Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Using Flipped Classrooms to Teach Mathematics to Elementary Students in Saudi Arabia, Fawaz Alrouqi
Disciplinary D/discourses: Navigating and Negotiating Disciplinary Paradigms, Michael R. P. Bailey
Roma Girls Expressing Identity, Aspirations, and Voice Through Participatory Arts-Based Research, Crista Kaye Banks
Exploring New Teacher Beliefs: Identity, Home-life, and Culture in the Classroom, Frederick B. Bradley III
Cultivating Educators’ Critical Consciousness of Learning and Language Needs in Emergent Bilinguals, Alta Joy Broughton
Leadership Advocacy, Ethical Negotiations, and Resignations to High-Stakes Assessment: A Pilgrimage, Jennifer Galbraith Canady
Online and Self-Directed LearningReadiness Among Hospitality and Tourism College Students and Industry Professionals, Muhittin Cavusoglu
Students' Perceptions on Alternative Break Experiences and Selecting an Academic Major in a Four-Year College, Bianny Fernández Collado
A Study on the Influence of Instructional Mentors on Novice Teachers in High-Needs Schools, Dodi Palkovic Davenport
Teachers and Administrators Explain How and Why Teachers Change Instructional Methods in a Pre-K Through Eight Catholic School, Judith A. Deeley
Adolescent Identity Exploration and Civic Identity Development in a U.S. Government Classroom, Sarah Mead Denney
Disrupting the Heteronormative Mindset in Teacher Preparation Through Inclusive Children's Literature, Denise I. Donahue
Cultural Competence: Reflections and Self-Efficacy in a Preservice Teacher-Education Program, Jennifer Fernandez
Education in the Settler Colony: Displacement, Inequality, and Disappearance via Charter Schools, David R. Fisher
Experiences of Using Intelligent Virtual Assistants by Visually Impaired Students in Online Higher Education, Michele R. Forbes
Life After Graduation: Current Seniors' Perceptions of Alumni Engagement and Their Expectations of the Institution Once They Graduate, Jessica Burns Fugate
Supervision in Every Breath: Enacting Zen in an Elementary Education Teacher Program, Steven R. Haberlin
Associations between Mental Health, Academic Success, and Perceived Stress among High School Freshman in Accelerated Coursework, Andrew S. Jenkins
The Experiences of African American Male Computer Science Majors in Two Year Colleges, Simone Brookins Jenkins
“I Can’t Complete This Template”: The Complexities of Using Asset-Based Discourse in Schools, Anthony P. Jones
Developing a Computer-Managed Mentor Matching System for Graduate Students, Donna J. Knudsen
Changing High School Science Teacher Beliefs on Student Voice Through Action Research, Katie Laux
Educators' Perceptions of Students' Academic and Social Growth in a Collegiate High School Program., John Matthew Legg
On Her Own: A Qualitative Study on the College-to-Career Transition of Black Second-Generation Alumnae, LaDessa Y. Mitchell
Game-based Science Education: Effect of Aesthetics on Learning and Motivational Outcomes, Lucille Moon-Michel
Teaching towards Critical Consciousness: Preservice Teachers Narrate Race in English Education, Joanelle Morales
Reducing Underrepresentation: Promising Practices in Florida, Catherine A. Mullins
Understanding the Experiences of Multiracial Faculty Members: A Phenomenological Inquiry, Gianna E. Nicholas
Weaved Journeys: Life Writings of Leading and Engagement in Science Education, Tara M. Nkrumah
Relationship between Membership in Honors College and Participation in High-Impact Activities and Perceived Gains, Clara H. Ohannes
Building a Collaborative Culture in a Middle School: A Case Study, Andrew Olson
An Exploration of Turkish Kindergarten Early Career Stage Teachers’ Technology Beliefs and Practices, Ozge Ozel
Assessing Study Abroad Relationship with Perceived Global Competence Levels of Undergraduate Business Students, Pavla Ozkul
Student Attitudes and Behaviors Regarding Academic Dishonesty, Kelly A. Pearson
Using Critical Race Theory to Examine Race and Racism in Social Work Education, Ebony Nicole Perez
The Left Behind Generation: Instructional Practices to Increase the Technological Literacy of Older Adults, Daphne Pace Phillips
An Evaluation of the Effects of a Student Trajectory Enhancement Program (STEP UP) on High School Performance, Odalys G. Pritchard
Engineering Career Academies: A Comparison of Middle School Student Academic Performance, Jakub D. Prokop
An Autobiographical Narrative of a Principal's Personal Journey with Autonomy, Delilah Rabeiro
Time on Task across Skill Sets in Construction Trades Classrooms: Preparation of Skilled Craft Workers, Zachary D. Riffell
The Textbook Decision: Purchasing Options Affecting Students in the Classroom, Josef Rill
Exploring Preservice Teachers’ Perspectives on Dual Language Education, Kylie Ross
A Family Histories Study of Parents Engaging Issues of Race and Racism, Omar J. Salaam
Detection of Gender-Related Differential Item Functioning (DIF) in the Mathematics Subtests in Turkey, Zeynep Merve Sapmaz
Peer Mentoring Effect on Student Satisfaction at a Two-Year Institution, Lori Scribner
Digital Corpus Use in Learning L2 Prepositional Collocations: A Pilot Study, Matthew A. Siegel
A Cross-Case Analysis of Strategies Used by Novice Elementary School Principals to Understand School Culture, Shane Silpe
Reimagining the Community of Inquiry Model for a Workplace Learning Setting: A Program Evaluation, Krista Kirby Singleton
Project-Based Learning: Implementation and Reflections of an Advanced Placement American Government Class, Arren M. Swift
Ripping the “Paper Ceiling”: How Social Studies Teachers Conceive and Enact the Integration of Gender and Women’s Experiences in their Curriculum, Andrea Watson-Canning
Epistemological Developmental Level and Critical Skill Thinking Level in Undergraduate University Students, Monnie Huston Wertz
Exploring Teacher Candidates' Facilitation of Common Core Mathematical Practice Three, Andrea Scalzo Willson
Training Staff's Experiences, Perceived Needs, and Suggestions for Professional Development in a Military Training Organization, George R. Young II
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Behavioral Interventions and Positive Systems of Support in a Culture of Care, Olayinka Alege
The Effects of Using Textual Enhancement on Processing and Learning Multiword Expressions, Adel Zain Alshaikhi
An Exploration of the Relationship between Institutional Financial Resources and Global Ranking, Matthew S. Anderson
Contingent Narratives: Exploring Facets of Cross-Cultural Awareness in an Experiential Global Education Course, Nicholas Bardo
Exploring the ‘Spaces Between’: Teachers’ Perceptions of Teacher Leadership within Professional Networks, Cynthia B. Bauman
Environmental Perceptions to Promote Self-directed Learning in the Workplace, Trevor Marshall Bernard
Student Employment during Senior Year of Undergraduate Study, Christina A. Brown-Wujick
Examining the Relationship Between a Co-Curricular Service-Learning Experience and Moral Competence, Jamie Burns Burriss
Teacher Attitude and Self-Efficacy Differences Regarding English Language Learners and Disabled Learners., Miriam Carballo
One University’s Response to Sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act: A Descriptive Case Study of Policy Design, Kimberly F. Carter
Language Educators’ Perceptions of Their Use of Social Media for Pedagogical Purposes, Alessandro Cesarano
A Multiple-Case Study Examining Faculty Members’ Online Course Design and Teaching Experiences in Distance Education, Ahmet Colak
Negotiating My Rainbow: A Self-Study Exploring the Relationship between Beliefs about Identity and Classroom Practice, Amanda Colborne
Exploring Young Children’s Digital Composing Practices, Megan D. Cross
School-based Health Centers in High Poverty Schools, Felicia Davis
The Relationship between First Year Student Expectations and Persistence into the Second Year of College, Ashley Baltuch Dees
Intersecting Stories: Cultural Reflexivity, Digital Storytelling, and Personal Narratives in Language Teacher Education, Julie Vivienne Dell-Jones
First-Year Seminars and Student Expectations: A Correlational Study of Retention and Success, Cynthia Edwards
Animated Pedagogical Agent’s Roles and English Learners’ Prior Knowledge: The Influence on Cognitive Load, Motivation, and Vocabulary Acquisition, Fadwa Yasin Flemban
Redefining Supports and Resources for Students and Families in High Poverty Schools, Rick Grayes
Money Matters: An Examination of Special Education Characteristics in Efficient and Inefficient Texas School Districts, Pakethia Harris
Nontraditional Community College Students' Motivational Regulation in a Blended Core Technology Course, Jennifer Hart
Students’ Opportunity To Learn Surface Area And Volume In Middle Grades Mathematics Textbooks, Sofia Hatziminadakis
High Expectations and Teacher Implicit Biases in a Culture of Care, Jacqueline K. Haynes
Testing the Validity and Utility of a Career and Technical Education Programs of Study Evaluation Instrument, Alisha D. Hyslop
A Case Study Exploration of Internships in Undergraduate Business Education, Kawana W. Johnson
Building Capacity and Sustainability through Teachers Leading Teachers, William Woodland Johnson
Enrollment and Disenrollment in Voluntary Prekindergarten: A Study of Educational Leaders’ Decision-Making, Angela Cherie Passero Jones
School Leadership and Appreciative Inquiry in Culture of Care, Anthony Jones
Variations in Experience and Meaning: Accounts of Leadership Involvement and Identities with Special Education and Disability, Roderick James Jones
A Biographical Study of Bernard LaFayette, Jr. as an Adult Educator Including the Teaching of Nonviolence Conflict Reconciliation, Rozelia Maria Kennedy
Exploring Spanish Heritage Language Learning and Task Design for Virtual Worlds, Brandon J. King
Differences in English Language Proficiency Growth: A Possible Indicator of Giftedness for English Learners, Myriam Lindo
Perceived Roles of Academic Advisors in Pursuing Internationalization at Public State and Community Colleges in Florida, Tony W. Long
Union Representatives’ Stories: From Leading the Classroom to Leading a District, Holly Magaditsch
Performing the Black-White Biracial Identity: The Material, Discursive, and Psychological Components of Subject Formation, Travis M. Marn
An Analysis of the Self-Perceptions of Women Leaders in Higher Education, Angela Mclendon
Collaboration among Mathematicians and Mathematics Educators: Working Together to Educate Preservice Teachers, Amanda R. Mohn
Investigating Transformation: An Exploratory Study of Perceptions and Lived Experiences of Graduate Teaching Assistants, Christina M. Partin
Curating Illustrations of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Lindsay Persohn
"We're Not Going to Talk About That:" A Qualitative Case Study of Three Elementary Teachers' Experiences Integrating Literacy and Social Studies, Rebecca L. Powell
Social and Emotional Learning and Student Achievement in a Culture of Care, Odalys G. Pritchard
Leading and Learning: Principal and Instructional Leadership Team Implementation of a District Multi-Tiered System of Support Initiative, Jennifer Rinck