Many elementary teachers, who teach foundational mathematics topics, have a complicated and dynamic relationship with mathematics (Bekdemir, 2010; Brown et al., 2011; Novak & Tassell, 2017). The understanding of these mathematical experiences and the connection to mathematics identity is critical for the transformation of teacher preparation…

The problem this study addressed is the disproportionate percentage of Latinx faculty in U.S. universities compared to the percentage of Latinx people in the U.S. population. The purpose of the study was to examine the strength of the relationships between the demographic characteristics and varying levels of demonstrated hope in a sample of…

The researcher conducted a qualitative hermeneutic phenomenological study to expand the literature on student--faculty relationships in graduate-level theological education. This research answered the following research question: What is the male M.Div. student's experience of the student-faculty relationship at the seminary level? A review of the…

Student Evaluations of Teaching (SET) are the primary instrument used to measure teaching effectiveness by colleges and universities nationwide (Wallace, Lewis, & Allen, 2019). Many colleges and universities use the SET for personnel decisions regarding tenure, promotion, and termination. Yet, the possibility of implicit bias impacting the SET…

Community colleges continually strive to improve the course completion rates for students. The quality of the instruction students receive is a primary area of focus for community college administrators. Many assumptions are often made in regard to the type of faculty (i.e., full-time faculty and adjunct faculty) who teach community college…

The purpose of this single case study was to explore elementary school teachers' perceptions of factors that motivate them to stay in the public-school setting, specifically using one urban school district in Virginia. Various motivational theories, which included McGregor X and Y theory, Herzberg two factors theory and cognitive expectancy-value…

Recent data regarding the faith of young adults in America continues to reveal that young people are disaffiliating from the Church at faster rates and in greater numbers. In light of this, the Church has consistently called for a New Evangelization, beginning with Pope Saint John Paul II and reaffirmed by Pope Francis. As a ministry of the…

Recent data regarding the faith of young adults in America continues to reveal that young people are disaffiliating from the Church at faster rates and in greater numbers. In light of this, the Church has consistently called for a New Evangelization, beginning with Pope Saint John Paul II and reaffirmed by Pope Francis. As a ministry of the…

This study was designed to determine if a relationship exists between teachers' race or years of experience and their levels of self-efficacy in supporting diverse learners among high school teachers in a North Texas school district. The data included teacher responses from the "Educating All Students" portion of the 2020 Panorama Staff…

This study aimed to investigate the effects of Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACTr) before or after behavior skills training (BST). This study included four special education teachers from a Midwestern public school. Using a withdrawal design, the study explored the effects of ACTr+BST and BST+ACTr on stress levels, psychological flexibility,…

Some of the worst long-term outcomes of children are associated with the presence of both externalizing behavior and low academic achievement. Additionally, trajectories of externalizing problem behavior have shown that when children enter kindergarten with problem behavior, it tends to persist and is often associated with low academic…

Informed by two theoretical models of homework effects, we extended a model of homework on mathematics achievement in a large sample of Chinese eighth graders. Our model incorporated six clusters of homework variables -- student background factors, homework characteristics, teacher variables, parent variables, student motivation, and homework…

The purpose of this study was to examine how four openly gay male music teachers in distinct US regions enacted Jose Muñoz's vision of queer futurity within their respective campus environments. Data included field notes from a minimum of six class observations and 59 interviews divided between teachers, administrators, instructional colleagues in…

Purpose: This study aims to examine the organizational citizenship behaviors toward the environment among US-based faculty members, in social sciences, natural sciences, the humanities and engineering. Potential barriers that may stop academia from being more sustainable are examined but also the opportunities for academics to be involved in…

The present study examines the reasons why the Saudi EFL students' spelling performance is notoriously below standard. The Saudi EFL scene has a vast corpus of research examining it from different angles but most of it has focused on the linguistic differences between Arabic and English, whereas this study attempts to evaluate the perceptions and…