J Jacob Kirksey
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 1321996 |
|---|---|
| NOME | J Jacob Kirksey |
| PRENOMES | J Jacob |
| SOBRENOME | Kirksey |
| ASSINATURA | KIRKSEY J J |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Texas Tech University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1459-7947 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 20 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 28 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 20 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2016 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Virtual Pathways
This study investigates the implications of the prevalence of fully online teacher preparation programs (TPPs) for student achievement and teacher attrition in Texas, a state where deregulation has led to the rapid expansion of online pathways into the teaching profession. Using statewide data from 2014 to 2023, we estimate the effects of teacher preparation pathway—capturing both training and selection mechanisms—on reading and math student achi…
Missing Classmates and Attendance Patterns in Elementary Schools
Policymakers and educational leaders have invested considerable effort in identifying factors that contribute to student absenteeism. While research has extensively examined environmental and school-level influences, less attention has been given to how classroom dynamics shape attendance patterns. This study examined the impact of peer absenteeism on individual student attendance in four Texas school districts, leveraging daily-level attendance …
Catholic Schooling and Self-Discipline
Research Findings: As the largest alternative to public education in the United States, Catholic schools distinguish themselves by prioritizing self-discipline along with academic development. Yet, in assessing the role of Catholic schools in child outcomes, almost no research has focused on self-discipline, even though self-discipline is foundational in children’s academic success and development. More so, little attention has been paid to outco…
Future, Interrupted
This study investigates the impact of the 2018 immigration raid at Load Trail LLC, a trailer manufacturing company in Sumner, Texas. It analyzes the raid’s severe and enduring effects on the postsecondary pathways of students in the surrounding areas. Situated within the broader discourse on legal vulnerability, this research highlights how exposure to immigration enforcement operations and pervasive anti-immigrant sentiments contributes to dimin…
Literacy, numeracy, and problem-solving skills of adults with disabilities in STEM fields
To aid in the development of a globally competitive workforce, federal policymakers have expressed the priority of preparing students and adults with disabilities to succeed in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. Yet, no research has examined the extent to which information-processing, literacy, numeracy, and problem-solving skills in technologically rich environments may associate with having a STEM degree for variou…
Teaching close to home
From Court to Classroom
Purpose: With rising numbers of deportations over the last 2 decades, there has been a particular concern among educators and researchers that immigrant-origin students and their peers are experiencing educational consequences due to increased stress, anxiety, and fear of the unknown. This study examined the relationship between immigration enforcement and student achievement in counties across the United States. Research Methods/Approach: Data c…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Raids the Pillar of a Community
The scale and violence of workplace raids distinguish them from other interior enforcement actions, and they warrant careful scrutiny given their power to produce serious immediate and long-term consequences for entire communities with a single act. In this paper, we examine the short- and longer-run impacts of exposure to one large-scale workplace raid that occurred in Sumner, Texas, in August of 2018 on students' academic and behavioral outcome…
School breakfast and young children’s absenteeism
Does Parental Involvement Change After Schools Assign Students an IEP
Researchers suggest that parental involvement is important for parents of students with disabilities. While some research has examined parental involvement in the special education process, no research has investigated how general forms of parental involvement changes once a child begins to receive special education services. We consider various forms of parent involvement to exist within microsystems (e.g., home-based involvement) and mesosystem…
Preparedness and Experiences of Novice Teachers in the Sociopolitical Context of Heightened Immigration Enforcement
For teachers of immigrant-origin students and their peers, emerging research notes the challenge of facilitating a high-quality education for students subject to traumatic events related to harsh immigration enforcement policies. This study examines whether new teachers from seven teacher preparation programs experienced the impacts of immigration enforcement and felt prepared to support students who were impacted. I surveyed new teachers in pres…
Exploring school bus ridership and absenteeism in rural communities
How Can Preservice Teaching Programs Help New Teachers Feel Prepared to Address Absenteeism
Background Though policy makers are beginning to hold schools accountable for reducing chronic absenteeism, little attention has been paid to the role of teachers. No known study has examined whether rising cohorts of new teachers feel prepared to address this challenge. This is particularly problematic given that teachers with less experience tend to be less efficacious at reducing students’ absences. Research Questions (1) Do newly graduating t…
Exploring the Links Between Student and Classmate Chronic Absenteeism
Background In efforts to address chronic absenteeism, educational stakeholders have begun to focus on which school factors might link to how and if students miss school. One underexplored area within school is the context of the classroom and, namely, the spillover effects of peers. This study examined whether students were more likely to be chronically absent when they had a chronically absent classmate. Research Questions (1) In elementary scho…
Disparities Across Time
Background It is of grave concern that kindergartners are missing more school than students in any other year of elementary school; therefore, documenting which students are absent and for how long is of upmost importance. Yet, doing so for students with disabilities (SWDs) has received little attention. This study addresses this gap by examining two cohorts of SWDs, separated by more than a decade, to document changes in attendance patterns. Res…
Can teacher education programs help prepare new kindergarten and first grade teachers to address student absenteeism
Students with disabilities attending full-day versus part-day kindergarten
General education teachers’ math instructional practices in kindergarten classrooms with and without students with emotional and behavioral disabilities
When” Students Miss School
Policy and practice have charged forward with emphasizing the necessity to reduce school absenteeism in the fall (i.e., Attendance Awareness Month). However, no empirical basis served to bolster these efforts. This study examined whether fall versus spring absenteeism was linked to spring state exam scores for a sample of elementary students over 3 years. Using district data, the findings suggested spring absences were associated with lower testi…
Does the presence of a classmate with emotional/behavioral disabilities link to other students’ absences in kindergarten
When” Students Miss School
Policy and practice have charged forward with emphasizing the necessity to reduce school absenteeism in the fall (i.e., Attendance Awareness Month). However, no empirical basis served to bolster these efforts. This study examined whether fall versus spring absenteeism was linked to spring state exam scores for a sample of elementary students over 3 years. Using district data, the findings suggested spring absences were associated with lower testi…
Does the presence of a classmate with emotional/behavioral disabilities link to other students’ absences in kindergarten
General education teachers’ math instructional practices in kindergarten classrooms with and without students with emotional and behavioral disabilities
Preparedness and Experiences of Novice Teachers in the Sociopolitical Context of Heightened Immigration Enforcement
For teachers of immigrant-origin students and their peers, emerging research notes the challenge of facilitating a high-quality education for students subject to traumatic events related to harsh immigration enforcement policies. This study examines whether new teachers from seven teacher preparation programs experienced the impacts of immigration enforcement and felt prepared to support students who were impacted. I surveyed new teachers in pres…
Exploring school bus ridership and absenteeism in rural communities
Students with disabilities attending full-day versus part-day kindergarten
Teaching close to home
Does the presence of a classmate with emotional/behavioral disabilities link to other students’ absences in kindergarten
When” Students Miss School
Policy and practice have charged forward with emphasizing the necessity to reduce school absenteeism in the fall (i.e., Attendance Awareness Month). However, no empirical basis served to bolster these efforts. This study examined whether fall versus spring absenteeism was linked to spring state exam scores for a sample of elementary students over 3 years. Using district data, the findings suggested spring absences were associated with lower testi…
General education teachers’ math instructional practices in kindergarten classrooms with and without students with emotional and behavioral disabilities
Students with disabilities attending full-day versus part-day kindergarten
How Can Preservice Teaching Programs Help New Teachers Feel Prepared to Address Absenteeism
Background Though policy makers are beginning to hold schools accountable for reducing chronic absenteeism, little attention has been paid to the role of teachers. No known study has examined whether rising cohorts of new teachers feel prepared to address this challenge. This is particularly problematic given that teachers with less experience tend to be less efficacious at reducing students’ absences. Research Questions (1) Do newly graduating t…
Exploring the Links Between Student and Classmate Chronic Absenteeism
Background In efforts to address chronic absenteeism, educational stakeholders have begun to focus on which school factors might link to how and if students miss school. One underexplored area within school is the context of the classroom and, namely, the spillover effects of peers. This study examined whether students were more likely to be chronically absent when they had a chronically absent classmate. Research Questions (1) In elementary scho…
Disparities Across Time
Background It is of grave concern that kindergartners are missing more school than students in any other year of elementary school; therefore, documenting which students are absent and for how long is of upmost importance. Yet, doing so for students with disabilities (SWDs) has received little attention. This study addresses this gap by examining two cohorts of SWDs, separated by more than a decade, to document changes in attendance patterns. Res…
Can teacher education programs help prepare new kindergarten and first grade teachers to address student absenteeism
Exploring school bus ridership and absenteeism in rural communities
School breakfast and young children’s absenteeism
Does Parental Involvement Change After Schools Assign Students an IEP
Researchers suggest that parental involvement is important for parents of students with disabilities. While some research has examined parental involvement in the special education process, no research has investigated how general forms of parental involvement changes once a child begins to receive special education services. We consider various forms of parent involvement to exist within microsystems (e.g., home-based involvement) and mesosystem…
Preparedness and Experiences of Novice Teachers in the Sociopolitical Context of Heightened Immigration Enforcement
For teachers of immigrant-origin students and their peers, emerging research notes the challenge of facilitating a high-quality education for students subject to traumatic events related to harsh immigration enforcement policies. This study examines whether new teachers from seven teacher preparation programs experienced the impacts of immigration enforcement and felt prepared to support students who were impacted. I surveyed new teachers in pres…
From Court to Classroom
Purpose: With rising numbers of deportations over the last 2 decades, there has been a particular concern among educators and researchers that immigrant-origin students and their peers are experiencing educational consequences due to increased stress, anxiety, and fear of the unknown. This study examined the relationship between immigration enforcement and student achievement in counties across the United States. Research Methods/Approach: Data c…
Immigration and Customs Enforcement Raids the Pillar of a Community
The scale and violence of workplace raids distinguish them from other interior enforcement actions, and they warrant careful scrutiny given their power to produce serious immediate and long-term consequences for entire communities with a single act. In this paper, we examine the short- and longer-run impacts of exposure to one large-scale workplace raid that occurred in Sumner, Texas, in August of 2018 on students' academic and behavioral outcome…
Literacy, numeracy, and problem-solving skills of adults with disabilities in STEM fields
To aid in the development of a globally competitive workforce, federal policymakers have expressed the priority of preparing students and adults with disabilities to succeed in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. Yet, no research has examined the extent to which information-processing, literacy, numeracy, and problem-solving skills in technologically rich environments may associate with having a STEM degree for variou…
Teaching close to home
Catholic Schooling and Self-Discipline
Research Findings: As the largest alternative to public education in the United States, Catholic schools distinguish themselves by prioritizing self-discipline along with academic development. Yet, in assessing the role of Catholic schools in child outcomes, almost no research has focused on self-discipline, even though self-discipline is foundational in children’s academic success and development. More so, little attention has been paid to outco…
Future, Interrupted
This study investigates the impact of the 2018 immigration raid at Load Trail LLC, a trailer manufacturing company in Sumner, Texas. It analyzes the raid’s severe and enduring effects on the postsecondary pathways of students in the surrounding areas. Situated within the broader discourse on legal vulnerability, this research highlights how exposure to immigration enforcement operations and pervasive anti-immigrant sentiments contributes to dimin…
Virtual Pathways
This study investigates the implications of the prevalence of fully online teacher preparation programs (TPPs) for student achievement and teacher attrition in Texas, a state where deregulation has led to the rapid expansion of online pathways into the teaching profession. Using statewide data from 2014 to 2023, we estimate the effects of teacher preparation pathway—capturing both training and selection mechanisms—on reading and math student achi…
Missing Classmates and Attendance Patterns in Elementary Schools
Policymakers and educational leaders have invested considerable effort in identifying factors that contribute to student absenteeism. While research has extensively examined environmental and school-level influences, less attention has been given to how classroom dynamics shape attendance patterns. This study examined the impact of peer absenteeism on individual student attendance in four Texas school districts, leveraging daily-level attendance …
Psychology (17 obras) · Mathematics education (14 obras) · Absenteeism (9 obras) · Social Psychology (9 obras) · Youth Substance Use and School Attendance (9 obras) · Developmental psychology (8 obras) · Medicine (8 obras) · Pedagogy (8 obras) · Political science (8 obras) · Attendance (7 obras)