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How Parents Perceive School Readiness, Jody Silvester
How Parents Perceive School Readiness, Jody Silvester
Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-
The purpose of this study was to explore parents' perceptions of children entering kindergarten and their understanding of school readiness. In this collective case study, drawing on parent interviews and artifact sampling and guided by discourse analysis (Gee, 2015), I employed Saldaña's (2021) cycle coding methods to explore the themes of what parents perceive and co-construct as 'school readiness'. Data collected for this study includes video recorded interviews of four participants as well as artifacts of their child(ren)'s classroom assessments, parent-teacher conference forms and packets, and a checklist shared by the parents. The findings of the study showed parents' perception …
Early Intervention Service Delivery Models' And Structures' Impact On Parents' Satisfaction With Services, Krisztina Weiszhaupt
Early Intervention Service Delivery Models' And Structures' Impact On Parents' Satisfaction With Services, Krisztina Weiszhaupt
Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-
Limited research has compared parents' perceptions of the benefits of the early intervention (EI) program across states. This study explored whether parents' perceptions of the EI program's benefits differed significantly based on two of the program's primary components: the lead agency's profile and the service delivery model. In addition, the researcher evaluated families' responses to individual items on the Family Outcome Survey-Revised (FOS-R) and provided insights into the findings. The researcher implemented a causal-comparative research design to compare parents' responses to Section B of the FOS-R. As a result of the purposive sampling technique, the researcher obtained data that had …
Comparing Teacher Responses To The Covid-19 Pandemic In Venezuela And The United States, Maria Spinetti Rincon
Comparing Teacher Responses To The Covid-19 Pandemic In Venezuela And The United States, Maria Spinetti Rincon
Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-
The COVID-19 Pandemic has impacted the entire world. Teachers have been challenged throughout this time to adapt their teaching practices amidst a constantly changing environment. The purpose of this study was to answer the research questions: (1) how did teachers' responses to the COVID-19 pandemic vary between the United States and Venezuela? And (2) what do teachers perceive they need to better support children in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic? This research used an interpretive, case study approach through kindergarten teacher interviews and curricula analysis. Teachers were included in the study if they had taught for more than five …