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Beard, Darlisha – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Researchers have concluded that parental involvement is necessary for students' success in school because parent involvement in school activities can positively affect children's learning and school experiences. Parent presence and participation is lacking in an urban school district in western Tennessee. The purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Parent Participation, Urban Schools
Simmons, Timothy Joshua – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this qualitative collective case study was to understand how first-career skills were utilized by highly effective second-career elementary school teachers in northeast Tennessee. The guiding research question for the study was: How do the skills acquired in a first career affect second-career elementary school teachers? The…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Case Studies, Job Skills, Career Change
Kipkulei, Kenneth – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Leaders within retail supermarkets struggle to manage perishable waste that has been at least partly attributed to shoppers' desire to buy fresh food; however, supermarket managers do not always exhaust the stock of fresh food as scheduled. Based on disruptive innovation theory, the purpose of this case study was to explore employee use of an…
Descriptors: Retailing, Food, Case Studies, Employees
Garvin, Rebecca Todd – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This qualitative ethnographic Linguistic Landscape (LL) study collected and analyzed ten individual "walking tour" interviews with residents of Memphis, Tennessee, exploring the personal thoughts and feelings about linguistic changes in the communities triggered by the LL. The researcher focused the participants' attention on…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Multilingualism, Empathy, Emotional Response
Fleming, Kae – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The primary purpose of this mixed methods study was to explore relationships between Tennessee Competency Attainment Rubric (CAR) professional development and teachers' perceptions of changes in instruction, expectations for student performance, and understanding of proficiency. The study is the result of a collaborative effort with the Tennessee…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Scoring Rubrics, Faculty Development, Teacher Attitudes
Fanning, Terry Sue – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The primary purpose of this mixed methods study was to explore relationships between Tennessee Competency Attainment Rubric (CAR) professional development and teachers' perceptions of changes in instruction, expectations for student performance, and understanding of proficiency. The study is the result of a collaborative effort with the Tennessee…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Scoring Rubrics, Faculty Development, Teacher Attitudes
Stephens, Catherine – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The primary purpose of this mixed methods study was to explore relationships between Tennessee Competency Attainment Rubric (CAR) professional development and teachers' perceptions of changes in instruction, expectations for student performance, and understanding of proficiency. The study is the result of a collaborative effort with the Tennessee…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Scoring Rubrics, Faculty Development, Teacher Attitudes