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Tanya D. Evans – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Despite a vast amount of reading research and legislation at the national and state level aimed at improving reading achievement, reading scores in the United States have remained stagnant. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine novice teachers' perception of their preparedness to address the needs of students in their classroom…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Reading Instruction, Reading Difficulties
Cassandra Leigh Montello – ProQuest LLC, 2024
No matter whether privately or school-funded, if appropriately provided, tutoring is beneficial for students and to the educational culture of learning. And yet, we do not see it offered as a resource in all school settings to build equity in impacting all students and subjects. This qualitative case study aimed to examine the confidence, levels…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Blended Learning, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Education
Lani Marie Baldwin – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Purpose and Method of Study: Using a phenomenological approach, this study explored in-depth the lived experience of United States Military Academy (USMA) cadets participating in a semester abroad program (SAP) to increase knowledge of how such experiences impacted their intercultural effectiveness development. This study added to the knowledge…
Descriptors: Military Schools, Study Abroad, Student Attitudes, Language Proficiency
Cassandra L. Doty – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The number of formal teacher leadership roles, notably as instructional coaches and Professional Learning Community leaders, continued to increase. Rural school districts needed to improve their ability to create these roles. Additionally, researchers indicated many teachers preferred to avoid working with formal teacher leaders. The purpose of…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Instructional Leadership, Social Networks, Self Efficacy
Ken Cox – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The pressure being brought to colleges and universities by students to offer more flexibility in schedules has led to the adoption of flexible attendance by many institutions. Flexible attendance environments allow students to attend class in the manner that best meets the student's needs. Flexibility in scheduling and attendance are not…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Attendance, Student Needs, Educational Practices
Ryan Cordia – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Nationally, schools in the United States struggle to recruit and retain highly qualified teachers. Previous research supports using teacher pedagogy training and mentorship to increase retention. This study examines the use of mentorship in a high school Grow Your Own teacher training program and student career selection. The action research study…
Descriptors: Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Persistence, Teacher Shortage, High School Teachers
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
Noreen Dooley – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This qualitative narrative inquiry research study used the conceptual framework of adult learning theory and Learning Forward's 11 Standards for Professional Learning to examine the impact of job-embedded coaching professional learning practices for increasing educators' digital literacy skills, as well as how the transfer of these skills and…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), Teacher Effectiveness, Self Efficacy, Digital Literacy
Michelle Andrews – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This mixed method research was to develop and validate an instrument to measure paraeducator self-efficacy for paraeducators who work with students with disabilities. This research study's framework was DeVellis' (2017) scale instrument development process conducted in three phases: item development, scale development, and scale evaluation. The…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Validity, Measures (Individuals), Self Efficacy
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Katherine A. Hails; Anna Cecilia McWhirter; S. Andrew Garbacz; David DeGarmo; Allison S. Caruthers; Elizabeth A. Stormshak; Laura Lee McIntyre – Grantee Submission, 2024
Prior research points to the promotion of parenting self-efficacy (PSE) as an important component of parenting interventions; however, few studies have tested PSE as a mediator or moderator of the effects of parenting programs on child behavior. In the current study, we examined the efficacy of the Family Check-Up (FCU), a brief, strengths-based…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Self Efficacy, Parent Education, Program Effectiveness
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Heli Kuivila; Minna Koskimäki; Maria Kääriäinen; Meeri Koivula; Sari Parmila-Savukoski; Merja Männistö; Kristina Mikkonen – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2024
Health science teacher candidates should acquire skills for professional development during their education as teachers, both to ensure their professional competence and improve the quality of learning. This study aimed to identify the competence levels and competence development needs of health science teacher candidates, and the factors…
Descriptors: Health Sciences, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Competencies, Preservice Teachers
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Effat Alvi – Metacognition and Learning, 2024
This descriptive qualitative study examined pre-service teachers' cognitive conditions, cognitive operations, and metacognitive adaptations during emergency online practice teaching. It further examined the intricate interplay between these components. Using pre- and post-open-ended questions and weekly reflections, qualitative methods were…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Cognitive Processes, Metacognition, Online Courses
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Brian C. Murray; Tiger Robison – Contributions to Music Education, 2024
The purpose of this study was to examine factors that may influence middle school choir directors' (MSCDs) sense of self-efficacy. Survey participants (N = 448) who were members of one of three private and active MSCD social media groups completed a questionnaire designed to elicit responses about their senses of self-efficacy and demographic…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Singing, Music Education, Music Teachers
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Wenxia Zhou; Yue Feng; Qiuping Jin – Journal of Career Development, 2024
This study aimed to investigate whether and how university students with high psychological capital (PsyCap) experience more career growth. Based on self-determination theory, we examined the mediating role of self-concordance in choosing majors and the moderating role of career values in this relationship. Results from a two-wave lagged study of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Positive Attitudes, Self Efficacy
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David C. Barker; Valory Messier; Dave E. Marcotte; Lisa Hammersley; Semarhy Quinones-Soto – Journal for STEM Education Research, 2024
Racial and ethnic disparities in STEM achievement are associated with weaker economic growth, greater social inequalities, and narrower parameters of scientific inquiry. Extant research suggests that undergraduate research experiences (URE) can reduce those disparities by enhancing perceptions of belonging and scientific self-efficacy among…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Undergraduate Study, Student Research, Research Opportunities
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