Date of Award

2003

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Department

Educational Leadership

First Advisor

Larry McNeal, Ph.D.

Abstract

This study surveyed teachers in Arkansas who were teaching in high performing high schools in either a traditional or block-scheduled format. The study sought to determine what instructional strategies were being used in both types of classroom settings. This study also explored what influence staff development had on the different instructional strategies presented to the students in both block and traditionally scheduled settings. This study employed a self-reporting method in the form of a Likert-type scaled survey on which teachers recorded their responses. A Chi-Square test was then applied to the results of the survey to determine if there were any significant differences for each of the null hypotheses developed by the researcher. A significance level of 0.01 was used.

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