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Principal And Teacher Perceptions Of Classroom Walkthroughs In Middle School Settings, Ethel Shanklin
Principal And Teacher Perceptions Of Classroom Walkthroughs In Middle School Settings, Ethel Shanklin
Dissertations
There is no question that education is paramount to student success. The goal of No Child Left Behind (NCLB, 2001), did not work. The last revision of this act, the Every Students Succeeds Act of 2016 is now being implemented, Educators are yet struggling for the panacea that is effective for all students’ competencies in the world. Students from low socio-economic areas are at a greater risk of their educational needs not being met for various reasons. There is the opportunity to reach students in schools in spite of their home situations. Instruction begins and ends with instructional leaders in …
A Comparative Study Of Student Achievement And Teacher Perceptions Between Differently Structured Special Education School Districts, Leigha Wetter
A Comparative Study Of Student Achievement And Teacher Perceptions Between Differently Structured Special Education School Districts, Leigha Wetter
Dissertations
In order to provide recommendations for special education service organization practices, the researcher investigated student achievement and teacher perceptions of differently structured special education school districts that collaborated with a special school district to provide special education services and schools that provided their own special education services. Through evaluating the varying school districts, this study aimed to address possible best practices within the structuring of the organizations to increase student achievement for students with special needs. In order to evaluate the organization of the school districts, the researcher analyzed the student achievement of special education students at the elementary and …
Teachers' Perceptions Of Teaching Reading And Mathematics In Inclusion Classrooms, Cherise Tabano Wesley
Teachers' Perceptions Of Teaching Reading And Mathematics In Inclusion Classrooms, Cherise Tabano Wesley
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The 2004 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act mandated that students with disabilities be educated with their nondisabled peers in the least restrictive environment. In a large urban district elementary school in the U.S. southwest inclusion classrooms were created to address this mandate. The problem for this study was that 3rd to 5th grade general education teachers at this school struggled to teach reading and mathematics to students with special needs in inclusion classrooms. The purpose of this study was to investigate (a) elementary general education teachers' perceptions about teaching reading mathematics to students using special education services in inclusion classrooms …
Elementary Content Teacher Perceptions Regarding Their Ell Instructional Practices, Collier Wesley Owens
Elementary Content Teacher Perceptions Regarding Their Ell Instructional Practices, Collier Wesley Owens
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Instructional practices of elementary content teachers of English language learners (ELLs) and their alignment with improved ELL academic performance need to be explored. The purpose of this case study was to explore the instructional practices of elementary teachers of ELLs and how those practices are perceived by the teachers to be aligned with improved ELL academic performance. The study is grounded in Ladson-Billings’ theory of culturally relevant pedagogy which holds that student academic achievement and cultural identity should be affirmed. The research questions focused on exploring instructional practices used by teachers to support ELL learning and the teachers’ perceptions regarding …