2 TABLE OF CONTENTS GREETINGS FROM THE DIRECTOR..................................................................................................................................3 A WORD FROM THE EDITOR................................................................................................................................................4 INTEGRATING FAITH AND WORK: WORKPLACE SPIRITUALITY,TEACHER EFFICACY, JOB PLACEMENT, AND GRIT................................................................................................................................................6 Cynhea Cyndy Chang, Ed.D. TEACHERS’ PERSPECTIVES OF THEIR ABILITY TO RESPOND TO AN ACTIVE SHOOTER ON CAMPUS ..............................................................................................................................13 Mandi Murphy, Ed.D. SELF-EFFICACY AMONG BEGINNING ELEMENTARY TEACHERS PARTICIPATING IN TRADITIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE PREPARATION PROGRAMS.................................................................18 Tuyet T. Huynh, Ed.D. ANALYZING PARENT, STUDENT AND STAFF PERCEPTIONS OF SCHOOL CLIMATE AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO POSITIVE CULTURE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS OF A NORTH TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICT ....................................................................................................................26 Matthew C. Rainey, Ed.D. TEACHER EFFICACY: SELF-PERCEPTIONS OF GENERAL EDUCATION CHRISTIAN SCHOOL TEACHERS TEACHING STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIA AND RELATED DISORDERS ...............................................................................................................................................34 J’Aime C. Balogh, Ed.D. THE CLASSROOM TEACHING AND LEARNING EFFECTS OF PERSONALIZED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN K–12 SCHOOL EDUCATION...........................................................................................................................................42 Knikole Taylor, Ed.D. A SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE COMPLEX NEURODIVERSE STUDENT.................................................................................................................................................50 Dana Judd, Ed.D. LET THEM BE HEARD: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY ON THE PERCEPTIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS IN AFFLUENT SCHOOLS......................................................................................................................................................60 Chelsea N. W. MacKinnon, Ed.D. JOURNAL OF K-12 EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH On the cover: Ed.D. K-12 Recent Graduate Dr. Cyndy Chang and her Chair, Dr. Kathy Barnes
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