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Lorenzo, Heather – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine educators' perspectives of the value of their workload and the many influences that affect those perceptions. A cross-sectional survey was developed and distributed to general educators in a northern region of Illinois that were teaching kindergarten through fifth grade. The developed survey…
Descriptors: Faculty Workload, Preschool Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, School Culture
Donita Sinone Kirkland – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this qualitative descriptive case study was to focus on teachers' perceptions regarding professional development training for early childhood education. The problem addressed in this study was the inadequate amount of professional development training available for early childhood teachers to address children with challenging…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Teachers, Preschool Teachers, Faculty Development
Christine Slechter – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This qualitative research study investigates teachers' perceptions of school safety and their adherence to specific safety procedures in a small, pre-K-eighth-grade school district in a small, suburban school district in Illinois. Data were collected through anonymous open-ended surveys distributed to teachers with varying experience levels. The…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, School Safety, School Districts, Preschool Teachers
Maryl Elizabeth Pritchett – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this explanatory mixed method study was to assess teachers' perceptions of whole brain learning (WBL) and its effects on student success within eight southern Illinois school districts in rural and suburban areas in kindergarten through fourth grade. Quantitative data were collected from survey questions in SurveyMonkey, providing…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers, Grade 4, Grade 3
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Kim, Jung – Multicultural Perspectives, 2022
Although Asian Americans are the fastest-growing racial minority group in the United States, projected to be 10% of the population by 2050, they only comprise 2% of the teaching force. There is relatively little research about the experiences, recruitment efforts, or retention of Asian American teachers. This qualitative study seeks to add to the…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Preschool Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, High School Teachers
Michael A. Cook; Nathan Storey; Jane Eisinger; Maria Jose Barros; Steven M. Ross – Center for Research and Reform in Education, 2023
The purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy of Imagine Learning's MyPath program on student mathematics and reading achievement growth. This study examined achievement growth trajectories of kindergarten students in one suburban Midwestern district in the 2022-23 school year. NWEA MAP mathematics and reading scores served as the main…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Mathematics Achievement, Reading Achievement, Achievement Gains
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Cerezci, Bilge – Early Education and Development, 2021
Research Findings: A total of 54 videotaped mathematics activity observations drawn from 27 different pre-kindergarten classrooms in an urban public schools system in the U.S. were coded using 2 observational measures: (1) a general measure, the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS); and (2) a math-specific measure, the High Impact…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Education
Mekky, Nashwa – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this study was to explore whether PreK-5 teacher perception of their unconscious bias impacted student achievement levels in Title I schools of varying performance levels. To achieve the overall outcome, this quantitative study was guided by the following research questions: (1) To what extent is there a statistically significant…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Bias, Teacher Attitudes
Feil, Edward G.; Walker, Hill M.; Frey, Andy J.; Seeley, John; Small, Jason W.; Golly, Annemieke; Lee, Jon; Forness, Steve R. – Exceptional Children, 2021
Disruptive behavior problems frequently emerge in the preschool years and are associated with numerous, long-term negative outcomes, including comorbid disorders. First Step is a psychosocial early intervention with substantial empirical evidence supporting its efficacy among young children. The present study reports on a validation study of the…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Program Validation, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
Dietz, Erika Gustafson; Darragh Ernst, Johnna – ZERO TO THREE, 2023
This article highlights two competency-based coaching and mentoring models for the incumbent infant-toddler workforce, designed and implemented at two Illinois institutions of higher education. Each model has been intentionally developed with an antibias and equity lens, focused on cultivating a diverse workforce of practitioners through…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Equal Education, Experiential Learning, Competency Based Education
Robyn Kelton; Irina Tenis – McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership at National Louis University, 2024
The early childhood education care (ECEC) practitioner landscape is complex and encompasses many roles including center-based and school-based administrative, teaching, and support staff as well as home-based unregulated child care family child care (FCC) providers and home-based regulated (e.g., registered or licensed) FCC providers who…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Caregivers, Child Care Centers, Family Environment
Johnson, Carl Edward – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this mixed methods study was to explore how different generations of educational professionals perceived themselves and one another, framed into the context of work ethic characteristics, teamwork abilities and leadership abilities among and between three generations of educators: Baby Boomers, Gen Xers and Millennials. The results…
Descriptors: Generational Differences, Preschool Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers
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Kim, Ahyoung Alicia; Chapman, Mark; Kondo, Akira; Wilmes, Carsten – Language Testing, 2020
This study investigated the assessment literacy required for K-12 educators to interpret score reports from a K-12 English language proficiency assessment. The assessment in concern is ACCESS for ELLs, which is an annual summative assessment that is delivered to nearly 2 million English learners (ELs) across 39 US states and territories. This…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Elementary Secondary Education, Assessment Literacy, Language Tests
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Floress, Margaret T.; Rader, Rebecca A.; Berlinghof, Jessica R.; Fanok, Paige C. – Preventing School Failure, 2018
Student problem behaviors occur across all classroom settings, but preschool children are three times more likely to be expelled than students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Determining the extent to which preschool students exhibit problem behaviors may help promote preventative practices in early childhood settings. This study examined…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Preschool Children, At Risk Persons, Special Education
Bernoteit, Stephanie A.; Holt, Janet K.; Kirchhoff, Amber – Illinois Education Research Council, 2017
The early childhood educator workforce has widely ranging credentials and degrees, qualifications and compensation, typically varying by setting. Yet, there is a national call for aligning and strengthening requirements for preparation of the early childhood workforce to ensure that young children thrive and reach their potential at each stage in…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs
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