Assistant Principals (APs) are valuable members of most public school systems. Although there is a wealth of research on the benefits of school leadership, research on APs is underdeveloped. The role of AP is ambiguously and inconsistently defined across school sites. Opportunities for...
With the growth in the adult student population over the past few decades, better serving this student population has become a focus of many institutions (Altbach, 1999; Witt, Wattenbarger, Gollattscheck, & Suppiger, 1994; Cohen & Brawer, 1996). In addition, studies show that introductory English...
Youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/DD) face significant barriers to social inclusion (Hill, Davis, Prout, & Tisdall, 2004; Koller, Pouesard, & Rummens, 2018; Simplican, Leader, Kosciulek, & Leahy, 2015) that are counter to their fundamental rights (Browne & Millar, 2016)...
This study examined the pedagogical practice of a teacher educator who taught an elementary reading methods course in an urban teacher residency program. This single case study addressed the lack of a pedagogical structure and professional lexicon within an elementary reading methods course...
The following study used basic qualitative inquiry to provide a constructivist view on the way school turnaround leaders use data to refine and continuously improve their school improvement strategy. Selected leaders were chosen based on the criterion that they had operated a public school in the...
Examining Agency in Workplace Learningwith Cooperative Extension ProfessionalsThis basic interpretative qualitative study explored the role of individual agency within the learning experience of Cooperative Extension 4-H professionals in their workplace. Learning is a social and individual...
Abstract of Dissertation Student Engagement Experiences at International Branch Campuses:A Qualitative Case StudyInternational branch campuses (IBCs) are an increasingly popular form of transnational higher education, but little research has been done on student experiences at these institutions....
Factors that Deter Enlisted Personnel in Army Military Intelligence to Obtain a College Degree The purpose of this convergent, mixed-methods study was to identify the factors that deter United States Army mid to senior level enlisted service members within the Military Intelligence (MI) to obtain...
The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine how social network structure affects organizational learning. The site studied was a research and development organization that assists its clients with solving their challenging problems. This quantitative study was based on social network...
This study examined the perceptions of special educators regarding building relationships with their secondary students with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities (EBD). This qualitative study utilized a Straussian grounded theory methodology to develop a theory of relationship building between...