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Theses/Dissertations from 2024

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In the Search of Cosmopolitan Literacies: A Case of Formerly Expatriated Language Teacher, Asiye Demir

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Black MPH Internship Experiences in Racialized Organizations: Critical Counter-Narratives for a More Racially Just Public Health Workforce, Zach Jenkins

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Examining Systems to Improve Third Grade Literacy: Focus on Schools with High Poverty Index, Brenda Kelley

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Continuous Improvement of Schools: Providing Opportunities for 3rd Grade Growth Through PDSA Cycles in Professional Learning Communities, Jason Koepke

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South Carolina School District Takeover: A Critical Policy Analysis, David Osworth

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"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

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When They See Us: The Lived Experiences of Tenured Black Male Faculty at Research 1 Institutions, Quintavis Marquel Cureton

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Broken Bottles: Understanding The Relationship Between Alcohol Outlet Availability And The Proximity To Alcohol Outlets With Binge Drinking Behaviors In College Fraternity Men At Southeastern Public Universities, Jarod Alan Holt

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Outliers to the Black Experience: Perceptions of How Participation in Internships and Study Abroad Influences Black Students’ Development of Career Readiness Competencies, Erica James Lake

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Race Dynamics and Mentoring Experiences of Aspiring Black Principals, Tiwana Richardson Meggett

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Strengthening Teacher Efficacy: An Improvement Science Journey to Support Teachers Post COVID-19 School Closures, Ada Odet Sindab

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The Impact of Institutional Merit Aid on Student Enrollment and Persistence, Richard Scott Verzyl

Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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Influencing the School Leadership Pipeline: The Attributes and Readiness of Principals to Mentor Their Assistant Principals, Megan C. Carrero

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The Influence of Perceived Leadership on Teachers’ Job Satisfaction: A Comparative Study Between the United States and China, Jingtong Dou

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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

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“Forward—Upward—On!”: Black Student and Educator Experiences in the Early Years of School District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties, Charles A. Holden

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Higher Calling: A Qualitative Study of the Lived Experiences of Black Women Presidents of 4-Year Colleges and Universities, Rushondra Janeé James

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For Colored Girls Who Have Experienced Institutional Racism Because the Discipline Code Is Not Enuf: Principals and Assistant Principals, School Discipline Policies, and Discipline Disparities Faced by Black Girls, LeCinda R. Jennings

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Middle School Transition: The Influence of an Academy Approach and the Role of Leadership, Kimberly Calhoun Odom

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Perceptions of Gifted Male Underperformance, Laura Bryant Palmer

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Examining the Relationship Between School Policing Behaviors and the Depressive Symptoms Experienced by Black Students, Collin Perryman

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The Salvation of the Africana Child: Via the Role of the Black Woman in Educational Leadership, Tamara S. Taylor

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Examining the Effects of a Well-Being Therapy Protocol on Sexual Minority Individuals’ Psychological Well-Being, Thomas M. Toomey

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Uniquely Persistent: Examining the Experiences of Undergraduate Students Who Attend Multiple Institutions, Susannah Waldrop

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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

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Experiences of Five Women Presidents in Higher Education: A Narrative Study, Mary Alexander

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Applying the Comprehensive Evaluation of Return-On-Talent-Investment Model (CERTi) In Higher Education, Mazen Aziz

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A Study of Prosocial Behavior, Workplace Civility, and Work Engagement Among Employees in Higher Education, Shelley Haddock Dempsey

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A Historical Analysis of U.S.-Based Study Abroad Program Providers, Chrissie Faupel

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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

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Exploring Neurocognitive Processes That Underlie Reading Performance in Children: A Foundational Study, Ayan Mitra

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The Relationship Between Enabling District Structure And Principal Self-Efficacy in South Carolina, Justin Lee Nutter

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How Do Literacy Coaches Function as Policy Actors?, Angela Vaughan

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Administrative Support: What Teachers Say They Need, Jennifer Harris Watson

Theses/Dissertations from 2020

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The Cultural Relevance of Music Education as it relates to African American Students in South Carolina, Felicia Denise Denise Myers Bulgozdy

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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

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The Impact of Culturally Relevant Coaching on the Retention of First and Second Year Teachers, Fraronda D. Green

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Pathways to Degree Completion of Female Nontraditional Students: the Role of Institutional Intervention at a Public Four-Year Research Institution, Mary Hutto Hahn

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Bridging the Transition to School: an Action Research Study, Susan Bates Hill

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Experiences of College Students in Addiction Recovery: A Critical Case Study, Dory E. Hoffman

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Examining Teachers’ Readiness to Partner With Immigrant Latinx Parents: A Comparative Case Study, Sarah Coleman Longshore

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Silent Sam and Saunders Hall: Protests and Reactions at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Brienne McDaniel

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Collegiate and Post-Undergraduate Experiences Among African American STEM Alumni at the University of South Carolina, Baindu Nallo

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Identifying the Unique Characteristics of First-Generation College Students Whose Parents Never Attended College, Reena Patel

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The Impact of a District Supported Mentoring Initiative on Reading Achievement of African American Male Students, Brooke Wray-Fisher Rowe

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Swept Away Before Learning to Swim: Social Studies Subject Area Literacy for High School Students, Aaron K. Shaw

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The Impact of Personalized Learning Strategies on Educational Growth and Achievement of Low Socioeconomic Elementary Students, Michele L. Trevino

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Program Evaluation of a Middle School Stem/Steam Program, Warren Richard Wintrode

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African American Teachers’ Perspectives on Principals’ Leadership Styles and the Influence on Teacher Morale, Ernestine Young

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African American Teachers’ Perspectives on Principals’ Leadership Styles and the Influence on Teacher Morale, Ernestine Young

Theses/Dissertations from 2019

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Secondary School Administrators' Preparation as an LEA Representative in South Carolina, Chastity B. Evans

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How Exemplary Elementary School Principals Sustain High Achievement in High-Poverty Contexts of the Rural South, Sharon Jefferies

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Soldier to Student: Understanding the Transition Experiences of Veterans From the Military to Community College, Alexander T. Jordan

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Getting to Graduation: The Journey of Low-Income Black Females in the Community College, Rosline M. Sumpter

Theses/Dissertations from 2018

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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

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The Effects of Sex and Professional Experience on Superintendent Selection Decisions by School Board Chairpersons, Patrick Jarrett

Theses/Dissertations from 2016

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Teaching Distance Education In Library Science: A Comparative Study Of Faculty Satisfaction, Teaching Effectiveness, And Support Services, David S. Adams

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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

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Principal And Teacher Perceptions Of Principal Leadership Behaviors As It Relates To Teacher Evaluative Feedback And Recognition, Tammy Joy Burnham

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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

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Reflective Judgment: Can Problem-Based Learning Approach Make a Difference?, Nicole Marie Cavanagh

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Rethinking the Achievement Gap: A Wholistic Humanistic View of Student Academic Performance and Lack of Performance, Immaculata Anayo Chukwunyere

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The Essence of Alternative Education: A Phenomenological STudy of the Lived Experiences of At-Risk Secondary Alternative School Students, LaTunya Glenn Means

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The Influence of Academic and Social Self-Concept on College Student Withdrawal, Elizabeth Orehovec

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Academic/Success Coaching: A Description of an Emerging Field in Higher Education, Claire E. Robinson

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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

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BIBIMBAP: Identity Construction in Korean Third Culture Kids During Higher Education, Megan I. Beard

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Pioneering Women of Southern Education: A Comparative Study of Northern and Southern School Founders, Sharon Ferguson Beasley

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How School Leadership Develops Parental Involvement Strategies with Social Capital in Four South Carolina Middle Schools, Anthony Neil Boatwright

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Leadership Perspectives on International Education For Public School Students in South Carolina: Two Case Studies, Frederick Eugene Brown

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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

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Transforming the Culture of the Stem Disciplines: A Multiple Case Study of Successful Strategies for Inclusive Excellence, Telesia Evon Davis

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Gender-Specific Instructional Strategies and Student Achievement in 5th Grade Classrooms, Millicent Whitener Dickey

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Leadership Practice Differences in Positive Climate Schools, Latoya Nicole Dixon

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The Ugliest Part of the Job: Faculty Perceptions on Addressing Graduate Student Academic Misconduct, Kelly Ann Imbert Eifert

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The Efficacy of Dual Enrollment Programs Influencing the Post-secondary Motivations and Commitments of Rural Secondary School Students, Patricia A. Ferguson

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The African American Male Achievement Dilemma Through the Eyes of the African American Male Superintendent, J.R. Falor Green

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An Analysis of Erickson's Concept of School Legitimacy In Relationship to School Success and Failure, Michael Griggs

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Determining the Change Styles Preferences of Principals in South Carolina's Secondary Schools with a Background in the Fine Arts, Sterling Bernard Harris

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Intensive Dual Enrollment: Early Credits or Empty Promises, Brian J. Modarelli

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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

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High School Core-Subject Instructors’ Perceptions of General Education Track Courses and the Associated Achievement Gap, Hope Reed

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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

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A Study of the Preparation and Retention of Work-Based Certified Career and Technical Education Teachers in South Carolina, Sherry Rivers

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Principal Longevity, Leadership Behaviors, and Student Academic Achievement, Jennifer McLeod Swearingen

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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

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A Correlation Study of Leadership Indicators and Literacy Outcomes: Examining a State Adopted Leadership Assessment Model, Abigail DeAnn Woods

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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

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Principal Leadership and School Culture with a School-Wide Implementation of Professional Crisis Management: A Redemptive vs. Punitive Model, Mark Thomas Adams

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Perceptions of Elementary School Principals: Turning High Poverty Elementary Schools In South Carolina Into High-Performing Elementary Schools, Katie Wall Barber

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The Relationship of Principal Conflict Management Style and School Climate, Miriam Miley Boucher

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The Glass Cliff: An Examination of the Female Superintendency In South Carolina, Blanche Boyd Bowles

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The Financial Nexus of College Choice and Persistence At For-Profit Institutions, Benjamin James Bryan

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Generational Differences In Motivation to Attend College, John Michael Cote

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Teacher Silence In South Carolina Public Schools, Daniel Crockett

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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

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An Analysis of the Current Use and Future Intentions to Use Mobile Learning Strategies Among Full-Time Community College Faculty, Stephanie Denise Frazier

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Investigating Relationships Between Academic Achievement and After School Programs in a High School Environment, Aaron Duke Fulmer

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An Analysis of Achievement Between Single Gender Education and Coeducational Models in Select Middle Schools in South Carolina, Roy Lee Givins Jr

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An Assessment of Instructional Coaching: Results of a Survey of Selected School Districts in South Carolina, Heather Clayton Gordon