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Elementary Teachers' Perceptions On How Positive Behavioral Interventions And Supports (Pbis) Relate To Academic Achievement, Tamalita S. Funches
Elementary Teachers' Perceptions On How Positive Behavioral Interventions And Supports (Pbis) Relate To Academic Achievement, Tamalita S. Funches
CUP Ed.D. Dissertations
This phenomenological research study reviews elementary teachers’ perceptions on how Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) relate to academic achievement. Researchers have identified the need for effective behavioral management plans to assist teachers with student discipline concerns and academic achievement. PBIS provides an effective framework for accomplishing these outcomes. Purposeful sampling identified 10 participants for individual interviews and completing a Qualtrics survey. During the 1:1 interviews, participants expressed their perceived ideas and experiences with PBIS as a behavioral management framework that was used to manage behavior and improve student academic achievement. The surveys provided an additional analysis of the participants’ …
Teacher-Student Relationships And How They Encourage Mathematics Achievement Among Black Males, Makeba C. Butler
Teacher-Student Relationships And How They Encourage Mathematics Achievement Among Black Males, Makeba C. Butler
CUP Ed.D. Dissertations
This research study focuses on positive teacher-student relationships and how these relationships influence the mathematics achievement of African American elementary male students. It identifies some of the characteristics relevant to the establishment and cultivation of the teacher-student relationship and sheds useful insights into how African American male students respond to the interactions with their teachers. Extant literature has increasingly shown that positive-teacher student relationships significantly shape academic progress in Black students. Through teacher surveys and teacher interviews, this dissertation offers a synopsis of how teachers facilitate relationships with their African American male students as well as gives a detailed account …