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Using the Common Measures Evaluation Tool in North Dakota: A Qualitative Study
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
Using a basic qualitative approach, interviews were conducted with five agents in North Dakota with a range of experiences and lengths of service to evaluate the effectiveness and implementation of Common Measures, a set ...
Athletic Director's Perceptions of Evaluation and Supervision Practices in North Dakota
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
The purpose of this study was to better understand the process of supervision and
evaluation of coaches in North Dakota schools. This study also examined the current
practices of evaluation and supervision used in North ...
In It Together: A Qualitative Case-Study of Student Experiences of Connectedness
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
Having a sense of connectedness to school may help students thrive, increasing their capacity for engagement and protective factors. A qualitative case study design was used to explore the research question: How do students ...
Predictors of Employee Engagement in Institutions of Higher Education
(North Dakota State University, 2020)
This study investigated predictors of employee engagement at a large public research university. Generally speaking, the typical employee is disengaged at work (Adkins, 2015), and previous research has identified burnout ...
Student Success Skills: The Effects of a School Counselor Led Intervention on Student Achievement and Social-Emotional Outcomes
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
The cost of academic failure is unacceptable and represents an immense hurdle in the education system today. Given the known negative outcomes associated with academic failure, new methods for prevention and intervention ...
Effects of Therapy Canines on Therapeutic Alliance: A Pilot Study on Client Perceptions
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
While Animal Assisted Therapy is a more recent phenomena (Chandler, 2005, p. 5), AAT is quickly becoming an empirically supported treatment for a variety of mental health disorders (Perry, Rubinstein, & Austin, 2012). This ...
An Exploratory Analysis of North Dakota Teachers' Attitudes Toward and Implementation of the Common Core State Standards: Recommendations for Professional Development Providers
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
Increases in global competition for student achievement have led to drastic changes within the field of education. In recent decades educational reforms such as No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and Race to the Top have placed ...
Citizenship and Social Activism: A Mixed Methods Case Study to Understand Cultural Competence in Students of a Service-Learning Based Course
(North Dakota State University, 2012)
This mixed methods case study sought to understand cultural competency in the students of a service-learning based course, “Citizenship and Social Activism (HDFS 310),” taught at North Dakota State University in Fargo, ...
Teachers as Learners: Impacts of Graduate Teachers Education Programs’ Features on In-Service Teachers’ Practices
(North Dakota State University, 2017)
Significant research efforts have addressed the need for pursuing graduate teacher education to improve in-service teachers’ teaching practices. On contrary, empirical knowledge about the impacts of structural and process ...
The Associations Between Student Perceptions of the Classroom Psycho-Social Learning Environment and Motivation to Learn Chinese
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the associations between students’
perception of their classroom psychosocial learning environment and motivation to learn
Mandarin Chinese, which can support teachers in ...