Background: "By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail."--Benjamin Franklin, writer, philosopher, politician. Having education initiatives for mass casualty incidents and disaster preparedness that are concise and organized is of high importance. This issue is pertinent to the midwestern medical center where this project took…

The world of K-12 public education was one area of society that was directly impacted by the introduction of COVID-19 and emergency remote teaching. Teachers and districts alike responded in the way that they determined was best for their students, and the response of teachers at Little Middle School was no different. This narrative inquiry seeks…

The transfer of training from learning environments to workplace environments has been a major concern for training professionals and researchers for decades. How should organizations evaluate the effectiveness of their training programs and what impacts are those programs having on their employees' on-the-job performance? These questions are…

The COVID-19 pandemic has prevented 40 million preschool children globally from receiving early childhood education (UNICEF, 2020a). Parents around the world were thrusted into providing remote learning for their preschoolers with little experience or training. This study attempts to fill the gaps in research of the experiences of parents of…

This study explored the strategies used by university instructors to motivate students and how they perceive their effectiveness in in-person and online modalities. Educators in higher education must understand instructors' strategies for motivating students in in-person or online classrooms, as student motivation is associated with students'…

The COVID-19 pandemic altered the way the education was conducted around the globe. Educational shutdowns necessitated the need for virtual learning. Schools closed to in person learning in March of 2020 extending through the 2020-2021 school year. English language learners have a unique set of learning requirements. The correlational study was…

This study examines the student experience in the online classroom at a small, Northern California college during the COVID-19 pandemic, using a survey administered online and in person to students enrolled in targeted sections of general education courses at the college. By exploring student responses to specific instructional and support…

The focus of this study centered around superintendent's responses to the emergency remote learning period caused by the COVID-19 global pandemic. Forms of remote learning have been around since the 1700s, albeit, in many different forms. Technological advances of the 21st Century have significantly increased the ability of schools to provide…

Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, the higher education undergraduate student body and the structure of course offerings have drastically changed. As we continue to transition from emergency remote courses to quality online learning experiences, we must respond thoughtfully as well as empirically. The purpose of this study was to examine quality…

This study captures the voices and lived academic experiences of first-generation college students at a four-year residential college due to the emergency shift to online classes during the onset of COVID-19. What were the academic experiences of first-generation college students in that virtual environment? What were the challenges posed by…

During the COVID-19 pandemic, schools across the United States were closed for a significant period of time. During this closure, schools moved to a remote format and teachers tried to educate students to the best of their abilities. School principals had to be the glue that held the school together. This study was designed to examine principal…

The purpose of this study is to investigate the perceptions of high school teachers and Parents of high school and middle school perceptions of homework during emergency remote learning. The major findings suggest several things. Parents viewed themselves as teachers during ERL. Parents also struggled to assist their children with homework…

This qualitative study aims to understand further the lived experiences of high school mathematics teachers who underwent a sudden transformation into emergency remote teaching due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The study used a qualitative approach, specifically an interpretative phenomenological analysis. Emergency remote teaching has been a new…

This qualitative phenomenological study focused on the perspectives from multiple K-5 teachers in the Southwest region of the United States who recently left the profession due to the struggles they experienced in their role during the pandemic. The problem that was addressed was how the Coronavirus pandemic contributed to the high turnover rate…

The purpose of this qualitative narrative study was to examine and understand the public high school traditional learning teachers' preparations for a transition to online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic through their lived experiences, stories, and perceptions. The problem is that the pandemic presented significant challenges for public…