Teacher retention has been an issue for decades. Education researchers have grappled with this problem and explored how teacher characteristics, school characteristics, and organizational characteristics may predict teachers' decision to stay or leave their school sites. There is significant evidence showing that schools serving a majority of…

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to describe the lived experiences of general education elementary teachers attempting to meet the mental health needs of students in their care. Ten teachers from an Eastern Virginia school district were selected to participate in this study. Individuals with experience working with distressed…

This study, "A Quantitative Examination of Criminality in Relationship to Enrollment at Selected Land-Grant Institutions of Higher Education," examined the relationship between reported criminality and annual enrollment quantities among selected land-grant higher education institutions for the period of 2001 through 2014. The conceptual…

The paper finds out poor engagement in business English training program prevents adult learners at College of Continuing Education of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies from improving their communication skills. PBL (Project-Based Learning) is proposed to motivate adult learners to get involved with learning a lot. Based on the perspective…

The increase in use of part-time faculty, commonly referred to as "adjunct," has shifted the academic workforce. Utilization of this populace has increased steadily over the past several years and is anticipated to continue this growth as colleges and universities seek cost-cutting measures in balancing their annual budgets. With this…

The purpose of this study was to develop an understanding of the effect of a single-gender intervention on the STEM Education Outcomes and STEM Identity Outcomes of females in STEM, as well as an understanding of the experiences of the female participants of the single-gender classroom. The conceptual framework was based on Maslow's Hierarchy of…

This study, exploration of Black male mentoring on Black Males' retention and graduation at predominately White systemized universities, examines the impact of Black male mentoring relative to the retention and graduation of Black male university students at predominately White systemized universities. It examines Black male mentoring relative to…

We analyze the determinants of job satisfaction of PhD holders in Spain. Specifically, we consider overall job satisfaction as well as basic and motivational satisfaction, following Herzberg's typology (based on Maslow's hierarchy of needs). Using representative data for Spain's PhD population--collected from the Spanish Survey on Human Resources…

In this paper, we detail a convergent mixed-methods survey of faculty teaching applied social statistics courses, analyzed through a framework of learning theory. The survey explored faculty perceptions and use of recommended strategies for statistics education, perceived barriers to student success, and general recommendations for instruction in…

The purpose of this quantitative correlational research was to examine to what degree a relationship exists between the frequency of participation in Title I public school mentoring programs and the mentored student's self-esteem among fourth and fifth-grade students in two southeastern elementary schools. Social learning and development take on…

Background: Love is important aspect of life, including to people with learning disabilities both historically and more recently. Participants value the companionship, support and social status associated with a partner. Relationships are considered mechanisms to meet certain needs including feeling loved, company, intimacy and enabling…

Higher education within the U.S. has become increasingly complex over the past few decades. In a field where the majority of those working within student affairs departments are women, there is little research on the experiences of women serving in these roles. More specifically, there is little research on women serving in dual roles as leaders…

In Florida teacher retention a critical with more than 4,000 unfilled teaching positions and 1,200 teachers teaching with a temporary certificate. Issue such as negative impacts on student dropout rates, turnover rates, and an increase in recruitment costs. The problem in this study is the teacher shortage in central Florida rural schools.…

Learning to read is a primary task of students at the beginning of their elementary years. For some students, learning to read is a struggle. Support for struggling students often comes from reading specialists who can provide further support beyond the classroom through Title I services. Support has not been consistent since March 2020, due to…

It was unknown how campus public safety administrators view the relationship between planning and training for incidents when it came to improving campus safety by implementing emergency preparedness and critical response policies and procedures, in combination with comprehensive training for faculty, staff, and students. Therefore, the purpose of…