Do You Feel The Power? Affinity Spaces For Black Male Principals,
2025
Clemson University
Do You Feel The Power? Affinity Spaces For Black Male Principals, Wallace Cobbs
All Dissertations
This qualitative study explores the experiences of Black male principals by examining how affinity spaces provide essential support in facing the challenges of school leadership. Using semi-structured interviews and a focus group, the research investigates how these spaces influence principals’ self-efficacy as they manage racial microaggressions, systemic barriers, and professional isolation. The findings show that affinity spaces help build confidence, encourage professional growth, and support personal well-being. By connecting self-efficacy theory to the real-life experiences of Black male principals, this study adds to the conversation on equity in education and the need for meaningful, culturally-relevant support systems.
Program Evaluation Of The Effects Of Principals On The Success Of Charter School Dropout Prevention High Schools,
2025
National Louis University
Program Evaluation Of The Effects Of Principals On The Success Of Charter School Dropout Prevention High Schools, Rachel Maldonado
Dissertations
The role of school principals in dropout prevention high schools is critical to enhancing federal cohort graduation rates. This study examined how principals in one dropout prevention high school organization influenced graduation rates. The purpose of this research study was to investigate the perceptions of stakeholders (including principals) on the relationship between principal influence in dropout prevention school success, as measured by federal cohort graduation rates, and to identify the strategies the principals used. Overarching research questions were developed to determine stakeholders' perceptions regarding the effectiveness of principals and their impact on the success of dropout prevention high schools. This …
A Qualitative Descriptive Study On The Importance Of Principal Leadership On Title I Middle School Teachers’ Decisions To Remain Teaching In The School,
2025
Abilene Christian University
A Qualitative Descriptive Study On The Importance Of Principal Leadership On Title I Middle School Teachers’ Decisions To Remain Teaching In The School, Lebrandan Keshaun Jenkins
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This qualitative descriptive study examined the perspectives of novice middle school teachers with 0–5 years of experience who taught core academic subjects in Texas Title I school districts. I sought to understand how principal leadership or the building administrator to whom these teachers report influenced their decisions to remain in the teaching profession. Grounded in Herzberg’s motivation-hygiene theory, I described how leadership functions as both a motivator and a hygiene factor in shaping job satisfaction and retention. Data collection involved semistructured interviews and an optional Likert scale survey to capture both narrative insights and measurable perceptions. The findings illuminated the …
Ignite Collaboration For Interactive Meetings,
2025
Learning.com
Ignite Collaboration For Interactive Meetings, Kelli Erwin
TxDLA Journal of Digital Learning
This article explores how intentional design, inclusive facilitation, and purposeful tools can transform meetings into interactive environments that foster collaboration, creativity, and meaningful outcomes. Designed for educators, instructional leaders, and organizational facilitators, it provides practical strategies to elevate meetings through collaboration, interactivity, and purposeful design.
Investigating The Relationship Between Noun Classes And Plant Folk Taxonomy In Chasu Language Of Kilimanjaro Region In Tanzania,
2025
Sokoine University of Agriculture
Investigating The Relationship Between Noun Classes And Plant Folk Taxonomy In Chasu Language Of Kilimanjaro Region In Tanzania, Peter Rabson Mziray
Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
The current study investigates the relationship between noun classes and plant folk taxonomy in Chasu (G 22). The study focuses on two objectives: the first objective is to describe the plant folk taxonomy in Chasu and the second objective is to determine the relationship between noun classes and plant folk taxonomy in Chasu. Data were collected from rural villages in Same and Mwanga districts by using free listing, field interviews (jungle-walk-and-identify), and written texts containing Chasu plant names. The findings reveal that Chasu folk taxonomy reflects different ethnobotanical categories; including a unique beginner which is mmea/mimea ‘plant(s)’, and three life …
Exploring An Asset-Based Framework For The Ethics Of Care In Rural Communities,
2025
Clemson University
Exploring An Asset-Based Framework For The Ethics Of Care In Rural Communities, Phillip D. Grant, J. Kessa Roberts, Jamon H. Flowers
The Rural Educator
This article introduces asset-based innovation in rural education (ABIRE) as a framework for rethinking school improvement in rural communities and integrates the ethics of care as a conceptual lens to view improvement efforts. Rather than focusing on external problems or shortcomings, ABIRE centers the strengths, relationships, and resources already present in rural contexts. The framework offers a relational and locally responsive approach to educational change by drawing on principles from the ethics of care, improvement science, and asset-based community development. Through asset mapping, educators and leaders can engage in cycles of inquiry that are grounded in place and driven by …
Investment In Implementation: A Phenomenological Study Of Principals’ Curriculum Leadership And Emotional Competence,
2025
Gonzaga University
Investment In Implementation: A Phenomenological Study Of Principals’ Curriculum Leadership And Emotional Competence, Melissa Van Straten
Educational Leadership & Administration Dissertations and Theses
This qualitative phenomenological study explored how elementary principals led the implementation of a newly adopted core literacy curriculum and how they perceived their emotional competence in this role. Grounded in implementation science (see D. L. Fixsen et al., 2010), the transtheoretical model (see Prochaska & DiClemente, 1982), and emotional intelligence (see Goleman et al., 2001), the study examined both the leadership approaches and emotional competencies principals relied on when leading curriculum implementation in their schools. Semi-structured interviews with 10 elementary principals revealed four key areas of leadership investment: investment in self, investment in people, investment in visibility, and investment in …
The Effectiveness Of Video Modelling To Teach Asking Permission For People With Intellectual Disabilities In A Primary School,
2025
King Saud University
The Effectiveness Of Video Modelling To Teach Asking Permission For People With Intellectual Disabilities In A Primary School, Mana S. Alguefel, Norah S. Aldosiry Dr.
International Journal for Research in Education
The study aims to measure the effectiveness of video modelling in teaching three students with intellectual disabilities in primary school the skill of asking permission. The sample of the study included three female students with mild intellectual disabilities, their ages ranged from 8 to 12 years. A Multiple probe design across participants has been used to verify the effectiveness of video modelling in teaching three female students with intellectual disabilities to ask permission. The study applied in a private primary school in the city of Riyadh. Specifically, the baseline procedures and the intervention and maintenance procedures were applied in one …
An Exploration Of Massachusetts Public Middle School Teachers’ Perceptions Of School-Based Professional Development For Implementing Response To Intervention,
2025
University of New England
An Exploration Of Massachusetts Public Middle School Teachers’ Perceptions Of School-Based Professional Development For Implementing Response To Intervention, Kristina M. Hollender
Doctor of Education Program Dissertations
The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore Massachusetts public middle school teachers’ perceptions of school-based professional development (PD) for implementing Response to Intervention (RtI). This study examined how teachers experienced PD in relation to RtI implementation, including its relevance, structure, and ongoing support. The research was grounded in Knowles’ (1984) adult learning theory, which emphasizes the importance of learner-centered, problem-based, and immediately applicable professional learning for adults. A review of the literature revealed ongoing challenges in the effectiveness of PD to support RtI practices at the middle school level, particularly in areas such as sustained support, teacher …
From Mirrors To Maps: Reimagining Supervision Through Coaching, Reflection And Metaphor,
2025
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
From Mirrors To Maps: Reimagining Supervision Through Coaching, Reflection And Metaphor, Meg Norris, Sungeun Min, Andrew S. Miness, Tracy Driehaus
Education Faculty Research
No abstract provided.
Reimagining Civic Education In The United States: Integrating Research, Policy, And Practice For Democratic Renewal,
2025
University of Central Florida
Reimagining Civic Education In The United States: Integrating Research, Policy, And Practice For Democratic Renewal, Delante Clark
Graduate Scholarship and Creative Works
Civic education in the United States faces persistent challenges, including inequitable access, curricular fragmentation, and reluctance to address controversial social and political issues. This paper presents a comprehensive synthesis of research, policy analysis, and practice-based case studies to reimagine civic education for the 21st century. Drawing on core scholarship supplemented with additional peer-reviewed studies on school segregation, charter school demographics, and race-conscious student assignment policies, the study examines the historical evolution of civic education, structural inequities, political avoidance, and promising innovations. Using a qualitative synthesis approach, the findings highlight five thematic areas: structural inequities, curricular misalignment, sanitized narratives, limits of …
Becoming Again: Dialogues On Identity Formation Among Second-Career Educators In Initial Certification Programs,
2025
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Becoming Again: Dialogues On Identity Formation Among Second-Career Educators In Initial Certification Programs, Michelle White, Tracy Driehaus, Mark Wolfmeyer
Education Faculty Research
No abstract provided.
Hire And Hope: An Exploration Of Principal Turnover,
2025
Stephen F Austin State University
Hire And Hope: An Exploration Of Principal Turnover, Jessica D. True
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This study is designed to investigate the possible relationships between principal turnover within K-12 public schools in the State of Texas, and demographic characteristics of school location, principal’s ethnicity, principal’s gender, and principal’s level of post-secondary degree. Data for participating schools was gathered from state-reported educator information specifically for the 2018/2019, 2019/2020, 2020/2021, 2021/2022, 2022/2023, and 2023/2024 school years. The longitudinal study reviewed K-12 non-charter public schools in Education Service Center (ESC) 11, which encompasses all public schools in the Fort Worth metroplex of North Texas, allowing this study to analyze a robust and inclusive dataset. The Chi-Square Test of …
The Influence Of Academic Outcomes On Academic Achievement: A Quantitative Study In Grades 3-12,
2025
Southeastern University - Lakeland
The Influence Of Academic Outcomes On Academic Achievement: A Quantitative Study In Grades 3-12, Kelli R. Helle
Doctor of Education (Ed.D)
The purpose of this predictive study was to examine the relationship between social and emotional learning (SEL) subskills and academic performance among students in grades 3–12. Using the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) framework, the study sought to identify which specific subskills were most strongly associated with student grade point average (GPA). A quantitative predictive correlational design was employed with a sample of 737 students representing diverse grade levels and backgrounds. Data were collected through the Satchel Pulse SEL assessment platform, and hierarchical multiple regression analysis was conducted to determine the predictive value of SEL subskills while …
Teacher Perspectives Of Implementing Positive Behavioral Interventions And Supports With Fidelity,
2025
Southeastern University - Lakeland
Teacher Perspectives Of Implementing Positive Behavioral Interventions And Supports With Fidelity, Anitra M. Alford
Doctor of Education (Ed.D)
The aim of this qualitative study was to understand teachers’ experiences and perspectives concerning the task of implementing schoolwide positive intervention support (SWPBIS) with fidelity. For the purpose of this study, positive behavior intervention support was defined as an evidence-based multi-tiered system to promote positive behavior in students. The researcher considered the following questions: What types of administrative support do teachers perceive as most effective for the successful implementation of SWPBIS? What are the teachers’ opinions regarding SWPBIS? What factors impact the implementation of SWPBIS within a school's culture? The data collection consisted of semi-structured interviews from teachers K-8 grade. …
The Fear Factor: Exploring The Experiences Of Fear Of Secondary School Teachers,
2025
Southeastern University - Lakeland
The Fear Factor: Exploring The Experiences Of Fear Of Secondary School Teachers, Kelly J. Raines
Doctor of Education (Ed.D)
Fear can be a powerful catalyst for cognitive potential, or a potent agent of havoc. This descriptive (transcendental) phenomenological study aimed to understand the phenomenon of fear experienced by teachers in public and private secondary schools in Central Florida. Semi-structured interviews collected data from the purposive sample, and the data were thoroughly analyzed using Colaizzi's (1978) model. The emergent essence of the lived experience of teachers identified the phenomenon of fear as the inducement of a debilitating sense of powerlessness that diminishes self-confidence and self-efficacy, resulting in emotional, cognitive, and/or physical impairments that directly affect the metacognitive potential of teachers. …
Collaborative Reflections On A Practical Journey Through Transcendental Phenomenology Data Analysis,
2025
Watson College of Education, University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA
Collaborative Reflections On A Practical Journey Through Transcendental Phenomenology Data Analysis, Tyler Kulp, Hissah Alzahrani, Michele Parker
The Qualitative Report
Although transcendental phenomenology is widely recognized in qualitative research, there is limited discussion of how researchers come to understand and apply its methods in practice. This paper examines how reflective collaboration enhances the understanding and use of transcendental phenomenological analysis. It involves the first author, a recent doctoral graduate, the second author, a current doctoral student, and the third author, the doctoral advisor, using a collaborative approach. We draw upon the first author’s dissertation, providing clear, actionable guidance for simplifying the analysis process. The discussion highlights the value of collaborative reflection in making the methodology more accessible and enriching understanding …
Cultivating Commitment Within Educational Ecosystems: Improving Teacher Satisfaction Through Autonomy And Expertise,
2025
University of Houston - Clear Lake
Cultivating Commitment Within Educational Ecosystems: Improving Teacher Satisfaction Through Autonomy And Expertise, Jane Mcintosh Cooper, Leslie Gauna, John Decman, Sheila Baker
School Leadership Review
This study explores the experiences of Texas educators’ job satisfaction, focusing on their ability to enact curriculum and pedagogy within their school ecosystems. Reporting of partial qualitative results of a larger mixed-methods survey of teachers in Texas, the research examines how administrative and contextual stances impact teachers’ professional and personal goals. Findings reveal that dismissive attitudes toward teachers’ content expertise and micromanagement by evaluation-focused leadership lead to dissatisfaction and potential attrition. Conversely, growth-oriented leadership that values autonomy and respects teachers’ practical knowledge enhances job satisfaction and commitment. The study, grounded in self-determination theory, highlights the critical role of intrinsic motivators—such …
Kontribusi Pelatihan Guru, Kompetensi Guru, Dan Budaya Organisasi Terhadap Keunggulan Bersaing Berkelanjutan Di Madrasah Aliyah Negeri Sleman Yogyakarta,
2025
Univeristas Negeri Yogyakarta
Kontribusi Pelatihan Guru, Kompetensi Guru, Dan Budaya Organisasi Terhadap Keunggulan Bersaing Berkelanjutan Di Madrasah Aliyah Negeri Sleman Yogyakarta, Della Putri Amanda, Lantip Diat Prasojo Prasojo
Jurnal Pendidikan: Teori, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui: seberapa besar pengaruh pelatihan guru, kompetensi guru, serta budaya organisasi terhadap keunggulan bersaing berkelanjutan di Madrasah Aliyah Negeri Kabupaten Sleman Yogyakarta. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan jenis penelitian survei. Populasi penelitian adalah semua guru MAN di Kabupaten Sleman yang berjumlah 234 orang. Sampel penelitian sebanyak 148 guru melalui teknik probability sampling. Pengumpulan data melalui kuesioner dengan validasi item dari ahli dan uji emprik. Uji validitas dan reliabilitas dilakukan dengan menggunakan bantuan program IBM SPSS Statistics 29. Uji dan analisis hipotesis penelitian menggunakan regresi berganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa: (1) pelatihan guru memiliki pengaruh positif …
Copyright Information,
2025
Rochester Institute of Technology
Copyright Information
Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities
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