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Teacher Self-Efficacy, Professional Commitment, and High-Stakes Teacher Evaluation Policy in Louisiana
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Ford, Timothy G.; Van Sickle, Mary Elizabeth; Clark, Lynn V.; Fazio-Brunson, Michelle; Schween, Dorothy C. – Educational Policy, 2017
Currently, a significant number of states are in the process of implementing a high-stakes teacher evaluation (HSTE) system. In many ways, Louisiana's teacher evaluation system, "Compass," is typical of the models that many states have adopted. This article reports the experiences of 37 elementary teachers from five districts across…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Motivation, Longitudinal Studies
Cook Like a Chef 1- and 4-Week Camp Models
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Condrasky, Margaret D.; Johnson, Glenda; Corr, Anne; Sharp, Julia L. – Journal of Extension, 2015
Children participating in cooking classes gain confidence in their abilities to prepare food. If children are to make informed, healthy, food ingredient and cooking method choices, they need to be equipped with these necessary skills, as well as with nutrition competence. Extension programs that incorporate nutrition and hands-on cooking can…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Cooking Instruction, Food, Nutrition Instruction
School Nurse Intention to Pursue Higher Education
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Broussard, Lisa; White, Debra – Journal of School Nursing, 2014
In 2011, the Institute of Medicine recommended that 80% of the nurses possess a minimum of a bachelor of science in nursing by 2020 and double the number of doctorally prepared nurses. This has prompted a significant number of registered nurses to advance their educational level. School nurses in Louisiana are not required to have a bachelor's…
Descriptors: School Nurses, Nursing Education, Educational Attainment, Higher Education
An Analysis of the Efficacy Beliefs of Special Education Teachers Completing the Alternative versus the Traditional Certification Programs
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Beasley, Thomas Hunter – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study investigated the efficacy beliefs of two groups of special education teachers who had completed certification requirements in mild/moderate disabilities. The first group included 26 special education teachers who had completed an alternative certification program at a midsize public university in Louisiana between 2003 and 2008. The…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Self Efficacy, Alternative Teacher Certification, Public Colleges
Exploring the Relationship between COMPASS Students Learning Measures and High School Math Teachers' Sense of Efficacy in Two Northeast Louisiana School Districts
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Owens, Cassie Dean – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Louisiana's COMPASS Teacher Evaluation Program is part of a national trend of linking teacher evaluation to student academic performance. Under COMPASS, 50% of a teacher's score comes from observations by supervisors and 50% from a measure of student growth in the form of a value-added (VAM) or a Student Learning Target (SLT) score. The purpose of…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, High School Students
Relationship among Self-Efficacy, Social Support, Job Satisfaction, and Teacher-Related Burnout
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Watts, Gannon J. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Human-service professions are at high-risk for burnout including the teaching profession. Work-related burnout is a gradual process widespread among many professionals and is in response to stressful events. Some of the current research has been focused on teachers with work-related burnout. An area of limited research has been the potential…
Descriptors: Correlation, At Risk Persons, Teacher Burnout, Self Efficacy