Theses/Dissertations from 2021
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
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Designing Vocabulary Instruction for English Language Learners in a Kindergarten Classroom, Loretta C. Ayers
“Virtually a Sisterhood” Virtual Collaboration and Its Impact on Social Connectedness Among a Group of Culturally Diverse Women, George Banks-Weston
A Narrative Inquiry Into the Lived Experiences of Early Childhood Teachers Who Implemented Garden-Based Learning, Jamison Keith Browder
101UP: Implementation of a Gamified Curriculum to Increase Self-Regulated Learning Skills and Motivation for at-Risk Students in a First-Year Experience Course— an Action Research Study, Candace Lisek Bruder
Digital Learning Environment Development: Action Research Using a Situated Coaching Model With Elementary Classroom Teachers Integrating Technology, Robert Burggraaf
An Exploratory Study of the Effects of a Technology-Based Graphic Organizer and 1:1 Chromebooks on the Persuasive Writing of Third-Grade Students, Kathy L. Caldwell
Exploring the Needs, Practices, and Attitudes Toward Technology Integration of Community College ESOL Instructors: Recommendations for Professional Development Through Action Research, Courtney Cunningham
Recognizing Art as a Semiotic Mode: Revelations of an Adolescent Mind, Catherine Elizabeth Deaton
Vicarious Posttraumatic Growth Among Helping Professionals: Factor Analysis and an Investigation of Construct Validity, Jennifer D. Deaton
An Analysis of the Impact of Interventions Provided to at-Risk, Ninth-Grade Students, Staci Dreher
A Mixed Methods Study of Student Learning Objectives (SLOS) in Evaluating Teacher Effectiveness, Xumei Fan
Learning Programming Through Robots: A Mixed-Methods Study on the Effects of Educational Robotics on Programming Comprehension and Motivation of Preservice Teachers, Alex Geoffrey Fegely
Investigating the Flipped Classroom Model in a High School Writing Course: Action Research to Impact Student Writing Skills and Engagement, Elizabeth Ann Florence
The Impact of Blended Learning Upon Mathematics Attitudes and Academic Achievement: An Action Research Study, Aronda Yvette Frazier
Bifurcated Elementary Sister-Schools: Do They Affect Student Growth During Transition Years?, Victoria Gelbert
Advising for High School Mathematics Course-Taking: Action Research Identifying and Describing Students’ Experiences, Selection Factors, Needs, and Preferences, Andrea Lynn Goodson
Addressing Unconscious Bias, Power, and Privilege to Increase Cultural Competence Skills in Healthcare Faculty: Intersecting Critical Race Theory and the Pyramid Model for Intercultural Competence, Christina B. Gunther
Lost in Transmission: The Use of Communicative Technologies to Affect Perception, Relationships, and Motivation in Adult Education, Rebekah Leigh Hannon
Measuring the Ability of a Readiness Course to Improve Online Student Success at a Two-Year Technical College, James Devin Henson
Facilitating Collaborative Group Work Among Middle School Students Through Digital Game-Based Learning: An Action Research Study to Improve Classroom Instruction, David William Hooks
Facilitating Collaborative Group Work among Middle School Students through Digital Game-based Learning: An Action Research Study to Improve Classroom Instruction, David William Hooks
Social and Emotional Learning: An Analysis of the Understandings and Needs for Teacher Professional Development in a Rural South Carolina High School, Tyler Crede Hook
The Impact of a Reading Workshop Approach in a Seventh Grade Supplemental Reading Class, Diana Koscik
I’ll Never Have to Do This After High School: Exploring Students' Perceptions of College and Career Readiness and the Effects of Eportfolios With Reflection on Transferable Skills, Julie Beatrice Kristin