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Jackie M. Miller – ProQuest LLC, 2024
What are the attitudes, mindsets, and capacities that promote the full flourishing of individuals as well as our collective society? Based on a review of the literature on democratic education, the researcher posits a humble theory (i.e., a local theory in educational research) of the dispositions of democracy and then asks educators from…
Descriptors: Democracy, Democratic Values, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education
Valora J. Unowsky – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The focus of this study was to examine the effective instructional practices, philosophies, values, and beliefs of highly effective reading teachers, as evidenced by their students' rate of reading growth over the course of one academic year across all demographic subgroups. Teacher instructional strategies, approaches to tier one and tier two…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Reading Instruction, Elementary School Students, Kindergarten
Rebekah Meredith – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this study is to investigate teacher perceptions of Value-Added Models specifically as they relate to students with disabilities. Value-Added Models are designed to reward teachers for student growth while taking into account factors such as socioeconomic status and disabilities (Weigert, 2012). The study also examines the alignment…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Value Added Models, Students with Disabilities, Teacher Effectiveness
Christopher Velez – ProQuest LLC, 2023
School systems have the responsibility to promote student success and character education is one program used to help improve school climate. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the implementation of a school developed character education program and student perceptions of school climate in a city elementary…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, School Culture, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness
Dia Collins Thomas – ProQuest LLC, 2020
This is a mixed methods study that explored instructional reading strategies that were used by kindergarten, first-, and second-grade teachers who met and/or exceeded expected growth in EVAAS from 2017-2019. Research by John Hattie, Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and Robert Marzano are included in the literature review of this study. Data were…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Reading Teachers
Martin, Patrice R. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
As students' reading proficiency gaps persist across the United States, educational leaders have turned to alternative methods to foster effective instructional literacy practices. One approach to combat this dilemma is the implementation of scripted reading programs. The purpose of the study was to investigate the impact of scripted reading…
Descriptors: Reading Programs, Reading Skills, Reading Instruction, Outcomes of Education
Meyrick, Christopher S. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The occurrence of behaviors that require disciplinary action will always be an issue without programs to support the social and emotional development of students at a young and critical age. The problem school districts face is how to appropriately and effectively provide consequences to different targeted age groups, based on their social and…
Descriptors: Values Education, Program Descriptions, Program Effectiveness, Self Control
Davis, Amy P. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Character education, an educational construct which emphasizes educational strategies and targets the specific moral development needs of children (Berkowitz & Bier, 2007), is often taught in the school setting through direct instruction by the school counselor using simple tools such as books and movies. However, there is absence of…
Descriptors: Films, Counseling Techniques, Bibliotherapy, Values Education
Lillie L. Lewis; Kimberly R. Lavender – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The purpose of this qualitative research was to explore stakeholder engagement with character development in K-5 nationally recognized schools of character. Researchers used a semi-structured protocol to interview principals of schools that received National Schools of Character status. Participants were selected from the 2018 list of National…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Values Education, Kindergarten, Grade 1
Hoover, Jennifer Lauren – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Some approaches to teaching mathematics have led to decreased student motivation. Gamification is an application of game elements within nongame settings. While gamification may increase motivation in other contexts, its effective use in digital mathematics instruction to motivate elementary students is undetermined. Based on the constructs of…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Educational Games, Game Based Learning
Babini, Kathleen Callanan – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Public schools stress the need for students to become informed and engaged citizens, however social studies instruction is becoming marginalized in many elementary schools today, the very area where they learn citizenship and about the world around them. This study seeks to: understand the reason for the loss of instructional time for social…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Elementary Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation