This study evaluates the effectiveness of the Relay Graduate School of Education's (GSE) residency-based alternative certification program in Texas, focusing on student achievement and teacher retention. Using a value-added empirical framework, we compare Relay-trained teachers to a matched group of educators from 25 similar preparation programs…

In their quest to further their understanding of the power of plática (authentic dialogue) in community engagement efforts, the researchers/practitioners embedded themselves in deep, critical conversations with family leaders from a community-based organization on issues of equity and excellence in education. The researchers/practitioners…

This study is a narrative research that aims to reveal the meanings attributed to this experience by a teacher who resigned while showing quiet quitting. The participant, who was included in the study with the criterion sampling method, is a person who has 4 years of professional seniority and experienced quiet quitting while working as a guidance…

Current statistics in the UK and internationally continue to indicate concern with teacher retention. This small-scale qualitative study explores how harmonious passion can contribute to continued teacher motivation, adopting the duality of passion model. Two teachers participated in a semi-structured interview, within a primary school in…

This annual report provides data and analysis on enrollment, retention, graduation, and transfer for students who registered with disability services at Maryland colleges and universities. In order to gain insight into the postsecondary experiences of students with disabilities in Maryland, the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) partnered…

The Government has promised increases in the quantity and quality of early years provision available to parents in recent years, but the attractiveness of the sector remains a challenge, as does recruitment and retention of higher qualified staff. The aim of this report is to provide an overview of the early years workforce in England and identify…

A wealth of evidence indicates that financial aid is positively associated with retention and graduation rates among college students attending in-person courses. However, limited research exists on the relation between financial aid, retention, and graduation rates among undergraduate students earning online degrees. The purpose of this study was…

Supporting underrepresented students in STEM majors is critical for student retention. The Collegiate Science and Technology Program (CSTEP) grant has the purpose to build community among participants, help them feel connected, provide supportive programming, and retain them both in college and within STEM majors. This study used a mixed-methods…

This study aims to explore the role of Turkish school administrators' sensemaking skills in shaping school learning climate and teacher commitment. Utilizing a cross-sectional survey design and Structural Equation Modeling, data were collected from a sample of 706 teachers. Findings showed that school administrators' sensemaking skills have a…

Introduction: The purpose of this study is to determine the causal relationship between female distance learning students' attitudes to technology and attrition intention in distance learning programmes. Methods: Leveraging a quantitative research design, 433 female distance learning students were randomly sampled from four learning centres in…

Background: The experiences of students and professionals with disabilities are routinely excluded from scholarly and policy debates about equity in engineering. Emergent research suggests that engineering is particularly ableist, yet systematic accounts of the possible exclusion and devaluation faced by engineers with disabilities are largely…

Recently it has been proposed that impairments related to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may reflect a more fundamental disruption in time perception. Here, we examined whether in utero exposure to valproic acid (VPA) can generate specific behavioral deficits related to ASD and time perception. Pups from control and VPA groups were tested using…

An abundance of literature has examined barriers to women's equitable representation in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, with many studies demonstrating that STEM fields are not perceived to afford communal goals, a key component of women's interest in future careers. Using Goal Congruity Theory as a framework, we tested…

The majority of research on Black males highlights the problems or barriers faced by this demographic due to the low retention and completion rates. A factor that is often not discussed when students enter college is their decision around initially declaring a major and its future impact on their persistence and college completion. This chapter…

Feedback is an essential ingredient for professional growth, but teachers receive limited feedback that is actually useful. Audrey Amrein-Beardsley and Tray Geiger discuss the flaws in two common forms of teacher feedback, value-added measures and classroom observations, often used as part of a summative evaluation. They suggest that student…