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Safanova, Angelica Jimenez – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Negative public school perception is a problem for all stakeholders. Negative public school perception leads to lack of support, which leads to lack of funding. Research shows that people outside of the school community are the most critical. Mass media, political leaders, and education reformist have perpetuated the problem. School leaders are…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Public Schools, Mixed Methods Research, Design
Schleisman Scalia, Leann – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of the study was to ascertain which human, material, and experiential resources supporting emergent literacy of children were present in the microsystems of some low-income families with children under the age of four. This mixed methods study used naturalistic inquiry as the primary strategic approach. Methods included home visits and…
Descriptors: Young Children, Low Income Groups, Mixed Methods Research, Observation
Kehoe, Stacy Song – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Despite widespread efforts to address barriers to college success, low-income and first-generation students continue to complete college at substantially lower rates that their more advantaged peers. A review of causal research to date has linked comprehensive interventions (e.g. programs that provide students with a combination of financial,…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Scholarship, Low Income Students, First Generation College Students
King, Alison R. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this research is to investigate the relationship between early intervention providers' backgrounds, and their perceptions of caregiver coaching and auditory skill development, to develop professional development programs. An explanatory sequential design was used with participants of varying backgrounds and experience. In the first…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Caregivers, Coaching (Performance), Early Intervention
Chambers, David – ProQuest LLC, 2017
School leaders and principals have an obligation to use every tool at their disposal to maximize student achievement. All students deserve the best use of data to inform the decision-making of those entrusted to deliver the finest education available to them. The purpose of this study was to ascertain the perceptions of principals in Los Angeles…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, High Schools, Decision Making, Principals
Menachem, Audrey – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Jewish day schools in the United States face a shortage of qualified early-career teachers. This may be largely related to the rate at which they leave the profession within the first five years. Working conditions, especially those that provide more academic and emotional support, opportunities to develop teaching skills, and opportunities for…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Mentors, Job Satisfaction, Faculty Mobility
Christian, Arthur Isaac, III – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Background: Research on principal preparedness for managing school finance is limited. Grounded in theory, principal preparation programs are without practical exercises for leadership readiness on budgets and finance. On its face, this topic is held the most responsible aspect of operations management, but the least studied in school leadership…
Descriptors: Principals, Readiness, Educational Finance, Money Management
Fagan, Sharon Lee – ProQuest LLC, 2017
A midsize nonprofit blood bank organization is experiencing a high percentage of supervisors and managers not transferring skills taught in leadership development training programs back to the workplace. The purpose of this mixed methods, sequential, explanatory study was to understand the relationship between supervisor support or opposition and…
Descriptors: Transfer of Training, Trainees, Student Attitudes, Influences
Reese, Rebecca M. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This mixed methods study was designed to uncover evidence of change to mental models about organizational systems resulting from participation in a simulation game that is based on a system dynamics model. Thirty participants in a 2 day experiential workshop completed a pretest and posttest to assess learning about particular systems concepts.…
Descriptors: Simulation, Games, Cognitive Structures, Cognitive Processes
Baber, Marla Ann Lasswell – ProQuest LLC, 2017
In the United States students have traditionally struggled with mathematics. Many students leave the educational system with limited mathematical literacy that can adversely affect their success as a college student, a consumer and citizen. In turn, lack of mathematical literacy affects their socioeconomic status. Through improving their…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Numeracy, Mathematics Achievement, High School Freshmen
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Stein, Kristy Cooper; Miness, Andrew; Kintz, Tara – Teachers College Record, 2018
Background: Student engagement is a cognitively complex domain that is often oversimplified in theory and practice. Reliance on a single model overlooks the sophisticated nature of student engagement and can lead to misconceptions and limited understandings that hinder teachers' ability to engage all of their students. Assessing varied models…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Theories, Social Theories, Hypothesis Testing
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Pulis, Angele – Management in Education, 2018
This article describes a study conducted in Malta on pupil voice in the role of assessor. The purpose of the study was to provide a fresh perspective on school quality assurance in Malta, by asking those who are directly affected--the pupils themselves. The data provided by the study could help educational leaders, together with the whole school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mixed Methods Research, Quality Assurance, Educational Indicators
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Girardet, Céline – Review of Education, 2018
Considering the crucial goals dependent on classroom management, such as creating a classroom environment conducive to student learning and facilitating student engagement and motivation, it is an important skill for teachers to learn. Accordingly, this literature review aims at untangling the factors influencing the evolution of teachers'…
Descriptors: Teacher Behavior, Classroom Techniques, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Practices
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Leal Filho, Walter; Brandli, Luciana Londero; Becker, Deisi; Skanavis, Constantina; Kounani, Aristea; Sardi, Chrysoula; Papaioannidou, Dimitra; Paço, Arminda; Azeiteiro, Ulisses; de Sousa, Luiza Olim; Raath, Schalk; Pretorius, Rudi Wessel; Shiel, Christine; Vargas, Valeria; Trencher, Gregory; Marans, Robert W. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2018
Purpose: There is a widely held belief that sustainable development (SD) policies are essential for universities to successfully engage in matters related to sustainability, and are an indicator of the extent to which they are active in this field. This paper aims to examine the evidence which currently exists to support this assumption. It…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Universities, School Policy
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Çevik Kiliç, Deniz Beste – International Education Studies, 2018
The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between the burnout levels of music teachers and their personalities. The research consisted of 278 music teachers who were selected from various places throughout Turkey via subjective, convenience sampling method. For data collection, the "Personal Information Form", "Adjective…
Descriptors: Teacher Burnout, Music Teachers, Foreign Countries, Measures (Individuals)
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