Organizational commitment and knowledge management are both crucial factors in the growth of an organization. The quantitative, correlational-predictive study was to examine if and to what extent the constituents of KM together predicted organizational commitment for high school employees in USA. Based on the premise that the relationship of…

Social media has become a part of daily life for millions of people around the world. This fact is true for kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12) public school educators. The constant availability of social media applications has directly influenced the levels of engagement of employees in the work environment. This influence is caused by the…

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is recognized as a preventive tiered framework that positively supports and addresses student behavior. Currently, there are over 30,000 schools across America implementing PBIS. This phenomenological investigation examines the perceptions of key secondary school personnel on school climate in…

Positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) is a schoolwide approach to promote positive school safety in which student academic success can occur. However, at least one third of students in United States schools are suspended once in their K12 school career for violating a school's code of conduct. School suspensions have been linked to…

School districts require many people to facilitate the education of students, making it important to put the right people in the right places and assure that those individuals are successful in fulfilling their job requirements. As Odden (2011) noted, education is people-intensive and schools have a need for talented people at all levels. In order…

School districts require many people to facilitate the education of students, making it important to put the right people in the right places and assure that those individuals are successful in fulfilling their job requirements. As Odden (2011) noted, education is people-intensive and schools have a need for talented people at all levels. In order…

School districts require many people to facilitate the education of students, making it important to put the right people in the right places and assure that those individuals are successful in fulfilling their job requirements. As Odden (2011) noted, education is people-intensive and schools have a need for talented people at all levels. In order…

The purpose of this descriptive qualitative study was to determine the effectiveness of the selection criteria of the middle school Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program by examining the perceptions of the middle school AVID site team regarding the alignment of the AVID mission statement and the student selection process,…

The purpose of this multiple case study was to explore and describe the role of technology-based prevention and intervention services used to reduce bullying behaviors in areas that are unsupervised in middle schools. The framework that supported this study was the social-ecological model because it is a model of prevention which helps to explain…

The evolving role of the school counselor reflects a commitment to supporting the holistic development and well-being of all students, addressing the complex challenges they face, and creating learning environments where every student can thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. School-based mental health programs and strategies are…

The purpose of this qualitative study was to gain insight into school staff's perceptions on the effectiveness of positive interventions and supports in Mississippi classrooms. Qualitative data were collected through semi-structured interviews of 10 participants, each working at the same public high school in rural Mississippi. The study was…

The purpose of the study was to understand the relationship between secondary schooling and employability skills attainment from the perspective of employed graduates using a quantitative correlation with a qualitative triangulation. Participants included 141 individuals who had finished secondary school, were employed and had been employed for a…

All schools experience leadership succession. If a school does not formulate an educational leadership succession plan (ELSP), the trajectory of the school's growth and sustainability plan shifts during the transition process. Four critical issues negatively affect the success of a school's leadership succession transition. The first issue is an…

Academic letter grades may potentially encourage or discourage Cherokee students from doing well in school and seeking advanced degrees beyond secondary school. Cherokee Nation has just over 100 public school districts located inside the reservation boundaries, in which more than 200,000 students are being served daily, with nearly 32,000 being…

The ways in which high schools allocate their staffing and assign individual roles related to career development are pertinent to students with and without disabilities accessing career preparation that equips them for employment following graduation. Rural school districts can especially benefit from strategic role allocation that addresses gaps…