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John Dewey and Mortimer Adler on curriculum, teaching, and the purpose of schooling : how their views can be incorporated within a Christian philosophy of education.
(2008-10-02)In this dissertation, I explore the topics of curriculum, teaching, and the purpose of schooling in the philosophies of John Dewey and Mortimer Adler. The work evaluates the educational philosophies of these two prominent ... -
Latinx fifth-grade student perceptions of their experiences in a leadership skills and social-emotional learning program : a phenomenological study.
(2021-10-19)Current scholarship demonstrates that there is an opportunity and achievement gap that exists between Latinx fifth graders and other ethnic demographics (NAEP, 2020). This performance gap of Hispanic students continues to ... -
Leadership development influence on leader self-efficacy (LSE) : an explanatory sequential mixed methods study with civilian federal employees in the Department of Defense.
(2021-11-16)Practitioners across industries have been unable to derive reliable returns-on-investment from leadership development as it relates to the effectiveness of the training on leadership performance (Lacerenza et al., 2017). ... -
Leadership development programs, critical race theory, and culturally relevant pedagogy : a phenomenological case study of minoritized perspectives.
(2021-07-21)Leadership development programs (LDPs) and formal educational programs (i.e., advanced and terminal degrees) serve as conventional pathways for leader preparation and leader ascension in postsecondary education settings. ... -
Leadership in times of crisis : a mixed methods case study on administrative responses to social crises related to sexual misconduct and relationship violence in higher education.
(2021-07-21)Federal laws have prohibited gender disparity in Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) since 1972. Research shows that college-aged women remain more vulnerable to sexual harassment and sexual assault than any other ... -
Leading with love : a qualitative case study exploring preservice teachers’ developing understanding and implementation of culturally responsive teaching in a literacy-centric field experience.
(2020-07-14)Culturally responsive teaching (CRT) has been a contemporary buzzword within the field of education; however, the reality in most K-12 schools across the United States is that teachers are not employing CRT in students’ ... -
Learning together : a quantitative examination of inter-district collaboration in a community of practice.
(2021-10-21)This quantitative study examined school district leaders’ engagement in a community of practice and reported the relationship between inter-district collaboration and school district leaders’ learning and changes in ... -
Leaving education : a descriptive single-case study examining what factors drive teachers from the profession in Oklahoma.
(2021-10-31)Teacher attrition adversely impacts the academic future of the students in public schools. Each year, thousands of classrooms go without qualified teachers to provide instruction. Without qualified teachers to instruct ... -
Lesson study: the effects on teachers and students in urban middle schools.
(2006-05-28)This multiple case study examined the effects lesson study had on middle school mathematics teachers and students in a large urban school district. The participants for this study consisted of 13 middle school mathematics ... -
Literature circles and the reader self-efficacy of reluctant and/or struggling readers.
(2017-07-24)In an era of high-stakes accountability measures in education, the researcher designed this study to explore a more student-centered approach to English language arts and reading instruction via literature circles. The ... -
Manufacturing employees as adult learners : a qualitative case study.
(2021-09-15)Over the last several decades, the adult learner’s unique requirements became the focus of significant research. Classic theories suggest the adult learner appreciates learning content in a constructive, supportive environment ... -
Mathematics anxiety and attitudes towards mathematics in adult developmental learners : an exploratory examination of the relationship between mathematics anxiety, attitudes towards mathematics, and successful adult developmental learners.
(2016-11-29)According to Complete College America (2015), as many as 53.6% of learners may need developmental courses as they enter college or university programs, most commonly mathematics, and only 17.1% of these learners complete ... -
Media literacy education in Texas high schools : a multiple case study.
(2020-04-13)Media literacy is an expansion of literacy where one has a proficient capacity to read, write, listen, and speak with the skills to access, analyze, evaluate, create, and participate across arenas of life using all forms ... -
Mental health initiatives in Texas schools : a collective case study exploring educators’ experiences in a north Texas school district.
(2021-09-19)On May 18, 2018, ten individuals died in a mass shooting at Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas as a result Texas lawmakers began writing state legislation to address Texas students’ mental health needs. In June 2019, ... -
Military to civilian transition experiences of women veterans : a phenomenological study.
(2021-10-13)Since its inception, women have served in the United States Military but were not given formal military status until 1901. Throughout the 1900s, women slowly integrated into the military but remained in support roles ... -
More than tools : can media literacy emerge from teacher development in technology? : a narrative study.
(2015-07-07)Media literacy challenges both students and teachers alike to think carefully and critically about the media and new technology tools. The purpose of this narrative study was to gain understanding of the teachers that have ... -
Music and mathematics : a reciprocal relationship action research with third graders at Cheyenne Elementary School.
(2021-12-01)The third graders of Cheyenne Elementary scored lower on state-mandated mathematics assessments than on reading assessments in three of the last seven years. While there was a reading coach on staff for Cheyenne Public ... -
Navigating the freshman transition : a collective case study understanding the experience of students as they transition from 8th to 9th grade at a private, single-sex school in Texas.
(2021-07-12)At The Hockaday School, a private, single-sex school in Texas, many students struggle as they make the transition from eighth to ninth grade. Students feed into the ninth grade from within the school, or from other public ... -
Ninth grade students' understanding of diffusion and osmosis after participation in direct or inquiry-based lessons : a mixed methods study.
(2015-07-14)In this embedded mixed methods case study, quantitative and qualitative data were collected to assess the impact of direct and inquiry instruction on students' understanding of diffusion and osmosis. Participants of this ... -
Onboarding effects on employee engagement and retention : a mixed methods study exploring extending onboarding and its impact on long-term employee engagement and retention.
(2021-09-16)This problem of practice study explored extending onboarding of new employees to increase their engagement and retention. There is a tremendous need to decrease turnover in organizations because of the high financial and ...