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- The purpose of this mixed methods study was to investigate the impact of New Jersey’s permanent Interdistrict School Choice Program relative to equity as perceived by participating school superintendents. This researcher measured the impact of New Jersey’s Interdistrict School Choice program utilizing quantitative and qualitative data collected via a web-based survey instrument, the New Jersey Interdistrict School Choice Perception of Equity Inventory. In this approach, data from Likert questions and open-ended responses were used to evaluate superintendent’s perceptions based upon the independent variables of district socioeconomic status, district geographic classification and district enrollment dynamic. A triangulation design mixed methodology was employed to converge both the quantitative data and qualitative data for analysis. The quantitative survey data was utilized to compute inventory scores for each participant that were disaggregated based upon the independent variables. This researcher subsequently conducted ANOVA tests to determine if there were significant differences in the superintendents’ perceptions of the impact of the Interdistrict School Choice Program. The qualitative data, generated from the survey open-ended responses was pattern coded and analyzed for frequency. Finally, this researcher validated and interpreted the combined quantitative and qualitative results. The results of the study were that 71 participating superintendents held overall positive perceptions of the impact of the New Jersey Interdistrict School Choice program relative to equity. There were no significant differences in the perceptions of participating superintendents based on district socioeconomic status, district geographic classification and district enrollment dynamic.
- Keyword:
- New Jersey Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, School Superintendents, Equity Inventory, district socioeconomic status, district geographic classification, district enrollment dynamic, school finance, equity, and educational leadership
- Subject:
- Education
- Creator:
- Zywicki, Robert R.
- Owner:
- skushner@saintpeters.edu
- Publisher:
- Saint Peter's University
- Date Uploaded:
- 01/07/2020
- Date Modified:
- 01/31/2024
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
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- Description:
- This dissertation investigated the degree to which economic trends in the United States, since the publication of A Nation at Risk in 1983, have influenced subsequent education policy from 1983 to 2010. It aimed to examine the interrelatedness of economic trends within American society, as defined by employment, earning power, and the gap between the rich and poor; how corporate and private philanthropy have created the economic impetus for educational foundations; and how corporate needs, as dictated by economic trends, influence educational policy. This influence effectuated the inception of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), an educational reform movement that has resulted in the expansion of government, the advancement of a nationalized curriculum whose primary concern is developing “college and career readiness” skills, and the establishment of new industries driven by the demands of markets associated with a nationalized curriculum.
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- Corporate Influence, United States, 1983 - 2010, economic trends, A Nation at Risk, earning power, rich and poor, employment, and Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
- Subject:
- Education
- Creator:
- Jacobson, Tiffany
- Owner:
- skushner@saintpeters.edu
- Publisher:
- Saint Peter's University
- Date Uploaded:
- 01/07/2020
- Date Modified:
- 02/01/2024
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
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- Keyword:
- Hiring Practices , Elementary Public School Principals , New Jersey, characteristics, and Monmouth County
- Creator:
- Huguenin, Jeffrey
- Owner:
- skushner@saintpeters.edu
- Publisher:
- Saint Peter's University
- Date Uploaded:
- 01/07/2020
- Date Modified:
- 10/29/2024
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
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- Keyword:
- Teacher Perception , One-to-One Computing Environment, Student Engagement , Technology, and 21st century
- Creator:
- Fiorillo, Michael
- Owner:
- skushner@saintpeters.edu
- Publisher:
- Saint Peter's University
- Date Uploaded:
- 01/07/2020
- Date Modified:
- 10/29/2024
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
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- Keyword:
- Principals' Self-Perception, Leadership Style, Peer Ranking, School Performance , Public Elementary Schools , New Jersey , and Reports
- Creator:
- Bormann, John E.
- Owner:
- skushner@saintpeters.edu
- Publisher:
- Saint Peter's University
- Date Uploaded:
- 01/07/2020
- Date Modified:
- 10/29/2024
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
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- Keyword:
- Special Education, Referral Service Teams, Change , Public Law , Handicapped Children Act, Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE), Disabilities Act (IDEA), and New Jersey
- Subject:
- Education
- Creator:
- Cleveland, Denise
- Owner:
- skushner@saintpeters.edu
- Publisher:
- Saint Peter's University
- Date Uploaded:
- 01/07/2020
- Date Modified:
- 02/21/2025
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
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- Keyword:
- Academic Achievement, Northern New Jersey, Urban High School, Case Study, Extracurricular Activities, Students, participation, comprehensive , Proficiency Assessment scores, SAT scores, gender, race, academic placement, and socioeconomic status
- Creator:
- Martin, Gurczeski Jr
- Owner:
- skushner@saintpeters.edu
- Publisher:
- Saint Peter's University
- Date Uploaded:
- 01/07/2020
- Date Modified:
- 02/21/2025
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
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- Keyword:
- Teachers' Decisions, Integrate Technology Educational Tools , Urban Elementary Public Schools, and students' learning styles
- Creator:
- Barbaran, Claudio
- Owner:
- skushner@saintpeters.edu
- Publisher:
- Saint Peter's University
- Date Uploaded:
- 01/07/2020
- Date Modified:
- 10/29/2024
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
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- Keyword:
- Comparative study , Two English, Second Language, ELL learners, instructions, WIDA ACCESS test, New Jersey, and quantitative study
- Creator:
- Lozanski, Yvette
- Owner:
- skushner@saintpeters.edu
- Publisher:
- Saint Peter's University
- Date Uploaded:
- 01/07/2020
- Date Modified:
- 02/21/2025
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
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- Keyword:
- Hunger-free kids , Health, Tenth Grade Students, Body Max Index BMI, Urban Secondary School, Lunch Program , children, Nutrition, quantitative study, and obesity
- Creator:
- Menezes, Megan
- Owner:
- skushner@saintpeters.edu
- Publisher:
- Saint Peter's University
- Date Uploaded:
- 01/07/2020
- Date Modified:
- 02/21/2025
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
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- The construction industry in New Jersey has long provided a viable opportunity to young men and women searching for employment as an alternative to continuing education beyond high school. Although New Jersey's county vocational school systems were established and are funded for the purposes of educating and training students in prerequisite skill sets for work force positions, discussions with the administration of today’s county vocational school districts suggests that enrollment in many of the programs developed to prepare students for construction industry or building trades programs has been decreasing. This mixed methods study examined the evolution of building trades education in New Jersey’s county vocational high school system through the perspective of the administrators charged with leading the districts currently offering programming in the same. More specifically, these administrators were asked to identify the variables they believe to have contributed to a perceived decline in enrollment in these courses. The null hypothesis tested as part of this study was that there is no statistically significant relationship among New Jersey county vocational school administrators’ perceptions and the variables that impact enrollment in high school level Building Trades programming. In addition to testing the null hypothesis, role emphasis was placed on answering the following, research questions: 1. What are the variables that have impacted enrolment in Building Trades programming at the high school level? 2. Are there notable differences in beliefs of the respondents based on the population of the county in which the school districts operate? 3. Is there a program structure that is more effective at maintaining consistent enrollment than others, i.e. shared time programming vs. full time programming? 4. Are county vocational school districts moving away from offering prerequisite coursework in traditionally less academic trades and more towards traditionally highly academic trades, i.e. engineering, technology and medicine?
- Keyword:
- New Jersey, County vocational school systems, High School Enrollment, Trades Programs, Employment, and Building Trades programming
- Subject:
- Education
- Creator:
- LaValva, Stephen Vincent
- Owner:
- skushner@saintpeters.edu
- Publisher:
- Saint Peter's University
- Date Uploaded:
- 01/07/2020
- Date Modified:
- 11/20/2023
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
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- Description:
- Teacher evaluation has existed in many forms throughout history. With or without formal processes teachers are held accountable for student learning and achievement gains through a variety of measures such as standardized test scores, parent feedback, administrative feedback and students' grades. Recent political movement has spurred legislators to support more rigorous and specific evaluation systems that increased accountability of teachers and school districts to link teacher evaluation to student learning. New Jersey adopted the TEACHNJ act in 2012 which required set number of evaluations for tenured and non-tenured teachers, criteria for each evaluation through a variety of models, and test scores and teacher developed assessments were tied into a final score for teachers. If the teacher evaluation system aims to improve practice and identify areas for professional growth, it is important to understand teachers' perceptions on the new system. The purpose of the study was to examine the perceptions of teachers related to the effectiveness of the teacher evaluation system in New Jersey and the perceived benefits and limitations of the new system. This mixed-methods study surveyed teachers from six suburban districts in New Jersey. The districts varied in size and socioeconomic factors, but all districts were in their second year of the new teacher evaluation system. Teachers answered eight survey questions using a Likert scale and two open-ended questions that allowed respondents to expand on any of the questions or any other related comments not addressed in the survey. The study revealed that teachers believe in the fundamental principles that serve evaluation processes. Teachers understood the research behind the systems and the need for accountability. The key in successful teacher evaluation is comprehensive training opportunities for teachers not only in what constitutes effective teaching practices, but with the implementation of these practices into the classroom. Further, teachers need to have training on how to utilize the tools used to manage the evaluation systems so that teachers are not tied up with bureaucratic practices that take away from the time to plan effective lessons or collaborate with colleagues. Additionally, evaluators need to continue to learn alongside the teachers to ensure reliability and consistency within the different evaluations a teacher receives from multiple observers. Further research that aligns teacher evaluation with student achievement, as well as teacher evaluation within a variety of settings with specific evaluation models would be valuable. As new teacher evaluation systems become the norm in districts across the nation, further study would provide school leaders with ways to ensure successful and effective implementation policies that support both students and teachers.
- Keyword:
- Teacher evaluation, NJ School Systems, evaluation systems, and TEACHNJ act
- Subject:
- Education
- Creator:
- Ladd, Susan
- Owner:
- skushner@saintpeters.edu
- Publisher:
- Saint Peter's University
- Date Uploaded:
- 01/07/2020
- Date Modified:
- 02/02/2024
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
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- Description:
- Study abroad has been a part of the curricular and co-curricular programming of higher education since 1875. Yet, despite the long history, a literature search revealed that study abroad is the least examined of the high impact practices (HIPs) related to engagement theory. Further, despite its promise as a retention strategy, study abroad has never been fully explored as a solution to the retention ills of higher education. Therefore, using data from the 2011 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), this study analyzed the engagement and retention value of higher education, principally through the use of MANOVAs and Mann-Whitney U tests. To learn more about the engagement practices of students who study abroad and elucidate learning style characteristics of study abroad participants, an analysis using Chi-square testing was conducted about students’ participation in study abroad, other voluntary high impact practices, and co-curricular activities. The results of the analysis illuminated that study abroad participants have a significant, impactful tendency to hyper-participate during and after their study abroad experience, suggesting an overall positive effect on the outcome variables. Students who studied abroad made significant gains in relation to Tinto’s construct of social integration; this was consistent across race/ethnicity, academic major, and gender factors. The students made different gains in retention, albeit to varying degrees, as measured by level of academic integration and positive feelings about institutional actions. Finally, students demonstrated engagement gains that were mostly significant; these differed by race/ethnicity, academic major, and gender. As a result of these findings, leaders in higher education should consider study abroad as a tool to help students socially integrate, increase their engagement, and, among certain student populations, increase retention. If study abroad were integrated as a part of the core curriculum, study abroad would stifle the high dropout rates currently plaguing American higher education.
- Keyword:
- Study abroad, Student engagement, Reduce dropouts, Higher education institutions, high impact practices (HIPs), MANOVAs, Mann-Whitney U tests, and Chi-square testing
- Subject:
- Education
- Creator:
- Lily M., Di Maggio
- Owner:
- skushner@saintpeters.edu
- Publisher:
- Saint Peter's University
- Date Uploaded:
- 01/07/2020
- Date Modified:
- 11/17/2023
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
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- Description:
- Improving quality of care, patient safety and efficiency in healthcare are a national focus. Governmental agencies have taken an interest in identifying and monitoring interventions that will improve patient-centered care as well as other strategies that improve quality of care and/or decrease healthcare costs. The identified problem for this scholarly project is the inadequate identification and management of pain in patients who have undergone interventional cardiac procedures as reported by patient satisfaction scores and Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) scores. The focus of this project will be to utilize a traffic light pain assessment tool to improve patient self-reporting and early identification of pain, which should result in the rapid intervention of pain management treatments by the nursing staff. This goal will be accomplished by instructing patients on the purpose and utilization of the traffic light pain assessment tool. Keywords: pain, traffic light tool, patient satisfaction, patient centered care, HCAHPS scores.
- Keyword:
- Pain, Traffic light tool, Patient satisfaction, Patient centered care, and HCAHPS scores
- Subject:
- Nursing
- Creator:
- Crowley, Barbara
- Owner:
- skushner@saintpeters.edu
- Publisher:
- Saint Peter's University
- Date Uploaded:
- 01/07/2020
- Date Modified:
- 11/16/2023
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
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- Description:
- Are fraternities still relevant to the college student experience? By examining the moral, student, and leadership development of IFC fraternity men, while controlling for institutional and student characteristics, the current study analyzed the roots of the purported value-added nature of fraternities using data from the Multi-Institutional Study of Leadership (MSL). Specifically, the current study examined fraternity men’s gains in self-authorship, internalized moral perspective, advancement along Kohlberg’s model of moral reasoning, and the individual “c’s” of the social change model while controlling for the variables of race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, and parental education. This quantitative study used both descriptive and inferential statistics to analyze data from a national dataset; inferential analysis was performed using Kruskal-Wallis one-way Analysis of Variance and the Mann-Whitney U test as a post hoc analysis. The interesting and troubling findings of this study allowed for the elucidation of much needed policy change, new best practice, and a call for reform in the fraternity movement.
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- Fraternity, College student, IFC , self-authorship, internalized moral perspective, Kohlberg’s model, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, parental education, Kruskal-Wallis one-way Analysis of Variance, and Mann-Whitney U test
- Subject:
- Education
- Creator:
- Dowiak, Shawn Michael
- Owner:
- skushner@saintpeters.edu
- Publisher:
- Saint Peter's University
- Date Uploaded:
- 01/07/2020
- Date Modified:
- 11/17/2023
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
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- Description:
- The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of a PLC model as theorized by Hord (1997) and as influenced by Bandura's (1997) theory of self-efficacy on grade 4 mathematics and language arts literacy achievement on High-Stakes Criterion-Based Assessments (HSCBA). The researcher conducted this study in an urban New Jersey elementary setting and utilized a longitudinal non-experimental quantitative design. The researcher measured total population, ethnic sub groups and special education achievement through an analysis of the New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJASK) among 1,479 4th grade students to determine if there was a statistically significant link between PLCs and student achievement levels. The researcher subsequently conducted a series of ANOVAs on the NJASK4 data obtained. The study results support the benefit of PLCs as capacity-building, efficacy-supporting structure that improves student achievement.
- Keyword:
- Professional learning, Elementary level, Urban New Jersey , PLC model, High-Stakes Criterion-Based Assessments (HSCBA), and New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJASK)
- Subject:
- Education
- Creator:
- Terrell, Jerard L.
- Owner:
- skushner@saintpeters.edu
- Publisher:
- Saint Peter's University
- Date Uploaded:
- 01/07/2020
- Date Modified:
- 11/16/2023
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
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- Description:
- Using mixed methods, this study examined the perceptions of superintendents of the advantages and disadvantages of incorporating online courses in order to meet graduation requirements in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Twenty-three superintendents completed an online survey that measured perceived advantages and disadvantages of incorporation online courses in order to meet graduation requirements. The survey consisted of four qualitative and forty-two quantitative questions. Qualitative data revealed that superintendents believe online learning to be a part of their futures. Quantitative data was conducted utilizing correlation analysis. These results did not yield statistical significance. Therefore, school factors were then analyzed and plotted to determine differences between the superintendents surveyed. The results of this study were discussed, as were implications for practitioners and researchers The author chooses RESTRICTED ACCESS - Please contact the library for more details.
- Creator:
- Savoia, Lisa M
- Owner:
- skushner@saintpeters.edu
- Publisher:
- Saint Peter's University
- Date Uploaded:
- 01/07/2020
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
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- Keyword:
- High School Proficiency Assessment, New Jersey, Achievement , Development , Small Learning Community, Junior Academy Model, Urban High School, laws, NJ Achieve, Davy’s Report, ESEA, organizational structures , and Ferris High School
- Creator:
- Gentile, Gary James
- Owner:
- skushner@saintpeters.edu
- Publisher:
- Saint Peter's University
- Date Uploaded:
- 01/07/2020
- Date Modified:
- 02/21/2025
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
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- Keyword:
- Comparative Study, Educator Undergraduate, Graduate Backgrounds , Student Understanding of Engineering , Engineering Careers, Underwater Robotics Program, Next Generation Science Standards, science teachers, quantitative study, ex-post facto WaterBotics, engineering , and STEM
- Creator:
- Scribner, John Adam
- Owner:
- skushner@saintpeters.edu
- Publisher:
- Saint Peter's University
- Date Uploaded:
- 01/07/2020
- Date Modified:
- 04/16/2024
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation
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- Description:
- The purpose of this study was to examine the sustained impact of participation in the Tools of the Mind preschool program on language arts, mathematics, reading and writing achievement in middle school, the specific impact of participation on racial subgroups and socioeconomically disadvantaged students, and the effects of student mobility on academic achievement. Using a nonexperimental, quantitative, longitudinal design, the achievement of the original cohort of students who participated in the program was examined over 2 consecutive years. The results of the study suggest that participation in the Tools of the Mind program increases the overall achievement of socioeconomically disadvantaged students and the writing performance of African American students. Analysis of student mobility data revealed that a high rate of student mobility has a negative impact on student achievement. These study results are consistent with decades of research into the impact of participation in a high-quality preschool program. Caution should be taken in interpreting the results because promotion of the development of self-regulation and executive function, aspects that set the Tools of the Mind program apart from other preschool programs, is not measured by the NJASK, and thus the impact of the program may have been underestimated.
- Keyword:
- Tools of the Mind, Preschool, Middle School, Socioeconomically disadvantaged students , African American Students , and NJASK
- Subject:
- Education
- Creator:
- Millaway, Sally A.
- Owner:
- skushner@saintpeters.edu
- Publisher:
- Saint Peter's University
- Date Uploaded:
- 01/07/2020
- Date Modified:
- 11/16/2023
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright
- Resource Type:
- Dissertation