It was not known to what extent, if any, there was a relationship between teacher turnover and leadership styles among K-12 public school teachers in rural school districts. The purpose of this quantitative associative correlational study was to determine to what extent, if any, there is a relationship between teacher turnover and leadership…

Schools in the United States are facing chronic teacher shortages. The problem is underrepresented secondary teachers are leaving the teaching profession; therefore, leaving a limited representation of underrepresented secondary teachers in South Carolina. The purpose of this phenomenological study and research questions sought to explore the…

The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore how secondary teachers describe the role that the elements of the community of inquiry framework (social, cognitive, and teaching presence) play in a virtual learning environment in a rural school district in South Carolina. The community of inquiry framework was used to guide the…

Virtual learning is ever-changing and due to the recent COVID-19 pandemic, it has grown in popularity. In the twenty-first century, technology has altered the way teachers deliver content and information to students. Virtual teachers are responsible for helping students learn new ways to teach with technology while also making sure they do well in…

The study aimed to investigate how the knowledge, understanding and skills of secondary science teachers in SC relate to their capacity to deliberately integrate World Class Skills (WCS) into their science classroom instruction through effective planning and pedagogical choices. The study employs the Partnership for 21 Century Learning framework…

A public school district in southeast South Carolina implemented a new arts-based initiative due to the surge in demand for mental health services for students following the pandemic. With more students in the research site requiring intensive mental health support during the 2021-2022 academic year, compared to the 2016-2017 school year, the…

The vision of every elementary, middle, and high school in the United States is to deliver an excellent educational setting to each and every student who enters their school building. Educational research overwhelmingly demonstrates that a primary factor contributing to an "excellent educational setting" is having highly qualified and…

Teacher retention is at the top of current hot topics in education. This study explores the retention of teachers in high-poverty secondary schools in Southeastern South Carolina. To gather data for this study, the researcher surveyed fifty-two teachers from four high-poverty secondary schools in Southeastern South Carolina. Evidence was collected…

Classroom teachers in PK-12 grades in the U.S.A. are under immense pressure to use data from internal and external sources in order to make decisions expected to transform their instructional practice to hopefully meet the adequate yearly progress demanded by accountability policies. This exploratory case study was conducted on a midsized school…

The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the range of teacher perceptions and implementation of culturally relevant pedagogy (CRP) in South Carolina public schools. A transcendental phenomenological approach was used to explore the following research questions. RQ1: Which CRP practices do secondary ELA teachers in public schools in…

Research on college choice decisions of high school students has increased over the past forty years but has generally centered on demographic characteristics such as race, gender, or socio-economic status of students. There has been little research on the influences on the college choice decisions of high academically achieving students from…

The purpose of this phenomenological qualitative study was to describe the impact of the South Carolina U.S. History End of Course Exam (EOCE) on teachers' perceptions of autonomy and self-efficacy for high school U.S. History teachers in the Midlands region of South Carolina. The theory guiding this study was Bandura's (1994) theory of…

Traditional teaching methods no longer motivate students to learn, especially with the influence of technology in their daily lives. This disconnect has led to a continual influx of teachers who are forced to adapt to this shift in teaching, embracing technology, and restructuring pedagogy to include technology-driven lessons. Because perception…

This research study analyzed the impact of teacher self-efficacy and student engagement on eleventh-grade South Carolina U.S. History and Constitution end-of-course state exam scores. Research questions centered on analyzing the relationships between the variables of teacher efficacy, student engagement, and student achievement as measured by the…

The purpose of this study was to examine the knowledge and inclusion practices of music educators in the Southeastern United States, specifically in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Participants (N = 10,666) included K-12 general music, band, orchestra, and choir teachers. Participants were asked…