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Mary E. Morningstar; Sarah R. Carlson; Dana Lattin; Rebecca Romine Swinburne – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2024
This article shares the results from a quasi-experimental mixed-methods study of a promising transition-focused professional development approach. The 12-week team-based intervention resulted in positive outcomes among intervention group participants' knowledge and capacities. The intervention group exhibited statistically significant changes in…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Professional Development, Intervention, Knowledge Level
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Cuba, Melissa J.; Nomi, Brionna C.; McMillan, James H. – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2023
Despite the 1982 Supreme Court decision "Plyler v. Doe," little guidance has been provided on how to support undocumented students. Although education scholars have explored undocumented students' experiences, little research examines the effects of professional development on pre-service school professionals' understanding regarding…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Undocumented Immigrants, Students, Social Support Groups
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Taylor, Julia V.; Goodman-Scott, Emily; Walsh, Robyn – Professional School Counseling, 2022
Although comprehensive school counseling programs are implemented widely across the country, school counselors face myriad barriers to implementation. As such, we conducted a multilevel, descriptive case study to examine a school counseling cohort preparing to apply for the American School Counselor Association's Recognized ASCA Model Program…
Descriptors: School Counseling, School Counselors, Barriers, Program Implementation
Amy Love – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to explore the experiences of school leaders as they develop their capacity to lead and manage change. The central research question that guided this study is: What are the experiences of school leaders in Virginia as they develop their capacity to lead and manage change? The…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Instructional Leadership, Educational Change, Capacity Building
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Healy, Seán; Block, Martin; Kelly, Luke – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2020
Physical Educators face significant challenges in including students with disabilities. To address this issue, appropriate professional development must be provided. Traditional professional development is limited by barriers such as cost, time, location and availability. The purpose of this randomised experimental design study was to determine…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Electronic Learning, Professional Development, Physical Education Teachers
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Cornell, Dewey G.; Gregory, Anne; Fan, Xitao – NASSP Bulletin, 2011
This quasi-experimental study examined the adoption of the Virginia Student Threat Assessment Guidelines in 23 high schools. After training, school administrators and other staff members demonstrated substantial increases in knowledge of threat assessment principles and decreased commitment to zero tolerance approaches. Schools using the…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Guidelines, Zero Tolerance Policy, Suspension
McGatha, Maggie; Bush, William S.; Thorn, Dustin – Appalachian Collaborative Center for Learning, Assessment, and Instruction in Mathematics (ACCLAIM), 2005
This study describes (a) potential mathematics education leaders' professional development experiences, awareness, beliefs, and attitudes and (b) the subsequent changes in these constructs as they participated in a leadership development program. The context of the professional development was a three-week institute and a year-long follow-up. The…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Elementary Secondary Education, Statistical Significance, Mathematics Education