Drug abuse among university students has become a public health problem. The prevalence of drug abuse has negatively impacted the students, causing serious health outcomes. Finding a solution has the potential to benefit both students and society. Various intervention strategies have been adopted but the results have varied. The purpose of this…

The responsibility for educating U.S. nursing students on end-of-life (EOL) care concepts lies with prelicensure nursing programs; however, the majority of all prelicensure nursing programs offer only a few lectures, and only a small percentage offer EOL and palliative care courses. The lack of education on EOL care results in greater stress for…

This study focuses on the experiences and perceptions of faculty members who develop and lead study abroad programs for students enrolled in higher education institutions. Through qualitative case study inquiry, four questions are answered. First this study explores what motivates faculty members to become involved in the development and…

The COVID-19 pandemic and the murder of George Floyd are recent, powerful reminders of institutional inequities in the United States. Culture consciousness in U.S. classrooms, though not a new concept, remains one that is hotly contested as frameworks like critical race theory and cultural sustaining pedagogies are debated, compared, and…

Comprehending tasks can be challenging for adolescent readers who lack proficiency in applying effective reading strategies. This challenge persists for students even when strategies are taught in reading Intervention classes. This mixed methods study examined efforts to promote students' ability to independently apply strategies that increase…

Recent standardized state tests have revealed a consistent decline in reading scores across grade levels, forcing conversation about intervention in place to combat this. Developed using Vygotsky's theory of Zone of proximal development, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's Read 180 reading intervention program promises to close reading gaps of up to two…

This study measures the effect of an autism training program, Surpassing Obstacles Autism Retreat (SOAR), on empowerment outcomes of 49 parents/caregivers of autistic youth from the state of Maryland in the United States. A retrospective causal-comparative design was used to collect and analyze secondary data about SOAR training participants and…

One form of rehabilitation is education. Although 40% of inmates said they would enroll in a postsecondary degree program if given an opportunity, but only 27% of state prisons even offer college-level courses (McCoy & Burlingame, 2019; Rampey et al., 2016). Research has shown that completing a college-level degree while incarcerated can…

The goals of most secondary school mentoring programs are to advance the skills and competencies of beginning teachers while simultaneously reducing attrition and improving student learning. In Massachusetts, there is a lack of widespread efficacy in existing public high school mentoring programs. The purpose of this study was to examine how to…

The present study is a mixed-method analysis on the effects of COVID-19 on families of low socio-economic status (SES) in regards to the challenges they are facing as well as their ability to meet their family needs. Participants were families that qualified for participation in the Success Program (SP) based on their financial situation who…

The problem that was the focus of this study is that only half of the students entering kindergarten in the United States are considered kindergarten ready. This problem is important because children who are successful in kindergarten are more likely to continue to be successful in elementary school. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was…

The need to improve school instruction quality has led the education stakeholders to discover practical approaches to achieving that goal. This research aimed at establishing the impact of single-sex classrooms on K-12 female academic achievement. The objectives include establishing the perceptions of teachers on how single-sex female classrooms…

An essential part of novice teachers' development of pedagogical and classroom management skills in a district is a supportive induction and mentoring program (Ingersoll & Strong, 2011). Novice teachers can combat the challenges that directly contribute to dissatisfaction with the teaching profession, attrition rates, and an overall teacher…

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Social Thinking® Social Behavior Mapping (SBM) on adolescents with autism spectrum disorder. A pretest-posttest control group design with matched sampling was used. There were 22 participants between the ages of 13 and 17 who were matched by age and IQ and then were randomly assigned…

This case study explores professional academic advisors' perceived usefulness of a fully implemented academic early alert technology at a four-year, public, flagship university in the Midwest. Academic early alert technology has increasingly become more common at colleges and universities during the past two decades, followed by an increasing…