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The impact of educational technology on learner interactions: a multiple case study of elementary classrooms

Miller, Russell K. (Wichita State University. Graduate School., 2007-04-27)

The purpose of this research was to study a selection of elementary school classrooms in order to observe, analyze, and describe the impact of educational technology on learner interactions. As a qualitative research ...
The impact of educational technology on learner interactions: a multiple case study of elementary classrooms

Miller, Russell K. (2006-05)

The purpose of this research was to study a selection of elementary school classrooms during their normal instructional routines in order to observe, analyze, and describe the impact of educational technology on learner ...
The influence of educational accountability policy: An examination of the perceptions of educators and students about teaching and learning in an urban high school identified for improvement

Gross, Diane (Wichita State University, 2008-05)

The federal No Child Left behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) expanded the federal role in American education, and by doing so altered the distribution of power among the federal government, states, and local districts. This latest ...
A narrative inquiry: Eight urban high school students share about their lives and experiences in school

Petersen, Jan L. (Wichita State University, 2008-05)

This qualitative study focused on what eight urban high school students from varying backgrounds had to say about their lives and experiences in school. Discussions with the students involved multifarious topics such as ...
A narrative inquiry of rural, low-income, single mothers’ aspirations for their children

Wyrick, Johnny J. (Wichita State University, 2010-05)

This narrative inquiry focused on what four low-SES single mothers had to say about their aspirations for and support systems they have for their children. Discussions with the mothers involved a mix of topics. The four ...
Parental involvement in a rural consolidated school district

Grant, Natalie S.; Patterson, Kathleen; Stout, Lance D.; Surland, Robin (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

The rural consolidated school district of Ingleside in South Central Kansas faces unique challenges in managing communication and providing opportunities for parental involvement and shared decision making. The lack of ...
Perceptions of beginning teachers’ preparation for culturally responsive teaching: Voices from the field

Ritterhouse, Gladys E. (Wichita State University, 2007-12)

This mixed methods research examined whether graduates from the teacher preparation program at a small college in the mid-west United States were perceived to be prepared to meet the needs of all learners in their classrooms. ...
Principal evaluation: a different perspective

Johnson, Rhonda Annette (2005-12)

This qualitative research gathered perceptions of Southeast Nebraska public school elementary principals, superintendents, and assistant superintendents to ascertain elements of an evaluation system that promotes professional ...
A qualitative case study of a co-teaching relationship at a rural high school

Nickelson, Diane K. (Wichita State University, 2010-05)

No Child Left Behind and The Education for All Handicapped Children Acts have required schools to educate students with disabilities in new ways. Co-teaching is one model with the potential to unite the traditionally ...
A qualitative case study of student perceptions of a random drug testing policy

Rathbun, Shelia E. (Wichita State University, 2011-05)

This qualitative study involved high school students in focus groups and individual interviews who shared their perceptions of a random drug testing policy and its implementation in the fall of 2007 at their suburban high ...
Qualitative data analysis: Dialogue and mindsets

Lutz, Lisa L. (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2010-04-23)

Since the late twentieth century, the ability to connect and communicate with others has been available through a variety of information and communication technologies. Access to mobile communication technology is a ...
Remembering teachers in a segregated school: Narratives of womanist pedagogy

Patterson, Jean A.; Mickelson, Kathryn A.; Hester, Michael L.; Wyrick, Johnny J. (SAGE Publications, 2011-05)

The authors use womanist caring (Beauboeuf-Lafontant, 2002) as a framework for analyzing data from an oral history project of Douglass School, an all-Black school that existed in the small town of Parsons, Kansas, from ...
Safety and security concerns: perceptions of preparedness of a rural school district

Diepenbrock, Robert G. (Wichita State University, 2010-12)

School safety and security continues to be a concern in schools throughout the world as it is not a matter of if, but when a crisis will occur. There is a large segment of the population that attends schools in rural ...
School closure: Through the eyes of teachers

Morton, Robert J. (Wichita State University, 2009-05)

This phenomenological study examined eight teachers in Kansas, who experienced school closing within the past three years. The results of this research indicated themes of death and dying, organizational culture, change, ...
School leaders’ readiness for systemic change in Kansas schools

Goodvin, Sharon Bever (2005-05)

The demands of a changing society have placed enormous demands on schools to change to meet these demands. Technological changes over the past 25 years have impacted society and subsequently the educational environment. ...
Seeking Funds of Knowledge: perceptions of Latino families in a rural school district in the Midwest United States

Stout, Lance D. (Wichita State University, 2011-12)

The Latino population represents the fastest growing ethnic population in the United States (U.S. Census Bureau, 2007). Schools across the U.S. are experiencing growing numbers of Latino and mixed ethnicities. School ...
Selection of community college presidents: exploring board members’ understanding

Watkins, Mark Charles Henry (Wichita State University, 2011-05)

The selection of a community college president is a responsibility for the governing Board of Trustees. This qualitative study sought board members‟ understanding about (1) their institution‟s identity utilizing the ...
Student and instructor perceptions of care in online graduate education: a mixed methods case study

Marx, Gina R. (Wichita State University, 2011-05)

The purpose of the study was to understand what language and strategies instructors and students perceived as conveying caring in online graduate education. Using Nodding’s (1984, 1988, 1995, 2001, 2002) care theory, ...
Student's preparedness in the 21st Century: A suburban district's perspectives

Callis, Larry; Herl, Dale L.; Lutz, Lisa L.; Watkins, Mark; Rimmington, Glyn M. (Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2009-05-01)

Secondary students are graduating into a world that is increasingly interconnected, interdependent and culturally diverse. This dynamic environment requires a level of intercultural and information literacy that is presently ...
Student voices: self-efficacy and graduating high school

Surland, Robin (Wichita State University, 2010-05)

This sequential mixed methods study explored the role self-efficacy plays in students’ persistence to graduating high school. Framed within social cognitive theory, data collection included a self-efficacy scale, open-ended ...