The implications of the opioid epidemic on select elementary schools in crisis regions of the Northeast: A multiple case study investigation

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dc.contributor.advisorAyers, Richard
dc.contributor.authorWelby, Kathryn
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMoehle, Matthew
dc.contributor.committeeMemberOlwell, Russell
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-02T23:22:53Z
dc.date.available2020-02-02T23:22:53Z
dc.date.issued2019-03
dc.description.abstractIn response to the growing opioid epidemic, this multiple case study investigation explored multiple schools in opioid crisis regions of the Northeast. Select elementary schools in Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hampshire partook in the study. There was a total of 76 participants ranging from district administrators, teachers, counselors, mental health providers, and consultants. Children exposed to parental drug-addictive behaviors or born addicted to opioids may have cognitive, social-emotional, and behavioral needs all teachers will be responsible for accommodating. Additionally, students in kindergarten through second-grade classrooms are experiencing adverse childhood experiences in their environments and community because of opioid exposure. Consequently, the adverse experiences are impacting the schools. In addition to the schools added responsibility to meet students’ basic unmet needs, student attendance is poor, student and parents’ inappropriate behaviors are increasing, and academic achievement is impacted. Teachers are experiencing vicarious trauma and stress. Evidence collected from this study suggests that there is a lack of organizational systems, preparation, consistency, and proactive plans to support the schools, administrators, teachers, and students impacted by the epidemic in the select elementary schools in crisis regions of the Northeast. (Author abstract)en_US
dc.description.bibliographicCitationWelby, K. (2019). The implications of the opioid epidemic on select elementary schools in crisis regions of the Northeast: A multiple case study investigation. Retrieved from https://academicarchive.snhu.eduen_US
dc.description.degreeDoctor of Education (Ed.D.)en_US
dc.description.programEducational Leadershipen_US
dc.description.schoolSchool of Educationen_US
dc.digSpecsPDF/A-1ben_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10474/3569
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSouthern New Hampshire Universityen_US
dc.relation.requiresAdobe Acrobat Readeren_US
dc.rightsAuthor retains all ownership rights. Further reproduction in violation of copyright is prohibiteden_US
dc.rightsHolderWelby, Kathryn
dc.subject.lcshSouthern New Hampshire University -- Theses (Education)en_US
dc.subject.othereducational leadershipen_US
dc.subject.otherteacher educationen_US
dc.subject.otherspecial educationen_US
dc.subject.otherneonatal abstinence syndromeen_US
dc.subject.otherNASen_US
dc.subject.otherNortheast (US)en_US
dc.subject.otheropioid epidemicen_US
dc.subject.otherteacher traumaen_US
dc.titleThe implications of the opioid epidemic on select elementary schools in crisis regions of the Northeast: A multiple case study investigationen_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US

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