RSS 1.0Electronic Dissertations and Theses - Educational Leadership, Sport Studies, and Educational/Counseling Psychology
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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 ... -
OBTAINING AND SUSTAINING SUPERINTENDENCIES: AN EXAMINATION OF SUPPORT RECEIVED BY NOVICE SUPERINTENDENTS
(2016)Turnover is a serious problem facing the American public school superintendency. Relatively little research has been done to identify and describe the types of support that superintendents and aspirants would find beneficial. ... -
Leadership For Data Use: A study of Three Award-Winning Elementary Schools
(2016)Data use is a significant part of a school principal’s responsibility. The principal who leads the development and implementation of a data-driven plan for increasing student achievement has the potential to improve school ... -
THE NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS: UNDERSTANDING HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS’ PERSPECTIVES ON IMPLEMENTATION.
(2016)The purpose of this qualitative interview study was to explore the challenges faced by Washington State high school science teachers in regard to implementing the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in their classrooms. ... -
Leading for Social Justice: A Principal's Utilization of a Rigorous College-Prep Curriculum to Challenge Injustice and Inequity in an Urban, High-Poverty High School
(2016)Nowhere is the nation’s commitment to equity of opportunity and outcomes more tested than in urban, high-poverty high schools. In considering efforts to address the persistent issues plaguing these schools, one distinct ... -
CULTURALLY RELEVANT MATHEMATICS FOR HIGH POVERTY 8TH GRADERS: INFLUENCES ON MATHEMATICS SELF-EFFICACY
(2016)This study sought to bring awareness and potential suggestions to the problem of low mathematics achievement for students living in poverty and the potential that equity pedagogies may offer for these students. Tenets of ... -
Middle School Girls: Experiences In A Place-Based Education Science Classroom
(2016)The middle school years are a crucial time when girls’ science interest and participation decrease (Barton, Tan, O’Neill, Bautista-Guerra, & Brecklin, 2013). The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences of ... -
MISSED OPPORTUNITIES: EXAMINING ONE DISTRICT’S IMPLEMENTATION OF WASHINGTON STATE’S TEACHER EVALUATION PROGRAM
(2016)This qualitative study explored the implementation of Washington State’s Teacher Principal Evaluation Program in one school district. Previously determined locally, the new evaluation system was a state mandated reform ... -
Rural School Teacher Leadership: A Qualitative Case Study
(2016)The purpose of this qualitative case study is to examine rural high school teacher leader perceptions of roles, characteristics, and skills as well as identifying the various motivations these teacher leaders have for ... -
Mindful Place-based Education
(2016)The purpose of the study was to take powerful place-based pedagogical methods and examine how mindfulness might influence the experience of educators engaged in place-based teaching. To examine what mindful place-based ...