Entries by Daphne Hanson

Principles of Dewey’s philosophy

John Dewey has had a profound impact on Western education. His theories on the nature and purpose of education have shaped not only the American educational system but other Western Schools of education. Explain what Dewey considered to be the purpose(s) of education Analyze at least three principles of Dewey’s philosophy and their influence on […]

Estimation of the intraclass correlation coefficient

Due to the binary nature of the dependent variables, multilevel logistic regression models were specified using STATA 13. The analyses began with the estimation of a null model (i.e., unconditional model) with no school-level variables in order to ascertain an estimation of the intraclass correlation coefficient (Snijders & Bosker, 2012). The models fit with demographic […]