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Factors that lead to principal retention: an arts-based narrative inquiry
(2023)
Building principals are more than the face of the school. School administrators spend
their time guiding teachers and students, collaborating with parents, establishing a
responsive culture, and navigating accountability ...
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 ...
Post-intentional phenomenology inquiry to explore white educators’ stories of developing a critical consciousness of race
(2023)
The current makeup of the PK-12 educational workforce is largely White persons. However, the demographic makeup of the student body is soon to be a majority of students of color. This is problematic due to the disproportionate ...
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 qualitative case study deconstructing teachers' decisions in the pre-active stage of teaching to illuminate considerations made for teaching 21st-century skills and knowledge
(2019)
in the pre-active stage of teaching for meeting the needs of diverse learners? Data collection included classroom observations, lesson reflection journals, individual teacher interviews, and a focus group interview. Through the process of within...
Heuristic Descriptive Case Study of Math and Language Arts Teachers' Past and Current Experiences in the Implementation of the Missouri Learning Standards
(University of Missouri–Kansas City, 2016)
Teacher retention and attrition continues to be relevant areas of concern for school
districts as many reports are surfacing correlating the performance of students with the
attrition rate of teachers. The focus of ...
From the Classroom to the Boardroom: A Phenomenological Study of Seven Superintendents
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2019)
School superintendents encounter a wide variety of unique and diverse challenges as
they attempt to lead individuals and organizations toward success. As such, superintendents
must be equipped with the skills to ...
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...
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 ...
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 ...