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Mobility Strategies and Academic Success within Military Families
(2016)
The purpose of this narratalogical case study was to investigate the strategies military
families utilize to contribute to the academic performance of highly mobile military
connected students. The unit of analysis was ...
School Counseling for the Achievement Gap: Attitudes and Beliefs of School Counseling Graduate Students About Culturally Responsive School Counseling
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
School counselors are uniquely positioned to mitigate gaps in opportunity,
achievement, and attainment for culturally and linguistically diverse students. However,
culturally responsive school counseling is a relatively ...
Former Inmates’ Perceptions and Beliefs About The Value of Earning a High School Diploma
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
Previous studies on correctional education have focused on recidivism. There is
limited research from a qualitative perspective on the perceptions of education prior to
incarceration. This constructivist narratological ...
Invictus Minds: A Critical Heuristic Case Study of Giftedness in the African-American Male
(2014)
The purpose of this critical heuristic case study was to explore the phenomenon of
“giftedness” as experienced by African American males in K-12 public schools through the
analysis of their schooling experiences. A ...
Telling Stories of Teacher-To-Teacher Trust in Culturally Relevant Teaching Professional Development
(2020)
This study examined White female teachers’ storied experiences of teacher-to-teacher trust as they navigated culturally relevant teaching practices presented through professional learning, using the qualitative research methods of narrative inquiry...
A Heuristic Narrative Exploration of Teacher Perception: The Usefulness of Teacher Evaluation
(2021)
but lacking in direction to improve practices. Observations and feedback by peers and outside individuals such as district-level coaches or subject or program area experts were pivotal points in their growth and development as teachers. Professional...
Performance-Based Pay: Perceptions of Elementary Teachers of the Pandora School District
(2014)
In the last decade, there has been a resurgence in the support of using teacher pay
to influence the outcome of student achievement on state tests. Current research about the
effectiveness of these performance-based pay ...