Date of Award
2023
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Education
Abstract
The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify which skillsets a successful teacher possesses to help students positively work through behavioral situations rather than immediately exit the student from the classroom. The common themes could allow school leaders to reflect, develop, or improve current strategies for helping teachers develop classroom management strategies within the classroom to help students grow academically, socially, and emotionally. This qualitative study involved obtaining data from the Indiana Department of Education. The Indiana Department of Education provided email addresses for superintendents for public schools in Indiana. Superintendents, who agreed to allow teachers from their district to participate in emails, received a request for participation. From the teachers responses, 10 teachers were selected, consented, and interviewed. Six schools selected were from different settings, enrollment numbers, and socioeconomic statuses. Data were analyzed from each site to overcome themes before cross-analyzing data from all three sites for commonalities and differences. The themes identified from the 10 interviews were childhood memories shaped current classroom practices, professional development was not regularly offered by schools and districts with the focus on classroom management strategies and shared common strategies in the classroom for classroom management. Suggestions were provided for administrators at the school and district level to help beginning and veteran teachers improve their understanding and practice with classroom management and emotional intelligence.
Recommended Citation
Dettmer, Jennifer, "Indiana Teachers' Responses To Student Behaviors" (2023). All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1968.
https://scholars.indianastate.edu/etds/1968