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A Case Study of a School District: Administrators' Intentions and Teachers' Perceptions of Professional Development
(2015)This study outlines the research problem, reviews relevant literature, describes research methods, and presents findings addressing the research topic: "A Case Study of a School District: Administrators' Intentions and ... -
A PSYCHOSOCIOCULTURAL INVESTIGATION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AMONG CHICANA/O UNDERGRADUATES
(2010)The Latina/o population makes up the largest ethnic minority group in the United States. Unfortunately, the Latina/o population also experiences higher rates of poverty in comparison to other ethnic groups (U.S. Census ... -
An Examination of Student Reengagement District Administrative Procedures: An Action Research
(2016)Changes in Washington State law require all school districts to adopt policies and procedures concerned with student reengagement. This dissertation describes the action research undertaken in the Mead School District to ... -
AN EXPLORATION OF RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF BEGINNING LATINO TEACHERS: AN EXAMINATION OF NEW TEACHERS WITH LESS THAN THREE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND NEW TO THEIR POSITION
(2011)The purpose of this study was to examine beginning Latino/a teachers' perceptions of recruitment and retention. A qualitative research approach was used to gain insight into how Latino/a beginning teachers viewed their ... -
AN INVESTIGATION OF TEACHER EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT LITERACY
(2012)The U.S. educational system is saturated with data on student achievement and performance that drive high-stakes decisions such as student promotion/retention, graduation, and teacher, principal, and school evaluation. To ... -
Beyond the Binary: Serving the Transgender Student, Improving the College Experience
(2010)This research study examines transgender (trans) identity, how it is manifested in trans students, the college and university experiences of these individuals, and how organizational systems hinder, enhance, expand, and ... -
Biculturalism and Personality as Predictors of Subjective Well-being in Chinese Americans
(2011)This study was designed to determine how personality and biculturalism influence Chinese Americans' emotional well-being and life satisfaction. Few studies have integrated personality and bicultural identity in their ... -
Collective Mindfulness on Improving Instruction: A Survey of Washington State District Leaders, Principals, and Teachers
(2015)Mindfulness practices have shown to benefit the work of teachers, principals, and students, however less is known about mindfulness as it relates to district leaders working with teachers and principals to improve instruction. ... -
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 ... -
DESCRIBING A PRINCIPAL'S WORK TOWARD RESILIENCY: THE NATURE OF MINDFUL LEADING
(2012)Heightened accountability has amplified a need for principals to transform schools into resilient organizations capable of sustaining the organizational learning essential to increasing school reliability and subsequent ... -
Development of American and Foreign-National Female Graduate Students in Engineering at Research Universities
(2013)Women continue to be underrepresented among engineering faculty despite decades of reform and intervention. To understand why more graduate women do not pursue careers in academia, this mixed methods study focuses on the ... -
DEVELOPMENTAL ADVISING FOR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS: AN ACTION RESEARCH STUDY
(2013)The purpose of this action research study was to understand, evaluate, and improve the developmental advising practices used at a Washington State community college. This action research study endeavored to strengthen the ... -
EDUCATION, RACISM, AND THE MILITARY: A CRITICAL RACE THEORY ANALYSIS OF THE GI BILL AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS
(2010)This study examined the impact of the Serviceman's Readjustment Act of 1944 (the GI Bill) on African Americans' quest for higher education. The central question guiding this study follows: Why has higher education been so ... -
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 ... -
Evaluation capacity building in domestic violence service providers
(2014)Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to analyze survey data in order to better understand how domestic violence service providers build their evaluation capacity. Two models were tested based on the Multi-disciplinary ... -
Evolution of Elementary Highly Capable Programs in the Era of NCLB: A Comparison of Three School Districts
(2012)This study began as an action research project to determine if the elementary highly capable program should be altered or redesigned in Camas. Questions raised during the study led the researcher to expand the project to ... -
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 ... -
Exploring and Addressing the Underutilization of a School-Based Health Center: A Community-Based, Participatory Action Research Study
(2016)The purpose of this community-based, participatory action research study was to address the underutilization of a school-based health center (SBHC) at a public elementary school in the Pacific Northwest. The stakeholders ...