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Cecil Kevin Belt – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of student perceptions of the classroom motivational climate on engagement and academic achievement in secondary STEM courses. Additionally, the mediating effect of students' ease of the course perceptions on the relationship between engagement and academic achievement was assessed. By better…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Learner Engagement
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Ishwar R. Sadarangani; Joseph Serafin; Jennifer Chabra – Journal of Chemical Education, 2024
As the COVID-19 pandemic transformed higher education, St. John's University (New York), among other academic institutions, worked to incorporate methodologies that would allow for social distancing and the attainment of hands-on experience that is expected of a science laboratory course. To account for the constraints that the pandemic posed, St.…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Distance Education, Electronic Learning, Blended Learning
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Yuejin Li; Sierra Cary-Brown; Monica Ochapa; Sara Rostampour; Anita Smith Hawkins – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: Young adults of age 18-29 years old account for the most COVID-19 cases in the US, and ethnic groups were affected disproportionately. Correctly wearing a face mask remains a critical intervention for COVID-19 mitigation. The study aimed to examine how well Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) residents adhered to mask…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, COVID-19, Pandemics, Hygiene
Maricia L. Chavis – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study addressed teachers' perceptions of barriers faced by inner-city African American high school female students in STEM courses. This qualitative descriptive study examined STEM teachers' perceptions of barriers inner-city African American female students encounter when enrolled in STEM courses. The research questions addressed STEM…
Descriptors: STEM Education, African American Students, High School Students, Females
Renee Bonita Johnson – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The aim of this qualitative case study was to explore K-12 school leadership through the perceptions of teachers. This study sought to better understand the effects of administrative leadership style on teacher retention from the perspective of teachers. Additionally, the study further sought to understand teachers' perspectives of the influence…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, School Administration, Teacher Attitudes, Leadership Styles
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Melissa Leigh Gibson – Urban Education, 2024
Drawing on ethnographic data of an urban school, this paper contrasts how two White female teachers take up the idea of 'teaching for social justice.' Fourth-grade teacher Maestra Rachel enacts a superficial understanding focused solely on curricular topics, while third-grade teacher Maestra Jennifer roots her teaching in an understanding of how…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, White Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Social Justice
Joyce H. Conyers – ProQuest LLC, 2024
In the state of South Carolina, African American students make up 34% of the student population but 59% of students receive out-of-school suspension. It was assumed by prior research statistics that the disproportionality of discipline produces lower academic achievement for African American students. An examination of the disproportionality of…
Descriptors: African American Students, Disproportionate Representation, Racial Differences, White Students
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Colin G. Pennington; Galila Werber-Zion; Tanya Prewitt-White – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2024
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore how urban physical educators' experiences influence their motivations toward vocational persistence emphasizing health and fitness. Methods: Participants included 16 urban physical educators who participated in semistructured interviews about their experiences teaching in urban settings. For…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Motivation, Health Promotion
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Jessica Shiller – Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 2024
The global pandemic was traumatic for everyone, and it revealed the vast inequity in public services to which people have access. Fortunately, community schools had been coordinating services to meet the needs of their families prior to the pandemic, and when schools closed in 2020, they kicked into high gear to provide for those needs. This paper…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Community Schools, COVID-19, Pandemics
Bethany I. McCabe – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This dissertation examines the connection between the English Language Arts Professional Learning Community, data analysis, and research-based instructional strategies to improve students reading levels, as measured by the Pennsylvania Literature Keystone Exam at an Urban High School. It is a mixed-method study. Data were collected from 9th -12th…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, High School Teachers, Language Arts, Teacher Attitudes
Beth Rhodes – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Principals' instructional leadership has been the focus of research for decades. Research shows that principals' impact on student achievement is second only to teachers (Grissom et al., 2021; Herman et al., 2017). Student literacy achievement concerns that continue trending nationwide, and specifically in North Carolina, indicate the need for…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Principals, Administrator Role, Self Efficacy
Betsy Marina Perez – ProQuest LLC, 2024
School counselors serve students' academic, career, and social/emotional needs through a comprehensive school counseling program, and center their work on concepts of equity, advocacy, social justice, and systemic change, to remove barriers and increase opportunities for all PK-12 students. Charter schools are also unique public school settings as…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Urban Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, School Counselors
Jeanine Mbaeri – ProQuest LLC, 2024
High turnover and attrition of teachers negatively impacts student achievement and instructional quality (Borman & Dowling, 2008). Studies show attrition disrupts learning, increases workload, and erodes school culture (Carver-Thomas & Darling-Hammond, 2019, Schaefer et al., 2012). Addressing these challenges necessitates better support…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Beginning Teacher Induction, Program Effectiveness, Urban Schools
Barbara D. Freeman – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This case study investigated the collective resilience of school stakeholders--comprising administrators, teachers, and parents--during the COVID-19 global pandemic. Central to this study was investigating how these stakeholders demonstrated resilience in the face of unprecedented challenges posed by the pandemic. This study sought to understand…
Descriptors: Administrators, Teachers, Parents, Resilience (Psychology)
Lori M. Smith – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this study is to compare the immediate college enrollment of students who participated in the community college's dual credit program in high school with students who did not participate in the dual credit program. Data from a local community college's dual credit program is analyzed to understand the effects of participation,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, High School Students, Dual Enrollment, College Enrollment
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