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Hass, Christopher A. F. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Over the past 50 years physics education research (PER) has grown into a thriving subdiscipline of physics. PER grew out of a desire to approach education research and development from a disciplinary perspective, operating under the assumption that good physics education is deeply rooted in the disciplinary knowledge and practices of physicists.…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Researchers, Physics, Educational Researchers
Mockovciak, Alice – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this qualitative descriptive existential-phenomenological study is to explore what it is like for public school special education teachers to experience professional marginalization and how it shapes their work-world, in the Eastern region of the United States. A purposive sampling was utilized for recruiting five special education…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Professional Isolation, Teaching Conditions, Social Bias
Phillips, Lori – ProQuest LLC, 2018
In 2013 the Iowa Teacher Leadership and Compensation planning grant (TLC) committed to providing 150 million dollars annually toward rewarding effective teachers with leadership opportunities and higher pay, attracting promising new teachers with competitive starting salaries, and fostering greater collaboration for all teachers to learn from one…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Principals, Administrator Role, Educational Change
Greene, Nathaniel T. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
In their role as organizational leader, school principals may confront issues of professional isolation that can lead to feelings of loneliness. The purpose of this study was to determine if principals' perceptions of social support were predictive of levels of loneliness. Using a survey instrument, data were collected to determine participants'…
Descriptors: Principals, Professional Isolation, Psychological Patterns, Administrator Surveys
House, Collette R. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
School leaders commonly face issues of loneliness, isolation, burnout, and depression. The purpose of this qualitative multiple-case study was to explore self-initiated peer support group participation for professional impact and personal impact on school leaders facing issues of loneliness, isolation, stress, and burnout. This study provides an…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Administration, Peer Influence, Social Support Groups