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Dental caries, obesity, and asthma during childhood : a qualitative multiple case study to determine where community-based prevention strategies intersect to guide a coordinated approach for 21st-Century families.
(2021-07-13)Dental caries, obesity, and asthma are common, chronic conditions during childhood. Each of these health conditions is widely prevalent among children in the United States. Not only are these three chronic conditions common ... -
Early elementary students' fractional understanding : examination of cases from a multi-year longitudinal study.
(, 2014-09-05)For more than three decades fractions have been considered critical and foundational, yet they represent a challenge for teaching and learning higher mathematics by students, teachers, and teacher educators. The purpose ... -
Educators’ perceptions of student surveys in relation to other performance measures in teacher evaluations : a multiple case study.
(2021-07-15)This multiple case study examined educators’ perceptions about the use of student perception surveys in relation to other performance measures in the formal teacher evaluation process. The examination of teachers’ perceptions ... -
Effect of a smaller learning community on students in a large high school.
(2008-11-10)This study is an investigation into the impact that Smaller Learning Communities might have on students in a large high school. It is a single site study that occurred over the course of three years. Three separate ... -
The effect team learning has on the development of creativity in a college classroom : an intergrated case study.
(2010-10-08)This study looked at the triadic relationship between the creative and design processes, team learning, and this triad's influence on the student's finished project. While the typical design student works independently ... -
Effects of the implementation of the "Rally to Read" program : a tier 3 approach within the response to intervention process.
(2010-06-23)This study was a mixed-method, quasi-experimental investigation that evaluated the implementation of the “Rally to Read” remediation program, designed by the Center for Learning and Development (CLD), as a Tier 3 intervention ... -
Enigma : the power of resilience a narrative case study on adult survivors of childhood physical and sexual abuse, and poverty.
(2021-07-14)The number of children living in poverty experience physical and sexual abuse at alarming rates. Abused poverty-stricken children enter adulthood with physical and emotional wounds. Information given to the public details ... -
An examination of the relationship between football coaches and the teaching of social studies in the state of Texas.
(, 2013-09-24)In this study, I investigate the perceived relationship between coaching football and teaching social studies in the state of Texas. While I did not investigate the validity of the relationship, individuals who fit this ... -
An examination of the relationship of Accelerated Reader implementation, secondary reading programs, and TAKS reading pass rates for ninth grade students in selected Central Texas school districts.
(2008-06-09)Accelerated Reader (AR) is a reading management program designed by Advantage Learning Systems, Inc. to increase students’ reading motivation and to increase reading comprehension skills. The AR program is based on the ... -
Examining effective practices of teachers in high performing Title I schools.
(2021-07-06)When looking at educational assessment data, too many Black and Latinx students perform below the national and state achievement level on the National Assessment of Educational Progress and the State of Texas Assessment ... -
Examining health insurance literacy for employer-based health insurance education.
(2021-10-26)Many employees report being satisfied with the health plans offered by their employer; however, research shows that they do not understand the key terms and concepts needed to effectively choose and use a health plan. ... -
Examining perceptions of the growing number of children dying by suicide in the United States : an explanatory sequential mixed-method study.
(2021-07-12)Far too many children die from suicide each year. Children dying by suicide is not only a world-wide crisis but one that is also specific to the United States of America. Despite the growing number of suicides in the United ... -
Examining teachers’ observations of a 1:1 implementation’s impacts on high school students’ communication and social skills : a qualitative case study.
(2021-07-21)One-to-one (1:1) student-to-laptop programs proliferate K–12 school settings in the United States and elsewhere, but it remains difficult to determine the extent to which these programs contribute to meaningful and positive ... -
Examining the influence of multicultural literature on students’ perspectives to be agents of change.
(2020-07-17)African American and Latinx youth from low-income neighborhoods face insurmountable odds in public education; these disempowering educational experiences challenge students’ academic, social, and cultural significance in ... -
Exploring the beliefs of preservice teachers : the nature and learning of mathematics and student achievement in mathematics.
(2018-04-05)The purpose of this study was to identify the beliefs of preservice mathematics teachers with regards to the nature of mathematics, the learning of mathematics, and student achievement in mathematics. Past research indicates ... -
Feeding success : a mixed methods study on the impact of food insecurity on college students’ educational goals and the effectiveness of institutional interventions.
(2021-07-11)Food insecurity among students is a problem on college campuses. The most comprehensive study to date, conducted by the HOPE Foundation, found that 42% of community college students experience food insecurity (Goldrick-Rab ... -
First generation perspective : a qualitative case study examining the trickle-down effect of hegemony on the career development of first-generation professional Black males in leadership.
(2021-09-24)For many first-generation Black men in America who aspired to break the cycle of poverty within their communities, their career aspirations became overshadowed by the harsh realities that still exist in America. These harsh ... -
Freeing the 21st century classroom from 19th century instructional practices : a single descriptive case study on the role of professional development in educational technology on integration in secondary social studies.
(2021-11-19)Educational technology has integrated into most K–12 institutions making digital access ubiquitous for teachers and students. Campuses utilize either shared digital devices or 1:1 computer initiatives to provide a device ... -
From PDAS to T-TESS : a single descriptive case study of public-school principals and their experiences with the practicality of implementing T-TESS as intended.
(2021-11-16)In an embattled profession, principals have numerous responsibilities, including the pressure to improve test scores to meet state and federal accountability measures. To achieve increased test scores, they lead and support ... -
“He ain't heavy, he’s my brother" : the influence of a culturally specific mentoring program for at-risk Black and Latino college-bound male youth.
(2021-07-21)The widening achievement gap between Black and Latino male students, when compared to their White peers, is a phenomenon that continues to garner the attention of urban communities on local and national levels. The number ...