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Christina Cobb – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to describe effective constructivism teaching strategies and approaches for reducing the achievement gap between minority and non-minority students in a middle school gifted program at Stoneybrook Middle School in the Downey-Raine School System through an examination of the lived…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Academically Gifted, Achievement Gap, Middle School Students
Smith, Nicola – Online Submission, 2018
The purpose of this qualitative exploratory case study was to garner knowledge on how teachers perceive the effects of gamification on students' academic performance on mathematics standardized examination. Gamification is a developing pedagogy with limited studies exploring its effectiveness in the discipline of mathematics. The 2 research…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Educational Games, Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Teachers
Alves, Kelly P. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to describe the experiences of middle school teachers who work with girls with high functioning autism or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in eastern North Carolina. The theory guiding this study was disability theory, also known as critical disability theory (CDT). CDT, as described by…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Middle School Teachers, Teaching Experience, Teacher Student Relationship
Thompson, Candace; Hardee, Sheri C. – Critical Questions in Education, 2017
In this article, two teacher educator researchers engage in a duologue to explore the pedagogical and poetic openings experienced during two individual youth empowerment school-based research projects--one a middle school poetry project, the other a high-school mentoring project. The projects engage minoritized youth with undergraduate students in…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, High School Students, Student Empowerment, Activism
Donovan, Erin – Rural Educator, 2016
The idea of "place" extends beyond the locations where people live. Place is a narrative which shapes identity and culture and provides an understanding of experience. By exploring place and the connections which evolve from place, an intriguing context begins to take a shape that inspires transformational ideas and actions. This article…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Rural Areas, Rural Youth, Place Based Education
Hinton, Harvey; Osler, James E. – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2015
This paper outlines the major dimensions and overall effectiveness of the Student Athlete Leadership Academy (or "SALA"). SALA is a character development and college preparatory program designed for middle grade student athletes. The focus of this paper is to provide information about year 1 of SALA. At the same time the paper will…
Descriptors: African American Students, Males, Values Education, College Preparation
Ormond, Allison Huffman – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Important to issues of writing instruction are the ways in which teachers, specifically those who teach in the discipline of language arts and English, understand and see themselves as writers. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore how secondary English teachers positioned themselves and were positioned by others as writers through…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Collaborative Writing, Video Technology, Interviews
Hilburn, Jeremy – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2015
In this qualitative collective case study with 6 high school civics teachers, I found that using an asset-based approach to teaching civics for, with, and by immigrant students enriched teaching and learning for immigrant and native-born students, although participants missed some opportunities for deeper exploration. I used a combined theoretical…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Case Studies, High Schools, Secondary School Teachers
Willoughby, Jessica Fitts – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Sexual health text message services are becoming increasingly popular, but little is known about who uses such services and why. This project details the implementation of a campaign promoting a state-wide sexual health text message service that allows teens to text directly with a health educator and uses a mixed method design to assess who uses…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Health Education, Information Dissemination
Norton, Michael; Piccinino, Kelly – Research For Action, 2014
Research for Action (RFA) is currently in the second year of a five-year external evaluation of the Project Leadership and Investment for Transformation (LIFT) Initiative in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District (CMS). Project LIFT is a public-private partnership between CMS and the local philanthropic and business communities in Charlotte,…
Descriptors: School Turnaround, Program Implementation, Educational Quality, Educational Environment
Juchniewicz, Jay; Kelly, Steven N.; Acklin, Amy I. – Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 2014
The purpose of this study was to investigate the rehearsal characteristics of "superior" middle and high school band directors. A total of 131 respondents from Florida, Kentucky, and North Carolina who received a "superior" rating for 4 out of the past 5 years, completed an open-ended essay question online asking them to…
Descriptors: Musicians, Drills (Practice), Music Education, Best Practices