High-quality learning environments are critical to support students' learning and development. This study supported eight lead teachers of Starting Strong classrooms in four different early learning programs to try to improve teachers' knowledge, self-efficacy, and use of Developmentally Appropriate Practices (DAP) within their classrooms. Four…

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of technology integration on third grade social studies students' academic performance and their engagement with the content of map skills at Peony Elementary. The study took place during the Fall of 2022 with 14 third grade social studies students. There is low academic performance and a lack…

The purpose of this survey study was to explore the factor structure of a newly adapted survey called the Modified Principles of Adult Learning Scale (MPALS) with students at a 4-year Hispanic Serving Institution. The examination of the factor structure of the new instrument was done in order to analyze student perception of professor's…

Quality in early care and education (ECE) has been widely studied across several decades. There is not one standard definition of quality across ECE contexts. However, classroom quality often encompasses both structural features of quality, such as teacher-child ratios and teachers' qualifications, and process features of quality, such as…

Annually, 40% to 60% of students who graduate high school and enroll in higher education do not exhibit the skills necessary to succeed in college-level work and will need remediation in mathematics or English (Jimenez et al., 2016). Successfully graduating from high school does not guarantee academic preparedness for college. To understand why a…

Teachers at K-12 supplemental virtual programs may support Quality Matters™ peer reviews for organization-managed master courses. Although there are time, focus, and capacity concerns with this practice as teachers in supplemental programs may not have expertise in designing virtual courses or writing virtual content, the experience of serving as…

A qualitative phenomenological study was used in this study to explore the reasoning behind a parent's decision to send their child to a suburban, predominantly white, private school in the city of West Palm Beach, Florida, where high-income families are highly prevalent. Ten parents of newly enrolled high school students were recruited to…

Due to several factors including advances in technology and the global pandemic, online and virtual professional development (OPD) opportunities have rapidly increased in demand and number. Uncertainty has surfaced as to whether the quality of the content of OPD is as high as the quality of content of in-person professional development in-person.…

This study used a quantitative survey in the form of an online self-administered questionnaire to explore and describe the views of school leaders on chronic absenteeism in New Jersey public schools. The first of its kind, this statewide survey was designed for the purpose of understanding how school leaders perceive the importance of equity in…

Institutions of higher learning are offering an increasing number of compressed in-person classes with the goal of providing to their diverse student populations flexibility of instruction delivery. SIU and many other colleges are offering an increasing number of classes with compressed schedules to increase student enrollment (Krug, et al.,…

University Teaching Experience for Mathematics Prospective Teachers (UTEMPT), an NSF-funded collaborative project, has implemented an innovative version of early field experiences in order to provide preservice mathematics teachers an opportunity to make a meaningful connection between methods-course-content and teaching practices in a college…

Educators are charged with ensuring all students receive quality instruction that addresses their needs regardless of their varying ethnic backgrounds. In places where student populations include a diverse English Language Learner (ELL) population, teachers' roles are expanded to incorporate instructional strategies that support learning relative…

The problem addressed in this qualitative single case study is low mathematical achievement levels among students in grades K-4 in rural Vermont schools, based on district-wide and school-based progress monitoring assessments and Vermont's Smarter Balanced Assessment scores. The purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore the…

Teacher attrition continues to be a major issue in public education today. Keeping schools staffed with quality teachers is a struggle across the United States. Hard to staff, low-income schools see the highest attrition rates among public schools. This phenomenological qualitative study explored teachers' experiences with the Teacher Incentive…

The principal's impact as an instructional leader influences many elements that keep a school building running effectively. Assistant principals, as emerging school leaders, must be prepared and cultivated with the proper support and resources to thrive in principalship positions. Support through school district-based principal preparation and…