Doctoral Dissertations
Submissions from 2012
Standards-Based Assessment and High Stakes Testing: Accuracy of Standards-Based Grading, Amity Hardegree
Peer Mentoring: Effects on Ninth Grade Student Achievement, Michael Hardegree
A Comparison of a Gifted Education Program Among Eighth Grade Gifted Students at a Georgia Junior High School, Jerry Clark Harden
Teachers and Hand-Held Graphing Technology: An Examination of Concerns, Edward Helton
The Effect Different Synchronous Computer Mediums Have on Distance Education Graduate Students' Sense of Community and Feelings of Loneliness, Lorene Heuvelman-Hutchinson
Self-Efficacy and Classroom Management: A Correlation Study Regarding the Factors that Influence Classroom Management, Stephanie Hicks
Effects of a Developmental Boot Camp: Improving Student Performance on a College Placement Test, Heather Hill
Interpreter Roles and Transition for Public School Students who are Deaf: A Multiple Case Study, John Hinz
The Relationship of Student Family Structure and Absence Type to Reading Achievement, James Hixson
Effects of an Afterschool Program on Elementary and Middle School Math Achievement in Georgia Schools, Connie Lynn Hobbs
Facebook as an Instructional Tool in the Secondary Classroom: A Case Study, Stephanie Hunter-Brown
Academic Excellence in Action: A Case Study of Effective Instructional Methodologies of Middle Grades Math Teachers, Nancy Hutchison
A Phenomenological Study of Motivations, Experiences and Reflections as Related to Teacher Training and Development in Tanzania, Melinda Ingiaimo
The Effects of Repeated Readings on Third Grade Students' Reading Achievement and Attitudes, Tennille Kasper-Scheriff
The Long-term Social & Emotional Outcomes of Subject-Area Acceleration on Gifted Learners, Dana King
School Change: Adolescents Transitioning from Conventional Schooling to Home-Based Online Education, Harvey Klamm
The Impact of Multimedia and Redundancy on the Efficiency of History Presentations, Adam Leach
Teachers' Perspectives and Suggestions for Improving Teacher Education to Facilitate Student Learning, Dina Linkenhoker
Comparing the Success and Experiences of Developmental Algebra I Students, Christy Lowery-Carter
The Impact of Georgia's ESOL Endorsement on Teachers' Attitudes and Secondary English Language Learners (ELLs)' Achievement, Traci McBride
An Experimental Design: Examining the Effectiveness of the Virginia Career View Program on Creating 7th Grade Student Career Self-Efficacy, Shanna McComb-Beverage
A Comparative Study of the Teaching Methods of Christian and Secular Preschools, Lloyd McDaniel
Effective Science Teaching in a High Poverty Middle School, Georgette Meyer
Relationships Between Educators' Organizational Commitment, Job Satisfaction, and Administrators' Gender, Stephanie Potter
A Heuristic Inquiry into the Stress That Home Educators Experience, Jennifer Rathmell
The Effect of School Wide Positive Behavior Support, William Royal
A Study of the Relationship between Middle School and High School Teachers' Instructional and Behavior Management Practices and Demographic Variables, Deborah Santiago
The Relationship of School Uniforms to Student Attendance, Achievement, and Discipline, Russell Edward Sowell
A Hermeneutical Phenomenological Study of the Role of New Secondary School Assistant Principals, David Stanton
Accommodations in Homeschool Settings for Children with Special Education Needs, Patricia Koelsch Stoudt
A Case Study of Factors Leading to Student Success in an Accelerated Licensed Practical Nurse to Associate Degree Nursing Program, Sherry Taylor
The Effect of Enhanced Visualization Instruction on First Grade Students' Scores on the North Carolina Standard Course Assessment, Amber Thompson
Florida Charter Schools: The Effects of Types and Socioeconomic Status on Academic Achievement, Reginald Thompson
The Differences in Reading Readiness Among Kindergartners Who Attended State And Federally Funded Pre-k in Alabama, Kelli Tucker
A Multi-Site Case Study Investigating Teacher Perspectives of Standards Based Reform and Gifted Students, Amy Valadez
A Values Comparison of Liberty University Freshmen, Steve R. Vandegriff
The Relationship Between Text Message Volume and Formal Writing Performance Among Upper Level High School Students and College Freshmen, Brian Wardyga
High School Teachers' Perceptions of Inclusion, Carmen Wiggins
The Effect of Differentiated Instruction on Standardized Assessment Performance of Students in the Middle School Mathematics Classroom, Kimberly Gail Williams
A Phenomenological Study: African-American Males in the Educational Profession, Kristopher Rashard Williams
Digital Immigrant Teacher Perceptions of Social Media as it Influences the Affective and Cognitive Development of Students: A Phenomenological Study, Robert Williams
The Effects of Single-Gender Classes on Students' Physical Fitness Test Performances and Attitudes, Zachary Wilson
Submissions from 2011
The Effects of a Remedial Math Intervention on Standardized Test Scores in Georgia Middle Schools, Chastity London Adams
Determining Factors Contributing to Graduation for Students with Learning Disabilities in Community Colleges, Crystal Perry Ange
The Effectiveness of Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning to Reduce Alternate Conceptions in Secondary Chemistry, Michelle Jones Barthlow
Helplessness to Hope: Cultural Transformations for the Maasai Girl-Child, Kelly Suzanne Bingham
Perceptions of High School Minority Students and High School Teachers Regarding Racism: A Phenomenological Study, Paige Shiver Boomer
The Effects of Effort-Based and Ability-Based Reinforcement Cues on Student Perseverance, Rory Allen Boone
Experiences of Looping for Students with Learning Disabilities: A Phenomenological Case Study, Laura C. Brown
Georgia High-stakes Testing: The Correlation between Eighth Grade and Ninth Grade Achievement, Venita Lee Bruton
A Correlational Study Examining the Institutional and Faculty Characteristics of ACSI Schools that Produced National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists in 2010, Christopher Adam Clagg
Curriculum Team Leaders: Individual Perspectives Toward Instructional Supervision, Michael Keith Conley
The Role of Appreciation in Higher Education: The Experience of Online Faculty Members with Instituional Administration, Aubrey LeeAnne Coy
The Impact of Teacher Attitudes on Technology Use During Instruction, Michael David Dartt
The Effects of Physical Activity on Physical Fitness of Northern Mississippi Middle School Students, Jerry Wayne Floate
Perceptions of Effectiveness of Alternatively and Traditionally Licensed Teachers, Kristi L. Kilby Goodwin
A Comparison Research Study on the Use of School Uniforms and Graduation, Attendance, and Suspension Rates in East Tennessee, William Elihue Gouge
Economically Disadvantaged Students: A Case Study of Resilient Qualities that Encourage Academic Success, Stephanie Kim Hawkins
The Effect of Single-Gender Education on the Achievement of Sixth Grade Mathematics Students, Rhonda Lee Hill
Preservice Teachers: Investigations in Early Fieldwork and Mathematics Efficacy Beliefs, Heidi Lynn Hunt-Ruiz
Muslim Pakistani and Indian Students in their New York School System Experience, Alfonse Javed
The Effects of the NXT Robotics Curriculum on High School Students' Attitudes in Science Based on Grade, Gender, and Ethnicity, Sandra Lyn Jewell
What Factors of Cultural Intelligence Predict Transformational Leadership: A Study of International School Leaders, Emerson K. Keung
Empowering Teachers: The Influence of Transformational Leadership in Christian Schools, John Irungu Kirika
An Analysis of Secondary Educator and Administrator Abilities to Identify Youth Gang Indicators and Risk Factors: A Phenomenological Study, Kenneth Shane Lancaster
The Effects of a Service Learning Introductory Course in Diversity on Pre-Service Teachers Attitudes' Toward Teaching Diverse Students, Dawn Jacoby Lucas
Releasing the Voice of Early Education Directors: Degree Requirements, Kristi Martin
Sound Field Amplification: Effects on Managerial Time in Small Group Speech Therapy, Jeffrey Craig Meeks
Predictors of Secondary Students' Achievement and Satisfaction in Online Courses, Kimberly Faith Metz
A Supplemental Reading Model and the Reading Achievement of Second Grade Students, M. Kennedy Norungolo
Gender Stereotypes and Representation of Female Characters in Children's Picture Books, Kelly Crisp Paynter
A Study of Principals' Instructional Leadership Behaviors and Beliefs of Good Pedagogical Practice Among Effective California High Schools Serving Socioeconomically Disadvantaged and English Language Learners, Jamon Frederick Peariso
The Role of Stanford Achievement Test 10TM Subtests in Sixth Grade as a Predictor of Success on ACT's Eighth Grade Explore ExamTM, Jeffrey D. Potts
Motivation and Dual Enrollment: An Analysis of the Motivation of High School Students to Participate in Dual Enrollment in Association of Christian Schools International Schools, Mitchell Acri Salerno
The Relationship Factor: Understanding the Role and Development of Teacher-Student Relationships in Middle School, Tracy Davis Sands
The Relationship Between Career Technology Education and High School Graduation, Patricia Lynn Schimpf
The Perceptions of Teachers in Rural Title 1 Middle Schools concerning the Experiences that Negatively Influence Job Satisfaction, Michael Stephen Slaven
Perceptions of Administrators and Teachers Regarding Kindergarten Giftedness, Patricia S. Thirey
Identifying At Risk Mobile Students for Academic Failure, Katie Adrianne Thompson
Florida Charter Schools: The Effects of Types and Socioeconomic Status on Academic Achievement, Reginald Thompson
Success Despite Socio-economics: A Case Study of a High Achieving, High Poverty School, Thomas Brent Tilley
