Teacher-Principal Ethnoracial Matching, Geography, and Novice Teacher Career Outcomes (open access)

Teacher-Principal Ethnoracial Matching, Geography, and Novice Teacher Career Outcomes

Article describes how, nationally, many school districts are facing a teacher workforce sustainability crisis, and job retention for novice teachers of color is a key area of focus for educational leaders and policymakers. In this study, the authors draw on nine years of administrative data from Texas K-12 public schools to better understand how teacher-principal ethnoracial matching is associated with patterns of teacher retention and system-exit.
Date: December 5, 2023
Creator: Edwards, Wesley L. & Anderson, Cornelius Q.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reforming Our School Systems Around a Humanizing Curriculum: Schooling During and After COVID-19 (open access)

Reforming Our School Systems Around a Humanizing Curriculum: Schooling During and After COVID-19

This article is a commentary examining the state of education during the global pandemic with an emphasis on curriculum and families.
Date: December 28, 2020
Creator: Wong, Lok-Sze & Mishra, Punya
System: The UNT Digital Library
Initial Response to COVID-19: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Media and School Communications to Identify Pedagogical Implications for Remote Teaching (open access)

Initial Response to COVID-19: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Media and School Communications to Identify Pedagogical Implications for Remote Teaching

Article examining one month of social media, news media, school district websites’ continuity plans and educational affiliate organizations, to unveil K-12 stakeholders’ initial response to K-12 remote teaching following the declaration of the national emergency of the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA. Initial responses focused on community lockdown procedures, sustaining education, adapting to a remote lifestyle and political tension. The authors revisited included tweets one week later to measure their connectedness, which revealed that educational organizations, which have the largest number of followers, also have the greatest outreach and visibility. This is the accepted manuscript of the article which has been approved to post in an institutional repository.
Date: December 4, 2020
Creator: Eutsler, Lauren; Antonenko, Pavlo D. & Mitchell, Chrystine
System: The UNT Digital Library
Understanding Adolescents' Need Support, Need Satisfaction, and Health-Related Outcomes: A Self-Determination Health Behavior Perspective (open access)

Understanding Adolescents' Need Support, Need Satisfaction, and Health-Related Outcomes: A Self-Determination Health Behavior Perspective

Paper describes a study exploring the relationships among perceived need support from physical education teachers, psychological need satisfaction, and adolescents’ health-related outcomes in Chinese adolescent students.
Date: December 22, 2019
Creator: Chen, Changzhou; Zhang, Tao; Gu, Xiangli; Lee, Joonyoung; Ren, Sutang & Wang, Hongying
System: The UNT Digital Library
MyStory: Scary Head... (open access)

MyStory: Scary Head...

This article consists of a critical autoethnographic study of the writer's personal experience, specifically detailing experiences while wearing a headscarf in academic and social environments.
Date: December 25, 2017
Creator: Soyer, Gonca & Soyer, Mehmet
System: The UNT Digital Library
MAP training: combining meditation and aerobic exercise reduces depression and rumination while enhancing synchronized brain activity (open access)

MAP training: combining meditation and aerobic exercise reduces depression and rumination while enhancing synchronized brain activity

This article discusses the efficacy of mental and physical (MAP) training in improving symptoms of depression and rumination in individuals with major depressive disorder (MDD).
Date: October 5, 2015
Creator: Alderman, Brandon L.; Olson, Ryan L.; Brush, Christopher J. & Shors, Tracey J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Extent of Autism Knowledge of Novice Alternatively Certified Special Education Teachers in Texas (open access)

The Extent of Autism Knowledge of Novice Alternatively Certified Special Education Teachers in Texas

This article assesses the knowledge of novice alternative certification teachers in the area of autism intervention.
Date: December 2015
Creator: Alward Hauber, Jennifer; Mehta, Smita S. & Combes, Bertina H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Book Review: Engaging Students Through Social Media: Evidence-Based Practices for Use in Student Affairs (open access)

Book Review: Engaging Students Through Social Media: Evidence-Based Practices for Use in Student Affairs

Book review of "Engaging Students Through Social Media: Evidence-Based Practices for Use in Student Affairs" by Reynol Junco.
Date: December 2014
Creator: Cutright, William Marcus
System: The UNT Digital Library