Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Evidence-Based Practices and Teacher Practice, Deanna Mozingo Parish
Early Career Education Faculty Perceptions of Assessment and Accreditation: A Look Into Individual Needs and Earlier Involvement, Lisa M. Peterson
Using Visual Arts to Teach Beginning Literacy Skills, Stacy Phaxaysithideth
Meaningful and Interactive Learning Experiences Provided Through a Learning Management System: An Action Research Study in Ninth Grade Advanced Placement Human Geography, Daniel Robert Plonski
The Devil and Tom Robot: The Use of Robotics to Impact Empathy in Secondary Students of American Literature, Susan K. Porter-Voss
“We Make a Life by What We Give”: The Impact of a High School Mentoring Program on the Perceptions and Academic Achievement of Black Males, Brandon R. Ross
A Descriptive Analysis of an Instructional Coaching Process and Its Impact on Student Reading Learning Outcomes, Frederico Leon Rowe
A Problem-Based Learning Approach to Civics Education: Exploring Citizenship Through Authentic Scenarios in a Middle School Civics Classroom, Rebekah Meri Rowland
Transforming Instructors’ Resistance to Change Mindset Using Eti-Based Content Sequence of the First Courses in Financial Accounting Reform Initiative, Mujtahid Subagyo
The Impact of an Interactive Simulation Program on English Language Learner Achievement in a Middle School Science Classroom, Scott Sutherland
A Finding Place: Social Justice Poetry Toward Empathy in the Secondary English Language Arts Classroom, Patricia Vicino
Investigating Lack of Black Students Enrolled in Advanced High School Classes: Choices and Vision, Diane Marie Vrobel
Exploring African American Girlhood Perceptions and Experiences of Self Esteem, Monica Wade
Assessing the Impact of Online Homework on 8th Grade Students’ Mathematical Proficiency and Perceptions: An Action Research Study, Chad Williams
There’s Action in Silence: An Action Research Study on the Impacts of Diverse Narratives in an Advanced Placement United States Government Class, Ashley Kristen Wright
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
The Effects of a Dialogic Pedagogy in a Hybrid Advanced Placement Environmental Science Course on Students’ Learning Experience, Blake Alspach
The Role of the School-Based Speech-Language Pathologist In The Identification, Assessment, and Remediation of Dyslexia In Secondary Students, Lisa Marie Alves
The Impact of Interactive Journaling on Seventh-Grade Students’ Writing Self-Efficacy, Writing Performance, And Attitudes Towards Writing, Nicholle Morgan Arman
How Can Equity-Focused Inquiry Uncover the Causes for the Opportunity Gaps Our Students of Color Experience?, Stephanie Becks
School Psychologists’ Involvement in Transition Programming, Valerie Bell
Let’s Talk About It: Bridging the Gap Between Diverse Students and Their White Teachers, Beth DeAn Boring Shoff
Benefits of Video Feedback on Low Performing Female Cadets in Physical Education: An Action Research Study, John Borman
Creating Crescent: Using Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) And Public Media to Promote Epistemic Agency Among Black Girls in South Carolina, Salandra Bowman
ClassDojo and the Effects of Gamification on Student Engagement Within the Third-Grade Art Classroom: An Action Research Study, Amanda Wrenn Brown
Secondary Administrators’ Perspectives on their Involvement in and Barriers to Supporting Secondary Transition Programs for Students with Disabilities, Dottie H. Brown
Middle and High School Experiences That Lead First-Generation College Students to Select a Stem Major, James A. Byrum
Exploring Students’ Cosmopolitan Perspectives in an Undergraduate, Intermediate Spanish-Language Class, Erin Carlson
The Motivational Impact of a Digital Student Response Tool During Text-Dependent Writing Instruction in a Concurrent Middle School Classroom, Lisa Marie Cobb
Impact of Flipped Learning on High School Students’ Motivation, Cognitive Load, and Perceptions of Flipped Approach for Learning Science, Lucas Charles Conner
Planning and Teaching for Student Learning in Mathematics: How Graduate Student Instructors Develop and Implement Instruction, Jennifer S. Crooks-Monastra
“Hey, I’ve Got This Kid”: A Study of Multimodal Semiotics in Adapted Physical Education Strategies, Nancy Morrow Crowe
When the Learning Environment Becomes E-Learning: A Narrative Inquiry Into High School Honors Students’ Motivation, Tyesha L. Deas
The Impact of Reading Intervention Supports on Adolescent Reader Identity, Erin Christine Doty
How Do Adults Who Are Blind Desribe Their Quality of Life?, Loreta Dylgjeri
Professional Development Workshops on Culturally Relevant Pedagogy (CRP) And Its Impact on the Pedagogical Awareness Level of Educators at ABC Middle School, Scott Napier Floyd
Using Blended Learning and Writing Conferences to Develop High Schoolers’ Writing Skills and Self-Regulated Learning, Ashley Nicole Galloway-Speight
Mix It Up: Blended Collaborative Professional Development to Impact High School Teacher Efficacy, Briana Ghan
Factors to Integrate Technology for Student Collaboration in the Elementary School: An Action Research Study, Lisa Roseanne Goldey
The Impact of a Professional Learning Community (PLC) On 10 Early Career Teachers Who Seek to Understand the Meaning and Practice of Teacher Leadership, Laura Alsbrooks Goldzung
Thinking Like an Historian: Improving Engagement Through Project-Based Learning in a United States History Classroom, George Gray
Student’s Perspectives of Chronic Absenteeism in a Suburban High School, Herbert Allen Gray
A Mixed-Methods Investigation into the Factors Impacting Middle School Academic Motivation, Paul Ambrose Hammond IV
The Impacts of an Online Planning Tool on Online Co-teaching Practices During a Pandemic, Jeffrey Todd Harrell
Student Perceptions of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and The Impact on Teacher-Student Relationships, Robert Louis Harris
Student Perceptions of Their Engagement With Online Writing as Influenced by Their Teacher’s Presence at a Virtual High School: A Mixed Methods Study, Adrienne Harvie
Impact of Student-Led Discussions on Student Engagement and Involvement, Samantha Hefel
Exploring Adult Basic Education Student Satisfaction: Influencing Factors and Programmatic Responses, Carol Current Hill
Stemming the Tide of Teacher Turnover: Supporting New Teachers Through a Comprehensive Cohort Model Induction Program, Shannon Bagwell Holmes
Teacher Efficacy in Implementing Social and Emotional Learning: A Convergent Mixed Methods Study, Wendy Barr Holmes
The Tale of Two Pandemics: Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in A Blended Learning Environment Amidst COVID-19 and Racism Pandemics, Kayla Hostetler
Exploring the Relationships Between White Teachers and Black Students: A Qualitative Study on the Impact That Culturally Relevant Pedagogy and Positive Relationships Can Have On Student Success, Lindsay Johnson-Hansen
Scaffolding Teacher Candidates in Developing Discourse and Acquiring Praxis, Laura Potuto Kaufmann
Use and Analysis of 5E Inquiry Activities in Online General Chemistry Courses, John Ray Kiser
The Effects of Holistic Grief Counseling Training On Master’s Level Counseling Students’ Grief and Loss Counseling Competency, Kathryn Paige Linich
Formation of a Professional Learning Community to Promote Metacognitive Teaching: An Action Research Study, Margaret Gregg Long
Helping High School Students Succeed Academically by Meeting Their More Basic Needs, Karen Eyler Martin
A Conceptual Analysis of the Mand and Its Relevance To Acquisition, Meka N. McCammon
Elementary School Counselors Experiences Working With Students With Emotional/Behavioral Disorders: A Qualitative Dissertation, Esther Diane McCartney
Destabilizing the Ivory Tower: An Autoethnography, Chelsea McFadden
Virtual Interactive Notebooking With Gifted Learners in an Inquiry-Based Social Studies Classroom: A Mixed-Methods Action Research Study on Higher-Order Thinking and Student Motivation, Brandy Cooper Meyers
Individualized E-book Experiences: Personalized Reading Plans’ Impact on First-Grade Students’ Reading Motivation And Engagement, Hannah Brunson Miles
Ready or Not for K5: A Study on Early Childhood Interventions Within Special Education and General Education Setting, Paulette Mizzell
Inquiry-Based Teaching in a Secondary English Classroom, Jennifer L. Norman
A Unified Approach to Estimating the Intraclass Correlation Coefficient and Its Bias: An Exploratory Study, Kelvin Terrell Pompey
Disrupting the Wise Monkey Approach to Principal Preparation, Ryan Pool
The Impact of Virtual Field Trip Programs on Elementary Students’ Interest in Science Domains and STEM Fields, Jasmin Roberts Poor
Against All Odds: Understanding African American Males’ Perspectives on the Path to Graduation at an Alternative School, Devin Randolph
Differentiated Experiential Learning Through Play as Supplemental Support for Prekindergarten Students, Charles S. Reed
Building Community Among International Students Through Purposeful Selection of Fictional Literature, Michael Robert
Supporting the African American Prekindergarten Student Through Standard Academic English Instruction, Trent Gibson Rogerson
Influential Factors of School Culture on Teacher Self-Efficacy and Motivation: An Ethnographic Case Study, Katrina Washington Rouse
Practitioner Inquiry: Supporting Teachers During a National Pandemic, Carol Brooke Scott
Investigating Technology Integration in a Technology Driven School: A Descriptive Research Study on Skill, Self-Efficacy, Barriers, and Integration Practices, Kela L. Sharpton
Fostering Self-Determination Skills Among High Schools Students With Disabilites in an Online Environment, Laura Simmons
It Takes One to Know One: Authentic Learning and Multiple Literacies in a 100 Level, Technical Writing Classroom, Matthew Sterner-Neely
Shattering the Glass Slipper: An Investigation Into Nontraditional Gender Roles and Norms in the Elementary Classroom, Sara McLean Suber
The Impact of PLCS on Teacher Self-Efficacy, Paula Lynn Taylor
Using Graphic Organizers and Spreadsheets to Increase Quantitative Literacy Skills in High School History Students, Bruce Alexander Thames
The Implementation of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy And Socratic Seminar: The Effect on African American Students’ Reading and Their Critical Thinking, Amy Christina Waddell
The Impact of Prioritization of Independent Reading on Male, Struggling Adolescent Readers’ Engagement, Motivation, And Achievement, Meagan Wagner
#BlackFemaleTeachersMatter: The Experiences of Three African American Female Teachers Who Left the Classroom During Their Induction Years, Ashlye Victoria Wilkerson
The Impact of Self-Regulated Learning Interventions on Acting Skills and Self-Regulated Learning, Jessica Perry Williams
The Implementation and Impact of the Leveled Literacy Intervention System on Middle School Students in Special Education, Krystin McCormick Williams
A Case Study Exploring Student Engagement With Technology As Measured by the ARCS and SAMR Models, Kyle Ashley Wilson
An Action Based Approach to Analyze Factors That Impact Academic Major and Career Choice of Low-Income First-Generation College Students, James Kerry Winfield
The Impact of Collective Efficacy and Collective Inquiry on Closing the Achievement Gap, Anne Marie Yarborough