• Second Language Socialization in Stronghold Kingdoms: An Ethnographic Case Study 

  Shahrokni, Seyed Abdollah (2018)

  This ethnographic case study aims to examine second language socialization (SLS) in a massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) called Stronghold Kingdoms (SK). To explore the affordances of this community for SLS, the ...

• Exploring science literacy of English learners in K - 16 learning environments 

  Roo, Anna Karin (2018)

  This dissertation explores science literacy for English learners (ELs) in secondary and university contexts. The two studies conducted for this dissertation demonstrate the reading comprehension abilities of secondary ...

• TESTIMONIOS OF THE U.S. RURAL “HOMELESS”: A CRITICAL AND DECOLONIZING-DECOLONIZED ETHNOGRAPHY 

  Carvajal Medina, Nancy Emilce (2017)

  Homelessness is a structural and political problem that is commonly pathologized in research and media, and criminalized through policies in the U.S. Rural homelessness has been rendered invisible, societally and discursively, ...

• BETWEEN WORLDS: A PERSONAL JOURNEY OF SELF-REFLECTION WHILE ON THE PATH OF CONOCIMIENTO 

  Aguilar, Edmundo M. (2017)

  The purpose of this research project is to create systemic social change by making a documentary film that critically interrogates one’s own identity and experiences through Gloria Anzaldúa’s framework: Path of Conociemiento. ...

• SAUDI FEMALE STUDENTS’ ENGAGEMENT IN LANGUAGE LEARNING 

  Bin Hossan, Sarah A. (2017)

  SAUDI FEMALE STUDENTS’ ENGAGEMENT IN LANGUAGE LEARNING Abstract by Sarah Ali Bin Hossan, Ph.D. Washington State University December 2017 Chair: Joy Egbert This is an exploratory qualitative study that aims to investigate ...

• INVESTIGATING ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHER IDENTITY TRAJECTORIES AT MID-CAREER 

  Martin, David Ray (2017)

  Abstract by David Ray Martin, Ph.D. Washington State University May 2017 Chair: Thomas Salsbury One of the biggest concerns educational institutions face is helping teachers fit into and adjust to the dynamics of the ...

• AN EXPLORATORY STUDY ON WRITING SUPPORT FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS 

  Biswas, Shampa (2017)

  Writing support for graduate students is one of the top concerns in the field of graduate writing education and research. The need of graduate writing support through communal writing practice opportunities has not been ...

• Exploring Fanfiction for Arab English Language Learners 

  Debbek, Sarah Jouma (2017)

  The purpose of this study was to explore opportunities for Arab language learners within a fanfiction writing community. This study is important because there are not much research studies that explored fanfiction and none ...

• KNOWLEDGE AND USE OF APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS AMONG TEACHERS OF STUDENTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER IN SAUDI ARABIA 

  Alotaibi, Abdulhadi Ali (2015)

  Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has become more prevalent in recent decades. Most of the research supports the use of Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) techniques to reduce disruptive behaviors with students with ASD. ...

• Conocimiento y Testimonio: An Exploratory Case Study of Mexican American Children of (Im)migrants Learning With(in) Cherry Orchards 

  Morales, Maria Isabel (2015)

  Mexican American children of (im)migrants' experiences are misrepresented and subjected to deficit and xenophobic frameworks in schools and society. While studies focused on Latina/o youth and adolescents certainly exist, ...

• CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT 

  Dahlgren, Aaron Ross (2015)

  Classroom management has a great impact on student achievement, an impact that is larger than that of either socioeconomic status, motivation or student intelligence (Weinstein, Tomlinson-Clarke, & Curran, 2004). In diverse ...

• Language and Literacy Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa: Towards a Bilingual Language Education Policy in Angola 

  Manuel, Nicolau Nkiawete (2015)

  Recently the Angolan government piloted a new language policy that will introduce six African languages as media of instruction into the school system from first through third grade. Using Fairclough's critical discourse ...

• Reconceptualizing Graduate School Preparation: Examining Undergraduate Scholars' Responses to a Critical Race Curriculum 

  Frias, Araceli (2015)

  Scholars estimate that fifty to fifty-seven percent of doctoral students across disciplines do not complete their Ph.D. These rates are troubling given that racial/ethnic minorities and women have been found to be ...

• PARENTS' ATTITUDES TOWARD THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY AND PORTABLE DEVICES WITH CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD) IN SAUDI ARABIA 

  Athbah, Saad Yahya (2015)

  The use of technology such as portable electronic devices with children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is gaining increased research attention. The purpose of this study was twofold and guided by these questions: (1) ...

• Using the Expanded Keyword Method to Help K-12 Students Develop Vocabulary Knowledge 

  Shaman, Suda Nasser (2015)

  This exploratory case study aimed to examine students' ability to implement the Expanded Keyword Method (EKWM) to help them learn vocabulary. EKWM works in two steps: 1) finding a rhyming word with the word to be learned; ...

• Facilitating Difficult Knowledge in the Classroom: Intimate Transgressive Pedagogy from a Psychoanalytic Poststructural Feminist Framework 

  Crowell, Mary L. (2015)

  This dissertation seeks to address the facilitation of difficult knowledges in the classroom. I employ constructs of poststructural feminism to critique rationalist-only frameworks that limit the forms of knowledge that ...

• PRESCHOOL TEACHERS AND SUPPORT STAFF'S EXPERIENCESIN USING ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY IN SERVING PRESCHOOL CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES: A CASE STUDY 

  Tamakloe, Deborah Emefa (2015)

  The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore preschool teachers, paraprofessionals and a speech therapist's choices and uses of assistive technology (AT) in an early intervention preschool class. Using observation ...

• THE INFLUENCE OF LEARNING STYLES ON CHINESE STUDENTS' ATTITUDES TOWARD PEER FEEDBACK: DEVELOPING A SURVEY TOOL FOR PEER FEEDBACK TRAINING 

  Huang, Weiwei (2015)

  Peer feedback as a teaching approach in English writing has gained increasing interest in English as a first language (L1), and in the field of English as Second/Foreign language (ESL/EFL). Some studies conducted in ...

• ELL STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN COMPUTER-ASSISTED LANGUAGE LEARNING TASKS 

  Chang, Ai Chia (2014)

  This dissertation consists of two manuscripts to examine English language learners' (ELLs) task engagement in computer-assisted learning environment. The purpose of first paper is to explore ELL's Internet usage and their ...

• The Representation of White Antiracism Activism in Children's Picture Books 

  Stair, Mari (2014)

  This study looked at how white antiracism activism is portrayed to children through one of the most popular literacy tools, the picture book. Both written text and images in children's literature can contribute to ...

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