Care is something we expect educators to demonstrate towards their students, but are they themselves being taught the importance of care in education and prepared to enact it in their classrooms? The existing literature on care and care theory in education is limited, but shows a link between care and student success; many educators also point to…

The purpose of this qualitative content analysis study is to investigate the themes and potential gaps in quality assurance rubrics and scorecards used to evaluate online courses in higher education. For the utility of this study, the themes and potential gaps in quality assurance rubrics and scorecards is generally defined as the recurring…

High school science teachers require increased skills in science research literacy, so that their students develop research competencies in the classroom (Evans, Warning, & Christodoulou, 2017; Udompong, Traiwichitkhun, & Wongwanich, 2014). For teachers to promote a scientific atmosphere, literature points to training that fosters…

This study is a hermeneutic phenomenological investigation into the lived experiences of teachers implementing the National Core Art Standards alongside the California Visual Art Standards, with a specific lens on culturally responsive teaching practices. Utilizing Geneva Gay's theoretical framework for culturally responsive teaching, this study…

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore how rural North Carolina teachers, after completing the National Board Certification process, describe how they apply systematic thinking to their teaching practice, reflect on the experience, and learn from experience. Grounded in David Kolb's Experiential Learning Model and The…

The group project team conducted this mixed methods case study to report findings from data collected from a Non-public School Accrediting Association in the midwestern United States and how small Catholic schools use the NSBECS to monitor the school's operational vitality. The group project team identified Standard 10 of the four Standards within…

The purpose of this quantitative study was to provide an initial analysis of variables including academic courses, demographics, and clinical experience used as predictive measures of board certification achievement. With the growing need for perfusionists due to an increase in cardiac procedures and retirement, first-time pass rate on board…

The group project team conducted this mixed methods case study to report findings from data collected from a Non-public School Accrediting Association in the midwestern United States and how small Catholic schools use the NSBECS to monitor the school's operational vitality. The group project team identified Standard 10 of the four Standards within…

The advances in technology in the past decades have revolutionized the field of K-12 education, and its widespread implementation has given rise to the concurrent need to educate students about its responsible usage. The concept of digital citizenship as applicable to schools includes elements like digital access, digital communication, digital…