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Saunders, Christina Henry – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The present study identifies reading instructional practices used in upper elementary classrooms during the age of high-stakes test accountability and compares reading practices among schools of varying accreditation status and socio-economic status (SES). The current study partially replicates and extends a study conducted by Baumann, Hoffman,…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods, Elementary Education, High Stakes Tests
Mason, Charlene A. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Integration of educational technology in the context of e-books has experienced slow implementation in elementary schools, specifically in early literacy instruction. Technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) is a framework for metacognitive reflection on how the learning of subject matter can be facilitated through the use of…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Technological Literacy, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Sinem Toraman – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Mixed methods (MM) research is an emergent methodology that involves collecting, analyzing, and intentionally integrating qualitative and quantitative data in a study. MM is increasingly used by graduate students and scholars across contexts. These researchers? practices of MM research, however, have been found to be limited in the literature, and…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Social Networks, Network Analysis, Mixed Methods Research
Davis, Duane L. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
In a midwest, rural, and high-poverty elementary school, teachers expressed concerns about difficult student behaviors in their classrooms. It was important to address the problem because student misbehavior disrupts the learning of all students in the classroom. To provide information to the school that could inform possible interventions, a…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems
Rendon-Reyes, Juan – ProQuest LLC, 2017
An increasing number of baptized emerging adults consider themselves spiritual (spiritual seekers) and religiously un-affiliated. In 2003 the Pontifical Council for Culture, aware of the reality of the human spiritual quest, stated that helping people in their spiritual search by offering proven techniques and experiences of real prayer could open…
Descriptors: Spiritual Development, Young Adults, College Students, Christianity
Smith, Suzanne B. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
National concern about the reading proficiency of adolescents and the alarming statistics on the literacy achievement of African American males have created much interest in the topic of "motivated literacy" for researchers, policy makers, and educators. African American twelfth graders perform at the same level in reading as White…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, African American Students, Males, Recreational Reading