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A Qualitative Study of Teacher Retention in Project-Based Learning Schools
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Elizabeth Camille Bielling – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The purpose of this study was to determine factors influencing teacher retention in project-based learning (PBL) schools. Ascertaining these factors and devising a list of best practices could aid both PBL and non-PBL schools in bolstering their schools' teacher retention rates. School administrators could examine the research to extrapolate…
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, Student Projects, Active Learning, Teacher Collaboration
A Comparative Analysis of the Role of Educational Leadership on the Participation of Two Schools in the National Program of Science and Technology Fairs in Costa Rica
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Brent-Sanco, Patricia – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this study was to understand the effects of educational leadership on student participation in the National Program of Science and Technology Fairs (Programa Nacional de Ferias de Ciencia y Tecnologia [PRONAFECYT]) in the primary schools of Costa Rica. The study identified the role that governmental, community, and school site…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Fairs, National Programs, Student Participation
Teacher Practices in a High Performing, Appalachian Rural High School
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Estep, Steven A. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this exploratory case study was to identify, investigate, and describe factors that contributed to the academic success of Phelps High School, a rural, isolated, Appalachian high school in Pike County Kentucky. The academic index of the school in 2000 was 48% and in a six year period the academic index of the school improved to 94%.…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Rural Schools, High Schools, Case Studies