Due to a restructuring of the College of Education, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies theses and dissertations after 2015 can be found at: http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/ehe_etd/

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Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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Breaking the Glass Ceiling in Higher Education: Latina Administrators Overcoming the Invisible Barriers to Succeed in Medical Schools, Ana J. Bonifacio

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Remnants of Educational Leadership and Desegregation Etched in the Memories of Black Educational Leaders: An Oral History, Janice Barge Clarke

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Community Heritage: A Source of Health/Medical Aspirational Capital for Black Males, LaFrance Clarke Jr.

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Transfer Students and the Excess Credit Hour Surcharge: A Program Evaluation of an Excess Credit Hour Surcharge Training, Chandra Davis

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Educational Language Policy: An Examination of Race and Language in Policy Discourse, Dionne L. Davis

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Color Defined: An Autoethnographic Exploration of How Race, Trauma, Gun Violence, and Grief Connect for a Black Mother, Kokita Dirton Wilson

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Passion to Purpose: An Autobiographical Narrative Inquiry into the Development of the Summer ACE Program, Owen Hooper

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Male Student Experiences in Community-Based Federal Work-Study (CBFWS): Exploring the Relationship of CBFWS to Academic Performance, Career Readiness, and Social Support, Dustin Krein

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Academic Resource and Social Emotional Advisory Period: Promoting Communities of Care and an Equitable Learning Environment, Mary Jane Lucas

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African American Males' Perception of Factors that Contribute to Success in Higher Education, Gary D. Oliver

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Designation, Stagnation, and Representation: A Qualitative Exploration of the Self-Perception of Power Among NCAA Division I Senior Woman Administrators, Tayler M. Onion

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Exploring Engagement and Persistence Through the Lens of Student Experiences in a Sonography Program, Josephine Elizabeth Peck

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A Principal's Story of Leadership: The Evolution of School Culture in a School for Gifted Education, Lori Wiley

Theses/Dissertations from 2021

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A Critical Exploration of the Enactment of Successful Leadership Practices Used to Achieve Increasing Academic Achievement in a High Poverty Urban School With High Percentages of Students of Color, LaTeesa A. Allen

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Poetic Justice: A Counter-Narrative of the First Black Male Principal in a Coastal Community Since the Desegregation Era, Adrian Anthony

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Comprehensive Leadership Development: Principal Characteristics, Experience and Performance, Gregory Basham

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Principal Preparation for The Bahamas: A Partnership Approach, Raquel R. Edgecombe

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Problematizing Florida’s Extended Reading Time Policy: A Critical Investigation of Place, Demographics, and Curricula, Carrie L. Gentner

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Walking the Line: Understanding the History and Development of the NHTSA Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, Jon D. Gurney

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A Program Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a University’s Student Persistence Model, Anthea Daniels Henderson

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A Study of the Implementation of Technology in the Elementary Setting, Matthew J. Hoff

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Success and Sustainability of Sponsored International Development Programs in Education: A Narrative Inquiry, Sara Beth Leikin

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Ethical Leadership and Decision Making: Learning from the Perspectives of Experienced High School Administrators, Samuel A. Mclain

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The Differential Effects of Navigational Aids on Adults with Intellectual Disabilities, Virginia Morash-Macneil

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ESOL Educational Programs for Secondary SLIFE: Planning for Educational Equity, Terri L. Mossgrove

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Blaine Amendments and the Judiciary: An Analysis of Government Aid to Religious Schools, Dustin A. Robinson

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Do I Belong? What Students Teach Us About Belonging to a New University, Jennifer Ann Scaia

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Charter School Management: MO Interaction with Educational Inputs and Outcomes, Joseph C. Simmons

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An Evaluation of Student Participation in the Student Alumni Association Program at the University of South Florida, LaToya Wider

Theses/Dissertations from 2020

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Fostering Success Through Coaching: Perspectives of Help Seeking Within a Coaching Relationship with Post-Secondary Students from Foster Care, Jamie L. Bennett

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To Cross the Ocean in Full View of the Sun: The Chinese Government’s Grand Strategy to Influence Academic Freedom and American University Culture, Chris Crandall

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School District Responses to Food Insecurity and Poor Nutrition in High Poverty Communities, Richard Grayes

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A Narrative Inquiry into a Principal’s Understanding of School Culture and Its Influences on Principal Leadership, Robert M. Holby

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Male and Female Students’ Persistence in STEM Fields in Community Colleges: A Secondary Analysis of NCES BPS:12/14 Data, Ying Hu

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A Case Study: School Professionals’ Perspectives on Students Exiting Middle School Entering An Achievement High School, Joy Davis Lee

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Transformational School Leadership and Students' Gaokao Performance in China: A Multilevel Mediation Analysis, Yanzheng Li

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Latino/a Student Success in Higher Education: A Study in Persistence, Ronald K. MacCammon

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The Evolution of ESEA: A Language and Four-Dimension Analysis, Ann M. Meggs

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K–12 Teachers’ Experiences “with or without” Breastfeeding/Pumping Policy in the School Workplace, Michelle Mae Phillips

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Making Meaning of a Whole School Transformation Model: A Policy Ethnography of a Schools of Hope Legislation Implementation, Adam Charles Rea

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Community College Students’ Perceptions of the Effects of Peer Mentoring on Their Sense of Belonging, Bryan K. Sullins

Theses/Dissertations from 2019

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Disciplinary D/discourses: Navigating and Negotiating Disciplinary Paradigms, Michael R. P. Bailey

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Leadership Advocacy, Ethical Negotiations, and Resignations to High-Stakes Assessment: A Pilgrimage, Jennifer Galbraith Canady

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A Study on the Influence of Instructional Mentors on Novice Teachers in High-Needs Schools, Dodi Palkovic Davenport

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Education in the Settler Colony: Displacement, Inequality, and Disappearance via Charter Schools, David R. Fisher

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“I Can’t Complete This Template”: The Complexities of Using Asset-Based Discourse in Schools, Anthony P. Jones

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Educators' Perceptions of Students' Academic and Social Growth in a Collegiate High School Program., John Matthew Legg

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Reducing Underrepresentation: Promising Practices in Florida, Catherine A. Mullins

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Weaved Journeys: Life Writings of Leading and Engagement in Science Education, Tara M. Nkrumah

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Building a Collaborative Culture in a Middle School: A Case Study, Andrew Olson

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An Autobiographical Narrative of a Principal's Personal Journey with Autonomy, Delilah Rabeiro

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Exploring Preservice Teachers’ Perspectives on Dual Language Education, Kylie Ross

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A Family Histories Study of Parents Engaging Issues of Race and Racism, Omar J. Salaam

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A Cross-Case Analysis of Strategies Used by Novice Elementary School Principals to Understand School Culture, Shane Silpe

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An Evaluation of the Effects of the Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) Principal Induction Program on Principal Performance, Gloria Waite

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Training Staff's Experiences, Perceived Needs, and Suggestions for Professional Development in a Military Training Organization, George R. Young II

Theses/Dissertations from 2018

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Behavioral Interventions and Positive Systems of Support in a Culture of Care, Olayinka Alege

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Exploring the ‘Spaces Between’: Teachers’ Perceptions of Teacher Leadership within Professional Networks, Cynthia B. Bauman

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Student Employment during Senior Year of Undergraduate Study, Christina A. Brown-Wujick

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Academic Stress, Depression, and Social Support: A Comparison of Chinese Students in International Baccalaureate Programs and Key Schools, Wenjun Chen

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School-based Health Centers in High Poverty Schools, Felicia Davis

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The Relationship between First Year Student Expectations and Persistence into the Second Year of College, Ashley Baltuch Dees

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Money Matters: An Examination of Special Education Characteristics in Efficient and Inefficient Texas School Districts, Pakethia Harris

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High Expectations and Teacher Implicit Biases in a Culture of Care, Jacqueline K. Haynes

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Building Capacity and Sustainability through Teachers Leading Teachers, William Woodland Johnson

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Enrollment and Disenrollment in Voluntary Prekindergarten: A Study of Educational Leaders’ Decision-Making, Angela Cherie Passero Jones

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School Leadership and Appreciative Inquiry in Culture of Care, Anthony Jones

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Variations in Experience and Meaning: Accounts of Leadership Involvement and Identities with Special Education and Disability, Roderick James Jones

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Union Representatives’ Stories: From Leading the Classroom to Leading a District, Holly Magaditsch

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Social and Emotional Learning and Student Achievement in a Culture of Care, Odalys G. Pritchard

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Leading and Learning: Principal and Instructional Leadership Team Implementation of a District Multi-Tiered System of Support Initiative, Jennifer Rinck

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Leader Self-Renewal: Mind, Body, Spirit Connection Inherent in Sustainable Leadership, LaSonja Roberts

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Power To Transform: Teaching In Educational Leadership Preparation Programs, Ericka L. Roland

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Developing Teacher Efficacy in High Poverty Schools, Dawn Stites

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Culturally Relevant Curriculum and Instruction in a Culture of Care, Johan Von Ancken

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Supporting a Culture Where Teachers Are Leading Teachers, Gloria Waite