Professional development and career advancement are essential elements of a satisfying experience as a working professional. The purpose of this study was to examine: (1) the effectiveness of methods of professional development for student affairs professionals, (2) factors influencing career advancement for student affairs professionals, (3) the…

Many school districts across the United States struggle to fill positions with qualified teaching candidates. This is especially true in schools with at least 25% or more minority students. Although some teachers are retiring, many teachers leave the profession because of job dissatisfaction (Carver-Thomas & Darling-Hammond, 2017). Herzberg's…

The purpose of this study was to move beyond understanding the theoretical definition of distributed leadership and to discern the relationship of distributed leadership within the context of social networks and work experience outcomes. In examining both distributed leadership and social networks, this study's purpose was to better understand how…

Literacy is an essential component of education and impacts learning potential through life. Development of literacy begins in infancy, and children who experience delays in their development are also at high risk of having delayed literacy development. Multiple programs have been designed to help at-risk children meet their developmental…

The changing roles of school principals are inevitable. As their roles evolve, principals are expected to lead the implementation of technology for teaching, learning, and leading. Digital and mobile technologies are becoming the primary conduit of student learning experiences (Lieberman et al., 2019). Smartphones are the leading handheld device…

Careful consideration of the design of an online laboratory course can lead to an improved laboratory experience for students (Cancilla & Albon, 2008). This dissertation study represents one iteration in a process to improve the online offering of a general biology lecture and laboratory course at Hartnell College. The purpose of this research…

The purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to examine if and to what extent technostress creators predict individually or in combination job satisfaction among teachers in K-12 education. The theoretical basis for this study was provided by Brod's theory of technostress and Herzberg's theory of job satisfaction. From those, a…

A brief intervention is described and evaluated that aimed to build and strengthen relationships for families of children diagnosed with ASD aged 12 and under. A particular focus was on socially disadvantaged parents. Parents were offered around five home visits which took place on weekdays during working hours; each lasting around 90 min. They…

Evidence-based psychological treatments (EBPTs) for common mental health conditions are efficacious but remain underutilized in clinical service settings. Novel transdiagnostic and modular approaches that treat several disorders simultaneously promise to address common barriers to the dissemination and implementation of traditional EBPTs. Despite…

Student retention, success, and the teaching and learning process should be the focus of community colleges. Employee job satisfaction contributes to this success. Consistency in faculty employment comes in part from job satisfaction, which leads to higher success rates for the students. The literature indicates a connection between shared…

The purpose of this quantitative, quasi-experimental study was to determine if there was a significant difference in university students' learning motivation as measured by attention, relevance, confidence, and satisfaction, before and after augmented reality (AR) enhanced instruction, as measured by the instructional materials motivation survey…

Calling on Ryan & Deci's (2000) Self-Determination Theory framework, the author sought to explore the relations among writing program faculty collegiality in their work (i.e., teaching, research/scholarship, and service), their job satisfaction in teaching writing courses in postsecondary settings, and their sense of self-efficacy for that…

Two qualitative studies, 2015 and 2020, on seniors' satisfaction with faculty interactions provided the background for this 2023 qualitative study. This present study explored the characteristics and development of the faculty, staff, and student interactions that influenced college student satisfaction. Even though quantitative research showed…

Open universities have provided quality higher education through open and distance education to serve learners who could not attend traditional in-person universities. While open universities vary in terms of providing their services to learners at a distance, many have shifted to e-learning using cost-effective platforms. A common platform that…

This study identifies women college engineering students' perception of online Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning and factors that influence their learning motivation during the COVID-19 period. By conducting interviews with ten women engineering students and applying attention, relevance, confidence, and…