Having access to accurate and reliable data is essential in decision-making. A wealth of data is spread across the University of Delaware (UD). These data include, but are not limited to, financial information, budget information, student enrollment, credit hours taught, and numerous metrics about faculty, staff, and sponsored programs. These data…

The purpose of this study was to explore factors and personnel involved in the decision-making process used to determine electronic heath record (EHR) training methods employed by healthcare organizations in 2023. Additionally, the purpose was to learn more about EHR training leaders' perspectives of various training methods, and to determine how…

The public education system is shaped through policy at the federal, state, and local levels with the expectation of implementation at the building level by educational leaders. Education is a right of all individuals and cannot be taken away due to a person's exceptionalities. This right is protected by federal law and enforced by district…

The United States has a long history of political tension around education at the federal, state, and local level. District and school leaders must balance students' learning and social needs while working to address political tension barriers on education decisions. Political tension involves the feeling of strain or anxiety around topics aligned…

Over five decades of research have documented a central challenge: School leaders are confronted with a deluge of simultaneous demands. These demands have intensified in the past few decades, amidst the standards-based accountability movement and the COVID pandemic. Yet, school leaders - like all people - have limited time, energy, and effort…

This study investigated whether youth essentialize religiosity considering religious informants as more trustworthy. Participants (N = 181) from three age groups (preadolescents, early adolescents and young adults) were presented with vignettes and asked which informant the protagonist should trust. One protagonist was introduced as religious.…

The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore the decision-making of executives in higher education institutions with an emphasis on information technology (IT) issues. The study explored decision-making through the lens of Descriptive Decision Theory. The three research questions guiding this study were: (1) How do executive skills…

At the local research site, school leaders face high teacher attrition rates resulting in teaching positions being filled with less experienced teachers, a redistribution of teachers to other classrooms, an increase in class sizes and resources being redirected to address disruptions to learning. Nationally, the ratio of teacher hires to teacher…

The purpose of this cross-case study is to explore educational leaders' understanding and practice of ethical preparedness in two riparian school districts located along the Ohio River in counties determined by the Appalachian Regional Commission to be at-risk and distressed. As a cross-case analysis study, this research was conducted in the…

The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the decision-making process of school leaders in ALE settings when determining the resources they provide and whether the resources provided ensure that these students are successful in the classroom, graduate on time, or earn a high school equivalency diploma. In the study, there were 10…

The Ministry of Education document "Action Plan for Pacific Education" 2020-2030 is a government commitment to transform outcomes for Pacific learners and their families. Key Shift 5 of this Action Plan focuses on valuing, growing, and retaining "teachers, leaders, and educational professionals with diverse Pacific heritages"…

This qualitative study explored whether higher education leaders applied an ethic of care or ethic of justice when making decisions that impacted student wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic, and whether the ethic of care, more aligned with a focus on student wellbeing, was more dominant, given student wellbeing was at risk during the pandemic.…

Writing is an essential life skill. It is a critical area of literacy instruction and high-stakes assessments. However, emphasis on writing instruction and assessment has not correlated with widespread writing proficiency. Within this context, teachers experience the phenomenon of writing instructional leadership. Teachers' preparation as writers…

School choice draws upon market principles for restructuring education as schools compete for student enrollment by appealing to parents. When parents hold the power to choose where--among several options--to enroll their child for learning, they will select the school that best meets their child's academic and social-emotional needs (Cooper,…

This phenomenological study examined the lived experiences of eleven current or former remote team leaders from five different job sectors, including Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs), medical, insurance and personal finance, international aid, and academia. Analysis of the data gained through interviews identified five…