Purpose and Method of Study: This study aimed to determine variables or combinations of variables that impact the hope levels of tenth- to twelfth-grade students at a large urban public school in Oklahoma. While many factors influence students' hope, there is little information about the impact of HAE and PSC, in addition to the variables grade…

This study was conducted with 11th- and 12th-grade high school students in western Florida. These students were not meeting the required achievement level in English language arts needed for graduation. This qualitative study investigated the barriers that hinder high school students' achievement in English language arts as a graduation…

Over the years, Web 2.0 tools have played a more dominant role in education as they provide the skills necessary for 21st century learning (McLoughlin & Alam, 2014; Sadaf, Newby, & Ertmer, 2012). While this shift with educational technology has been prevalent in most schools, small rural communities such as American Samoa have yet to have…

Few students with disabilities applied for postsecondary education disability services and, as a result, had lower graduation rates from four-year colleges than their non-disabled peers. The purpose of this qualitative, interpretive study was to discover the perceptions of Tennessee public high school case managers regarding IEP transition…

The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand the lived experiences of students with dis/ability labels who are in special day classes (SDC). Using a narrative case study, five participants from an urban high school in California were selected to be interviewed for the study. Additionally, a class assignment of education journey maps was…

Within Career and Technical Education (CTE), some students have the opportunity to participate in Work Based Learning (WBL) as a third-level course to achieve CTE completer status. Participation in WBL has proposed benefits beyond students learning technical skills to the more substantial development of employability skills. Although employers…

Math consists of many components such as arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, statistics, where each component holds its importance in the field of math. Students of Grades 11 and 12 are at an important stage in their career, where the attitude and performance in math determines their future choices. Therefore, the aim of this study was to…

Fundamentally, the aim of education is to empower students to live better lives. By "better" it is not merely meant that students will find gainful employment and be more civic-minded, but also that on an individual level a student will engage the examined life and fulfill their potential. This process of self-discovery addresses three…

Students experiencing poverty face multiple challenges associated with successfully navigating the learning process. One of the more recent challenges is the access to suitable technology to complete classroom assignments. This problem became more acute with the recent pandemic as a greater number of class activity was transferred to online. While…

Although strides have been made in promoting gender equality, there still exists a lingering gap in math achievement, where males tend to outshine females. This has piqued the interest of both scientists and society, who continue to explore the reasons behind the limited representation of women in math-intensive fields such as science, technology,…

This study aims to understand how women's voices can be empowered in a high school English Language Arts (ELA) class. Through the use of female authors and female protagonists in the classroom texts, this study seeks to understand if implementing female-driven texts enhances female students' literary experiences, empowers the personal identities…

Understanding how to foster belonging and ensure equitable engagement in STEM fields for diverse students is a critical need in education today. Despite substantial growth in the STEM workforce (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2023; NSF, 2023a), there remain persistent gender and racial/ethnic gaps in students' access to advanced STEM education,…

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to examine how the application of the community cultural wealth model can help raise the capacity of first-generation Latino at-promise youth towards finding greater educational success in a secondary school setting. Participants included first generation Latino at-promise students and their parents…

This qualitative study was completed to examine students' behaviors and perceptions of an innovation lab in a private school that utilized the design thinking process. The researchers sought to understand students' perceptions of the i-lab in relation to empathy, critical thinking, and communication, which were key constructs of the design…

This qualitative study was completed to examine students' behaviors and perceptions of an innovation lab in a private school that utilized the design thinking process. The researchers sought to understand students' perceptions of the i-lab in relation to empathy, critical thinking, and communication, which were key constructs of the design…