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Chapter 3
Methodology
The purpose of this research was to identify and examine barriers to the use of
school gardens for learning in public, suburban school districts. This research examined
the following questions: 1) What were the main...
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resources provided for school gardens; 6) integration of school gardens with state
curriculum standards; 7) funding of school gardens; and 8) attributes that correlated with
successful school garden programs. Since the participants in this study...
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conducted as an interview and administrators sometimes responded with more than one
answer to a question. The consolidated county school districts’ answers were counted
three times for each suburban city in the sample because these factors...
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knowledge was very knowledgeable. Sixty-seven percent described their district’s
educator’s knowledge was somewhat knowledgeable about school gardens. Twenty-five
percent described the knowledge about school gardens held by their...
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Lack of time for educators to use a school garden as a teaching tool was a
supported barrier to school gardens by this research. Graham, Beall, Lussier,
McLaughlin, & Zidenberg-Cherr (2005) found lack of time as a major barrier. This
finding was...
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• How would you describe the attitudes of educators in your district towards
school gardens?
(More than one answer is acceptable)
1. Supportive
2. Interested
3. Indifferent
4. Uninterested
5. Resistant
o Can you summarize observations made...
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(a) the measures have the necessary psychometric characteristics for reliable and
valid measurement; (b) the measures are quick to administer and are thus feasible
for regular use in school settings; (c) the measures have multiple alternate...
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tested in the subject of language arts using curriculum-based measurements. Formal research
began in February of 2011 and includes archival data from August 2010 to February 2011. The
gathered data were used to classify students as below-grade...
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INCLUSION:
IN
SERVICE
TRAINING
support
necessary
to
guarantee
the
success
of
inclusion.
Administrators
with
negative
attitudes
towards
inclusion
provide
less
support
for
teachers
and
schools.
Villa
et
al.
(1996)
identified
administrative
support
...
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INCLUSION:
IN
SERVICE
TRAINING
CHAPTER
4
Results
The
purpose
of
this
project
was
to
design,
develop,
and
deliver
an
in-‐school
training
presentation
to
the
teaching
staff
at
Monroe
Elementary
School
in
Sevier
School
District.
In
order
to
compl...
2
Background,
Significance,
and
Purpose
Statement
Researchers
are
continually
investigating
how
the
brain
is
stimulated
by
body
movement.
While
researchers
do
not
fully
understand
the
physiological
mechanisms
responsible
for
enhancing
cognition
throu...
3
0
Information obtained via the teacher survey was compiled into a graphic display to show
teachers’ attitudes towards spelling instruction and how they felt about the best programs for
spelling instruction. This survey information collected...
3
5
feature points that can be awarded is 53. Thus, the total number of points given on the spelling
inventory appropriate for 4th graders is 78. The students overall raw score on each benchmark
was then averaged with other students in their group...
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Sexual Permissiveness
Sexual permissiveness can also be a hindrance to commitment in relationship. There is
greater acceptance of sexual permissiveness in today’s society. Premarital sexual behavior is a
great risk to future success...