Today's labor market remains tight. Turnover is an ongoing, costly problem across many industries. To ensure their organizations are effective now and in the future, HR and talent development professionals have an important role to play in implementing programs that increase engagement, retention, and productivity. This white paper explains three…

Despite the great number of studies on separated skills assessment in measuring language performance, integrated assessment has recently been occupying a significant place as educational paradigm shift continues to uphold a more skills-oriented language assessment scheme. This research determined the practices on integrated assessment of macro…

Purpose: Effective counseling skills are included in standards of practice by speech-language pathology accrediting and training programs, although many speech-language pathologists (SLPs) continue to report a lack of skills in this area. The purpose of this study was to determine whether SLP graduate students and early career SLPs who have taken…

Purpose: Auditory training has been shown to reduce rater variability in perceptual voice assessment. Because rater variability is also a central issue in the auditory-perceptual assessment of dysarthria, this study sought to determine if training produces a meaningful change in rater reliability, criterion validity, and scaling magnitude of four…

The purpose of this qualitative phenomenographical article was to explore the different ways that elementary assistant principals experienced mentoring from their elementary principals as a way to provide the requisite leadership development that would lead them to become a principal. This research study was conducted using in-depth…

Rater training is necessary to accurately evaluate fundamental motor skills among children with developmental disabilities (DD). The purpose of this pilot study was to examine the impact of an online rater training program for novice raters on scoring accuracy of the run and two-hand strike skills on the Test of Gross Motor Development-Third…

Many research experiences of counselor educators began during their Ph.D. programs. However, the counselor education and supervision field has minimal research that highlights the researcher identity development of Black women related to the transition of becoming a researcher. As the number of Black women who enter counselor education and…

This article reports on the process and findings on a systematic review of published articles related to deputy principals on the area of educational leadership and management (EDLM). In achieving this purpose, quantitative and bibliometric content analysis methods were employed which studied 61 articles published in 24 international EDLM and…

This study was developed to research the attrition of educators. The research led the team to determine that teachers were more likely to stay in the profession if they felt supported and understood by the administration. This led to research on Emotional Intelligence and the positive impact it can have on teacher retention. The problem the team…

There is a significant concern about teacher shortages. Teaching requires a lot of dedication. Without dedicated teachers, students' success might only be inspirational ideas. However, district and building-level leadership can help educators build resilience through Emotional Intelligence (EI). EI is defined by Goleman (2014) as "how well we…

This study was developed to research the attrition of educators. The research led the team to determine that teachers were more likely to stay in the profession if they felt supported and understood by the administration. This led to research on Emotional Intelligence and the positive impact it can have on teacher retention. The problem the team…

The purpose of this study was to investigate how OCD is taught in graduate counseling programs. A quantitative approach with a qualitative element was used to explore the experiences of master's-level counseling students learning about OCD as well as to examine specific information taught about OCD in graduate counseling programs. Participants…

The number of direct support professionals (DSPs) needed to support the increasing numbers of adults diagnosed with autism within the United States continues to grow exponentially. DSPs receive minimal training and often fail to generalize the training they have received, which can directly lead to poor learning outcomes for the adults they serve.…

Problem Statement: As social work education programs have expanded, there is a desire to understand how cloud-based technology can better support field education administrators with the student placement process and potentially reduce workload. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the factors that influence the frequency of technology…

The problem at a Southwestern private school is that secondary teachers have insufficient training to apply personalized instruction (PI) with fidelity to meet the needs of students with severe to moderate cognitive impairments. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore the secondary teachers' perceptions of the training they need…