In athletic training (AT) education, the first-time BOC pass rate is a significant marker of a program's success, and the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) requires programs to maintain a first-time 3-year aggregate BOC examination pass rate over 70%. There is limited published research on BOC pass rates on…

The systemic oppression in the United States can be found when educational institutions expand the divide between the "haves" and the "have-nots." There is a historical pattern of schools serving the most marginalized communities receiving novice teachers and experiencing high teacher turnover, a pattern that has to be…

Previous studies have presented a clear link between teachers' professional identity construction and teacher effectiveness and have considered the teacher professional identity as a pivotal factor to teachers' effectiveness, decision-making about their career, commitment to the profession, as well as engagement in professional development…

Previous studies have presented a clear link between teachers' professional identity construction and teacher effectiveness and have considered the teacher professional identity as a pivotal factor to teachers' effectiveness, decision-making about their career, commitment to the profession, as well as engagement in professional development…

Faculty development programs help facilitate faculty member satisfaction. This study sought to better understand work satisfaction through individual semi-structured interviews with 42 full-time faculty members at six four-year institutions in the U.S. While there were some commonalities across institution type, findings showed differences in…

The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences and perceptions of teachers early in their practice as they work with an instructional coach to build their cultural awareness in three large, urban school districts at different phases of their implementation. These phases were identified as the levels of implementation of cultural…

The purpose of this case study was to examine one school district's 8th grade mathematics teachers' perceptions, analysis of, and use of their own students' formative interim data. Research has shown that teachers have difficulty with data literacy, and are not getting the trainings they need. Unfortunately, this may arise from the fact that a…

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore faculty experiences with a professional development program designed to prepare them for improved online teaching and learning. The research question was: how do faculty perceive their experiences in a professional development program designed to prepare them for better online teaching and…

Mathematics teachers at the local middle school located in a southeastern suburban community were struggling to implement differentiated instruction (DI) strategies in mathematics lessons as presented in professional development (PD) sessions and as directed by school administrators. The purpose of this study was to explore middle school…

This study assesses the relationship between job satisfaction and attrition of special education teachers. The study uses The Job Satisfaction Survey by Spector (1985) to determine the level of satisfaction of special education teachers. In this quantitative study, the independent variables were the nine facets measured by the survey: pay,…

This qualitative-interpretive study explored technology as an innovation, design principles of digital badges, the core features of professional learning, and adult learning theory's assumptions to conceptualize digital badge quality and rigor and facilitate digital badge evaluation as a professional learning design. A problem exists in designing…

This paper argues the professional development school (PDS) model is uniquely positioned to meet challenges faced by schools and universities as a result of COVID-19. A narrative case study design was employed to examine the innerworkings of a PDS consortium and depict a multidimensional portrait during a global pandemic and the impact on its…

Holocaust education, which refers to the teaching and learning of the Holocaust--the systematic genocide of six million Jews by Nazi Germany and its collaborators during World War II--is an essential component of history and social studies education in many countries. Its primary aim is to raise awareness of the Holocaust, promote understanding of…

Narrative inquiry has long been respected as a qualitative approach to researching the lived experiences of participants. Used widely in educational research the approach enables insights into the practices, perspectives and preferences of teachers, most often considering a small number of participants within a close circle of influence. In…

Purpose: To meet the needs of under-resourced, rural schools where teacher attrition is high, this case study examined how a school-university partnership strengthened teacher and leader abilities to support deeper learning for students. Design/methodology/approach: This research focused on a 17-year collaborative partnership between one rural…