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Submit Your DissertationDissertations from 2024
Exploring Elementary Teachers' Experiences with Technology Coaches, Natasha Adebiyi
THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL CAPITAL ON WOMEN ENTREPRENEURIAL DECISIONS TO CREATE INDEPENDENT VENTURES IN PREFERENCE TO DEPENDENT VENTURES, Folahan Ayeni
Impact of Collaborative Communities on Collective Teacher Effectiveness and Agency, Leila Barber
The Influence of Misconceptions on Pedagogical Choices of Secondary Science Teachers: An Embedded Case Study, Tracey Beyer
AN INVESTIGATION INTO PERCEIVED QUALITY OF RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, Sanjay Bhardwaj
The Effect of Auditor Quality on Revenue Expense Matching, Benjamin Blakeney
Understanding Parents’/Caregivers’ Experiences with School-based Technology at Home, Marcus J.W. Borders
The Complexities of Using Digital Game-based Learning for Writing Instruction: An Exploratory Multiple-Case Study of Two Teachers, Sean D. Bowden
Finding Focus: Authentic Inquiry and Composition in the Third Space, Noah Brewer
A Holistic and Collaborative Behavioral Health Detection Framework Using Sensitive Police Narratives, Martin Keagan Wynne Brown
COMPARING STUDENT OUTCOMES RELATED TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 3DE PROGRAM, Amanda Burks
Administrators' Perception of the Effectiveness of Trauma-Informed Practices in Disciplinary Decisions, Rebecca Cahill
How Does VR Affect Motivation, Engagement, Performance and Student Interest in High School Science?, Ann Marie Carrier
What are the Odds? Integrated STEM and Student Conceptual Understanding of Genetics Dihybrid Inheritance, Jessica Cooper
A Case Study of Educational Context Influencing High School English Teachers’ Knowledge, Perceptions, and Uses of Technology, Alicia Curles
Inclusivity within the Digital Age, Jarvis Denmark
Networking for Indigenous Rights: Evolving Relationships between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Civil Society Organizations, Jonathan Taylor Downs
The Value of Mentorship for Black Ballerinas, Anna Dunn
Examining Novice Teacher’s Perspectives on Mentoring Programs and their Influence on Attrition, Lakeisha Ector
Business Students’ Perceptions of the Influence of Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education (CTAE) on Career Readiness and Graduation Outcomes, Spencer T. Fortson Jr
Teachers’ Perceptions of the Impact of iReady on Student Reading Achievement for Students in Response to Intervention, Althia Gates
"Something Else Called Order": Mental Inertia and Mentacide in African American and Native American Oral Histories, Steven Gayle
The Perception of the Implementation of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy to Support Black Male Students in Mathematics – A Case Study, Chiquita Granville
Perceptions of the Differing Preparatory Needs of Teacher Leaders and Educational Leaders, Kimberly Green
Empowering Female Voices in the ELA Classroom, Jacqueline Gurliaccio Vance
High School Principals’ Experiences Implementing the Whole-Child Approach to Education, Elise Heaton
THE THIN EDGE OF THE WEDGE: CONFLICTING INSTITUTIONAL DEMANDS AND CLIMATE CHANGE STRATEGIES, Scott Henry
The Impact Establishing a Focus on Learning Through PLCs has on Student Growth in Elementary Mathematics, Heather Hodge
Bridging the Gap and Shaping Behavior: Applying Gilbert’s Behavioral Engineering Model to Explore the role of a Parent-Teacher Communication Tool on Parental Involvement, Christina Holtapp
MEDICAL IMAGING DATASET MANAGEMENT LEVERAGING DEEP LEARNING FRAMEWORKS IN BREAST CANCER SCREENING, Inchan Hwang
The Effect of Teacher Identity on the Level of Cultural Inclusion in the Classroom, Jennifer Jones
REMOTE VIBRATION BASED MONITORING OF BRIDGE SCOUR, Alan Kazemian
Expanding Capabilities: The Impact of International Student Mobility on Peacebuilding, Kathleen Kirk
Multi-Modality Transformer for E-Commerce: Inferring User Purchase Intention to Bridge the Query-Product Gap, Srivatsa Mallapragada
CONSUMERS’ ASSESSMENT OF RETAILER DONATION TYPES: LABOR, PRODUCT, OR MONEY, ARWEN L. MATOS-WOOD
Impact of Disciplinary Literacy Pedagogy on Student Historical Content Learning: A Mixed Methods Research Study, Jeffrey Mayr
Beyond the Classroom Walls: Examining Educational and Social Outcomes of Cross-Curricular Peer Observation in Secondary Schools, Jacinda Miller
HUMANIZING HISTORY: EMPOWERING EDUCATORS TO NAVIGATE DIFFICULT HISTORY THROUGH MUSEUM-LED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, Andrea Miskewicz
Student Perceptions of Integrated STEM Education in a High School Geometry Class, Alyssa Noland
Decolonizing Mediation: An Exploration of Justice System Impact on Community-Based and Court-Connected Mediation Service Providers and Intercultural Communities, Teni-Ola Ogunjobi
MAKING AGREEMENTS LAST IN AFRICA: A LOGISTIC PARADIGM-SHIFT ANALYSIS OF THE PEACE PROCESS FRAMEWORK USING AN IMPLEMENTATION-GOAL MODEL, Odion Omovbude
Thoughts, Conflicts, and Feelings of ELA Teachers’ Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Matthew Osborn
Promoting Civic Engagement and Knowledge Amongst Middle School Adolescents Through Simulation Based Teaching Models, Karrie Palmer
Integration of Art Tools in Calming Corners in Various Content Areas at the Secondary Level, Kathleen Petka
More than just a grade: Factors influencing secondary students’ engagement with digital feedback, Mandy Prior
The Impact of Verbal Discourse on General and Special Education Students in the Ninth Grade Algebra I Classroom, Lauren Raschen
Creating the Spaces We Wish for Ourselves: How Black Women Secondary English Teachers Respond to Racism in Schools, Velrastine Shaw
“Haiti is my Heart”: Exploring Return Migration Experiences Among the Haitian American Diaspora, Semline Singleton
Perceived Factors Impacting Teachers’ Pedagogical Decision-Making Pertaining to the Use of PBL in the Classroom: A Dissertation, Amanda Slaughter
Multilevel Connectivity in the Entrepreneurial Orientation to Firm Performance Relationship, April D. Sledge
STATE GOVERNMENTS TAKE A BATH: EARNINGS MANAGEMENT IN STATE GOVERNMENTS, Chris Slinkard
TEACHER PERCEPTIONS OF CALMING CORNERS IN LANGUAGE ARTS MIDDLE SCHOOL CLASSROOMS, Freya Sneed
MATHEMATICAL MODELING FOR DENTAL DECAY PREVENTION IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS, Mahdiyeh Soltaninejad
Generational Differences and Teacher Burnout in the Post-Pandemic Era, Michelin springer
Teacher Initiated Collaboration in Community: A Case Study Considering Communities of Practice at a Title I Middle School, Katherine Stewart
Thinking Outside the Box: Exploring the Instructional Conversations Model Beyond English Language Learners into Gifted Learners, Terri Thornton
National Identity Constructions in United States Foreign Policy Approaches to International Conflict, Frederick W. Tillman II
Understanding chemistry concepts through analogies and the Frayer Model, Ashley A. Walls
Pre-Service Teachers Conceptions of Equity in Secondary Mathematics Education, Mariah Walton
DARK TETRAD TRAITS AND LEADER SOCIAL UNDERMINING: A FEAR OF MISSING OUT IN AN ORGANIZATIONAL POLITICS CONTEXT, Kimberly Weston Moore
A Phenomenographical Study of One School’s Efforts to Improve Student Reading Skills and Parent Literacy Support, Karey L. Williams
THE CAUSES OF TEACHER BURNOUT AND ITS IMPACT ON THE PERSONAL LIVES OF TEACHERS, Neisha Williams
Teachers' Perceptions of Technology Professional Development and Implementation in an Urban Middle School: A Case Study, Valeria Williams
Enhancing Teachers’ TPACK and Self-Efficacy Through Content-Based Technology Professional Development, Chloe Wilson
OPPOSITES ATTRACT: THE CONTRARY INFLUENCES OF EMPOWERMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY CLIMATES ON PROACTIVE WORK BEHAVIOR, William Yaeger
Dissertations from 2023
UNITY IN TRAGEDY? PREDICTING LEBANON’S FUTURE THROUGH HOPES, FEARS, OPTIMISM, AND SOCIAL COHESION., Isaac Andakian Mr.
Demystifying the Link Between Loneliness and Materialism: Mediating Roles of Emotion Regulation, Self-Enhancement, and Escapism, Christine Billen
“We’re All Teachers Here!”: The Role Peer Relationships Play in Teacher Leaders’ Influence in Schools, Tamara Bodrick
Cue the Paralinguistics: A Qualitative Case Study of Teacher Social Presence, Molly R. Bowden
Student Engagement in Junior High World Languages Classes, John Brittain
Rural Voices: A Photographic Journey of the Intersection of Place and Reading Identity in Rural Adolescents, Gena Brown
BUYER-SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIPS: A CASE INVESTIGATION IN THE RUG AND TEXTILE INDUSTRY, OBIE BYRUM
Inscribing Violence: Quantifying the Impact of World Heritage Site Inscription on Direct and Structural Violence., Anne Chance
Leading Online Professional Development for Instructional Technology Coaches with Effective Design Elements, Janet Cowart
Navigating the Digital Realm: Perceptions and Challenges of High School Educators in Fostering Digital Citizenship, Kristopher P. Daniels
The Relationship Between Teacher Burnout and Physical Activity Among High School Teachers, Jonathan Davis
Rhetoric vs. Reality: A Critical Analysis of Georgia’s Official Curriculum for United States History, Haley Dawkins
Lean Six Sigma: Impacts on Audit Quality Indicators, Tiffany DeRoy
Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in High School Science: Assessing the Implementation in Title 1 Classrooms, Micah Ducre
COVID-19 Crisis: Shifting Educational Leadership Toward a New Normal - A Case Study, Emily C. R. Ellwood
Perceptions of Curriculum Alignment and Student Achievement in US History Courses in an Urban Characteristic Georgia School, Jameka Fields
Exploring High School Students’ Perceptions of the Influence of Fine Arts Education on Academic Achievement, Samantha Fields
AP Statistics Students’ Conceptions of Engagement and Technology in a Flipped Classroom: A Phenomenographical Study, Kimberly Gile
Understanding the Impact of Asset-Based Teaching on the Academic Motivations of High-Achieving Marginalized High School Students, NICHOLE L. GILLIAM
SELF-REPAIR OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA IN THE AMERICAS, Charen Glasgow
Navigating the Context: Implementing Inquiry in the Middle School Social Studies Classroom, Juliann Noble Healy