The demands of high-stakes testing, tenure reform, and teacher accountability have dominated the landscape of education for almost two decades. The expectations placed on public schools require leadership that supports and motivates teachers to perform at extremely high levels. Public schools therefore must fill their institutions with principals…

While the mathematics education community encourages teachers to support students in developing a more meaningful contextual understanding of algebraic symbols, very little is known about teachers' quantitative understandings of algebraic symbols themselves. The goal of this study was to fill this gap and examine secondary teachers' ability to…

The practice of using teacher leaders to support and develop teachers from within the educational organization is gaining support from research. The Trainer of Trainers (TOT) model of professional development is one practice used to develop educators. This study focused on the perceptions of teacher leaders within the TOT model. Teachers'…

Until now, when practicing facial expression recognition skills in nonverbal communication areas of SST, judgment of facial expression was not quantitative because the subjects of SST were judged by teachers. Therefore, we thought whether SST could be performed using facial expression detection devices that can quantitatively measure facial…

A recent challenge for contemporary education has been to efficiently educate the increasingly diverse American population (Holley, 2013). Seeking to resolve the problems related to the education of a diverse student population, colleges and universities across the United States have begun to require students to enroll in diversity courses…

Increasingly, people are engaging online and can participate in activities like searching for information, communicating with family and friends, and self-expression. However, some populations such as older adults, face barriers to online participation like device cost, access, and learnability, which prevent them from reaping the benefits of…

Innovation has become an important phenomenon in engineering and engineering education. By developing novel, feasible, viable, and valued solutions to complex technical and human problems, engineers support the economic competitiveness of organizations, make a difference in the lives of users and other stakeholders, drive societal and scientific…

The environment in which higher education institutions are situated has been impacted by a number of disruptive forces since the early 1990s, including acceleration in the capability of information technology (Beagle, 2006; Bennett, 2003; Foster, 2014), changing attitudes about learning pedagogy (Barr & Tagg, 1995), and calls for…

Does innovation matter? In a 2015 survey, the authors asked the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®) clients about innovation. Not surprisingly, nearly all of them--94%--said that innovation is important. People are living in a time when technology is advancing at a blistering pace, creating new possibilities for individuals and organizations…

I reported on findings from a phenomenological study intended to investigate the leadership experiences of 12 novice, rural public school principals in a Midwestern state. I utilized data from semi-structured interviews to analyze how novice, rural principals engaged in instructional leadership activities in a rural setting. I also focused on how…

The purpose of this qualitative exploratory multiple site case study was to identify the factors that affected technology transfer at the selected Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs). The specific problem was the unknown factor or factors that appeared to be inhibiting technology transfer at TCUs. The general problem was the lack of verified…

Given the potential lifelong implications of exclusionary discipline sanctions on students' educational outcomes (Skiba & Rausch, 2006), it is critical for those who are responsible for student discipline, mainly assistant principals, to reflect on their role as disciplinarians. The purpose of this multiple case study was to examine how…

This book describes an initiative that has proved effective in keeping more young people from dropping out of education, training or employment. The authors present case studies based on in-depth interviews with participants from five widely divergent European countries--the UK, Spain, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Ireland--which illustrate the…

Globalization in post-secondary education curricula is the focus of this study. An unnamed post-secondary institution local to the area of Dade County, Florida, was the setting of this case study. The setting was chosen for its diversity, program curriculum, and location. In this study, I will assess the importance of and critique globalization…

The problem is that undergraduates' perception of leadership which may affect their levels of work readiness upon graduation are not clearly understood. Undergraduates' perception of leadership is not being heard, which may present a problem in their work readiness, along with what adequate skills are needed for a successful transition into the…