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THE BRAID OF TEACHING: Exploring the weave of elementary school contexts in an Appalachian school district
(Virginia Tech, 1999-08-20)
This dissertation examines how elementary school teachers in a small rural district set between two state universities talked about the contextual elements that interacted with their teaching roles. The school district ...
Designing, Piloting, and Evaluating the Interdisciplinary Internet Module - Healthy Hearts for Intermediate Grade Children
(Virginia Tech, 1997-06-11)
Two issues are prevalent today in K-6 education-- the integration of the Internet into schools, and the emphasis on guiding children to make wise and healthy lifestyle choices. These are the two themes reflected in this ...
"There Must Be Musical Joy:" An Ethnography of a Norwegian Music School
(Virginia Tech, 1997-03-30)
This study seeks to discuss issues and practices as found among three musicians, their classrooms, rehearsals and performances in a music school in Asker, Norway. The issues explored are more generally "Western" than ...
A descriptive study of reform in teacher education at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs)
(Virginia Tech, 1997-12-12)
This is a descriptive study of 47 teacher education programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The study includes a characterization of changes made in teacher education programs and the catalyst for ...
A Physical Education Curriculum Plan For Malawi
(Virginia Tech, 2002-02-19)
This document is about a plan to develop physical education curriculum in Malawi. Despite its official recognition, the subject is often regarded as a low entity on the school curriculum. Several factors contribute to this ...
Black and White: Race, Culture, and Urban Renewal
(Virginia Tech, 2020-09-08)
Black and White: Race, Culture, and Urban Renewal
Ann Brogan Shepherd
ABSTRACT
This is a qualitative study using ethnographic methods to collect data and critical autoethnography to reflect on my personal history in ...
Selection Criteria Used By Secondary Principals in Virginia When Hiring First-Year Career And Technical Education Teachers
(Virginia Tech, 2001-04-19)
The purpose of this study was to determine what high school principals look for when hiring career and technical teachers, the relative importance of that criteria, and whether certain factors (such as school district size, ...
We Can't Die Without Letting Them Know We Were There: Oral Histories of Konnarock Training School Alumnae and Faculty
(Virginia Tech, 2003-04-17)
From 1924-1959, the United Lutheran Church of America operated a girls" boarding school in Southwest Virginia. When Konnarock Training School opened, there were few educational opportunities in the isolated mountains, ...
Comparing the Legibility and Comprehension of Type Size, Font Selection and Rendering Technology of Onscreen Type
(Virginia Tech, 2001-10-08)
This experimental study investigated the relationship between the independent measures of font selection, type size, and type rendering technology and the dependent measures of legibility, as measured by the Chapman-Cook ...
Selection Criteria Used by High School Principals in Virginia When Hiring First-Year Career and Technical Education Teachers
(Virginia Tech, 2001-04-19)
The purpose of this study was to determine what high school principals look for when hiring career and technical teachers, the relative importance of that criteria, and whether certain factors (such as school district size, ...