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Showing 1 to 20 of 36 for “"K-12 educators"”.
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Preparing K-12 Educators to Teach Students with Disabilities
… is comprised of two manuscripts on preparing educators to address the needs of students with disabilities. The first manuscript is a systematic review of 23 empirical studies published over the last two decades, addressing how traditional teacher preparation programs prepared preservice …
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Examining the Lived Experiences of Out Gay and Lesbian K-12 Educators
… the lived experience of gay and lesbian K-12 educators who consider themselves out within the classrooms in which they teach. With gay and lesbian issues receiving increased visibility within the K-12 setting, researchers have begun to examine the experiences of gay and lesbian K-12 …
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The Lived Experience of K-12 Educators Who Practice Within An Acute Care Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital
… was to investigate the lived experiences of educators in order to identify emergent themes that best describe their experiences.</p><p> The psychiatric hospital in this study is a large hospital located within an urban area of the Northeastern United States. The hospital is part of a large, …
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Teaching for Global Learning through Telecollaboration: A Case Study of K-12 Educators' Conceptualizations and Practices about Global Education
… 2007) and the need for teachers to educate K-12 students for global learning. However, the literature is critically lacking in empirical evidence in how this is to take place in classrooms. In addition, existing empirical studies have focused primarily on American social studies educators at …
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Critical Race Mixed Methods Study on the impact of workplace racism on the health and employment decisions of K-12 educators of color
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2026-05-01
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Exploring Public School K-12 Educators’ Experiences With The Special Education Eligibility Process For African American/Black And Hispanic/Latino Students In Rural Communities
… and revealed the challenges presented when educators do not consider the cultural and linguistic factors that exist among the student population when considering academic and behavioral interventions. This qualitative investigation explored how general education teachers in a public school …
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College faculty and staff perceptions of the transition from high school to college for marginalized learners at an open access online university
… of the study focus on the implications for K-12 educators preparing students for the transition from high school to college. The results look to highlight the importance of academic skills as identified by advisors and instructors to provide a framework for K-12 educators working with …
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Not just the playground: Adult bullying in the K-12 workplace
… quantitative research study surveyed K-12 educators and other K-12 school employees to gather data about negative school workplace climate using the Negative Acts Questionnaire-Revised (NAQ-R). Through the NAQ-R and other demographic survey questions, the researcher studied the …
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Evaluation of the Design, Development, and Implementation of the School Performance Network Portal and Communication Institute
… stage of SPN as the primary mechanism for K-12 educators and SPN partners, to communicate and to collaborate. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the design, development, and implementation of the SPN Portal and Communication Institute as they demonstrate fidelity to SPN's mission: to …
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Community Connected Experiential Learning: Change in the K-12 Classroom
… learning. A qualitative study with K–12 educators from a school board in Ontario and grounded theory methodology is used to analyze, code, and identify several theoretical cornerstones. The prominent themes of teacher pedagogy and community connections emerge and offer implications for …
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Honoring Indigenous Worldview: Cultural (Un)Responsiveness in Gifted Education
… 2020; Sternberg et al., 2021). As a result, K- 12 Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian students are underrepresented in gifted education programs (Sternberg et al., 2021) and overrepresented in special education programs (NCLD, 2023). When considering Indigenous students in …
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Strengthening Home-School Partnerships in Multilingual Communities: Culturally Responsive Approaches in PreK-12 Schools
… development (PD) session designed for K-12 educators. The PD focuses on fostering culturally responsive, strengths-based family engagement practices to help bridge home and school cultures. The session gives teachers strategies to improve communication, reflect on personal beliefs about …
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Implications of emergency online learning in K-12 schools: a meta-synthesis
… transition to emergency remote learning in K–12 schools globally, profoundly altering instructional delivery and learning experiences between 2020 and 2021. This qualitative meta-synthesis investigates the challenges of this transition by integrating findings from 20 empirical studies …
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Challenges and Interests of K-12 Computer Science Educators: an Investigation of Current Practice
… courses or course pathways being offered in K-12 educational settings. Student demand has been matched by parent/community and technology industry support. Educators have quickly responded to the demand by expanding course offerings, yet rapid change comes with growing pains. This research …
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The influence of trauma-informed self-care practices on compassion fatigue, secondary traumatic stress, and burnout among educators
Educators play a pivotal role in supporting students who have experienced trauma, yet the emotional toll of this work is often underestimated. This mixed-methods study examined the influence of trauma-informed self-care (TISC) practices on compassion satisfaction, compassion fatigue, secondary …
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Life beyond the classroom: The transition to retirement by long-serving educators
… approach, the personal stories of eight K-12 educators who retired within the past six years were gathered and analyzed. The goal of the study was to understand how educators struggle, or do not struggle, with the life changing event of bringing closure to a career after spending decades in …
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Implementing Meaningful And Sustainable Project Based Learning Pedagogy
<p>The traditional model of PK-12 education, with increased emphasis on preparing students for standardized assessments, challenges educators striving to keep students engaged in learning. Project-Based Learning (PBL), a growing teaching methodology, is designed to address the challenge of …
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Relationships among peer observation and coaching, teacher reflection, and student achievement
… this study suggested implications for Pre-K - 12 educators. Genuine, not forced, collaboration and reflection are effective tools to strengthen instructional practices. When reflection feels forced and evaluated, it becomes an item to check off of a list rather than a meaningful practice; this …
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Teacher's Use of Google Classroom
… significant gap remains in understanding whether educators move beyond basic administrative functions to use features that support higher-order pedagogical goals, such as collaboration and differentiation. This study used a quantitative-based survey that sampled pre-pandemic K-12 educators, which …
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The Manifestation of Systemic Racism in K-12 Settings: A Case Study of Alberta Teachers
… professionals within Kindergarten through Grade 12 (K-12) educational settings. With recent societal discourse including a strong focus on situations such as the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, an increase in Asian hate due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, and recent recoveries of unmarked …
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