RSS 1.0Electronic Dissertations and Theses - Educational Leadership, Sport Studies, and Educational/Counseling Psychology
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ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES (ACES) AND TOXIC STRESS AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS: PREVALENCE, RISKS, AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS
(2019)Mental health has become a national health crisis, with suicide as the second leading cause of death for 10 to 34-year-olds. One in five college students experiences anxiety or depression, to the extent that it is hard ... -
A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF PRINCIPAL PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
(2019)Variables that positively impact student learning are abundant. The effectiveness of school leadership is one variable that supports positive student learning. Given this, support for elevating the effectiveness of school ... -
Helping Underprepared Students: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of a College Retention Program
(2019)The goal to discover the effective elements of a retention program is part of the pragmatic epistemology of mixed-methods research. This research evaluated the effectiveness of a first-year retention program at an open-access ... -
Relationships among racial identity integration, cognitive processes, and attitudes towards racial issues and diversity among multiracial individuals
(2019)Multiracial individuals are often perceived to hold a unique perspective of the world because they have to manage multiple racial identities. The purpose of this study is to further examine how multiracial individuals ... -
Major Decisions: Using a PhotoVoice Study to Aid Students in Deciding on an Area of Study and/or Career
(2019)This dissertation sought to use PhotoVoice, an arts-based research method, as a way for pre-college and college students to decide on an area of study and career path. This study called upon the aid of student-participants ... -
Initial Implementation of an Early Warning Intervention System: A Case Study Involving Three Comprehensive High Schools in a Suburban District
(2019)This case study examined the initial implementation of an Early Warning Intervention System (EWIS) across three comprehensive high schools in a large suburban school district in Washington State using both quantitative and ... -
AMPLIFYING VOICES OF THE UNHEARD: COUNTERNARRATIVES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES IN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
(2019)The goal of this narrative research is to contribute to the body of literature regarding African American males in higher education. This research challenges the deficit majoritarian narrative that historically has perpetuated ... -
HOW FEMALE STUDENTS’ STEM EXPERIENCES AFFECT THEIR INTEREST IN STEM SUBJECTS AND CAREERS
(2019)The purpose of the study was to contribute to the literature regarding how STEM experiences affect preadolescent female students. More specifically, the purpose was to better understand the experience of 250 female fourth, ... -
Building Capacity for Adult and Organizational Learning to Address RN-BSN Student Attrition
(2019)In response to the Affordable Care Act of 2010 and the changing health care needs of the 21st century, the Institute of Medicine recommended that 80% of the registered nursing (RN) workforce should have their baccalaureate ... -
THE INFLUENCE OF ACADEMIC PREPARATION AND SELF-EFFICACY ON GRADUATES’ CHOICE OF AND PERSISTENCE TOWARD STEM DEGREES
(2018)As our schools, communities, and government seek to prepare students for post-secondary education and careers in STEM fields, many districts have created stand-alone project-based STEM-focused schools. While this type of ... -
PROJECT BASED LEARNING: VETERAN TEACHERS CREATING CURRICULUM FOR A NEW SCHOOL
(2018)John Dewey wrote Experience and Education in 1938 which essentially argued that students bring their experience into the classroom and should not be considered as blank slates needing to be filled with information. Dewey ... -
Experiences with Student Playwriting in a Middle School Theatre Classroom
(2018)The purpose of this study is to examine the experiences of middle school students with playwriting in the theatre classroom and the influence of these experiences on their perspectives of both writing and theatre. This ... -
Reducing Exclusionary Discipline: Alignment of Administrator and Staff Perceptions and Implications for the Work
(2018)As schools, districts, and government entities seek to improve outcomes and equity in our public school system, increasing attention has focused on exclusionary discipline practices that have a discriminatory impact on ... -
UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCES AND WOMEN ENGINEERING STUDENT PERSISTENCE
(2017)Riverside University (a pseudonym), like many universities, has not significantly increased the number of women who graduate with bachelor’s degrees in engineering. The purpose of the study is to understand how the ... -
¡Si se puede! Cultural Factors as Predictors of Resilience among Mexican Farmworkers
(2017)Most scientific literature on farmworkers has examined the impact of occupational hazards such as physical illness from exposure to pesticides and substance use due to separation from their families (Ward, 2010). However, ... -
Improving Teacher Hiring in a High-Needs Urban School District: A Study on Adopting a High Reliability Organization Framework within a Human Resources Department
(2017)Improving Teacher Hiring in a High-Needs Urban School District: A Study on Adopting a High Reliability Organization Framework within a Human Resources Department Abstract by Mary Teresa Templeton, Ed.D. Washington State ... -
SCHOOL DISTRICT LEADERSHIP: A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN CENTRAL OFFICE AND SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
(2017)School reform efforts and accountability movements have shifted the responsibilities of central office leadership toward teaching and learning (Johnson & Chrispeels, 2010; Leithwood & Jantzi, 2012). Those responsibilities ... -
LEADING FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF SCHOOL PRINCIPALS IN WASHINGTON STATE
(2017)School leaders play an important transformative role as they carry out policies and practices that support socially just education for all students. The lack of clarity around socially just leadership makes it difficult ... -
EFFECTS OF HYPNOSIS ON PHANTOM LIMB PAIN
(2017)This research examined the efficacy of hypnosis for relieving phantom limb pain (PLP) in a well-defined target population consisting of only people with non-chronic illness caused amputations; a group that is yet to be ... -
MINDFUL INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP: A STUDY TO DESCRIBE AND COMPARE BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY PRINCIPALS
(2016)The purposes of this study were to: a) describe the self-reported instructional practices and beliefs of principals as related to mindfulness in their leadership for school improvement, and b) analyze differences between ...