut; Classroom environment -- Connecticut; Academic achievement -- Connecticut
- Rigorous instruction, relevant learning experiences, and high quality teacher-child relationships are critical components of academic development for all students, but are particularly important in facilitating achievement gains for populations...
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- A POSITIVE FORCE : THE IMPACT OF ACADEMIC OPTIMISM AND SCHOOL PRACTICE ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
- Academic achievement--Connecticut.; Motivation in education--Connecticut.; Education, Secondary--Standards--Connecticut.
- "Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Education."; Dissertation advisor: Penelope Lisi.; Ed.D.,Central Connecticut State University,,2012.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 125-134).
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- Predictors of grade 12 state NAEP participation : an indirect test of self-determination theory
- Academic achievement -- Connecticut; Education, Secondary; National Assessment of Educational Progress (Project); Educational evaluation -- Connecticut; Educational tests and measurements -- Connecticut; Education -- Research -- Connecticut
- Grade 12 student participation in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is a perennial problem. This study uses logistic regression on archival data from the 2009 Grade 12 State NAEP administration in Connecticut to examine whether...
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