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Kitchens, Joy C. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this mixed methods study was to explore the effects of professional learning communities on veteran teachers with three or more years of experience assigned to new grade levels or subject areas and the implications for school leaders. The specific research questions that framed the study were: (1) What do veteran teachers assigned…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Experienced Teachers, Instructional Program Divisions, Teacher Placement
Coble, Barbara S. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine teachers' current and retrospective perceptions of empowerment within the context of the No Child Left Behind Legislation. Much of the empowerment research to date was conducted prior to the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act which was signed into law in January, 2002. The legislation mandates that K-12 public…
Descriptors: Teacher Empowerment, Self Efficacy, Federal Legislation, Educational Improvement