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Smith, Kimberly

In my seven years of teaching in an Urban setting I have seen many teachers struggle with classroom management while trying to teach a rigorous curriculum. This has caused many of my colleagues to leave teaching or leave urban…

Volkman, Sue

This study addresses the role of interpersonal trust in a learning organization. Theoretical foundations for the learning organization are drawn from work of Senge (2006). The study sample was obtained from 15 members of the board of…

Vanden Busch, Andrew

This study examined how offering a variety of note-taking techniques for students in an Advanced Placement (AP) World History classroom would influence both student self-perceived self-efficacy and overall performance on unit…

Quinn, Maggie

Writing is a rigorous task that is essential for a student's success, both inside and outside the classroom. Due to the fact that writing is a challenging, multi-dimensional skill it is essential that students master the foundational…

Miller, Jolayne

The goal of Wisconsin Works (W-2) is to get unemployed people back to self-sustaining work. To that end, an entire business has been created using monetary incentives, training programs, counseling and other resources to get people…

Lamb, Kathren

Healthcare is challenged with providing quality care while remaining competitive in the marketplace. Quality care is enhanced by providing culturally competent care to patient population that is increasingly diverse. Culturally…

Hegeman, Margaret M.

The following action research project was completed over fifteen months; from September 2011 through November 2012. This report details the quasi-experimental project that includes mixed methods research (questionnaires, focus…

Hansen, Katie

This paper explores linguistic factors in medication calculation dosage prompts that contribute to dosage errors. Seven nursing students at a Midwestern, private liberal arts college participated in this non-random purposive study…

Drca, Ruza

This research study examines employee perceptions of performance assessment processes and job satisfaction at a small business. A survey was distributed to 35 employees including mechanics, electrical technicians, and office staff,…

Zheng, Melissa

The purpose of this study was to explore parent-teacher communication in an infant and toddler program. I wanted to discover what educators and parents of infants and toddlers in a Montessori setting value in parent-teacher…

Zayas, Iesha

As America’s education system continues to transform, it is imperative for the 21st century educator to find modes of reflection rooted in processes for critical analysis that affirms, improves, or reconstructs classroom practices.…

Yarbrough-Quirk, Niani K.

This action research’s objective was to discover the best researched-based practices of differentiating instruction and co-teaching then apply those practices in a co-teaching environment. The current 21st century…

Wright, Danielle

Teaching for the development of social and emotional learning focuses on enhancing students’ ability to adapt to their learning environment. The aspiration is that students would perform more positively both academically and…

Wolferstetter, Kay

This project was chosen to explore and identify more effective ways to teach soft skills to persons with barriers and disadvantages to employment at Work It!, Inc. Prior to this project, the class was taught one time weekly for…

Wilson, Nina V.

Purpose: This study will be used to increase students’ interest in their education and revamp the value of school in their minds. It also works to serve as an additional source for educators to build stronger relationships with…

Wilson, LaTasha

Representation matters in children’s literature. Children read more and are more fulfilled when they read books with characters that look like them. The purpose of this research is to determine if representation in children’s…

Williamson, Tanishea M.

This action research report is designed to identify managers’ and team members’ perceptions on the essential roles that managers play to develop and maintain high performing teams. It further sought to identify strategies…

Wienke, Krystal

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of color-coding notation on kindergarteners ability to read and perform rhythms. Within this study 67 kindergarten students were either in a control group or an experimental…

Welchman, Emily J.

As an urban educator, I struggle to find inclusive methods of instruction and assessment that meet the needs of all of my adolescent students. In my particular teaching environment, 75% of students are significantly below grade…

Weidner, Sarah

This participatory action research study examines how educator’s awareness and attitudes are impacted in culturally responsive teaching (CRT) through participation in collaborative inquiry teams (CIT). As America continues to…

Wagner, Meghan

Throughout my first few years of teaching I noticed a lack of self-sufficiency and personal accountability in my high school students. Prior to high school many students are simply passed on regardless of academic success and often…

Vidrine, Michelle

This project was designed to determine if implementing PLAN, a specific reading strategy, would improve reading comprehension of informational texts in a middle school social studies classroom. A meeting in the Fall of 2019 with…

Vang, Cheng

With the rise of Covid-19 in 2020, my school and so many other schools around the world jumped into virtual teaching/learning. “Online enrollments have continued to grow at rates far in excess of the total higher education student…

Van Deraa, Rebecca

Students with significant disabilities graduate high school each and every year without the skills to gain community-based employment. I wondered about what were the gaps in school-based transitional programming for high school…

Uselman, Margaret

The aim of this classroom research project is to find writing instruction strategies that support my students to improve their creation and support of main ideas. The current body of literature emphasizes several instructional…