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Exploring the Relationship between Organizational Social Context of Schools, Individual Provider Characteristics, and Teacher Attitudes toward Social Emotional Learning
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Enrico, Marisa – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Despite empirical evidence suggesting social-emotional learning (SEL) is critical for reducing risk behaviors and promoting mental health, prosocial behaviors, and academic achievement, SEL programs have not been routinely adopted in school settings (Durlak et al., 2011). Due to associated implications for adoption and implementation, recent…
Descriptors: Correlation, Social Development, Emotional Development, Mental Health
Middle School Teachers' Perceptions of Instructional Leadership
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Whiteman, Karen Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Ensuring student learning and success is the primary goal of any school administrator, so their leadership must embody and champion this. Therefore, strong instructional leadership skills are necessary for administrators to possess and be able to apply. However, teachers often have negative perceptions of instructional leadership which make the…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Instructional Leadership, Qualitative Research
North Carolina Traditional Public School Principals' Perspectives about Charter Schools: A Qualitative Investigation
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Eslinger Jones, Amy Susan – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this research was to analyze North Carolina traditional public school principals' perspectives about and experiences with charter schools. A history of school choice in America was explored, as well as the changing role of public school principals. This dissertation presented a thorough review of the literature on school choice and…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Charter Schools
Puerto Rican Bilingual Professionals Parents: Their Expectations, Motivations, and Practices in Support of Their Children's Education and Their Perceptions of Their Children's School
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Quinones, Norma Victoria Cordova Escalera de – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This research was designed as a qualitative study as it sought to address Puerto Rican bilingual professional parents' perceptions of their children's school experiences based in North Carolina. In this study, 6 Puerto Rican bilingual professional parents who live in the North Carolina Research Triangle Park (RTP) area were interviewed about their…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Role Models, Stereotypes, Parent Participation