Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) has been a growing interest for the past ten years. SEL programs have been documented by various research as valuable to schools, parents, and communities, according to Neil Humphrey (2013, p, 1). The history of social and emotional learning i…
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An institution of higher education holds certain beliefs about the personal growth of students while they are enrolled. The behavior prohibited within the student misconduct policies reflect the norms within the larger society as well as the expectations specific to the learning…
This thesis utilizes the Institutional Ethnographic methodologies originally developed by Dorothy Smith but adapted for composition and writing center studies by Melissa Nicolas and Michelle LaFrance to research the UL Lafayette Writing Center. A literature review is conducted t…
This qualitative study examined the perceptions of secondary school administrators as to the preparedness of new teachers from different certification programs and how those perceptions guide the recruitment, hiring, and support of new teachers. After reviewing the history of te…
In many parts of the world, university rankings are now more prevalent and popular than in the entire history of higher education. With growing attention paid to university rankings, the influence of such numbers is ubiquitous on higher education institutions as well as their st…
Institutional diversity studies have substantiated the presence of isomorphism (Bernasconi, 2006; Birnbaum, 1983; Harris & Ellis, 2020; Morphew, 2009; Teixeira & Amaral, 2001) but these studies are too broad and often just extrapolate findings to religious higher education. The …
Parental involvement in education is a necessity for student success. Appropriate parental involvement is by nature a subjective concept, and parents, teachers, and school administrators all have their own ideas of what parental involvement includes. But what of parental involve…
This qualitative case study assessed the need for a Catholic Education Center (CEC) for Catholic school principals within the United States. The research questions that were addressed were: 1) How have Catholic school principals experienced support around complex and controversi…
This study sought to identify predictive relationships between the Catholic school superintendent’s life experiences, faith practices, and leadership attributes and their perceived capacity to deliver faith leadership and mission leadership. Life experiences include superintende…
There have been considerable studies undertaken around leadership in general, and school principal leadership specifically that spans over many decades. However, there is a gap in the literature that examines the principal leadership in religious learning institutions, from the …
The number of high school graduates will decline over the next decade. The pool of potential applicants will also become the most racially diverse group in the history of American postsecondary education. Historically, students from minoritized social groups have not persisted a…
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and more (LGBT+) college students have had a long and interesting history with higher education institutions. These students seek out a location on campus that provides them with a safe space where they are free to express themselves in terms …
In this study, academic freedom was defined by 17 foreign-born professors:12 Arab-born and five non-Arab professors from nine different higher education institutions, as the ability to express different ideas, research any topic, and publish the results without fear of intimidat…
Academic advisors play a critical role in student success within United States institutions of higher education. Although uniquely positioned to contribute to important institutional and student outcomes, academic advising is identified in the literature as an emerging professio…
This mixed methods study shed light on the issue of attrition within Catholic education and points to opportunities for leaders to improve the effectiveness of elementary and secondary schools as well as identify barriers impacting access to poor and vulnerable populations. The …
Research continues to find discussions in history classrooms to be rather short in length and simplistic in nature, despite the higher aims of historical and critical thinking. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the phenomenon of historical thinking and dialogi…
Researchers and policymakers are interested in the pathway to the STEM workforce given projections about a workforce shortage and the underrepresentation of women and people of color in STEM. These examinations often rely on the STEM pipeline model as a framework for understandi…
This study sought to understand the impact of a leader’s social justice orientation on their praxis of social justice. The study also sought to discover the successes and challenges associated with enacting social justice. Nine Catholic secondary school leaders in the California…
Catholic parochial elementary schools in the United states are normally governed by the pastor of the local parish and under a local-executive governance model. Despite pastors’ paramount role in the governance of Catholic parochial elementary schools they often lack the trainin…