Theses/Dissertations from 2024
In the Search of Cosmopolitan Literacies: A Case of Formerly Expatriated Language Teacher, Asiye Demir
Examining Systems to Improve Third Grade Literacy: Focus on Schools with High Poverty Index, Brenda Kelley
South Carolina School District Takeover: A Critical Policy Analysis, David Osworth
"We’re Not “Buying- In”: A Systematic Review and Multi Methods Study of Interventions by Research Universities to Bolster Faculty Engagement in Student Learning Outcomes Assessment, La Trice Ratcliff Small
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
When They See Us: The Lived Experiences of Tenured Black Male Faculty at Research 1 Institutions, Quintavis Marquel Cureton
Race Dynamics and Mentoring Experiences of Aspiring Black Principals, Tiwana Richardson Meggett
Strengthening Teacher Efficacy: An Improvement Science Journey to Support Teachers Post COVID-19 School Closures, Ada Odet Sindab
The Impact of Institutional Merit Aid on Student Enrollment and Persistence, Richard Scott Verzyl
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Influencing the School Leadership Pipeline: The Attributes and Readiness of Principals to Mentor Their Assistant Principals, Megan C. Carrero
The Influence of Perceived Leadership on Teachers’ Job Satisfaction: A Comparative Study Between the United States and China, Jingtong Dou
A Case Study of Rural Southern Desegregation: How Black Students in a South Carolina Community Experienced Segregated Schooling and the Integration Process, Margo McDowell Gore
“Forward—Upward—On!”: Black Student and Educator Experiences in the Early Years of School District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties, Charles A. Holden
Higher Calling: A Qualitative Study of the Lived Experiences of Black Women Presidents of 4-Year Colleges and Universities, Rushondra Janeé James
Middle School Transition: The Influence of an Academy Approach and the Role of Leadership, Kimberly Calhoun Odom
Perceptions of Gifted Male Underperformance, Laura Bryant Palmer
Examining the Relationship Between School Policing Behaviors and the Depressive Symptoms Experienced by Black Students, Collin Perryman
The Salvation of the Africana Child: Via the Role of the Black Woman in Educational Leadership, Tamara S. Taylor
Examining the Effects of a Well-Being Therapy Protocol on Sexual Minority Individuals’ Psychological Well-Being, Thomas M. Toomey
Uniquely Persistent: Examining the Experiences of Undergraduate Students Who Attend Multiple Institutions, Susannah Waldrop
Inlet: Counter-Storytelling, Arts-Based Research, and the Disruption of Popular Culture’s Portrayals of Two-Year Colleges, Erin H. York
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Experiences of Five Women Presidents in Higher Education: A Narrative Study, Mary Alexander
Applying the Comprehensive Evaluation of Return-On-Talent-Investment Model (CERTi) In Higher Education, Mazen Aziz
A Study of Prosocial Behavior, Workplace Civility, and Work Engagement Among Employees in Higher Education, Shelley Haddock Dempsey
A Historical Analysis of U.S.-Based Study Abroad Program Providers, Chrissie Faupel
Investigating the Influence of Mentors With National Board Certification on Mentees’ Perceptions of Their Own Teaching Practice and Attitudes of Remaining a Teacher, Joshua Michael McGoun
Exploring Neurocognitive Processes That Underlie Reading Performance in Children: A Foundational Study, Ayan Mitra
The Relationship Between Enabling District Structure And Principal Self-Efficacy in South Carolina, Justin Lee Nutter
How Do Literacy Coaches Function as Policy Actors?, Angela Vaughan
Administrative Support: What Teachers Say They Need, Jennifer Harris Watson
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
The Cultural Relevance of Music Education as it relates to African American Students in South Carolina, Felicia Denise Denise Myers Bulgozdy
I Want My Middle School Students to Read: Does Using Culturally Relevant Texts Increase Student-Participants’ Engagement Levels Toward Reading Particular Texts?, Elliott O. Chisholm
The Impact of Culturally Relevant Coaching on the Retention of First and Second Year Teachers, Fraronda D. Green
Pathways to Degree Completion of Female Nontraditional Students: the Role of Institutional Intervention at a Public Four-Year Research Institution, Mary Hutto Hahn
Bridging the Transition to School: an Action Research Study, Susan Bates Hill
Experiences of College Students in Addiction Recovery: A Critical Case Study, Dory E. Hoffman
Examining Teachers’ Readiness to Partner With Immigrant Latinx Parents: A Comparative Case Study, Sarah Coleman Longshore
Silent Sam and Saunders Hall: Protests and Reactions at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Brienne McDaniel
Collegiate and Post-Undergraduate Experiences Among African American STEM Alumni at the University of South Carolina, Baindu Nallo
Identifying the Unique Characteristics of First-Generation College Students Whose Parents Never Attended College, Reena Patel
The Impact of a District Supported Mentoring Initiative on Reading Achievement of African American Male Students, Brooke Wray-Fisher Rowe
Swept Away Before Learning to Swim: Social Studies Subject Area Literacy for High School Students, Aaron K. Shaw
The Impact of Personalized Learning Strategies on Educational Growth and Achievement of Low Socioeconomic Elementary Students, Michele L. Trevino
Program Evaluation of a Middle School Stem/Steam Program, Warren Richard Wintrode
African American Teachers’ Perspectives on Principals’ Leadership Styles and the Influence on Teacher Morale, Ernestine Young
African American Teachers’ Perspectives on Principals’ Leadership Styles and the Influence on Teacher Morale, Ernestine Young
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Secondary School Administrators' Preparation as an LEA Representative in South Carolina, Chastity B. Evans
How Exemplary Elementary School Principals Sustain High Achievement in High-Poverty Contexts of the Rural South, Sharon Jefferies
Soldier to Student: Understanding the Transition Experiences of Veterans From the Military to Community College, Alexander T. Jordan
Getting to Graduation: The Journey of Low-Income Black Females in the Community College, Rosline M. Sumpter
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Making Cents Of It: How The Focus On Financial Aid By Selective Universities May Not Be Enough To Attract More Low-Income, High-Achieving Students, Troy A. Mothkovich
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
The Effects of Sex and Professional Experience on Superintendent Selection Decisions by School Board Chairpersons, Patrick Jarrett
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Teaching Distance Education In Library Science: A Comparative Study Of Faculty Satisfaction, Teaching Effectiveness, And Support Services, David S. Adams
Straight Outta K-1: An Authoethnographic Analysis of a Black Male Teacher's Experience Employing Hip Hop in a Kindergarten-First Grade Classroom, Anthony Broughton
Principal And Teacher Perceptions Of Principal Leadership Behaviors As It Relates To Teacher Evaluative Feedback And Recognition, Tammy Joy Burnham
Thorn in the Side of Segregation: The Short Life, Long Odds, and Legacy of the Law School at South Carolina State College, Alfred D. Moore III
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Reflective Judgment: Can Problem-Based Learning Approach Make a Difference?, Nicole Marie Cavanagh
Rethinking the Achievement Gap: A Wholistic Humanistic View of Student Academic Performance and Lack of Performance, Immaculata Anayo Chukwunyere
The Essence of Alternative Education: A Phenomenological STudy of the Lived Experiences of At-Risk Secondary Alternative School Students, LaTunya Glenn Means
The Influence of Academic and Social Self-Concept on College Student Withdrawal, Elizabeth Orehovec
Academic/Success Coaching: A Description of an Emerging Field in Higher Education, Claire E. Robinson
The Relationship Between the Faculty's Perception of the Principal's Instructional Leadership Behavior and Principal Personality Characteristic, W. Burke Royster Jr.
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
BIBIMBAP: Identity Construction in Korean Third Culture Kids During Higher Education, Megan I. Beard
Pioneering Women of Southern Education: A Comparative Study of Northern and Southern School Founders, Sharon Ferguson Beasley
How School Leadership Develops Parental Involvement Strategies with Social Capital in Four South Carolina Middle Schools, Anthony Neil Boatwright
Leadership Perspectives on International Education For Public School Students in South Carolina: Two Case Studies, Frederick Eugene Brown
Sea Island Cascades: An Analysis of Principals' and Teachers' Perceptions of Factors Related to The Overrepresentation of African American Males Identified as Having an Emotional Disability, Jacinta Maria Bryant
Transforming the Culture of the Stem Disciplines: A Multiple Case Study of Successful Strategies for Inclusive Excellence, Telesia Evon Davis
Gender-Specific Instructional Strategies and Student Achievement in 5th Grade Classrooms, Millicent Whitener Dickey
Leadership Practice Differences in Positive Climate Schools, Latoya Nicole Dixon
The Ugliest Part of the Job: Faculty Perceptions on Addressing Graduate Student Academic Misconduct, Kelly Ann Imbert Eifert
The Efficacy of Dual Enrollment Programs Influencing the Post-secondary Motivations and Commitments of Rural Secondary School Students, Patricia A. Ferguson
The African American Male Achievement Dilemma Through the Eyes of the African American Male Superintendent, J.R. Falor Green
An Analysis of Erickson's Concept of School Legitimacy In Relationship to School Success and Failure, Michael Griggs
Determining the Change Styles Preferences of Principals in South Carolina's Secondary Schools with a Background in the Fine Arts, Sterling Bernard Harris
Intensive Dual Enrollment: Early Credits or Empty Promises, Brian J. Modarelli
Virtual High Schools Versus Brick and Mortar High Schools: An Analysis of Graduation Rates for Low Socio-Economic Students in South Carolina, Alice Denise Montgomery
A Legal Analysis of Court Cases and Administrative Investigations Related to Violations of the Clery Act: Getting Good from the Bad and the Ugly, Tiffany Nichole Richardson
A Study of the Preparation and Retention of Work-Based Certified Career and Technical Education Teachers in South Carolina, Sherry Rivers
Principal Longevity, Leadership Behaviors, and Student Academic Achievement, Jennifer McLeod Swearingen
EXPLORING THE VALIDITY OF ESTABLISHED LESBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL STAGE MODELS OF SEXUAL IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT: A GROUNDED THEORY STUDY OF WOMEN AND ETHNIC MINORITY MEN., Omar Ali Shabaaz Troutman
A Correlation Study of Leadership Indicators and Literacy Outcomes: Examining a State Adopted Leadership Assessment Model, Abigail DeAnn Woods
A Study of the Relationship Between Public K-8 and Middle Schools and Student Achievement in One South Carolina School District, Marc Gardner Zachary
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Principal Leadership and School Culture with a School-Wide Implementation of Professional Crisis Management: A Redemptive vs. Punitive Model, Mark Thomas Adams
Perceptions of Elementary School Principals: Turning High Poverty Elementary Schools In South Carolina Into High-Performing Elementary Schools, Katie Wall Barber
The Relationship of Principal Conflict Management Style and School Climate, Miriam Miley Boucher
The Glass Cliff: An Examination of the Female Superintendency In South Carolina, Blanche Boyd Bowles
The Financial Nexus of College Choice and Persistence At For-Profit Institutions, Benjamin James Bryan
Generational Differences In Motivation to Attend College, John Michael Cote
Teacher Silence In South Carolina Public Schools, Daniel Crockett
An Examination of Significant Factors Distinguishing Successful, On-Time High School Graduation Rates Among Black Males at a Large South Carolina High School, Sherry Mitchell Eppelsheimer
An Analysis of the Current Use and Future Intentions to Use Mobile Learning Strategies Among Full-Time Community College Faculty, Stephanie Denise Frazier
Investigating Relationships Between Academic Achievement and After School Programs in a High School Environment, Aaron Duke Fulmer
An Analysis of Achievement Between Single Gender Education and Coeducational Models in Select Middle Schools in South Carolina, Roy Lee Givins Jr
An Assessment of Instructional Coaching: Results of a Survey of Selected School Districts in South Carolina, Heather Clayton Gordon