Abstract Todays schools are increasingly multicultural and multilingual, with students from diverse social and ecnomomic backgrounds. Educators serve students with different motivations for engaging in learning, behaving positively, and performing academically (Weisberg, 2016). Raising knowledgeable, responsible, and caring children can be enhanced by thoughtful, sustained, and systematic attetion to children's social and emootional learning (SEL). The purpose of this program evaluation was to...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection consists of dissertations written by students enrolled in the Monmouth University graduate Educational Leadership program. The holdings are primarily bound print documents that were submitted in partial fulfillment of requirements for the Doctor of Education degree. During the fall 2022 semester (in instances where the requisite waivers were received from consenting student authors), the...

Abstract Authentic learning opportunities that engage students, promote student agency, and encourage individual strengths and interests are increasingly practiced in schools. However, learning opportunities for all students remain inconsistent and scattered. Very few studies report how schools navigate the shift from traditional models of instruction to personalized ones. The purpose of this participant-oriented study was to explore a possible solution to reduce the personalized learning gap and...

Abstract Within this study, student-led conferences were used as a framework to structure the authentic instruction and practice of metacognitive skills. The importance of metacognition and its effect upon student academic progress has been supported through research for several decades. Metacognitive skills such as planning, monitoring, and self-evaluation are essential for life success. These skills are routinely addressed within the framework of student-led conferences. In the months of...