Restorative practices (RP) have been shown to decrease the number of suspensions and expulsions being used in schools and increase positive school climate and culture, thus reducing the negative effects on students' personal and academic achievement (Losen, 2015; Skiba et al., 2000, 2015). RP is still relatively new in the K-12 setting, however,…

Current literature highlights that parental involvement positively affects students' school achievement (Weihua, Williams & Wolters, 2012; Goodall & Montgomery, 2014). However, little research exists that outlines teacher and parent perspectives of parental involvement at the pre-kindergarten and kindergarten levels in urban,…

The purpose of this study was to investigate the experiences of special education teachers when preparing students for high-stakes tests. National education laws require teachers to provide quality instruction to prepare students for high-stakes tests. While general and special education teachers are responsible for providing instruction, there is…

One of the most obvious and not sufficiently well understood political decisions in education regards the optimal amount of instruction time required to improve academic performance. This paper considers an unexpected, exogenous regulatory change that reduced the school calendar of non-fee-paying schools (public and charter schools) in the Madrid…

There are students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in private schools that do not receive the same assistance as students with ADHD attending public ones. Thus, students with ADHD attending private schools struggle academically. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore private school teachers' perception of…

There is a large gap between the national graduation rate of all students and that of students with disabilities. Research shows general education teachers are not trained to provide the level of instruction needed for students with disabilities to be successful. Although teachers are one of the primary influencers on student achievement, they…

The purpose of this descriptive case study was to examine the characteristics of organizational climate at Mid-Eastern Public University. This study describes a wide variety of organizational climate data measured by the Organizational Climate Questionnaire (OCQ) developed by Furnham and Goodstein (1997). Data-driven findings describe the overall…

Declining achievement in reading has put enormous pressure on Title I middle schools to improve adolescent literacy performance. Poor student achievement in reading has incited the development of a national initiative; therefore, Response to Intervention (RTI) was created to comprehensively change educational practices. RTI was derived from the…

Background: This paper adapts the four-frame model of organizational change to the context of higher education. We offer the model as a tool for researchers and change agents who wish to study and enact systemic change within STEM departments. We provide the four frames in contrast to overly simplistic models of change that have been shown to be…

This chapter explores social class as an important aspect of identity among college students. An emphasis is placed on how social class and social class identity are included and excluded from the literature, discourse, and practice in student affairs.

I advance theoretically and empirically grounded arguments for broadening how we frame and understand situational interests. A situational interest refers to the short-term spike in a person's attention and participation in an activity and it is triggered in the interactions between the person and environment features (e.g., novelty and surprise).…

Social studies is by virtue opaque, unwieldly, and rarely neutral. It challenges convention and conventional thought and action. Embedding controversy into social studies instruction allows students to think deeply, critically, and passionately. Yet controversy is fraught with philosophical and pedagogical hurdles that often limit its use. Thus,…

In response to the rise in popularity of concepts of "design" in education research, pedagogy, and curriculum design, in this article we consider how the New London Group conceived of the role of student design practices as an outcome of pedagogy, as well as the parallel role of design in teaching practices. In this descriptive analysis,…

The ability to tell stories can be an important leadership attribute and skill to master in order to be a successful leader (Baldoni, 2003; Denning, 2004; Kouzes & Posner, 2012). Storytelling is a central component of effective communication for leaders and a skill to master for future leadership success. This paper supports active learning,…

The terminology that we use to refer to English learners has shifted over the past two decades, from "limited English proficient" to "English language learner" to what is now the preferred term in California and, increasingly, other states: "English learner." Yet, what has not changed is how this category continues to…