The purpose of this quantitative comparative study was to examine if and to what extent there was a statistically significant difference in the dimensions of Entrepreneurial Orientation (Innovativeness, Proactiveness, Risk-taking, Competitiveness, and Autonomy), individually, between Charter School Principals (CSP)s versus Traditional School…

The purpose of this study was to compare virtual school students' learning outcomes with traditional school students' learning outcomes in Texas. The research design was a quantitative study using a retrospective causal-comparative design. The researcher used archival state assessment data to compare the learning outcomes of K-12 virtual school…

For many years, traditional public schools were the dominant publicly funded institutions for educating children. However, in recent years, parents selected from various school-choice educational options. The problem in one local school district in southeastern United States is that stakeholders of the traditional theme schools were unable to…

This study investigates the impact of transitioning from a traditional school model to a Montessori model on teacher performance, specifically exploring the influence of school culture, climate, educational change, and leadership. The study is based on the understanding that all organizations, including educational institutions, have a unique…

This study focused on the performance of students from traditional and nontraditional high schools in Jamaica and the value-added to student outcomes. The student considers issues of excellence and equity as it relates to the student's performance. An extant database was used with student examination results for the Grade Six Achievement Test…

The current study examines the relationship between suspensions and attendance rates concerning the school environment of four whole-child and Traditional public schools. The concerns were the disparity of social-emotional skill outcomes needed to develop the whole child. As American educational policy is aimed at Preparing students for competing…

The purpose of this qualitative narrative study was to examine and understand the public high school traditional learning teachers' preparations for a transition to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic through their lived experiences, stories, and perceptions. The problem is that the pandemic presented significant challenges for public…

Gill, Brandi. Student Achievement Comparison between Traditional Schools and Schools of Choice: A Quantitative Study, (under the direction of Theodore Kaniuka, Ed.D) This study provides a detailed review of school choice literature nationally and within the state of North Carolina. The literature revealed limited studies focused on school choice…

Today's educational structures require teachers to move from isolation to collaboration to improve knowledge, skills, and instructional practices for effective teaching and learning. To do this, many schools across the United States have implemented professional learning communities as the framework for collaboration. The purpose of this framework…

Oftentimes, alternative schools are viewed with a deficit perspective. Yet, the way teachers are taught to build and enhance supportive relationships with adolescent students helps those students to become more successful in the alternative school setting. This study focused on characteristics of this central phenomenon and important factors used…

The purpose of this research was to determine what components of academic and therapeutic clinical day programs ensure success for students with mental health diagnoses as they transition back to conventional educational settings. This study focused on the importance of developing students' capabilities to fulfill their own needs within Maslow's…

This "ex post facto," causal-comparative quantitative study assessed the math and English language arts (ELA) 7th to 8th-grade academic growth among Black students enrolled in Philadelphia's black-operated public charter schools, non-black operated charter schools, and traditional public schools while controlling for 6th-grade exam…