Abstract In March 2010, BusinessNext magazine examined Taiwan¡¦s top 100 most popular website, and virtual community websites occupied approximately 25% of the spots. The social networking site ¡§Facebook¡¨ is particularly notable because although it was the first time it entered the rankings, Facebook placed second. Virtual community websites are this year¡¦s most popular type of website. Among 15 to 20 year-olds, network utilization ratios reached as high as 98.3% (BusinessNext, 2010). This majority of this age group studies in high school, and regardless of their course of study, interpersonal relationships, or physical and mental development, this age cohort has an inseparable connection to the Internet. Therefore, we call them the ¡§e-generation¡¨. This research utilizes the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) as its theoretical foundation; TAM predicts that a high-school student¡¦s loneliness will affect that student¡¦s use of virtual community websites. This study utilizes stratified sampling in questionnaire among 500 Kaohsiung high school students from the ages of 15 to 19, and the UCLA Loneliness Scale Version Three (Russell, 1996) is used in the survey to measure loneliness. Using this methodology, the hope is to confirm the hypothesis that the students¡¦ loneliness is positively linked to their participation in virtual communities. Using SPSS 15.0 for Windows and Amos 7.0 to analyze the survey data and conduct a path analysis for a casual relationship, loneliness has a strong influence on students¡¦ use of virtual community websites, which supports TAM as a theoretical construct. And aims at the different social group type website to implement the AMOS female community the coalition analysis. The data do not show a particular variance in usage among different types of virtual community websites. The implications of this research are helpful to the families, the military, and the managers of virtual community websites, who all benefit from a better understanding of high-school students participation in virtual communities.

The purpose of the study was to identify the student’s perspective of the difficulties of transitioning from eighth grade to high school. The intent of gathering this information was to provide primary source data for additional study and development of effective transition experiences for students entering the ninth grade. The study identified five primary areas of concern gleaned from previous research and used a survey to quantify student responses to discover which areas were of most concern to students. The research included demographic information to compare male responses to female responses; the responses of students who had an older sibling attend high school to the responses of students who were the first in their family to go through this transition; and the responses of students from a low performing, high poverty, highly ethnically diverse school setting with students from a high performing, low poverty, and less ethnically diverse school setting. The population for the study included 285 eighth grade students from two different middle level schools. The study revealed both new and significant findings as well as insightful information from students in regard to their perceptions of the challenges associated with the transition from eighth grade to high school. / Department of Educational Leadership

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Thesis (Ed. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2004. / Supervisor: Jay Scribner. Vita. Includes bibliographical references. Also available from UMI.

Thesis--PlanB (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Stout, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ed. D.)--Illinois State University, 1998. / Title from title page screen, viewed July 13, 2006. Dissertation Committee: Elizabeth T. Lugg (chair), Larry McNeal, Ken Strand, David Tucker. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 72-78) and abstract. Also available in print.

"In this study the purposes of the school activity program in the field of administration and supervision have been examined. These purposes, as they relate to the total school program, have been examined also. As a result of the careful examination of the purposes of the school activity program it is the purpose of this study to set forth a practical criteria for administering and supervising a school activity program"--Introduction. / Typescript. / "August, 1952." / "Submitted to the Graduate Council of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science." / Advisor: H. W. Dean, Professor Directing Paper. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 41-43).

Fung, Ka Wo. / Thesis submitted in: December 2008. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 174-181). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1-13 / Chapter 1.1 --- Research Background --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Defining the Research Objects and Scope --- p.3 / Chapter 1.3 --- The Sociological Perspective --- p.10 / Chapter 1.4 --- The Organization of Thesis --- p.11 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Theoretical Framework and Research Questions --- p.14-42 / Chapter 2.1 --- Current Theories and Research Studies --- p.14 / Chapter 2.2 --- Limitations of the Current Theories --- p.24 / Chapter 2.3 --- The Alternative Model: Sociological Institutionalism --- p.27 / Chapter 2.4 --- Research Questions --- p.39 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Methodological Approach --- p.43-59 / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.43 / Chapter 3.2 --- Sources of Data --- p.44 / Chapter 3.3 --- Temporal Dimension --- p.48 / Chapter 3.4 --- Method of Analysis --- p.50 / Chapter 3.5 --- Reliability --- p.58 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Exploring the Institutional Origin of ECA in the Development of Hong Kong Mass Education --- p.60-91 / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.60 / Chapter 4.2 --- Phase IA- Pre-government Intervention: Before 1967 --- p.62 / Chapter 4.3 --- Phase IB- Absorption by Government: 1967- 1981 --- p.64 / Chapter 4.4 --- Phase 1C- Initial Expansion in School Establishment: 1981-1992 --- p.67 / Chapter 4.5 --- Phase IIA- Consolidation in Education Reform: 1992-2000 --- p.73 / Chapter 4.6 --- Phase IIB- Accomplishment of Institutionalization: 2000~ --- p.79 / Chapter 4.7 --- Summary and Research Focus --- p.84 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Explaining the Change and Organization of ECA in Official Curriculum --- p.92-111 / Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.92 / Chapter 5.2 --- definition of Curriculum --- p.95 / Chapter 5.3 --- Aims of Education --- p.99 / Chapter 5.4 --- Pedagogy --- p.107 / Chapter 5.5 --- Summary --- p.111 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- Public Discourse of Professional Bodies as Agency of Reform --- p.113-148 / Chapter 6.1 --- Introduction --- p.113 / Chapter 6.2 --- Textual Analysis --- p.115 / Chapter 6.3 --- Contents analysis --- p.141 / Chapter 6.4 --- Summary --- p.146 / Chapter Chapter 7 --- Conclusion --- p.149-165 / Chapter 7.1 --- Major Findings --- p.150 / Chapter 7.2 --- Research Implications --- p.155 / Chapter 7.3 --- Limitations --- p.159 / Chapter 7.4 --- Possible Future Inquiries --- p.164 / Appendix / Reference / List of Tables / Table 1. Top ten ECA items in secondary schools --- p.71 / Table 2. Definition of ECA in curriculum --- p.97 / Table 3: The distribution of the background of the auth ors across time --- p.142 / Table 4: The distribution of the orientation of the articles across time --- p.142 / Table 5: The distribution of articles oriented in policy and foreign model of ECA in Phase I and Phase II --- p.143

Recent research has shown an increase in cyber bullying acts against middle and high school students. The National Center of Education Statistics (2010) reported that cyberbullying incidents increased 73% between the years of 2007 and 2009. In 2011, 75% of cyberbullying victims were adolescents (National Center of Education Statistics, 2013). Using data collected from the Pew Research and American Life Project, the study examined the prevalence of cyber bullying acts against African American female adolescents compared to Caucasian male and female adolescents and African American male adolescents. Additionally, the study reported the cyber bullying incident that occurred most frequently as either directly using texting or indirectly using social media websites. Past research studies have shown a prevalence of cyber bullying acts against Caucasian females. The participants in this study were 737 adolescents 12-17 years old. The results suggested that a prevalence of cyber bullying acts against African American female students occurred at a significantly lower rate than Caucasian female and male students but a significantly higher rate than African American male students and Hispanic male and female students. Additionally, indirect cyberbullying incidents occurred significantly more frequently than direct cyberbullying incidents.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the artistic identity of high school females and the relationships they have with their art teachers. The research compiled my own experience as a high school student with the reflections of five participants who graduated from high school within the past five years. Each participant was interviewed about her time in high school related to art, including relationships and events in and outside of the art classroom. The themes that emerged from each participant's experience brought about the conclusion that the high school artistic identity is comprised of action, product, space, and perception. Uncovering the artistic identity of the high school student highlights the importance of the art teacher and the physical and emotional space they create in the art room.