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Ofer Chen – ProQuest LLC, 2025
This dissertation examines the transformative potential of reflective practice in student assessment and feedback, while also developing tools to gain a nuanced understanding of teacher feedback dispositions and practices. It outlines the development and refinement of three novel tools: the Reflective Classroom Assessment Protocol (ReCAP), the…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Student Evaluation, Material Development, Questionnaires
Graves, Julie Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This dissertation examined perceptions of elementary district superintendents regarding professional development in the superintendency. The current challenges of the superintendency require superintendents to be more prepared than ever before and to serve as effective leaders of school districts. Specifically, this research identified what…
Descriptors: School Districts, Administrator Attitudes, Faculty Development, Superintendents
Abner, Ingrid Yvette – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this dissertation research was to identify a clear connection between teacher reflection, instructional coaching, and improved secondary reading instruction. During this case study, teachers explain and describe their understanding of the impact that two elements, instructional coaching and video reflection, have on secondary…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Teacher Attitudes, Coaching (Performance), Video Technology
Nielson Vargas, Erika Koren – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Success in developmental education contexts requires support not just in cognitive skills, but also in affective areas. One approach showing promise in supporting students in affective areas is mindfulness training. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) can support affective needs and provide coping strategies in general as well as in some…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Intervention, Developmental Programs, Literacy
Somma, Victoria – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Federal mandates have increased the pressure on school officials to improve student achievement. These mandates have forced educators across the nation to analyze different types of professional development that train teachers to provide quality lessons that are rigorous in nature. These mandates have forced a shift in pedagogy where teachers work…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Communities of Practice, Teacher Collaboration, Program Effectiveness
Berwager, Kelly C. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
There has been a plethora of research done on all kinds of beginning teachers, but little has focused on art education teachers, and even less has focused on how beginning art education teachers make sense of their early teaching experiences. It is, however, known that teachers of art come to the profession with multiple skills that can be…
Descriptors: Art Education, Preservice Teachers, Beginning Teachers, Art Teachers
Miller, Randall C. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study investigated reflective judgment scores of students enrolled in business-related programs of study with junior and senior academic standing from institutions of higher education accredited by the Council of Higher Education in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States during Fall 2011, Spring 2012 and Summer 2012 semesters. Data were…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Business Administration Education, Questionnaires
Singleton, Patrina – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to describe the engagement of reflective practice among school leaders utilizing a qualitative case study methodology. While there have been studies conducted about school leaders and reflective practice, there was an unparalleled amount in comparison to the extensive research on teaching and reflective practice.…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Reflection, Qualitative Research, Case Studies
Keener, Cheryl P. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This research explored online graduate students' preferences using the Constructivist Internet-Based Learning Environment Survey (CILES) and how everyday learner attributes affected their preferences. The purpose of this study was to identify graduate students' preferences for various types of learning in order to aid designers with aligning…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Educational Technology, Preferences, Student Attitudes
Pisciotta, Summer – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Changes in state laws led the education system personnel in Arizona to reconsider how they assess students, teachers, and administrators. Higher expectations for teacher and student performance and a budget deficit at schools resulted in evaluations being a focal point in teacher contract renewal. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Teacher Evaluation, Qualitative Research, Case Studies
Lefevre Guy, Kara Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this research was to gain insight into transformational learning experiences of novice teachers and their coaches. Novice teachers are held to the same standards as their more experienced peers, but they lack experience to help them overcome challenges. Coaches are becoming more common in schools today. Their purpose is to support…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Beginning Teachers, Novices, Coaching (Performance)
Pierson, Sandra E. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Driving behavior is a contributing factor in 85% of all traffic crashes; therefore, driver reeducation must be centered on increasing safe driving behavior. Because self-reflection strategies have been shown to change behavior, a study using a self-assessment tool was conducted with Virginia adult drivers mandated to complete a driver improvement…
Descriptors: Driver Education, Safety Education, Traffic Safety, Adult Education
Shaw, Deanna Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to describe the experience of critical self-reflection by life coaches. Life coaching is expanding within many disciplines including education, health care, business, social work, and wellness. Life coaching involves a coach working with an individual or groups aimed at effecting change for professional and personal…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Counselors, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Individual Development
Lucas, Miguel – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Counselors at a public community college who teach a first-year college success course to developmental education students do not have effective opportunities or a systematic method to develop their teaching practice. Moreover, like a majority of community college and university instructors, many counselors do not have formal training in…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Teaching Methods, Academic Achievement, Higher Education
Lizotte, Jane O'Connor – ProQuest LLC, 2013
In recent years, expectations for schools have increased to the point where they are now expected to ensure that "all" students are learning at high levels. This is a daunting, complex, and ambitious aspiration that requires leadership beyond that provided by the principal. The purpose of this qualitative study was to analyze teachers'…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Participative Decision Making, Teacher Attitudes, Middle School Teachers
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