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A Comparative Study of State Choices for Institutional Forms of State Pre-Kindergarten 

Hume, Jan (2021-11-22)
The issue of early care and education is squarely on the policy agenda at the federal, state, and local levels of government. Research and long-term evaluations of early childhood programs have shown that high quality early ...

Culturally Responsive Leadership: How Do Instructional Leaders in an Alabama School District Perceive They Employ Culturally Responsive Leadership in Their Daily Practices? 

Chambers, Kia (2023-12-05)  ETD File Embargoed
Culturally responsive pedagogy (Ladson-Billings, 1995) and culturally responsive teaching (Gay, 2018) have challenged educators to create an inclusive educational environment where all students feel valued, respected, and ...

Educational Change: The View from Within 

Shelley, Tami (2015-08-18)
The purpose of this dissertation research was to capture the lived experiences of teachers in an independent private school during a four-year period of multiple systemic changes. This was done in a retrospective manner ...

An Exploration of the Relationship Between Teachers’ Implicit Bias Regarding Islam and Their Response to Student Behavior in a Classroom Vignette 

Ridha, Bidoor (2021-12-02)
The purpose of this study was to gain insight into how early childhood and elementary education teachers within the United States respond to a Muslim student in a classroom-setting scenario. The study explored (a) teachers’ ...

Impact of an 8-week active play intervention on child developmental outcomes 

Spring, Katherine (2023-06-16)
Background: Play is an essential component of early childhood education and is included in American preschool children's current physical activity guidelines. However, there is a lack of evidence about the effect of active ...

Outcomes Associated with Teacher-Guided Indoor Preschool Physical Activity Interventions 

Carroll, Alexandra Venezia (2022-03-08)
In the United States, preschool-aged children are not meeting age specific physical activity recommendations (1-3, 42, 82, 83) and spending a large portion of their days sedentary (4, 27). Minority children living in ...