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A Study of Preservice Teacher Preparation for Data Driven Decision Making in Teacher Education Programs in Virginia

Ledesma, Patrick (2013-08)

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965 led to an increasing focus on standardized assessment data that culminated in the accountability policies in No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and current reauthorization ...
An Exploratory Study on Initial Stem Classes and African American Freshman males who are STEM Majors at a Large Mid-Atlantic State University: Factors Affecting Self-Efficacy Beliefs and Persistence in the STEM Pipeline

Calhoun, William Jason (2013)

The purpose of this study was to test how well social cognitive career theory (SCCT) explains the effects of an introductory freshman year science course on the career perspectives of African American males at a large, ...
Changing the Narrative of Teacher Preparation: A Case Study of Faculty Methods at an Urban Teacher Residency

Beck, Jori S. (2014-05)

Educational researchers have been calling for reform in teacher education since the 1980s. Two major recommendations they have put forward are to introduce a clinical model of teacher preparation and build relationships ...
Current “Voices from the inside”: Hearing the voices of teachers and students about caring in the classroom

Fuhrman, Caroline D. (2010-06-15)

The voices of teachers and students have identified caring as a primary need from schools (Poplin &Weeres,1992), however, teacher caring has not been previously defined or its impact on students by teachers and their ...
Long-Term Metacognitive Effects of a Strategic Learning Course for Postsecondary Students With and Without Disabilities

Burchard, Melinda S. (2010-05-21)

This dissertation examined long-term metacognitive effects of participation in a Strategic Learning course for postsecondary students with and without disabilities. The researcher integrated existing archival data from ...
Preparing Teachers for Diversity: An Analysis of Accreditation Standards

Azevedo, Paula Cristina Rocha (2015)

Teachers across the United States face realities in their classrooms that many were not prepared to handle by their teacher education programs. For instance, teachers meet students who are from cultures other than their ...
Preservice Teachers' Entering Beliefs and Preconceptions about Teaching for Social Justice

Ra, Sophia Sun (2017)

The purpose of this mixed-method study was to explore preservice teachers' beliefs and preconceptions about teaching for social justice in two pathways to teacher licensure: a traditional, university-based teacher preparation ...
Preservice Teachers' Perceptions of Using Digital Technologies in Literacy Instruction

Pierczynski, Melissa R. (2015)

In order to best prepare our preservice teachers to incorporate digital technologies into future literacy instruction, we must first explore how they perceive implementation of digital technologies in literacy instruction. ...
Teacher Retention: A Phenomenological Investigation into the Lived Experiences of Three Elementary Teacher Stayers

Sell, Corey (2013)

Teacher stayers have remained within a profession experiencing an average annual turnover rate of 14% (Liu, 2007) and its lowest levels of job satisfaction in 20 years (MetLife Survey of the American Teacher, 2011). Exploring ...
The Attitudes and Beliefs of Middle School General Education Teachers Toward and Interactions with Their Students with Disabilities

Bagnall, Jeannine Ann (2014-05)

This study used a mixed methods design to investigate whether the attitudes and beliefs of three middle school general education teachers toward students with disabilities were reflected in their interactions with these ...
The Effect of Using Problem-Based Learning in Middle School Gifted Science Classes on Student Achievement and Students' Perceptions of Classroom Quality

Horak, Anne (2013-08)

The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of the Problem Based Learning (PBL) units developed by a large suburban school district in the mid-Atlantic for the middle school gifted science curriculum on: a) students' ...
The Effects of Participating in a Video Club on Novice Teachers' Development

Repass, Michele Renea (2014-08)

THE EFFECTS OF PARTICIPATING IN A VIDEO CLUB ON NOVICE TEACHERS' DEVELOPMENT
The Influence of School Culture, School Goals, and Teacher Collaboration on Teachers’ Attitudes Toward Their Professional Development Plans

Sullivan, Laurie J. (2010-05-20)

The Professional Development Plan (PDP) is a specific professional development model situated within the teacher evaluation system being implemented in the Owen Public Schools (pseudonym). The purpose of this study was to ...
Thriving with Social Purpose: A Phenomenological Investigation of Resilience and the Role of Life Meaning in a Teacher’s Decision to Remain in the Teaching Profession

Groundwater, Susan Verdelli (2016)

Extant research has focused on why teachers leave the profession, but little has been done to address the reasons teachers remain or how we can help them to develop and maintain resilience. At the same time, attrition and ...
Update and Validation of a Teachers’ Attitude Toward Education Research Scale

Holincheck, Nancy (2012-05-31)

One of the challenges associated with education becoming an evidence-based practice is teachers’ attitude toward education research. Little is known about why teachers may not look to research to solve instructional ...

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