Doctoral Dissertations
Submissions from 2021
Students' Evangelical Worldview in Public High School Content Areas: A Phenomenological Analysis, Russell Allen
Educators' Perspectives of the Benefits and Barriers of Cross-level Teaching: A Collective Case Study, Lela Kristina Andrews
Secondary Content Teachers' Perceptions of Instructing English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Students: A Phenomenological Study, Wendy Lane Bailey
A Transcendental Phenomenological Study of the Motivations of Minority Police Recruits Participating in an Entrance-Level Police Academy, Jennifer A. Beskid
Proximity Search Techniques to Reduce Cognitive Load: A Case Study, Donald G. Campbell
Surviving or Thriving? A Phenomenological Study of the Well-Being of Experienced Special Education Teachers, Katherine Beth Carpenter-Ware
A Phenomenological Study of the Lived and Professional Experiences of African American Male Instructors: Functions of the Practices of School Systems, Thomas DeWayne Cash
A Phenomenological Study of How Black South African University Students Experience Cultural Identity in an English-medium Instruction Context, Arthur Kent Cason
The Relationship between Physical Fitness and Academic Performance in College Club Sports Students, Jonathan Chung
An Investigation of Teachers' Descriptions, Understandings, and Perceptions of Intervention and Prevention Tactics Addressing Students with Disabilities: A Collective Case Study, Will Lela Combs-Jones
A Phenomenological Study of the Factors that Motivate Black Students' Enrollment in Advanced Placement Courses, Konova Letrice Cornelius
Work-Life Balance: A Transcendental Phenomenological Study on Female Assistant Principals' Approaches, Felicia Daniels-Colbert
A Phenomenological Study Examining the Challenges and Strategies of Students Who Are Parents in the Higher Education Setting, Amy Joelle DeWitt
How Integration of Single-Pilot Operations Impacts Aviation Education at a Major Aeronautical University: An Embedded Single Case Study, Jorge Luis Diaz Albelo
High School Teachers' Perceptions of Student Cell Phone Use in the Classroom: A Case Study, Summer Dawn DuPont
A Collective Case Study of Middle School Teachers' Experiences Using Chromebooks Instead of Textbooks in the Classroom, Holly Diane Eimer
Improving Students' K-PREP Reading Scores by Investigating the Reading Culture at Harrison Independent School, Rebecca Anne Grace
An Applied Research Study on Improving Parental Involvement at a School in Southeastern North Carolina, Jacqueline Susan Hahn
A Case Study of the Perspectives of Black Children's Parents Regarding Their Role in Addressing the Achievement Gap, Jennifer Lona Harris
Prevalence of Cyberbullying among Traditional Undergraduate Students Attending Faith-Based Universities: A Causal-Comparative Study, Susan Alice Hayes-McElroy
Teacher Attitudes Toward Personalized Learning Plans, Micah R. Hayre
A Predictive Correlation Study Examining Persistence In A Virginia Community College Based On Veteran Status, Demographics, And Completion of Developmental Coursework, Takesha A. Holt-McMiller
Identifying Teacher and Parental Communication Methods That Could Impact Elementary School Educational Outcomes, Erin Kathleen Hughes
Continuous Enrollment Experiences of Nontraditional Career and Technical Education Students at the Community College, NaTunya Johnson
A Phenomenological Study: The Experiences of Homeschool Students Who Persisted in College at a Faith-Based Institution, Venda Kaye Johnson
Sergeants Major Course Instructor Self-Efficacy Across the Departments at the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy, Anson Cordell Jordan Sr
A Predictive Correlation Study Examining Attrition Among NCAA DIII Student-Athletes Based on Roster Gender, Sport-Type, and Sport-Attrition, Rebecca Jean Kayda
Differences in Integration and Persistence between Black Males and Their Peers at Predominately White Christian Institutions, Dion Edward Leonard
An Applied Study Examining Inclusion Models in an All-Girls Rhode Island Catholic High School, Shannon McMahon
English Proficiency as a Predictor of ACT Scores: A Predictive Correlational Study, Kimberly Hensley Nye
The Improvement of Educational Technology Integration at a Low Socioeconomic Urban High School, Josiah John Phillips
The Effect of Training upon Faculty Stages of Concern about Making Color Vision Deficiency Adaptations, Marlena H. Pinner
A Case Study: The Servant Called to Lead as Head of School of a PK-12 Private Faith-Based School in North Central Florida, Renee' Pleasant
Elementary Educators' Self-Efficacy, Curiosity, Learning Attainment, Experience, and The Number of Neuromythic Beliefs: A Correlational Study, Angela RaNae Posey
A Causal Comparative Study of Burnout Among Public and Charter Elementary School Teachers in North Carolina, Kaleatha Roberts
Early Learning Teacher Collaboration and Classroom Transitions: A Qualitative Case Study, Danielle Christine Robertson
Local Government School Funding and Student Achievement in Virginia School Divisions: A Correlational Research Design, Stanley Lee Schoppe Jr
A Collective Case Study of Factors That Promote Academic Motivation Among High-Performing, Economically Disadvantaged Middle School Students, Gregory M. Shields Jr
Mission to Persist: A Phenomenological Study of the Academic and Social Experiences of Active Duty Military Students at a Virginia Community College, La Toya Nicole Sivells
Practitioner Perception of the Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices in the Special Education Classroom: A Case Study, Jolene G. Swezey
A Phenomenological Study on Teacher Perceptions of The Influence of Governance on Teacher Retention in Ugandan Private Primary Christian Schools, Jomo Zizwe Morani Thomas II
A Phenomenological Study of Instructors’ Experiences with Receiving and Utilizing Student Feedback in Online Course, Stanley T. Triplett
The Influence of Building Positive Student-Teacher Relationships on Classroom Management in a South Carolina High School: A Phenomenological Study, Amanda L. Vipperman
Hope as a Mediator between Professor-Student Rapport and Student Achievement, Analisa Marie Wellington
Predictive Effects of Physician Assistant Students' Pre-Admission Direct Patient Contact Hours on Performance in Supervised Clinical Practice Experiences, Gerald Robert Weniger
Hispanic First-Generation College Student Perceptions of University Support Programs, Katelynn Elizabeth Wheeler
The Intersection of Personal and Professional Stress in the Lives of Public Middle School Teachers: A Qualitative Case Study, Bridgette Leah Wicke
Submissions from 2020
Improving Support for Non-Japanese Students Bullied in Japan's Elementary Schools, Corey Joseph Algood
The Right Mix: A Single Case Study into a Blended Learning Program at Tobrikay Corporation, Angela Marie Andrews
Attitudes of Health Profession Faculty Involved in a Simulation-Based Interprofessional Education Experience, Shannon Ashe
A Nested-Case Study Investigating Distributed Leadership at the Middle School Level, Darrell M. Ashworth
Assistant Principals’ Leadership and Perceptions of Their Roles: A Qualitative Case Study, Pheneik Baskett
A Transcendental Phenomenological Study of Faculty Use of Universal Design for Learning That Includes Multiple Means of Expression While Teaching Online General Education Courses at a Technical College, Monique Stephaun Baucham
The Effects of a School-Based Physical Education Course on Seventh Grade Academic Achievement, Gregory Allen Beasley
The Effects of Enrollment In Remedial Classes on Students’ High School Graduation Rates, Amy Paulson Bennett
The Dual Enrollment Challenges of First-Generation Appalachian College Students: A Holistic Single-Case Study, Cecil Todd Bennett
A Multisite Case Study of High-Performing Charter School Boards in Florida, Kristine Lynn Bennett
The Relationship Between the Average Number of Principal Walkthroughs and School Accountability Grade of Florida High Schools, Robert Leslie Bennett
The Impact of Racial Segregation on School Performance in Charter Schools, Billie Wright Berry
The Relationship Between Music Performance Anxiety and Self-Efficacy in Sixth to Eighth Grade Instrumental Students, Brian Bersh
A Qualitative Study of Elementary Teachers' Perspectives of Professional Learning Communities, Chanel Lee Bess
Improving Student Attendance in Two Rural Mississippi Elementary Schools, Angela A. Bonner
Class Standing and Student Perceptions of Safety in Christian Higher Education: A Causal-Comparative Study, Bradley Carlton Bowen
The Impact of High Stakes Assessments on Self-Competence, Autonomy, and Perseverance for Educators in Rural Middle Tennessee: A Transcendental Phenomenological Study, Lucas Charles Bowling
The Perceptions of Educators Concerning Self-Efficacy While Working in an Involuntary Enrollment Alternative School, Shaundeidra Bradford
Improving Students' Scores on the Maine Educational Assessment for Science, Suzanna M. Brawn
The Relationship between Entrance Age and Academic Achievement in Literacy Skills for Kindergarten Students in a Rural School, Rebecca Ann Brower
A Phenomenological Study of the Use of Humor as a Teaching Tool by Middle and High School Teachers, Chad Michael Brown
What Works? A Collective Case Study of Effective Collaborative Practices in Elementary and Middle School Inclusion Classrooms in Southwest Virginia, Shellie Denise Brown
High School Education Professionals' Explanations of the Impacts of Military Stress on Military Dependent Students' Development, William John Buchleitner IV
Aliteracy to Literacy: An Applied Research Study to Solve Elementary Readers' Aliteracy Problems, Brian Kirk Buis
The Relationship between Academic Growth Percentiles And Student Perceptions Of School Climate among Sixth Grade Students, Charles Heath Burch
The Effect of Teacher-Team Generated Formative Assessments on Student Writing Achievement Test Levels, Justin Michael Calhoun
A Comparison of Perspectives of Special and Regular Education Teachers on Inclusive Education, Bryanan Stefanie Salita Callicutt
Low Job Satisfaction as a Lived Experience for Veteran Middle School Teachers in Rural Tennessee: A Phenomenological Study, Shayla Carew
Students’ Experiences of College Professor Communication in Online Instruction: A Transcendental Phenomenological Study, William E. Carpenter
New Teacher Induction in the Age of Social Media: A Phenomenological Study of Teachers in Their Second and Third Year in the Classroom, Loretta Ann Carter
Relationship of Hispanic Students' School Absenteeism to Mathematics Achievement and Interest in STEM Careers, Rolando Casado
The Effects of Data-Driven Instructional Leadership on Student Achievement, Hayward Mark Chandler
A Collective Case Study Understanding the Barriers to College Access Facing Low-Income African American Male High School Graduates, Emmanuel Schuller Cherilien
A Phenomenology of Teachers' Experiences Using One-to-One Technology in Rural North Carolina Middle Schools, Louise Marie Cline-Caulder
Student Disengagement in a Low Socioeconomic Elementary School: Applied Research, Dawn Michele Cobb-Fossnes
Understanding What Contributes to the Persistence of Teachers in Urban, Non-Fully Accredited Schools: A Phenomenological Study, Heather Marie Cobbs
A Transcendental Phenomenological Description of Experiences of Graduates of Alternative High Schools Using an Exclusively Online Curriculum in North Carolina, Courtland Dwayne Coffer
A Social-Emotional Framework Aligned to Common Core State Standards: Applied Social Research, Lisa A. Colapietro
A Comparison of the Efficacy and Beliefs of Middle School Math Teachers and Science Teachers Towards STEM Education, Kenneth Lamar Deal Jr
The Effects of Rotational Blended Learning on Course Grades in High School Credit Recovery Math I and English I Courses, Jarrod S. Dennis
A Case Study Exploring the Self-Disclosure Experiences of Students with Psychiatric Impairments in an Online University Setting, Marcie Anne Dimač
A Phenomenological Study of North Carolina Elementary Teachers' Lived Experiences with Google Classroom Integration, Hilary Elizabeth Dodson
Self-efficacy Score Differences between Supported, Unsupported, Departmentalized and Non-departmentalized Classical Christian Elementary Mathematics Teachers, Cristina Marie Dube
Burnout in College Resident Assistants: Indicators of Emotional Exhaustion, Depersonalization, and Personal Accomplishment, Dustin Robert DuBose
Navigating the Personal and Professional Practices of Social Media in Higher Education: A Phenomenological Investigation, John Ryan Dunne
A Correlational Study of Hispanic High School English Language Learners' English Proficiency and Mathematical Resilience, Jettie Ann Dush
The Intersection of Job Satisfaction, Job Dissatisfaction, and Motivation of Instructional Designers in Online Higher Education: A Transcendental Phenomenological Study, Laura Elaine Dykstra
The Predictive Relationship Between School Climate and Self-Perceived Stress Levels Among Fourth- and Fifth-Grade Teachers, Andrea Wood Eason
Impact of Concept-Based Mathematics Instructional Strategies on Seventh Grade Student Achievement, Katherine Annette Lawley Ellsworth
The Self-Efficacy of Rural Middle School Teachers Working with Families in Relation to Student Achievement, Sarah Skudin Evans
The Experiences of Sixth- through Twelfth-Grade Students Identified as Having Autism Spectrum Disorder and Classified as Academically and Intellectually Gifted: A Multiple-Case Study, Callie Sa'Dena Everett
