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Teachers' and Administrators' Perceptions About A Leadership Capacity Building Program

Swinney, Addie C. (2010-08-05)

This study examined teacher leaders’ and administrators’ perceptions of a leadership capacity building program. The need for developing teacher leaders and enhancing the skills of practicing school administrators has gained ...

Teachers’ Concerns, Attitudes, Beliefs, and Pedagogical Practices as it Relates to Technology Integration

Holloway, Jacob (2012-07-02)

Education is the catalyst for preparing students to become productive members of society. Developing skills and knowledge students will need to compete globally is the charge excepted by educators at every level. The ...

Teachers’ Perception of the Presence of Teacher Leadership and ARMT+ Percent Proficient in Alabama’s Public Elementary Schools: A Correlation Study

Scott-Williams, Pamela (2013-04-23)

For over four decades, the concept of teacher leadership has been debated nationally and internationally with a view of establishing its role in student learning and achievements in schools. Over this period, a sizeable ...

Teachers’ Perceptions of ESL Students’ Diversity, Linguistics, and Cultural Needs

Zamani Roodsari, Sedighe (2021-04-27) ETD File Embargoed

This study investigated equity-based instruction for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students (CLD) by examining public school teachers’ perceptions and preparation on diversity and inclusion. Preparing pre-service ...

Teachers’ Perceptions of Student Defenders of Bullied Peers: Associations with Defenders’ Race and Gender, and the Classroom Racial Composition

Christensen, Karl (2022-07-25) ETD File Embargoed

This thesis examined whether children’s defending of bullied peers predicts changes in teachers' reports of students' prosocial and aggressive behavior and whether those associations are moderated by children’s gender and ...

Teachers’ Perceptions of the Development, Enactment, and Effectiveness of a New Writing Curriculum within the Elmore County Public School District

Harrison, Andre (2006-05-15)

With increased accountability constraints placed on school districts in regards to improving students’ writing skills, schools throughout the nation are seeking assistance and working vigorously to develop curricula for ...

Teaching and Learning How to Teach Sport Education: An Ecological Analysis, Motivational Climate and Professional Development

Sinelnikov, Oleg (2007-05-15)

The purpose of this investigation was to examine the attempts to introduce Sport Education into a Russian physical education curriculum. Three studies are included. The first provides an ecological account of the introduction ...

Teaching Children with Autism to Tact Stimuli from Auditory and Tactile Sensory Modalities

Hanney, Nicole (2012-11-06)

A number of contemporary investigations have examined tact-training procedures with a number of different populations, specifically with children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (e.g., Barbera & Kubina, 2005; ...

Teaching Controversial Issues during a Presidential Election: Exploring How Teachers Navigated Polarized Politics in 2020

Phillips, Nicholas (2021-07-15)

American politics today is the culmination of historical, political, social, geographic, and economic events that have significantly impacted this country. Over the last year, America and the world have been tested to ...

Teaching Diverse Content, Musical Genres/Styles: A Survey of Secondary-Level Choral Directors’ Preparation, Training, Comfort, and Programming Practices

Terry, Henry (2022-07-27)

Abstract Changing U.S. demographics and the multitude of cultures makes it imperative that young educators prepare to meet all students’ learning needs. Seeking knowledge about students’ cultures is vital for their success ...

Teaching Diversity: An Exploration of the Experience of Instructors Teaching Diversity Courses to Mental Health Professionals

Messer, Mary Anne (2021-11-17)

The current study explored the experiences of instructors who teach diversity/multiculturism classes to students training to become a mental health professional. More specifically, the current study examined the reported ...

Teaching Literacy to Native American Students

Pritchett, Jessica (2021-04-14)

The average reading scores for 4th grade Native American students consistently fall below the reading scores of their peers from other races and ethnicities. This deficit reflects a potential weakness in the ability of the ...

Teaching Physical Education in Nontraditional Settings

Dixon, Cory (2020-07-20)

The purpose of this phenomenological case study was to examine the experiences of PETE pre-service teachers, physical education teachers, and teacher educators that have taught physical education in a non-traditional ...

Teaching Physical Education to African-American Children: Understanding Responsibility, Privileges, and Positions of Power

Mowling, Claire (2005-08-15)

The purpose of this investigation was to examine the “disconnect” between white middle class teachers and their African-American students. The overall focus is the conflicting cultural upbringing of teachers and their ...