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Submit Your DissertationDissertations from 2024
Impact of Collaborative Communities on Collective Teacher Effectiveness and Agency, Leila Barber
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
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
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
The Impact Establishing a Focus on Learning Through PLCs has on Student Growth in Elementary Mathematics, Heather Hodge
The Effect of Teacher Identity on the Level of Cultural Inclusion in the Classroom, Jennifer Jones
CONSUMERS’ ASSESSMENT OF RETAILER DONATION TYPES: LABOR, PRODUCT, OR MONEY, ARWEN L. MATOS-WOOD
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
“Haiti is my Heart”: Exploring Return Migration Experiences Among the Haitian American Diaspora, Semline Singleton
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
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
Understanding chemistry concepts through analogies and the Frayer Model, Ashley A. Walls
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
Digital Bridges: How Art Educators Build Professional Learning Networks on Twitter, Jennifer Heyser
Moral Injury, Identity Dissonance, and Reintegration: A Compendium of Reintegration and Survey of United States Military Veterans, Thomas Hodges
Time is Money: An Examination of Audit Time Budgets and Profitability, Sydney (Tori) Hoffman
Creating Inclusive Classrooms with Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy, Melissa Kane
Tracking and mathematical identity for rural adolescent students of color, Joseph Melvin Kelly
Implementing global citizenship education: A case study of exemplary practices, opportunities, and challenges, Judson Kidd
Improving Students’ Confidence and Competence Using Critical Media Literacy Skills in a Secondary English Language Arts Class, Leeanne Kline
FAMILY FIRM INNOVATION: THE ROLE OF LEADER DARK TRIAD PERSONALITY AND SOCIOEMOTIONAL WEALTH IMPORTANCE, Marek Kolinski
WHAT IS THE EFFECT OF DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION ON STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN LEARNING?, Charlotte Lester
“I Forget to Enjoy the Book”: A Narrative Analysis of Adolescents’ Perceptions of Their Real Selves and Ideal Selves as Readers, Brittany McWhorter
THE BEAUTY OF AUDITOR SELECTION: THE EFFECTS OF AUDITOR ATTRACTIVENESS AND AUDITEE GOALS ON PROCURING GOVERNMENTAL AUDIT SERVICES, Marena M. Messina
Becoming an Effective Digital Educator: A Case Study of Technology Preparation in a Novel Preservice Teacher Internship Program, Stephanie Milner
Teachers Re-Imagining Parental Involvement: Using Parents' Funds of Knowledge in Math Lesson Designs, Enyinnaya Onyeukwu
UNPACKING VALUE CO-CREATION USING THE DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES FRAMEWORK, Perry Parke
How Participation in a Peer-Led Writing Center Impacts Struggling Students’ Self-Efficacy and Motivation, Laura Peterson
Identifying Teacher Perceptions of Teaching At-Promise Students Online in an Alternative School, LaNadia Pugh
Administrators' perceptions of reducing exclusionary discipline in Black girls in k - 12 urban schools: A qualitative study, Lorraine Reeves
Effects of adaptive learning technologies on mathematics achievement in low SES settings, William Roberts
Classroom Teachers: Why the Mass Exodus?, MaryBeth Sanders
Quantification of Various Types of Biases in Large Language Models, Sudhashree Sayenju
Teachers' Perceptions of an Inclusive STEM High School, Carlon Scholz
Powerful Partnerships: Examining Home-School Engagement in the Virtual Setting, Joshua Scott-Pineda
Trauma-Informed Educational Leadership: A Case Study, Robyn Scott
Connection Before Correction: The Impact of Restorative Practices on Students with Disabilities, katrina shirley
THE MISUNDERSTOOD LINK BETWEEN TRAINING AND REAL-WORLD INFORMATION SECURITY OUTCOMES: SENSEMAKING, Henry Torres
Does a gift in a captive service make me feel better? Examining gift giving in uncertain conditions that influence emotions and firm performance., Martha Troncoza
Elementary Grade Students’ Perspectives on the Impact of Adult Behaviors on School Climate, Tameka Walker
8th Grade Students’ Perceptions of 1:1 Laptops in Algebra 1, Richard Wilford
Growth Mindset Intervention and Its Impact on Productive Struggle in the Eighth-Grade Mathematics Classroom, Jordy Wilson
Courageous School Leadership: Rural Principals’ Perception and Self-Efficacy in Implementing Culturally Responsive Leadership (CRL), Angela Denise Young
Dissertations from 2022
Teachers’ Burnout Experience in a Title I Suburban Elementary School, Shakoiya Aiken
The Perceptions of High School Art Teachers on their Experiences with Digital Art, Chris Akins
Appley: Approximate Shapley Values for Model Explainability in Linear Time, Md Shafiul Alam
EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT DISCOURSE: A CASE STUDY OF WOMEN’S NARRATIVES IN OMAN, Hania Bekdash-Muellers
Ethical Analytics: A Framework for a Practically-Oriented Sub-Discipline of AI Ethics, Jonathan Boardman
The Art of Sketchnoting in a High School Language Arts Classroom, Rachael Bourne
Service Learning- It’s Elementary! Teacher initiated service learning at an independent school, Kate Burton
The Flipped Model Classroom Experience for 8th Grade Students Enrolled in Algebra 1: A Case Study, Mary Colclasure