Despite the increase in international twinning programs in Indian higher education since the mid-1990s, there is little understanding of how institutions facilitate faculty learning or adopt organizational refinement strategies, or how organizational learning contributes to institutional capacity. The purpose of this study was to understand the…

Young people increasingly need an education that prepares them for our rapidly changing world, enabling them to deeply understand academic content, think critically and solve complex problems, communicate effectively, work collaboratively, and learn how to learn continuously. This "deeper learning"--once offered to the small share of…

The need to make quick transitions online due to COVID-19 challenged many Health Education and Promotion (HEP) faculty to identify how to create quality online HEP courses. A review of the literature identified the need for qualitative research on the quality of online courses from the faculty's perspective. The purpose of this general qualitative…

Due to increases in emergent bilingual student enrollment in public schools as well as the increase in accountability for their academic success due to federal and local policies, the role of the EL Specialist has expanded to include serving as an in-house professional development provider. This study critically examines the author's experience as…

In 2019, the United States incarcerated nearly 2.3 million citizens in correctional facilities across the country. One main issue with mass incarceration is the high recidivism rates of formerly incarcerated people. Correctional education has been proven to decrease recidivism rates for people who engage in this form of education while…

This is a study of teachers transition after a professional development (PD). The purpose was to document and characterize the teachers' experiences as they transitioned toward use of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and more learner-centered teacher practices. The teachers participated in a PD workshop that provided information on the…

Determining how to increase practicing elementary teacher science instruction self-efficacy through ongoing professional development has been a problem in one urban Texas school district. Existing literature indicated science instruction self-efficacy could be built using professional development. However, there is a gap in the literature…

Training and correspondent implementation of social and emotional learning amongst elementary school educators is critical to student achievement. The purpose of this Action Research study was to examine and develop social-emotional learning strategies for elementary school educators at Smith Elementary School. Participants and data collected in…

The purpose of this qualitative case study was to investigate the perceptions held by elementary level instruction coaches regarding the circumstances and occurrences perceived as being supports or barriers to instructional coaching implementation at the elementary level. The theoretical foundations of this study included the adult learning theory…

For decades, education policy has prioritized the need to improve reading and math achievement while science teaching and learning have received far less emphasis. In 2013, schools across the United States began implementing Next Generation Science Standards (or similarly structured, state-adopted science standards). These new science standards…

In this "MJE" Forum, the author invites conversation on what it means to be a teacher in Quebec's unique Cegep system. Cegep, positioned between the more structured secondary program and the more autonomous university experience, requires that its teachers grapple with what it means to be a Cegep teacher. Her own piece focuses on…

Reading problems among students in Nigeria prompted the implementation of a literacy across the curriculum initiative in a cluster of schools within a district, where all teachers were required to integrate literacy strategies into their lessons. The problem investigated in this study was that the teachers' instruction of science at Beta Schools…

Research on the use of gardens as an integral part of school curriculum has the potential to address many concerns in the American classroom, such as students' lack of interest in school, teachers feeling disempowerment and lack of administrative support, and school and community disconnection. Many school districts have gained recognition for…

Schools are utilizing and acquiring more technology to meet the needs of 21st Century learning and the world that their students will enter into. It is imperative that we implement technology-based formative assessment practices to support teacher pedagogy and increase student achievement. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship…

As educational accountability pressures and science teacher attrition rates within American public-school systems continue to rise, so does the need for improved reform-based professional development (PD) opportunities that allow science educators to challenge their pedagogical beliefs and teaching practices. This qualitative case study explores…