Over the past decade, there was an increase in the number of students receiving services under the autism category of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (Fighting Autism, 2009). Due to this increase, the number of students wit . . .

In the special day classroom, there tends to be conflicting ideas among educators about the purpose of play and how to incorporate structured play to optimize learning. Students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) display difficulties with typical pla . . .

Students with social-emotional difficulties often struggle to have a positive outlook towards themselves and school. Online research articles, as well as books and websites, were examined in order to study the outcome of various positive psychology in . . .

Childhood obesity in the United States is a growing problem and has reached epidemic proportions. Health promotion from the early stages of life has been shown to have a major impact on the well-being of an individual during childhood and in the later . . .

Latino communities in the United States consistently lag behind other ethnic groups in educational achievement. One factor in achievement is the involvement of parents in the school environment, as research suggests a strong correlation between highly . . .

The purpose of this study was to look at parent perception of screen time in young children in order to determine if views on screen usage were positive, negative or both, as well as to determine the amount of screen time perceived to be appropriate i . . .

Students with social-emotional difficulties often struggle to have a positive outlook towards themselves and school. Online research articles, as well as books and websites, were examined in order to study the outcome of various positive psychology in . . .

This project was a non-experimental descriptive study to describe elementary teachers' beliefs of cognitive empathy development in students and the incorporation of empathy development into the curriculum. This concept was important because empathy is . . .

This study explored the cultural, personal, and professional experiences of six Latino elementary principals in three California school districts. By identifying their experiences, supports, and challenges before and after attaining the principalship, . . .

Elementary school teachers generally know that every child is a unique individual, yet most teachers still teach students in a standardized way, as if they grew up in the same home, same neighborhood, with access to the same resources, living with bot . . .