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Maya Kaul – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2024
Teachers' professional identities are the foundation of their practice. Previous scholarship has largely overlooked the extent to which the broader reform culture shapes teachers' professional identities. In this study, I draw on survey data from 950 teachers across four US states (California, New York, Florida, and Texas) to examine the extent to…
Descriptors: Teachers, Professional Identity, Teaching (Occupation), Teacher Role
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Laura Montanari – Journal of Transformative Education, 2024
This study investigates how songs and songwriting can facilitate transformative learning experiences. Semi-structured interviews conducted with three professional singer-songwriters from different backgrounds helped define how songs and songwriting can nurture one's soul work, that is, emotions individuation, dialogue between conscious and…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Singing, Musical Composition, Self Concept
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Brian, Ali; Starrett, Angela; Ross, Robbie; Pennell, Adam; Gilbert, Emily; Miedema, Sally Taunton; Casner, Chandler; Lieberman, Lauren J. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2021
Limited inquiries exist for perceptions of physical competence for people with visual impairments, since there are no specific, psychometrically tested scales. The purpose of this study was to establish the psychometric properties of the Test of Perceived Physical Competence (TPPC) for individuals with visual impairments aged 9-19 years. Methods:…
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Psychometrics, Psychomotor Skills, Preadolescents
Isabella Villacampa – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Despite increasing undergraduate enrollment, Asian Americans remain disproportionately underrepresented in leadership positions across professional fields. This highlights the importance for higher education institutions to critically examine their role in preparing students for both personal growth and navigating career pathways beyond the…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Alumni, Higher Education, Student Attitudes
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Don Latham; Melissa Gross; Heidi Julien – College & Research Libraries, 2024
This paper shares the results of semi-structured interviews with 30 community college librarians who have instruction duties. The interviews explored these librarians' perceptions of students' information literacy (IL) strengths and weaknesses as well as their views of students' self-perceptions. Participants believe that students are confident in…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community College Students, Librarians, Librarian Attitudes
Emily T. Carpenter – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this Action Research study was to investigate and improve career development for rural college students in Western New York State. An initial research cycle utilized semi-structured interviews to identify rural college students' perceptions about their career development and the career-related institutional supports and experiences…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, College Students, Career Development, Rural Areas
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Burrow, Anthony L.; Ratner, Kaylin; Porcelli, Sabrina; Sumner, Rachel – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2022
Most youth development programs strive to promote thriving, but scientific inquiry into "how" they achieve this aim is rare and often complicated by nuanced program structures and delivery. Across two studies, we explored how one thriving indicator, having a sense of purpose in life, may be cultivated by a statewide 4-H program. In Study…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Self Concept, Quality of Life, World Views
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Yoon Joo Lee; Seung Eun McDevitt – New Educator, 2023
The purpose of this study is to describe the lived experiences of teachers of color with disabilities. We anchored our study in the construct of funds of identity and the theory of intersectionality to explore how their lived experiences and multilayered identities transformed into resources and strengths for teaching children of color with…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Students with Disabilities, Teacher Education, Racial Differences
Daley, Darlene – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This exploratory case study used purposive sampling to explore how third-grade students' reading identities in one suburban western New York school classroom are impacted by social negotiation. It found that social negotiation, literacy practices, the notion of a chapter book "benchmark," personal reading histories and book access, and…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Grade 3, Reading, Social Influences
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Seth J. Schwartz; Beyhan Ertanir; Audrey Harkness; Byron L. Zamboanga; Melissa L. Bessaha; John B. Bartholomew; Alan Meca; Minas Michikyan; Maria Duque; Pablo Montero-Zamora; Claudia López-Madrigal; Linda G. Castillo; Miguel Ángel Cano; Kaveri Subrahmanyam; Brandy Piña-Watson; Pamela Regan; Lindsay S. Ham; Marissa K. Hanson; Charles R. Martinez Jr. – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: We examined the role of personal identity vis-à-vis COVID-related outcomes among college students from seven U.S. campuses during spring/summer 2021. Participants: The present sample consisted of 1,688 students (74.5% female, age range 18-29). The sample was ethnically diverse, and 57.3% were first-generation students. Procedures:…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, College Students, Self Concept
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Hamilton, Marcellina Kehinde – SAGE Open, 2021
This article describes a faculty self-leadership study and its impact on outcomes--extra effort, effectiveness, and satisfaction. The research questions asked faculty's perceptions of classroom leadership--specifically whether they perceive themselves as leaders. This preliminary, small study aims to consider other avenues to improve the student…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Transformational Leadership, Leadership Styles
Jennifer Marie Walsh – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this qualitative inquiry was to explore the implementation of the third pillar of dual language education (DLE), sociocultural competence. Teachers' perceptions of the structures both supporting and challenging implementation of the pillar were examined. An Elementary (K-5) two-way immersion DLE Program in the lower Hudson Valley…
Descriptors: Sociocultural Patterns, Self Concept, Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers
Murray, Kathleen E. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Over the past 20 years, Long Island, New York, has seen an increase in linguistic and racial diversity within its schools. The growth in linguistic diversity has brought with it an increase in English language learners (ELLs), representing almost a 50% increase since 2012. As the ELL population has grown, so has the achievement gap between ELLs…
Descriptors: Geographic Location, Attachment Behavior, Teacher Characteristics, Student Diversity
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Margaret E. Manges; Amanda B. Nickerson; Jennifer A. Livingston; Amy L. Reynolds; Gina M. Bellavia – Grantee Submission, 2024
Bullying, cyberbullying, and sexual harassment in high school occur in the presence of peers, who often implicitly or explicitly support this perpetration. This study examines the impact of a social norms campaign on personal and perceived peer norms related to bullying, cyberbullying, and sexual harassment. Wilcoxon signed ranks tests indicate…
Descriptors: Bullying, Computer Mediated Communication, High School Students, Social Behavior
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Charissa Che – Journal of Basic Writing, 2023
This article examines the ways in which composition theory and pedagogy have traditionally conceptualized "ESL" students. While this term has already been contested for its limitations, and alternatives have been offered in its place, this article seeks to add to the conversation by demonstrating, through students' and instructors'…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, College Faculty, Multilingualism
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