Theses/Dissertations - Educational Leadership
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Structure, culture, and nurture in women’s academic leadership.
(2018-06-27)This qualitative study investigated what role structure, culture, and nurture play in women’s experiences in academic leadership. From personal interviews with 41 women in senior-level roles across Birnbaum’s four ... -
Female community college faculty : perspectives of collegiality and the collegium.
(2018-07-11)Although collegiality is an essential component of faculty work, it is a concept that is universally championed, yet conditionally awarded based upon membership into the collective professorial unit known as the collegium. ... -
Examining the effect of Enneagram competence on empathy in college students.
(2018-04-19)The Enneagram is a personality system that describes nine personality types with distinct underlying motivations that drive behavior. The Enneagram exists to help people understand themselves and others, so the purpose ... -
The creation of an instrument for evaluating residential student staff members.
(2018-04-24)Residential student staff members are a valuable part of housing and residence life teams in colleges and universities; these student leaders are at the forefront of extracurricular education efforts, crisis response, and ... -
Understanding the salience of multiracial students’ racial identity.
(2018-04-19)As the number of multiracial individuals in the United States increases, it is important for educators to understand how the experiences students have in college can influence the way these students understand and make ... -
Does gender matter? Transfer students' perceptions of their transition experiences.
(, 2014-06-11)This study focuses on the role of gender in the meaning-making processes of transfer students and their selection and use of institutional and non-institutional resources during their transitions to a new university. ... -
The influence of ethnic student organizations on students' sense of belonging.
(, 2014-06-11)Sense of belonging as a measure for a student's connection with his/her institution allows student affairs administrators to better serve their students. Increased sense of belonging is a higher indication of retention ... -
The role of mentorship in shaping college students' sense-making processes : a qualitative analysis of co-curricular experiences.
(2014-06-11)The purpose of this study was to examine the way in which good mentorship relationships aid in the sense-making processes that shape students' development of a larger narrative. Through specific practices, mentors guided ... -
Conceptualizing the undocumented college student's legal status.
(, 2014-06-11)Undocumented students in pursuit of a college education face a unique intersection of conflicting identities: one that potentially gives them a higher societal status by joining the social category of “college student,” ... -
Faculty interpretations of faith-integration in classroom practices.
(, 2014-06-11)The purpose of this study is to better understand faculty members' interpretation of faith-integration as a practice of teaching in the classroom. The relationship between faith and learning has continuously prompted ... -
Development of a scale to measure Academic Capital in high-risk college students.
(, 2013-09-16)The purpose of this study was to create a psychometric instrument that quantitatively measures academic capital in college students. St. John, Hu, and Fisher (2011) define academic capital as a set of social processes that ... -
Student engagement in a residential college.
(, 2013-09-16)Student engagement is highly valued in institutions of higher learning because of its effects on other areas of student experiences. In efforts to increase engagement, many institutions have implemented measures such as ... -
Exploring industry perceptions of the development and sustainability of academia-industry advanced technological education partnerships.
(, 2012-11-29)The increasing demands on community colleges to broaden access and provide for the community’s economic welfare, while maintaining its traditional educational role, have served as a powerful impetus for institutional change. ... -
Texas Hispanic students attending Texas community colleges : institutional characteristics influencing enrollment and graduation.
(, 2012-08-08)This quantitative study used the college choice nexus developed by St. John, Paulsen, and Starkey (1996) to explore how the predictor variables of average total cost of attendance (AVGCOA), average federal/state/local ... -
The individual competence and institutional culture of student affairs professionals in relation to collaborations with academic affairs.
(, 2012-08-08)Academic affairs and student affairs collaborations are increasingly important on college campuses. However, much of the research on these partnerships is not based on student affairs professionals. The purpose of this ... -
Examining women superintendents' perceptions of the importance of types of mentoring functions.
(2011-05-12)In American public school systems, women hold the majority of teaching positions, while men hold the majority of administrative positions. Reasons for low numbers of women superintendents have been researched for years. ... -
The impact of providing two years of pre-kindergarten on academic performance and cost benefits in the San Antonio Independent School District.
(2011-05-12)The purpose of this study was to examine the academic performance of students who attended two years of pre-kindergarten in San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD), and to determine if there was a cost benefit for ... -
Evaluating the effects of counseling services on student retention.
(2011-05-12)Although some research exists regarding the connection between counseling and retention, few studies have been conducted in the past decade that examine the current student population. This study is an effort to bridge a ... -
Differences in parental involvement typologies among Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Generation Y parents : a study of select bay area region of Houston elementary schools.
(2011-01-05)The purpose of this study was to determine whether differences existed among generations (Baby Boomers, Generation X, and Generation Y) regarding the levels of parental involvement within each of these generations. Also ... -
Voices of reform : an oral history of the impact of mathematics reform on Texas public schools : 1960 - 2010.
(2011-01-05)Since the launch of the Soviet satellite, Sputnik, rocked America's confidence as a strong nation, mathematics education reforms have been the focus of much debate in public schools for more than fifty years. Math education ...
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