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Doctoral Dissertations

Submissions from 2018 2018

Understanding Video-Reflective Practices of Veteran Teachers: A Collective Case Study, Kasey Hutchinson

Experiencing Success: A Hermeneutic Phenomenology of Successful Remedial Mathematics Students, Kyle Ireland

An Examination of the Impact of Early Intervention on High School Dropout Rates, Kenton Johnson

The Relationship between Student Teacher Performance and Social Studies Test Performance, Christopher Jones

The Effects of Social-Connectedness and Self-Esteem on the Resiliency of Homeschool Students, Nicole Jones

An Intrinsic Case Study Examining Adaptive Recreation Instructors Who Address the Needs of Athletes with Disabilities in Northwestern Colorado, Jenna Jordan

Teachers’ Perceptions of Effective Student Support Systems by Availability of Student Support Facilitators, Marsha Joyce-Tatum

The Impact of Khan Academy Math Remediation on Ninth Grade Student Achievement, Sandra Kelly

The Effect of Color Coding Exterior Letters of Words on Reading Fluency and Decoding Ability in Intermediate Students Who Read below Grade Level, Edward Kirby

Relationships between Achievement Emotions and Academic Performance in Nursing Students: A Non-Experimental Predictive Correlation Analysis, Susan Kirwan

School Administrators' Leadership Styles, Gender, and Perceived Self-Efficacy in Suburban Virginia: A Multiple Regression, Nary Esther Kitson

Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grade Teachers’ Experiences with Academic Parental Involvement at Denied-Accreditation Elementary Schools in Virginia: A Phenomenological Study, Allison Knappenberger

How Intra-District School Choice and Competition Among Schools Impacts School Leadership: A Case Study of Secondary School Principals, Chris Kohan

Quantitative Content Analysis of Virginia Doctoral Dissertations 2007-2017: Trends in Degree Types and Methodologies, Craig Krueger

A Transcendental Phenomenological Study of Novice Teachers Administrative Support Experiences in High-Poverty High-Minority Rural South Carolina Schools, Celestine LaVan

A Phenomenological Study of Educators' Perspectives of School Climate in Secondary Schools Implementing Positive Behavior Intervention and Support, Tory Lawrence

Experiences of Special Education Teachers Performing Physical Restraints Involving Students with Disabilities: A Transcendental Phenomenological Study, Stephanie Laymon

Secondary Student Experiences with Mandatory Enrollment in North Carolina Virtual Public School Courses: A Hermeneutical Phenomenological Study, Damion Lewis

A Collective Case Study to Examine Administrators' Instructional Leadership Perspective of the Role of Instructional Coaches and Teacher Librarians in California Public Schools, Melanie Ann Lewis

A Multiple Case Study of the Interagency Relationship between School Administrators and Law Enforcement Personnel in the Creation, Implementation, and Sustaining of School Emergency Management Plans, Robert Lopez

The Effects of an Online Math Intervention on the Math Anxiety Levels of Community College Students, Rita Love

A Causal Comparative Analysis of Mathematics Self-Efficacy of Face-to-Face and Online Quantitative Literacy Students, LaRonda Lowery

Effect of a Sensory Integration Intervention on Aggressive Behavior in Alternative School Elementary Students, Joshua Anthony Lutz

A Phenomenological Study of the Lived Experiences of Hispanic Females in Advanced Placement Courses in Southern California High Schools, Laura MacKenzie

How Does an International Spanish Academy (ISA) Bilingual Program Affect the Motivation for Students to Take Four Years of Spanish Classes Instead of the Customary Two Years?, Frank Madden

Community College Completion: The Predictive Relationship between Placement Scores and Graduation, Lisa Martin

Factors Influencing Special Education Teachers' Mathematics Teaching Efficacy, Owen Martin

A Causal Comparative Study of Ninth Grade Academy as an Answer to Unsuccessful Eighth Grade to Ninth Grade Transition, Ursula Dionne Martin

Teacher Factors and the Impact on Student Success in Algebra I, Kalee McMullen

Shared Advocacy: A Multiple-Case Examination of Practices Supporting Postsecondary Students with Learning and Attention Differences, Julie McNair

Perceived Leadership Style and the Adequate Yearly Progress Status of Title I Elementary Schools, Gennifer Lynn Miller

A Causal-Comparative Study on the Effects of Prekindergarten on Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) Social Foundation Scores, Sabrina Miller

The Relationship between Self-regulation and Perceived Autonomy of Psychological Well-being among Fifth Grade Christian Private School Students, Benedetto Mongiovi

A Case Study of Professional Development Activities That Foster a Biblical Worldview in K-8 Christian School Teachers, Tanya R. Mooney

Effect of Professional Development and Follow-up Support through Coaching Emails on Secondary English Teachers' Sense of Efficacy in Implementing Mentor Text Instruction, Ann-Marie Morgan

The Effect of Gender on Spatial Ability and Spatial Reasoning Among Students in Grades 2-8, Sharon W. Morris

A Phenomenological Study of College Students in Developmental Mathematics Classes Experiences with Mathematics and Computer Anxiety, Dan Murphy

The Effects of Informal Mentoring on Adjunct Faculty Job Satisfaction at an Open Enrollment University, Kevin Nanna

Attitudinal Differences towards Robotics Competitions of Male and Female Students Participating in a Southeastern State Robotics Competition, Jesse Neece

Students' Perceptions of School Connectedness at a Freshman Academy, La'Keisha Newsome

A Phenomenological Study of School Counselors' Experiences Following Student Suicide, Suzanne Lea Nichols

Differences in High-School Student Learning by Instruction Type and MBTI Personality Type, Jeffrey R. Ober

Assessing Content Mastery: Using Quasi-experimental Research to Study the Effect that Standards-based Progress Reporting to Parents May Have on Student Achievement in Science at One Georgia Middle School, Matthew Scott Odell

Understanding the Lived Experiences of University Students who Self-Identify as Cyberbullies: A Phenomenological Study, Christine Osborne

A Phenomenological Exploration of Career Progression Among Culinary School Graduates, Anthony Joseph Padavan

Middle School Student Perception and Understanding of Differentiated Instruction: A Phenomenological Study, Zoie Park

The Effect of Two-Way Immersion on Students' Attitudes Toward Education, Other Cultures, and Self-Esteem, Jonathan Pedrone

Digital Natives' Perceptions on Feeling Understood by Teachers: A Transcendental Phenomenological Study Informing 21st Century Education, Dennis D. Perez

Marching into the Future: The Relationship between Instrumental Music Class Participation and Advanced Placement English Language and Composition Test Results, Robert Alston Pettigrew

Utilizing Natural Settings to Reinforce Social Skills Instruction in Students with Disabilities, Torrey Pitchford

The Effect of Morphology Instruction on Performance Growth of Seventh-Grade Students: A Quasi-Experimental Study, Erin Kathleen Pizzo

Readiness for Blended Retirement: A Descriptive Analysis of Financial Literacy among Young American Military Members, Michael Eldon Pontiff

The Effects of Student Empowerment through Leadership on Academic Achievement in English Language Arts and Math, Nathan Poteet

The Relationship between Teacher-Assigned Course Grades and the Ohio AIR End of Course 8th Grade Science Test, Mark Potts

The Impact of Mentorship on the Motivation to Learn: A Phenomenological Study of High School African American Male Students at Risk for Failure, Godwin M. Prospere

Using Tablet Technology to Teach Secondary Content Vocabulary: A Collective Case Study, Annie R. Raney

The Relationship Between Secondary Teachers’ Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge and Technology Integration Factors, Randal Cody Raper

Predicting Enrollment Yield at a Faith-based Institution: A Correlational Study, Timothy Rees

Alternative Seating in Middle School Math: Effects on Student Motivation, Kirk Whitfield Renegar

The Relationship between Social Desirability and Teacher Efficacy among Public Schools Secondary Teachers in the United States, Douglas Scott Renfro

Kentuckian Middle School Students' Self-Efficacy and Their Participation in Physical Sports: A Correlation Study, Alissa Richards

A Phenomenological Study of Female STEM Majors Who Have Decided to Become Educators, Porcia Richardson-Spears

A Predictive Correlational Study of the Relationship between Grit and Self-Efficacy Beliefs among Pre-Service Teachers, Rosetta Riddle

How Latina/O Family Values Impact Student Persistence To College Graduation: A Multi-Case Study, Jeremiah R. Riggs

Perceptions of the Achievement Gap as Experienced Among Academically Proficient to High-achieving African American Adolescents in the Rural Southeastern United States: A Phenomenological Study, Tony Antonio Dominic Roberts

Nothing Left Unfinished: A Transcendental Phenomenology on the Persistence of Black Women in Distance Education Doctoral Programs, Sherrita Rogers

A Model of the Process African American Adolescents Use to Integrate their Bilingual Identity with their Overall Identity in a Foreign Language Immersion Environment: A Grounded Theory Study, Kim Romero

Undocumented Hispanic Students in Higher Education: A Phenomenology of Students Struggling to Obtain Educational and Career Goals, Marvin Rondon

The Impact of Teacher Motivation in Promoting Academic Achievement among African American Male Students, Erroll Royal

A Phenomenological Investigation of Homeschooling and the Social Behavior and Peer Relations of Homeschooled College Students, Angelo Salvo

Male and Female Middle School Students' Attitudes toward Science, Michelle Schpakow

A Phenomenological Study Examining the Journey of Identity Development for Internationally Adopted Adolescents in the United States, Susan Schrank

An Investigation of Assessment, Equal Opportunity, and Educational Equity in Conservative Evangelical Schools, Joseph Scifo

Standardized High School Assessments as an Indicator of Academic Preparedness in First-Year University Students, Jessica M. Scott

Employing Text Messaging as an Instructional Tool: Effects on Academic Achievement and Sense of Connectedness, Mary Sell

Comparative Analysis of Principals and Teachers' Perceptions of Working Conditions, Brandy Sermons

An Analysis of Grit Scores on First-Year Undergraduate Students' Persistence at a Large Private University, Nina Shenkle

A Comparison of High School Students Who Participate in Athletics verses Non-athletes on Seven Dimensions of Work Ethic, Roy Jonathan Shipley

The Relationship Between Perceived Sense of Community and Self-Efficacy in Special Education Teachers: A Quantitative Correlational Study, Laura Sinkonis

The Effect of Social Skills Instruction on Seventh-Grade Students Taking a Language Arts Class, Donna Smith

A Causal-Comparative Analysis of the Effect of Reading Instruction on the Reading Achievement of Third-Grade Students in Title I Elementary Schools., Hamilton Elijah Smith

The Prediction of Technology Integration in the Christian K-12 Classroom Based on Openness to Change, Technology Training, and Work beyond the Contractual Work Week, Troy Spetter

Relationships between Job Satisfaction, Gender, Marital Status, and Parental Status of PK-12 Administrators Identifying as Christian, Alanna Staton

How Public College Students Experience Biblically-Informed Literature Taught as Cultural Documents: A Transcendental Phenomenology, De'Lara Khalili Stephens

Student Transition into Kindergarten: A Case Study of the Reggio Emilia Approach, Joan Stephens

The Relationship between Teacher Pedagogy Skills, as Reported by the Network for Educator Effectiveness Teacher Evaluation System, and Eighth Grade Science Achievement Scores in Missouri, Grant Stock

A Phenomenological Study of African American College Students' Experiences with College Readiness, Rachel Strang

The Relationship Between Toddlers' and Their Primary Caregivers' Perspectives on Gender, Marc Strawderman

The Effects of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning on Sense of Connectedness, Sense of Learning, and Overall Sense of Community among High School Students Enrolled in a Marketing Course, Rebecca R. Streetman

Student Reading Practice: A Choice for Teachers, a Chance for Students, a Holistic Multiple Case Study, Laurel Sviatko

How the Leadership of a Character Development Curriculum Effects the Standardized Test Scores among 3rd Grade Students, Bonnie Sypolt

iPads in Preschools: A Collective Case Study about Tablet Technology in Subsidized Preschool Programs, Dean Tagawa

Successful Negotiations: A Phenomenological Study of the Lived Experiences of Superintendents Who Successfully Negotiate Teacher Contracts, Kelly A. Theurer

Participation in a Traditional Mentorship Program: A Multiple Case Study of Alternatively Certified Teachers, Kimberly Thompson

Christian High School Science Teachers' Perspective Transformation: The Journey from Evolution to Creation, Paul Leslie Thorpe

Investigating Predictive Factors for Online College Coursework Success Among High School Students, Kenneth Tidwell

Effect of School Level on Teacher Perceptions of SST/RTI Effectiveness (K-12), within a Northwest Georgia School System, Susan R. Tolbert

Country Road, Take Me Home: A Transcendental Phenomenological Study of Public School Personnel in Two Rural Central Virginia School Divisions and Their Perception of Homelessness and the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, Cora Peterson Tolliver

Factors That Contribute to Job Satisfaction and Teacher Retention in Title I Versus Non-Title I Elementary Schools, Janice Tolliver

Exploring the Phenomenon of Secondary Teachers Integrating the LMS Canvas in a Blended-Learning Course, Travis Towne