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.…

Soft skill acquisition is a topic of career readiness for high school students. Soft skills are known as noncognitive skills, life skills, or people skills and are important to develop in high school students for career readiness. Organizational leaders understand technical and professional skills without developed soft skills do not achieve…

The problem addressed in this study was that many early childhood educators lack the credentials, training, professional development to provide quality instruction care for preschoolers. The purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore the perceptions of early childhood educators regarding the specific training professional…

The purpose of this mixed methods study was to fill a void in the catalog of faculty development offerings and address the pedagogical strategy of online CL groups at one university system in Texas. The goal for the CL faculty development module was to support and guide faculty members with experience and increased understanding about the…

This study sought to examine the extent superintendent longevity relates to student performance as measured by graduation rates. Specifically, this study sought to examine how a district school superintendent's longevity provides conducive context through which student academic improvement programs, culture, and relationships could be established…

From 2010 to 2020, a total of 177,454 doctorates were awarded to international students in the United States (U.S.). In 2020, there were 18,482 international doctorate recipients in the U.S., and approximately 73% of them revealed their intention to stay in the country after graduation (National Science Foundation, 2021). Many international…

Existing literature about special education professionals outlines an inherent challenge, especially in professional leadership and development. The problem was that school leadership and administrators might lack the necessary preparation and training to support special education teachers. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore…

This qualitative phenomenological research study used purposive sampling to explore the perceptions of general education teachers who teach children with autism in the general education setting. Furthermore, this research study analyzed the effectiveness of ongoing professional development that general educators that instruct children with autism…

Video Modeling (VM) is one of the most widely used approaches by researchers to improve many skills, such as academic skills in students with Learning Disabilities (LD; Boon et al., 2020). As the incidence rate of individuals with LD in Saudi Arabia increase (Almedlij & Rubinstein-Avila, 2018), the need for evidence-based math interventions…

This research aimed to investigate elements of professional development that can positively impact the conduct of educators through professional development. Professional development is needed to address a problem in the field of education with educators' mindsets negatively impacting students' achievement and school experience. Some educators'…

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore K-12 administrators' descriptions of their instructional leadership of teachers serving students with severe disabilities in North Carolina. The principal instructional leadership framework, leader's framework for supporting new special educators, and self-efficacy theory were used…

The purpose of this Action Research study was to investigate and improve the use of trauma-informed practices for educators in K-12 contexts within the United States, particularly when facilitating conversations about consciousness-shifting current events (CSCEs) with students. Participants and data collected in Cycle 1 consisted of focus groups…

This study examined the experiences of undergraduate student leaders at a small, private institution of higher education in the New England region and specifically how those undergraduate students made sense of their experiences as student leaders and the impact that had on their career readiness based on the competencies identified by the…

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to understand by reviewing the current empirical literature the leadership trajectory and pathways of women of color in leadership roles within higher education institutions and to identify a change model approach that can be used as an implementation model across different types of higher education…

The purpose of this qualitative transcendental phenomenological study was to understand elementary-level general education teachers' attitudes and efficacy regarding teaching students with disabilities in an inclusion classroom environment. Bandura's self-efficacy theory guided this study of teachers' relationships with their attitudes and…