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Teacher Perceptions About Teaching Students With Executive Function Deficits, Susan Lynn Dunlap
Teacher Perceptions About Teaching Students With Executive Function Deficits, Susan Lynn Dunlap
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The problem that prompted this study was that kindergarten through 5th grade teachers were struggling to find appropriate interventions to support the rising number of students exhibiting executive function deficiencies (EFD). The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the experiences and perceptions of local elementary teachers about students with EFD, about instructional strategies used to help focus EFD students, and about teachers’ professional needs to work effectively with EFD students. Diamond’s core characteristics of EFD served as the conceptual framework guiding this study. The research questions focused on teachers’ experiences and perceptions of strategies used for students with …
One To One Device Initiative Implementation In A Rural High School In Mississippi, Roxanne Hall
One To One Device Initiative Implementation In A Rural High School In Mississippi, Roxanne Hall
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractOne-to-one device initiatives provide access to digital learning for students; however, little is known about how this process occurs in rural schools. Implementing a one-to-one device initiative may have positive effects on student access to digital technologies as well as student and teacher efficacy when sufficient training happens beforehand. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to examine the implementation of a one-to-one laptop initiative in a rural high school in Mississippi, focusing on policy development and stakeholder views. The conceptual framework of implementation science and theoretical frameworks of normalization process theory and adaptive implementation guided the research. The …