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Bryan D. Lowe – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this study was to learn from the experiences of teachers who have had at least five Black middle school students (Grades 5-8) meet or exceed their performance level expectations on the English Language Arts TNReady assessment by identifying the factors that contributed to teachers' sense of efficacy related to their experience.…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Middle School Teachers, African American Students, Middle School Students
Anna Parson – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The disproportionate disciplinary actions imposed on African American male students in the public school system deny them educational instruction time and increased the risk for juvenile delinquency. The purpose of this qualitative interpretive descriptive study was to examine the implementation of discipline practice employed with African…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, African American Students, Males, Discipline
Arroyo, Gracie – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The problem that was a study in this research was teachers' attitudes and perceptions towards ESL students. This was a qualitative case study conducted in a small town in Tennessee with seven teachers from middle and high school. The theory used was Critical Pedagogy by Paulo Freire (1970). This research helped in understanding how teachers'…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Middle School Teachers
Rucker, Lorretta Faye – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore the motives, practices, attitudes, and barriers of parental involvement as recognized by administrators and teachers in southwest Tennessee in order to improve the school-home and community relationship in southwest Tennessee. This study investigated the benefits of parental involvement and…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Family School Relationship
Carney, Eve; Fisher, Alexandria; Glass, Jamie – ProQuest LLC, 2017
While districts and schools continue to place more emphasis on personalized instruction and tiers of literacy interventions, more students are continuing to reach middle school without the ability to read on grade level. Much of the emphasis on the attainment of literacy skills occurs in the elementary grades. As a result, middle grades' literacy…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Literacy Education, Statistical Analysis, Teaching Methods
Glass, Jamie; Carney, Eve; Fisher, Alexandria – ProQuest LLC, 2017
While districts and schools continue to place more emphasis on personalized instruction and tiers of literacy interventions, more students are continuing to reach middle school without the ability to read on grade level. Much of the emphasis on the attainment of literacy skills occurs in the elementary grades. As a result, middle grades' literacy…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Literacy Education, Statistical Analysis, Teaching Methods