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Browse Dissertations and Theses - Education by Contributor "Walsh, Daniel J."
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(2011-08-25)The purpose of this study is to explore attitudes and practices regarding their heritage language and the dominant English language among Korean American immigrant families. Using the framework of Language Ideology ...
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(2014-05-30)This study examines contemporary Chinese teachers’ beliefs of what constitutes a good child. It explores the meanings that underlie these conceptions and scrutinizes the changes that have transpired in the classrooms as ...
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(2011-01-21)A study involving an assistant professor and seven students at a Japanese university investigated feasibility, impact, and dynamics of Collaborative Reasoning (CR), a new instructional model, in a foreign language learning ...
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(2014-09-16)The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of teachers’ beliefs and practices about the development of young children’s social competence in American culture. To that end, I explored how teachers define social ...
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(2014-09-16)This study, a narrative inquiry into the teaching of models and modeling in an elementary science classroom, explores a teacher’s growth in pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) as she implemented a novel curriculum adapted ...
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(2013-05-24)The present study involved investigating knowledge and use of the addition-subtraction complement principle (if a + b = c, then c – b = a or c – a = b) by pupils in grades kindergarten to 3. Eighty-one children from three ...
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(2012-02-01)In today’s era of high-stakes accountability in education, the challenges of leadership for learning may be too great for one leader. Today’s public school principals may benefit from the support of teachers and others to ...
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(2013-08-22)Through interviews with 32 participants, this study cast a wide net in its attempt to understand four professional groups’ views on mathematics education for young children. These groups included (a) mathematicians, (b) ...
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(2013-08-22)This dissertation is deeply influenced by my background as a teacher of literature and writing, offered as response to students who challenged me to confront perplexing issues. Much formal education has fallen prey to ...
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(2014-05-30)This study analyzes the most effective methods for increasing verbal participation among three- to five-year-old children who are reluctant to participate during storybook reading lessons in a large group setting. The ...
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(2011-05-25)English language education officially started in Japanese elementary schools in 2009. Homeroom teachers, whether experienced or not, are responsible for teaching the subject to students. Additionally, teachers are often ...
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(2011-08-26)A review of literature on technology integration and teacher education programs shows that teacher education programs are not adequately preparing students to integrate technology. This study focused on three teacher ...
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(2013-05-24)This study explores the contemporary realities of documentation in early childhood education. The purpose of this study is to provide early childhood teachers with a workable, systematic, and durable process for, approach ...
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