Degree Name
EdD (Doctor of Education)
Program
Educational Leadership
Date of Award
5-2014
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Dr. Eric Glover
Committee Members
Cecil Blankenship, Virginia Foley, Pamela Scott
Abstract
Generally in today’s classrooms educators have the responsibility to develop teaching practices that are best suited for a particular group of learners. Since the early days of 1-room schools, various teaching styles have been developed to accommodate a changing world. As the curriculum has broadened through the years, individual student needs have remained the focus as teachers have become more and more accountable for student learning.
The purpose of this qualitative study is to investigate or identify how successful teachers manage their classrooms. It defines key student behavior issues that most teachers experience daily. The study further investigates the hypothesis that lesson planning and productive teaching with overall good student behavior is not a product of good luck or chance; it results from efforts made by caring teachers who aid learning for their student. I attempt to determine what the typical teacher does in efforts to reach the goal of effectively educating students and managing various issues that arise within the classroom setting simultaneously.
The study was conducted in a rural community within middle school grade levels. All teachers were interviewed and asked open-ended questions during the 2013-14 school year. Also, the teachers were observed in their actual classrooms. I examined the practices that enable them to teach. The teacher responses offered valuable information about perceptions pertaining to excellent teaching, classroom management, and the relevance of teaching factors that enhance student learning.
Exerting extra effort toward minimizing classroom disruptions, while consistently providing a learning environment, requires an assertive approach in planning before the students enter the classroom. This research can provide all educators insight to such of an educational environment that has proven to be productive in today’s complex world. These teaching attributes would better assure students upon their arrival to the classroom each day, a routinely excited, enthused, and caring educator.
Document Type
Dissertation - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Sutton, Charles T. Mr., "Teacher Attitudes and Practices that Support Student Learning" (2014). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 2358. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/2358
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.
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Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons, Educational Leadership Commons, Educational Methods Commons