Doctoral Dissertations
Submissions from 2013
The Effect of Georgia Ninth Grade Academies on End of Course Test Scores, Graduation Rate, and Attendance, Andrea Irvin
Middle School Teachers' Perceptions of Parental Involvement in Title I vs. Non-Title I Schools, Carla Jackman
University Students Diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Hermeneutical Phenomenological Study of Challenges and Successes, Vickie Johnston
An Examination of the Effects of Intrusive Advising and Support Services on Academically At-Risk Students, Earl Jones
A Comparative Analysis of Student Engagement between Community College Students, Linda Jordan
A Comparison of Christian School and Public School Geometry Teachers Concerning the Beliefs of Practices and Teaching Proofs, Benjamin Lane
Factors That Contribute to Burnout Among Elementary School Counselors, Yesenia Lopez
Mentoring: A Grounded Theory Study Examining How the Relationship Between the Mentor and Mentee Becomes Mutually Beneficial, David Martin
Comparing Types of Student Placement and the Effect on Achievement for Students with Disabilities, Patricia Mason
Bullying Prevalence in Mississippi: A Comparison of Urban and Rural Schools, Valarie McCaskill
The Effects of Collaborative Strategic Reading on Informational Text Comprehension and Metacognitive Awareness of Fifth Grade Students, Margaret McCown
A Phenomenological Approach to the Use of Praise in the Upper Elementary Classroom, Kristen McGuire
Accelerated Reader and Its Effects on Fifth-Grade Students' Reading Comprehension, Jan Nichols
A Phenomenological Investigation into the Self-Efficacy Beliefs Of Teachers Who Have Persisted in The Teaching Profession, Shana Market Norton
Using Shared Leadership to Achieve School Improvement Goals: A Qualitative Study of One High School's Journey, Leigh Putman
The Impact of the Read 180 Program on Response to Intervention, Kimberly Roshell Rakestraw
Nuestra Voz: A Critical Ethnographic Study of Latina School Leaders, Angelica Ramsey
Online Attrition at a Community College in Rural Appalachia: A Phenomenological Approach, Victoria Sue Ratliff
Homeschool Participation in Public School Extracurricular Activities in Tennessee: A Case Study, Elizabeth Rockholt
An Analysis of the Correlation between the Christian Education Context of the Local Church and the Biblical Worldview of High School Students, David Scott Rutledge
Personality and Science Training As Predictors of Science Teaching Efficacy Beliefs, Holly Saint
Characteristics of the Effective Online Teaching Faculty: Perspectives of Online University Administrators, Dina Samora
Learner-Centered Instructors' Beliefs About Adult Learning: A Phenomenological Study, Sarah Scherling
Impact of Leveled Reading Books on the Fluency and Comprehension Levels of First Grade Students, Melissa Seals
A Logistic Regression Analysis of Student Experience Factors for the Enhancement of Developmental Post-Secondary Retention Initiatives, Michael Shenkle
Effect of Computer-aided Instruction on Attitude and Achievement of Fifth Grade Math Students, Traci Shoemaker
Examining Coping Strategies of Young Girls Victimized by Relational Aggression: A Phenomenological Study, Dana Simmons
First Grade Teacher Perceptions of a Character Education Program, Gina Skinner
Classroom Management Strategies: The Impact on Student Achievement, Hope Sowell
A Phenomenology of Teacher and Parent Perceptions of the Characteristics of Effective Schools: Working Toward a Shared Vision, William Sroufe
Exploring the Relationship between Cultural Intelligence, Transformational Leadership, and Burnout in Doctorate of Education Students, D. Michelle Stokes
The Lived Experiences of Native Louisiana French Speakers Entering English-Only Elementary Schools in Lower Bayou Lafourche, JoLynda H. Strandberg
Examining the Relationship Between Information Obtained at Kindergarten Registration and Reading Comprehension Six Years Later, Paige Swartz
Effects of Self-Regulatory Status and Practice Type on Student Performance in the Mobile Learning Environment, Jeremy Tutty
Mathematics Interventions: A Correlational Study of the Relationship between Level of Implementation of the Accelerated Math Program and Student Achievement, Deborah Walker Driesel
Comparing Traditional Period and Semester Block in High School Mathematics: Effect on Algebra I End-of-Course Assessment, Chad Wallace
Ethics Readiness: An Analysis of Community College Students' Moral Sensitivity Scores, Julie Wallace
Can Preservice Teachers be Taught to Become Reflective Thinkers During Their First Internship Experience?, Stephanie Weber
Lutheran Adolescent Spiritual Development: The Effect of School Attendance on Spiritual Transformation Inventory Test Scores, Michael Weider
The Effect of Online Collaborative Learning on Middle School Student Science Literacy and Sense of Community, Jillian Wendt
Teacher Self-Efficacy: Common Core State Standards Within a 21st Century Skills Framework, John Wilborn
The Harmonic Implications of the Non-Harmonic Tones in the Four-Part Chorales of Johann Sebastian Bach, Timothy Willingham
Understanding Teachers' Perceptions of Academic Coaching Quality in an On-Site Professional Development Program, Phillip Wood
The Relation Between High School Teacher Sense of Teaching Efficacy and Self-Reported Attitudes Toward the Inclusive Classroom Settings, Heather Wright
A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Study of Non-Completers in Online Doctor of Education Programs, Bernadette Wyman
Submissions from 2012
The Impact of Classroom Performance System-Based Instruction with Peer Instruction upon Student Achievement and Motivation in Eighth Grade Math Students, Tracy Hunter Allison
The Effectiveness of School-Wide Positive Behavior Programs in Georgia Middle Schools, Kristy Rutland Arnold
A Phenomenology of Academic Support in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Homes of At-Risk Students, David Barber
Teacher Empowerment in the Implementation of Response to Intervention: A Case Study, Evie Taff Barge
School Board Members and the Underrepresentation of Women in the Superintendency: A Case Study, Cherri S. Barker
An Investigation of English Learners' Acquisition of Academic Language to Obtain Reading Comprehension Skills, Mishka Barnes
What Do Middle School Boys Read? An Observation of Middle School Boys' Reading Choices, Sheilah Cooper Barnett
The Impact of Race and Education on Gifted Students of Color: A Case Study of High School Gifted Students of Color, Rouel Cornejo Belleza
Perceived Factors Influencing the Retention Rate of Native American College Students: A Case Study, Tamara Louise Bergstrom
The Relationship Between Principal Turnover and Student Achievement in Reading/English Language Arts and Math Grades Six Through Eight, Darren Berrong
Single-Sex Education Versus Coeducation in North Georgia Public Middle Schools, Catherine Blake
Correlation Between Academy of Reading and Georgia End of Course Test, Barry Brazelton
Effect of Music Integrated Instruction on First Graders' Reading Fluency, Kerry Bryant
Examining Factors That Predict School Psychologists' Perceptions of the Response to Intervention Process, Terry Bullock
Comparison of Pass Assessment Scores in Single-Gender and Heterogeneous Middle Schools in South Carolina, Patricia Canada
Determining if Instructional Delivery Model Differences Exist in Remedial English, LaTanya Carter
The Impact of Teacher Attitudes and Perceptions of Direct Instruction on Student Achievement in Reading, Sharon Collum
Success Factors Identified by Academically Successful African-American Students of Poverty, Meredith Cooler
The Correlation between the Three Reading Fluency Subskills and Reading Comprehension in At-Risk Adolescent Readers, Craig Courbron
The Correlation of the Perceived Leadership Style of Middle School Principals to Teacher Job Satisfaction and Efficacy, Jack Dale Jr.
Using Eighth Grade Georgia Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests to Predict Student Achievement on the Georgia End of Course Tests, Janice Darnell
The Effects of Technology Instruction on the Academic Achievement of Fifth Grade Students, Karen Davis
Exploring Relationships Among Teaching Styles, Teachers' Perceptions of their Self-Efficacy and Students' Mathematics Achievement, Christi Davis-Langston
Assessing Intrinsic Values of a Lecture-Free High School Science Education for Collegiate Science Work: A Case Study, Christopher Dorais
A Phenomenological Investigation of Male At-Risk Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Grade Students' Perceptions Toward Reading, Jason Douma
Rhode Island School Terrorist Attack Preparedness, Michael Dube
Exploring Hispanic Teenage Pregnancy and School Resiliency: A Hermeneutic Phenomenology Study, Olga Estrada
Factors Influencing Teachers' Technology Self-Efficacy: A Case Study, Amy Farah
Mentoring Programs: Key Differences in Support for Beginning Teachers, Virginia Fick
An Examination of Newbery Medal Books From the 1920s Through the 2000s: Biblical Perspective, Kimberly Fleming
The Effects of the Family on Student Achievement: A Comparative Study of Traditional Nontraditional Families, Melinda Fonteboa
Gifted Hispanic Identity: Exploring Relationships Among Resilience, Goals and Academic Orientation, Matthew Forrester
Augustinian Philosophy: Between Critical Pedagogy and Neo-Scholasticism, Emad Francis
A Phenomenology of Nonparticipation in Extracurricular Activities by Hispanic Middle School Students, Janelle Garner