Caregiver-implemented communication intervention can result in increased communication skills in young children. Parents/caregivers are the first teachers of their children and are in natural positions to provide naturalistic communication intervention throughout their child's daily life within their home. Professionals who work with young…

This study addressed the need for districts to make professional development available to help teachers develop the skills they need to effectively adapt classroom practices to support students' social-emotional needs and create an inclusive, culturally responsive learning environment. The problem was teachers recognize the need for…

The Department of Defense's enduring mission is to provide combat-ready military forces needed to defend our nation, deter war, and protect the security of the United States (DoD, 2020). Effective military training and education are critical to our National Defense Strategy in that it provides a way to prepare our servicemembers with the ability…

A growing awareness of the negative impact of childhood trauma and adversity on life outcomes has led many schools to seek out ways to become trauma-informed. School psychologists, given their expertise and scope of practice in schools, could be considered potential leaders in such a movement. Given a growing body of theoretical and empirical…

There is an ever-pressing need for cybersecurity awareness and implementation of learning strategies in the workplace to mitigate the increased threat posed by cyber-attacks and exacerbated by an untrained workforce. The lack of cybersecurity knowledge amongst government employees has increased to critical levels due to the amount of sensitive…

The researcher investigated the self-reported test anxiety levels of students at a college of osteopathic medicine and a college of veterinary medicine at a university in the southeastern United States at the beginning of the 2022-23 school year. Student's test anxiety levels were measured using the Spielberger Test Anxiety inventory at the…

This qualitative case study sought to better understand the complexity of developing executives to lead in a landscape of disruption and uncertainty, and how to evaluate the effectiveness of the development intervention in a world that is constantly changing. The purpose of this study was to explore how executives make meaning from what they…

The purpose of this project was to equip and train Sunday School leaders towards implementing a discipleship strategy that leverages digital tools to improve community and study of Scripture. The project involved research, developing training plans, implementing the training sessions, and measuring the effectiveness of the training sessions…

This study employs a qualitative approach to examine the educators' perspectives on distance-based in-service training. The participants in the study were 49 teachers working in primary, secondary, and high schools in the central district of Bolu, Turkey, during the 2022-2023 academic year. The research data were collected through a…

Even though game elements can increase motivation and engagement, they also might distract learners and thereby decrease performance and learning outcomes. In the current study, we investigated the effects of intrinsically integrated game elements on performance and learning outcomes. In a pre-post training study, 85 adult participants were…

Purpose: The purpose of this study, nested within a broader study about higher education leadership, was to generate knowledge about the ways in which doctoral education prepared people for leadership roles in postsecondary institutions within the USA. At colleges and universities, there is an interest in ensuring diverse leadership teams and…

The purpose of this quantitative study, using a correlation research design, was to investigate the relationship between locus of control and self-efficacy beliefs when accounting for moderating variables (race, gender, and status as a first-generation college student) of students in a Doctor of Education in Leadership program at a private…

Previous research has indicated the benefits of language sample analysis (LSA) as well as significant limitations to wide-scale, standardized implementation. The purpose of this project was to advance this line of inquiry by documenting how school-based speech-language pathologists' (SLPs) perception and use of one computerized LSA program was…

Background: Facilitation can be used to support experiential learning in higher education but can be a resource-intensive approach. One solution to compensate for this may be to educate learning assistants (LAs) as facilitators. Purpose: This article presents a facilitator education program where LAs receive facilitator training to facilitate…

Background: Experiential learning is commonly used in postsecondary settings, especially in undergraduate, agricultural, and laboratory courses. However, a lack of attention has been paid by educators to critical components of experiential learning. Purpose: The effects of reflection mode (peer-verbal or written journal reflection) and transfer…