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Amanda Sciarpelletti – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The longstanding call to prioritize science education has gained momentum, particularly with the noticeable changes aligned with reform-era practices. This quantitative study explored the relationship between policy, time allocation, and teacher practices in elementary science education, guided by constructive learning theory as the theoretical…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Elementary School Students, Correlation, Teaching Methods
Eliana M. Pizarro – ProQuest LLC, 2019
When a functional analysis indicates problem behavior is reinforced by socially mediated consequences, functional communication training (FCT) is a commonly prescribed and well-established intervention (Carr & Durand, 1985; Tiger & Hanley, 2008). One limitation of FCT is that although problem behavior decreases, the functional…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Training, Behavior Problems, Stimuli
Chairez, Cynthia C. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The responsibilities of school principals in the United States have shifted to include instructional leadership in addition to the management of facilities and people. Principals at all levels can find it challenging to balance their administrative and instructional leadership roles. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to understand…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Responsibility, Instructional Leadership, Administrator Role
Preston, Robert J. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This paper is based on action research to help support an initiative in a NJ suburban high school of about 600 students aiming to improve student achievement. The main problem addressed is a recent trend of low test scores. Rather than look at socio- economic factors, school leaders as well as leaders at the district level are concerned that the…
Descriptors: Instructional Improvement, High Schools, High School Students, Suburban Schools
Anne Marie Zahn – ProQuest LLC, 2020
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between elementary instructional content minute allocations and academic growth. The study sought to explore the relationship between instructional content allocations, scheduling, and the use of content time on student achievement growth. Additionally, the study sought to uncover the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Time Factors (Learning), Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs
Craddock, Jennifer Lovejoy – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to examine the perceptions of elementary teachers who teach science as opposed to science teacher specialists regarding their efforts to help students use student-to-student discourse for improving science learning. A growing body of research confirms the importance of a) student-to-student discourse…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
Brown, Brooke Lambert – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The intent of this study was to focus on distance learning students' and advisors' perceptions of distance advising at a large, public university. Specifically, this study addressed four questions: what were the perceived performance gaps between distance learning students and distance learning advisors practice, how distance learning students'…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Academic Advising, Student Attitudes, Counselor Attitudes
MacDonald, Kristine – ProQuest LLC, 2017
For-profit institutions grew exponentially in population and demand in higher education in the 21st Century, yet have met tough times recently. With expedited, job-specific programs; flexible classes; no extracurricular activities; and the options of students earning certificates, diplomas or even associate's degrees; these schools are attractive…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Academic Persistence, Nontraditional Students, Private Colleges
Su, Yu – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 increases school accountability and requires educators to improve student academic outcomes using evidence-based practice. One factor that contributes to desirable school outcomes is principals' instructional leadership behaviors. Principals who allocate more time to instructional leadership behaviors are more…
Descriptors: Principals, Leadership Qualities, Time Management, Intervention
Murphy, Patrick C. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This purpose of this action research study was to improve communication pathways and feedback loops used by one school district in its attempt to create a common use of time in high schools to maximize resources and improve student learning. Part of this study's intent was to solicit and protect the voices of institutional entrepreneurs in…
Descriptors: Action Research, High Schools, School Districts, Feedback (Response)
Berg, Michael – ProQuest LLC, 2014
In this qualitative descriptive case study, strategies used to manage special education administrative duties and current perspectives of administrative responsibilities of three veteran special education teachers were investigated. The three participants were also identified as teacher leaders within the department of special education for their…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Administration, Experienced Teachers, Qualitative Research
Kuehn, Jill – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This qualitative phenomenological study sought to understand how beginning special education teachers experience the relationship between their teacher training and their actual teaching practice. Effective and insufficient aspects of the teacher training programs of special education teachers were explored. Thirteen special education teachers…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Phenomenology, Special Education Teachers, Teacher Education Programs
Martinez, Pablo – ProQuest LLC, 2010
American schools must develop creative ways to maximize student learning and add instructional time to improve student performance without adding additional days to the school calendar. extending the school day. or increasing cost. Block scheduling may add instructional time to the school day, provide more time for in-depth instruction, and…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Academic Achievement, School Schedules, Middle School Students
Rousseau, Charlene X. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to gain an understanding of the lived experiences of female adult learners pursuing graduate degrees online. As online graduate programs have become increasingly popular and more readily available in the last decade, more women than men are enrolling in online graduate programs in addition to…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Phenomenology, Distance Education, Electronic Learning
Allan, Audrey – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Social studies at the middle-level represented a marginalized discipline in South Carolina. Although it was integrated into the state's accountability testing agenda and weighted equally with English, math, and science content in state school and district report card rating calculations, differences exist in the amount of time allocated for social…
Descriptors: Scheduling, State Standards, Time Management, Program Effectiveness
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