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...
Nationally, membership and participation levels in non-profit clubs and organizations have decreased over the past decade. This study explores the various reasons behind such a decline specifically looking at the Austin Healey Club of America –...
Minorities -- Medical care -- Research; Patient participation
This thesis seeks to identify the most effective recruitment methods relative to enrolling minorities into health research. Results found that recruitment methods such as face-to-face, telephone, media, word-of-mouth, institutions, direct mail and...
Student teachers -- Training of; Student teachers -- Attitudes
This study investigated the impact of study group participation on elementary student teachers' attitudes, beliefs, and skills in implementing differentiated instruction. Participants showed a statistically significant increase in attitude toward...
Mathematics -- Study and teaching; Sex differences in education
Throughout the ages and since the establishment of formal schooling, gender differences have been apparent in both participation and success in the mathematics classroom. In the past, males have not only dominated classroom discussions, but they...
Social capital (Sociology); Health attitudes; Health behavior -- Social aspects
The present research examined the relationship of social capital to reported health status using data from the Social Capital Benchmark Survey (SCBS). Two hypotheses were examined: (1) higher scores on the 11 dimensions of social capital assessed...
Education -- Parent participation; First-generation college students
The impact of family structure and parent involvement on college enrollment among potential first and later generation college students was explored using longitudinal data from the National Center of Educational Statistics. Logistical analyses...
It is argued that rapid neighborhood change has long been characteristic of
American cities. Whether experiencing a demographic change, a decline in physical
condition, or renewal and revitalization, thousands of U.S. urban neighborhoods have...
Student activities -- Education (Secondary); High school students -- Employment
Using data from the Educational Longitudinal Study of 2002, over 11,000 high school students were compared on school size, involvement in extracurricular activities (ECA), as reflected both by the number of activities in which they participated and...
Developmental studies programs; College student development programs
The main thrust of summer bridge programs is to retain at risk populations within higher education institutions and to provide them an equal footing with other students (Kezar, 2000). In 2007 the average retention rate among all U.S. institutions...
Leadership effectiveness can affect the success or failure of an organization. The way a leader (CEO, manager, supervisor etc.) communicates to employees can affect the degree to which employees will willingly follow and respect the leader, be...
Given the substantial increase in the number of employee-owned companies between 1974 and 2005, it is important to understand whether the perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors of employees working for these companies differ from those of employees...
Languages, Modern -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- United States; Education, Elementary -- Parent participation -- United States
Even though studies have shown numerous cognitive and social benefits from early foreign language education, Foreign Languages in Elementary School (FLES) is still a recurrent topic of debate. The key issues involved with FLES focus on...
Music in mathematics education; Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Middle school); Music, Influence of
With so much emphasis on standardized test scores, teachers and administrators are under pressure to find ways to best prepare their students to succeed on state tests. A belief exists that children who are involved in music instruction have higher...
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...
Odyssey of the Mind (Organization); Cognition in adolescence
This study investigates the relationship between participation in the Odyssey of the Mind program and the cognitive and psychosocial development of adolescents, to examine the contribution of program design on those outcomes, and to explore the...
This instrumental case study investigated the success of an exemplary practice, student-led conferences (SLC), and its impact on engaging parents and empowering students. Theoretical elements including perceptions of student achievement, parental...
Social movements -- Colombia; Minorities -- Political activity -- Colombia; Blacks -- Colombia
The Evolution of the Afrocolombian Social Movement was driven by the pressures that black communities face daily. Colombia is a multicultural country, but it was not until the 1991 Constitutional reform that this was officially recognized. The...
The issue of standardized testing is multifaceted and often the subject of much debate. Given the support that these test receive from the current state and federal administrations, with the goals of determining accountability and improving the...
Bosnians--Connecticut--Hartford--Social conditions; Women refugees--Connecticut--Hartford--Social conditions; Women refugees--Bosnia and Hercegovina; War widows--Services for--Connecticut--Hartford; Yugoslav War, 1991-1995--Refugees
Between 1996 and 2000 a great number of Bosnian refugee women, single, married or widowed,
traumatized by war and loss, were relocated in the ‘South End’ of Hartford, owing to a large
program of resettlement launched by the U.S. Department of...
