Publication Date
In 2025 | 0 |
Since 2024 | 0 |
Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 7 |
Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 11 |
Descriptor
Author
Publication Type
Dissertations/Theses -… | 9 |
Journal Articles | 2 |
Reports - Research | 2 |
Tests/Questionnaires | 1 |
Education Level
Elementary Education | 4 |
Middle Schools | 4 |
Secondary Education | 3 |
High Schools | 2 |
Junior High Schools | 2 |
Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
Grade 11 | 1 |
Grade 12 | 1 |
Grade 5 | 1 |
Grade 9 | 1 |
Higher Education | 1 |
More ▼ |
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Teague, Kelly Lynne – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Building on the research of National Board Certification and its effect on teacher quality, student achievement, and professional development, this dissertation seeks to explore the factors that influence teachers when it is time to renew their National Board Certification. Using a qualitative methodology, this study seeks to describe the process…
Descriptors: Teacher Certification, Decision Making, Faculty Development, Influences
Buff, Shannon Jonell – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Retention of quality high school assistant principals is a problem in a suburban Georgia school district, where 35% of administrators left their schools in a 3-year period. Researchers indicated that high turnover rates in school leadership influence student achievement and school climate. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore…
Descriptors: High Schools, Assistant Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Labor Turnover
Byrd, Nijia – ProQuest LLC, 2017
In an urban Georgia school district, teacher satisfaction surveys revealed that technology-based professional development was not equipping teachers with the skills or support needed to implement technology into their teaching practices. The purpose of this mixed-methods case study was to explore teachers' experiences and perceptions of…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Teacher Surveys
Robinson, Garletta – ProQuest LLC, 2017
In a Georgia middle school, general and special education teachers expressed concerns about the challenges of working collaboratively in the inclusive classroom. Effective teacher collaboration is pivotal to ensure academic success of all students. The purpose of this qualitative bounded instrumental case study was to explore middle school…
Descriptors: Regular and Special Education Relationship, Teacher Collaboration, Team Teaching, Inclusion
Teachers' Perceptions of the Effect of Their Attire on Middle-School Students' Behavior and Learning
Sampson, Elizabeth Clemons – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Teachers were once held to a professional dress code. This code has become lax, resulting in teachers dressing in more casual attire. A local middle school in rural Georgia was experiencing complaints about teachers' unprofessional attire from other teachers, administrators, and parents. Teachers play an integral role in modeling cultural and…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Middle School Students, Clothing, Dress Codes
Bonnici, Laurie J.; Maatta, Stephanie L.; Klose, M. Katherine; Julien, Heidi; Bajjaly, Stephen – Studies in Higher Education, 2016
This case study examined student preference for delivery mode of online courses in two graduate degree programs in Library and Information Science. Within-group and between-groups comparisons indicated a distinct preference across the institutions. Findings from focus groups conducted with two cohorts of students enrolled in a federally funded…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Graduate Students, Comparative Analysis, Focus Groups
Deason, Jennifer – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Inclusion teachers at the elementary level face challenges in differentiating instruction for all students. Despite inclusion teachers' willingness to use differentiated instruction (DI), many teachers struggle implementing DI because of teachers' understanding of DI, insufficient time for planning, and insufficient training and resources. The…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Elementary School Teachers, Individualized Instruction, Student Needs
King, Betty Smith – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Despite a rural Georgia school district's effort to increase the academic performance of all students, the achievement gap persists between general education and special education students. The purpose of the study was to explore what factors hindered coteachers from consistently applying differentiated instruction in elementary inclusion…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Team Teaching, Teacher Attitudes, Knowledge Level
Green, Bonnie Rhyne – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Since the implementation of NCLB initiatives, rural K-12 teachers in Middle Georgia have been working to gain highly qualified status in their area of certification. These educators have faced struggles that are characteristic of rural schools to include: limited resources, isolated geographic locations, and lack of funds. The In-field Gifted…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
Winfree, Linda – ProQuest LLC, 2013
As college and workplace success becomes increasingly dependent on reading, parents and educators have become more interested in how to engage students in reading. Teachers at a rural Georgia high school have reported that students are reluctant to engage in academic reading. Guided by previous research on the factors that promote or discourage…
Descriptors: Reading Motivation, Learner Engagement, High School Students, Rural Schools
Huddleston, Andrew P. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2015
The author uses Bourdieu's concepts of field, capital, and habitus to analyze how students, parents, teachers, and administrators are responding to Georgia's test-based grade retention policy in reading at one Georgia elementary school. In this multiple case study, the author interviewed, observed, and collected documents regarding ten fifth…
Descriptors: Grade Repetition, State Policy, Reading Achievement, Elementary School Teachers