Over the past several decades, the presence of school-based law enforcement (SBLE) has grown steadily in the United States. In recent years, along with the steady growth of SBLE, criticisms of SBLE have grown louder and more pointed. This brief reports on the results of a study that applied a rigorous literature synthesis method--a systematic…

While the proportion of students from lower socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds enrolled in higher education continues to increase, rates of upward SES mobility among people from the lower end of the socioeconomic distribution remain extremely low and socioeconomic inequality in the United States continues to rise. The current manuscript…

With multiple sources of information available, knowing how to use data efficiently and effectively with limited resources is critical to the successful implementation of school-wide, classroom, and individual interventions. In this practice guide, we describe a scientifically-based approach for data-based decision-making called Team-Initiated…

This book describes training, supervision, and consultation with specialized cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) approaches, to ensure proper implementation across a variety of clinical contexts. Although CBT is sometimes portrayed as a single treatment method, the expert contributors in this volume describe a diverse collection of cognitive…

Many nursing students participate in dishonest behavior and misconduct while in nursing school. Participation can cause a gap in knowledge which can increase the risk of harm to patients in their care. The purpose of this study was to better understand nursing students' perspectives of dishonest behaviors and misconduct in nursing school and…

University students' smartphone usage in academic settings is commonplace. In this dissertation, I aim to explore different sides of smartphone usage among university students to address the gap in prior research and reach more accurate findings. I utilized various research methodologies to examine the research objective. I started by observing…

Overview: The purpose of this study was to investigate through the lived experiences of twelve elementary principals in Kansas, their interactions with students who have experienced trauma, how it influences them personally and professionally and how they have learned to cope with the impact. This study sought to find potential commonalities among…

Service-learning is a high-impact practice that increases students' engagement with class material and the community. However, a critical lens is needed to strengthen students' understanding of and commitment to social justice and the inclusion of students from diverse backgrounds. This mixed method study examined the impact of a critical…

The current study utilized a quantitative non-experimental design to examine the relationships between grit, transformational leadership behavior, and socioeconomic status (SES) in a purposive sample of college students at two southern colleges. Participants completed a questionnaire measuring their total grit, grit subscales, total…

The current study examines the impact of PBIS implementation on teacher self-efficacy (TSE) in elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Research questions evaluate (1) is there a significant difference between elementary teachers' perceptions of self-efficacy in schools implementing PBIS with fidelity and matched comparison schools and (2) what, if…

Objective: Our study investigates how changes in family contexts were associated with child behaviors during Ohio's COVID-19 shutdown of early 2020. Background: The COVID-19 pandemic caused major economic and social changes for families. Rapid research was conducted to assess these changes and their potential impacts on child behaviors. Method:…

While the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the acceptance of numerous measures, such as mandatory wearing of face masks or social distancing, is declining. At the same time, the spread of fake news related to these measures is on the rise. The acceptance of and compliance with the measures depends to a large extent on knowledge about these very…

Attachment theory (AT) provides the theoretical framework to conceptualize Rejection Sensitivity (RS). While many factors influence the academic performance (AP) of students in higher education, there is little information about the impact of RS on student development and educational outcomes in the Caribbean region. Thus, the purpose of the…

This study examined how secondary educators across Region 4 Texas school districts describe how they address student behaviors in the classroom using a self-defined trauma informed approach. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 9 educators across Region 4 in Texas who have received some training in trauma, student behavior, and trauma…

Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may have challenges with communication, changes in routine, and processing social information and communication that can affect their ability to learn and respond successfully to safety threats. When given behavioral skills training (BST), children with and without ASD have demonstrated gains in safety…