Business Meeting

Friday April 8, 2011

6:15-7:45 pm

New Orleans Marriott/Preservation Hall, Studio 10

Participants:

• Virginia Shipman, University of New Mexico
• Candace Lacey, Nova Southeastern University
• Kathleen E. Berg, University of Hawaii
• Harry L. Bowman, Council on Occupational Education
• Edith H. Carter, Radford University
• John M. Enger, Nova Southeastern University
• Malinda H. Green, University of Central Oklahoma
• Michael S. Green, Hudson Valley Community College-NY
• Keith M. Kershner, Research for Better Schools

Distinguished Paper Session I

Saturday, April 9, 2011 8:15- 10:15 am

Sheraton/Napoleon Ballroom C1

Chair: Keith Kershner, Research for Better Schools

Discussants: Doug Simpson, Texas Tech University and Mike Nelson, University of Central Oklahoma

• California Educational Research Association
  • Factors Associated with Academic Achievement of Academically Talented Students: A Comparison of Four Ethnic Groups
    • Hae Seong Park, Azusa Pacific University
• Virginia Educational Research Association
  • Associations of Pre-service Teachers’ Performance, Personality, and Beliefs with Teacher Self-Efficacy at Program Completion
    • Faiza M. Jamil, Jason Downer, and Robert Pianta, University of Virginia
• Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association
  • Single-Gender Versus Coeducation: A Study of Two Models of Education Females
    • Deborah Ann Hamer, Tarleton State University
• Southeastern Association for Community College Research
  • An Evaluation of Instructor Qualifications for Teaching Dual Enrollment Classes
    • Barbara Abdulka-Jarim, George Mason University

Distinguished Paper Session II

Sunday, April 10, 2011 8:15- 10:15 am

Sheraton/ Napoleon Ballroom C1

Chair: Michael S. Green, Hudson Valley Community College-NY

Discussants: Jennifer J.R. Endicott, University of Central Oklahoma and Mike Nelson (alt), University of Central Oklahoma

• New England Educational Research Organization
  • “You just don’t cross them”: Adolescent Interactions with Text across Discourses
    • Anita S. Charles, Bates College
• Arizona Educational Research Organization
  • An Examination of Fourth Grade Teachers’ Assessment Literacy and Its relationship to Students’ Reading Achievement
    • Bridget Braney, University of Hartford in West Hartford, CT
• Florida Educational Research Association
  • What are the Factors Affecting Women’s Persistence in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
    • Roxanne Hughes, Florida State University

Distinguished Paper Session III

Monday, April 11, 2011 8:15- 10:15 am

Sheraton/ Napoleon Ballroom C2

Chair: John M. Enger, Nova Southeastern University

Discussants: Julie Flegal, United States Postal Service and Mike Nelson (alt), University of Central Oklahoma

• Northeastern Educational Research Association
  • Measuring Goal-Setting Attitudes and Predicting Academic Outcomes Using the Theory of Planned Behavior
    • Steven Holtzman, Teresa Jackson, Jeremy Burrus, and Richard D. Roberts, Educational Testing Service
• Georgia Educational Research Association
  • Are Administrators Disconnected? A Comparison Case Study of Important Teacher Dispositions in Elementary Science
    • Bethany Stewart Harrison, Brenau University
• Southwest Educational Research Association
  • Attenuation of the Squared Canonical Correlation Coefficient Under Varying Estimates of Score Reliability
    • Celia M. Wilson, Texas Wesleyan University
• Southwest Educational Research Association
  • A Mixed Research Study of Approaches Used by Mixed Research Instructors
    • Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie, Sam Houston State University
    • Rebecca K. Frels, Lamar University
    • Nancy L. Leech, University of Colorado at Denver
    • Kathleen M.T. Collins, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

Distinguished Paper Session IV

Monday, April 11, 2011 2:15- 3:45 pm

Sheraton/Rhythms Ballroom III (3)

Chair: Harry L. Bowman, Council on Occupational Education

Discussants: Tony Onwuegbuzie, Sam Houston State University and Mike Nelson (alt), University of Central Oklahoma

• Eastern Educational Research Association
  • ISTE NETS*T Certificate of Proficiency Capstone Program; A Pilot Evaluation
  • Ruiling Lu and Richard Overbaugh, Old Dominion University
• South Carolina Educators for Practical Use of Research
  • A Hierarchical Typology of Teacher Rated Child School Behavior
  • Diana Mîndrila, University of South Carolina
  • Christine DiStefano, University of South Carolina
  • Randy W. Kamphaus, Georgia State University
• Northern Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association
  • Wyoming Teachers Perceptions of Teacher Quality: Effects of National Board Certification and Teacher Education Level
    • Jayne Hellenberg, Margaret Hudson, Liann Brenneman, and Kim Miller, University of Wyoming