Download or read book A Phenomenological Study of Teacher Experiences with Implementation of Crisis Prevention and Intervention in Military connected Schools written by Rebecca Young Carmichael and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this transcendental, phenomenological study was to describe the lived experiences of educators with classroom-based crises at military-connected schools and the crisis prevention and intervention training they have received. Knowles’ theory on adult education guided this study as it provides a useful framework for evaluating the provision and implementation of effective staff training. This qualitative study followed a phenomenological research design and involved 10 special education and general education teachers from military-connected schools. Sources of data included interviews, letters to new teachers, and a focus group. Data gathered was analyzed using the procedures of phenomenological reduction, imaginative variation, and the creation of textural and structural descriptions as viewed through the lens of adult learning theory. Epoche was used to suspend judgment and provide a measure of neutrality in the review of data. Additionally, literature was identified and discussed as it relates to crisis prevention and intervention in the classroom. Three overall themes were identified from the results of the study: de-escalation, prevention, and support. Within each theme, coding activities identified participant’s strong feelings regarding de-escalation best practices, the importance of calm, training issues, support for students of deployed service members and the need for support from administration and parents.
Download or read book Making the Shift written by Susan Kay Rizzo and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As one-to-one laptop environments are becoming more commonplace in the educational system, teachers are often expected to provide a student-centered environment that incorporates 21st century skills in effort to better prepare students for the future. Teaching in this type of environment is a difficult pedagogical shift for classroom educators. The assumption is often made that teachers can make this pedagogical shift just because laptops are provided for all students. The goal was to capture the essence of the lived experiences of fifth grade teachers who will be immersed in the phenomenon of teaching in a student-centered, twenty-first century, one-to-one laptop environment. The overarching research question was: What is the essence of the lived experiences of teachers who are implementing a student-centered, 21st century, one-to-one laptop pilot? Guided by phenomenology using a transcendental approach, data were collected through multiple, in-depth teacher interviews. The research process included identification of the phenomenon; epoche; data collection through 18 interviews with nine fifth-grade teachers; and transcendental phenomenological analysis through reduction, imaginative variation, and syntheses. Reduction involved horizonalization of the data and the development of textural and structural descriptions of the teachers' experiences. In addition, thirty-four codes were identified and reduced to six overarching themes including: looking back, engaged and excited, building a solid foundation, roles have shifted, consider this, and learning the 21st century way. The results will help in the development of effective academic and technology support structures that strengthen a student-centered, 21st century, one-to-one laptop program. The investigation exposed themes of difficulties, strategies, and best practices that teachers experience during the implementation.
Download or read book A Phenomenological Study on Teachers Lived Experience with Self efficacy Teaching Face to face Instruction During the COVID 19 Pandemic written by James Scott Phillips and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to describe teachers’ lived experiences with self-efficacy teaching face-to-face instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic in a public school district in South Georgia. The theory guiding this study is Bandura’s (1977) theory of self-efficacy which was used to answer the following central research question: What are teachers’ lived experience with self-efficacy teaching face-to face-instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic? Twelve teachers from two schools provided a description of their lived experiences teaching in-person instruction amid the pandemic. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews, teacher journals, and a focus group. Data analysis followed Moustakas’ (1994) transcendental methods of epoché, phenomenological reduction with horizontalization and thematic development to create a textual description of the phenomenon, imaginative variation to create a structural description of the phenomenon, and synthesis of textural and structural descriptions to present the essence of the phenomenon. The study produced four themes and nine sub-themes. The themes were perseverance, awareness, a need to socialize, and challenging. The findings revealed that teachers’ self-efficacy in teaching in-person instruction continuously fluctuated and was informed by their classroom experiences and perceptions of their classroom environment. Teachers experienced increased self-efficacy through mastery experience, vicarious experience, and verbal persuasion, which enhanced their commitment and relationships but experienced decreased self-efficacy through emotional arousal because they perceived their environment as challenging, which exacerbated stress.
Download or read book A Phenomenological Study Examining the Experiences of Public School Teachers who Provide Support for Chronically Absent Students at the Elementary School Level written by Robert Lenn Ralston and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to explore the experiences of public schoolteachers who provided support for chronically absent students at the elementary school level. The theory guiding this study is Ryan and Deci's (1980) self-determination theory (SDT). The SDT explains extrinsic and intrinsic motivation sources and their roles in social development through three general constructs: competence, autonomy, and relatedness. A screening survey was used to identify 12 elementary teachers from different schools in the southeastern United States who have taught children who were chronically absent. Data was collected through individual interviews, four focus groups, and an e-mailed open-ended writing prompt. After completing all data collection methods and analyzing each set, the data were synthesized using the core processes described by Moustakas (1994). Four major themes were uncovered: communication, connections, compassion, and commitment. These four "C"s, in alignment with the identified research questions, explained how elementary schoolteachers addressed and supported students who were chronically absent. Ultimately, the most significant interpretation from this study was a perceived correlation between students who were chronically absent, their home environment, and the need for teachers not only to recognize any hardship the student is facing but must become the focal point of mitigation on behalf of the child. That is, the greater the adversity a student is experiencing outside of school causing their absence seemed to correlate with the greater need for teacher and school intervention in support. Other interpretations of this study involved how technology enhances teacher support and how financial resources are essential for improving support initiatives.
Download or read book A transcendental phenomenological investigation of novice teachers experiences with parental involvement in Title I Elementary Schools written by Kelly Jean Wilson and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to describe novice teachers' experiences with parental involvement in Title I elementary schools in southern Virginia. Parental involvement was defined as parents actively engaging in their child's education, critically important to academic development. Kolb's (2015) experiential learning theory was the theoretical framework for this study. The significance of this study investigated novice teachers, those with five or fewer years' teaching background, and their experiences with parental involvement in Title I elementary schools. In doing so, 14 novice teachers from Title I elementary schools in southern Virginia, were chosen to participate. Interviews, individual and focus group, as well as writing prompts, were used to collect data. This study attempted to answer the central research question: How do novice teachers describe their experience with parental involvement in Title I elementary schools in southern Virginia? This study also attempted to answer sub-questions: (a) What role do novice teachers perceive Title I elementary schools to have when engaging parents in family-school relationships? (b) How do novice teachers in Title I elementary schools describe prior experiences in teacher-preparation programs when training for building family-school relationships? (c) What successful academic and social experiences can novice teachers describe with students in Title I elementary schools when parents are home- and/or school-base involved? and (d) What do novice teachers perceive as academic challenges with students when observing a lack of home- and/or school-based parental involvement in Title I elementary schools? Data analysis used Moustakas' (1994) step-by-step method, to provide a rich description of novice teachers' experiences.
Download or read book Third Fourth and Fifth Grade Teachers Experiences with Academic Parental Involvement at Denied accreditation Elementary Schools in Virginia written by Allison Knappenberger and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this transcendental, phenomenological study was to understand third, fourth, and fifth grade teachers’ experiences with academic parental involvement at denied-accreditation elementary schools. Parent involvement refers to two-way communication between parents and teachers. Denied accreditation refers to schools scoring below 70% on state assessments for four or more consecutive years. The theories guiding this study were the Getzels and Guba (1957) social systems theory and Bakhtin’s (1986) theory of dialogism as they influence teachers’ experiences of academic parental involvement through socio-psychological and dialogic environmental interactions. The research questions for this study included: How do third, fourth, and fifth grade teachers at denied-accreditation schools describe their experiences with academic parental involvement?; What specific training do participants experience to encourage and respond to academic parental involvement at denied-accreditation schools?; In what ways do third, fourth, and fifth grade teachers perceive their experiences with academic parental involvement influence their communication methods with parents at denied-accreditation schools? Utilizing Moustakas’ (1994) structured approach to research, data collection, horizonalization, and triangulation included pictorial representations, open-ended, semi-structured interviews, and a focus group interview. Due to the transcendental, phenomenological approach, bracketing was utilized to assure that the lived experiences of the participants were understood and not interpreted. Finally, Moustakas’ steps created a composite description that will help to understand the essence of the phenomenon.
Download or read book A Phenomenological Study of Teachers Implementing Restorative Practices written by Janiese Pauline McKenzie and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this phenomenological study is to explore and understand the perceptions of teachers as they endure change while implementing restorative practices at the secondary level. The central research question guiding this study asked, “How do secondary level teachers from central North Carolina describe their experiences with restorative practices in the classroom?” I interviewed and discussed the lived experiences of 11 participants, all teachers who have been trained in restorative practices by the International Institute of Restorative Practices and implemented in their classroom for one year in central North Carolina. The theory guiding this study was Michael Fullan’s change theory and the exploration of how and why a school reform initiative works. Data was collected in three ways: semi-structured, long interviews; a focus group; and a document review of the International Institute of Restorative Practices training materials. Data were analyzed using coding, clustering of codes, and theme extraction. After a comprehensive analysis of the data, three themes emerged: (a) the influence of student discourse on the culture of the classroom; (b) teacher empowerment through reflection; and (c) the emergence of altruism.
Download or read book Teaching and Leading in Times of Crisis written by Sally Osborne and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The COVID-19 pandemic had significant impacts on education, and the crisis was further complicated by rising tensions around multiple aspects of teaching and schools in general. The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experiences of elementary educators who worked during the pandemic and to examine how leadership practices affected teachers' experiences during this complex time. This study was designed as a phenomenological qualitative study utilizing an interpretive approach seeking to describe, understand, and interpret the experiences of six elementary school teachers and five elementary school principals during the COVID-19 global crisis. Each of the eleven participants was interviewed twice using semi-structured interview protocols adapted from McAdams' (2007) Life Story Interview. This study analyzed teachers' accounts through the lens of burnout and resilience theories. Findings from this study revealed educators have experienced unprecedented stressors and emotional exhaustion. The study articulated the importance of supportive relationships and leadership practices. Consequently, stakeholders must understand the experiences of educators and look for more ways to support them during times of crisis.
Download or read book Teacher Response to Student Mental Health written by Adam Bayne and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Teachers lived experiences during a major school reform process written by Yvonne Elizabeth McNeal and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Using Transcendental Phenomenology to Explore Elementary Teachers Experiences with Struggling Readers During the Social Restrictions Precipitated by the COVID 19 Pandemic written by Wyann C. Stanton and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study provides a window into the experiences of elementary teachers with their struggling readers during the largest world-wide interruption to education that has ever been seen. This study gives insight to educational leaders and educators as they assist their struggling readers in rebounding from the disruption to school caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and as they work to improve the quality of schooling for struggling readers. Since the beginning of the pandemic, there had been a growing body of educational literature in pandemic-related information, practice, and research. Yet, there was a need to bring to light the phenomenon of the collective social interaction experiences existing for elementary teachers with their struggling readers during the social restrictions created by the pandemic rules, restrictions, sickness, and quarantines. This transcendental phenomenological study explored 15 on-site and virtual school elementary teachers' collective experiences with their struggling readers during the 2020-2021 school year amid the pandemic-induced social restrictions. A conceptual framework that included Vygotsky's (1978) sociocultural theory and Moustakas' (1994) transcendental phenomenological methodology was used to inform both the design and analysis of this study. The goals of this study were to give a voice to the brave teachers and to find out what emerged as vital for those teachers with their struggling readers. The following components of Vygotsky's (1978) sociocultural theory provided a focus on the social experiences during the social restrictions: (1) emotions are inseparable from thinking, (2) social interaction is important for learning, and (3) collective activity produces learning. These three sociocultural constructs were put into the spotlight as valuable during the pandemic-related social restrictions, and they also served to draw together the major findings from this study. Creswell's (2013) simplified steps of Moustakas' (1994) transcendental phenomenological method were used in this study, which included: (a) epoche, (b) significant statements, (c) clusters of meaning, (d) textural descriptions, (e) structural descriptions, and (f) essences of the experiences. A criterion sampling scheme was used to obtain data from survey questions and in-depth interviews with the 15 teachers. The teachers' experiences revealed that during trauma and stress "education takes a back seat." The three themes that emerged original to this study were: (a) relationships that include social interaction can mitigate emotional and/or academic difficulties for struggling readers, (b) school absence can cause emotional and/or academic difficulties for struggling readers, and (c) peer collaboration is vital to the learning process for struggling readers. Findings from the study indicated that relationships are the most important aspect of learning for struggling readers and that social interaction, proximity, looking at others' mouths/faces/lips, and a focus on the emotional health and attendance of struggling readers are vital to building those relationships and ultimately for learning.
Download or read book A Phenomenological Study of Novice Teachers Experiences with Diverse Classroom Readiness written by Syreeta Palmer and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to examine how novice teachers from the American Association of Educators (AAE) described their readiness for diverse classroom settings. Novice teachers are generally described as teachers employed in their first through third year. The central research question for this study was, "In what ways do novice teachers describe their readiness for teaching in diverse classroom settings?" Transcendental phenomenology was selected as a research method for this study to examine the lived experiences of novice teachers and explore their sense of preparedness for diverse classrooms. The theory guiding this study was Albert Bandura's social cognitive theory. Through purposive and snowball sampling, 12 participants participated in the research study. The data presented in this study was gathered through interviews, surveys, and a focus group discussion. Braun and Clarke's (2006) six-phase thematic analysis was used as a framework for the analysis of data within this study. The research findings indicated that novice teachers feel unprepared to teach in diverse classroom settings while seeking the support of mentor teachers, colleagues, and their administrative team. In this study, participants indicated that school closures during the Covid-19 pandemic further exacerbated their level of unpreparedness by limiting their clinical practice opportunities. The research findings revealed several implications for policies that should be created and practices that should be followed by teacher preparation programs and administrators within diverse school environments.
Download or read book A Phenomenological Study of Significant Life Experiences of Teachers of the Year written by Irene R. Stone and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book System Failure written by Jennifer Margaret Buckworth and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Phenomenological Case Study of Teacher Experiences with an Understanding of Instruction Aligned to the CCSS and Their Role in Advancing Equal Educational Opportunities for Students written by Davita Faye Lancelin and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Exploring Teachers Phenomenological Experiences of a Principal s Change Initiative written by Anne-Marie Louise Black and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Educational change has traditionally been viewed as an objective and rational process. From this perspective, school leaders have been dependent on solving the infuriatingly elusive effective change process puzzle by trying to “finetune the plan to ensure it incorporated every essential piece of the jigsaw” (Branson, 2010, p. 18). Despite educators seeking to explain events and control processes for change for many decades, effective educational change remains an elusive outcome. By striving to objectify the process, people can overlook the subjective influence that a change initiative may have on the behaviour and attitudes of those involved in enacting change. For this research, the term 'phenomenology' is used to refer to a person's subjective emotional dimension and this is distinct from its use in a research methodology sense. (...) Consistent with a broader body of scholarship concerned with educational change, this research is guided by an interpretivist paradigm through which educators' constructions of the principal's change initiative are elucidated. Within a school, teachers constantly interpret their experiences and construct multiple views of reality. The way that each teacher enacts their professional role is shaped by their individual perception of reality and the meaningful social interactions that they have with the people they interact with. Case-study methodology enables a detailed exploration of an experience, and for this research it is the implementation of the principal's change initiative. Perceptions of this particular change initiative are gathered from the principal, the change facilitator, and the teachers from a Catholic primary school in the State of Queensland, Australia. All teachers at the research school completed an electronic survey to share their perceptions of the change initiative implemented at this school. Individual semi-structured interviews were also conducted with the principal, the change facilitator, and 16 of the teachers at the research school. It is argued in this thesis that imposing a change initiative on teachers can result in them expressing negative phenomenological responses towards the focus area of change which reinforces their reluctance, if not resistance, towards continuing to enact the change. Furthermore, it supports the understanding that a planned educational change strategy is significantly deficient if it does not incorporate a means for ascertaining, and positively responding to, the ongoing phenomenological responses to the change processes from those involved in bringing about the change. This implies that those who are overseeing the change need to not only be effective managers of the change process, but they also need to have the dispositional characteristics to be effective leaders of people.
Download or read book American Expatriates Experiences of Stress and Burnout While Teaching in International Schools Within Southeast Asia written by Sandra Nicole Jackson and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to describe and understand American expatriates’ perceptions of their lived experiences with burnout and stress while teaching in international schools in Southeast Asia. The theories guiding this study were Hans Selye’s (1951) theory of stress, as it explains the physiological stages of stress the body goes through, and Christine Maslach’s (1997) theory of burnout, which explains the factors associated with burnout. The present study was guided by five research questions, including a single central research question, to discover the participants’ lived experiences with stress and burnout. Four additional subquestions explored emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, decreased sense of personal accomplishment, and responses to stress in the workplace. The participants of this study were 11 American expatriates who have experienced stress and burnout in their past positions as international educators in Southeast Asia. Data collected for this study included Maslach’s Burnout Inventory for Educators (MBI-ES), individual interviews, a single focus group interview, and documents. Data were analyzed through bracketing and analysis to identify themes, and by synthesizing data to write thick, rich descriptions. The phenomenological data analysis revealed participants’ lived experiences with burnout and stress included frustration, feeling overwhelmed, and anxiety. Participants described how job expectations, workloads, and their own commitments to job performance affected them.
