Best Selling Books by Janet Lee

3 biographies of pioneer schoolteachers - Edwin Byrnes, headmaster of Helensburgh Public School (1887-1906), Arthur George Gilchrist, headmaster of Otford Public School (1896-1914) and John Surtees, headmaster of Stanwell Park Public School (1917-1921)

This study used exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses to explore the factor structure of the What''s My School Mindset? (WMSM) scale (Mindset Works, 2008- 2012c). Blackwell (2012) asserted that the concept of a growth school mindset culture was operationalized in the WMSM scale using five key features. However, the reliability and validity of this instrument had not been fully explored (S. Rodriguez, personal communication, March 31, 2015). This was the first empirical study that attempted to validate the underlying constructs the WMSM scale is purported to assess by Mindset Works, Inc (Blackwell, 2015). No research was found that had explored the factor structure of the WMSM scale. Without empirical research supporting the factor structure of this instrument its use in interpreting the measurement of school culture may be confounded (Hopko, 2003; Netemeyer, Bearden & Sharma, 2003). Results of the Exploratory Factor Analysis revealed a four-factor structure. In addition, a Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was conducted to further verify the fit of the four-factor model. The four-factor model produced a root mean square error approximation (RMSEA) of .063. The 90% confidence interval (.049 - .076) surrounding the RMSEA result indicates that the proposed four-factor model identified by the EFA was a "fair" fit to the estimated population model (Browne & Cudek, 1993; MacCallum, Browne & Sugawara, 1996). The accuracy of this fit to the population model was strengthened by a CFI of .96 and a NNFI of .95 (Kim, 2005). The results of this study added to the body of mindset research and are useful for school leaders and researchers who seek to use the WMSM scale to measure growth mindset within a school''s culture (e.g. Hoy, Tarter & Kottkamp, 1991; Kearney, 2007; Murphy & Dweck, 2010; Farrington, Roderick, Allensworth, Nagaoka, Seneca-Keyes, Johnson & Beechum, 2012; Delaney, Dweck, Murphy, Chatman & Kray, 2015; Walton, 2014).

This study was used to design an effective training program for ESL and BLE teachers to help them meet requirements for providing equal educational opportunities to Limited English Proficient, national-origin minority (LEP) students.

This study addressed factors that affect overall job satisfaction of hospital-based dietitians. The study participants included 542 dietitians working in the states of Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana. The participants responded to a survey questionnaire developed for the purposes of this study. The response rate was 65.5%. The control variables were the personal characteristics of participants, such as age and gender. The independent variables of interest were eight scales derived from a principal components analysis of the survey rating scales. The scales were Professionalism, Advancement/Influence, Boss, Time, Salary, Team Recognition, Benefits, and Co-Workers. Coefficient alpha for the eight scales ranged from .7322 to .9462. The dependent variable was a three-item composite score for overall job satisfaction. The study design was a correlation design involving hierarchical multiple regression analysis. The increment in R-squared for the control variables was not significant (p

We are now faced with environmental, social and economic demands beyond anything human beings have ever experienced in the past. But a revolution in thought is occurring. Humankind is now on the brink of an evolutionary leap in consciousness that will change the way we think, the way we act towards each other and the very fabric of life as we know it. Yet before this transformation can take place, it will be necessary to shed our cultural psychophobia-fear of the possibilities of the human mind. Conscious Evolution analyses the blocks holding us back from further progress, including rational science with its reliance on Darwin and Freud, fundamentalist religion, our self-oriented materialistic consumerism, and our failure to acknowledge and accept the scientifically verified extrasensory abilities of telepathy, precognition and telekinesis. Once we can accept the spiritual dimension of our existence and explore the treasures of our inner space, Janet Lee Mitchell shows how we will be able to release the vast potential inherent in all of us, and regain our human spirit and greatness.