Collaboration between academic affairs and student affairs is necessary to ensure student success (Nesheim et al., 2007; Whitt et al., 2008). This quantitative study sought to evaluate perceptions of 68 university faculty and staff to determine if those perceptions shape the value placed on collaborative partnerships. Additionally, the study…

Involving stakeholders throughout the creation of new educational technologies can help ensure their usefulness and usability in real-world contexts. However, given the complexity of learning analytics (LA) systems, it can be challenging to meaningfully involve non-technical stakeholders throughout their design and development. This article…

The author explores the process for development and implementation of a plan to help faculty identify early risk factors for first-year students and adopt practices to help students overcome difficulties. The article focuses on the importance of faculty participation throughout the process and the role research can play in increasing the…

The purpose of this research was to understand the phenomenon of participation in curriculum development process through the eyes of teachers. In this research, qualitative instrumental case study design was adopted. The participants of this research were consisted of teachers (n = 27) working in five public high schools in the province of Nigde,…

The aim of this research is to reveal the accumulation of musical culture of preschool teachers and to get their viewpoints about music culture. The sub-objectives of the research are consisted of finding answers to "To what extent pre-school teachers support the music activities in the city where they work", "how often they…

Involving stakeholders throughout the creation of new educational technologies can help ensure their usefulness and usability in real-world contexts. However, given the complexity of learning analytics (LA) systems, it can be challenging to meaningfully involve non-technical stakeholders throughout their design and development. This article…

Introduction: The aim of the study was to describe the teachers' views on the professional development activities, the frequency of the teachers' participation to such activities and effectiveness of these professional development (PD) activities. What's more, it was aimed to analyse the relationship between PD activities that the teachers…

The purpose of this mixed methods descriptive case study was to explore teachers' racial awareness about Black and Asian identities through race-based professional development (PD) and implicit racial bias. Teachers unintentionally bring implicit biases into the classroom experience which can impact student racial identity development. This study…

The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to describe teacher experiences of teacher-to-student technology-mediated communication (TMC) in secondary virtual school (VS) environments in Alabama. The central research question for this study was: How do virtual school teachers in Alabama describe their experiences of…

Design-based research (DBR) develops solutions in combination with research and has gained increasing popularity in educational research. This research approach involves close collaboration between researchers and practitioners. Many studies show that teachers are often passive participants in DBR projects, where their role becomes implementing…

This study aimed to investigate the awareness and views of teachers from different disciplines who received in-service STEM training about STEM education. To this end, the study employed a mixed methods research design in which both quantitative and qualitative research approaches are used. For the quantitative phase of the study, the sample was…

Among the expectations placed on English teacher educators is the need to prepare preservice teachers to actively develop as professionals. Teachers are increasingly turning to involvement in participatory online professional development (POPD) opportunities for their own development. Subsequently, this article presents research from a qualitative…

Integrated STEM PD has challenges unique from those normally faced by single-discipline PD. The purpose of this validation study was to examine the effectiveness of the PrimeD framework to guide and improve integrated STEM professional development (PD). Three federally funded PD programs were examined using a qualitative cross-case synthesis…

This article explores the current research on the state of teacher professional development practices. The literature shows that conventional professional development practices are typically deficient in addressing teacher and, indirectly, student needs. Conventional professional development practices were shown to be deficient due to their…

Asynchronous online learning provides students and instructors flexibility and convenience. However, a persistent concern regarding online learning is that it is inherently impersonal. The Community of Inquiry (CoI) theoretical framework, first introduced by Garrison et al. in 2000, incorporates social-constructivism principles to promote a sense…