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Exploring hegemonic perspectives of Midwestern yard-spaces through art education
(Northern Illinois University, 2014)
This study investigated yard-spaces as artistic sites that are created and maintained through design processes involving aesthetic choices. The field of art education has grown to consider everyday objects and places worthy ...
Assessing social problem solving and frustration tolerance in early elementary students
(Northern Illinois University, 2014)
Due to the current national discourse on the social and emotional well-being of our youth, the examination of student progress and development in the area of social and emotional skills is a critical area of study. To date, ...
The power of words : a study of the intentional use of language to frame interactions in the elementary classroom
(Northern Illinois University, 2014)
This study explored how the epistemologies of elementary teachers guided their intentional use of language during literacy instruction. Using a qualitative approach, data were gathered through a survey, teacher interviews, ...
Assessing social and emotional skill development in early elementary students
(Northern Illinois University, 2014)
Due to the current national discourse on the social and emotional well-being of our students, the examination of student progress and development in the area of social and emotional skills is a critical area of study. To ...
An examination of elementary teacher candidates' challenges in reflecting on critical incidents
(Northern Illinois University, 2015)
This dissertation examined the reflective practices of elementary teacher candidates. Specifically, this study examined how elementary education teacher candidates used reflection on self-identified critical incidents to ...
Factors that affect the development of writing competence in fifth-grade students
(Northern Illinois University, 2015)
This dissertation explores writing instruction in fifth-grade classrooms, focusing on the attitudes and behaviors of student writers of differing abilities and their teachers' activities during written language instruction. ...
The mirage of curriculum decentralization : a case study of local stakeholders' involvement in school-based curriculum development (SBCD) policy implementation in Indonesia
(Northern Illinois University, 2015)
This study examined local stakeholders' involvement in the School-Based Curriculum Development (SBCD) policy implementation in five elementary schools in a city in the southeastern region of Indonesia. An interpretive ...
Writing instruction : examining elementary teachers' self-efficacy, beliefs, and practice
(Northern Illinois University, 2015)
This mixed-methods study focused on first, second, and third grade elementary teachers from a Northwest Suburban Chicago school district, who were fully implementing the Being a Writer (Developmental Studies Center, 2007) ...
Pedagogical beliefs of bilingual teachers about technology integration
(Northern Illinois University, 2015)
This dissertation examines the pedagogical beliefs of a group of bilingual teachers, and how those beliefs shape their decisions regarding the extent to which they will integrate technology in their academic work. It also ...
Examining K-8 teachers' perceptions of mandated curriculum change
(Northern Illinois University, 2016)
The purpose of this mixed-method study was to examine elementary teacher perceptions of mandated curriculum change. In the spring and fall of 2015, Illinois elementary school teachers in a north suburban school district ...