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Katrina Marie Herold – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This case study was conducted to develop a proposal comprised of best practices for institution-wide implementation of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in higher education. The analysis of data collected from interviews with individuals from institutions endorsed by the Center for Special Technology (CAST), the founding organization of UDL,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Higher Education, Best Practices, Models
Lindsei Pereira da Silva – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Even though feminist pedagogy in the context of higher education has been widely researched, there is a dearth of scholarship available when it comes to feminist pedagogy in the context of English as a Second Language. The present retrospective qualitative case study investigated the ways in which feminist pedagogy is represented in the teaching…
Descriptors: Feminism, Educational Practices, Teaching Methods, Second Language Instruction
Pamela Williams – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Much has been written in the grading literature regarding the continued use of traditional teacher grading practices that impede effective teaching and learning, yet teachers continue to assign grades using a mixture of factors. The purpose of this mixed methods study was to explore secondary teacher perceptions of their grading practices, the…
Descriptors: Grading, Equal Education, High School Students, Educational Practices
Sarah Abdullah Saleh Alwaqassi – ProQuest LLC, 2024
As education policy in Saudi Arabia is beginning to implement a more inclusive classroom model which educates children with and without special needs side-by-side, teachers are struggling to find the best practices that can meet the needs of students with diverse levels of learning abilities. However, the government's Saudi Vision 2030 has…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Special Education, Foreign Countries, Inclusion
Tatzia Langlo – ProQuest LLC, 2020
This dissertation focuses on the professional philosophies, practices, and collaborative negotiation skills used and developed in two teacher education programs within two countries and how novice teachers integrate these ideas, skills, and processes in classrooms and schools. Simultaneously, this research examines how the patterns of democratic…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Programs, Beginning Teachers, Foreign Countries, Educational Practices
Gambino, Thomas John – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Schools provide the opportunity for children to learn not only academic skills, but social and emotional skills as well. Programs within schools that target childrens' emotional needs and social skills, lead to an increase in academic achievement and self-regulation skills as well as a decrease in maladaptive behaviors and mental illness risk…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Elementary School Teachers, Program Implementation
Johanna Barmore – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Teacher preparation has been widely criticized for over 50 years. Scholars in the 1950s attacked programs for being too practical and non-intellectual (Popham & Greenberg, 1958), yet recent critiques claim that teacher preparation is overly academic, with insufficient attention to teaching practice (Carnegie Corp. of New York, N., 1986;…
Descriptors: Educational Principles, Teaching Methods, Theory Practice Relationship, Beginning Teachers
Aman, Aixle D. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Students are coming to school with myriad issues that teachers and schools cannot address alone. Ecological systems theory posits that the environments with which a child comes into contact, either directly or indirectly, can impact her or his development (Bronfenbrenner, 1979). With the support of community partner organizations in the local…
Descriptors: Community Schools, Transformational Leadership, Case Studies, Interviews
Crouse, Brian H. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Countless authors, theologians, and Christian educators have weighed in regarding the secularization of American higher education. Through nearly 380 years of historical examples, Christian mottos, missions, and reputations were once at the heart of American higher educations. However, over time, those foundations were replaced with other…
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, Christianity, Educational Change, Ideology
Holland, Rebecca C. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Using the Carnegie Project for the Education Doctorate (CPED) as a model curricular framework, this study sought to determine the structures and functions of well-run and respected non-CPED participating higher education administration EdD curricula. The qualitative approach was used during two iterations of focus groups to learn the professional…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Qualitative Research, Doctoral Programs, Postsecondary Education as a Field of Study
Brancato, Kimberly – ProQuest LLC, 2013
An essential component of best practice in the field of early childhood special education is the inclusion of children with disabilities in typical early childhood settings. As the practice of inclusion has increased in recent years it has become imperative to ensure that children with disabilities attend quality programs. The main purpose of this…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Inclusion, Disabilities, Educational Quality
Musaitif, Linda M. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the degree to which undergraduate full-time and adjunct faculty members in the health and science programs at community colleges in Southern California utilize the seven principles of good practice as measured by the Faculty Inventory of the Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Adjunct Faculty, College Faculty, Educational Practices
Strickland, Crystal Y. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this quantitative study was to investigate the extent to which professional development practices in professional learning communities are consistent with research-based principles of effective professional development. Additionally, the study investigated potential differences in the content focus, active learning, coherence, and…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Statistical Analysis, Educational Practices, Faculty Development
Cousins, Claudia L. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this single-site case study was to explore and describe community college students' perceptions of linked courses instructors' use of Chickering and Gamson's (1987) Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education within student learning communities and students' perceptions of how important the principles were in helping…
Descriptors: Time on Task, Active Learning, Student Attitudes, Writing Skills
Galligan, Mark N. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This paper presents the research design, rationale, and the results of a historical document-based research project to answer the following two-part question: How do popular and dominant political, social, and economic forces affect the creation and delivery of American history curriculum in public schools between 1890 and 1920 and how is this…
Descriptors: Historical Interpretation, Educational History, United States History, History Instruction
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