| Record # |
Title of project |
General Purpose of Research |
Abstract Link |
Report Link |
Applicant's Name |
Date of Completion |
| 602 |
Reading Strategies in Secondary Social Studies: Teacher Reported Practice and Professional Development |
This quantitative study investigated the relationship between high school social studies teachers’ reading professional development through Project CRISS: Creating Independence through Student-Owned Strategies (CRISS) and the implementation of active reading strategies in the classroom. |
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Carmen L. Newstreet |
8/31/2011 |
641
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The Relationship between Parental Involvement and Student
Achievement in Reading, Mathematics on the FCAT: A Quantitative Approach |
The purpose of this quantitative research study was to investigate the relationship between student achievement on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test in reading and mathematics and parental participation at school family night workshops, where parents, accompanied by their children, learn strategies to implement during the FCAT |
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Nohemy Paz |
1/1/2012 |
| 575 |
Reading Interventions for the Improvement of the Reading
Performances of Bilingual and Bi-Dialectical Children |
The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to examine the effects of reading interventions
for bi-lingual and bi-dialectal children using research-based strategies combined with metacognitive and metacomprehension frameworks |
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Afra Johnson |
12/14/2011 |
| 532 |
Connections: Families and Schools Supporting our Youth |
This project was a continuation of the Connections Project, which was extended in order to gather
greater information from school personnel, parents, and community leaders to explore how difficult
cultural experiences and individual and family strengths converge to shape the family lives and school
experiences of youth from Latin America, Haiti, and the English-speaking Caribbean. |
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Dr. Mercedes ter Maat |
8/31/2011 |
| 508 |
The Principal’s Role In Implementing Professional Learning Communities Within A School: A Case Study |
Research indicates that schools need to function as learning communities where teachers and administrators collaborate in order to improve student learning. While characteristics and processes for PLCs are universal, methods and procedures for equipping educators with those skills are scarce. |
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Anjani Devi Mohabir |
01/07/10 |
| 544 |
When Positive Language Leads to Positive Classroom Changes:
A Grounded Theory of Teachers’ Experience of a Solution-Focused Approach to Classroom Management |
Educators use numerous strategies to manage classrooms better. Their goal is to apply the majority of their time toward teaching to help the pupils maximize their academic potentials. In an attempt to address classroom management Kim Berg and Shilts (2004) adapted Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT; Berg, 1994; de Shazer, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1994) to create a method of classroom intervention titled
“Working On What Works” (WOWW). |
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Maud Budhoo Pasquet |
12/09/09 |
| 551 |
Fifth-Grade Teachers’ Social Studies Knowledge And Beliefs And Their Relationship To Classroom Practices |
This mixed methods study investigates the relationship between fifth-grade
teachers’ social studies knowledge and beliefs and their relationship to classroom
practices.
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Michele Harcarik |
11/24/09 |
| 542 |
Elementary School Teachers and their knowledge of tooth Replantation |
One out of two children sustained a dental injury. The 7-11-year-old age group is the most commonly affected age range, school professionals should be aware of the importance of immediate treatment procedures in cases of tooth avulsion 1
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Alberto Nogera, D.D.S. |
06/01/09 |
| 528 |
Teachers’ Responses to High-Stakes Accountability:In Title I Elementary Schools: A Mixed Methods Study |
The purpose of this study was to investigate the responses of third grade reading and mathematics classroom teachers to high-stakes accountability policy in Florida’s Title I elementary schools. Principles of Ford’s (1992) Motivational Systems Theory were used to guide the study.
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Ms. Natasha A. Vernaza |
05/11/09 |
| 487 |
Curriculum-Based Measurement Of Reading And Student Reading Achievement |
The present study attempts to investigate the relationship between the DIBELS Oral Reading Fluency (ORF) subtest and subsequent student achievement on the Florida Comprehensive Achievement Test (FCAT) across 115 Hispanic and 230 African American students, of which 175 were male and 175 female. The presence of a significant linear relationship between DIBELS and FCAT scores was found. Moreover, the mean scores obtained on the FCAT ’06 and ’07 by male and female as well as Hispanic and African American students did not differ significantly. |
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Ms. Rosa Leyva |
06/10/08 |
| 498 |
Perspectives Of School Board of Broward County Florida Postgraduate
Alternatives for Secondary Students (PASS) Instructors on Quality of Life
for Students Who Have Completed the PASS Program. |
This qualitative study investigated perceptions of instructors using the post-graduate alternatives for secondary students (PASS) instructional model to learn about quality of life (QoL) for students with intellectual disability (ID). |
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Dr. Whitney Moores-Abdool |
09/16/08 |
| 504 |
Impact of New Educator Support System Activities
on Beginning Teachers’ Teaching Practices |
This applied dissertation was designed to investigate the impact of New Educator Support System (NESS) activities on beginning teachers’ knowledge of effective teaching practices and their perceptions of the quality of the NESS activities. |
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Ms. Danielle Bradley |
09/09/08 |
| 470 |
An Examination Of School Scheduling, Cognitive Learning Styles, And Other Demographic Variables On The Prediction Of Foreign Language Success In A High School French Course |
This study investigated the relationship between (a) school scheduling type, (b) cognitive learning styles, (c) student ethnicity, (d) foreign language grade point average (FLGPA), and (e) gender. |
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Andre LaVon Grant |
09/09/08 |
| 502 |
Springbpard Longitudinal Evaluation - Interim Report 2008 Executive Summary |
The Executive Summary presents the interim findings from a comprehensive three-year longitudinal evaluation of the College Board’s SpringBoard (SB) program that is currently being conducted by the Westat organization. |
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Dr. Michie |
07/09/08 |
| 288 |
The Impact of Dr. Randall Sprick’s Foundations Program on Student Performance in Broward County Public Schools |
To measure the impact of Dr. Sprick's Foundation Program on schools in BCPS that implement the program's principles, practices and processes. |
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Gary P. Cross |
06/30/08 |
| 442 |
Community College And University Experiences Of High School Dual Enrollment Students |
The purpose of this study is to examine academic performance and social experiences of students who earn associate’s degrees at Broward Community College through participation in The College Academy, an intensive dual enrollment program, and transfer to a state public university. This study also aims to provide a detailed description of this type of dual enrollment program that transcends the norm for students matriculating through higher education. |
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Laura A. Heath |
05/19/2008 |
| 479 |
Listening to Our Students: What Their Voices Tell Us About High School Social Studies Classrooms |
The classroom practice of an individual secondary social studies teacher will be studied. The teacher will implement a research and curriculum plan to address the research question: What alternative reading methods may be utilized in place of round-robin reading in the secondary social studies classroom? |
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Carmen Newstreet |
05/19/2008 |
| 481 |
Impact of an Elementary School Academic Camp on Reading, Writing, and Math Scores |
The purpose of this study was to examine whether or not student academic performance in reading, writing, and math was impacted as a result of attending the target elementary school academic camp (ESAC). The researcher found that the extended curriculum contributed to a significant increase in student scores on the Florida Comprehensive Achievement Test (FCAT). |
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Kowsilla Mangru |
03/27/2008 |
| 463 |
Comparing The Use Of Humor to Other Coping Mechanisms
In Relation to Maslach's Theory Of Burnout |
This study compared the use of humor to other coping mechanisms in relation to Maslach’s theory of burnout. Data were analyzed to determine statistically significant relationships among humor dimensions, other coping mechanisms, and public elementary school principals’ level of burnout. |
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Drew A. Hawkins |
3/07/2008 |
| 280 |
Sources Of Information and Selected Variables and Their Relationship to Teachers' Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) |
The purpose of this study was to develop a predictive model for teacher knowledge about ADHD and teacher attitudes toward the disorder. The Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Knowledge Assessment (ADHDKA), developed by the researcher, was used to determine the nature of the relationship between teacher knowledge and attitudes regarding ADHD and various sources from which teachers are most likely to obtain information. Four teacher characteristics (teaching position, experience teaching children with ADHD, personal experience with ADHD, and confidence teaching children with ADHD) were also investigated for their predictive value |
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Carole Blume -D'Ausilio |
12/01/2005 |
| 465 |
A Cognitive Behavioral Intervention Used to Improve Anger Management Skills with Second and Third Grade Students |
The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a cognitive-behavioral therapy group and its effect upon the reduction of 2nd and 3 rd grade student’s anger and aggressive behavior. The facilitator’s goals were to teach the participating students the essentials of anger, help them recognize their anger, teach them the differences between controlled anger and out of control anger, introduce techniques to help them manage their anger and teach them alternative methods of expressing their anger. |
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Melinda Siegel Wolf |
11/26/2007 |
| 216 |
Schools and Staffing Survey, (SASS) 2003-2004 |
The Schools and Staffing Survey is conducted on a four-year cycle and will permit analysis not only within each of the components of SASS (i.e., the district file, school file, principal file, teacher file and library media center file), but also across components or files. The data link teachers and principals to their schools and schools to their respective school districts. This linkage across the different respondent groups makes the SASS data unique among school surveys and provides a complete picture of American elementary and secondary education. |
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Kerry Gruber |
10/2007 |
| 447 |
Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort (ECLS-B) |
The goal of this study is to provide information to educators, researchers, parents, & policy makers about young children across various developmental domains; children’s early experiences at home & in early care & education settings during early childhood; & various other factors (e.g. health care, family structure) that influence young children’s development. 4 key areas are addressed by the ECLS-B: (1) children’s health status throughout childhood; (2) children’s growth & development in critical domains; (3) children’s transitions to child care & early childhood education programs and to kindergarten; & (4) school readiness. |
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Dr. Karen Morgan |
10/2007 |
| 406 |
2006 School survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS) |
The School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS) is conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics on behalf of the United States Department of Education in order to collect extensive data on issues of crime and safety in American public elementary and secondary schools. The survey asks principals about topics such as incidents of crime and violence, disciplinary actions, discipline problems, use of security measures, school policies and practices related to school crime and violence, violence prevention programs and activities, and other school characteristics |
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Kathryn Chandler |
09/2007 |
| 315 |
A Case Study: Perceptions of the Induction Process of Intern Principals in Broward County Public Schools |
The purpose of this inquiry was to use a qualitative case study approach to identify and document the effectiveness of the 2002-2003 principal induction program sponsored by Broward County Public School District as perceived by the participants. The results of this exploratory study will be useful to developers and designers of future principal induction programs. The chapter is organized as follows: (a) methods, (b) case study approach, (c) rigor of the study and generalizability of results, (d) ethical considerations, (e) setting, (f) sample, (g) data collection (h) document review and field notes, (i) the researcher (j) data analysis (k) reporting of the findings, and the (l) summary. |
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Dr. Paulette M. Shadeed-Samai |
6/28/2007 |
| 314 |
Increasing Vocabulary and Comprehension Skills in Preschool Students With Disabilities Through Shared Reading |
The problem to be solved in this applied dissertation was to determine the effect of shared storybook reading on receptive and expressive vocabulary and listening comprehension skills of preschool students with disabilities. |
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Nicole Mancini |
1/10/2007 |
| 308 |
Evaluation of Attrition Rates for Beginning Teachers in Public Schools and Development of Strategies for Improvement. |
The purpose of the research study is to evaluate the attrition rates of beginning teachers in the BCPS. It is intended that the results of this study will reveal alternative teacher preparation strategies the district and schools could utilize to decrease beginning teacher attrition. Therefore, ensuring that specific strategies for improvement are established that assist these beginning teachers in making effective lasting transitions into teaching profession and with BCPS. |
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Rogé James Byrd |
1/5/2007 |
| 335 |
The Timeliness of Keyboarding Instruction as Perceived by Middle School Business Instructors in an Urban School District |
The final analysis will assist the District in its review of policy on the appropriate grade level for keyboarding instructions. A keyboarding model will be created to test a change in policy on the appropriate grade level for teaching keyboarding. This final analysis with further study will reveal the need for the District to establish a direct initiative for all students to learn keyboarding as a technical skill, specifically those in elementary school. The district will then develop a specific initiative on keyboarding for the parents, community and businesses to partner with and support. This final analysis influences the District’s effort and advocacy for increased infusion of technology in education to benefit student achievement. |
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Yvonne M. Ash |
11/8/2006 |
| 405 |
The Distinguished Gentlemen |
The Distinguished Gentlemen Project is designed as a Social Skills group for school age boys. Preliminary data suggest that group counseling has a distinct positive effect on student achievement, behavior and attitudes. |
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Mia Hall |
6/1/2006 |
| 327 |
The Effects of Participation in Literature Circles on Reading Comprehension |
To determine the effects of participation in literature circles on the reading comprehension of middle school students. More specifically, the study examined whether there was a difference in the reading comprehension scores of students after participating in literature circles versus after participating in directed reading activity, and whether there were interactions of type of instruction and students’ overall reading achievement levels. |
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Jodi Crum Marshall |
4/10/2006 |
| 345 |
Development of a Plan to Improve Teachers’ Ability to Instruct Students
in the Five Reading Components Associated With the Reading First Program
at Schools in Southeast Florida |
The purpose of this project is to develop a professional development program that provides teachers in grades K-3 with ongoing staff development that correlates with the S reading components (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension) to improve teachers' skills in reading instruction in grades K-3 at Croissant Park and North Fork Elementary. What is needed to assist these teachers is an immediate and effective professional development program that is explicit, systematic, and includes on going staff development, continuous coaching support and modeling. Consequently, building teacher knowledge will ultimately improve student learning and performance. |
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Tangela L. Williams |
5/2/2006 |
| 336 |
Implementation and Evaluation of Strategies to Increase Self-Efficacy Perceptions and Academic Achievement in Teenaged Mothers Enrolled in an Alternative School |
The project seeks to increase Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test scores (FCAT) and increase grades in reading/language arts by increasing self-efficacy among teenaged mothers and pregnant teens (“teen moms”) at the Hallandale Adult Center (a BCPS alternative school). The investigators hypothesize that mentoring by trained university students and adult female role modeling will enhance teen moms’ perceptions of self-efficacy and that enhancement of self-efficacy perceptions will result in higher FCAT (Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test) scores and reading/language arts grades among the teen moms. |
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Dr. Linda Howard |
9/1/2006 |
| 268 |
Navigating the Complexities of Legislation: How Elementary School Principals Interpret and Implement Florida’s Third-Grade Retention Policy |
Results from my study serve multiple purposes. As a result of the third-grade retention policy, thousands of third-grade students have been retained or re-retained (Florida Department of Education, 2004c); however, this policy has brought forward several mandates and initiatives geared to support students who struggle with reading. Because of the mandate to use particular supports, examining the relationship between degree of support available and retention rates may help current principals assess (or reassess) their practices to provide the interventions proven to benefit students at risk for failure. |
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Dr. Courtney Caldwell Zmach |
8/7/2006 |
| 288 |
The Impact of Dr. Randall Sprick’s Foundations Program on Student Performance in Broward County Public Schools |
To measure the impact of Dr. Sprick's Foundation Program on schools in BCPS that implement the program's principles, practices and processes. |
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Dr. Randall Sprick |
9/1/2005 |
| 226 |
Elementary Classroom Teacher Job Satisfaction and Class Size |
To determine if there is a direct correlation between elementary classroom teacher job satisfaction and class size. |
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William Nicholas |
5/31/2004 |
| 192 |
A Study of Teacher Response to a Program of Whole School Change |
To investigate how secondary level teachers respond to a program of whole school change and understand the reasons for various teacher responses to systemic change, responses which can prevent, delay, or promote successful implementation of whole school change. |
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Gail Solomon |
12/15/2003 |
| 171 |
Literacy Instruction, Personnel, and Governance at State-Designated High and Low Performing Schools |
To determine the impact of the school grading policy on literacy instruction, personnel, and school governance at Florida Public Schools. |
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Deborah Earley |
9/12/2003 |
| 203 |
Social Networks and School Adaptation in Immigrant Children and Adolescents |
To study changes in the social networks of newly immigrant in relation to school adaptation. The study is designed to address two major deficits in knowledge regarding the adaptation of immigrant children to the U.S. school environment, including (a) lack of information about the impact of immigration on students at different age/grade levels and (b) the absence of longitudinal data regarding initial adjustment following immigration. |
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Mary Levitt and Jerome Levitt |
8/31/2003 |
| 188 |
Fox in a Box Enhancement Study |
The current version of Fox in a Box includes activities for kindergarten through Grade 2 and is intended to help teachers ensure that the students in their class meet or exceed national benchmarks in literacy development. CTB is enhancing Fox in a Box with activities for assessment in Grade 3 as well as adding vocabulary assessments to Grades 1 and 2. The research conducted in Broward County schools will be used to verify the reliability and validity of the enhancement to Fox in a Box. |
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Bruce Randel |
8/22/2003 |
| 200 |
Improving Fifth Grade Mathematics |
Is to create, implement, and measure the effects of a three-tiered mathematics-tutoring program for fifth-grade students. |
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Terrilynn Latour |
8/10/2003 |
| 190 |
Conducting Functional Behavior Assessments and Subsequent Behavior Intervention Plans for Emotionally and Behaviorally Disordered Students in Grades K-5 |
To create and implement a team based Functional Behavioral Assessment process and subsequent Behavior Intervention Plan. |
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Ellen Ahiyon |
7/14/2003 |
| 191 |
Dilemmas of Planning and Implementing Whole-School Reform |
To explore the dilemmas of planning and implementing whole-school reform in a middle school from the perception of administrators, teachers, and parents. |
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Rochelle Abramowitz |
6/15/2003 |
| 185 |
A Study of The Relationship Between Teacher Absenteeism Selected Teacher Attributes School Schedule and Their Effect on Student Achievement |
The purpose of this archival study will be to relate teacher absenteeism to student achievement in middle and high schools situated within Broward County, Florida, Public Schools, the independent variable. Teacher absenteeism will be defined generally as student achievement in mathematics in grade 8 and grade 10. The intervening variables, teacher attributes (i.e. age, gender, educational level attained, and years of teaching experience and school schedule (Traditional V. Block) will be statistically controlled. |
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Shirley Bayard |
3/31/2003 |
| 174 |
Florida Schools' Best Practices |
To examine and identify the common practices that lead to high performance on the FCAT exam across schools in the state of Florida and to describe how these practices look at the district, school, and classroom levels. |
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Cynthia Wilson |
3/15/2003 |
| 140 |
Determining the Efficacy of a Training Tool to Increase Awareness of Vocal Misuse Among Teachers |
The purpose of this project is to create videotape for teachers regarding vocal misuse and necessary tools to prevent or correct the problem. |
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Susan Berlinger-Schwartz |
9/1/2002 |
| 193 |
Improving Kindergarten Children's Writing |
The purpose of this study to create, implement, and measure the effects of a comprehensive |
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Lori Canning |
7/10/2002 |
| 142 |
Variables and Perceptions Impacting Teacher Retention and Recruitment: A Two Phase Study |
To gain a better understanding of the factors and perceptions which contribute to first year teachers leaving the teaching profession. The results of the study will be shared with school districts and state departments of education to suggest effective methods of teacher recruitment and retention. |
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Mary Lieberman, Robert Shockley |
3/15/2002 |
| 132 |
The Comparison of Three 8th Grade to 9th Grade Transition Programs in a South Florida High School |
To determine whether the educational environment impacts student achievement; whether it impacts student attendance; if academic performance is maintained in Grade 10 when the Learning Community Academy students return from the BCC campus to the Blanche Ely High School campus; and if there is a relationship between school climate, attendance, and GPA as determined by student responses on the National Association of Secondary School Principals' School Climate Survey. |
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Kris J. Black |
2/10/2002 |
| 11 |
Project BEAMS: Benchmarks of Exemplary Achievement in Middle Schools |
Project BEAMS: Benchmarks of Exemplary Achievement in Middle Schools was designed with the aim of developing the knowledge base on how middle schools can achieve positive learning results for students with disabilities in the context of improving learning outcomes for all students. |
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Dr. Marie Huges & Dr. Batya Elbaum |
1/15/2002 |
| 117 |
Academic Achievement of Students with Disabilities in Co-Teaching, Resource room, and Support Facilitation Models |
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of three delivery models, resource room, co-teaching, and support facilitation, on the reading and math achievement of students with mild to moderate disabilities. The subjects of this study consisted of 231 students with mild to moderate disabilities enrolled in 29 schools and serviced in one of these three delivery models. |
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Rene Shaw |
12/10/2001 |
| 99 |
A Survey of School Based Family Counselors' Ethical Decision Making |
This survey examined school-based family counselor’s ethical decision making. Thirty-four family counselors employed in a Florida school district were surveyed using a four-part questionnaire. |
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Richard Henderson |
5/10/2001 |
| 122 |
A Longitudinal Study on the Co-nect Design |
To investigate the impact of the Co-Nect restructuring initiative on student achievement levels and identify the quality of the school reform initiative and whether it is achieving intended results for two schools in Broward County, FL. |
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Dannett Babb |
5/1/2001 |
| 105 |
Impact Study of NAF Career Academies |
to examine in-depth critical questions about the impact of the NAF Career Academy experience of students, alumni, and teachers. |
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Dr. Margarate Orr |
10/15/2000 |
| 9991 |
The Relationship Between Leader Behaviors and Characteristics and School Culture |
To explore how specific leadership behaviors and characteristics of principals impact the development of a positive school culture and how those behaviors and characteristics are perceived by teachers. |
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Constance Hall |
4/1/1999 |
| 9935 |
On-Site Technology Coordinators and Their Impact on the Achievement of Technology Standards in Broward County, Florida, Public Schools |
Explore relationship between the standard of on-site support, the predictor variable, and the five technology standards of service, hardware, software, networking, training, and integration, the dependent variables. |
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Steven J. Montes |
8/1/1998 |
| 9950 |
Florida HIPPY Corps Initiative Evaluation 1996-97 |
To evaluate the impact of the HIPPY program on kindergarten children. |
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Zena H. Rudo, Ph.D |
3/3/1998 |
| 9971 |
Predicting Scores on the Florida Entry Level Placement Test |
Study the relationship between selected high school academic variable sand entry level testing performance among Broward community College students. |
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Joseph Forman |
10/24/1997 |
| 9957 |
Collaborative Classroom Practices of Speech Language Pathologists in Broward Public Schools |
Investigate current collaborative classroom practices of speech pathologists |
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Teresa Madsen-Yarish |
5/17/1997 |
| 9949 |
Job Satisfaction among Broward County South Area Speech-Language Pathologists |
Determine primary reasons why speech-language pathologists continue to remain employee in the south area of the Broward County School System. |
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Julie J. Gold |
12/1/1996 |
| 26 |
Individual Differences in Self-Regulation |
This project seeks to identify individual differences in patterns of resistance to temptation. |
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Dr. Lauri Jensen-Campbell |
4/15/1996 |
