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The role of the K-12 principal is one that is vast and diverse in its range of responsibilities. This qualitative study examined the current challenges specifically facing small rural school district...

Chronic absenteeism in public K-12 schools is a national crisis. More than 8 million students attending public schools are absent 15 or more days each school year. Research shows students attending...

Institutions with performance-based funding (PBF) programs have had mixed outcomes, yet there have been positive gains for STEM students. Research focusing on supporting STEM students has primarily...

Teachers desire to work in a growing, positive, and supportive school community where they build healthy, strong professional relationships. Retaining qualified teachers is crucial to ensure quality...

Single parents are enrolling in postsecondary institutions at an increasing rate; however, their graduation rate remains low. Single-parent, community college students who drop out tend to do so due...

A mixed-methods study was conducted to investigate Idaho’s elementary school teachers’ perceptions of the Idaho Evaluation Model as a motivator for teachers to improve their instructional practice...

Reading prosody builds a bridge between fluency and comprehension. The purpose of this parallel explanatory study was to examine the impact of EPP training on teacher’s pedagogical knowledge and...

Texting as a form of communication has become universal. Its impact on the student experience in the university setting cannot be ignored, particularly as it relates to academic advising and retention...

With the vast increase of English learner populations enrolled in schools across the United States, there has been significant attention being placed on educational practices to best serve the needs...

Donative revenue to American higher education institutions is essential for their ongoing financial solvency in the existing funding model within the industry. Gifts from alumni comprise a critical...

The teaching profession has a well-documented history of low work-life balance. This study explored the boundary management tactics of teachers before and during the first year of the COVID-19...

District systems supporting the school-level implementation of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), a multi-tiered framework organizing the delivery of a continuum of evidence-based...

Traditional knowledge and practices dominate the special education landscape. As the American education system continues to adopt accountability measures related to disability-inclusive practice, the...

When engaging in the process of opening a new school, leaders have endless planning and details to consider. One of the most important considerations lies in assembling a strong team of professionals...

School reform efforts, though the subject of a great deal of scrutiny and research since the publication of A Nation at Risk in 1983, have resulted in negligible positive net results for student...

In this hermeneutic phenomenological study, the researcher interviewed librarians and writing instructors to understand their lived experiences of teaching information literacy in first-year college...

Teacher turnover is an issue not only in the state of Idaho but across the nation. This study examined the attrition outcomes of 6,572 beginning teachers in Idaho that were trained in one of four...

Mental health professionals work hard to help those struggling with mental health issues. Understanding the emotional needs of others requires sustained mental and emotional effort on behalf of the...

The term “kindergarten readiness” refers to a child’s development of skills to effectively learn in a classroom setting, a school’s ability to educate students at varying ability levels, and a...

The role of superintendent is complex, and it is one that carries with it the responsibilities of chief executive officer. The superintendent as the chief executive officer for the school district is...

One accreditation-mandated outcome of social work education is to increase students’ understanding of social injustice and prepare them to work to reduce such injustices. This has been called critical...

Principals in the United States are faced with challenging and complex roles as the leaders of our schools. Levels of district, state, and federal mandates and accountability measures coupled with the...

First-generation college students are underrepresented within honors programs and colleges, and their retention and persistence rates lag far behind their continuing-generation peers. Students in...

Managing student misbehavior at school is a reality today’s school staff must be prepared for. Researchers and practitioners have been implementing a variety of strategies to support students with...

This dissertation examines the impact of Skyhawks Sports Academy camps on youth participants' social-emotional learning (SEL) competencies using an intrinsic case study approach. The study utilizes...