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Submissions from 2010

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Relationship of perceived barriers to career self-efficacy among Latino undergraduates at a New England regional public university, Walter Diaz

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College/university presidents and crisis communications: Interpretive content analysis of newspaper coverage in the Northeast, Dorria L DiManno

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Elementary teachers' perspectives of the implementation of response to intervention and special education rates, Susan D Dupuis

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Knowledge and understanding of 21st century skills through educator externships: Programs in southern New England, Lizann R Gibson-Cayouette

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Recruitment and retention of K–12 public school principals in a regional educational collaborative in Rhode Island, Linda A Gifford

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Emergent literacy skills achievement of kindergarteners in relation to sample demographics in southeastern Connecticut, KellyAnn Graves

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The relationship of personality traits to satisfaction with the team: A study of interdisciplinary teacher teams in Rhode Island middle schools, Michele Humbyrd

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Evaluation of factors that contribute to improving academic achievement of career and technical education students in Rhode Island, Anthony J Marsella

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Massachusetts one-stop career centers: Job placement for disadvantaged students, Lisa A Matrundola

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Virtual education in Rhode Island's K-12 public schools: Current status and perceptions of administrators, Barbara C Morse

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High school graduates' perceptions of senior project and college and work readiness: A mixed methods study, Donna Pennacchia

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Investigating personality factors and student attitudes, Christine Perakslis

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High school teachers' perceptions of ePortfolios and classroom practice: A single-case study, Jerelyn M Pimentel

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Grade retention: Elementary teacher perceptions for students with and without disabilities, Gia Renaud

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The power of paradox: How high school teachers perceive the navigation of paradox influencing teacher resiliency and student motivation, James Rourke

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Legal services delivery at public institutions of higher education in a New England state, Frank A Sargent

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Career interventions: Practices and preferences of southern New England high school counselors supporting students' individual learning plans, Belinda J Wilkerson

Submissions from 2009

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Secondary teacher perceptions of co-teaching models of instruction, Lisa C Beaudoin-Colwell

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Remedial reading and college courses: Learning to read or reading to learn? A study of practices in a community college in New England, Lauren Doninger

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Meeting increased common planning time requirements: A case study of middle schools in three Rhode Island districts, Richard E Drolet

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Teachers' understanding and use of formative assessment strategies: A multiple embedded case study in K-12 urban ring schools of a mid -size city in Rhode Island, Caroline Adams Frey

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Master's degree as a requirement for U.S. metropolitan fire chiefs, Sorin Iliescu

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A case study approach to the perceptions of Edline™, a K–12 technology solution software, at a small Catholic high school in southern Massachusetts, Kenneth A Kokoszka

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Student work programs: Formulating organizational structures to improve effectiveness, Matthew J Long

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10th grade MCAS test anxiety and how it relates to student demographics, Peggy McCaleb-Kahan

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Essential competencies for delivering quality culinary arts programs in United States high schools, Paul J McVety

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Perceived effectiveness of middle school English language learner programs, Kathleen M Mellor

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Coming-out at Catholic and non -Catholic colleges and universities, Mark J Miceli

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Understanding career progression for women in higher education advancement: Gender bias and personal choice, Sandy A Owen

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Critical factors for charter school approval: A historical case study of Rhode Island's five Middle College Charter School applications, Robert Pilkington

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Presidential leadership and diversity and inclusion at selected college and university campuses in New England, Jason B Pina

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How does a co -learner delivery model in professional development affect teachers' self -efficacy in teaching mathematics and specialized mathematics knowledge for teaching?, John J Ribeiro

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Special educators' perceptions of teacher preparation and retention, Kimberly R Rothwell-Carson

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Connecting resources to student achievement: Synthesis of a resource-based model to assess district performance during education reform in Massachusetts from 2001–2006, Peter Simpson

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A case study of the implementation and outcomes of a smaller learning community, Jennifer L Smith

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Predicting the success of freshmen students according to the admissions criteria of a vocational technical high school system, Nicholas J Spera

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Generational poverty: The relationship of ninth grade high school students' self -perceptions on their future education and life choices, Donna A Valentine

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The emergent charter school model for ninth grade mildly disabled United States students: Extending to Africa, Emmanuel Teah Vincent

Submissions from 2008

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Connecting families at the middle school level: A single case study, Andrew D. C Anderson

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Teacher perceptions of mentoring in a K–12 New England urban school district, Kimberly Behan

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The influence of professional development in technology integration on teacher pedagogy and student engagement in fourth and fifth grade elementary classrooms in an urban elementary school in the Northeast, Jennifer Booth

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The relationship among essential school leadership preparation practices, principal leader behavior, school learning environment, and student achievement in elementary and middle schools in Rhode Island, Donna Braun

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A perspective on current human resources practices by human resource executives at institutions of higher education, Gary J Convertino

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An evaluation of college sophomore living environments: Traditional residence compared to a living learning community with respect to interaction with faculty, peers, and satisfaction with living area, Nancy Papagno Crimmin

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Academic diversity in Rhode Island middle schools: Teacher beliefs about instructional practice, Natalie Brunelle Dunning

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Perceived effectiveness of parent and teacher use of K–12 teacher Web pages for enhancing communication in a southern Rhode Island public school district, Ellen Eggeman

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Expectations for career and social support by mentors and mentees participating in formal mentoring programs in Rhode Island, Monique Jacob

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Short -term study abroad: Impact on the development of global competencies at a public college of art and design in the northeast, Maureen Christina Keefe

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Sustaining change in higher education administrative student services, Robin P Krakowsky

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Algebraic reasoning in grades two through five: Effects of teacher practices, characteristics and professional development, Judith A Lundsten

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Implementation of the National Education Technology Standards for Students in Rhode Island public high schools, Denise Mancieri

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The design and implementation of an electronic portfolio assessment system as a high school graduation requirement: A multiple-case study of three Rhode Island high schools, Joseph P Maruszczak

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An evaluation of a Southern Rhode Island school district's health and wellness initiatives, Catherine G Moffitt

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Case study of culturally responsive training influence on teachers' self -efficacy and instructional strategies regarding their low -income, minority students, Jonathan C Ponds

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Health practices and self -efficacy of Rhode Island secondary school principals, Rosemary Reilly-Chammat

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Leadership style and outcome behaviors of higher education consortium directors in the United States, Mark E Shelton

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Anxiety and depression as comorbid factors in drinking behaviors of undergraduate college students attending an urban private university in the northeastern United States, Charles J Vohs

Submissions from 2007

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Perceptions of United States East Coast higher education leaders on natural disaster recovery, Hassan A Afyouni

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Perceptions of teachers regarding high school personalization programs, Jacqueline Edna Ash

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Establishing design specifications for a master's program to develop accomplished teaching, Andre Audette

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Redesigning Rhode Island's high school diploma system: Proficiency based graduation, Sandra A Barboza

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Leading college writing centers into the future: Strategies for survival and sustainability, Kristine E Barnett

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Generalized perceived self-efficacy as a predictor of student success in a for -profit career college, Stephen P Becker

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The perceptions of teachers and administrators in relation to the implementation of professional learning communities, Jenny Chan-Remka

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Investigating the relationship between learning community participation and job satisfaction in a K–12 regional special education collaborative, Susan Cuoco Hassan

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Relationship of college honor codes and core values to unethical behavior in the military workplace, Thomas J Gibbons

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Perspectives on building leadership capacity among K–12 principals in a regional educational collaborative in the Northeast, Thomas W Kenworthy

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Comparing cost-effectiveness of undergraduate course delivery: Classroom, online, and video conference at a technical institute in a mid -Atlantic state, Robert J Koenig

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Transformative campus-community service -learning partnerships, Jason T Phillips

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Relationship between educational spending and student achievement in Rhode Island public schools, Kristen E Stringfellow

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Parental involvement in higher education: Using the perceptions of parents and administrators as the basis for improving institutional policy and practice, Angela Muriel Watson

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Catholic college and university presidents: Fundraising initiatives and identity maintenance, Derek M Wesley

Submissions from 2006

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Job -embedded professional development: A study of perceptions and behavioral changes of participants in a New England high school, Mario J Andrade

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A mixed-method study of a brain -compatible education program of grades K–5 in a Mid -Atlantic inner -city public elementary /middle school, Peter J Bertucci

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The utilization of E -portfolios in the acceptance process for higher education institutions in New England, Debra A Cohen

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Outsourcing student services: Perceptions of college administrators at four -year institutions in Connecticut, Richard James DeCapua

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Selected correlates of student persistence and institutional factors in for -profit art and design colleges, Tom Dyer

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Role and functions of chief student affairs officers at public community colleges in New England, Karin B Edwards

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Professional development for continuing education adjunct professors: A Massachusetts perspective, William B Hurley

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Academic dishonesty among Division III college athletes, Arthur V Jewett

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Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) transition from high school to college: Northeast college freshmen and their experiences with alcohol, Robert J Larson

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Military student participation in distance learning, Neil A Lewis

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A case study on principal behaviors cultivating a positive school culture in an elementary school, Nadine Elizabeth Lima

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The effect of online mentoring on teacher self -efficacy of preservice physical education teachers during initial field -based teaching settings, Patricia Lynch McDiarmid

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Qualities of effective high school teachers in grades 9–12: Perceptions of high school teachers and administrators from the state of Rhode Island, Patrick J McGee

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An analysis of the relationship between parental involvement and student achievement in Rhode Island elementary schools, Michael Dennis McLaughlin

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Improvement of special needs students on the mathematics Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS): Perceptions of secondary mathematics teachers and administrators, Susan C Miller

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Criteria for judging exemplary teachers: A Rhode Island experience, Monica L Nagy

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A case study of student participation rate and parental decision variables in a New England suburban community before school elementary instrumental music program, David Neves

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Employers' roles in an innovative adult education program in the northeast: Perspectives from four stakeholder groups, Cynthia Hopkins Scheller

Submissions from 2005

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A middle school case study on principal behaviors effecting change in school culture, Michael J Almeida

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Tourism professional competencies and their relationship to United States higher education curricula, Robert Dennis Billington

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Student retention and success at a community college in the Northeast, Alfred John Craig

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An examination of the use of federal vocational funds for vocational special needs students in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Merideth K Lemont

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First-year academic success: Differences in pre -entry and learning and study skill characteristics for academically successful and unsuccessful students at a public flagship university in New England, Dean D Libutti

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Evaluating critical thinking skills development: One community - two approaches, Joy A McGuirl-Hadley

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Persistence of first -generation low -income students receiving financial aid at a public regional New England university, Sonia Y Mihok

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Principals' perceptions of factors affecting teacher collaboration in elementary schools, Joan M Piccardi

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The highly qualified teacher: Perceptions of parents, teachers, and principals at the elementary and middle school levels, Donna M Raptakis

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Getting ready for college: Assessing parents' understandings, Maria del Pilar Velasquez