| Title | Date | Views | Brief Description |
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| A study of leadership factors, retention strategies, and retention rates in Associate Degree Nursing programs |
2009 |
4680 |
The purpose of this study was to examine transformational leadership practices of Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) directors, the relationship to student retention rates, and retention strategies used. The Leadership Practices Inventory-Self (LPI-Self)... |
| A confirmatory factor analysis of a measure of preservice teacher knowledge, skills and dispositions |
2009 |
1064 |
Recent literature on school improvement indicates that teacher quality has a large impact on student learning (Aaronson, Barrow, & Sander, 2007; Rivkin, Hanushek & Kane, 2005; Hanushek, Kane, O’Brien, & Rivkin, (2005); Nye, Konstantopoulos, Hedges, 2... |
| EXPLORATORY AND CONFIRMATORY ANALYSES OF A HOSPITAL EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION SURVEY |
2009 |
871 |
This study explored the factor structure of a 22-item survey developed to measure employee satisfaction in a healthcare setting. The purpose was to determine if a homegrown survey possessed factors known to measure employee satisfaction. First an exp... |
| THE VALIDITY OF THE ACHIEVEMENT-ORIENTATION MODEL FOR GIFTED MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS |
2013 |
5215 |
Gifted underachievement represents a frustrating loss of potential for society. Although attempts have been made to develop interventions to reverse gifted underachievement, the theoretical underpinnings of these interventions have yet to be empiri... |
| An evaluation of a Strategic Staffing Initiative in a large urban school district |
2012 |
256 |
This mixed method study examined the impact of a district-wide Strategic Staffing Initiative (SSI) that paid school personnel to transfer to low-performing schools. Surveys were administered to three different stakeholder groups including principals ... |
| ACADEMIC SELF-EFFICACY AMONG STUDENTS ENROLLED IN DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION: THE ROLE OF SOCIAL MODELING |
2014 |
385 |
Students in developmental education face three types of barriers: institutional, situational, and affective. Current interventions focus on addressing institutional barriers; however, continuing low success and retention rates indicate a need for add... |
| The development of a comparative appraisal of perceived resources and demands for principals |
2011 |
1524 |
The purpose of this study was to develop the Comparative Appraisal of perceived Resources and Demands for Principals (CARD-P), which is used for appraising perceived stress in the elementary school principalship. An appraisal-based definition of stre... |
| Motivators of adult women enrolled in a community college |
2010 |
504 |
The goal of this study was to describe what motivates adult women enrolled in a community college to pursue higher education. Utilizing profile analysis and multiple regression analyses, this study investigated the extent to which gender, English as ... |