The purpose of this study was to explore how instructional coaches used research-based strategies to personalize their support for teachers. It also examined the larger implementation factors that helped or hindered their facilitation of such professional learning in a single district context. This included the adaptation of instructional coaching…

Ethnic Studies courses are expanding in U.S. schools. While research has demonstrated the benefits of Ethnic Studies for racially minoritized students, less research has interrogated the process of Ethnic Studies curriculum development. Counternarrative--a central component of Ethnic Studies curricula--may present tensions for teachers crafting…

The problem addressed in this study was that California public high school teachers are not educated about RTL protocols (RTL) for student-athletes following a concussion, fail to see the value in such protocols, and are skeptical of students needing academic accommodations. This qualitative case study aimed to identify teachers' areas of concern…

This research examined how stakeholders (n = 40) from one school district experienced "accountability" within a context where responsibility for student learning was being distributed across the system. Using a case study design, we examined: what conditions supported stakeholders in multiple roles to exercise responsibility for student…

This qualitative case study explored instructional decisions exemplary primary teachers (kindergarten-third grade) made in order to engage students in mathematics. The phenomenon of teachers altering, supplementing, or utilizing district-given materials to support student engagement and understanding was studied. Specifically, this involved…

Since at least 2001, an emphasis has been placed on the use of evidence-based practices in schools to close achievement gaps. Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) emerged during this time as a framework of evidence-based practices adopted by nearly all U.S. states including Georgia. When implemented with fidelity, MTSS has the potential to close…

To address educators' sense of unpreparedness to support the growing number of culturally and linguistically diverse students enrolled in schools across the U.S., I examined the professional learning experiences of four educators who participated in a state-wide, online professional development opportunity. I employed a longitudinal case study…

Purpose: The study was designed to investigate the effects of the decentralization of education through the perceptions of education managers. Design/methodology/approach: This was a qualitative case study research. The decentralization notification of 2014, issued by the secondary education department, Government of Balochistan, Pakistan was…

The purpose of this instrumental case study was to understand how gun violence in schools has influenced school culture for stakeholders within a small suburban school district in southeast Texas. At this stage in the research, school culture is defined as the set of norms, beliefs, values, and assumptions that are shared by the school community…

The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore how teacher perceptions describe the effectiveness and the barriers to implementing Universal Design Learning tools in a proficiency-based system. The problem was that students with disabilities experience achievement gaps in the areas of reading, writing, and mathematics in some classes…

The purpose of the study was to explore a suburban school district with a homogenous staff and diverse student population that implemented a professional development program centered on the Cultural Proficiency Framework. Cultural Proficiency is a framework that guides the shifting of culture in schools from viewing diversity as problem to…

Many students graduate high school unprepared for college or the job market because they lack employable skills or have not been taught the necessary tools to succeed in higher education. The problem addressed in this study was that many teachers in a central Alabama school district are not adequately trained to support the development of…

Cyberbullying remains a significant issue in school environments, impacting students of diverse backgrounds. The problem addressed by this study was that despite the proven effectiveness of traditional bullying interventions within the school environment, the ability of teachers to identify incidents of cyberbullying and apply intervention methods…

Purpose: For culturally responsive practices (CRPs) in schools to be successful, educational leaders must look outside of the school and consider school, district, and system-level policies and practices that influence the sustainability of culturally responsive classrooms. The purpose of our study was to conduct a comparative case study and…

This research was a mixed-methods study investigating how teachers in northeastern West Virginia use student data to drive their instructional decisions. This study also investigated teachers' perceptions of the data use on their instruction, their students, and themselves. Data collection for this research included both a cross-sectional survey…