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Trendell Nation, Molly – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Climate change science is complex and controversial in nature, yet seen by educators and policy makers as an important topic to be taught within secondary science education. This is becoming increasingly evident with the inclusion of climate change into the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for Earth and Space Sciences as well as Life…
Descriptors: Climate, Ecology, Teacher Attitudes, Environmental Education
Scott-Coleman, Renette S. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Studies have shown school districts across the United States strive to meet the needs of first-year teachers by adding various components within a beginning teacher induction program. The purpose of this study was to determine if a relationship existed between beginning teacher induction programming and the overall TEAM observation scores of…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Beginning Teacher Induction, Correlation, Program Effectiveness
McKinstry, James P. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The role of technology has increased in our everyday lives and continues to develop. Research has shown that technology can visually support language and communication in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) (Shane, Laubscher, Schlosser, Flynn, Sorce, & Abramson, 2012). This research study is designed to measure the impact of…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Influence of Technology, Instructional Effectiveness, Technology Uses in Education
Barton, Irving Gary, Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Military education is held to high standards for our servicemen and women. The purpose of this quantitative, comparative study was to determine if significant differences existed in learning styles relative to military experience as determined by learning in a serious game environment. Study results are expected to advance the state of research in…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Evaluation Methods, Military Training, Comparative Analysis
Howard, Sheri – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study is to compare satisfaction, self-confidence, and engagement of baccalaureate nursing students using defined observational roles and expectations versus traditional observer role assignments in high fidelity simulation and debriefing and to evaluate student perceptions of these constructs. The NLN/Jeffries Simulation…
Descriptors: Nursing Students, Undergraduate Students, Comparative Analysis, Student Satisfaction
Carey, Sharlotte F. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This qualitative study examined how National Board certified teachers (NBCTs) perceive the meaning of reflective teaching and how their perceptions compare to the literature on reflective thinking and teaching. The study included five participants who had completed the National Board certification process. Data collection included three…
Descriptors: Reflective Teaching, Teacher Certification, Interviews, Critical Incidents Method
Salim, Zainab – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Over the past two decades, teacher participation in school decision-making has emerged as a significant theme in education reforms, gaining the attention of researchers and practitioners across different education contexts both in developed and developing countries (Lee & Nie, 2014). A supportive and participatory culture typically does not…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Participative Decision Making, Community Schools, Teacher Participation
Anim, Stephen Kwasi – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This qualitative study used evidence gleaned from business professors and their students and compared it with the Measure of Effective Teaching model (MET, 2013). The research is based on a qualitative research design with the aim of collecting data from multiple sources such as interviews, focus group, document analysis and observation to develop…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, College Faculty, Qualitative Research, Business Schools
Evaluating the Effects of a Formative Classroom Management Coaching Program for Pre-Service Teachers
Holdaway, Alex S. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Teachers routinely report they are under-prepared for the classroom management challenges of the modern classroom and pre-service training programs are an important point of intervention. However, few studies have investigated classroom management training at the pre-service level. The present study compares two different training approaches…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Coaching (Performance), Preservice Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education
Mozdzanowski, Sandra Kay – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Despite a growing body of literature on the needs of beginning teachers, little is known about the impact of mentoring on K-12 beginning teachers' efficacy and commitment to teaching, and why beginning teachers in special education received less mentoring than their counterparts in general education. This qualitative phenomenological study…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Mentors, Beginning Teacher Induction
Akmon, Dharma R. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This dissertation examines the role of conceptions of data's value in data practices. Based on a study of three small teams of scientists carrying out ecological research at a biological station, my study addresses the following main question: How do scientists conceive of the value of their data, and how do scientists enact conceptions of value…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Scientists, Interviews, Meta Analysis
Comparison of University-Based Teacher Certification Programs and Alternative Certification Programs
Roberts, Keonna – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand further similarities and differences between traditionally certified teachers and alternatively certified teachers specifically in the areas of teacher self-efficacy, classroom management, and teacher perceptions of their preparation program. The following research questions guided this…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Teacher Certification, Alternative Teacher Certification, Self Efficacy
From "Struggling" to "Example": How Cross-Age Tutoring Impacts Latina Adolescents' Reader Identities
Drake, Dustin H. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Educators and policy makers have shown a consistent concern over the achievement gap. In academic assessments, Latino students have demonstrated lower achievement than their peers, particularly in reading scores. Many researchers attribute the existence of the achievement gap to a school system that ignores Latino culture or perpetuates struggles…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Reading Instruction, Reading Difficulties, Achievement Gap
Paisner-Roffman, Heidi – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Changes in policy and practice that originated with the 2004 Reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ([IDEA], US Department of Education) created systems that exposed students to earlier and more consistent research-based intervention (Fuchs & Vaughn, 2012) thereby reducing the rate and increasing the mean age of…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Difficulties, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis
Osterbye, Renee R. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Reading is key in all aspects of education and improving reading instruction continues to be an issue of national focus. Although there is considerable research on the nature of teaching reading from a variety of viewpoints, little has focused on student perspectives, particularly at younger levels. The purpose of this case study is to describe…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Early Reading, Reading Improvement, Student Attitudes