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Harrington, Jillian – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Firefighter wellness has become a concern across the country, in large part because a combination of poor fitness levels, excess weight, and a high-intensity work environment contributes to chronic illness as well as line-of-duty deaths. Workplace wellness programs are effective in career fire service organizations, but nationwide implementation…
Descriptors: Wellness, Qualitative Research, Fire Protection, Semi Structured Interviews
Story, Jill Taylor – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Public education reforms that attempt to more accurately determine the impact of individual teachers on student learning outcomes have resulted in recent changes to educator evaluation systems. In Massachusetts, teachers are evaluated according to their performance on the standards of effective teaching and their progress on student learning and…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Teacher Evaluation, Teaching Experience, Teacher Effectiveness
Radwan, Suzan – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this qualitative instrumental case study was to explore the professional learning outcomes of teachers as they implement community-based instruction programs for students with disabilities in a New Jersey school district. The study was viewed through the theoretical lens of disabilities studies in education, which posits that the…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Case Studies, School Districts, Public School Teachers
Clark, Brandi – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This qualitative narrative study explored the unique lived experiences of K-12 educators implementing the Alabama Reading Initiative (ARI), a professional development and reading intervention program in the Black Belt region of Alabama. The study involved purposeful sampling of 32 participants from 16 schools in that region, 8 schools excelling…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Qualitative Research, Reading Achievement, Reading Instruction
Sims-Jones, Jacquelyn – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Bullying is a problem experienced in schools across the country including in the ABC Elementary School in Georgia, where the No Place for Hate antibullying program is in place to address this problem. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to understand educators' perspectives on their experiences implementing the program. Bandura's social…
Descriptors: Bullying, Antisocial Behavior, Semi Structured Interviews, Teacher Attitudes
Bryant, Naarah – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Principals and administrators are crucial to the success of an initiative such as the Leader in Me. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to identify the strategies, practices, and processes utilized by elementary school principals to initiate and implement initiatives or programs such as the Leader in Me. Eight elementary school…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrators, Elementary Schools, Leadership
Yearby, Mandy Teresa – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this case study was to examine policies and procedures used by high school leaders that positively impact the access and participation of African American students in Advanced Placement courses. The research targeted the chronic and persistent problem of underrepresentation of ethnic minorities in secondary school Advanced Placement…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Advanced Placement Programs, African American Students, Secondary School Students
Kovach, Danielle M. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Response to Intervention (RTI) programs are designed to support students at risk of failing in school due to academic or behavioral problems. When RTI programs are applied inconsistently due to teachers' resources or knowledge, students may be wrongly identified for special education services. The purpose of this qualitative bounded descriptive…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Program Implementation, Suburban Schools, Qualitative Research
Jensen, Shelly M. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
As a response to accountability and pressure from the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002, the South Dakota Department of Education informed school administrators of a state-wide transformation of the way districts measure teacher effectiveness in their schools. In 2011, "The Framework for Teaching Evaluation Instrument" (Danielson, 2002)…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Effectiveness, Accountability
Huffman, Paula Massey – ProQuest LLC, 2018
With the challenges facing principals today, the question of how best to support new principals in meeting these challenges remains. The leadership abilities of new school leaders matter more today than ever with increasing accountability and additional responsibilities. The focus of this study was to determine participants' perceptions of the…
Descriptors: Principals, Mentors, Administrator Education, Educational Practices
Stender, David F., III – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Alcohol consumption among college students can lead to negative consequences for those consuming alcohol as well as for their classmates. The 2002 report from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) Task Force on College Drinking described a "three-in-one" evidence-based approach for alcohol consumption reduction…
Descriptors: Drinking, College Students, Student Personnel Workers, Semi Structured Interviews
Cohen, Maureen McCallion – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to identify and understand the leadership strategies used by Massachusetts high school administrators during the early implementation (first four years) of one-to-one computing. The study was guided by two research questions: (1) How do high school administrators describe their experience leading the…
Descriptors: High Schools, Computer Uses in Education, Qualitative Research, Leadership
Gomez-Lee, Vanessa – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study was to address the formidable effect that complex trauma has on children and their school success. Trauma impacts a significant number of school-age children and that impact compromises many developmental milestones and events, including learning and school success. This study examined one elementary school that has…
Descriptors: Trauma, Leadership Styles, Elementary Schools, School Health Services
Elom, Roslynn Darnell – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Integrated learning systems (ILS) are effective ways to increase academic achievement for students, including those with disabilities. However, many teachers do not fully or properly implement this type of educational technology in their classroom teaching. The purpose of this qualitative bounded case study was to examine the perceptions of high…
Descriptors: Integrated Learning Systems, Academic Achievement, Educational Technology, Qualitative Research
Blue, Gwendolyn Charlene – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Visually impaired students, despite access to technology resources, experience difficulties in succeeding in higher education due to ineffective technology resource implementation and a lack of adequate assistive technology instruction. The purpose of this qualitative interview-based study was to determine barriers to assistive technology…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Rural Schools, School Districts, Barriers
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