Doctoral Dissertations
Submissions from 2008
Impact of Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconmic Diversity: Student Perceptions of Educational Outcomes in a Northern Virginia Public School System, Joseph F. Fontanella
Reading Improvement in the Era of No Child Left Behind, Meredith Furrow
The Effect of the Teacher's Worldviews on the Worldviews of High School Seniors, James A. Fyock
A Case Study: The Preparedness of Adult Education Students for College-Level Education, Julie Gibbons Griffin
The Relationship between Boards of Education and the Superintendents in Michigan's Upper Peninsula: The Superintendents' Perspectives, Timothy D. Hall
Block Scheduling in High School Mathematics: Effect on Algebra II End-of-Course Grades and ACT Assessment Mathematics Scores, Gayle Hawkins Hughes
Examination and Survey of User Satisfaction with Internet-based Learning Compared to Traditional Classroom-based Learning, Melinda Carol Kushniroff
A Comparison Study of Remediation Services Offered to Latino Students in the Primary Grades, Melissa Harold Lannom
Using Career Education to Enhance School Success and Reduce the Dropout Rate, Cindy Lue Martin
Improving Student Engagement: Use of the Interactive Whiteboard as an Instructional Tool to Improve Engagement and Behavior in the Junior High School Classroom, Georgia Lyn Morgan
Measuring the Effectiveness of After-school Programs Via Participants’ Pre and Posttest Performance Levels on the Georgia Criterion Referenced Competency Test, Cheri Lynn Ogden
The Effect of School Size on the Utilization of Educational Technologies, Daniel Nelson Patton
Personal Traits and Experiential Characteristics of Developmental Mathematics Faculty: Impact on Student Success, Michael David Preuss
Obtaining Success With Freshman Transition Plans: A Study of Programs in Four High Schools in Virginia, Martin Eugene Ringstaff
Highly Qualified Teacher Status and the Reading Achievement of Students with Disabilities, A. Helene Robinson
The Relationship of Principal Leadership and Teacher Morale, Keith A. Rowland
Job Satisfaction of Adjunct Faculty Serving in the Online Environment at a Private Evangelical University, Anita Satterlee
A Theatrical Take on Educational Self-Esteem, David Seagraves
The Effects of Participation in Athletics on Academic Performance among High School Sophomores and Juniors, Lee Sitkowski
Using Formative Assessment Results to Predict Student Achievement on High Stakes Tests, Lisa W. Smith
Academic Effects of Writer's Workshop, Marla S. Smithson
The Impact of the Ferst Foundation for Childhood Literacy on the Home Literacy Environment, Gina Bennett Thomason
The Relationship between Selected Predictor Variables and Successful Completion of Online Courses, Murray Williams
A Study of the Biblical Worldview of K-12 Christian School Educators, Mark Kelly Wood
Submissions from 2007
Freshmen Experience at a Community College: Its Relationship to Academic Performance and Retention, Robert Andrew Hall
The Feasibility of Effective Online Mentoring of School Principals, Donald C. James
Workforce Development via Targeted Industry Training Grants and Ohio Two-Year Community Colleges, Danette E. Johnson
Sixth Grade Fitness Levels and the FitnessGram Assessment Program, Reginald S. Kimball
National Board Certified Johnston County Teachers’ Perceptions of National Board Certification in Contrast to Their Non-National Board Certified Counterparts, Laurene Patricia Lawless Madern
Instructional Management Profiles: The Relationship Between Teaching Styles, Grade Level Preferences, and Related Factors, Amy K. McNaughton
High School Athletic Eligibility Policies: A Mixed-Methods Study of the Perspectives of Public School Athletic Directors, Harlie G. Miller
Effect of Short Internships on Student Self-Concept, Toni S. Oakes
Developing Oral Reading Fluency: Effects of Daily Use of Word Walls and Daily Independent Silent Reading on Oral Reading Fluency Development of Second Grade Students, Douglas F. Osborn
Factors of Teacher Turnover in Church-Related Schools in a State Association of Christian Schools, JoAnna Ruth Oster
Perceptions of Alabama School Personnel of Research-based Instructional Strategies to Improve Student Achievement, Christopher Glenn Pritchett
The Effects of Life Skills Instruction on the Personal-Social Skills Scores of Rural High School Students with Mental Retardation, Mary K. Quigley
The Relationship Between University Nursing Student Classroom Engagement Activities and Academic Performance, Helen Reyes
An Analysis of Rx for Discovery Reading for Elementary Students Below Average in Reading, Susan Kay Stanley
The Relationship Between Oral Reading Fluency and Comprehension, Jessica A. Talada
Brain-Based Learning Theory: An Online Course Design Model, Abreena Walker Tompkins
Submissions from 2006
Moral Self-Concept Of Public And Christian School Teachers In An Atlanta Metropolitan Area County, Timothy Reid Brown
Continuous Quality Improvement: A Two-Year Analysis of One School’s Achievement During Initial Implementation, Peggy Garrett Coffey
Proportional Process Conflict in Undergraduate Cooperative Learning Groups, Glenna K. Dunn
Early Childhood Cognitive Development: A Descriptive Study on the Effectiveness of Preschool Curricula, Alisa Shook Dyson
The Perceived Effectiveness of a Beginning Teacher Mentoring Program in Central Virginia, Toni M. Flanagan
A Descriptive Study of the Marketing Mix Strategies Utilized by North American Christian Schools, David D. Horner
Attitudes of Pre-Service Physical Educators at a Faith-Based University Toward Individuals with Disabilities., James E. Schoffstall
Analysis of Reading Comprehension and Thinking Process , Kevin D. Washburn
Submissions from 2005
Gender Equity of Traditional and Non-Traditional Career Roles in Newbery Award-Winning and Honor Books, Mark Boster
The Relationship Between Student Perceptions of Parental Involvement and Grade Eight Reading and Math Achievement in a Rural Georgia Middle School, Wayne A. Hickman
Family and Consumer Sciences in Higher Education: Common Elements in Undergraduate Curriculum, Susan Lovett
Introversion and Self-Advocacy: Concomitant Predictors of End-of-Year Attrition Rates for College Freshmen with Learning Disabilities, Shirley E. Tucker
Submissions from 2004
Teacher Certification, Teaching Style, and Student Achievement In Arizona Charter Schools, Jill Lambert Andrews
A Model for Computational Undergraduate Research Using Molecular Orbital Theory and a Low-Cost Unix Workstation, David Raymond Dinsmore
Submissions from 2002
Linking Assessment, Strategic Planning, and Budget Planning, Barbara Boothe