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Dissertations from 2022
Perceptions of School Through the Lens of Black Male Elementary Students: A School Climate Study, Erica Peek
Teacher Perceptions of Collaborative Practices in a Rural High School Setting: Case Study, Leah Slimp
Dissertations from 2021
Examining Teachers’ Practices and Perspectives of Family Engagement in a Rural High School Setting, MEREDITH GULLEDGE
Hospital Home-Bound Education: Are Teachers Prepared to Implement Transition Plans Post-Hospitalization for Student Success?, Katherine Kimbro-Vincent
Cultivating Culturally Responsive Elementary Teachers in a Suburban Title I School, Angela L. Mack
Dissertations from 2020
Exploring the Perceptions of the Effectiveness of PLCs by Teachers in a Rural Middle/High School, Erin Beasley
The Twilight Program: A Phenomenographic Study, Chanda Crawley
Student Experiences, Attitudes, and Perceptions Toward Online Collaborative Tools: A Case Study, Jeremy Easley
Family Perceptions of Family Engagement: A Qualitative Study to Assist Stakeholders, Candis Ervin
Evidence-Based Instructional Practices for Teachers of Children With Rett Syndrome – A Case Study, Todd Geren
Are Teachers’ Formative Assessment Practices Reliable Indicators of Students’ Mastery of Standards?, Olivia Hall
The Use of E-books, Computers, and Tablets To Enhance Reading Skills, Nicole B. Ingram
Impact of Teacher Perceptions in the Disproportionality of Black People in Special Education, Chenita Jarrett-Evans
The Impact of Gamification on the Mathematics Achievement of Elementary Students, Tamisha Kimble
Elementary School Teacher's Beliefs, Organizational Change, and STEM Implementation: Factors Impacting Teacher Leadership, Shelante Patton
From Teacher to Teacher-Leader: A Phenomenographic Study of Transition, Jennifer Santi
Teacher Leaders’ Experiences and Perceptions from Program to Practice, Carolynn Stoddard
EXAMINE THE MEDIATING EFFECT OF COACHING MENTORING PROGRAMS ON TEACHER BURNOUT, Crystal Wright
Dissertations from 2019
Coaching for Change: Teacher Perceptions of the Impact of Personalized, Reflective Professional Development, Emily Davis
Student Self Perception of the Benefits of Service Learning in an Alternative Education Program, Barbara Fuqua
Teacher Perspectives on Content Literacy in Elementary Schools, Jontia Grace
Thinking Beyond the Text: Examining Teachers’ Dispositions of Critical Thinking in Elementary Social Studies Classrooms Through the Use of Socratic Seminars, Jacqueline Hunter
Dissertations from 2018
Cognitively Guided Instruction in Elementary Mathematics: Understanding Factors That Influence Classroom Implementation, Teresa A. Conowal
Teacher Practices to Help Alternative Education Students, Angela Daws
The Outcomes of Offering a Working Lunch Session in Improving Adolescent Students’ Assignment Completion Rate and Academic Achievement in Mathematics, Kristian Edgeman
On-site, Ongoing, and Individualized Professional Development: A Case Study at Rural Charter School, Ashley Funderburke
Exploring the Interpersonal Dynamics of the Supervisory Triad of Pre-Service Teacher Education: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis, Anna E. Hart
Mathematics Academic Achievement of Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, Sarah Kinney Maddox
Zero Tolerance, Zero Justice: Teacher Perceptions of Using Restorative Justice, Ajayi Monell
Investigating the Lived Experiences of Teachers Implementing Response to Intervention in an Urban Elementary School Setting: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study, Nicole Powell Mitchell
Effects of Online Parental Remediation in Alternative School Mathematics, Thomas Rogers
English Learner Course Scheduling: Practice, Implications, and Aspirations, AZIZA SIMMONS
Pedagogical Examination of Alternative Keys with SEL-Strategies (P. E. A. K. S.): An Examination of Social Emotional Learning Pedagogy, Rezenia Wilson
Sustaining Change Through Individualized Coaching, Jody Worth
Dissertations from 2017
The Impact of Parental Involvement on Student Success: School and Family Partnership From The Perspective of Students, Tyler Bailey
Teacher Perceptions of School-Based and District Professional Development, Ashley Kennedy
A Little Birdy Told Me: Educators’ Experiences with Twitter as a Professional Learning Network, Valerie King
The Impact of Parental Involvement on Student Success: School and Family Partnership From the Perspective of Parents and Teachers, Audric Newchurch
Supporting Novice Teachers: Peer Coaching and Collaborative Inquiry as Support, Rotonya Rhodes
Crowdsourcing Cognitive Presence: A Quantitative Content Analysis of a K12 Educator MOOC Discussion Forum, Kathryn Dawson Shields
Dissertations from 2016
Efficacy of Math Video Tutorials on Student Perception and Achievement, Carol R. Kahrmann
Using Manipulatives to Investigate ESOL Students' Achievement and Dispositions in Algebra, Donna L. Marsh
Mathematics Engagement in Middle School: It's a Family Affair, Cheryl D. Pappy
Perceptions of Online Teaching Endorsement Program Effectiveness in Georgia: A Case Study, Leslie Pourreau
Beyond a Meeting: A Case Study Examining the Impact of Data-Focused Professional Learning Communities on Teacher Practice and Student Learning, Deena W. Townsend
From #edcamp to #edchat: A Case Study Exploring Innovative, Self-Directed Educator Professional Learning, Amy E. Vitala
Dissertations from 2015
Identifying Characteristics of Expert Elementary School Technology Integration Teachers - A Cognitive Task Analysis, Mark Campoli
“¡Ya Entiendo! Now I Understand!” Parents' Perceptions of the Diagnosis Process and Early Intervention Services, Jenna Hudson
Faculty Perspectives of a School-Based Mental Health Program In a Rural School District, Jennifer Lynn Massey
Critical Literacy in the Primary Grades, Whitney Talbert Spooner
How General and Special Educators’ Conceptualizations of Critical Thinking Influence Their Pedagogy for Students with Disabilities in Secondary English Inclusive Classrooms, Jeffrey R. Wheeler
Submissions from 2014
High School Teachers' and Administrators' Perceptions of Teacher Motivation Factors, Tiffany Penland Boyle
The Implementation and Outcomes of One Georgia Two-way Immersion Program, Marguerite Giménez
A Case Study Examining Teacher Responses to Principal Feedback of Class Observations, Sean Kelly
The Effect of SmartMusic on Student Practice, Brian Duane Nichols
Bright Eyes, Brown Skin: Perceptions of Gifted Education and the Black Male Child, Tiffany Colvin Proctor
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Meeting the Standards of the Standardized Test: How Does Project-Based Learning Correlate to Traditional Learning in an Advanced Placement English Language and Composition Course?, Colette Armstrong-Grodzicki
The Direct and Indirect Paths Impacting Geometry Student Achievement, MarLynn Bailey
Effects of a Sustained Federally Funded Science Professional Development Program on Elementary Teachers Who Teach Science, Sally Michelle Creel
The Relationship Between Socio-Economic Status and the Academic Achievement of Culturally Diverse Students, Yvette P. Ford
Perspectives on Professional Learning: A Study of the Beliefs and Attitudes of Mathematics Teachers in High Performing Schools, Rebecca Leigh Gammill
A Mixed Method Study Investigating High School Teacher-Student Perceptions of Teacher-Caring Behaviors, Patricia C. King
A Curriculum of Experiences: Environmental Elements That Facilitate or Mediate Stress, Compassion Fatigue and Burnout among Educators, Scott David McManus
School Days: Perceptions and Experiences of African American Boys in Gender-Based Classrooms, Deirdra Milligan
Assessment in Secondary Environments: How Co-Teachers Navigate the Competing Demands of Theory, Policy, and Practice, Sylvia Martinez Spruill
An Investigation of the Perceptions of Induction Support of First Year Alternatively Certificated Teachers, Tonya E. Steele
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
An Examination of the Relationship between High School Mathematics Teachers' Dispositions and Their Metaphors for Teaching, Lorrie Ogle Bearden
A Case Study Examining the Reading and Study Habits of Gifted Readers in the Context of Deep Reading, John William Bradford
A Tempest in the Halls: Intersections of Social Justice, Student Collaboration, and Devised Theatre, Jennifer M. Grazer
Comparative Analyses of Mathematics Teachers' Efficacy Using Factor Analysis and the Rasch Model, Catherine F. Head
Case Study of Participants in a Site-Based Secondary Mathematics Methods Course and Internship: Three Teachers in Transition, Alyson Elizabeth Lischka
A Case Study of How Elementary Special Educators' Perspectives Influence Learning Opportunities Afforded to Students with Intellectual Disabilities, Shari Kay McCrary
Planning and Implementing Online Instruction: Faculty Perceptions of One University, James M. Wright
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
A Critical Examination of the Relationship between Student Performances on Assessments of English Language Proficiency and Academic Achievement, Margaret E. D. Baker
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Family Perspectives on Home-School Connections and Family Engagement: A Case Study of Four Middle Class Latin American Families, Janet Elizabeth Pierce Clark
Designing Our Tribe with Online Learning in an Elementary Classroom, Timothy Neal Clark
An Analysis of Teachers’ Discourse and Their Perceptions Concerning the Use of Questioning and Feedback during Reading Instruction in Third-Grade Classrooms, Jennifer C. Farist
The Effects of Peer Coaching for Technology Integration on Teachers’ Comfort, Practice, and Student Technology Literacy, Tricia Cauffiel Frazier
The Comparative Effects of Two Types of Photographic Visual Supports on the Acquisition of Independent Performance of Multi-Step Tasks by Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Cindy Denise Golden
A Qualitative Study of the Use of Content-Related Comics to Promote Student Participation in Mathematical Discourse in a Math I Support Class, Jeni M. Halimun
Writing across the Curriculum: Case Studies of Three Content-Area Teachers, Patsy A. Hamby
How Does the Collaboration of General and Special Educators Improve the Progress Attainment of Students with Disabilities?, Ketrina L. Jordan
Looking Back: Tracing the Trajectory of Four Dominican Women Who Learned 'To Do' School, Maria Montalvo-Balbed
An Examination of the Discourse in a Graduate Mathematics Methods Course, Rako Morrissey
Teaching for Global Learning through Telecollaboration: A Case Study of K-12 Educators' Conceptualizations and Practices about Global Education, Holly Gooding Oran
Cultural Intersections: White Teachers and Their Racial Minority Students, Jason Pritchett
Examining the Efficacy of Secondary Mathematics Inclusion Co-Teachers, Raquel Caampued Rimpola
An Investigation of Brain Games as a Potential Non-Pharmaceutical Alternative for the Treatment of ADHD, Stacy C. Wegrzyn
Comparative Effects of Two Error Correction Procedures during Repeated Reading for Students with Learning Disabilities, Xiaoqing Yang
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
The Effect of Classroom Bibliotherapeutic Intervention on Perceptions of Bullying Among Teachers of Young Children Aged Four and Five, Patricia Gail Doss
An Application of Vygotsky’s Social Learning Theory on Calculator Self-Efficacy and Calculator Achievement by Gender, Debbie M. Kohler
A Study of the Relationships between Epistemological Beliefs and Self-Regulated Learning among Advanced Placement Calculus Students in the Context of Mathematical Problem Solving, James Clinton Stockton