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Examining The Relationship Between School Academic Optimism, Enabling School Structures, And Student Achievement In New Jersey Public Schools During The Post-Pandemic Period, Mark Schwarz
Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)
This study investigated the relationships between student achievement and the school characteristics of academic optimism and enabling structures. Perceptual data were collected from a sample of 496 faculty members across 67 schools in 25 districts in northern NJ. These data were then merged with demographic and student achievement data from the New Jersey Department of Education for analysis through descriptive and inferential statistics. The study was modeled after prior studies outside of New Jersey and before the onset of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
The study found that enabling structures were well correlated with school academic optimism and that optimism, in turn, …
The Influence Of Teacher Absenteeism On Student Achievement In Grades 3-5 In Rural Public Schools In New Jersey, Lisa A. Hutcheson
The Influence Of Teacher Absenteeism On Student Achievement In Grades 3-5 In Rural Public Schools In New Jersey, Lisa A. Hutcheson
Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)
Abstract
The purpose of this correlational, explanatory, cross-sectional quantitative research was to determine whether teacher absenteeism and student achievement are related in rural schools. This correlational study examines the predictor variable of teacher absenteeism on academic outcomes and also is inclusive of control variables teacher mobility, teacher experience, teacher level of education, students classified as special education, English language learners (ELL), chronic student absenteeism, and students eligible for free/reduced lunch. In the state of New Jersey, student achievement is measured by the New Jersey Student Learning Assessment (NJSLA). The NJSLA results for grades 3 through 5 in mathematics and English …