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Direct linkGuy, Martha Sorrell – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this study was to understand the perceptions and experiences of Navajo Head Start (NHS) teachers who are serving children with disabilities (CWD). This study used open-ended interviews to collect data from NHS teachers on their experiences, perceptions, and educational strategies. Twelve participants were interviewed via Zoom during…
Descriptors: Navajo (Nation), Students with Disabilities, Faculty Development, Teaching Methods
Kathryn Eveline Webb Gonzalez – ProQuest LLC, 2020
Recent policy efforts in early care and education (ECE) have aimed to ensure that all children have access to high-quality ECE programming. However, there is debate about how to most effectively improve ECE quality at scale. The three papers in this dissertation provide new insights into the impacts of two widely-used policies aimed at improving…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Educational Quality, Educational Improvement
Davis, Stephanie Lee – ProQuest LLC, 2016
With the federal initiatives of No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top, many school districts are employing literacy coaching in their quest to improve reading test scores. This study seeks sought to understand teachers' perceptions of literacy coaching to answer this primary research question: "What meanings do teachers make of literacy…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Coaching (Performance), Teacher Attitudes, Literacy Education
Rossler, Jens Erwin – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) established a System of Support program that included certain mandates for schools in restructuring and school improvement within the framework of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). The Bureau operates 184 elementary schools and 24 colleges nationwide. Some of the schools are required to utilize scripted…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers, American Indian Education, American Indians
Butler, Michelyn Cynthia – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Evidence strongly supports shared book-reading (SBR) as an opportune intervention for developing early literacy and language development in at-risk preschool-aged children. Many teachers of high-risk preschoolers, however, lack the instructional skills and evidence-based strategies essential for the most effective storybook experience.…
Descriptors: Evidence, Language Acquisition, Emergent Literacy, Educational Research
Hoffman, Elizabeth A. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
One of the greatest challenges for those who study schools and their success in educating students is defining the characteristics of those organizations that are successful, and recognizing the variables that exist to support the actions of the members of the organization. In this era of assessment and accountability, school districts struggle to…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Self Efficacy, Federal Legislation, Focus Groups
