NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Henegar, LaTrica Y. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This descriptive qualitative study explored the lived perceptions and views of middle school teachers, school counselors, and Licensed Professional Counselors (LPCs) within central Alabama's middle school system. The problem explored is adolescent substance abuse students whose academic attainment may be affected by their drug abuse.…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Teacher Attitudes, Counselor Attitudes, Middle Schools
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Robbins, Chris; Searby, Linda – School Community Journal, 2013
Adolescents present a unique collection of characteristics and challenges which middle school interdisciplinary teams were designed to address. This article describes a research study which explored parental involvement strategies employed by interdisciplinary teaching teams from three very different middle schools: an affluent suburban school, a…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Early Adolescents, Parent Participation, Interdisciplinary Approach
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Wallace Taylor, Roben; Ringlaben, Ravic P. – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2013
This study was an investigation of general education teachers' knowledge and attitudes regarding students with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD). Of interest were (a) the extent of teachers' knowledge about characteristics of AD/HD; (b) the extent of teachers' knowledge of teacher skills appropriate for educating students with…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Knowledge Level, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Student Characteristics
Bayles, Ronald – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experience of urban students in Central Alabama with high self-efficacy who have dropped out of school to pursue a GED. This study: (a) provided a platform that gave voice to students to share their lived experience as they made the decision to drop out of high school, (b) identified the character…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Self Efficacy, Resilience (Psychology), Qualitative Research
Essary, Michael – ProQuest LLC, 2011
In the 2000s, changes in the external environment, including changing student demographics, increased competition, and declining government support, are affecting public higher education administrators. The growth in online enrollment is increasing at a rate higher than the total higher education enrollment, and the majority of university…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Leadership, Values, Decision Making
Rogers, Julia S.; Turner, Gloria A. – 1986
This study, undertaken in the summer of 1986, was to develop a comprehensive evaluation and needs assessment for the Alabama Judicial College. Qualitative research techniques (participant observation and in-depth interviewing) were applied to collect the necessary data. Judicial employees were observed in courtroom, office, training and social…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Continuing Education Centers, Court Judges, Evaluation Methods