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Casey, Cindy Lou – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The objective of this study is to survey existing and emerging post-secondary computing and technology programs and employment trends in Pennsylvania to determine if college graduates are being prepared for careers in artificial intelligence. Due to low enrollment, colleges and universities are continually revising or restructuring their existing…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Postsecondary Education, Program Evaluation, Computer Science Education
Angela M. Ashley – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine if providing targeted professional development (AIM Pathways to Proficient Reading) in foundational literacy skills based on the science of reading and Structured Literacy can lead to a difference in teacher knowledge and to determine a relationship between teacher knowledge and student…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Knowledge Level, Phonemic Awareness, Literacy
Amy Stornaiuolo; Laura Desimone; Morgan Polikoff – American Educational Research Journal, 2023
This study examines implementation of college-and-career-ready (CCR) education standards across five school districts in Ohio, Texas, California, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts. Drawing on the policy attributes theory, we found that the specificity of districts' approaches to two long-recognized policy levers, curriculum and professional…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Academic Standards, College Readiness, Career Readiness
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Laura Eisemann; Karen Miscavage; Logan Hughes – Pennsylvania Teacher Educator, 2023
This qualitative research explored pre-service teachers' understanding of special education transition planning. Findings suggest pre-service teachers increased their understanding of transition planning, accessing post-secondary services, and supporting students obtaining and maintaining employment. By including expert community members,…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Special Education, Individualized Transition Plans, Student Employment
Susan Crandall Hart; James Clyde DiPerna; Pui-Wa Lei; Weiyi Cheng – Grantee Submission, 2020
Although the promise of universal social-emotional learning (SEL) programs enhancing student academic outcomes has captured public attention, there has been limited research regarding such programs' impact on students' state test scores. We used multilevel modeling of follow-up data from a multiyear, multisite cluster-randomized efficacy trial to…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Program Effectiveness, Measurement
Susan Crandall Hart; James Clyde DiPerna; Pui-Wa Lei; Weiyi Cheng – Educational Researcher, 2020
Although the promise of universal social-emotional learning (SEL) programs enhancing student academic outcomes has captured public attention, there has been limited research regarding such programs' impact on students' state test scores. We used multilevel modeling of follow-up data from a multiyear, multisite cluster-randomized efficacy trial to…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Program Effectiveness, Measurement
Boyle, Susannah; McNaughton, David; Light, Janice; Babb, Salena; Chapin, Shelley E. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2021
Purpose: This study investigated the use of a new software feature, namely, dynamic text with speech output, on the acquisition of single-word reading skills by six children with developmental disabilities during shared e-book reading experiences with six typically developing peers. Method: A single-subject, multiple-probe design across…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Electronic Publishing, Young Children, Developmental Disabilities
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Yong Ju Jung; Heather Toomey Zimmerman – Cognition and Instruction, 2024
Children's multiple interests intersect with their participation in informal learning practices in dynamic ways. Using a theoretical framework illustrating interest as a multifaceted construct that has different forms and a range of scope and durability, this study investigates how children's situational interests and individual interests are…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Museums, Science Education, Children
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Finkel, Ed – Community College Journal, 2021
Investments in professional development have been more important than ever for community colleges this past year against the backdrop of the pandemic and all that it has changed. While some colleges are facing declining enrollments and less in the way of state funding, they are stretching every professional development dollar they can get their…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Community Colleges, Distance Education, College Faculty
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Payne, Caroline L. – Journal of Political Science Education, 2022
Drawing on six years of experience teaching Political Science classes with field experiences in the Dominican Republic, I discuss the design and implementation of effective sustainable development projects. What started as a one-off field experience has grown into a long-term relationship with the coffee growing community of El Naranjito, which…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Sustainable Development, Political Science, Field Experience Programs
William J. Gillis IV – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this quantitative study was to gain an understanding of the impact trauma informed professional development has on Pennsylvania public school elementary teachers' perceptions of school climate. The extent to which trauma informed practices have influenced elementary teachers (K-6) perceptions of school climate is not known.…
Descriptors: Trauma Informed Approach, Professional Development, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Environment
Cooper, Donna; Herzenberg, Stephen – Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, 2023
Pennsylvania has a fragmented, underfunded high school career-related education system. This undercuts success in college and careers for hundreds of thousands of students annually, while exacerbating skill shortages for businesses and throttling Pennsylvania's economy. Pennsylvania also has a legislature that supports career-related education on…
Descriptors: High School Students, Career Education, Labor Needs, Labor Force Development
Edwin Jose Perez – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Severe inequities for underrepresented student groups (URGs) in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine (STEMM) fields has remained a topic of national concern for several decades. Research has demonstrated the efficacy of STEMM intervention programs (SIPs) in addressing disparate STEMM outcomes. However, there is a dearth of…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Medicine, Disproportionate Representation, College Students
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Gellis, Zvi D.; Gregory, Christin; LaMarra, Denise; Radway, Janice; Cao, Hannah; Connors, Sophia; Delgado, Jennifer; Sloan, Kelli; Trovati, Joslyn – Journal of Social Work Education, 2023
Nationally, social work students face limited access to clinical education that examines the intersection of older adults, chronic disease, and mental health. This is critical due to a rapidly aging population and a shortage of geriatrics trained social workers. Scant data exists on the effectiveness of clinical simulations to prepare social work…
Descriptors: Social Work, Caseworkers, Older Adults, Chronic Illness
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Hamilton, KayLynn; Klinger, Chrissie – COABE Journal: The Resource for Adult Education, 2021
The Foundation Skills Framework (FSF) is a work-based model developed in 1999 in response to a need for common language and understanding of the skills needed by Pennsylvania's workforce. Through funding provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bureau of Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE), the original project was designed to…
Descriptors: Job Skills, Basic Skills, Skill Development, Employment Qualifications
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