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A descriptive and exploratory study of peer coaching and selected factors in the working environment of elementary, middle, and high school teachers in a large suburban Virginia public school system
(Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1988)
Experts have suggested that a restructuring of the organization of schools is one way to improve the teaching profession. One way to bring about such a restructuring is to allow teachers the opportunity to build collegial ...
An investigation of sexual harassment provisions in Virginia school district policy
(Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1989)
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
The purpose of the study was to determine how many school divisions in the Commonwealth of Virginia had adequate policies which addressed sexual harassment specifically and to determine why school ...
A study of the relative importance principals and their supervisors assign to criteria used to evaluate principals
(Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1988)
The critical role of the principal in school leadership and school improvement, as highlighted in the research and in the plethora of national reports on education, has increased demands for principal accountability. While ...
Administrators' ratings of teacher performance and perceptions of ratings on the North Carolina performance appraisal system
(Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1989)
The purpose of this study was to examine school administrators' observations, ratings, and perceptions of rating scores on the North Carolina Teacher Performance Appraisal Instrument. The process of evaluating teaching ...
The referendum impasse resolution procedure and its potential application to the education profession
(Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1985)
The purpose of this dissertation was to determine the degree of acceptance of the referendum impasse resolution procedure in education and to determine under what conditions such a procedure would be most readily accepted.
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Factors affecting student choices: a higher education marketing study
(Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1985)
Traditional higher education institutions are being admonished by federal commissions as well as scholars for being unresponsive to student and societal needs. Several studies have pointed out the growth of proprietary and ...
A study of the legal implications of copyright law to the use of computer software in public education
(Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1985)
The purpose of this study was to review, synthesize and document federal statutes and litigation; utilizing literature pertaining to copyright and the use of computer software by educators. A combination of legal and ...
Search and seizure in education
(Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1982)
This legal research study identified Supreme Court cases relating to search and seizure generally, and Supreme Court, federal and state court cases relating specifically to search and seizure in education. The purpose of ...
A historical study of Arthur S. Flemming: his impact on federal education and training programs relating to aging during the period 1958-1978
(Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1985)
This historical study of Arthur S. Flemming described the changes in his activities and views of federal education and training programs relating to aging. Flemming's public administration career included service as Chief ...
An evaluation of a summer migrant education program
(Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1986)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between school-related behaviors of migrant students enrolled in a summer program and selected factors in the home and school which may interact with academic ...