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Huffstetler, Rebecca L. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences of left-handed school leaders during their elementary and secondary school years. Further, this study examined the impact of these experiences on leadership practices exhibited by left-handed school leaders. The researcher used a mixed methods approach to conduct this study. For the…
Descriptors: Handedness, Instructional Leadership, Administrators, Early Experience
Stahmer, Aubyn C.; Suhrheinrich, Jessica; Schetter, Patricia L.; Hassrick, Elizabeth McGee – Grantee Submission, 2018
This study examines how system-wide (i.e., region, district, and school) mechanisms such as leadership support, training requirements, structure, collaboration, and education affect the use of evidence-based practices (EBPs) in schools and how this affects the outcomes for students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Despite growing evidence for…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Special Education, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Elliott, Robert W.; Oliver, Diane E. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
Using a mixed methods, multilevel research design, this pilot inquiry explored the relationship between college faculty professional development and the academic achievement of diverse students by coupling two separate links: (a) the effects that professional development activities have on improving teaching strategies, and (b) the effects these…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Faculty Development, Two Year College Students, Community Colleges
Sverdlov, Aviva; Aram, Dorit – Early Education and Development, 2016
Research Findings: The study examined the beliefs of kindergarten teachers (K-teachers) regarding the goals of kindergarten. We asked K-teachers to reflect on their own beliefs, their understanding of parents' beliefs, and their understanding of the beliefs that guide agents of the education system. We further examined differences between…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Beliefs, Teacher Attitudes, Parent Attitudes
Erdemli, Özge – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2015
Problem Situation: People experience ups and downs in their job satisfaction and motivation levels at different points of their work lives for various reasons. One of the outputs of low job satisfaction and motivation is defined as "withdrawal behaviors" in the literature. Withdrawal behaviors are any employee behavior of withdrawal from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Withdrawal (Psychology), Work Ethic, Public Schools
Agnant Rogers, Myriam – ProQuest LLC, 2013
As a result of poor student performance, professional development has emerged as a key strategy for improving instruction and achievement. In times of reduced resources and increased accountability, schools must evaluate their efforts in order to make sound decisions about policy and practice. This mixed method study was designed to investigate…
Descriptors: Correlation, Middle Schools, Middle School Teachers, Principals
Mueller, Carla – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Higher education requires exemplary faculty to provide a high quality education to college-level students. When faculty is new to an institution, issues of transition can affect job satisfaction negatively. The literature concludes that job satisfaction can affect retention of quality personnel. As a result, college and university administrators…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Mentors, Job Satisfaction, Beginning Teachers
Bieneman, Paula Dorothy – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study examined the collective teacher efficacy in selected elementary schools, specifically exploring the extent to which those schools demonstrate collective efficacy, the nature of collective efficacy in those schools, and the underlying belief systems and tacit assumptions that may inform that efficacy. The first phase of a mixed methods…
Descriptors: School Effectiveness, Elementary Schools, Elementary School Students, Student Diversity
The Technological Impact of the E-Rate Program on a School District of the Texas Coastal Bend Region
Vazquez-Cruz, Juan Diego – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of the study was to examine the impact of the E-Rate program on students, teachers, administrators, and the technology environment of a public school district in the Texas Gulf Coast Region. The study was conducted through a mixed methods design, utilizing both quantitative and qualitative data collection; the research design was a…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, School Districts, Public Schools, Educational Technology
DeLoach, Robin – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to explore the factors that influence the ability of teachers and administrators to use data obtained from a data warehouse to inform instruction. The mixed methods study was guided by the following questions: 1) What data warehouse application features affect the ability of an educator to effectively use the…
Descriptors: Data, Decision Making, Databases, Program Implementation
Sklarsh, Sandra Janet – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Mixed methods were used to determine teachers' and administrators' perceptions of the degree of implementation of Response-to-Intervention (RtI) in four areas: research-based and standards-driven instruction, assessment practices or monitoring, intervention strategy identification, and decision-making processes. One hundred sixteen teachers and…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, School Districts, School District Size, Urban Schools
Barnett, LaDonna Jean – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The compelling force behind education is improving teacher quality. This research study was designed to find out how improving teacher quality in terms of RTI knowledge occurred at differing levels of instruction and how faculty perceived the changing role of general education teachers and administrators with regard to RTI. Participants in the…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Teacher Education, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Role
Thompson-Sellers, Ingrid N. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study used a two-phased explanatory mixed-methods design to explore in-depth what factors are perceived by Instructional Design and Technology (IDT) professionals as impacting instructional design practice, how these factors are valued in the field, and what differences in perspectives exist between IDT managers and non-managers. For phase 1…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Mixed Methods Research, Online Surveys
Studnicki, Elaine Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This exploratory mixed method study builds upon previous research to investigate the influence of teacher self- and collective efficacy on technology use in the classroom. This population was purposefully sampled to examine first- and second order technology barriers, instructional strategies, and human influences on technology. The quantitative…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
Greene, Ashley E. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this sequential mixed methods study was to examine and determine the level of incivility in the workplace as a growing problem from the perceptional views of graduate students enrolled in accelerated degree programs for graduate studies in Business Administration, Criminal Justice Administration, Gerontology, Health Management, and…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Student Employment, Business Administration Education, Criminal Law