John MacDonald
34 year old male who is currently pursuing a doctorate in Educational Leadership.
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Small Town USA: EastonLocated just 20 miles south of Boston, this small town has quickly caught the eyes of this writer. Check out the benefits of living or visiting this small town.
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School Reform: ProgressionThe session long project will consist of five sections. Each section will lead into the next as the topic of school reform is discussed. The time period of this piece will start in the early 1950's and extend into the next century.
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Factor Analysis in Quantitative Research MethodsThe questionnaire would ask subjects how satisfied they are in their present jobs and how intensely they are pursuing a new job
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Personality and Counseling TheoryIt is true that each person marches to the beat of a different drum. Meaning, each one of us possesses a thought process, motivation, and personality that it exact to no one.
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Test Anxiety in Middle School StudentsThe call for accountability in the educational system has led to the application of standardized testing to determine the assessment of students in the middle school setting.
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Negotiation Management in EducationNegotiation works because of the ability to merge ideas, the anchoring to compromise, and the ability to solve the problem experiencing the least adverse affects. These same ideas can be utilized in the educational field.
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Giuliani vs Bloomberg - Who has Control of the New York School SystemWhoever said that politics and education shouldn't mingle in the same crowd might have been on to something. Here is a look at the New York school system, and who controls it: Mayor Giuliani or Mayor Bloomberg?
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Internal Validity and Causal Relationships in ResearchIn attempting to establish internal validity in research, you are, in fact, attempting to focus on a causal relationship. The key issue in internal validity is a causal one.
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Teacher Contract NegotiationsWhen preparing for teacher contract negotiations, you have to know your opponent. In most cases, you have already had to deal with your opponent on different levels and now it was the time to meet face to face.
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Experimental Designs: Structures of Research in EducationResearch design in education consists of observations, measures, treatments, programs, groups, assignment to groups, and time.
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Qualitative Research Journals in EducationThe following academic journal resources all utilized effective qualitative research methods. This report will identify and describe the approaches and methods taken in these studies to achieve the qualitative research.
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What is Brainstorming?I think in terms of conflict, that collaboration and brainstorming are important parts of reaching a middle ground. Both terms deal with sharing. We all know that sharing means caring.
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Quantitative vs. Qualitative Research MethodsIn the studies of education, approaches in quantitative and qualitative research methods are commonly used.
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Leadership and Vision in Nashville Public SchoolsLike any effective leader, the Metro Nashville Public Schools knew that Dr. Garcia had the ability and tenacity to communicate, implement, support, and sustain his vision.
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Visionary Leaders: A Study in the Role of a Union President for EducationAny true vision needs direction. To have vision is to see the future. To have "a" vision is to have a plan to get your dream realized.
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Eric Smith and Pedro Garcia: Two Men With Two VisionsEric Smith and Pedro Garcia are crusaders. They both have taken on communities that need help. They have found success in other school systems and are trying to implement their visions elsewhere.
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Having a Vision in Education - What Are You Prepared to Do?The position that I chose was the teachers union President. The vision was to increase dental coverage, introduce teacher mentoring, and to increase teacher salaries.
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Using Negative Tactics to Get Results in EducationHowever, Garcia uses negative tactics to produce results while Bethune uses positive tactics to produce results. It reminds me of the argument I have made to the parents of my students.
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Personalized Conflict in Education With Teachers and StudentsFor a conflict to be considered "personalized" it must take on certain attributes. For example, personalized conflicts involve conflicts in personality.
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Cultural Diversity and Conflict ResolutionHowever, it is this same diversity that has led to conflict. Diversification factors include race, ethnicity, and gender in these conflict issues. The types of conflicts to be explored are the student to student (S2S) and the student to faculty (S2F).
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Assessment Models in Education and the Science of Conflict ManagementThis paper will reflect content and relational types of conflict, fairness, long-term goal outcomes, interests-based concept, and the sources of conflict.
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Conflict Resolution Programs With Inner City Program ConceptThese areas include: test anxiety, authority, bullying, communication, and school (as a whole). It is my intention to develop this CRP and implement the strategies discussed in this course next year.
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Conflict Resolution in Education and Using Third Parties to NegotiateWhen two or more parties cannot come to an agreement, it may be necessary to involve a third party. This third party would be responsible for analyzing all data and present supporting literature to determine a resolution to the conflict.
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Education Reform With Incentives and Reward Strategies in ChicagoThe reward strategy implemented by the Chicago public school systems awards $10,000 to 60 different schools that have showed the most improvement on a standardized test.
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The Change Communication Model: Movement of Change in EducationThe reason is because the educational system is an environment of change. The environment is constantly changing and so are the educational theories.
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Program Evaluation: Formative vs Summative EvaluationProgram evaluation is the use of specific social research procedures to investigate and evaluate the effectiveness of a social intervention program. Evaluation can be separated into four different groups: merit, worth, value, and product of a process.
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Understanding a Battered Woman's Experience via Qualitative ResearchIn Lea Kacen's account of battered women, it was appropriate for her to utilize the use of phenomenological studies. It was appropriate because the phenomenological philosophy is to understand another person's experiences.
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Comprehensive School Reform (CSR) and Student AchievementThe (CSR) Comprehensive School Reform initiative was developed to make sure that all children meet academic content and achievement standards as outlined by the Department of Education.
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Systemic Junior High School ChangeThe word "systemic" is defined as something that affects the whole. The whole in this report is a real situation. The school I am referring to is the one where I am the guidance counselor.
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An Evaluation Plan of Program Design in EducationIt is the goal of the program evaluation to determine if the program met the goals and objectives. Goals are another way of stating what the overall purpose of the program represents.
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Looking at Phenomenological Qualitative Research MethodsThe research questions are: why would a student purposefully hurt themselves and why would they cut their own wrists, yet not be considered suicidal.
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School Reform Models: Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory CatalogIt is my opinion that the reason why this model is very popular is due to three reasons: it requires cooperative learning, includes family, and focuses on reading in all the content areas.
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How the Reform of Education is Constantly ChangingSystemic change is bringing about change to an entire school network. Using a systemic approach is utilizing everyone. Everyone that is involved with the schools must work together.
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A Biographical Study in Qualitative Research MethodsMy philosophical perspective is represented by the hypothesis that minorities are not hired due to the fact that they do not possess the necessary networking skills or interviewing skills needed to obtain doctorate level positions.
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Management of Change in Public Schools and the Success of MemphisThe report on Memphis's restructuring of its public school system is a prime example of comprehensive school reform, site-based management, and systemic change.
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Why Minorities are Underrepresented in US Faculty PositionsIn this case, the research was to examine why minorities are under represented in faculty positions in colleges and universities in the United States.
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School Development Programs and the NCLB vs AFTWhen President Bush signed into effect the (NCLB) No Child Left Behind Act, he was in fact signing a state of drastic school reform. The AFT drafted its own type of school reform and called it school development.
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School Reform and No Child Left Behind ActThe time period of this piece will start in the early 1950's and extend into the next century. This paper will reflect upon the four principles of the No Child Left Behind Act and will present an essay on contemporary school reform.
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Qualitative Research in Education: A Critical Review of Qualitative StudiesFor the case assignment assigned in module number five I have chosen to conduct a critical review of Len Austin and Julie Kortum's Self-Injury: The Secret Language of Pain For Teenagers.
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Ethnographic Research in EducationEthnographic research is a naturalistic, observational method that produces real descriptions of context and culture. It alternates between a narrow and a broad focus.
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Systemic Change: School Reform in MemphisWhen Memphis City Schools began restructuring their 164 schools in 1995, they might have benefited by using the Concerns-based Adoption Model of Reform (CBAM).
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Professional Development Program Evaluation in EducationThis was a survey study about professional development program evaluations in education.
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A Clear, Coherent and Comprehensive View on Program EvaluationThe purpose of this session long project is to present a clear, coherent, and comprehensive view of program evaluation. In addition, it is intended to be sensible and practical.
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Educational Leadership and PoliticsIt is interesting that we explore the notion of leadership in the field of education at this political moment in history.
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Transformational Leadership - A Different Concept of ChangeTransformational leadership practices in education contribute to the effort and validity of the concept of change.
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School Effectiveness: Leadership Styles Used for ChangeSchool effectiveness is often dependent upon the leadership styles used in that school. These leadership styles are offspring of D.R. Conner's Leading at the Edge of Choaos.
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Leadership in Distance EducationThe recent increase in distance learners has also led to more articles and documents being written about the leadership of distance education.
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A Study on Leadership in Generation XIn every era and in most environments, a leader has risen. This is a study on leadership for Generation X. The model of leadership that is used in the this study is based upon a pilot study of transformational leadership.