Faculty Publications and Presentations
Submissions from 2009
Comprehension with Character: Lessons from Newbery Books, Karen L. Parker and Leonard W. Parker
It’s a Small World: Facilitating Collaboration Among Distance Learners around the World, Amanda J. Rockinson-Szapkiw
Preservice Second-Career Teachers in a Blended Online-Residential Preparation Program: Profiling Characteristics and Motivations, Samuel J. Smith and John J. Pantana
Best Practices and Interventions in Special Education: How Do We Know What Works?, Lucinda S, Spaulding
"Education will be our mother": An Exploration of Resilience Mechanisms Relating to the Educational Persistence of Sudanese Refugees, Lucinda S. Spaulding
Best Practices for Inclusive Science Instruction, Lucinda S. Spaulding and Jenny Sue Flannagan
Educational Opportunities for Clinical Counseling Simulations in Second Life, Victoria Walker and Amanda J. Rockinson-Szapkiw
Relationships between Sense of Community and Academic Achievement: A Comparison among High School Students, Mervyn Wighting, Deanna Nisbet, and Lucinda S. Spaulding
Submissions from 2008
Called to Teach: Interpreting the Phenomenon of Calling as a Motivating Factor, Jared T. Bigham and Samuel J. Smith
Georgia Public School Board Members Beliefs Concerning the Inclusion of Creationism in the Science Curriculum, Karen S. Cook, Steve Deckard, and Kathie C. Morgan
Measurement of Creation/Evolution Student Attitudes and the Importance of a Correct Understanding of Worldview within a Young-Earth Creation Context, Steve W. Deckard, Dave DeWitt, and John Pantana
The Use of LiveText as the Primary Collaboration Tool for Hybrid Methods Courses, Randall S. Dunn
The Virtual Teacher's Lounge: How Teachers Meaningfully Connect Through Online Networks, Randall S. Dunn
Heard but Not Seen: Instructor-Led Video and its Effect on Learning, David E. Holder
Is Response-to-Intervention Good Policy for Specific Learning Disability?, Kenneth A. Kavale and Lucinda S. Spaulding
Principal Desirability for Professional Development, Deanna Lyn Keith
Hoyt's Expository Text Strategies, Connie McDonald
The Millennial Generation and the Virtual World, Kathie C. Morgan ED. D.
Ages & Stages: Teach the Whole Child, Karen L. Parker
Count Me In: Numberic Reasoning, Karen L. Parker
Finding your Track to Success, Karen L. Parker
The Giving Teacher, Karen L. Parker
Developing Decision Making Using Online Contextualized Case Studies, Samuel J. Smith
Developing Decision Making Using Online Contextualized Case Studies, Samuel J. Smith
McGuffey Readers, Samuel J. Smith
New England Primer, Samuel J. Smith
Pestalozzianism, Samuel J. Smith
Submissions from 2007
PRAISE: Effectively Guiding Student Behavior, Beth E. Ackerman
Enhancing Christian School Field Experiences through Academic Coaching in a Service-learning Partnership, Beth E. Ackerman, Karen L. Parker, and Leonard W. Parker
Understanding the Role of Religion in the Formation of Schooling and Education in America, Ellen Lowrie Black
Harnessing Online Communities for Educational Practice, Randall S. Dunn
IDEA 2004: Current Special Education Practice, Randall S. Dunn
Integrating Technology into Pedagogical Practice, Randall S. Dunn
Planning for and Enabling Success in Post-Secondary Transition, Randall S. Dunn
Special Education & IDEA 2004, Randall S. Dunn
The Efficacy of Service-Learning as Practical Experiences for Pre-service Special Education Teachers , Randall S. Dunn and Christopher K. Shon
Strategies for At-Promise Students, Michelle B. Goodwin and Esther Alcindor
An Action Plan: Your ACE in the Hole!, Michelle B. Goodwin, Connie McDonald, and Shante' Moore-Austin
Ideological Battlefields, Clarence Holland
Teacher Candidates in the Urban Environment, Kathie C. (Johnson) Morgan
What Does Math Have To Do With Reading, Kathie C. (Johnson) Morgan
Viewing Skills & Methods of Visually Representing, Kathie C. (Johnson) Morgan and Connie McDonald
Meeting the Literacy Needs of Adult Learners through a Community-University Partnership, Jill A. Jones
God's Design and Phonemic Awareness, Jill A. Jones and Connie McDonald
Promoting Diversity in Higher Education, Shante' Moore-Austin
The Effect of Race on Retention Rates of Elementary Education Students at Liberty University, Shante' Moore-Austin
Creative Problem Solving, Kathie C. Morgan
Viewing Skills & Methods of Visually Representing, Kathie C. Morgan and Connie McDonald
Comprehension with Character: Lessons from Newbery Books., Karen Parker
Challenge Your Gifted Middle School Students, Karen L. Parker
Differentiated Teaching and Learning, Karen L. Parker
Integrating Study Skills in the Classroom, Karen L. Parker
Teacher Supervision Strategies; The Way of the Shepherd, Karen L. Parker
Character Education in Literature-Based Instruction, Karen L. Parker and Beth E. Ackerman
Parkers' Learning Styles Profile Form, Leonard W. Parker
Parkers' Study Skills Inventory Form, Leonard W. Parker
Learning with Style and Skill: A Description of a Self-Calculating, Computerized Learning Styles Profile and Study Skills Inventory and Its Use for Diagnosing and Prescribing Learning, Leonard W. Parker and Karen L. Parker
Overcoming Challenges in Online Counseling Course Practica, L. Zoe Payne, Lucinda C. West, Amanda J. Rockinson-Szapkiw, and Anita Castellanos
Neophyte Group Therapists (NGTs): Needs, Training, and Supervision, Amanda J. Rockinson-Szapkiw, Lucinda C. West, and Anita M. Castillanos
Standards Blending: Aligning School Counseling Programs with School Academic Achievement Missions, Rita Cantrell Schellenberg
Reducing Levels of Elementary School Violence with Peer Mediation, Rita Cantrell Schellenberg, Agatha Parks-Savage, and Mark Rehfuss
Family Involvement in Korean Special Education, Christopher K. Shon and Randall S. Dunn
Navigating Religious Rights of Teachers and Students, Samuel J. Smith
An Online Course Design Model Utilizing Brain-Based Learning Theory, Abreena Walker Tompkins, Steve W. Deckard, and John J. Pantana
Brain-Based Learning Theory: An Online Course Design Model, Abreena Walker Tompkins, Steve W. Deckard, and John J. Pantana
Improving Instruction for Teacher Candidates in Classroom Management and Discipline Issues, Scott Watson, Michelle Goodwin, Beth E. Ackerman, and Karen L. Parker
Submissions from 2006
Keys to Collaboration, Beth E. Ackerman
Learning Self-Determination: Lessons from the Literature for Work with Children and Youth with Emotional and Behavioral Disabilities, Beth E. Ackerman
PRAISE for Students with Behavioral Challenges, Beth E. Ackerman
Proactive Behavior Intervention, Beth E. Ackerman
Puzzling Classroom Behavior, Beth E. Ackerman
Teaching for Different Modalities, Beth E. Ackerman
College for Life, Beth E. Ackerman, Randall S. Dunn, and Karen L. Parker
Clearing-Up the Measurement Confusion Regarding Student Attitudes Toward Science & a YEC Worldview , Steve W. Deckard
Using Moodle for Presenting Educational Content , Steve W. Deckard
Teaching Outside The Box , Clarence Holland
We Are A Christian Nation, Clarence Holland
Return to the Past:, Teaching Cooperation through Play and Games of the Past, Kathie C. (Johnson) Morgan
Content Subjects and Reading: Are All Teachers Reading Teachers?, Jill A. Jones
Literacy Center Stations: Are They Practical for English Language Learners?, Jill A. Jones
Student-Involved Classroom Libraries, Jill A. Jones
Adolescent Literacy: What Is It and How Might You Support Its Development?, Jill A. Jones, Zhihui Fang, Joyce Fine, Linda Ray, and Vicky Zygouris-Coe
The Transition from Practitioner to Professor: The Struggle of New Faculty to Find their Place in the World of Academia, Gary Kinsey, J. Craig Coleman, Effie Christie, Mary Culver, Deborah Erickson, John Hunt, Frankie Williams, Samuel J. Smith, and Janet Tareilo
Return to the Past:, Teaching Cooperation through Play and Games of the Past, Kathie C. Morgan
Knowledge Management, Brian Satterlee
Teacher Professionalism., Christopher K. Shon
Novice Science Teachers: Expectations and Experiences, Scott Watson
Submissions from 2005
Developing a Matrix to Ensure Diversity of Field-Based Experiences , Beth E. Ackerman, Karen L. Parker, and Rebecca Carwile
Developing a Creator Based World View, Steve W. Deckard
Using Statistical Tools to Teach High School Science & Mathematics, Steve W. Deckard, John Pantana, and Scott Watson
Trials & Tribulations Encountered During the Development & Teaching of a Dual-Delivery Format Research Methods Course, Steve W. Deckard and Abreena Tompkins
Examining the Impact of Learning Communities on Motivation, David Holder
Religious Rights for Children in 21st Century Education, Clarence Holland
Becoming a Teacher in a Feild-Based Setting: Instructors Manuel, Jill A. Jones
Reading for Character: Principles of Bibliotherapy Applied to Children’s Literature., Karen L. Parker
Use Bibliotherapy to Improve Reading Comprehension and Socially Appropriate Behavior, Karen L. Parker and Beth E. Ackerman
School Violence: Evaluation of an Elementary School Peer Mediation Program, Rita Cantrell Schellenberg
Trends in Didactic Children's Literature from the Twentieth Century to the Present as Influenced by Secular Educational Philosophy, Carolyn Wicks
Submissions from 2004
The Universities’ Role in Assisting States in Obtaining Highly Qualified Teachers, Beth E. Ackerman, Karen L. Parker, and Pat Burgess